The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

Missouri Republican State Senator and man voted least crazy person to have threatened to kill a political rival's aide - Brian Nieves - reportedly wrote the following yesterday: "Barry... I honestly wonder, and I'm being sincere about this, if liberalism is indeed a mental disorder. A person commits a heinous crime, the kind we hear about in the news, and they are not allowed to be executed but an innocent baby who is wrapped in the comfort of his/her mother's womb - Having been created by God - can be literally ripped apart, viciously murdered, and this 'Man of God' supports it?!?!?!?! WOW!!" Wow, indeed. First off, the 48-year old State Senator may want to take a sex ed class in the near future. I know when he was extremely young, his parents may have told him that babies were created by God, but what near 50-year old doesn't seem to realize yet is that he wasn't created by God. He was created by his father penetrating his mother with his din...

The Florida Senate recently passed the "Timely Justice Act," which attempts to speed up the execution process on Death Row inmates, even at the risk of bypassing DNA results that could showcase the inmate's innocence. Republican Governor Rick Scott is expected to sign the bill into law. Arthenia Joyner, a Democratic Tampa attorney who voted against this bill, said, "Is swift justice fair justice? We have seen cases where, years later, convicted people were exonerated." Senator Maria Sachs, another Democratic attorney, echoed Ms. Joyner's sentiments, saying, "I don't see the reason for swiftness, especially with DNA evidence that can exonerate." What was Republican Senator Rob Bradley's response to such statements? I'll allow him to tell you himself. Bradley countered these before-mentioned arguments by saying, "This is not about guilt or innocence, it's about timely justice." That has to be one of the dumbest state...

As I don't have much time to check sources and write a thorough piece about Troy Davis, his alleged crime and the execution of him last night, I'll just write a simple op-ed-style piece. I am a staunch opponent of the death penalty. At one time, I thought I supported, but as of my sophomore year in high school when I was 15 years old and writing a research paper on it, I realized my viewpoint was vastly different than what I had though previously. Given that, I can understand how some people feel differently, as they like to reiterate the phrase "an eye for an eye" or a life for a life. However, in the court of law, doesn't it claim that one is innocent until proven guilty and that there must me no reasonable doubt to convict the person alleged of doing the crime? Why didn't that apply to the execution of Troy Davis? There were many doubters, some as high up as the FBI, and yet the man was executed? The man was not permitted to take a polygraph, the DNA ev...

Innocence Injected As the needle is injected, Life flashes before my eyes, From the first day of school, To the last day of my life, Images of my wedding abound, Sharing our vows, Uttering the words “I do,” Until death do us part, The birth of our child, An experience like no other, Eternally grateful to raise him with you, Eternally privileged to be his father, Joyous thoughts enter my mind, As poison enters my veins, Fighting to stay alive, Not wanting it to end, I suddenly feel weakened, As I await my final breath, No longer able to prove my innocence, May God have mercy on them.

I don't mind getting into friendly debates, discussions, arguments, whatever you want to call them. But, I only find it lively and interesting if new thoughts and ideas are being shared. I find it dull and annoying when I share my perspective and another person rebuts that with a two- or three- word sentence. I find this to be most common when discussing the death penalty. About three years ago or so, I dated a gal for about a month. In that very month, we got along pretty well and had no fights, arguments or anything of the sort. Then, one evening, we got to discussing political issues. Abortion came up and I can understand both sides of the issue there, so there were no big arguments with that. Then, the death penalty came up and I spoke for about five minutes on why I was against it. She came back with just this, "I say, just fry the b******s!" That was it. That was her logic, her reasoning, why she supports death penalty. But, she then went on, saying, "Y...