Ogre's Politics & Views
December 10, 2005
M:i:III
Are you interested in the Mission Impossible III movie? It's just under 6 months from release, in case you were wondering: 05.05.2006 is the projected release date.
If you are interested, be sure to stay tuned here -- I've signed up with the insider webmaster program, so as the latest news is released, you will read it here first (or on one of the other hundreds of insider sites...)
The latest news is that the first trailer will be released at 12:01 am PST on Monday, December 12, 2005. I'll have a link to that clip here on Monday morning!
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NC Transportation Issues
Just great. The "Blue Ribbon Commission to Study Solutions to North Carolina's Urban Transportation Needs" ... geez, I can't even get past that title. Do we really need a Blue Ribbon commission to study ANYTHING? If this isn't the poster child for absolute, total government waste, I don't know what is. What a total load of crap.
Anyway, this "group" spent 21 months to study the "transportation situation across the state." It finally
released it's report. Of course, knowing government as I do in North Carolina, I could have saved 21 months and billions of dollars and provided you their solution before they were even formed: More money. Gee, what do you know:
State DOT planners have said the state faces a shortfall of nearly $30 billion in transportation funding over the next 25 years.
The committee also suggested NOT stealing money from the highway trust fund. Gee, what rocket scientists. The general assembly has voted to TAKE over $10 BILLION dollars from the highway trust fund and give it away to businesses and people in the form of cash and welfare.
That money was collected from gas & vehicle taxes, but was NOT used for roads. And more of that money is being used to build "light rail" -- again shortchanging the road system.
This is how the Democrats function. The elected Democrats in North Carolina DO NOT WANT ROADS. It doesn't matter what they say, just look at what they do -- and the Democrats in the General Assembly all voted EVERY YEAR to take that money AWAY from roads.
If you want roads built and repaired in North Carolina, one of the very few things government SHOULD be doing, you will have to get rid of the Democrats in Raleigh.
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I wish there were more trains and busses in my area. There used to be trains but they took them down. I don't believe that government is the answer to all or even most problems but public transit is very helpful in so instances
Posted by: Mindflame at December 10, 2005 03:34 PM (kJZEb)
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So-called "public" transportation is bad because it removes choice and freedom from those who have to pay for it who do not benefit.
For example, when they finish building this multi-billion dollar train system into Charlotte, I will pay huge piles of money to build it, and huge piles of money to fund it, but it will not benefit me at all.
Roads, on the other hand, benefit everyone.
Posted by: Ogre at December 10, 2005 09:43 PM (uSCkp)
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I pay taxes. I want light rail. If we are ever to achieve energy independence in this country, we have to start putting some money into alternative energy and public transit. It is forward thinking. Everyone, including you, will benefit, whether you choose to take public transit or not. Roads encourage energy wastefulness.
Posted by: lponeill at December 11, 2005 05:58 PM (hT4+I)
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I pay taxes. I want a new house. Why can't government buy me one?
No, there are NO benefits to me, or any others who cannot use public transportion. Public transportation only benefits those who use it. It does zero to save energy or increase usage of alternative energy.
I'm all for energy independence and alternative energy uses! Public transportation advances neither.
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December 09, 2005
LLamas and Cats
Know what you almost never see in a picture together? Llamas and cats. I wonder why that is...
(Linked the
Friday Ark #64).
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This really has nothing to do with Llamas and cats; but it does have to do with Firefox.
Okay, for you Firefox 1.5 folks who have a learning curve edge: How come the two most recent posts that I just added will not show up if I start up Firefox and go to my blogsite?
If I look at it via IE it shows up, if I go to a site where I have used the trackback function and go backwards, it shows up; but if I go from the bookmarked function, Zipp and Nada. So, What is the Solution?
Posted by: TF Stern at December 09, 2005 10:22 PM (dz3wA)
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This is one of the domest, er dumbest things I've ever seen.
