While I do not post very often on this blog (due to school and work taking most of my time), I am still trying to post important things here so people will know my thoughts and feelings, as promised by the purpose of this blog. I hope to post more when I graduate from school in December, as I am sure that there will be much to post about over the next several years.
I would like to share with you a letter that I sent via internet posting on Whitehouse.gov addressed to the President. While I do not know if I will receive a personal response, I hope that it reaches the President, and causes him and his administration to think more about their actions, and to help our veterans as we should be helping them, giving them the best possible medical and psychiatric care that we can.
Below is my letter to the President of the United States:
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Dear Mr. President,
I am writing to you today regarding a potential policy that was announced recently that would make veterans of our armed services pay for their medical services at the Veterans Administration Hospitals when they return with service connected injuries. As you well know, our military heroes, both current and past, deserve our compassion and respect. They also deserve all that we can give them for sacrificing their lives every day to ensure that we remain a free and democratic nation, without threats to our people.
We as a people often forget all that has happened to our nation over the past nine years, but in one day almost 3,500 people were killed by extremist people who hate our country and way of life. We must not forget those Army, Navy, Marine, and Air Force men and women who have given their lives for our nation. Because of this, it is extremely wrong for us to even think about charging these heroes for the injuries that they receive while defending our country.
Mr. President, we must explore other options to pay for our veteran population. It is absolutely un-American for the government of the United States of America to propose charging our veterans. We must find other ways for veterans to receive the care that they need without charging them for this care. Many of our veterans come back from Iraq and Afghanistan with both physical and psychiatric disorders, and it is our responsibility as Americans to take care of these veterans and the injuries that they receive because of their defense of our nation.
Mr. President, I strongly urge you and your administration to rethink this policy, and to explore other options regarding the care of our veterans who return with service connected injuries. I thank you for your time and consideration regarding this matter.
Sincerely,
Ryan Kuyers
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
What are we going to do?
Ok, so its been about a year since I last posted on this blog. Time has just gotten away from me, as I have been so busy with school, work, and all the other things that life throws at you! I know that I do not have many readers thus far, but I would like to post something for the few readers that I do have, and hope that more will read soon. I will continue to try to post at regular intervals my thoughts, and hope that you will comment on them, as long as they are constructive and positive.
It is mid-June 2008, and we are posed with a very difficult situation - its an election year, and with election years come a whole host of things that are nasty and ugly and detrimental to the American People. We see party lines get split even more than they already are, and attacks against political parties become even more heated and slanderish. As Republicans, in order for us to win back the hearts and minds of the American people, we must show them that we are able to work across the aisles of Congress and the Presidency, and that we can come together as ONE nation, not a nation of millions of people with no representation in congress and the presidency that works for them.
I would like to point out one such person - our current congressman here in Louisville, Kentucky - John Yarmuth. Since being elected in 2006 to the House of Representatives, he has done absolutely nothing for Louisville. When Anne Northup was congresswoman, her representation meant that our Federal Government was working for us, and this is evident in the many things that she was able to bring to the city, such as new bridges, infrastructure, new building, etc. That is why we again need to vote for Anne Northup on November 4th, 2008, and let her get her work done for the people of Louisville, as well as the people of this great state and nation.
On to another note - GAS PRICES ARE KILLING AMERICANS.... No, not litterally, but definately in their pocket books and wallets. $4.00+ gallons of gasoline will not be able to be sustained, and high gas prices will fuel inflation more quickly than we can understand. We must do something now to stave off problems with the economy that are yet to come, because Democrats want to raise our taxes, on top of making us pay for extremely high fuel prices, which will make for a double whammy on the earnings of the American people, and will fuel a recession, the likes of which my generation has not yet seen.
While I support John McCain in his bid for the presidency, and sincerely hope that he is elected this coming fall, there are several things that I do not agree with him on - mainly drilling for oil, and gay rights.
John McCain does not believe in opening up ANWAR for drilling, even though there are enough oil reserves under the wildlife refuge to sustain our country for many years. He says that we need to become energy independent, but will not even use our own natural resources to do so. What we need to do is use our own resources, and match barrel for barrel of oil that we import with our own product, so that we not only drive down the price of oil for our own country, we will also drive down the price of oil around the world. We must use our strong status as the greatest country in the world, combined with our amazing natural resources here at home, to show the world that we do not need their resources to sustain ourselves. Once that is done, then we can truly make the move to becoming energy independent.
As a gay man, I do not believe that gay rights should be left up to the states, because this is not something that the states will decide. States did not decide womens rights, or civil rights, or anything of the sort - this was all decided on the federal level. Gays and lesbians should be afforded the same rights and responsibilities as heterosexual individuals, and should be allowed all the same priviledges as heterosexual people when it comes to taxes, inheritance, civil unions, etc. We must be open-minded and let people live their lives how they want to live them. As Gay Americans, we must band together, and demand the same level of equality and acceptance that is afforded to everyone else in this great nation, as only then will we be able to truly live as equals among our fellow American citizens.
