Monday, October 26, 2009

REMEMBER THAT DOG SPELLED BACKWARDS IS.....GOD!!!

I am detouring from my regular reminder to all of you about homelessness tonight, because, this particular video touched me beyond imagination.

Baxter, the therapy dog, experienced abuse as a puppy, he was rescued from the ones who abused him, but as he became older, he became afflicted with arthritis. Ignoring his own problems, Baxter provided love for those who were nearing death by being there for them.

I write about this because I have a point to make regarding HUMAN BEINGS. If an animal can show love to those who are on the verge of leaving this world, foregoing his own ailments, why then cannot human beings be the same? 

Are we all so wrapped up in our own private worlds that nothing else seems to matter? This video brought tears to my eyes, that a wonderful little dog brought final peace to those nearing death and yet WE as humans seem to care less about our fellow man in some cases.....I leave you all with this thought, before you pass judgement upon your fellow human being, think about Baxter and then think again about what you will say regarding the poor, the oppressed and the homeless......that's all, I'm rendered speechless by this video.

Go to the link below, copy it and then paste it to your browser's search engine.....it's worth a view and then some.

God bless you all.

Ron Gauthier
Advocate for the poor, the oppressed and the homeless in America!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIrDbzoOxZc

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

A GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE AND FOR THE PEOPLE??? I THINK NOT!!!

I am compelled to write this, partly with sorrow but mostly with disgust. Our forefathers founded this country on the principals of establishing a government " OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE AND FOR THE PEOPLE", yet we experience nothing less than a government of whomever has the most bucks to change what our Constitution was intended to be. I write not only of our so called leaders in Washington, but it trickles down to our state and particularly our local governments as well.

This evening's post is directed to the local government of the community in which I live. One of our city departments is bullying a local homeless shelter into throwing formerly homeless people out into the streets, you read this correctly, throwing formerly homeless people out into the streets to fend for themselves, simply because of certain codes that are now inexplicably being enforced after having been dormant for seven years.

It appears as though this particular city department has no feelings toward the homeless in my community and for that matter, why should they, they have a cushy job, enjoy a nice salary, have great benefits, all at the taxpayers' expense, I might add, but do they care about what happens to those who were rescued from the JAWS of homelessness and  are now, once again, being forced out, into the streets and back alleys of my community?

My answer to this question is: ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!

This shelter has housed residents that would otherwise have been arrested as vagrants or lived in back alleys, dumpsters, anywhere they could seek shelter from the elements. They were given a home, food, clothes, a job and an opportunity to return to mainstream society, most of them are still residents of this shelter, but now, a majority of them will be forced back out into the streets because of REGULATIONS......REGULATIONS.....How disgusting, how pathetic, how heartless is this department for choosing who gets to stay at the shelter and who gets cast out, because of REGULATIONS.

Where have we evolved as a society, that allows a REGULATION  to overpower common sense and decency toward our fellow man? One would argue that codes, and regulations are placed in order to maintain order, control and to keep citizens happy and in most cases, codes and regulations work for the good of the community, however, when these so called codes and regulations affect hopeless human beings, that's where government on any level needs to put on the brakes, draw the line and step back a moment and reflect upon the values in which this country was founded.

I wonder how these officials of this particular city department would feel about codes and regulations if the shoe were on the other foot and if somehow, these officials over crowded their homes by  needing to house their family members  who were victims of losing all they had....let me guess, their answer would more than likely be, " what codes, what regulations? "

Think about it everyone.....rules and regulations are only words written and adopted by man, they are not gospel and somewhere along the way, we need to bend a little for the good of mankind! Please post your comments and as always, thank you and may God bless you, may God have mercy on us all!!!

Ron Gauthier

http://www.helpinghomelessinamerica.blogspot.com/

Monday, October 19, 2009

A HERO??? HE WOULD NEVER CONSIDER HIMSELF AS ONE!!!

We have heroes and then we have those who just think that it is the right thing to do. I write today about Mr. Sean Anthony Cononie, the director of the Cosac Foundation.

The Cosac Foundation operates The Homeless Voice shelter in Hollywood, FL., it also provides services to the local community and beyond via Helping People in America.

Mr. Cononie....(SEAN) is the hero to most who encounter him, yet will be the first to tell you that it is the right thing to do. When he was a young boy, attending Mass with his mother, he would notice that she would give extra to the poor box donation area located in the church. She would tell him that it is the right thing to do, help your fellow man Sean.

