"Politically Correct": I am not a fan of being politically correct. I find that it is used only to show
that the speaker is not offensive and they want to make sure you know it. It is possible to not offend
without the fluffy words that seem to add to the divisions we have in our society. An example I like to
use is the term “African American.” To me calling someone African American is a way to separate them
from all other Americans which continues the divides we still have between people of differing skin
tones. We are all from somewhere other than America if we trace our lineage back far enough (with the
exception of Native Americans). I do believe that Native American is the exception. The use of Native
American is not politically correct, it is simply correct. I will also never speak of “race relations” because
that is one of the most divisive terms that can be uttered. No matter what shade someone’s skin
happens to be we are all of the same race, we are all human beings. To think that someone is a
different race because their skin is darker or lighter is ignorant and irresponsible. We are all people,
until we accept that fact there will be discrimination, and intolerable division between us.
that the speaker is not offensive and they want to make sure you know it. It is possible to not offend
without the fluffy words that seem to add to the divisions we have in our society. An example I like to
use is the term “African American.” To me calling someone African American is a way to separate them
from all other Americans which continues the divides we still have between people of differing skin
tones. We are all from somewhere other than America if we trace our lineage back far enough (with the
exception of Native Americans). I do believe that Native American is the exception. The use of Native
American is not politically correct, it is simply correct. I will also never speak of “race relations” because
that is one of the most divisive terms that can be uttered. No matter what shade someone’s skin
happens to be we are all of the same race, we are all human beings. To think that someone is a
different race because their skin is darker or lighter is ignorant and irresponsible. We are all people,
until we accept that fact there will be discrimination, and intolerable division between us.
Issues Continued
Crime is a product of and the price we pay to have a free society. Countries who's citizens live under martial law enjoy low or
almost no crime while being offered a fraction of the freedoms we as Americans are privileged to have. With freedom comes the
responsibility to do the right thing because we are allowed to choose to or not. When people choose to do the wrong things I
believe our justice system does the very best in the world at addressing those problems and trying to avoid them. Crime will
always exist, but together we can try to do what we know is right and look out for each other as human beings, Americans, and
as Floridians. I support harsh punishment for criminals, but urge caution in law enforcement to protect the liberties of law
abiding citizens.
almost no crime while being offered a fraction of the freedoms we as Americans are privileged to have. With freedom comes the
responsibility to do the right thing because we are allowed to choose to or not. When people choose to do the wrong things I
believe our justice system does the very best in the world at addressing those problems and trying to avoid them. Crime will
always exist, but together we can try to do what we know is right and look out for each other as human beings, Americans, and
as Floridians. I support harsh punishment for criminals, but urge caution in law enforcement to protect the liberties of law
abiding citizens.
Gun Control is the impossible dream of folks who are not using good-sense. Guns are tools,
not much different than a hammer. In the wrong hands a hammer can kill or hurt people just like a
gun...more brutally I think. We do not "control" the sale of hammers. If my logic seems a bit simple,
it is. The topic of gun control is simple, guns cannot be controlled by the government. People talk
of banning assault rifles...what happens to the hundreds of thousands that have already been
produced? I could give examples all day long. The genie is out of the bottle and it is not going back
in. Any type of ban on anything breeds crime and black market dealings. We should have learned
from the prohibition of alcohol that the prohibition of anything does not work.
not much different than a hammer. In the wrong hands a hammer can kill or hurt people just like a
gun...more brutally I think. We do not "control" the sale of hammers. If my logic seems a bit simple,
it is. The topic of gun control is simple, guns cannot be controlled by the government. People talk
of banning assault rifles...what happens to the hundreds of thousands that have already been
produced? I could give examples all day long. The genie is out of the bottle and it is not going back
in. Any type of ban on anything breeds crime and black market dealings. We should have learned
from the prohibition of alcohol that the prohibition of anything does not work.
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Bob Coggins for U.S. Senate
Drugs are a real problem that must be addressed for our future here in Florida and the nation as a whole. We all
know that illegal drugs are devastating, but legal prescription drugs are nearly becoming as bad. We have all seen
commercials for something to treat "E.D." or depression. I have seen commercials for drugs treating diseases that I
did not know about until I saw there was a treatment for it. The advertisements always want us to "talk to our
doctors" about whatever condition they are trying to sell drugs for. What they do not tell us is that they just want our
money. A popular "restless leg syndrome" drug has been around for years...treating Parkinson's disease. Newer,
better treatments came along for Parkinson's and the drug became more profitable as a restless leg syndrome
treatment. The drug company had done follow ups with patients who said they slept better while on the drug. Now
we have a disease that fits the drug and "restless leg syndrome" becomes a household name. I hold the freedom
of speech and expression as one of the most sacred of all our constitutional protections, but I do not believe that
prescription drugs should be advertised on television. If someone has a condition that requires treatment our
doctors are more than capable of diagnosing and caring for our health needs without an advertisement for any drug.
know that illegal drugs are devastating, but legal prescription drugs are nearly becoming as bad. We have all seen
commercials for something to treat "E.D." or depression. I have seen commercials for drugs treating diseases that I
did not know about until I saw there was a treatment for it. The advertisements always want us to "talk to our
doctors" about whatever condition they are trying to sell drugs for. What they do not tell us is that they just want our
money. A popular "restless leg syndrome" drug has been around for years...treating Parkinson's disease. Newer,
better treatments came along for Parkinson's and the drug became more profitable as a restless leg syndrome
treatment. The drug company had done follow ups with patients who said they slept better while on the drug. Now
we have a disease that fits the drug and "restless leg syndrome" becomes a household name. I hold the freedom
of speech and expression as one of the most sacred of all our constitutional protections, but I do not believe that
prescription drugs should be advertised on television. If someone has a condition that requires treatment our
doctors are more than capable of diagnosing and caring for our health needs without an advertisement for any drug.