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Every morning, Mr. Cring takes a personal moment with his friends.
Today: In 1909 the NAACP was founded, and nobody tried to change it to the NAAAP. Listen up.
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Overcoming the weak in my week,
I have sought what to seek
BAD
There’s nothing to be achieved by the impeachment of Donald J. Trump.
This is not a statement on his innocence or guilt, but rather, the acknowledgement that such an endeavor is beyond us during this time with the unfolding calendar of the United States of America.
The country is weary–its citizens exhausted.
There is too much to discern to maintain any will to continue to reason.
In less than a year, an election proposed by our constitution, will settle the matter.
Although there are those who insist “an awful lot can happen in a year,” or that they wish to “nail the lid” on a coffin that has already been constructed, I contend that the deed is too costly for what might be guaranteed.
For you see, as a young man I purchased an old, green, Bell Telephone van. It was pukey. But the ugliest part of it was the carpet inside, which ran from steering wheel to back door.
I hated it. It was greasy, grimy, stained and filthy. Anyone who got into my van and saw the floor was surely convinced that I was a no-good slob.
One day I took it upon myself to get rid of that damn carpet.
I will tell you—it had been placed in the van with a notion to keep it there until Jesus had his welcome-back party. I cut, I pulled, I tore and I ripped. I probably got a lifetime of carpet fibers and asbestos up my nose.
After about three hours, I finally ripped up the last piece of carpet, though little portions stubbornly remained.
The underneath floor was just as putrid, requiring me to immediately get another carpet put in.
When I arrived at the back door of the carpet store, where I had been promised free c arpet from left-over jobs, the manager looked in my van and said, “Why’d you tear the old carpet out? You should have shampooed it and then put new carpet on top.”
Here are the facts:
Whether you’re a MAGA enthusiast for the President or you believe he’s the anti-Christ, he was duly elected and is part of our bizarre American history.
If you want him gone, wait for the next election.
Clean him out of Washington.
And lay down a new layer of carpet.
Because impeaching is like tearing out carpet—it’s a helluva project and will leave you with a bigger job at the end.
SAD
Sitting in my chair watching television, I teared up.
Maybe I’m an emotional fool, but sometimes I cry because I realize the great potential and am inundated with the present reality.
As I watched, person after person after show after news broadcast conveyed one message:
“You can’t trust anyone.”
Sometimes it was said sadly, sometimes communicated in anger. But in all cases, it was a definitive proclamation that trusting humans is not only foolish but dangerous.
Yet it will certainly be difficult to solve problems when the people we need to help us have become our enemies.
MAD
I don’t want to be a whiner.
I don’t want to be one of those kinds of guys who bitches about things and refuses to leave well enough alone.
And even though I have an abiding joy in watching college football, I am greatly disturbed at how it is gradually becoming America’s modern-day slave market.
57% of the college football athletes are black.
That is compared to 13% of the general population being that color.
Only 2.8% of the students on campuses are African American.
But 70% of the fan base of college football is Caucasian.
On top of that, sports announcers have begun to discuss the athletes as if they’re specimens instead of human beings.
- “He has a huge, massive chest.”
- “Look at his rock-hard abs.”
- “He has thighs twice the size of a normal boy his age.”
- “He looks like Adonis.”
At first hearing, you might think these are compliments, but actually they are observations—the same kinds of asides spoken by slave-traders as they walked among the young black men, stolen and brought over from Africa.
Granted, some of these young men may be headed for the National Football League, to make much money, unlike their unfortunate ancestors. But this does not rationalize the attitudes, terminology and carelessness with which these human beings are regarded.
Meanwhile, not many people are concerned about their education, integration into human life or even their communication skills.
It is racist.
It may be a gentle racism, or even an entertaining one—but it is racist.
Let’s not get rid of college football, but please—let us cease and desist with the plantation talk.
GLAD
There are three outstanding statements that must be honored for the human race to continue to run well.
1. All humans are created equal.
2. In the kingdom of God, there is neither male nor female.
3. Don’t judge unless you want to be judged.
Every time one, two or dare I say, all three of these, link up to form a circle of understanding, my soul rejoices.
So when “Black Lives Matters” arrived along with the “Me Too Movement,” complete with a new awakening of patriotism in this nation, I didn’t see campaigns at war with one another.
We are gradually beginning to grasp that these ideas, along with many others scattered out there, are like the yarn of understanding that must be knit together, to help us endorse our equality, our genders uniting, and the removal of prejudice.
May they create the circle of understanding that is unbroken.
Cracked 5 … September 1st, 2018
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Absolutely Fascinating Ways to Mangle Famous Sayings, Phrases or Quotations
A. What your country can do for you? DON’T ASK!
B. Fourscore and seven were scoreless
C. For God so hated the world…
D. Make America grape again.
E. Black Lives Mutter
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Cracked 5 … April 24th, 2018
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Things You Cannot Say Unless You Want to Be Dubbed a Racist
A. “I’m not a racist.”
B. “Then they are racists, too.”
C. “As Dr. King said…”
D. “You have to admit, things are better…”
E. “I honor all cultures, including my own.”
Dear Man/Dear Woman: A Noteworthy Conversation … September 10th, 2016
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Dear Man: Where have you been? I’ve been trying to get hold of you all morning.
