Christmas, is Misnomer

'Christmas', is Misnomer.


It seems ashame, these days, to argue about Christmas.Yes,I use the 'capitalized' form in my dossier.I do not think we can equate the harmless hanging of some greenery with the separation of church and state and/or the unfair labor and black /women's rights issues.Greenery hurts no-one.The latter hurt everyone.
It has been stated that Santa Claus(being Christian presumably) only brings presents to good little Christian children.This is absurd;Santa Claus is a myth and only exists in the pocket books of parents.I cannot imagine any parent,regardless of the political and/or ethnic/religious persuasion not complying with their child's plea to Dear Old St. Nick!
Many presentations are made to our schools concerning the prohibition of Christmas.No-one ever 'forbids' these protests.My question is,why is it that others are 'forbidden' to celebrate Christmas in our schools?
In one class;children were asked to draw a picture of what they felt was the real meaning of Christmas.Many drew pictures of family,turkey,presents,giving to the less fortunate.All of these were well received and displayed in the halls of the school.One child,however,drew a picture of Christ.His was not allowed to be displayed lest someone be offended.Why was his picture 'forbidden'?Are we not a democracy with rights given to the minority?Granted,this is a 'religious' picture.But so what??This picture is that particular child's depiction of what the "real meaning" of Chistmas is! If this did not fit into the modern secular customs then it must,surely, fall within the bounds of free speech and, at least, political correctness.
People are riding around town enjoying the lights and displays at other's homes.People are thrilled to join friends and family to celebrate the holidays.I fail to understand why this cannot be translated to the classroom.One is not excluded if one joins in.
We feel,as a society, that we are 'excluding' others by the celebration of 'Christmas'.Nothing could be further from the truth.Whether it be the winter solstice,Hannuka,Kwansa,or the Muslim feast of 'winter's eve' we are all included.We come together as family and to rejoice in the coming of a new year.If it is Christ,Allah,Budda,or the evergreen tree;bless it all and may the next year bring fruitfullnes.I raise a toast!
"Christmas",however, is the wrong word to use.The early church fathers were great public relations men.What we are really celebrating is the 'winter solstice',the returning of the sun.The fervor of the solstice was turned towards the birth of Jesus and all the celebration followed.Certaintly,great music and art evolved from this.Great music and art evolve from all religions.
The customs of Christmas are as varied as the nations that observe them.Except for the creche,which originated with St. Francis,every custom is pagan to the core.The use of evergreens, as garland, was discouraged by early church leaders.The pagan customs persisted.Soon the 'Yule Log' from the Druids came into play to ensure a good harvest next year.This leads us to the tree,(Germanic),wich has no religious significance at all.
Somewhere around 354AD there was much controversy as to whether Christ was born in December or March.The Mithric feast(in Latin:"natilis invicti solis"),or the birthday of the unconquered Sun of Philocalus, was of Latin origin.
The Syrians and the Armenians accused the Romans of sun worship and idolatry.If one wants some interesting reading then read about the arguements amongst the early churchmen.It a wonder Christmas ever got off the ground!
The Puritans forbade Christmas in England in 1644.Charles the Second revived the holiday.However,Scotland adhered to the Puritan ruling.Cromwell even outlawed minced pie.How dast;an Englishman without his minced pie?
The Puritans did not celebrate Christmas when they arrived in 1620.It was not until later,when the nation started forming, that Christmas was revived due to the extensive immigrant population from all over Europe.The first celebrations were in Salem Mass.Go figure,witch trials,etc.
Eliminating the creche from schools can be justified under the ruse of 'separation of church and state'.The tree and the glitter and the joy?Why?My Grandfather had a saying;"God bless ye' merry Chamber of Commerce".They are responsible for the glitz and the glamour of Christmas.And so should it be! It is a happy time and a time of giving.No other religious groups are forbidden from displaying a panapoly of their customs.Why is that only Western customs are forbidden? If we are to be the so-called PC society we claim to be then the addition of all customs to the "winter solstice" would only augment the celebrations.
I do not hold to the quote from Scrooge that those who observe Christmas, "Should be boiled in their pudding with a spring of holly through their hearts."
We have short changed our children in the schools enough.We have cut art,music,sports,activities,and after school programs.Now the liberals want to remove Christmas.The quality of education dimishes daily.For some poor children the only Christmas they will observe is that wich they learn in public schools.Again if we are ,truly,the PC society we claim to be...?
Those of us who endeavour to lead a decent life and partake in civilized behaviour;whether it be from religious backround,ethical and/or moral standards;should be banding together instead of pulling apart over being 'offended'.We should worry about the deterioration of standards in our society,not a wreath at a school.We should worry about terrorists,not a creche on city hall lawn.Their are enough injustices in the world without worrying about a tree in the classroom..

