Ogre's Politics & Views

February 27, 2007

Jim Black: Felon -- Pension?

So what do you think? Do you think that Democrat Jim Black, who has openly and freely admitted to committing felonies while in office, should receive a pension for his crimes? Currently, under NC law, he will receive a pension for the rest of his life, care of the NC taxpayers. Yes, for doing nothing the rest of his life, he will receive tax money from people who actually work.

Now Phil Berger has filed a bill that says that convicted felons shouldn't receive taxpayer pensions. Isn't is really sick and disgusting that we even need to CONSIDER such a bill? Well, Mr. Berger is a Republican, so it's unlikely that this bill will see the light of day. As it stands, convicted felon Jim Black might get piles of taxpayer money in the form of a pension WHILE serving time in a federal prison.

Go ahead, try and convince me that the current system of government works.

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February 26, 2007

We're Number 1

Chanowski & his other Polak drinking buddy are sitting at a bar . " See those guys over there ? " Chanowski says." I'm going over there and ask them what they think of Polaks." Chanowki walks up to the two guys sitting at the other end of the bar and asks them what they think of Polaks. One of the men gives Chanowski the finger. The middle finger. Chanowski then walks back to his drinking buddy. " Well , what do they think of Polaks?" he asks. "We're still number one , " replies Chanowski.

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ACLU Demands Diplomas

The ACLU in Palm Beach County, FL, are planning a lawsuit to "demand" that the county start printing diplomas for all students. No, this has absolutely nothing to with education or learning -- just like any other government-run "school" district.

At issue is the graduation rate of high school students in Palm Beach County. The ACLU says that the number is too low, and they are shopping for plantiffs and a judge who will "order the school board to improve those rates." No, the ACLU has no comment regarding the educational abilities of the students, they just want more to have diplomas. It is not known if the district plans to give out diplomas to all residents of the county as the ACLU prefers, in accordance with "their constitutional responsibility."

This is today's ACLU, whether you want to admit it or not. They want, support, approve of, and actively work for, total socialism. In the minds of the ACLU, everyone must be perfectly equal, no matter what. According to the ACLU, some people should not be smarter than others. And if some people are smarter than others, those smart people need to be punished and brought down to the level of dumb people. That's the only way socialism works: everyone must be completely equal -- well, except for the "enlightened" leaders of the ACLU, of course.

If you're donating to the ACLU, they are using your money on this crap. Don't donate to the ACLU, they're opposed to capitalism and freedom everywhere.

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What IS Jihad?

Is Islamic jihad just a harmless form of spiritual struggle -- as is often argued by Western apologists for radical Islam? Is Jihadi violence simply a twisted, hijacked version of Islam, rejected by traditional Muslims? The David Horowitz Freedom Center's new Terrorism Awareness Project, which seeks to educate Americans, and especially college students about jihad, confronts questions such as these. It has produced a powerful new flash video, What Every American Needs to Know About Jihad. This video is adapted from a new pamphlet by Robert Spencer, which puts the threat of jihadist ideology into historical perspective. As Spencer makes clear, the religious imperatives of jihad demand the subjugation or killing of infidels and form the poisoned logic of Islamists' expansionist war against America and the West.

See what Front Page Magazine has to tell you about the real meaning of "jihad."

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NC Chiropractic Costs?

I don't think you can answer the question if a cost increase is good or bad without determining WHY the costs might go up. At consideration right now is a move by the NC Legislature -- they may repeal a law that forces insurance companies to not allow a free market. ANY time the free market is increased, I'm for it, no matter the consequences.

The law right now in North Carolina says that insurance companies must charge the exact same co-pay for medical doctors and chiropractors -- no matter what the market will bear. That's a bad law. That law is anti-capitalist and anti-freedom. Therefore, it's highly unlikely that the Democrat-controlled General Assembly will actually pass the law.

However, if they do, I'm all for it. I'm sorry to the chiropractors that might lose business because of the action -- but the free market WILL dictate what services and medical procedures will cost, if it's allowed to -- and I think it should be allowed to.

