I Am American - Not Racist

I am sharing a link to an article that shows how Europe behaves toward anti-Semites.  It is shameful:

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This is the face of racism.  I am tired of Americans being called racist.  I know that if I saw this happening to ANYONE I would step forward with my cell phone and say I'm calling the police and they would scatter like the cockroaches they are.  In Paris apparently the racists don't even fear the authorities so what help is there?

I know that some racism exists in the US but it is not the rule.  We welcome all faiths and nationalities here.  We are a nation of immigrants and if you're like me you have so many nationalities you cannot use a hyphen to describe yourself cuz you'd still be waiting for me to get to the point.  In other words, I'm what my family lovingly describes as Heinz 57 - a little bit of everything.

I will tell you something that happened when we lived outside Tacoma one Christmas.  We had taken my 4 year old daughter to get her picture taken with Santa at the Mall.  She knew we were going to see Santa so she was EXCITED.  When we got there, we didn't realize that the Santa was African-American but he had the right suit so who cares?  The photographer said the "White" would be on duty in 2 hours if we wanted to come back.  We told him no, our daughter knew this was Santa and we were going to get the picture now.  When my husband's mother and step-father saw the photo they started talking CRAP about how Elizabeth should be taken away from us.  We talked it over on what to do and told his family - if we EVER heard anything remotely like that again that would be the last time they ever saw our daughter.

We raised our daughter to look at the person not the race.  We celebrated the fact that my sister is Catholic, my mother - Methodist, my cousins- Mormon, and her parents - vagabonds with a profound faith in God.  My husband's family actually traces their lineage back to Russian Jew.  My sister married an African-American Jehovah Witness.  My Husband's father was afraid of religion because of the beatings he took from his puritanical mother - who I am happy to say I NEVER met.  The man was traumatized his whole life from a stupid, small-minded zealot.  

We have know wonderful people of all colors and faiths.  We find that character is in such short supply that where you find it you should treasure it.  My husband went to a Mexican restaurant run by Asians in West Seattle with an African-American friend.  They could not get seated so we NEVER ate in that restaurant again and my husband made sure he told the owner why he was offended (they only had one table of customers so they were not busy) and we spread the word to all our friends and family as well.  The restaurant doesn't exist anymore.

I am a white American.  I am not Racist because I'm white.  I guess I could say that I am European-American - but wait - my mom suspects we may have some Native American blood as well due to some history of ancestors that were French trappers for the Hudson Bay Co.  We never owned slaves but we did have some relative that were indentured servants (worked through their lives as basically a slave) to pay the debt owed so their children could live free in America.  I will continue to say I am American.  I don't need a hyphen.  I am proud of what this Country stands for - all of it.

Enough is Enough - Who wants a 12 cent increase in Federal Gas Tax?

Here we go again.  We finally get some relief - not from our Government - but from the world oil prices diving.  Thank God!  Now our GOP leaders are talking about increasing the Federal Gas Tax by 12 cents per gallon.  No more support for ANYONE that thinks that once we finally start to turn the corner and allow goods and services to decrease in price is time to increase ANY TAX.  Good grief!  The average American has actually seen a decrease in wages and these idiots in Washington DC seem to think they can get blood from a turnip.  NO MORE.

If Idaho's Representation votes against this type of increase I will support them, but if they support it I'm shopping for a good strong alternative.  Someone that's strong on the following:

1. Decrease spending and decrease taxes - especially Corporate Income Tax to a competitive rate with the rest of the world.
2. Get rid of any organization that regulates without direct oversight from the voters.  Examples - a good start would be the EPA.
3. Return control of education to the States and get rid of the Department of Education.
4. Promote and support small business and job creation.
5. Uphold our Constitution and existing laws - no picking an choosing.
6. STRONG defense.  Support and respect all our armed forces.
7. STRONG immigration reform which understands that illegal immigration is just a euphemism for slavery since illegals have no way to protect themselves against mistreatment of any kind.
8. Support private efforts to provide services to their communities - they do a better job in most cases.
9. Return choice in our lives.  This includes lifestyle and medical.  Governments are at best amoral and at worst immoral so they need to stop with telling us what is moral - they don't know.
10. EVERYONE in Washington gets the same deal as the citizens of the United States in medical, pension, and law enforcement.  If it's illegal for the citizens, it's illegal for all our representatives from the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Branches.    

Our Constitution says WE THE PEOPLE, not some of the people, not those with money, not those with power, but EVERYONE lives under the same set of laws.  It's time we let the Emperor know he has no clothes.  It's time we let our elected officials as ALL LEVELS know we're done.  They work for us and we're ready to let them know their job performance sucks.