Ogre's Politics & Views

October 03, 2007

Hugs = Go To Jail

Well, you know how bad hugs are, right? You know how evil they are and how many people are injured and killed with hugs? Finally a school in Oak Park, IL has had the guts to ban those evil things. That's right, according to the government in Oak Park, if you're in a government school building and hug someone, you're in BIG trouble.

I'm so happy they've banned these things. Now if only more governments would see this progressive attitude and ban more of them. After all, I'm so offended when I see someone hugging someone else. I'm often late because I have to walk all the way around those people. And they waste so much time. See, students were late for classes because they were hugging and now that it's been banned, no one will be late any more. Isn't that wonderful? If only we had more government banning more things, utopia truly would exist here on earth.

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Video History of the ACLU

Crossposted from Stop The ACLU:

Here is Part I if you missed it.

There are gaps between these videos. I would love to see the entire presentation and I'm talking to the guy that put these snips together. The first one here is short, so I went ahead and put part III as well.

Part III:

Tune in for Part IV tomorrow night.

Also see: Selective Civil Rights
ACLU's Top Priority

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A Letter From the Founders

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North Korean Nukes

North Korea agreed to provide a "complete and correct declaration" of its nuclear programs and will disable its facilities at its main reactor complex by Dec. 31 under an agreement reached by North Korea and five other countries released Wednesday.

Oh wow, isn't this wonderful? Doesn't this just prove that diplomacy works? Oh, the world can live in peace now, can't it? Details? What details?
...will disable its facilities at its main reactor

In other words, they'll shut down the main one that we know about.
The disablement of the five megawatt experimental reactor at Yongbyon, the reprocessing plant at Yongbyon and the nuclear fuel rod fabrication facility at Yongbyon will be completed

But any other facilities that have been moved underground to avoid satellite detection will NOT be disabled. Any nuclear fuel rods that have already been moved from those above listed facilities will remain in place.
North Korea is required to disable its sole functioning reactor at Yongbyon in exchange for economic aid and political concessions

That should read, "sole KNOWN functioning reactor."

Are there people who actually believe that the lunatic who rules North Korea with an iron fist (not unlike Democrats in North Carolina) would actually surrender all his nuclear material? Are there people who think he really will just hand over his nuclear bombs to America for cash? I don't. Sure, this is a nice start, but I don't trust this fellow as far as I can throw him.

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Vote Purdue for Governor

Beverly Purdue has decided to run for NC Governor. She made the formal announcement of her campaign (that has been running for months) on Monday. As with most formal announcements, the speech was filled with reasons people should vote for her.

#1: She's female. Yup, that's right, right out of the gate she's playing the sex card. She says that you should vote for her simply because of her gender.

#2: She can spend your money. She highlighted how much money she spent. She measures "progress" in dollars spent over time. Oh, and she can spend money "For The Children."

#3: She will make NC the "best educated" and "healthiest" state in America. Oh sure, it might take billions of dollars of tax increases, but she's okay with you paying lots and lots more in taxes. And no, she's not going to repair roads that Democrats have neglected for decades, instead she's going to take money YOU earn and give it to other people.

#4: She's a leader. And she can lead -- by spending money to give presents to senior citizens. That's her definition of leadership -- taking cash that people earn at gunpoint and bribing senior citizens for their votes.

Don't you want to run out and vote for her right now? This is what you get when you vote Democrat.

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October 02, 2007

Catholicism, Christianity Banned in America

Seriously. The time has come. The United States Supreme Court has ruled that these religions will simply not be permitted in America. I know, there's supposed to be some rule that allows people to practice whatever religion they like:

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;

Sorry, but the Supreme Court, kings of the world, have simply decided that they don't like that portion of the US Constitution, so it just doesn't apply any more.

Sure, you're allowed to SAY you're Catholic or Christian. Heck, you can even think you're Catholic or Christian. But according to the Supreme Court, if you attempt to practice either of those religions, you shall be jailed. The state of New York has passed a law that very clearly says that you cannot practice certain aspects of those religions. And the Supreme Court says that those laws are perfectly okay.

I wish the religious groups involved in this case had the guts and tenacity to actually practice their religion in violation of the law. It would indeed be eye-opening to many people in this country when the government showed up to arrest Christians for practicing their religion. Unfortunately, most large-scale religious groups like this just instead bow down to their worldly masters and will obey the law.

This particular case is in regards to being forced to provide and pay for birth control. For example, if I want to practice my religion and NOT use MY money to pay for someone else's birth control, the state of New York says I'm breaking the law. Instead, the state of New York has determined that my right to practice my religion is somehow less important than someone else's new-found "right" to force me to pay for their pills. How screwed up does one have to be to actually argue that? What sort of view of freedom do you have to have in order to actually believe that forcing one person to PAY for the convenience of another is superior to religious freedom?