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TF, I looked, and it was the same through both browsers -- so the only thing I can think of is that the page is being cached in Firefox?
Contagion? Are you trying to imply that the Domers work with llamas? I think I would know about that...or would I?
Posted by: Ogre at December 10, 2005 02:51 AM (uSCkp)
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"Blue56! Hut! Hut! HIKE!"
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Code Pink's "Warning."
I was reading about Code Pink's "warning flyer" that they were promoting over at Raven's place and at Michelle Malkin's. I'm not quite sure what everyone is so up in arms about.
After all, the document (aptly named "WarToyFlyer.pdf") looks pretty good to me. Of course, when I tried to access it, I got some errors about the .pdf not being configured correctly or something. They listed 5 "Great Ideas & Actions" for War Toys, and another section about War Toys.
Tell me if you see anything wrong with their ideas (ALL quotes really are direct quotes from their flyer):
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Oh Hell Yeah! the Boy and I are going to run out and buy some war toys so we can play "Kill the Insurgent" in my living room! Yes!
Posted by: oddybobo at December 09, 2005 05:00 PM (gDqPh)
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That's what we need more of! Insurgent toys!!!
Posted by: Ogre at December 09, 2005 05:57 PM (/k+l4)
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Do they have little Cindy Sheehan dolls yet? We could buy some of them... a whole army even. Then, buy some war toys, and... and... give those war toys to a little army of non-pacifist Ann Coulter dolls (like the one here
http://www.moonbattery.com/archives/2005/12/who_is_stupider.html )
... and...
I'm liking this Code Pink Freakshow more and more. The possibilities are endless.
Posted by: The MaryHunter at December 10, 2005 02:55 AM (SRaIZ)
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Idiots. I am so glad now that I bought GI Joe [with multiple weapon packs] for my grandson's Christmas present.
Posted by: pam at December 10, 2005 12:48 PM (l6NIn)
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I am glad you posted this. I am now convinced to look for a few boxes of pink clay pidgeons to go with my sons new shotgun this Christmas.
Posted by: Tomslick at December 10, 2005 01:24 PM (xNjHI)
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Oh, pink clay pigeons! Nice touch!
And Pam, do they even make GI Joe WITHOUT multiple weapon packs?
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Jaguar
I'm sure Machelle knows all about this, but today is the first time I heard this quote:
"The car is the closest thing we will ever create to something that is alive."
That was said by Sir William Lyons, founder of Jaguar Cars. That statement says so much more than his philosophy on automobiles.
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My grandfather drove a Jaguar, and I've always thought that they were the most beautiful of all cars. I've wanted to lease one, but the monthly payment is close to $400. I'd be giving up on a lot of beer. I just can't bring myself to do it.
Posted by: Stevin at December 10, 2005 12:17 AM (LfL8N)
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I've never driven one. I might buy someone a 6-pack if they'd let me drive one for a little while...
Posted by: Ogre at December 10, 2005 02:59 AM (uSCkp)
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I suppose that would explain why some people name their cars, unlike a toaster for example.
Posted by: Patty-Jo at December 10, 2005 09:13 AM (tIPJZ)
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You don't name your toaster? What's wrong with you? Mine is named Phil.
Phil the toaster.
Next thing you'll tell me is that people don't name their garage door, either!
Posted by: Ogre at December 10, 2005 12:08 PM (uSCkp)
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My garage door is named "Schleppy".
Posted by: Stevin at December 12, 2005 06:01 PM (LfL8N)
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Why do I get the feeling he earned that name?
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Muslim Democrats
I try to keep things lighter on Fridays, but, well, sometimes some crap just shows up. I read this article that claims, "Leaders from more than 50 Muslim countries promised Thursday to fight extremist ideology."
Now, if you think of the Muslim leaders like you do Democrat leaders, then this makes sense.
Democrat leaders want people to "compromise." Of course, in their world, "compromise" means agreeing with them.