Dear Woman: I can see that. Six missed calls. What can I do for you?
Dear Man: Listen, I didn’t believe it, but I heard through the grapevine that you went to a Donald Trump rally.
Dear Woman: You heard correctly.
Dear Man: Why would you do that?
Dear Woman: I was curious. I wanted to hear for myself what all the fuss was about.
Dear Man: Curious? How can you escape the fuss? It’s on the television twenty-four hours a day.
Dear Woman: But that’s their opinions. I wanted to draw my own conclusion.
Dear Man: Okay, I guess. Did you learn anything?
Dear Woman: I did. What I learned is that Mr. Trump answers a need.
Dear Man: A need?
Dear Woman: Yes. There are times when things are moving so fast that I just need everything to slow down a bit so my head can catch up. Gay rights, gay marriage, transgender, immigration, Black Lives Matter… It just crowds my brain. It’s not that I want to prevent these people from having a voice. I could just use some time to get accustomed to it.
Dear Man: Well, you need to realize, all these people have been waiting decades–sometimes centuries–for the basic rights that you take for granted.
Dear Woman: I don’t need your sermon. I get that. But it doesn’t change how I feel. The world seems dangerous, and when you see something dangerous, you want a weapon. You want to protect yourself. I’m sorry. Hillary Clinton just doesn’t seem like a weapon to me.
Dear Man: She’s got so much experience! Why can’t you see that? Donald Trump doesn’t know anything about the world.
Dear Woman: I agree. But it’s not a geography test. It’s not a civics exam. It’s about leadership. And I just don’t know if Hillary has it.
Dear Man: Why do you say that?
Dear Woman: Well, first, she can’t even manage her own email.
Dear Man: Not that old story! She’s answered that a thousand times.
Dear Woman: Yes, but it’s the same answer. “I made a mistake but I didn’t know it was a mistake.” Is that what she’ll do as President? Constantly making mistakes but apologizing to us for fouling up? And speaking of that, the main thing that bothers me is having Bill Clinton in the White House again.
Dear Man: He won’t be President.
Dear Woman: I got that. But he’ll be back. And the things he did the last time he was there to defile the Oval Office with his immorality were nasty. And the fact that Hillary stuck with him makes me believe she’s kind of … girly.
Dear Man: You mean you’re mad at her because she forgave her husband?
Dear Woman: I guess so. I would just find it easier to vote for Hillary Rodham than Hillary Clinton.
Dear Man: I get it. It’s because she’s a women Answer me three questions, without thinking too much. Number 1, do you think women are weak? Number 2, do you think women are more emotional? Number 3, are men smarter?
Dear Woman: Wow. I don’t want to do this.
Dear Man: Come on. Be honest.
Dear Woman: Okay. Are women weak? They don’t have the same muscle mass as men. Concerning the second question, I was always told women are more emotional, even by women. And concerning men being smarter, well..they do win more often on Jeopardy!
Dear Man: What?
Dear Woman: I was just kidding about the Jeopardy! thing. I suppose you’re going to say my answers prove I’m a male chauvinist.
Dear Man: No, they just prove that you would vote against Hillary because she’s a woman instead of based on her qualifications.
Dear Woman: I just don’t want any more Orlandos or San Bernardino terrorist attacks. I would like to scare the shit out of them–the terrorists, I mean. Hillary is more like a queen. She’s stately, polite, on-point, courteous. But here’s the problem–the world is filled with pirates. Pirates take down queens.
Dear Man: So what is Donald Trump?
Dear Woman: He’s a pirate. So it’s a pirate fighting pirates. See what I mean?
Dear Man: No, I don’t. Because with a pirate you get thievery, treachery and the danger that he’s going to make everybody walk the plank.
Dear Woman: Well, anyway. Do you remember that story of the man who came across two doors, and behind one was a lady and behind the other was a tiger?
Dear Man: I think so.
Dear Woman: You see, that’s our choice this time. A lady or a tiger. I just don’t know if the lady can get it done.
Dear Man: You know that’s very prejudiced.
Dear Woman: Yes. But I don’t think I’ll be the only one thinking about that when I walk into the voting booth.
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Good News and Better News … July 18th, 2016
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All the squirrels and sparrows in the woodlands of Pennsylvania did not seem to care.
As I drove through on my way to St. Andrews United Methodist Church in Valley View, these creatures were preoccupied with the pursuit of living–actually, rather excited and vigorous about it. They seemed unaware that political conventions were about to convene or that lunatic killers roam the earth, trying to prove that their god is better or that their lives truly matter.
I realized that I could either imitate my friends in the forest or the commentators on television, who bombard me with the command to be sad or mad.