It is mid-June 2008, and we are posed with a very difficult situation - its an election year, and with election years come a whole host of things that are nasty and ugly and detrimental to the American People. We see party lines get split even more than they already are, and attacks against political parties become even more heated and slanderish. As Republicans, in order for us to win back the hearts and minds of the American people, we must show them that we are able to work across the aisles of Congress and the Presidency, and that we can come together as ONE nation, not a nation of millions of people with no representation in congress and the presidency that works for them.
I would like to point out one such person - our current congressman here in Louisville, Kentucky - John Yarmuth. Since being elected in 2006 to the House of Representatives, he has done absolutely nothing for Louisville. When Anne Northup was congresswoman, her representation meant that our Federal Government was working for us, and this is evident in the many things that she was able to bring to the city, such as new bridges, infrastructure, new building, etc. That is why we again need to vote for Anne Northup on November 4th, 2008, and let her get her work done for the people of Louisville, as well as the people of this great state and nation.
On to another note - GAS PRICES ARE KILLING AMERICANS.... No, not litterally, but definately in their pocket books and wallets. $4.00+ gallons of gasoline will not be able to be sustained, and high gas prices will fuel inflation more quickly than we can understand. We must do something now to stave off problems with the economy that are yet to come, because Democrats want to raise our taxes, on top of making us pay for extremely high fuel prices, which will make for a double whammy on the earnings of the American people, and will fuel a recession, the likes of which my generation has not yet seen.
While I support John McCain in his bid for the presidency, and sincerely hope that he is elected this coming fall, there are several things that I do not agree with him on - mainly drilling for oil, and gay rights.
John McCain does not believe in opening up ANWAR for drilling, even though there are enough oil reserves under the wildlife refuge to sustain our country for many years. He says that we need to become energy independent, but will not even use our own natural resources to do so. What we need to do is use our own resources, and match barrel for barrel of oil that we import with our own product, so that we not only drive down the price of oil for our own country, we will also drive down the price of oil around the world. We must use our strong status as the greatest country in the world, combined with our amazing natural resources here at home, to show the world that we do not need their resources to sustain ourselves. Once that is done, then we can truly make the move to becoming energy independent.
As a gay man, I do not believe that gay rights should be left up to the states, because this is not something that the states will decide. States did not decide womens rights, or civil rights, or anything of the sort - this was all decided on the federal level. Gays and lesbians should be afforded the same rights and responsibilities as heterosexual individuals, and should be allowed all the same priviledges as heterosexual people when it comes to taxes, inheritance, civil unions, etc. We must be open-minded and let people live their lives how they want to live them. As Gay Americans, we must band together, and demand the same level of equality and acceptance that is afforded to everyone else in this great nation, as only then will we be able to truly live as equals among our fellow American citizens.
Sunday, April 1, 2007
Bane of the Gay Community
If there is one person who is the bane of the gay community, I would have to say that Rosie O'Donnell would be that person. I can not imagine anyone who is as stupid, idiotic, or misled as her. Earlier this week, she said some very troubling things about a whole host of issues, and I wish that she would just get out of the spotlight that she thinks that she is in, stop saying vicious and untrue things, and just shut the hell up in general. Anyone with a simple high school education knows that FIRE DOES MELT STEEL, and that there does not need to be a hidden explosive in a building to cause steel to melt. Hello, Rosie, lets remember simple alchemy here: Earth, Fire, Wind, and Water. Everything that exists on this planet is or was forged from these 4 primordial elements in some form or fashion. To state that the government conspired against the American people and caused 9/11/2001 is to slap 300+ million Americans in the face, and even more so, tells the victims and families of that horrendous day that their lives were not precious. September 11th was caused by TERRORISTS. Terrorists who still to this day threaten to bring down our great country.
Rosie Crazy Conspiracy Theory #2, and I quote this directly from her blog (www.rosie.com):
"the British did it on purpose into Iranian waters as US MILITARY BUILD UP ON THE IRANIAN BORDER we will be in Iran before summer as planned".
I simply will never understand how stupid and wrong someone like her could ever be. The British soldiers were inspecting a commercial cargo ship, as every news account and every British and American governmental reports states, when they were taken hostage by the Iranian government. Rosie's implications that the British soldiers wanted to get caught because the U.S. and British governments want to get into war with Iran is completely unbased, and she should immediately rescind everything that she has said.
Rosie O'Donnell is such a bad picture of everything homosexual, and it is conspiracy theories like what I have stated above that paint such a picture darker and darker every day. I seriously think that that she is so psychologically unstable that she has no place being in any sort of public light. When one hangs upside down like a bat on stage on national T.V. to show how she helps with her depression, anyone who sees that has to question her credibility as T.V. icon and national personality.