Mulsim leaders claim they're going to fight "extremist ideology." In their world, "extremist ideology" is Muslims who do NOT attack and murder any innocent person who refuses to convert to Islam, as their holy book directs them to.
Democrat leaders scream of "massive cuts that will starve people and force the elderly to eat dog food." Once again, in their world, this means that spending has increased $14 billion, not $50 billion.
Muslim leaders now claim that fatwas can only be issued by "those authorized" to issue them. Note that they didn't say they were actually going to NOT issue fatwas against any non-Islamic person, just that only the "right" person was going to be able to issue them.
So if you read this story and thought that now people will be satisfied, that now the religion of murder really was trying to be a religion of peace -- sorry to burst your bubble.
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I think you hit the nail on the head by comparing the Dems to the "mainstream" muslim clerics.
They will brook no opposition themselves and have strange ideas about what constitutes terrorism.
If that sounds familiar, listen to Howard Dean and Nancy Pelosi.
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I wonder if I can find a montage of statements made by Democrats and terrorists, err... muslim clerics, and see if people can tell the difference...
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Spirits in the Material
Just listening to the old Police song, "Spirits in the Material" this morning. The words just seem so appropriate today.
There is no political solution
To our troubled evolution
Have no faith in constitution
There is no bloody revolution
To today's problems, there is no political solution -- all the attempts by government to solve problems simply create more and larger problems.
There is no faith in the US Constitution -- judges, lawyers, and politicians routinely ignore the Constitution and other laws that are passed because they're not convenient.
There is no bloody revolution -- there don't seem to be enough people in America who really care about freedom and rights -- as long as they get to buy what they want to buy, when they want to buy it.
Our so-called leaders speak
With words they try to jail you
The subjugate the meek
But it’s the rhetoric of failure
So-called leaders? Couldn't have said it better myself.
They certainly try to jail you -- by passing more laws making more things illegal, encouraging selective enforcement. Go ahead, try and make it through an entire day without breaking ANY laws. I can't.
The rhetoric of failure? Hello, can you name ANY successes that government has had ANY part in -- in the last decade?
Where does the answer lie?
Living from day to day
If it’s something we can’t buy
There must be another way
And there is.
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I think Sting would be quite amused to have his old song used as a rally cry for a conservative blog.
good on you.
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Seemed to fit, doncha think?
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N.C. Women United
A super-ultra liberal group, NC Women United, praised those who agreed with their massively liberal agenda this week.
Of course, that's not how the news story spins it. Instead, the news article says, "A state women’s coalition praised female legislators Monday for their efforts." Yes, that's some serious liberal spin.
"The coalition is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization whose strength lies in its grassroots contact with N.C. women." Lie. They only praised, invited, and rewarded Democrats -- because their agenda is socialist, NOT nonpartisan in any way, shape, or form.
What are their issues?
1. Increasing the minimum wage.
There's no word on their support or opposition to the only logical conclusion -- a maxium wage.
2. Increasing affordable housing funding.
No mention of exactly how much they want to raise taxes to do this, but whatever the figure, I'm sure it's not quite enough just yet.
3. health care as an essential right for state residents.
Right out of the socialist/communist handbook. Anything that REQUIRES provisions of labor from someone else IS NOT a right -- unless you're in a communist country.
NICK ANDERSON, writer for the Daily Tar Heel, is utterly incompetent to proclaim this group is "nonpartisan."
I know it's just another example of media bias, but there you go.
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1) Screw minimum wage, if you don't like what you are being paid, work harder and find a new job. The only time I ever had a job that paid minimum wage was my very first job, every job since has been over minimum wage.
2) Affordable House? Is that where I pay for it so someone else can live there? If you can't afford to provide shelter for your family, get a second job. I did.
3)Health Care is a right? My ASS! Health care is a privelege. What do these knuckle heads think people did 50 years ago when health insurance was un heard of? Anyone can get health care, can they afford it? maybe not... but there's that second job thing again!