After all, it seems appropriate to be forlorn or infuriated. Killing is deadly. Worse, it’s terrifying. (That’s why we call them terrorists.)
It seems irresponsible to follow the advice of Jesus and “be of good cheer” or “be not afraid” and “rejoice and be exceedingly glad.” Matter of fact, one of the better ways to be mocked in this day and age is to suggest that things will get better instead of worse.
So I was delighted when I arrived at the church and discovered that the human creatures emerging from their homes had decided to imitate the squirrels and the sparrows instead of the pundits on television, who continue to repeat the same information, hoping it will create greater nervousness and rage with each pronouncement.
Why do we need to be glad? Because we become emotionally unhinged when we’re mad, and mentally depleted when we’re sad.
Gladness releases the chemicals in our bodies which make us willing to go the second mile instead of complaining about the first one.
Gladness causes us to remember times of goodness instead of being partly cloudy with evil.
Gladness is the abiding notion that we still have something to contribute instead of being at the mercy of the people with the loudest guns or the biggest truck.
For I will truly tell you that yesterday the only place of satisfying sanctuary and hope was the church.
- It’s not because it’s perfect.
- It’s not because every issue is handled correctly by the clergy.
It’s because we serve a Master who insists on fueling us with good cheer instead of wearing us down with negative reports.
During the service, I watched the people bloom. They brought the seed, I brought the water and God gave the increase.
I watched Pastor Duane encourage it to happen without inserting reports of doom and gloom or trying to balance it out with an overuse of concern. Yes, concern is overused if it has no intention of becoming involved.
Here’s the good news: Jesus told us that even when we’re confronted by those who are persecuting us, we should “rejoice and be exceedingly glad.” Why? Because in the hour of need, our “smarts” might be our only friend.
And the better news is that the only way to tap the full potential of what we’ve experienced in our lives is to busy ourselves living instead of worrying about dying.
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Jesonian: Reasonable (Part 12) Repairing … February 21st, 2016
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Jews hated Samaritans. And by the way, the Samaritans were very willing to do their part to uphold the grudge.
Pharisees despised Romans. The Romans basically ignored them–until they occasionally got a murderous urge.
Zealots fought the Legionnaires. It was an unfair battle–Rome had too many weapons.
Lepers were separated from healthy people–and not nicely, may I add.
Men hated women. Women were in bondage to men.
Merchants killed thieves. Thieves stole from merchants.
This is the scene that was in full force when Jesus of Nazareth stepped into the melee to express his voice.
What pressure was put upon him? “Pick a side.”
- The Jews got mad because he wasn’t Jewish enough.
- The Romans were unimpressed because he was raised Jewish.
- Even the Judeans and the Galileans–who were both Jewish–looked down upon one another, always pushing and shoving for predominant favor.
What did he do?
He set out repairing.
Rather than picking the Jewish side or the Samaritan side, grabbing a placard and protesting, he went to the Samaritans and to the Jews with the same message.
Rather than grabbing a sword and becoming a Zealot, his communication was that it was more important to give to the Romans what belonged to the Romans and to give to God what belonged to God.
He upset the Judeans by inviting Galileans to be his disciples.
And he really pissed off the boys from Galilee by appointing the Judean to be treasurer.
He touched lepers to heal them, which scared the hell out of his hypochondriac-followers.
And rather than submitting to a teaching arena, which was segregated for men, he blended men and women into a common camp of discovery.
You can’t repair if you’re going to insist that one side is better than another.
For instance, you will never be able to solve the problems in the Middle East if you favor the Jews over the Muslims or the Muslims over the Jews.
It is a reasonable process to go about the business of repairing. But to do it, you have to keep three things in mind:
1. Find the breach.
In other words, where has this group over here decided to hate that group over there, and how willing are you to stand between the two?
Since the black community feels persecuted by the police, and the cops feel targeted by that community, it is important for someone to stand in the middle, clean up the corruption in the police force, and teach the black community how to represent itself clearly and well in our society.
If you’re always going to try to find the victim, you’ll spend all of your time bandaging wounds instead of healing conflicts.
2. Situate yourself in the middle.
Black lives matter. Absolutely. No doubt about it.
Policemen have to make too many split-second decisions while holding life-threatening weapons. Absolutely.
Both camps need to realize the weakness and the strength of the other.
You can’t minister to Republicans if you’re a Democrat. And you sure can’t reach Democrats if you’re pounding them with the politics of Ronald Reagan.
Situate yourself in the middle where repair is needed and the breach is obvious.
3. Reach out in both directions.
Jesus found himself on the cross, nailed between two thieves, one hand reaching to the right and the other to the left. From that position, he was trying to salvage two lives which would soon be extinguished.
You can not repair if you choose to believe that one side is better than the other.
It is reasonable to go about the business of repairing.
You will have to free yourself of the unnecessary need of having an opinion on everything … and instead have a yearning to bridge the gap.
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