Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Factoids to Ponder

The founding fathers were very concerned that political discussion or criticism of the government not be restricted and our constitution reflects this. But every time the subject of censorship in film or TV comes up it involves either sex or violence. I have never heard of a case where political speech was at issue.

In 1980 Iraq attacked Iran and the war lasted eight years. The clerics of Iran ordered suicidal human wave attacks. Saddam ordered the Iraq army to use poison gas. One million people were killed in the orgy of Muslim on Muslim violence.

According to the World Almanac 2005 nearly 70 percent of black children are born outside of wedlock. With Latinos, the rate is almost 45 percent, whites nearly 30 percent, and Asians 15 percent.

Health care in Europe is allegedly better than in America even though Europe spends only half as much per person. No one seems able to explain this mystery.

We now spend about $10,000 per student per year to educate our kids. So if Junior can’t read by the fourth grade then $40,000 of taxpayer money is down the drain. Again, Europe allegedly does this for about half the cost.

You may be only one person in the world, but you may also be the world
to one person.

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