Some people have a taste for something

Some stories are so weird that you don't believe that it happened. I was a witness to one of those stories. I went to McDonald's to pick me up something to eat for my lunch break before I get to work. I'm in the lobby waiting for my order to come when I see something strange. I see a guy, at least 6'1",  hovering over the drive thru window talking to the workers inside. He wasn't in a vehicle at all, which made it pretty awkward for anyone near that window. Then, this same gentlemen with long grayed hair and paled skin, decided to bring his argument into the store. It reminded me of a scene in Do the Right Thing when there was an argument in the pizza parlor. The customer kept yelling "that ain't no pieces of chicken" and threw some of his food down on the floor in disgust. The manager, matching his tone, said that's what's on the menu. I just got my food at that time and was almost ready to go. The customer said "there's suppose to be bigger pieces of chicken here at Church's". The manager told the customer that Church's chicken is next door. Soon, it started to dawn on the customer the mistake he had made and asked for his money back. Minutes later, sheriff officers were on the scene to talk with the gentlemen about the situation. I left out of the store and saw an empty van parked towards the curb a little after drive thru line ended. I figured it must have been what the gentlemen drove to the store. Minutes later, I saw that same van leave the McDonald's parking lot and drove right into the Church's parking lot.

Our Health

I know that healthcare is an important thing for everyone out there. Literally, it is a matter of life and death. We only get one chance on this Earth with our journey and our health is key. So, politicians(I won't get into party labels) in the House Of Representatives voted and passed a new Healthcare bill yesterday that affects us all. This bill will drastically limit the coverage that we will have, slashing funds towards Medicare and Medicaid. It will also give a significantly lower amount in funds to coverages people with preexisting conditions. It gives insurance companies the ability to raise rates based on what risk pool you are in(it is not friendly at all to the poor, sick and the elderly). It also will affect the insurance that you get from your job, giving your employer the option not to cover you for healthcare. The thing about it is that the politicians that voted for this bill and didn't even read it. It was drafted up and signed in three days without a review from them(to know what is in the bill). It also was not send out for a review of what effects the bill proposed on the public. Who has ever signed something without reading it? Most of the time, if that happens, it is never a good thing. There has been countless movies and news segments showing the pitfalls of not reading a contract. This affects everyone, except for the rich and the politicians that voted for it. There's a special provision that has the people who voted for it exempt from its coverage. That is never a good sign. They are suppose to represent us and our best interest. As they laughed and smiled like they were at an office Christmas party, representing us is the last thing on their mind. Let us shine and be heard.

Perspective

Perspective

By Chuka McCoy

Hi there

It is nice to meet you

You don’t know me but I have heard a lot about you

The question I have for you is

Is it better?

Is it better for you to spend billions of dollars

On advertisements set to divide this world

This land and the people that live on it

Than to use it to better each of those things

To shine a light throughout the land

Bring peace and treat people

Like people

Well you might say

It’s not my job to do that

I understand but we all do our part

To help people in our own way

The fact is it would be cheaper for you

To increase minimum wage throughout the land

Than to bend people into your way of thinking

You will still be rich

But you would be twice as rich

And your soul will shine from it

We know that you have the basketball

But there are plenty of people on the court

Ready to play

And competition is always a good thing

So is sportsmanship   

An Open Discussion

An Open Discussion

We are people who care

Who feel and can touch others' souls

 We are love

That is a representative of God's love through us

 It reaches from our core to others

 Do not let the injustices

Stop us for connecting

 Growing with

And loving each other

 That will bring a revolutionary change

This world won't believe

From the book The Hero in Us All by Chuka McCoy, which is available on Amazon.com. 

Pointing At Us

Pointing At Us

By Chuka McCoy

This hot air balloon

Shaped like a gun

Is about to blow up your spot

Because you see

The symbol we see

In front of your store

Holds us hostage

Normalizes how much

All around abuse it brings

Your store brings it out to

Attract attention and business

But this neighborhood

This world

Doesn’t need that pain

That anxiety

That reminder

Pointing at them everyday

Pop that balloon

Blow up some hope

Respect

Love

And put that on display

Commercials that are like nails on the chalkboard

I've being holding a grudge at particular company because of their commercials. I was just going to put my TV on mute or fast forward through it(like I always do). With the bad commercials that debuted in the Super Bowl, I felt it was time to discuss that commercial and another one that debuted on Super Bowl.

The first one is the series of commercials put out by Checkers featuring a talking bag. I find this mascot, named Mr. Bag, annoying on so many levels. First,  his voice is straight out of a bad blaxploitation film. The bag is always sounding like he's trying to keep his hustle game strong. His look is very suspicious.He has stubble around his mouth (I call it stubble) that resembles that of a hobo clown and he looks like he's scheming all the time. Why would I buy something from a mascot like that? Even the Hamburgler didn't have that much of a creepy factor. That, among other reasons, is why I won't eat at Checkers anymore.

 Onto the second commercial which is for Mountain Dew Kickstarter. It features a character named Puppymonkeybaby(which picture is on the bottom of this page). It is (wait for it)a creature that has been spliced together the  parts of those three things. It goes around saying"puppymonkeybaby" while walking around like very creepy marionette puppet. At least Mr. Bag kept in the realm of what it's suppose to be selling. Is this commercial suppose to alert us of the acid trip we're about to go on when drinking a Kickstarter? I think I will pass on a drink that its commercial makes me think of the movie The Human Centipede.

American values...

It's been awhile since I wrote on this blog but something has me stirred up. Meet the Press host Chuck Todd (best superhero name for a real person..ever) asked Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson about faith and "Should a president's faith matter?". Carson's answer just floored me.

 "If it's inconsistent with the values and principles of America, then of course it should matter," he said. "If it fits within the realm of America and is consistent with the Constitution, I have no problem."  

He said that Islam, as a religion, is incompatible with the Constitution.

"I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation. I absolutely would not agree with that," he said. 


My response is:
         I remember, when growing up, watching a show called Schoolhouse Rock (a show that is sorely missed). There was a song on one of the episodes called "The Great American Melting Pot". This song talked about a different mix of people, coming together, to make this country what it is. It know it is a cartoon but it got down to the simplicity of what America is about. People have come here from all different walks of life with different backgrounds to get to this country. They believe they can make a better life here in this land, without prosecution of who they are and what they believe. I know it's not been perfect but the core beliefs are still there. The Constitution was build for all and not for the few. So, Mr. Carson, if you don't know what is compatible with the Constitution, please take a refresher course before running for President. Schoolhouse Rock is out there on DVD and is good place to start.


Source:
 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ben-carson-muslim-president_55febdf6e4b08820d918faae