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AS I SEE IT...

by The Critic

Rated: 18+ · Book · Adult · #941759

Opinion and views on what is and what is not being reported on...

The entries in this Blog are all based in reality, and most topics will come from my current readings in newspapers and books, or what I have heard on daily news shows. I have resisted the urge to do this as long as I possibly can.

My only hope is to shed light and insight. I am alarmed at the number of people I talk to that do not have the time to read anymore. News is fast becomming nothing but an echo of sound bites that bounce off the walls as we get dressed for work. Maybe if you stumble across this blog, you will find the time to read again if for no other reason to try to prove that I am crazy.

Let me assure, I am not crazy, but I am mad as hell.

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10 Most Recent Blog Comments:

mmdkline

May 19, 2011 at 10:02am
In response to "Thougts On "Court Ordered Child Support""

I have to say that not all parents are whinny about the support payments. My spouse pays his support but what he does complain about is how CSE makes it harder than it has to be. Let me give you an example of what CSE does to the NCP. Let me give you background information first so it will make some sense. My spouse has three cases with CSE. He was going to be incarcerated so he signed temporary custody to his parents on the first two. The third child he did not know about and a DNA test was done while incarcerated. He is court ordered to pay his parents each month and he does so. In fact he requested that they take it from his pay each week so they get it. The third case he owes the state only for a child that is now 15 for 4000. Keep in mind he did not know about her until now and was never ordered to pay support but the mom received state assistance. This payment has been set by CSE of 100 a month to pay the state back, it is not owed to the CP. Now CSE is taking the money out of his paycheck and giving all the money to the grandparents who have custody of the first two and paying nothing to the state to reduce the debt even though they are withholding the money. They have decided to pay all monies collected to the grandparents. They are not entitled to the 100 a month but yet they get it.
There are many, many flaws within our system that allows people to work the system. You go to court and get an order for support and then you can walk into the local social service department and ask for TANF because you do not think the support is enough. You can lie on these forms (as they do not even check on what you say) and you receive a monthly check. Then the NCP is paying the support and the state back, you tell me how that is fair. To me a lot of the CP are greedy and want revenge and they have found a way to do it by scamming the system. When you call CSE they say "you just do not understand how accounting works", well I have a degree in accounting and understand you can not take a payment for one debt and apply it to another debt. That would be like me doing someones books and saying well ABC sent in an overpayment, I think I will give it to XYZ's account to lower the amount they owe. That would be against the law, so how is this any different? We are not saying he does not have to support his children but the support should be paid to who it belongs too not who CSE decides it should go to. I am sure there are thousands of cases that have problems such as this and its a shame that laws are not set to protect the NCP too, especially the ones who pay and also who help with the things you mentioned and help with the activities the children enjoy doing and putting food in their house too. So not only does he pay his support but he spends time with them, goes to school meetings, pays for activities they enjoy and plays an active role in their lives but CSE punishes him because the CP LIED and no one seems to care that THEY are defrauding the goverment. I say if you get a court order for support then you should not be entitled to TANF from the state because you are greedy and hateful.

Holly Jahangiri

Dec 25, 2005 at 9:50am
In response to "December 25th, 2005, 6:05 am"

Merry Christmas, Linda! Your turkey sounds heavenly, and I'm laughing at the image of Rick hoarding your giblet gravy. I'm not overly fond of the stuff, but even growing up, it's about the only way they could slip liver past me without me making horrid faces and retching noises.

I am making a peach pie and a mincemeat pie, myself. No point even starting, yet, though - turkey's just over 10 lbs, and company doesn't arrive until around 1:00 PM. Santa was good to us - how about you? Just imagine the damage I can do in the kitchen now, between a Cuisinart food processor and my slow cooker?!

David McClain

Dec 16, 2005 at 10:59am
In response to "Fly At Your Own Risk"

Okay, there are a few points I would like to address. First of all police reports state that they interviewed witnesses who heard the man declare that he had a bomb. Newsweek, obviously didn't interview those people. What sells more magizines, "Authorities shoot suspected bomber" or "Out of controll Air Marshalls gun down innocent man."?

You state right up front that you think the air marshals are lying. This shows that you don't really have an open mind about the subject. You seem ready, willing and able to believe the worse of these two men.