Sure, the chiropractors don't like this potential action -- but if you support NOT repealing this bill, you're supporting using the government as a bully to FORCE people to pay more for your services. That's wrong, no matter who does it, or why. For that very reason, I will be surprised if the Democrats in the General Assembly actually pass this bill -- but I will be glad if they do. Freedom is always better.

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February 24, 2007

No Freedom of Religion in MA

Well, it's official now. U.S. District Judge Mark L. Wolf has ordered that there is no freedom of religion in Massachusetts. And I always thought the death-knell for freedom of religion would come from CA or NY.

The judge has ORDERED that all people in the state absolutely and unconditionally accept and approve of homosexuals. You are simply not permitted to have any religion or hold any opinion in opposition to gay. In his decision, he actually agreed that the right to religion is not as important as accepting gays. Oh, and if you don't like it, you aren't even permitted to remove your own children from an environment that forces you to accept gays. You're simply not permitted to disagree with them at all.

And yes, you WILL go to jail if you dare to disagree. Don't think so? Ask David Parker.

There simply is no freedom left in America today.

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February 23, 2007

Friday Feast

Once again it's time for the Friday Feast. Here's how it works:

Each Friday when you visit this meme, you will find 5 enticing courses for your mind to gobble up:

Appetizer
- a quick, tasty morsel to get you started

Soup
- smooth and warm to soothe your mind

Salad
- a nutritious blend of "veggies"

Main Course
- a hearty portion that is sure to satisfy

Dessert
- light concoction for your sweet tooth


And now for this week's fare:
Appetizer: Where on your body do you have a scar, and what caused it?

There's so many ways I could go with this question. I guess I'll go with coolness: Above my eye from where I was hit with a baseball bat. Fun times.
Soup
What is something that has happened to you that you would consider a miracle?

I guess just the miracle of birth is too much to ask?
Salad
Name a television personality who really gets on your nerves.

This one is just the salad? Geez. I can't get past the first 4 words. Can you name a person who appears on television who HAS a personality? And if you think one does, how do you know it's not fake? How about naming one famous one that hasn't been in rehab? Sorry, I have a very, very low opinion of television. It really doesn't add anything to life at all. It's just a poor waste of time. There's a reason it gets names like "The Boob Tube" and "The Idiot Box." So I guess the best answer to the question would be all of them.
Main Course
What was a funny word you said as a child (such as "pasketti" for "spaghetti")?

What makes you think I would remember? And even if I did, how would I know that it was wrong? Do you think that children actually intentionally say things wrong? Do you picture the 4-year old looking for laughs, checking out the audience, saying to themselves, "Okay, if I can just swap this c for a p, they might think it's funny..."
Dessert
Fill in the blank: I have always thought ______ was ______.

Which blank?

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Good Muslims

While the majority of Muslims, especially those in leadership, either openly support terrorism, or support it through lack of action, a few dare to stand up and denounce terrorism. Most of them are likely to be killed by other Muslims for speaking out and speaking the truth. Ibrahim Abdul Mu’min is one of the few:

A much more vile thing than to murder a man is to sell him suicide as a virtue.

I renounce them! I denounce them! I refuse to side with the weak, scared Muslims of this country and the phony Wahabi Saudi-funded Imams who tell me that these murderers are my Muslim brothers in need of understanding. No! I denounce them! They are not my Muslim brothers.

...

I denounce the so-called Islamic organizations such as C.A.I.R.

...

I denounce you… you madmen who hide behind my Islam. I reject you… you cowardly thugs who subvert the word of Allah to foster your gangster regimes while holding in ignorance and oppression millions of Muslims in your own countries.


I don't think he's going to be asked to the CAIR Ramadan party in Iran this year. Go read the whole article, "I Am a Muslim."

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Truth Bothers Muslims

Once again, a person has attempted to expose the truth about the religion of Islam today. And as usual, CAIR (who represents VERY FEW Muslims) is whining. They're going so far this time to claim that the truth is actually slander!

