I Guess I Am One of the Idiots

Wow, your comments on my last post were amazing. First, for Hans.

Hugh Nibey is one of my favorite scholars. He is now dead, but he left a mass of writings. I remember his writings on the Book of Mormon being in the church magazine, the Improvement Era, when I was a teenager. Then I read the compilation of those writings when I was on my mission, a book called Since Cumorah. It was terrific. I still have it. I have read many others of his books, and the biography of him written by a son after his death. One of my sons gave that book to me as a present.

One of his best early books was called something like Lehi in the Desert and the World of the Jaredites. I read it many years ago, and loved it. Farms has published a whole series of his writings.

Democrat or not, is a excellent read. He was mainly a Democrat because of his belief in the need to protect and care for the environment. He did not believe the Republicans really believed in doing that. I say really, because of the fact that they usually let their belief in free enterprise not being inhibited to get in the way with the abuse of the environment. He thought they talked the talk but often did not walk the walk. Brother Nibley really believed this with passion.

I love his book, called Approaching Zion. He loved the subject and so do I. He spoke with passion and articulation on the subject. The book is mainly a compilation of speeches he gave on the subject.

I would think that if you get on the Farms website (which I presume they have) you can purchase their books.

For you all.

As for Beck, he is really great. I love the stuff he has been presenting in the last few days about the time of FDR. He is really an intelligent man, but he puts himself forward as being a regular guy that is just self educated. That he is. He read two books on FDR last weekend alone. Wow. How many of us read two books last weekend. Jason, maybe, but his life is reading.

For Jess and Jason.

The comments about O'Reilly and Hannity are a little bit out of sink with reality. I love their programs. They have their style, and they are very effective, albeit sometimes harsh. Anyone who listens with their mind and intelligence is able to kick out the bad and absorb the good. That is what you must do when you listen to CNN and other stations, too. I do not consider myself an idiot for listening and talking in the good from their programs.

I am really upset at the three Republicans that voted for the so called stimulus package. What is the matter with Maine, Jason? Spector has always been a nut as far as I am concerned.

This package will be no real help to things in our economy in the long term. We do not need to spend money, we need to be productive. Then things will be purchased and utilized according to real need. We always get out of sink with what we really need, that is just the nature of our society. But and artificial fix will only hurt, not help.

Senator Reid is a Democrat and a Mormon. I saw him speak at BYU. I know a lot about him. His views on some of the social issues are not often spoken of, but he definitely is for socialistic type economic and medical programs. I do not understand how he can have a great understanding of LDS principles in their true application. The same can be said of some Republicans, too. I do not like Reid and found his remarks at BYU to be foolish and shallow.

There are other things I would like to say, but this is enough for one post. The pot is sufficiently stirred.

Dad Clark