To Sex-Ed or Not to Sex-Ed. We Should Question

To Sex-Ed or Not to Sex-Ed

There is about to be a debate on the parameters of sex education in American schools. There is actually an advocacy group that feels children as young as second grade should not only be taught the Birds and Bees, but also adult forms of sexual behavior (ie: oral, anal, homosexual, etc). There will not even be a chance for parents to circumvent or opt out of such teaching for their children. It will be a mandatory part of the curriculum right alongside the ABC's.
I have no problem with sex-ed. I wish we had it in high school, we had Health Class. The teacher was an idiot! With teen sex on the rise, some sort of education should be available with parental consent. This proposal opens a Pandora's box. As I have said before in The Diatribe, it is all part of the plan. Liberals are not out to actually solve any problems, they are pushing agenda and legislation to gain power. I shall present fact, then present my observation.
Studies have been conducted and concluded that state; children who are sexually abused and/or exposed to sexual situations, material and conduct are 10 times more likely to become hyper-sexual later on. Those same studies have tracked over the years said children and have found a higher rate of early teen sexual activity, teen pregnancy, STD'S, adult sexual alternative behavior (ie: prostitution, S+M, sex/porn addictions, drug abuse, child sex abusers themselves).These are facts played out in study after study over the past forty years.
So, here we are about to purposely expose children to this stuff? Oh, I know, the Liberals will say it is in a safe and controlled environment under friendly, non threatenning format. Bullshit! Exposure is exposure, plain and simple.
Children are naturally curious. We, as parents and teachers, want this to be. We want children to ask, explore, experience. Yes, we shelter them from what is harmfull, and so we should. Plenty of time later in life for them to experience how much life can suck! But this is a Pandora's box that we will reap the harvest on sooner than we think. Shall I explain?
It is all part of the plan. These children will grow up and do the same things those studies have concluded. Exposed at a young age we will spark that neuron in their brains. Sexual behavior is a complex human proclivity. Our ancestors did well to keep girls virginal and boys away from masturbation as long as possible. I agree, in many cases it lead to problems and deviant behavior but the problems we have today never existed as late as the 1950's. Today a girl of sixteen with two interracial kids from two guys is commonplace!
Here is the plan. When these children grow up they will explore younger and give birth to more illegitemate babies. The result? More welfare moms, dependent on government. See where I am going here?
More men on the hook for child support, never getting to college (as well as the girls) working menial jobs and a life time of depending on the check from the State. Men who are of age having sex with girls not of age will increase. Translation? More men labelled as sex offenders, more men in prison, more men never hoping to get a carreer, rather, a menial job. More government dependency. See where I am going now?
More children in single parent homes. Note: With over 85% of all custody cases awarded to mothers this number will skyrocket. Studies, again, have shown children raised in those households are three times more likely to repeat the parents mistakes, end up in jail, end up on welfare, children out of wedlock..More dependency on government. More women never getting to be the best their parents hoped for. The same parents who fought for Equal Rights for Women!..Starting to get it now?
This is the plan! The studies conducted over the last forty years have not told us we need to stop this trend. The studies only gave Liberals food for thought!..mmmm...
How best can we create a society that the government can control to a point where everyone has to depend upon it? Especially if we pass laws that force people to depend upon it..mmmm..Then, if we elect enough legislators of like minds and possibly a President..Well, we can sew this puppy right up! Any opposition, we can call them anti family, anti children, anti, progressive, Tea-baggers, FOX News! Racists!
The goal is never to solve a problem anymore. It is to create a cause, or, an agenda in order to affect legislation and solidify power. Society if infected with this concept. This debate is another wrung on the ladder that Liberals are climbing to the top.

