Dirty & Clean

The past week or so has been filled with scandals and dirty politics and business as usual in Washington. It goes on and on until you just get so sick of it that you just want it all to go away. Bad behavior is rampant in both parties and at both federal and state levels. I'm not sure it is just from the abuse of power or part of the sick culture. All kind of sexual perversion is fed to us in movies, books and music. God help the children growing up in this culture and God help the parents to shield them.

And then we have two wholesome, beautiful, intelligent conservative women who are continually being trashed by the media as though they were the most crooked, hustling, no-good tramps that ever walked the earth. They are called the most degrading names and accused of having only selfish motives. Our local paper, The St. Cloud Times has never had a good word for Michele Bachmann and I haven't seen a weekend go by that they didn't have some negative article about her. Why they put up with this is a mystery to me, but I'm glad that they do! It is so refreshing to see such brave, strong conservative women setting such a good example for young women.

"Do It Anyway"

"Do It Anyway"

People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies. Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and sincere people may deceive you. Be honest and
sincere anyway.

What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight. Create anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous. Be happy anyway.

The good you do today, will often be forgotten. Do good anyway.

Give the best you have, and it will never be enough. Give your best anyway.

In the final analysis, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.

~~Mother Teresa

starrymom: ONE BIT OF ADVICE FOR SARAH & MICHELE

starrymom: ONE BIT OF ADVICE FOR SARAH & MICHELE: "I'm not sure if it is just a 'woman' thing, but the sound of a voice can be either attractive or repellent. There have been people who I jus..."

ONE BIT OF ADVICE FOR SARAH & MICHELE

I'm not sure if it is just a "woman" thing, but the sound of a voice can be either attractive or repellent. There have been people who I just can't listen to, even though I enjoy their messages, because of the sound of their voices. When someone calls who I haven't met there is only a split second or two that I can determine a fondness for or an irritation for wasting my time; and it all stems from a tone and sound of voice.

Sarah, unfortunately, has an uneven high and low tone and is hard to follow. It's not only the repetitiveness of some of her "folksy" phrases, it is just the sound of  her voice. I'm not sure how you can change it, but there must be voice coaches out there that could help her even out her speech. I think it would be a great help to her politically.

Michele has an easier "listening to" voice but sometimes just says some pretty far out things. She can get a little whiny, but for the most part really does quite well. She needs to stay away from the Washington-type speak such as talking a lot without saying anything.

They could both be helped by listening to Hilary Clinton. Even though I disagree with her politically, she has a good voice and tone of speech. For a woman politician she sounds authoritative and when she is done speaking I know what she has said and usually her intent. She, I think instinctively, knows how to speak effectively and was blessed with a "politician-type" voice, i.e. more manly.