Throughout his youth and into High School and beyond, Sean devoted himself to helping those less fortunate than he. In his adult life, he parted with his own personal finances in order to open a shelter for the homeless. His goal nearly twelve years ago has not changed. "People need a place to stay, they need love and caring and I will stop at nothing to help those in need and reassure them that they are not alone and that there will always be US there for them."

To everyone who takes the time to read this latest post, I ask that you reflect upon the best and the worst times of your lives and think about what you did to repair any wrong or thank God for any good that has come into your lives.

Sean has created a home, jobs and a safe haven for those who otherwise would have been cast away by society. He has saved the lives of those who were addicted to drugs, making them productive members of society with new lives on their own. Sean has done so by giving what costs nothing, but means everything......LOVE.....that's right love, a simple four letter word with a million meanings.

Sean is modest when asked why he cares so much for the homeless. His answer to the question is that "simply put, all of us are human beings, created in God's image and no one person is above another regardless of that person's situation."

I urge you all who read this to log onto the website of The Homeless Voice and look at the archives, look at the current stories, donate your time and if possible your extra change to the cause, the cause that Sean Anthony Cononie created for the good of all those who would otherwise be left out on the street.

The Homeless Voice shelter is a non-profit shelter, receiving no assistance from any government agency on any level, so I ask you all to make a donation to the cause, the cause of whom I consider a HERO, blessed to have as a FRIEND and proud to be associated with his work....Mr. Sean Anthony Cononie, founder and director of The Cosac Foundation.

http://www.homelessvoice.org/

Thanks to you all and God Bless YOU.

Ron Gauthier

http://www.helpinghomelessinamerica.blogspot.com/

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Poor People Have A Right To Earn A Living Too!!!

Attached is an email I sent to city officials in one of southeast Florida's cities.

The city officials are opposed to allowing vendors to sell their newspapers in their business territories, particularly the sale of the Homeless Voice Newspaper.

I urge you all to contact your city officials and help me make them aware of the fact that the poor also have a right to try to earn a living.

Thank you ALL for your help.

Ron Gauthier



I am totally opposed to the policy set forth by your city in not allowing the poor citizens of this region to sell newspapers within your business territorial boundaries.

The sale of newspapers has been a long standing tradition not only in this area, but, nationwide as well.

The poor have just as much a right to earn a living as anyone else and I therefore urge you to reconsider your decisions in not allowing them to sustain themselves through the sale of newspapers in your city.



Sincerely,



Ronald L. Gauthier

Advocate for the poor, oppressed and homeless in America

http://www.helpinghomelessinamerica.blogspot.com

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

IMAGINE

Hi to all,

John Lennon wrote a song entitled, "IMAGINE". I'm sure that all of you who remember this song as I do, love the meaning and the message behind it.

Just IMAGINE, an America that is ONE, an AMERICA that cares about its citizens, an AMERICA that shuns those who would leave US stranded for the sake of the almighty dollar.

WHAT A DREAMER I AM......America is no longer the land of opportunity, America is the land of whomever has the most financial stability to elect officials who will do NOTHING for AMERICA, but EVERYTHING for those who funded their campaigns.

I am a registered Democrat....however, whether one is Democratic or Republican....I would rather wipe the slate clean and denounce my affiliation to any party this country has to offer, because what we are offering is nothing more than sour grapes and rotten tomatoes in our political preferences.

I am a PATRIOT,  a person who believes in the values set forth by the founders of this nation. We were founded upon the beliefs and principals that we are all created as ONE nation under GOD, with LIBERTY and JUSTICE for ALL.

I ask you, where is there justice in allowing American citizens to become homeless? Where is there liberty in allowing BIG BUSINESS to dictate the outcome of a national election?

What has happened to this country? Are we all pathetic sheep, following the herd?

When you are home this evening, having eaten your dinner, taken your shower, sitting back and relaxing, watching your favorite television programs, think about those human beings out there, struggling to make ends meet. Think about those who no longer have a home and pray that the local restaurants have scrapped in their dumpsters, enough food to feed themselves and their homeless families.

WASHINGTON does not care about them, in fact, homeless people are nothing more than a MENACE to society....most of them don't vote, so why do we need them.....how pathetic......how sad that humans in need of help are treated like useless animals.