..And That Is The Diatribe..

The War Yet To Come

Over the years I have listened to and learned from the news, history, pundits and other sources of media about the history of the United States, it's relation to the world and it's place in the future. I find one common factor.
Negotiation, leading to war, invasion and conflict.
Our past is filled with pre-emptive war (always yelled about) or invasion/attack (told we were not prepared) explained by the Liberals.

Welcome to 2009! Well what will it be America?

Once again, shall we talk and wait for the bombs? Or shall we strike and wait for the rebuke?

Either way we will lose; either in the war of public debate or the war of scorched earth. Liberals have sewn up the debate either way. America loses! Even if our troops come home triumphant with ticker tape parades, we lose because of our methods. We lose, because Liberal tactics are to "be one with the enemy", talk, negotiate, reach an agreement? How about? No, lets bomb first and strike a decisive blow and gain the upper hand, kill them now before they kill any more of us.
Any President, today, leading any conflict, either way will be regarded as a black mark for eons to come...So, what shall it be America? Talk and wait for the attack? Or, stand up and let God sort the rights and wrongs?

Iran is on the cusp. North Korea already posseses. I predict, before the end of 2010; a mushroom cloud will explode over a large Metro city somewhere in a Western World Country. I ask only this..What will it be America?
Shall we pay the price now? Shall we pay the huge fee later? History tells us the answer. All we need to do is read and listen. Either way cost is incurred. I am sorry to be blunt. Do you think our enemies are not as blunt?

There is a funny line from the last 'Batman' Movie. The Joker is quoted. "...if several troops lose their lives..it is all part of the plan..but if one man loses his life..then everyone loses their minds!.."
That quote reflecks our attitude. Thousands get lost is a tagic event, yet we go on with our lives. One soldier killed in combat becomes a calling cry to end the war!! We attach the name to the family and another reason to "pull out". That is the key to our enemy success.

All it takes is one son, one father, one wife, one mother. We lose all balls to carry on. The truth is those dead fathers, sons, mothers would say.."Take from my dead hands my weapon, shoot back!" It is there we honor the sacrifice. The relatives of that fallen soldier would all agree, yes, that was who my child, father, mother, was.

So what shall it be America?
I beg for the chance to go to Boot Camp, be worked to the point of nothing, then rise again and show myself. I beg to stop writing and use an M-4 instead of a keyboard to state my convictions. War is coming America. Iraq and Afhganistan is just the first dish in an entire dinner. Do you have the stomach to eat it all?? WWIII is here! It will be broadcast live on TV, well, untill the first nukes hit and knock out all our electronics..Anyway..I digress..What shall it be America??

Shall we strike first and gain the upper hand, and hopefully save this world? It is not a sure win! Or, shall we talk and spend the next twenty-plus years 'hopefully trying', well, to re build it.. That win?..I cannot say..


....And That Is The Diatribe..

Does This Government Understand What They Are Getting Into?

Yesterday at 8:25pm

....I do not think this Obama guy or his Liberal Gestapo understand the American People. Does he really think we will rollover? Already the Congress, despite the Town Hall lambasting, will vote in Obamacare!. Do they realize that we will not sit down for this? Are they prepared for mass protests? Are the cops ready?

What will happen is this: mass protests, mass arrests, violence, bloodshed. People will die over this! Every hospital and doctor's office will be a wall of pissed off Americans. It will take the National Guard to hold back the tide decending on Washington. The news media will go apeshit! Patriots will be bloodied once again to stand against tyranny.

I do not think Pelosi, Reid and Obama are ready for this. Sure, they will target those few individuals who throw a molotov as the reason for these protests, but they will not see the true, underlying foundation of this revolt. It is on this short sightedness that reveals their Achilles heel and our Constitutional advantage. The sabotaged elections of 2010 will only add fuel to the fire already smoldering in this nation.

Parents are against a wall with the schools and Social Services telling us how to raise and educate, and (most important) dicipline our children. Home schoolers fed up with State ordered cirriculum are still ordered to comply with State Mandates or said parents are in breach of the law!

