5 Reasons to Not Hate the French

1. The French people, as a nation, had the balls to point out to its very close friends (and the most powerful country in the world), the United States of America, that the President of United States and his administration were acting like greedy assholes. Just because France didn't want to help us steal Iraq's oil, doesn't mean that they're anti-American

2. French Kisses... Need I say more?

3. They gave us the Statue of Liberty, a symbol of our solidarity and friendship

4. In the Second World War the French deaths were 1.35% of it's population, compared with 0.32% for the United States. France has given over pieces of it's land to honor fallen American soldiers

5. Most french people watch American Movies and TV shows, eat at McDonalds, and generally like America. Some french people don't really care.

Please don't let Bill O'Reilly brainwash you into boycotting the french. Much of my family lives in France and just because they hate the current administration (who doesn't?) doesn't mean they hate America.

Theory vs. Hypothesis

Many people do not understand the difference between a hypothesis and a theory. Nothing pisses me off more than hearing "Evolution is just a theory!" The word "theory" in regular speech is not to be confused with the scientific term. A theory in science is a hypothesis that has been tested over and over with strong evidence suggesting it's correct but none to prove it incorrect. A hypothesis, however, is an educated guess that you test by doing experiments. Gravity, for example, is still technically a theory, but no one seems to be arguing about the legitimacy of that. I guess it's because no one ever wrote a book saying that God doesn't want us to believe in gravity.

“If we are going to teach creation science as an alternative to evolution, then we should also teach the stork theory as an alternative to biological reproduction.”

-Judith Hayes

My Favorite First Ladies

I saw a little clip of Michelle Obama on The View (yes, I am a closeted watcher) and I was surprised to find that I actually really like her. She has always been portrayed as a bitch in the news, but from what I saw she is the exact opposite. Mrs. Obama is intelligent, charismatic, and gorgeous; a far stretch from how she is depicted in the media. But then again, any strong woman is always a bitch. Has anyone else noticed the similarities between Michelle Obama and Jackie O.? Our (hopefully!) future first lady has certainly won my approval!

Fox News

I don't watch Fox News, so any tid-bit that I see I find on the internet. I suppose this intro to a story could have been misinterpreted. I don't care if they're a conservative news station. People with opinions other than my own don't bother me at all. The thing that bothers me the most about Fox News is how they outright lie.

Offensive

This offensive button was being sold at the Texas republican state convention. Why does the color of Obama's skin even matter? People seem to forget that he is half white. We're all humans so what the hell is the difference? In a dozen words, the republican party was able to show their true colors.

But I always say... you know you have a strong presidential nominee when the only way people can criticize him is by calling him a secret Muslim. Half of my family is Muslim, so I take offense to the negative connotation of that statement.

SEXUAL EDUCATION

...Or sex ed as they like to call it, is something that is completely ignored in my school. This "abstinence-only" education is simply denying the students the information they need to go into the real world. Sure many adults feel that if you teach a student how to unroll a condom on a banana that many more teens will feel prepared to have sex, but if you deny the students this right to learning, aren't they that much more likely to practice unsafe sex thereby risking pregnancy? It is entirely understandable that the faculty at school would preach abstinence until marriage and that can still occur, but the fact is that in today's world, pre-marital sex is much MUCH more likely, and students should know how to practice this safely if they choose to do so.

Various Controversial Issues

I was excited to find this many issues that Sonya and I can eventually cover in our blog! Here's a few I stole from some website that I would eventually love to lecture about....Abortion, Adoption, Alcohol, Animal Experimentation, Animal Rights, Bioethics, Capital Punishment, Censorship, Child Abuse, Cloning, Crime Victims, Domestic Violence, DUI, Drug Legalization, Eating Disorders, Endangered Species, Environment, Gambling, Gangs (HAH), Global Warming, Gun Control, Hate Crimes, Health Care, Homelessness, Homosexuality, Human Rights, Immigration, Internet Privacy, Media Violence, Medical Ethics, Mental Health, Middle East, National Security, Nuclear Weapons, Nutrition, Population, Pornography, Poverty, Prayer in Public Schools, Prisons, Racism, Rape, School Violence, Sexual Education, Sexual Harrassment, Smoking, Stem Cells, Steroids, Suicide, Teen Pregnancy, Terrorism, Welfare, Women's Rights, Women in the Military, Workplace Violence.
Thats SO MANY ISSUES! Doesn't it make you think, "Wow, our world has a lot of issues but better yet, a lot of opinions?" There are thousands of different opinions on each of those topics. For now I can only pick one though or I'll be here all night. Maybe when Sonya reads this she'll pick one too. Let's go with.....Sex Ed! There's a fun one. I'll start a new blog for that.