Democratic National Convention, Charlotte NC

 Being a Pluralist and an inclusive individual, I do have identifications but have no boundaries; nothing divides me and another person. I watched the Republican National Convention last week and this week, I will be watching some of the DNC proceedings as I have a big event next Tuesday in Dallas.

The diversity of audience and speakers makes you feel home with the DNC, and I wish Republican Party also works on being inclusive, although there is no such policy to exclude anyone, but the leadership rhetoric keeps most people away and now their platform really does push people out, no one at the party cares about inclusiveness.

The speakers at DNC were mesmerizing, I watched every speaker, and each one of them was good and had a heart touching story. Gov. Lincoln Chafee of RI, reflected pretty much my views, I am a Moderate Republican and he was one too, he could not relate with the party anymore and went on to become independent. Ted Strickland, former Gov of Ohio delivered an impactful speech. The San Antonia Mayor Julian Castro moved the people, he truly is a rising star and has great communication skills like Obama, as a matter of fact, he has similar mannerisms. It was an incredible speech, and Michelle Obama capped it off well, sharing about the man Obama, what he is made of. She moved everyone in the audience. I had really not watched her speak before; but she is one hell of a good speaker.

The only criticism I have was a sentence uttered by Julian Castro - when he said my mother worked hard - she wanted me to hold this microphone instead of the broomstick, as if holding the broomstick was a lesser value.  He could have said, she is joyous for his transition from broomstick to microphone.

All the speeches were uplifting.

A for Michelle Obama, Julian Castro, Gov. Chafee, Gov. Strickland, Lihn, Gov. Patrick,

B for Minnesota Mayor Rybak, Congressman Jared, Nancy Keenan, Tammy Duckworth, Gov OMalley

C for Rahm Emanuel, Kathleen Sebelius and others.

Mike Ghouse is a speaker, thinker and a writer on the topics of Pluralism, Coexistence, politics, interfaith, Islam and cohesive societies. He is committed to building a cohesive America and offers pluralistic solutions on issues of the day.

Republicans for Obama

 
Our nation is in crisis, we need to put politics aside and focus on building the nation.  What is good for America has got to be good for every American.

I have been a Republican in every sense of the party. However, the party has been taken over by radical men and women who are bent on destroying the cohesive fabric of America.  I will not run from it: instead I will stick with them and hope to raise hell and bring sanity.

Without Obama, we would have gone into wars with every nation out there and ruined the life of the average American.  Without Obama, we will go further down the tube, while right-wingers have safe havens to live from. It is time for us to start thinking of America first and the average American’s life first. Prosperity needs to come to every American, not just the top 1% of Americans blessed with wealth.

Mike Ghouse
www.MikeGhouse.net
 

 

Michelle Obama's rightful pride

On November 4, 2008, the world lifted itself to a new level of civilization. Fifty years ago, no one could have imagined a African-American person (representing the governed) would be honored in this fashion. Of course, to bring about this change, every race, faith and ethnicity worked on it together.

As First Lady, Michelle Obama said she felt proud of America, indeed every one in the world felt the same, it was a new milestone in the ladder of civilization. America had always led the world in religion, society, science and medicine, and electing Obama was a giant step for the mankind and our civilization.  Even Clint Eastwood said, he cried at the milestone. It was a powerful event in the history of humanity. 

Mike Ghouse
www.MikeGhouse.net

 

 

Are we better off now than four years ago?

Are we better off now than 4 years ago?

I shudder at the thought of America, had McCain become the president. I know Mr. McCain’s proclivities, itching for war, and eagerness to show “them boys” who we are. He would have gone to war with Libya, Tunisia, Yemen, Egypt, Syria and Iran and no doubt we would have carpet bombed and burned those nations to the ground, but it would have ruined America, even more than the Iraq war had done. We would have been devastated. At least I have an America now that did not run aground, thanks to President Obama's foreign policy.

 

WILL we be better off 4 years from now?

It was Bush’s reckless war mongering that got us into trouble in the first place. We forget that it was Bush who signed a $700 billion bail out for Wall Streeters so they could pay bonuses to the CEO’s of failing banks. 