Strangely enough, the main person complaining in the news (besides CAIR) is called a "non-practicing Muslim" whose family is Christian and "taught to accept all religions." That's a stupid position to take. It is quite literally impossible to accept ALL religions -- THEY CONFLICT WITH ONE ANOTHER! Most religions say you must belong to that religion or you will die (or go to hell). So it is quite literally impossible to accept every religion! Some religions tell you to kill anyone who does not convert to that religion. How does that accept or respect ANY other religion? It is absolutely assanine to even attempt to accept all religions. It's just completely impossible.

One part of the claimed "slander" is ACTUAL QUOTES comparing Mohammed and Jesus:

—Husband, beat your wives and deny them sex." (The book of Islam, Koran 4:34)

—"Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the Church and gave Himself for her." (The Holy Bible, Ephesians 5:25)


Nice comparison, isn't it? It's completely FACTUAL. There's not even any opinion there -- it's a clear outline of the facts showing the difference between two religions. But Triaq Butte (a "non practicing Muslim") says that's slander and defamation. Perhaps Mr. Butte needs to go back to school and learn what "slander" means.

But wait, there's more!

Mr. Butte completely opposes ANY freedom of speech, even that which has nothing to do with Muslim. He opposes the KKK having freedom of speech, too. Apparently Mr. Butte does not want anyone to be allowed to say anything that he, personally, disagress with. He claims he's for "freedom of speech," and even claims that he doesn't like some aspects of Islam -- but he's not for anyone else, apparently, disagreeing with him.

The CAIR whiners (representing less than 0.0595% of American Muslims) complained that a Muslim was not invited, too. Of course, that's not even true, but when have the facts ever gotten in the way of a good CAIR complaint?

The truth hurts. Sorry that Muslims don't like that.

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Governor Easley: "Let Them Eat Cake!"

NC Democrat Governor Mike Easley says: INCREASE TAXES! INCREASE SPENDING! And you poor saps who are working for a living? Tough. Work harder so he can spend his money.

He wants to raise taxes on income. He wants to increase the state sales tax.

His personal favorite sham, the lottery, needs to REDUCE money to education so he can spend more tax money for education. You see, the "education" lottery isn't delivering all the money he personally promised, so he wants it to pay out LESS to education. Only a true liberal Democrat can really say that and think it makes any sense.

And following the Democrat platform, he wants to reward loyal voters with taxpayer cash. He wants to give government employees more money for doing less (as opposed to the real-world basis of trying to get more work for less money). He has proposed a $20 BILLION dollar budget for the state. And he wants to take more of the money you work for to give to others who don't work so they can have insurance. No, he doesn't care if you can't afford it because government subsidies ALWAYS raise costs.

In addition, he wants to raise ANOTHER billion in "bond money" (that's MORE taxpayer cash from the future) for "schools."

This is the standard Democrat line in North Carolina -- punish those who work and reward those who don't. Keep supporting those Democrats if you're lazy -- they'll reward you.

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February 22, 2007

National Veterans Coalition

If you served in our country's Armed Forces, then you took an oath to defend "the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic". Oddly, that last part (" ... against all enemies, foreign and domestic") is not in the oath of office for the president of the United States, nor the vice-president. And, no one "took it out"; it was never in. The text of the oath comes directly from the Constitution (Article II, Section 1, Paragraph 8). Also in the Constitution is a requirement that the United States shall protect the several States from invasion. (Article IV, Section 4) In his position as Commander in Chief of our military, the president is required to protect our borders from invasion, instead of making our borders meaningless to hordes of illegal aliens. (And, certainly not to prosecute those who secure our borders, nor to issue standing orders to retreat from the invaders.)

There are many fine groups that American veterans can join. But, those groups are organized as veterans' service groups. They are prohibited by law from engaging in direct, partisan, political activities. There is one group, however, that is organized specifically for such political activity. That group is the National Veterans Coalition.