Then there is Iran. Has any one ever read a history book? Ever? History has shown that anytime a Liberal/ Democrat is in the White House the rest of the world decides to pull some shit! Clinton= Bosnia/Kosovo/Somalia. Carter= Iran Hostages/Soviets Invade Afghanistan. Roosevelt=Nazi's take over Europe/Japan rapes China/Pearl Harbor. Kennedy/Johnson= Vietnam/Laos/Cambodia's killing fields. Truman=300,000 Chinese kill thousands of American soldiers/Stalemate in Korea. Wilson=Ignores the Communist threat/ Talks peace with the Germans/WWI. Talk, talk, talk, talk, talk. Meanwhile our enemies murder, invade, dictate, rape, genocide, make war. Changes the lines of the world map!

Today Iran cheers their new weapons and a military deal with Columbia...Obama..Wants to "wait and see".

Lets look at facts. Reagan= End of Cold War/Liberation of Grenada, Lockerbie terrorists arrested, Achille Lauro terrorists arrested, Democracy grows in Central America, Economic expansion. Bush #1-Berlin Wall Falls, Treaties with new Russian Republic, Gulf War 1, Panama freed from Pineapple face Noriega, Aquino elected President in Phillipines. Bush #2 Iraq and Afghanistan free democratic nations and Al-Queda on the run... Lets go back in time..Eisenhower, confronts the Soviets, expands ICBM technology that lands us on the moon, builds National Highway System. Nixon sides with Israel in Six-Day War, staring down the Soviets and brings Syria and Egypt to the negotiating table on Middle East Peace. Nixon also bombed the crap out of North Vietnam to bring us "Peace with Honor". He ended the war just like the lefties wanted..Only..On his terms..Jane Fonda was nowhere to be found when millions died under Communist rule of SE Asia.

So do not speak to me of Right Wing Conspiracies now. I will speak to you of history and what Patriots stand and die for!..From my cold dead hands shall you take my mic, keyboard and my weapon from me! Soldiers did not die for Social Services and "Conflict Resolution", Universal this or that and Diversity. They died for America.They died for our children's children to live in the fruits of their sacrifice!

Our dying grandparents weep at their wakes for us. They weep not for our sorrow at their passing but rather that we also must bear arms and fight an enemy they died preserving and that they never thought we would have too fight, but depend on. Our own Government.Does our President really think we will lie down? Someday I will tell you this from my jail cell.


...And That Is The Diatribe..

Charles Darwin Rolls Over

Charles Darwin Rolls Over

I have often said how George Orwell rolls over when we hear the rhetoric from Liberals and Government. I have sadly forgotten some one else. Charles Drawin.
This week, NASA has discovered, as we all knew, water on the moon. Why is this important?
We have spent the last ten years fighting assholes from some hole-in-the-ground country hell bent on keeping us in the 5th Century. We have spent those same years argueing about it.
The supposed Euro-Nations have cried ,"foul", in our attempts to stop it. Enviro nut-bags have told us we need to stop our onslaught of the Earth. Everything we hear is..STOP!!..
Meanwhile, the next step of human evolution awaits us..Out there..
Darwin is waiting. He sits alongside our founding fathers looking from Heaven at us and saying.."Hello!!?"
We will destroy ourselves. Not from a nuclear bomb or economic collapse, rather from apathy. We will end our rein on Earth from stupidity.
Everything we need; from food, to fuel, to economic development is ..OUT THERE..
We have reached that cusp of human evolution, just like our ape-ancestors who decided..Do we stand up straight and explore the grassland or fear the roar of the lion?\

How much will it cost? The lion. What if some one dies? The lion. We don't have that technology yet. The lion. We have too much to deal with now..The lion..

Want this world to embark on a new human evo/revo-lution? Complete with world Socialism at it's finest? Are you ready to make that leap?

Four Hundred plus years ago one one said.."What is beyond that horizon?"
Two hundred years ago, some one said.."What is over that western range?"

Today, we argue. Sure there are scientists and discoverers of the sea and sky. However, that is all there is. They are called just that. We all hear the discoveries and say.."oh yeah..anyway." We carry on with our lives.

Meanwhile.

The Solar System waits for us. This is God's gift to the next generation and our growth into the next Century... Human exploration, no, Human dominance of the resources of space.

Alvin Toffler who wrote the book, Megascience, spoke of a new era in human evolution. He called that next step, Homo-Technologicus. Man who conquers space and all its abundence. Children born on other planets.