If Romney becomes  the president, we are doomed. His war mongering will destroy us and wipe out the average American family.  However nothing will happen to him, like the Bush-Cheney team, they have their own safe havens. The average American will not have a job, a home, no food stamps and no health care. 

As a Republican myself, a Romney presidency frightens me. He is a ruthless business man and his attitude would be, if you are sick, take care of yourselves, government is not in the business of taking care of you. I’m afraid it is a game of survival of the fittest. Maybe he is invincible like some of the right-wingers, but most Americans are vulnerable at one time or another in their lives. You will not even have food stamps to rely on.  

His effort to appease Netanyahu and his ilk (Not Israel, as Netanyahu does not represent the will of the majority of the people of Israel or Jews around the world), he may give a green signal to Israel to bomb Iran. What Bush did to America, Romney will double it. The average American gets the shaft, while these guys have safe heavens to live in.

Mike Ghouse
www.MikeGhouse.net
 

 

A dozen serious questions for Romney!

 

Republican Presidential nominee, Mitt Romney did deliver a good speech; indeed I remained connected with him throughout the speech. It sounded great, but not sure if it is merely a talk like Obama’s good talk four years ago.

Paul Ryan and Mitt Romney - Republican nominess

I have some sever questions for Mr. Romney, his answers might change the minds of many like me, I am a Moderate Republican who has reluctantly chosen to vote for Obama, not because he is any better, but because he will do least harm to the nation between the two of them. I wish I had more choices.

I shudder with the thought of America, had McCain become the president, I know Mr. McCain’s proclivities and itching for war, and eagerness to show them boys who we are, he would have gone to war with Libya, Tunisia, Yemen, Egypt and Syria. No doubt Libya would have been carpet bombed and burned to the ground, but it would have ruined America, more than the Iraq war has done to us. At least I have an America now that did not run aground with Obama's foreign policy.

Do you know what the useless wars have done to us? Not you Mr. Romney, you are secure in your safe havens, but a majority of Americans are not - 43 Million of us. McCain would have destroyed all of Libya and Egypt, but more than that he would have destroyed us Americans in order to get just one idiot Gaddafi or save one dictator Mubarak. Thank God, we have a president who got the looney Bin Laden without the collateral damage to anyone. Can you outperform Obama in Syria and Iran?
Mr. Romney, you are itching for a war with Iran, and to gain momentary support from a few, you will destroy everyone in the process including our allies. We have a history of setting up that precedent ten years ago. When was the last time CIA or Mossad had provided absolutely reliable information to justify a damned war?

War will do more harm to us than the ones we intend to afflict, unless they are just wars like preventing Nazis from annihilating Jews, preventing Serbs from cleansing Muslims and preventing Saddam form usurping Kuwait. Spend that damned money in friendships instead of aggravating hostilities and keeping everyone in tension. When we are friends, we are less likely to harm the other, but when we are enemies, both of us will have the will to be evil.

Your success is inspiring, and I hope it will be replicated around America. However, I have a few severe questions for you.

• Mitt, will you truly run America as a business?
• Mitt, do you know when to fold and when to run?
• Mitt, would you go to a war if it means deaths of thousands of fellow Americans?
• Mitt, would you let a war run up our debt and deficits and ruin the nation?
• Mitt, would you cut our allies off, if they become a burden on us?
• Mitt, would you honor the inalienable rights of individual whom they marry?
• Mitt, would you preserve the in-alienable rights of women, should they decide not to carry the baby out of incest or rape?
• Mitt, would you stand up for every American’s freedom of Religion?
• Mitt, do you have the balls to change the Republican platform?
• Mitt, would you let an American die because he or she cannot afford to pay?
• Mitt, are you another politician in the guise of a business man?
• Mitt, how do I know you will do all this?

Mitt, I am not sure if I can trust you with people’s lives, because life is not a business.

MikeGhouse is committed to building a Cohesive America and offers pluralistic solutions on issues of the day. He is a professional speaker, thinker and a writer on pluralism, politics, civic affairs, Islam, India, Israel, peace and justice. Mike is a frequent guest on Sean Hannity show on Fox TV, and a commentator on national radio networks, he contributes weekly to the Texas Faith Column at Dallas Morning News and regularly at Huffington post, and several other periodicals across the world. The blog www.TheGhousediary.com is updated daily.