Read more.

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NH Wants to Silence Citizens

While nearly a dozen states debate laws that would expand parents' rights, the New Hampshire legislature is working overtime to undermine them. Since 2003, the Granite State has had a parental notification law on the books, requiring at least one parent to be informed 48 hours before their minor daughter has an abortion. Planned Parenthood, concerned that the law would scare off business, challenged the measure in court on the grounds that it didn't include a health exemption for the mother. Ultimately, the suit landed in the U.S. Supreme Court, where, in January of last year, the justices reversed a ruling that had struck down the law. Now the state legislature is fighting to repeal the law, insisting that the government--not moms or dads--should be the ultimate authority on matters that affect children's health. Yesterday, the House Judiciary Committee voted 12-5 in favor of abolishing a parents' right to know. From there, the measure will go before the full state House for a vote and, if successful, could be signed into law by Gov. John Lynch (D) as early as March. If the appeal passes, the court case is moot. When FRC attempted to alert our supporters in New Hampshire to the urgency of this issue, we were informed that unless our organization had a lobbyist registered in the state, we were forbidden from e-mailing New Hampshire voters. Obviously, the government is intent on silencing those that would expose their strategy to suppress parents on an issue as vital as teen abortion. In fact, some leaders consider the whole matter of parental notification a distraction from state business. As Rep. Liz Hager (R) said, "Let's get this expensive, unconstitutional problem behind us." However, the true expense will be the toll on innocent, human lives should the state erase a law that serves to give young girls pause about killing their unborn babies. Our friend Karen Testerman, head of New Hampshire's Cornerstone Policy Research, is circulating a petition in hopes of persuading elected officials--not to change their position on abortion, but to uphold parents' rights. For more information on Cornerstone's efforts, log on to www.cnht.org.

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Drug War = Military Recruitment?

While people with drug convictions are not able to get federal financial aid for college, the military is increasingly happy to welcome them into the ranks.

http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2007/military-recruiters-offer.html

If folks are outraged over the unfair and harmful student aid elimination penalty, they can take action at http://www.SchoolsNotPrisons.com/aid/

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Blogs For Borders Video Blogburst

We take a look at the Bank of America/credit cards for illegals scandal.

We take a look at crimes committed by illegals who have committed multiple crimes and/or been deported yet are free to kill and maim in this country.

We also have the latest video from the "Free Ramos & Compean" rallies nationwide.

And we end with some 'cheesecake?'

You'll have to watch to solve this mystery!

You can watch the new episode here.

If you'd like to become involved we need two things.

First, we need people with blogs and websites to host and link the video so people are watching it and we can make this into the premier source for illegal immigration news.

Second, video, we need people to strap on their cameras and capture the bad behavior of our illegal aliens and the communists/socialists/anarchists who support them. Or as I like to call it "the news the news ignores."

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Black Pleads Not Guilty but Guilty

In what is absolutely no surprise to this writer, leader of the North Carolina Democrats Jim Black, made a deal in his criminal prosecution. He accepted an agreement in which he claims that he hasn't done anything wrong, but the evidence shows that he's guilty. Really, that's his plea. Even with his plea, he's claiming that he didn't do anything wrong, but instead what he did might be against the law.

And while he did, perhaps, accept and pay out bribes for his own personal gain; and use bribes to obtain power and large donations of campaign cash (to be used for his own personal purposes); and that while he did actually obstruct justice and lie over the last two years (at least) about all of the facts; he STILL claims that he didn't do anything wrong.

This is the Democrat Party in action. They will do and say anything to remain in power, and they honestly don't think that ANYTHING they do is actually wrong, even when they clearly know and admit it's illegal! That's just sick.

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February 21, 2007

4,000-mile run

Charlie and his pals have just run 4,000 miles. Wow. That's just amazing. And not only did they run 4,000 miles, they did it through the Sahara desert! That's just amazing, isn't it?