Posted by: Contagion at December 09, 2005 02:26 PM (e8b4J)
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uhh... sorry about the language.
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Hehe...no problem, it's not that bad.
And should I respond with the old, tired, worn-out arguments about "fairness" and "winning life's lottery?"
Nah. I don't even care any more if political hacks call me uncaring and heartless. They're wrong, and even they know it.
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December 08, 2005
A Christmas Poem
Always on Watch sends along a very nice poem for Christmastime that was left in her comments by Papa Ray. It's awesome. I think I've got some dust in my eye...
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I've seen that one and one similar to it before and always tear up a bit.
Posted by: oddybobo at December 08, 2005 10:43 PM (6Gm0j)
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A bird flew in through the window, and its beak poked me right in the eye. Stupid bird!!
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Eminent Domain - Riviera Beach, FL
Last night Bou sent me an email telling me that Fox News' show Hannity and Colmes was live in Riviera Beach, FL, talking about the eminent domain case there.
What a damn nightmare. As many as 6,000 people may become homeless, directly because of direct government action. Why? So some politicians can line their pockets with cash -- I kid you not.
The situation, if you're not aware of it, is that the mayor and government of the "city" of Riviera Beach wants to use eminent domain to kick 6,000 people out of their homes (where most have been for OVER 40 years) so he can give the land to other private individuals -- developers who will build an aquarium, condos, a mall, and a yacht club.
While watching, I took some notes. Hannity, when speaking to the mayor, said at least 10 times, "So, you're going to kick people out of their homes to increase your tax base?" The mayor would not respond. The mayor FINALLY said, in response to that statement, "We will rescue them." Why? "For the good of the community."
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I live near there and I totally agree with you on this one. I feel helpless... what if I'm next? What if my Major feels that the area I'm living in should be a football stadium?
Posted by: vw bug at December 09, 2005 02:10 AM (BAHyt)
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It's just wrong in SO many ways. I cannot understand how so many people will sit by and let this happen.
If I were a policeman and ordered to remove people from their house, simply because the mayor said so, I'd have to tell them "NO." And if they all did it, the mayor himself would have to remove them.
Posted by: Ogre at December 09, 2005 03:03 AM (uSCkp)
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I do believe most of the policemen in Riviera Beach also live there.
It is disgusting. I am absolutely SICK for all of those people. Actually, now I'm even MORE sick, if that's possible, because now I know the stories to those homes...I've seen faces.
That whole area is so corrupt.
Mark my words, I live 15 minutes from there, NEVER IN MY LIFE, will I set foot in that Aquarium or any of those shops or those restaurants. NEVER.
Posted by: Bou at December 09, 2005 04:02 AM (iHxT3)
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I'm just wondering out loud here...if there's 6,000 forced into the streets if there might be some sabotage of the construction processes...
Posted by: Ogre at December 09, 2005 10:48 AM (uSCkp)
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If, for any reason what so ever, the government tried to take my property I would barricade myself in my house and fight using every dirty trick in the book I know to keep my property. If that meant buy a shit load of toxic waste and blowing it up in my front yard so that the land is now environmentally unusable, then so be it. I would fight Bullet, blade and buckshot to defend what few rights I actually feel I have left.
I'd also assist in any way possible anyone else that is going through this.
Posted by: Contagion at December 09, 2005 02:37 PM (e8b4J)
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What I don't get is that I know you and I would do that, but are there really so few others who would? Are so many people conditioned to simply accept whatever government tells them to do?
Think about it -- there's SIX THOUSAND people who are getting ejected from their homes. Is there not ONE of them willing to stand up for themselves?
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If they are anything like me, they are not "warning" the government about what they are going to walk into. Better to catch them off guard since they are going to have superior fire power and numbers.
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They won't do it. I just know the people down here. They aren't 'militant'... and I don't mean that in a bad way. They just won't. It's sad, really it is. And perhaps it is because they're 'city' dwellers.