Romney articles

A log of  Romeny Articles I have written:

I have written good many articles about Romney and mentioning about him. He was my hope until August 25, 2012, but I have lost him. He is too much business, people don't mean much to him.  I was surprised that I have written nearly 30 pieces

It started in June 2011 and runs thru, the latest one is at the bottom

1. Texas Faith: How should Huntsman and Romney handle http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2011/06/texas-faith-how-should-huntsman-and.html
2. Presidential debate on Fox News http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2011/08/presidential-debate-on-fox.html
3. Perry will be the nominee if he keeps uphttp://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2011/09/perry-will-be-nominee-if-he-keeps-up.html
4. Embarassing Presidential debate on  11.12.11http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2011/11/embarassing-presidential-debate-on.html
5. Mitt Romney, you can do this, others don't have ... http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2012/01/mitt-romney-you-can-do-this-others-dont.html
6. Iowa Republican caucus notes  http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2012/01/iowa-republican-caucus-notes.html
7. Romney wins New Hampshirehttp://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2012/01/romney-wins-new-hampshire.html
8. Evangelicals ganging up on Romney http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2012/01/texas-faith-evangelicals-ganging-up-on.html
9. The Ghouse Diary: South Carolina Republican  Debate http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2012/01/south-carolina-republican-debate.html
10. Romney and 'America Together' on Sean http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2012/02/romney-and-america-together-on-sean.html
11. How do we create a common good today?http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2012/02/texas-faith-how-do-we-create-common.html
12. Obama victory is certain if Santorum is the guyhttp://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2012/02/obama-victory-is-certain-if-santorum-is.html
13. The Ghouse Diary.com: Texas Faith - Mormon  Momenthttp://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2012/04/texas-faith-mormon-moment.html
14. Bad news for Romneyhttp://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2012/07/bad-news-for-romney.html
15. Is Romney the cat with NAACP or the mouse with NRA http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2012/07/is-romney-cat-with-naacp-or-mouse-with.html
16. Texas Faith - God and religion have gone  
    http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2012/07/texas-faith-god-and-religion-have-gone.html
17. Romney digs his own gravehttp://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2012/08/romney-digs-his-own-grave.html
18. Does Romney give a flip about  Israel?http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2012/08/does-romney-give-flip-about-israel.html
19. Romney Ryan are not worth standing up for.http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2012/08/gov-christie-back-off-on-womens.html
20. Republicans and Mike Ghouse http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2012/08/republicans-and-mike-ghouse.html
21. Do republicans have an Ayn Rand problem?
    The problem Republicans have is “a policy coup by some hardnosed people,” in the words of Gen. Wesley Clark. The right among Republicans is attempting to take over the direction of this country and pushing for policies that will break the cohesive fabric of America. http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2012/08/texas-faith-do-republicans-have-ayn.html
22. Best and Worst of Republican Convention speeches I will give an A to Paul Ryan, if he can lean towards the Moderate majority, I will give him an A+. It was stunning speech. He offered one of the best explanations on the faith differential between Romney and him. This is advancement in Republican thinking and I am glad to see them catch up with the idea of Pluralism, maybe it is just Ryan, and I hope he means it for the whole nation and not just a convention talk. http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2012/08/best-and-worst-of-republican-convention.html
23. Severe Questions for Romney
    Your success is inspiring, and I hope it will be replicated around America. However, I have a dozen severe questions for you
    http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2012/08/severe-questions-for-romney.html
24. Are we better off now than four years ago?
    I shudder at the thought of America, had McCain become the president. I know Mr. McCain’s proclivities, itching for war, and eagerness to show “them boys” who we are. He would have gone to war with Libya, Tunisia, Yemen, Egypt, Syria and Iran and no doubt we would have carpet bombed and burned those nations to the ground, but it would have ruined America, even more than the Iraq war had done. We would have been devastated. At least I have an America now that did not run aground, thanks to President Obama's foreign policy. http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2012/09/are-we-better-off-now-than-four-years.html
25. Republicans for Obama
    I have been a Republican in every sense of the party. However, the party has been taken over by radical men and women who are bent on destroying the cohesive fabric of America. I will not run from it: instead I will stick with them and hope to raise hell and bring sanity.
    http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2012/09/republicans-for-obama.html
26. Romney, there you go again Romney:
     Hey Carl, did you watch the DNC convention? They had every American representation speak out there, boy, if Americans watched that they will not vote for me? http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2012/09/romney-there-you-go-again.html
27. Do I want Romney to be my President? Hell No! I am usually tempered; I'll come loose now with the new Romney video. He does not even want to ask nearly half of the Americans to vote for him?  http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2012/09/do-i-want-romney-to-be-my-president.html
28. Shouldn't Bush Support Romney as Clinton does for Bush
    Most moderate Republicans were banking on Romney’s moderation, including me, but Romney slipped, he assumed the only way to get elected was to turn to the right, who did have a good record of turning around in 2010, gaining a majority in the house. http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2012/09/shouldnt-bush-support-romney-as-clinton.html
29. Obama Leads Romney by 10%
     http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2012/09/obama-leads-romney-by-10.html
30. SMU-DMN Election forum on common good http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2012/09/smu-dmn-election-forum-on-common-good.html
31. First Presidential Debate watch with predominantly... http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2012/10/first-presidential-debate-watch-with.html 
32. Obama's last but one chance to gain over Romney http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2012/10/obamas-last-but-one-chance-to-gain-over.html