Contrary to what you say you have READ, law enforcement officers and military are not ever trained to shoot "not to kill". That will get you killed quicker than anything else. If a situation breaks down to the point of weapons coming into play then you shoot to put the target DOWN. You are trained to shoot "center mass" or body shots to insure the best chance of hitting their target and putting them down while lessening the chance of striking an innocent bystander.

Six shots is understandable if you have ever been in that position and had your body flooded with adrenaline...you pull the trigger until your target is down and not moving...in the heat of battle that is common.

Personally I will forego jumping to conclusions and prejudgeing these two men until all the FACTS are in.

Interesting and thought provoking entry today, I enjoyed reading it.

♥Flower♥

Nov 20, 2005 at 4:35pm
In response to "Some People..."

Oh, You poor thing. I talked to another mush-mouth military moron at my son's place yesterday.
I haven't been able to talk to him for 5 weeks and this guy mumbled something 3 times about where he was. I couldn't understand a word. I'm still waiting for my son to call me..he isn't in Iraq. He is in Nuclear Power School in upstate New York...but I am another Mom who wants her son to call "regularly" and he is a 19 year old boy who is experiencing freedom for the first time in his life. You think he is thinking about calling his momma? Nope!
I did talk to a different roomate just now...who assures me he is alive and at a buddies place.
I still don't know for sure if he is coming home for Thanksgiving (go figure--it is the Military).

I think these young military boys have no idea what us middle aged people feel. The ones who make the phone calls...and the ones who send out form letters to let us know what is up with our son in school (I got one of those about 2 months ago and believe me...I did not appreciate getting a form letter about my son's progress in the hardest school in the Navy.)
It informed me that Navy Nuclear School is the toughest program they have and can create undue stress (on him or me....)

I'm glad your son called.
Now, cross your fingers that my son figures out how many thousand phones there are in this country and finds one of them..... duh! and uses it to call me....before I have to fly out there and put him over my knee and spank him like I did when he was four years old.....
just kidding.

~flower~

Holly Jahangiri

Nov 4, 2005 at 11:33am
In response to "Appearances and Misconceptions"

I think you're onto something.

I just did my annual "rip it up and start over" thing (so apparently it's NOT an excess of preplanning that does this to me). I'm behind on word count, but not all that far behind, once I started writing something I could get into. I guess the first two days is just warm-up, no matter how I approach the thing.

Holly Jahangiri

Nov 2, 2005 at 11:58am
In response to "Police Tactics Regarding Children"

That makes me sick to my stomach.

Just what I needed, today, to restore my faith in humanity. Thanks.

morrow

Nov 2, 2005 at 11:54am
In response to "Just Updating My Blog..."

Congratualtions on being a grandparent. Thank you for your informative articles you share, and I get to read

I just had a baby girl. Her name is Anastasia.

My mother-in-law when she came to visit kept saying we were spoiling the baby holding her too much. After her ten day stay, she was doing the same picking her up every time she cried even -just a little -more than we did actually.

Holly Jahangiri

Oct 9, 2005 at 4:41pm
In response to "Potty Training Sure has EVOLVED..."

I think it's a lovely idea (as would be running around in the backyard, in sunny weather, wearing nothing at all), but that if it doesn't work and becomes frustrating for any of the parties involved, should be abandoned in favor of letting the child take the lead and determine when he/she is ready. (This is also my stance on breastfeeding. Happy baby+happy parents=you're doing something right.

What I find appalling is Brazelton's observation about mothers' "availability." That's the sad thing, now, isn't it? And it's quite true.

Holly Jahangiri

Oct 1, 2005 at 3:37pm
In response to "More than anyone needs to know about ME"

I'm an INT(J/P) - the J an P tend to flip-flop every couple of years, usually corresponding with how I'm feeling towards my fellow man on the day I take the test.

The I surprises everyone but me and a few people who know me well.

David McClain

Sep 17, 2005 at 12:35pm
In response to "Louis Farrakhan"

Please pardon my intrusion into your blog but I must ask you a serious question.

The first sentance in your entry kind of threw me.

"I'll admit that I believe the twin towers in New York were taken down in a huge, governmental conspiracy that simulated an attack on America as big as Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor."

Do you truly believe that the Towers were brought down with the willing help of our own government?

#115. Officially Closed
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#114. Time for a change... the end is very near.
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#113. Disgust and Loathing
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#112. December 25th, 2005, 6:05 am
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#111. Lies, Lies, and nothing but lies...
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#110. Paying for lies... Incredible!
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#109. Fly At Your Own Risk
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#108. Being Bi-lingual is so important
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#107. I've been thinking...
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#106. More Bush Smoke and Mirrors
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#105. Evoking the Past
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#104. Its been a Happy Thanksgiving
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#103. Some People...
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#102. Just Wondering... Am I in a bitchy mood?
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#101. My son called from Iraq, my time 5:00 am
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#100. Everything he's said so far is a lie, or at best
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#99. Appearances and Misconceptions
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#98. Police Tactics Regarding Children
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#97. The Chickens are Coming Home to Roost...
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#96. Just Updating My Blog...
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#95. Potty Training Sure has EVOLVED...
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#94. Biting Off More Than You Can Chew...
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#93. Bird Flu Pandemic - Scare Tatics AGAIN
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#92. Job Description: President of the U. S.
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#91. Difference between The People & The Gov't
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#90. More than anyone needs to know about ME
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#89. Take Care of Ourselves... say Gov't Officials
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#88. Disaster, after Disaster, after Disaster...
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#87. I drove to New Orleans today...
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#86. Louis Farrakhan
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#85. The President's Speech
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#84. My son is home from Iraq on R&R
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#83. Reading, Reading & more Reading
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#82. Saving links concerning Michael Brown
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#81. Situation Normal - Calculated Apathy
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#80. Finally everyone accounted for...
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#79. Dare to hope...
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#78. Homeland Security Site Statement, & more
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#77. Jessiebelle's Observations
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#76. Comment About Comment...
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#75. Stacking the deck - Presidential Decisions
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#74. Playing Texas Hold'em with the President
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#73. What my husband says, and other stuff...
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#72. Self Importance and Self Reliance
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#71. Help is on its way...
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#70. Day 4 After Hurricane Katrina:
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#69. Major U.S. News Media - Criminals???
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#68. Comment about another's blog...
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#67. Feeling Unproductive, and Boring
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#66. Black Gold, Texas Tea,
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#65. Wait For It: Bush Will Shut Down Internet
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#64. Sunday, 6:30 am
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#63. Ban Coffee!!! Caffeine is addictive...
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#62. Researching Tobacco
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#61. Slience, Lies, Secrecy & Stupidity
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#60. A Scene out of Escape from New York
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#59. 2005 Writing.Com Convention Report
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#58. In just a little over 17 hours
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#57. Oh, this days chores, too much to do, too
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#56. Other People's Portfolio's
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#55. Nobody Comments On My Blog Anymore
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#54. Horror of Horrors... Flying...
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#53. Iraq, Maternity Pants, Olive Garden...
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#52. Drug linked to obsessive gambling & sex!!!
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#51. 2005 Writing.Com Convention
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#50. It's Independance Day... Big Whoop
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#49. Excuse ME, Mr. President, Worth It To Who?
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#48. NO Good News, and I'm just tired
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#47. Whipped Dogs! Outrage is NOT ENOUGH...
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#46. And the LAW still requires Kids to be vaccinated..
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#45. Attempting to Ignor My Anger and Frustration
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#44. Targeting 3 or 4- year olds as potential criminals??
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#43. More about ME... Jessiebelle's Challenge
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#42. Blogging is Easy; Writing is Something Else...
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#41. At Odds With Womens Fashion: At Issue...
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#40. "Stupid" is not E rated
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#39. Child Protective Services - vs. Parents Rights
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#38. More about me...
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#37. What if Bush REALLY did lie to the whole nation?
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#36. About me... only taking Jessiebelle's Challenge...
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#35. Today has been a diaster... maybe...
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#34. Thougts On "Court Ordered Child Support"
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#33. Comparing Commander Styles, Values
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#32. Room Assignments: Writing.Com Convention
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#31. Being Happy, Sad, and Outraged...Counting Blessings
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#30. Here is your chance to REALLY do something...
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#29. The LAW is not a solution for parents - Ish!!!
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#28. Good Effort - but no banana
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#27. More Highlighted Idiotacy
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#26. No Good News...
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#25. Let's Just Stop Blaming the Victims
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#24. All for the LOVE of Money...
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#23. THEY are all... Guilty - rather charged or not
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#22. Strangers In a Strange Land
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#21. Save Me From Myself... NO THANK YOU
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#20. The Trama of Buying a New Gas Stove
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#19. What's the use?
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#18. Terri Schaivo, The Pope, and Genocide
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#17. About What I Said...
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#16. Reattaching My Nose, - Despite My Face
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