...Homosexuality in the Middle Eastern

In America we are free to do pretty much anything we want, good or bad in the eyes of other. In America many homosexual men and women fight for the right to marry, but they rarely have to fight for the right to be with one another in anyway they see fit. In the Middle East most of the countries there are run by a government that abides by Islamic and laws. This means that homosexuality is not allowed, to the point where many leaders swear that is does not exist int heir country and that it is only Western way of life. I would also like to note that in a lot of these countries alcohol is not allowed but it still slips in. As we know Gadhalfi's compound was taken over by rebel fighters earlier this week. In the compound they found many things that we would expect a billionaire ruler to have; a BMW, an Audi, a white Lamborghini and a Toyota, which were all driven off during the ransacking. Lots of gilded gold furniture and things. You can see more in the video below. One thing that was written was this, "In an office area in the villa, reporters saw large piles of catalogues for yachts and cars. A catalog by the firm Benetti had a yellow handwritten post-it note attached listing the price for a 30-meter-long yacht as 7 million euros. A DVD with gay porn entitled "Boyz Tracks" slipped out of the stack of documents." A gay porn DVD? Not just that but gay porn in a Middle Eastern ruler's home? I do not doubt that this is rue. I have read in the past that a large population of the Middle East has had some sort of homosexual activity, willingly, up to 75% is what I read. I read about how gay porn star and escort Malachi Marx was "bought" by a powerful Middle Eastern prince and was almost turned into his sex slave, but he escaped form the limo on the way to the airport. There is also a very common use for young boys as sex slaves, I saw the documentary, known as Bacha Bereech(Beardless Boys) and Bacha Bazi(Boy Play) in which boys, younger than 13, dance and dress up for men, much much older men, and inevitably are used for sex. Though rarely talked about in public it is widely known about, in secret of course. Consider it to be their version of "Down Low". It is very odd. In our societies even the most conservative Christians us know and understand, willingly or not, that people are going to have sex outside of marriage. Over their they are very strict, very very strict, and abide by their ultra harsh laws. Hands can still be cut off if you steal, women are stoned to death for any reason, etc. Men and women are not allowed to sleep together before marriage, though we all know this does not always happen. So what do they do? They sleep with boys... But they are not gay! They do it a lot, often times even after they are married. If they are found out to be homosexual however hey could be hung, stoned to death, beat to death, shot...any way you can think of dying it could happen to them. So although we understand why they keep it a secret, it is a somewhat badly kept secret. It reminds me of the prohibition era in America. People knew where to go to get a drink or two, but no one told anyone because it was against the law... Though some Middle Eastern countries are slightly more liberal than the others, to the point where you will not die for being homosexual, they are still not "free". Even with the gay porn being found in Gadhafi's compound it is not being talked about, which is understandable there are much more important things to talk about. I do hope that it does eventually get talked about though. Until then I am giving this subject matter a Digit Down.

...Oil

Well gas prices jumped 10 cents and oil is up about $10+. The turmoil in the Middle East is about to affect us. Libya has light sweet crude oil and for some reason American refineries like it a lot. While Libya only has 3% of the world's oil supply, oil prices have skyrocketed in just 2 days! If the trend continues oil prices should hit $100 a barrel today and if that holds then gas will be about $3.50 a gallon in 2 weeks. This is not what we need in America at all. Home prices are falling, labor talks and financial talks are falling. I see a double dip recession coming later this year and it may be worse than the 1st time because now we have oil producing countries caught up in their own drama. The thing is, we have to take it. We do not want to drill in America and electric and hybrid cars do not fulfill the needs of a lot of families at this moment in time. A grim darkness lies ahead of us. Take heed and prepare now. Save your extra dollars and learn how to budget and cut back on things. It may not be fun, be neither is panhandling. All of this because of OIL! Digit Down.

...The Middle East

What is going on in the Middle East! Tunisia, Algeria, Yemen, Bahrain, Libya, Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, and probably even more. These countries are restless and it is about to affect us way beyond gas prices, although that does bother me the most at this present moment in time. A little part of e wants to blame the president for not telling the Egyptian people to give their president a chance to make things better and to wait the remaining 8 months of his term out before their went crazy. I understand them wanting a new leader and a better government, but now they essentially have no government. What they did was major, but I am not sure if it was in a good way at all. Now all of these other countries are trying to be the next Egypt. It is not the smartest thing to do. A country without a government, without any control of its people, this is how gangs and terrorist groups become the main government of countries. There is a civilized way of handling things and this is not what I am seeing at all. I guess in those countries you have to be a little rough and tough to get a point across. In the long run this will hurt America more than it will help us. Let us be real, many of these countries do not like us at all, no matter how much we help them or how much money we give them. I guess it was bound to happen. I tend to look at this from a youthful conservative point of view, then when I put on my Bible glasses I wonder is this supposed to happen? Is this the beginning of the end? Anyway I must give the Middle East 2 Digits Down. Get it together before it is way too late.