Now... if you go about 5 miles west of me to a little area called Loxahatche... oh baby, I wouldn't mess with those folks. They would definitely have to be killed in their homes before the government took it for an aquarium... and rightfully so.
Posted by: Bou at December 10, 2005 01:57 AM (iHxT3)
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Given the fierce outcry following Kalo -- from both the right and the left -- I had an inkling that other jurisdictions would actually chill, not go down the road New London went. Boy was I naive.
In fact, horrible as it sounds, what we probably need are more such actions, so that eventually at least one ends up to the SCOTUS so that Roberts and Alito, along with Scalia and Thomas and -- God willing -- Kennedy? could possibly say FU to "precident" and reset the abortion of a decision that was Kalo.
I am sick, sick of activist judiciaries, and that's what allowed this to occur. Greed of government will always be with us, but it could be checked via truly constitutional means. (ever the optimist here, I guess)
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From what I saw on TV and what Bou adds, I just don't think there will be ANY physical resistance. But Contagion, if they try that with my house, I'm inviting you over...and you give me a call if they come for you -- I'll make the trip for that one.
TMH -- it's amazing how far people will go, especially if they stand to make money from you -- no matter how much you might want to believe in the best in people, there are some truly evil people out there -- the Mayor of Riviera Beach is certainly one of them.
Posted by: Ogre at December 10, 2005 02:58 AM (uSCkp)
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I have lived in Riviera for 11 years. The people you saw on Hannity & Colmes are the same people who are always vocal on this issue. They are also the people who the city watches. Code enforcement could care less about the city as a whole, but I can tell you that each of those people on camera have been harassed too many times by the city. Hell, one of those lady's has been called a crack whore by the mayor, another was pointed out during a city council meeting by the mayor and called a liar, and one man basically a dead beat because his taxes weren't high enough! It's very unfortunate that many people are afraid of the mayor and his brothers. They want to fight but are scared that someone will happen to them. Thank you all for your support. I shall continue fighting with these residents because if it can happen to them, it can as easily happen to each of us.
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It truly is great to hear from someone else "on the ground" there. It's looking more and more like this is a total scam-job, and more and more about money. I need to find out more about who actually will financially benefit the most from this destruction of liberty. I'm guessing the mayor will be in the top 5 of that list...
Posted by: Ogre at December 11, 2005 01:31 AM (uSCkp)
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I just visited some Israelis who were thrown out the their homes. It's awful.
http://shilohmusings.blogspot.com/2005/12/settled.html
Posted by: muse at December 18, 2005 07:38 AM (G1a4+)
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No property rights anywhere. None, zero, nadda. Damn, that sucks.
Posted by: Ogre at December 18, 2005 01:10 PM (vp57A)
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I am totally disgusted with our goverment and the Supreme Court for allowing these to happen. I live in Pennsylvania, in the country but the city of DC and Baltimore keeps getting closer. will they take my house next? How can I help?
Posted by: Millie at December 27, 2005 06:13 PM (81M9N)
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I'm thinking by shooting politicians that vote for this crap...but barring that, by getting them the heck out of office...
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Time for more Carpet Bombing
The only proper response to this murder of a non-combatant is superior firepower. More terrorists homes need to be turned into rubble. They do not understand peace, only violence.
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We should have turned that place into a red smear on the map from the get go.
Posted by: Bob at December 08, 2005 07:47 PM (DKmXx)
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Maybe even 2000 years ago. These people from the religion of peace are violent, heartless murders.
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Please Stop the ACLU
Every year we watch as the
secularization of the birth of Christ happens around us. This year people are being preemptive, and its been quite successful. Kevin McCullough has started a campaign
to send the ACLU Merry Christmas cards. Another effort is out there as well called Operation Nativity:
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I'm offended that they're offended. We should demand that they change their name, because the C, the L and the U in their acronym offend me. We should force them to change their Association's name to the ASSHOLES.