So, keep going world. Keep argueing, keep fighting, keep on left and right. Keep on fundamentalists and terrorists. We could all make a difference. We won't. We are the dinosaurs of this era. We shall suffer their fate.

..And That Is The Diatribe...

My Catharsis

My Catharsis


I must say, I am truly blessed. I have been wracked over these several years with financial and legal issues that I never thought would dissipate. I think I can truly say that my ship has emerged from the storm with my sails intact.
I say this at the aftermath of an interesting weekend that included an intellectual duel, an onslaught of people interested in speaking with me on the radio and the epiphany that I have come to a point in my life where I have belonged for some time. It just took me awhile to get here.
I have come to some conclusions about life and our place in it. There is an old Vulcan saying. The universe will unfold as it should.
I used to relish in the fact that my life always unfolded as it did and I always found profit and progress in what ever God laid out before me. Over the past ten years I thought that somehow I should start controlling my life and getting some sort of direction established. After all, I had children to think about and a future to worry about. I have found that all that concern was the very thing holding me back.
I will not worry so much anymore. It was random chance that I ran into Captain PJ from wcuw radio. PJ had been a long time fixture in my life, floating in and out as time went on. A random encounter late one night in a 24 hour store down the road from where I lived has set me on a path that has only brought rewards I never dreamed of two years ago. In February of 2009 I began the Meat and Potatoes Show as its own broadcast and have networked my brand of radio genre to an ever growing audience. I have had the pleasure of meeting people I would never have met without this exposure. I would have never found the conduit to speak out politically if it were not for Captain PJ who agreed to intern me at wcuw in the late spring of 2008.
It was random chance that I was re-introduced to an old friend who would challenge me intellectually on political thought. Though our encounter was brazen, I wish now to thank that man for helping me in my catharsis. Again, if it were not for that random encounter, I would not be writing this now. Despite our argument, I was able to find something in myself that has existed for sometime, yet, was reserved and kept ‘on guard’. That something was my comfortability in what and who I am. That something was the realization that I have reached people and have become a radio show producer. For good or ill, I am the owner of the Meat and Potatoes Show and I must no longer treat this as a thing I do on the side, rather, who I am.
This show has evolved into writing, blogging, lining up interviews with people I never would have met before, discussing topics once left to private bantering in my own home, meeting musicians, promoters, activists. I have even re connected with old school friends. I am truly blessed.
This promise I make to myself. I will always perform the best broadcast I know how to do. That is all I need to do and God will do the rest. A gift I have been given. Thank you to all who have been a part of it.
Ladies and Gentlemen, we are wcuw 91.3 fm and online at wcuw.org. Great tunes from great bands, news commentary, interviews and the controversial Diatribe. I am Christopher A.W. Maider and this is, and shall always be, the Meat and Potatoes Show.

..And That Is The Diatribe…

The Tragic Tale of My Friend Robert

The Tragic Tale of My Friend Robert

A couple of days ago there was a Face book exchange between myself and a former classmate concerning 9/11, Obama, Irag, etc, the same crap I Diatribe about all the time. I have left the name of the classmate out of this because I think he is embarrassed enough, not by his comments of my own, but rather, the comments of a third party. It is here that the tragic tale of my friend Robert begins.
Apparently he commented also on my bantering as I invite all of you to do openly on my blog (meatandpotatoeswcuw.blogspot.com) and in my face book homepage. Like the rest of you, I receive them in my e-mail. Apparently, I deleted one of his comments from my e-mail. Somehow, his comment also deleted from the ’comment’ section on face book. How this happened, why this happened I am at a loss to explain. I assure you I did not do it. This upset Robert very much.
I opened my e-mail this morning to find several comments from him as well as spelling tips. How thoughtful of him to include those. I have been an active writer for over thirty five years and I still screw up the grammar and spelling. Oh well.
So, as not to upset Robert any more, I have posted every one of his comments here in “The Diatribe”, including his spelling tips. I have also posted responses to his comments as I deem appropriate. Some of his comments border on the personal attack category, I could care less, I know who I am and what I am and I am quite comfortable with my Libertarian values and political non ideology.
Again, I invite all of you to comment as you see fit on either my blog, face book or e-mail. Here is the exchange.





