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Now that Andy Rooney retired I don't know what I'm going to do with myself. It seems like every time he would do the end of 60 min. he would say something that I was thinking all along.

So here's what I'm thinking.

The subject:  Bullying

It is so wrong on so many levels and parental figures and teachers at schools are not handling it correctly at all. But my main concern is sure something needs to be done about bullying but in the meantime why not teach the kids that are being bullied how to handle it if it happens. What's happening is that kids take it so seriously and then kill themselves over it. I never thought once in my younger life that anyone that said anything about me or to me was worth killing myself over. I was a freak and I knew it because I was a tall chick. I was as tall as the first grade teacher at seven years old. I started realizing it when I was in the first grade and then later on I was called "horse". Did I kill myself over that? No. I said to myself the people that are calling me horse are jealous because they're not as tall as me and they're dumb. Maybe I had more self-esteem than kids these days but I think that is part of raising a child – teaching them how to grow up and how to handle bad things that happen in the process of growing up. Some kids are jerks that will always be the case so in the process of raising a child the parents need to prepare their kids for that. Kids need to learn how to handle other kids correctly. The same thing goes with adulthood. If they are properly prepared as kids, then they'll be better able to deal with other people when they're adults. Yes. I don't have kids. So one might say who am I to talk. Do you know who the Super Nanny is on TV? She doesn't have any kids either but she has a good knack at seeing things from the outside of being a parent and her show is very successful. There is something to that.

So the bottom line is bullying does need to stop but kids also need to learn how to deal with it. They shouldn't be killing themselves over it. That's not dealing with it. That's giving into it and basically saying the bullies are right. They need to learn how to tell themselves that what these other kids are saying is not true, let it roll off their backs, take it to the authorities and their own parents and not give in to it. They shouldn't be giving the credit to bullies at all because feeling bad over something a bully says is giving the bully power.

That's my rant for the moment.

Subject:  Politicians & Honesty

Have you ever heard or seen a politician tell the truth? For example, have they ever followed through with the promises they made during their campaign if they actually got elected?

I watch the occasional debate and it just seems like all politicians tell the audience what they want to hear just to get elected. They don't give a crap about what they said and have no problem with going back on their word. I think the main question should be for any politician is "what's in it for you"? No one that I know of that has been dubbed a politician has done anything for anyone without a kickback. I would like to know if there is one honest politician out there – one that has followed through with every statement that they made in the campaign prior to being elected.

My summation is politicians will lie to get the status that they want. If anyone needs to revolt, rebel, demonstrate, riot, or protest, one should be done against lying politicians or at this point all politicians. Wouldn't our country be better off if we had honest, reliable, and non-shady politicians? There should be nothing in it for politicians (no pay) because they only do elections because there is something in it for them like fame or money and benefits. Maybe something positive would actually get done. At this point I would say Obama followed through with his promise of "change". He didn't say it would be good change and things did in fact change for the worse. He found a way to find a word that people mainly think is a positive word when it comes to politicians just to get elected. I also need to add that politicians bashing on their opponent in any way should be banned. It is a very poor example for kids or anyone. It is stupid, immature, and the only thing it does is make someone feel bad. I wonder if anyone ever got elected just because they bashed on someone else. I personally think it is assault.