Mike Ghouse is committed to building a Cohesive America and offers pluralistic solutions on issues of the day. He is a professional speaker, thinker and a writer on pluralism, politics, civic affairs, Islam, India, Israel, peace and justice. Mike is a frequent guest onSean Hannity show on Fox TV, and a commentator on national radio networks, he contributes weekly to the Texas Faith Column at Dallas Morning News and regularly atHuffington post, and several other periodicals across the world. The blogwww.TheGhousediary.com is updated daily. 

Gov. Christie back off on women's condescending issues, Romney-Ryan are not worth standing up for.

Loudmouth Christie needs to back off on women’s issue, unless the radical Republicans un-Talibanize themselves, if not he is doomed for embarrassment.

Christie is a rare Republican I agree with frequently, however, he is twisting the message and is being condescending to women.

What women want is for men to mind their own damned business, and not mess with their vagina’s, choice to abort the babies in dire necessity, marry a female if they want to, get paid equitably, not get legitimately raped, and be the clergy of any church, President of the United States or anything they want without anyone having a second thought that she is a woman.

Christie is right about not condescending to women, and I am with him, but we are lone voices in the madness of the right wingers among us Republicans. Women should seriously consider voting for the Republicans unless they back off in usurping women’s rights.

The Republican Party can discount looney Huckabee for backing another looney Akin, but what happens to the hens that will be guarded by Fox Ryan?

Does Ryan have any moral moorings to stand by his beliefs? He was against abortion in any case incest or rape, he co-sponsored that bill with Todd Akin, and now he is trying to wiggle out of it. God forbid, should something happen to Romney he will be the President and he wants to pass the buck to Romney? Congressman Ryan, have the audacity to be a Reaganite, the buck stops with you.

Governor Christie before you open your big mouth, please fix the loose mouth Republicans among us who are on a different drum beat. You don’t need to stick your neck, and be embarrassed with the Party’s stand. The leadership in Republican Party does not get it; they are driven by radicals faking in the guise of conservatism, they want to “impose” their will on America, like the Talibans in Afghanistan. Thanks to the moderate Republicans, who dumped some of them like Santorum, Gingrich, Cain and Bachman, more dumping is warranted.

Republican platform on women is not acceptable and shamefully we will lose the majority in the house if we don’t get our act together. Save the majority, and save the nation by keeping checks and balances intact, let go of Romney-Ryan, they are not worth standing up for.

MikeGhouse is committed to building a Cohesive America and offers pluralistic solutions on issues of the day. He is a professional speaker, thinker and a writer on pluralism, politics, civic affairs, Islam, India, Israel, peace and justice. Mike is a frequent guest on Sean Hannity show on Fox TV, and a commentator on national radio networks, he contributes weekly to the Texas Faith Column at Dallas Morning News and regularly at Huffington post, and several other periodicals across the world. The blog www.TheGhousediary.comis updated daily.