Robert Fenneuff also commented on : "Hey Chris - this comment makes no sense from a historical, political, or other point of view. It sounds like crazy non-intellectual banter. Socialism is not a movement, it is a form of political theory. No actual historian ( a person with an advanced degree in history) would subscribe to your point of view. Have you been pilfering Rush Limbaugh's pill stash?Education is the only way out of your intellectual mess."

Christopher’s rebuttal:
Robert, you are an intellectual bully. I am well aware that Socialism is a political theory. I said so in a past Diatribe written and read on the air months ago. I have been reading history since I was 9, you forget, my mother was a history teacher. This apple didn’t fall far. I could care less if an historian with a Phd subscribed to my point of view. Rush Limbaugh’s pill stash is safe from my hands. My educational achievements are clearly documented with the Department of Homeland Security, The United States Coast Guard Auxilliary, The Civil Air Patrol, Worcester County Search and Rescue, FEMA, NASAR. I was Lieutenant, a Search and Rescue Technician, skilled boat pilot and navigational expert.

Robert Fenneuff commented on your status: "I am so glad Wilson's opponent scored over 500,000 dollars for his next campaign in the first 24 hours after the rude and ignorant Wilson comment. I tried to email Wilson to tell him how absurd it was to lash out in that most dignified of forums, but his sight ws already crashed by thousands of other normal people"





Christopher’s rebuttal:
Raising money still doesn’t change the fact that Wilson’s outburst was the only truthful thing said in that whole speech.

Robert Fenneuff also commented on : "What happened to my comment about this uneducated tyrade throwing around terms like historian, socialism, etc.?Is this what happens to people who don't go to college?"

Christopher’s rebuttal:
I have no idea what happened to your comment, ask face book. I also, have no idea what happens to people who don’t go to college, I only know myself. What does going, or, not going to college have to do with having an opinion and the means and desire to bring it to fruition?

Robert Fenneuff also commented on: "Further, my name is Robert, not Liberal. It is not a personal attack to say you don't know what your talking about, it is an emprical observation.No historian (a person with an advanced degree in History), would make the claim about socialism inventing political prisoners. Socialism, as I said in that comment that appears deleted from this open board where people post comments (what ever happened to free speech?) is a political theory and not an actually implemented form of government). marxism is likewise, and anyone who has read or taught Karl Marx would know the difference. Have you read Marx? Marxism features, among other things, a moral argument focusing on the approriation of surplus value by the owners of the means of production during the labor process. Perhaps you can muck up this statement in your late night tyrades at the fringe radio station you call left leaning (note that they offer you a moment of free speech,unlike
the deletion of my previous comment)."


Christoper’s rebuttal:
Yes, I know your name is Robert, I never said your name was Liberal. I know you are not attacking me personally, you are just attacking my opinion in a personal way. The off handed comments on my lack of a college education have no bearing on anything in this discourse. I have never read Marx, I have never read Mien Kampht (sp Bob?)either. I don’t nead to read them to know that both political theories are now in the ash pit of history along with the millions dead that both theories expedited.
WCUW Radio is a left leaning station, it is a simple fact. I also have written and said on air many times how thankful I am to have my time there. Trust me, Robert, it is more than a ‘moment’ as you say. My show runs three hours and reaches an online audience in the thousands from coast to coast. I have conducted dozens of interviews with people of all political leanings and have promoted bands and social causes. My “Diatribe” is a pillar of the show and many listen and comment. In fact, the name, ’Diatribe’, is actually tongue and cheek. It is political bantering, so what? It’s my show and I will do as I please with it.

Robert Fenneuff commented on your status: "neglectful has one L"

Robert Fenneuff commented on your status: "threatening has one n"

Christopher’s rebuttal:
Thank you Robert, I copied and pasted your comments as they appeared in my e-mail, spelling errors and all.



Robert Fenneuff also commented on : "I searched and searched, and see that my comment was deleted. Is that how you go about... whatever this is called?"

Robert Fenneuff commented on your status: "This is a morally reprehensible comment."

Christopher’s rebuttal:

I agree, Robert, your comments about my lack of a college education and how that omission in my life negates all I have achieved are morally reprehensible.


….And That Is The Diatribe.