Posted by: Stevin at December 09, 2005 12:21 AM (LfL8N)
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And your acronym is so much more accurate.
Posted by: Ogre at December 09, 2005 03:02 AM (uSCkp)
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You need to focus on the other things the ACLU is doing. This issue is a non-starter.
They can't stop private citizens from saying Merry Christmas, putting it on their cards, or putting it on banners and stringing them across their front yards. All they can do is scare a few government organizations and businesses.
Let them try to sue me. Let them stand up in a court of law and deny my right to free expression. See where it gets them.
Posted by: The Small Town Hick at December 09, 2005 03:59 AM (GYYm5)
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Once upon a time, in a land far away, the people were the government. Alas, it is no longer so. So the ACLU IS trying to stop you and I from saying Merry Christmas -- by stopping government and supporting "hate speech," their goal is to stop everyone from saying it.
Thanks for stopping along!
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ACLU attacks Freedom
Ok, that headline was rather weak, wasn't it? That's pretty much all the ACLU does is attempt to reduce freedom in any way possible. Well, in this case, they're really making a big push to crush freedom.
The ACLU is suing private companies that are suspected of providing airplanes that the CIA used to allegedly violate rights granted to non-citizens by the U.S. Constitution.
If you're confused by that statement, that only helps explain why there's over 1,000,000 lawyers in this country, 99% of which are useless (
present company excepted, of course).
In the case, a German citizen claims he was abducted from the Serbian-Macedonian border by CIA agents, then imprisoned and tortured, and he was innocent the whole time. As usual in these lawsuits, he claims that all he wants is "...to know why they did this to me."
Oh, and "unspecificed monetary damages in excess of $75,000" because of course a pile of money always makes all the pain go away. And of course, if he wins the lawsuit, all "damages" will be paid BY YOU, THE TAXPAYER, and will go primarily to FUND FURTHER ACLU activity.
Will anyone ever shut these damn anti-americans up? I know
Stop the ACLU is at least trying.
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I don't believe this man was abducted. How does he know he was in afghanistan?
But how can the governmnet prove they didn't abduct someone?
His word against the CIA's.
Posted by: kender at December 08, 2005 06:40 PM (saoOA)
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I read the part where the ALCU might cost the CIA money, but I missed where they might cost anyone their freedom.
And BTW, why do you show the ad that includes a hammer and sickle as part of the ACLU design? The ACLU has had a standing policy against accepting communist members for over half a century and purged many members from its ranks, including Roger Baldwin.
Posted by: Adam at December 08, 2005 06:43 PM (kdFEm)
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Kender -- the CIA admits they did.
Adam, as the Supreme Court says, Money equals freedom. By taking money from the taxpayers (the CIA), and the private companies (potentially putting them out of business), they are taking away the freedom from those people and companies.
And the ACLU is communist. They have communist goals. Just because they "purged" Roger Baldwin doesn't mean they are any less communist -- they're just afraid to admit it. Their goal IS communism in America, plain and simple.
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Blacks call Dems Racist
Hey, I don't make this stuff up, I just find it and correctly interpret it.
Patricia Thompson said, "No one is going to tell me this wasn't a race issue."
New Orleans resident Doreen Keeler said, "If it was not poor African-Americans who would be most affected by this, there would have been a plan in place."
Community activist Leah Hodges said, "They died from abject neglect."
Rep. Cynthia McKinney, D-Ga., a member of the massively blatantly racist Congressional Black Caucus said, "the world saw the effects of American-style racism in the drama as it was outplayed by the Katrina survivors."
All this at the
Congressional "investigation" into hurricane Katrina responses. Of course, all the government agencies in New Orleans and Louisiana are Democrats, so according to all these black people, the DEMOCRATS are the ones who are racist.
Next time you're voting for someone based on their race, remember the Democrats are the people who see people based on their skin color -- it's the Democrats who have a caucus on the house floor that's membership based on skin color.