What is it going to take for ALL of us to wake up and demand an end to our GREAT COUNTRY being controlled by the pharmaceutical, tobacco and any other large industries?

REMEMBER THIS EVERYONE, "YES WE CAN". HOW PHONY, HOW PATRONIZING, HOW UNTRUE.....No we cannot continue to allow Washington and its so called specialists  rule us in the manner in which they choose. We need to stop the games, end the lies, fight for America, in America, not overseas, but in AMERICA.

Medicare is on the verge of elimination. Home ownership is in jeopardy. Social Security (remember that???) is on the verge of extinction, yet we keep being lured into believing that "YES WE CAN" do what is necessary to make this country rich and prosperous again.

We were all hipnotized into believing that this current administration could save this country, but how foolish we all were. The leaders of our country once again, JUST DON'T GET IT!!!

If making a trip to Finland in order to bring financial gain to his home state is our leader's top priority, then I am discouraged at where Washington's priorities stand.

FACE IT EVERYONE, MORE AND MORE AMERICANS ARE BECOMING HOMELESS.  Does Washington care? Absolutely NOT!!!!!!! 

We need to rise up everyone and send a message to all those we were led to believe would make a positive impact on us all. Get them all out of office, first by rebelling against the special interest groups controlling these puppets.

Perhaps, by then, we will have officials in our national, state and local governments serve us all for the better interest of a true cause, the cause of the American people and not that of Pfiezzer, Libby, Philip Morris, etc.

Thank you all and please, please post your comments. The games need to stop and we, together, need to take our country and its values back.

Ron Gauthier

Simply Amazing

Hello everyone,

I find it simply amazing that once again, our leaders just don't know how to prioritze when it comes to the American people, particularly the homeless, poor and oppressed citizens of this country.

Just a few short days ago, our government, namely the leader of this country and his family, not to mention their respective entourages, set out for a public relations/lobbying trip to Finland. The purpose of this trip was to convince the International Olympic Committee to select Chicago as the site for the next summer olympiad.

Now, I have nothing against the city of Chicago or the state of Illinois for that matter, but I do take issue with the fact that once again, millions of tax payer dollars were spent for WHAT.....a chance to bring a few bucks into the greater Chicago area. Was this trip really going to benefit this country, perhaps from a publicity standpoint, it may have done so, perhaps not, however, would the total income derived from having olympic games in Chicago have benefited the jobless factory workers in Detroit? Would those who are losing their homes to foreclosure have been able to reap some of that money to save their households? Oh, let me guess, I'll bet that some of that money would have been donated to help the homeless. Sure it would have.....

Why on God's green earth do we continue to allow Washington to wrecklessly spend OUR money for the sake of publicity? How can we as Americans continue to tolerate wasteful spending in Washington while our citizens are suffering, starving, out of work, out of their homes and wondering why this country has abandoned them?

I will post another remark concerning this issue, but, in the meantime, I urge you all to open your eyes to what is happening in Washington, I urge you to stop and think for a moment as to where we are headed....I urge you to please post your comments, I need your help folks.....we need to help eachother, because,we are on a path of sure destruction at our own expense.

Thanks to you all as always, and let us pray together that Washington gets its act together and soon, because time is running out for all of us and we are on the verge of becoming nothing more than a third world country.

Just imagine how our forefathers would feel, if they could see what they worked so hard for, a FREE AMERICA, a land of opportunity, a land for everyone to enjoy, simply destroyed by our current brand of government....our so called "YES WE CAN" leaders just don't get it, they are more concerned with winning a bid for an olympic event that will only benefit the region that they are from, how pathetic, how sorry I am for us all....we need to take OUR country back and take it from the special interest groups that continue to puppeteer the puppets we seem to elect to public office.

God bless you all,

Ron Gauthier

Saturday, October 3, 2009

Homeless Children In America

Hello Everyone,

I found this YouTube video and wish to post it on tonight's blog. It says it all and literally will leave you speechless. I urge you all to please view this compelling video and join me in prayer that God may watch over these little angels on earth.

Take a moment to hug your children tonight and show them your love, your support and let them know and feel how blessed you are for having them in your lives.

Help me help homeless Americans, please share this video with all those you know and mostly with all those you love.

Thanks as always and may God Bless you all.

Ron Gauthier

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSaIMMetVUI