My answer to the reality of ignorance…

 I am fairly certain since 9/11 we have been monitoring and vetting quite regularly. We also have a no fly list and we have frozen many assets of suspected terrorists and terrorist groups and organizations linked to terrorism or the sponsoring of said groups. And again, we have radical groups already in this country that are homegrown and that put some hate on quite well. As for any building plans for the wall...Trumps whole persona is a man of action and that he walks the walk vs talking the talk, so I am fairly confident, short of seeing any blueprints, that he actually means to build a wall. Also, I am not very familiar with Mexico's illegal immigration laws, but I am pretty confident when an illegal entering America does get stopped at the border they aren't offering them Link cards, food stamps, or shelter. As far assimilation, I agree. When in Rome do as the Romans, but definitely keep cultural roots, because that in the end is what has made America great right? Inclusion not exclusion right? We should be judged by our understanding of humanity and our acceptance not by our suspicion and intolerance. Benjamin Franklin said: he who would trade liberty for some temporary security deserves neither liberty nor security. I really like old Franklin, good thinker there. Always good food for thought. Remember that those that seek power and seek to yield it to their own purpose will always pray on the fears of those to whom they are meant to serve. Take head that those same impulses that drive our suspicions and fears now could just as easily be used to ban any immigrant from any country for any reason...crazier shit has happened in history. Ok I am done for the night. Goodnight.

Why as the strongest nation on earth do we just watch, lest we become the problem? Children being killed in Syria, you think we would learn from Rwanda, Serbia, and Darfur. Yes there are countless children starving in America, but they don’t have to worry about being sniped, blown up, or crushed to death from debris on a day to day, hour to our basis. Something needs to be done. Please check out these sites: 
http://www.unicef.org/
http://www.savethechildren.org/site/c.8rKLIXMGIpI4E/b.7998857/k.D075/Syria.htm

Art Work

Art Work

It has been a long time now since I did any writing on this blog: however, I am currently doing my best to revise that spirit of controversy and systematic cynicism. I sincerely apologize that I have not been more prolific in my writings these fondly past years, but I assure you that I will attend to this mater ASAP....meaning I will do my best lol

New TV Series Review: Hell on Wheels

Hell on Wheels (created by Joe and Tony Gayton) is a gritty series (in its second season) that portrays the malevolent and corrupt nature that engulfed America’s early railroad development.  The story’s main protagonist is rough-neck former Confederate soldier named Cullen Bohannan, played by Anson Mount, whose family was murdered by union solders. This event sets him on a mission of violent revenge that subsequently leads him to the further reaches of the great frontier, and, ultimately, into the employment of a powerful railroad baron named Thomas ‘Doc’ Durant, played by one of my favorite actors Colm Meaney. The story line seems simple enough at first: man seeks revenge for slain family, but as the plot unfolds what begins to develop is a dynamic story of many different characters attempting to survive long enough to stake their claim of the great undeveloped west. This mobile tent town that spearheads the train track construction is laden with lawless men running from their pasts, voluptuous women working the world’s oldest trade, recently freed slaves, and hardworking immigrants. However, this combustible melting pot lives under constant fear of attacks from the Native Americans, and it is this aspect of the show I find the most compelling. I personally was drawn to the stark contrast developed between the industrial “white man’s world” and the natural world of the Native Americans. This struggle is best exemplified in the season 1, episode 6 where a sit down is arranged to discuss a peaceful resolution to the tumultuous relationship between Chief Many Horses of the Cheyenne, played by the ubiquitous Wes Studi, and the railroad conglomerate, e.g., Durant, Senator Jordan Crane (James D. Hopkin), and the town reverend Cole (Tom Noonan). It is within this exchange that the underlying issue of this series presents itself; the struggle between industrialization and nature, colonization and independence, and, ultimately, genocide. The railroad barons argue that the land they need to develop does not actually belong to the Indians but actually to the government. They assure the Chief that he and his people would have a better way of life if they were to move to a reservation. Needless to say, the Chief disagrees and the parties leave in a hot huffy. I vehemently recommend this show. It is an excellent rendition of the bloody turmoil that surrounded the development of the Wild West.

Big Lou gives this series 3.5 Shamrocks! 

http://www.amctv.com/shows/hell-on-wheels

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Engagement website

The Engagement website is coming along lovely.  We now have video...AWESOME!
Louis and Iwona Mulvihill

The Engagement!

The Engagement!