It must be nice to have so much money and free time that you can spend your time doing nothing but running. Oh, but they did it for a purpose - to raise awareness that the Sahara desert doesn't have water. Apparently there's some people (maybe those educated in a government school) that don't realize that there's no water in a desert. So Charlie ran 4,000 miles to "raise awareness."

Gee, I'm so glad. How many of you didn't know that there wasn't water in the damn Sahara desert? Does anyone know what the word "desert" means? With all the problems in the world, these people want to spend time and money to get people to realize there's no water in the desert. Wow, what a waste.

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How Representative is CAIR?

CAIR regularly claims to speak for all Muslims in America -- over 8 million of them, depending on who you ask. They claim vast political power and use their claims of 8 million Muslims to bully local, state, and federal governments into doing their bidding. They use their claims when they are offended to claim that 8 million people are offended. But how many Muslims really actually support CAIR?

FrontPage magazine outlines the various factual arguments that support the idea that there are instead only 1-2 million Muslims in America, not 8+ million. CAIR doesn't care. They need to claim large numbers, so they can bully governments and businesses.

Even more telling, look at the numbers when it comes to those who actually support CAIR:

# An inspection of CAIR’s most recent publicly available IRS Form 990 (2004) shows for that year they received $119,029 in membership dues for that year (line 3). But at $25 per membership (the current rate is $35), that would mean that in 2004, CAIR only had 4,761 dues-paying members – less than 5,000 members out of 8 million Muslims in America. This would mean that CAIR only represents 1 out of every 1,680 Muslims. Even if a lower 6 million Muslim population figure were assumed, CAIR would still only be able to claim representation for 1 out of every 1,260 Muslims for that year.

Less than 5,000 members. Using CAIR's own numbers, they only represent 0.0595% of American Muslims. CAIR represents the views of just 0.0015% of all Americans. Remember that next time you read a CAIR news release. They really don't matter.

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Clinton: We Must Be Racist!

Hillary is assaulting Bush's education policy as not being racist enough. She is demanding that the federal government only look at people's skin color when determining how much money to give them. And if she is elected, that is the policy that the federal government will support: mandatory racism.

Sure, I know she's just pandering for votes, but she's serious -- she thinks that people should be judged, paid, and evaluated primarily upon the color of their skin rather than any other factor.

She will work to change the laws that will force banks to lend give more money to people if they have the skin color she prefers. She wants to make more federal government regulation giving more free products and plans to people if they have a certain skin color that she prefers.

Hillary Clinton is scum. She's a racist of the worst kind and way too many black people are buying her racist vote-buying schemes. What a slimeball. And yes, I'd tell that to her face because what she's doing is wrong. People should not be judged by the color of their skin -- and that's what Hillary Clinton does all the time.

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Hillary's Uniting Flag

Hillary has been complaining about her own ignorance. Campaigning for president, and trying to win the votes of ignorant blacks, she said that the part of history that represents the "civil war" period should be ignored. Instead, she wants to unite under one banner. She has suggested this one:

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Observer Opposes Freedom

For those who read the Charlotte Observer, their socialist position should come as no surprise. For those who actually read that paper and expect unbiased news, you'll be in for a rude awakening.

This time, they're supporting socialist education. They honestly believe that everyone else should pay for ANYONE who wants to go to college. They think that college should be completely "free" -- which means working people will have to pay for it, instead of the people who will actually attend and benefit from it. But that's how socialism works -- a few people work to support those who do not.

They're complaining not that the cost of education has gone up -- including salaries to their pals in the education bureaucracy -- but that the tuition might go up. They think that their friends and allies that work in education should get a lot more money, but they don't think that students who will gain the education and degrees should pay for it. Instead, those who are working should pay.

They do not care that the costs of higher education are rising across the country -- they don't think students should pay. Oh, and if you're not from North Carolina, they support you getting a free education here, too. Socialists unite in North Carolina behind the Socialist Charlotte Observer. Productive working people? Get out while you still can.

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