Rosie Crazy Conspiracy Theory #2, and I quote this directly from her blog (www.rosie.com):
"the British did it on purpose into Iranian waters as US MILITARY BUILD UP ON THE IRANIAN BORDER we will be in Iran before summer as planned".
I simply will never understand how stupid and wrong someone like her could ever be. The British soldiers were inspecting a commercial cargo ship, as every news account and every British and American governmental reports states, when they were taken hostage by the Iranian government. Rosie's implications that the British soldiers wanted to get caught because the U.S. and British governments want to get into war with Iran is completely unbased, and she should immediately rescind everything that she has said.
Rosie O'Donnell is such a bad picture of everything homosexual, and it is conspiracy theories like what I have stated above that paint such a picture darker and darker every day. I seriously think that that she is so psychologically unstable that she has no place being in any sort of public light. When one hangs upside down like a bat on stage on national T.V. to show how she helps with her depression, anyone who sees that has to question her credibility as T.V. icon and national personality.
Friday, March 30, 2007
Who and What Our Country Needs
Rudy Giuliani. That is who our country needs. We need a new president that has the ability to bring this country together and move it forward, instead of allowing it to be divided among party lines. We need a moderate Republican president like Rudy, who has the fiscal determination and responsibility that this country needs, but who also is compassionate to the needs of all people in this country. Rudy Giuliani has the some of the views that this country needs in the coming years. Gay couples should have the ability to form civil unions and have that union recognized by the federal government. It is completely immoral and unexceptable for gay people and gay couples to be discriminated against, and Rudy understands that fact.
The current status of this country is not great, as it seems that everyone is divided along their party lines: Democrats hate Republicans, and Republicans are not fond of Democrats. This is completely unexceptable, and it causes the citizens of this country great strife. The democrats say that we as citizens have voted for change, and that is why they were voted as the majority in November. Among the many flaws of the democrats in Congress, one of their largest flaws are their lies. The democrats stated that they would control pork spending, yet they attached over $20 billion dollars in pork spending projects to a military spending bill, a spending bill in which they also tacked on a timeline for troop withdrawl in Iraq. The democrats say that Iraq is in a civil war... Well, I have news for them: Iraq is not in a civil war right now, but if we tack on a timeline for troop withdrawal, we will invite civil war into that country, and it will be blood on their hands. I was always told when I was younger that you can not have everything that you want when you want it, and that is what they democrats are trying to do, have everything they want. For our great country to move forward, the democrats need to stop acting like children, and start acting like the elected representatives that they truly are. We must stop playing along party lines, and start acting like the members of this great country that we are, both republicans and democrats. Only when we can come together and work toward common goals can we truly make this country as great as it once was.
The current status of this country is not great, as it seems that everyone is divided along their party lines: Democrats hate Republicans, and Republicans are not fond of Democrats. This is completely unexceptable, and it causes the citizens of this country great strife. The democrats say that we as citizens have voted for change, and that is why they were voted as the majority in November. Among the many flaws of the democrats in Congress, one of their largest flaws are their lies. The democrats stated that they would control pork spending, yet they attached over $20 billion dollars in pork spending projects to a military spending bill, a spending bill in which they also tacked on a timeline for troop withdrawl in Iraq. The democrats say that Iraq is in a civil war... Well, I have news for them: Iraq is not in a civil war right now, but if we tack on a timeline for troop withdrawal, we will invite civil war into that country, and it will be blood on their hands. I was always told when I was younger that you can not have everything that you want when you want it, and that is what they democrats are trying to do, have everything they want. For our great country to move forward, the democrats need to stop acting like children, and start acting like the elected representatives that they truly are. We must stop playing along party lines, and start acting like the members of this great country that we are, both republicans and democrats. Only when we can come together and work toward common goals can we truly make this country as great as it once was.
First Time
Good Morning! Its March 30, 2007, and this is my first time ever creating a blog. I decided to create this blank slate as a way to express my thoughts, ideas, and opinions on various aspects of life to anyone who wants to read them.
A little about me: I am a 27yo gay guy going to school here in Kentucky to get a Bachelor's of Science in Nursing degree. I want to help people live healthier, fuller, and happier lives. In my very small amount of free time, I like to watch reality shows such as Bravo's Top Design, Top Chef, WorkOut, and drama shows like Fox's Prison Break and Sci-Fi's BattleStar Galactica. I am a moderate gay republican, and as such I typically do not agree with alot of what is going on in politics today. Thats all for now!
A little about me: I am a 27yo gay guy going to school here in Kentucky to get a Bachelor's of Science in Nursing degree. I want to help people live healthier, fuller, and happier lives. In my very small amount of free time, I like to watch reality shows such as Bravo's Top Design, Top Chef, WorkOut, and drama shows like Fox's Prison Break and Sci-Fi's BattleStar Galactica. I am a moderate gay republican, and as such I typically do not agree with alot of what is going on in politics today. Thats all for now!
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