It's Democrats who didn't plan for problems in LA. If there was a racist response, the Democrats were the ones running the show...
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Ugh, How long are they going to play out this cop out.
If someone chooses to live below sea level and practically surrounded by water, and finds water in their basement, then their gripe is beyond me.
I suggest they read the epic classic "The Three Little Pigs" and get on with it.
Posted by: Tomslick at December 07, 2005 06:47 PM (xNjHI)
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They're trying to continue to "blame Bush," but they're having a hard time getting past all the Democrats in LA.
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Argh! I wrote about this yesterday at the Cotillion. It wasn't a race issue, unless by race you mean they were the hares who sat on their asses while better prepared tortoises passed them by to safety!
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hares? What? Is THIS also related to Harvey's Free Rabbit? How deep does this conspiracy go?
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I'm scared now.
I don't know who to trust...
Posted by: Ogre at December 08, 2005 03:56 PM (/k+l4)
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NC Teachers
The Charlotte Observer has an editorial a news story with the following headline:
Keeping N.C. teachers will take more than pay, licensing efforts
As usual, the headline is rather misleading. The news article doesn't mention any ideas by anyone for actually doing anything OTHER than giving more cash and relaxing licensing requirements.
Instead, the article focuses on the lack of teachers, the various school districts that cannot hire enough, and the various cash incentives and bonuses that are being used to attempt to attract teachers.
The easy solution is the one that's overlooked -- if the state can't find enough teachers, stop trying. Seriously. There's no reason that the state should be the only provider of education. The state should simply give up, perhaps starting at the high school level -- just stop providing high school, let the market take over, and give tax credits to anyone with school-age children.
Of course, the politicians are way too entrenched to ever give up any power, so that's not going to happen.
If you cannot attract employees with cash, try another option -- give the damn teachers some authority. Change their working conditions so THEY are in charge of the classroom, not the children.
Allow teachers to dictate what will happen in the classroom. Allow teachers to throw children out of the classroom when they are disruptive. Don't send convicted felonious sex offenders into the classrooms with the teachers. Allow teachers to arm themselves against the gangs and violence. EXPEL students who are involved in felonious assaults and gang wars on school grounds.
But then, you'd have to get rid of students who won't learn -- and that would reduce the federal funding -- so that's not going to happen, either.
So what's the solution? Take your own children and get them out of the government school system and let it collapse under it's own weight.
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I agree with you on giving teachers more power. They should have the say on what goes on in their classroom. I also think they should allow bus drivers to kick off trouble kids and make them walk home even if they are on the road/interstate!
Posted by: Arbitratorofall at December 08, 2005 12:34 PM (/k+l4)
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The buses are another issue -- if we weren't transporting students 30-40 miles to get to school, they wouldn't even be an issue. But the Mecklenburg School is vehemently opposed to people actually having ANY freedom of association, so they continue to use forced busing -- and always will as long as Democrats run that board.
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Fundamentally public education has a number of issues. Allowing teachers to have very little authority is a big problem.
Another issue is there is common understanding of the purpose of education. Why are kids who cause trouble in school? To give them an education! What does that mean? Well they are suppose to learn. Are they learning? Well no.
People have been trying to fix education for several decades, and things have only gotten worse. What is the line about doing something you have been doing, but hoping for different results.
As you say at the end of your post, the answer for any parent who can is to get their children out of the public schools.
Posted by: Henry Cate at December 14, 2005 11:50 PM (3c3/D)
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Here in Charlotte, we have convicted felonious sex offenders in class -- so others can experience diversity. And the school board sees nothing wrong with that. Anyone else want to volunteer to be a teacher?
Thanks for stopping along, Henry!!
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The teachers' unions are the people who lobby to restrict their authority in the classroom. It gives them an excuse to ask for lower class sizes and more money.
Maybe all the teachers in NC are up here in Illinois. There is a surplus here who can't get work. The perks here must be better and they can't be fired.
Posted by: Lennie at December 15, 2005 03:24 AM (3eRXR)
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I know a number of teachers that have quit here in North Carolina, and a couple who haven't. They all say that the working conditions are just horrible. They have zero authority over anything that happens in the classroom, including classroom discipline. They can remove no one from their classrooms, short of witnessing and actual felony, and even if that happens, the student will only be suspended a couple days. Seriously.
And we don't have unions here -- that's why we don't have a surplus -- the free market works better without unions.
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December 07, 2005
Free Dome Fighters
Earlier this week I started investigating a mysterious group associated with a "Free Dome." I even managed to located the emblem used by this group, and their stated goals of putting a dancing tent in a dome.
More has been revealed. Harvey has discovered an apparently related campaign using
Free Rabbits. In addition, Stop the ACLU
covertly reveals that they have organized into a militia calling themselves the "Free Dome Fighters" (see the 4th paragraph).
Where will this end? Where are these Free Dome fighters going? Do they have plans to invade the U.S.? Are they the reason Bush made his historic trip to Mongolia? I'm not sure, but I've heard rumors that it may have something to do with ArmyWifeToddlerMom's
plastic trees...
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Have I mentioned lately that you have issues?
Posted by: Contagion at December 08, 2005 01:43 PM (Q5WxB)
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Issues? What are you talking about?
Wait.
Are you one of THEM? Do you know about their secret handshake?
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What do you mean am I one of them? I dome, er don't know what you're talking about.
Posted by: Contagion at December 09, 2005 02:40 PM (e8b4J)
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Oh crap.
They've got him, too.
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Happy Winter
Funny...but not so funny:
The
PC version of the original Christmas via
Tigerhawk by way of
Harvey.
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Democrats vote to break the law
Quite often it is very hard to tell the difference between Republican and Democrats. On many issues, like government spending, there is no difference at all. However, every now and then, an issue shows up that draws a line. Illegal immigration has become the new "third rail" of politics -- but Republicans in Mecklenburg County actually touched it last night.
At the Mecklenburg County Commissioners meeting, the Republicans put forth a proposal. At it's heart,
the proposal, introduced by
Jim Puckett (R) and supported by the few Republicans on the board, requested that the county follow federal law. The Democrats (a majority) opposed obeying the law and voted down the proposal.
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Isn't there someone in the Fed Gov that could be contacted regarding this?
Posted by: Contagion at December 08, 2005 01:45 PM (Q5WxB)
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I've written my Congresscritters (for what it's worth). I think if a large number of people did, the Feds *MIGHT* actually withold funding for those who refused to follow the rules. I'm not holding my breath...
Posted by: Ogre at December 08, 2005 02:01 PM (/k+l4)
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Besides, you sort of have to go visit there because his tag line says:
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Why?
Why do we even give this guy a stage?
Sometimes I think the world would have been better off if a Marine had just tossed a grenade down the spider hole before checking it...
The "man" (and I use that term loosely) is an evil murderer. He is scum. If you deny that, you are really, really clueless. Toss him in a jail cell for life or kill him. Just stop giving him center stage for the world to watch.
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Here's my problem with that argument: it's Sadaam Hussein! It's not as if he's not going to be convicted! As an American, you should be defending the rights of EVERY person to a fair and impartial trial--a trial, in other words, by people who don't already think he's an evil murderer, scum, etc. He'll get his stage, and we'll show evidence, and he'll be convicted. That's due process.
I'm not denying any of what you say about Hussein--but we're supposed to be defending democracy, not establishing another dictatorship where our enemies are quietly executed. If we did that, we'd be no better than him.
Posted by: Chris at December 08, 2005 06:39 AM (1SOae)
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I'm wondering why we're giving him a stage for his childish antics. Just put him on trial and be done with it instead of "celebrating" traitors who are defending him.
Posted by: Ogre at December 08, 2005 10:41 AM (uSCkp)
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