I just wonder how soon it will be before I am arrested, jailed, or killed right here in America for having Christian religious beliefs. I'm thinking that it won't be long now.

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Christian Advertising Rejected

Morningstar, One of the Largest Financial Information Companies, Rejects Ad that References "Christian"

Anti-Christian bias has become the norm in Hollywood and the media in recent years, and now there is evidence of this bigotry growing in the financial services industry, as well. We have learned that our friends at Faith Financial Planners were denied a paid advertisement on the website of Morningstar unless they removed the "Christian" content from their advertisement. Morningstar -- one of the largest providers of financial information on mutual funds, stocks, and portfolios for individual investors and institutions in the world -- told Faith Financial that the company had to "change the message completely and eliminate the Christian undertones." This is a clear example of bigotry just because Faith Financial represents a Christian message about values and investing. Faith Financial is a company that, through one of its subsidiaries, provides information for Christians to use in reflecting their values in their investments. The information alerts values-based investors to those companies that are involved in pornography, abortion, the homosexual agenda, etc. Faith Financial's website is faithfinancialplanners.com. Faith Financial is based in the Nashville, Tennessee area.

In an unprecedented move, after a contract had been signed by both parties, an ad sales agent for Morningstar informed Faith Financial that Morningstar had reversed its decision to accept the ad and decided that Faith Financial must censor the "Christian undertones" in order for the ad to be acceptable. American Family Association is asking you to let the leadership at Morningstar know that this kind of Christian bigotry is unacceptable.

You can send a message to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Joe Mansueto.
Click here to Take Action!

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Virtue Beats Vice on Wall Street

New York Times Story Gets It Wrong

By Warren Cole Smith

According to the "New York Times," vice is a virtue - at least when it comes to the stock market.

A Sept. 14, 2007, "New York Times" article titled "At Least on Wall Street, Wages of Sin Beat Those of Virtue" said the Dallas-based Vice Fund, which targets only "sin" stocks such as those involved in gambling, alcohol, and tobacco, has outperformed the S&P 500 over the five years of its existence.

But Rusty Leonard, of Stewardship Partners, believes the "New York Times" got it wrong. His Global Concentrated BRI Equity portfolio did even better than the Vice Fund. Leonard picks stocks for his portfolio after screening out many of the companies that the Vice Fund focuses on. Leonard also eliminates companies involved in pornography, homosexuality, abortion, and other activities Christians consider immoral. It's an increasingly common approach called "Biblically Responsible Investing," or BRI.

"The Vice Fund has done well," Leonard said. "But our Global Concentrated BRI Equity portfolio has done quite a bit better. Our results indicate that there may be no need to sacrifice your heartfelt values, or worse yet, actually embrace sin, in the pursuit of attractive returns."

Specifically, from Sept. 30, 2002, thru Sept. 30, 2007, the Vice Fund rose 160.2 percent. However, Stewardship Partners' Global Concentrated BRI equity portfolio trounced the Vice Fund's returns by rising 226.3 percent over the same time period. Both funds can invest globally using American Depository Receipts.

"For many years, conventional wisdom has held that you had to sacrifice returns if you invested according to your Christian values," Leonard said. "Unfortunately, the New York Times reporter, Janet Morrissey, succumbed to this myth. Not only is it possible to 'do well by doing good,' we believe it is a common-sense method to achieve good performance over the long term. Christians understand and history often confirms that bad behavior has a way of catching up with both people and companies."

In fact, according to the "Times" story, the Vice Fund's management company itself has had its share of ethical troubles. The fund's founder, Richard A. Sapio, was accused of fraud in 2003 and 2004. The cases are still pending. Sapio and other executives associated with the cases have since left Mutual Capital Alliance, which owns the Vice Fund.

"Christians believe that we are not owners, but stewards, of God's resources," Leonard said. "To be the best possible stewards, we diligently work to obtain high returns on the wealth the Lord has entrusted to our care. That's a goal we share with all investors, even those invested in the Vice Fund."

Leonard says that where he differs from the Vice Fund is that he wants "to earn those returns in a manner that honors our Lord and is a blessing to our fellow man. It has been exciting to be able to accomplish both goals in the past, although investors should be aware that there can be no assurance that we will be able to repeat this good performance in the future."

Stewardship Partners is just one organization Leonard has founded to help Christians be good stewards of their money. MinistryWatch.com is a web-site with profiles - including detailed financial statements - of the 500 largest Christian ministries in the country.

"We also hope that the abundance we seek to create for our clients will position them to be wise and effective donors to the Lord's work, as well," Leonard said. "MinistryWatch.com helps educate and empower donors to be the best givers they can be, which is another important part of the stewardship process. We desire not only to bless our fellow man by how we make our money but also by how we give it. Helping our clients experience the joy of giving is even more meaningful to us than providing attractive investment returns."

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Stop the Flight 93 Murdoch Terrorist Memorial Blogburst

Trackbacked to Cao's blog and Error Theory.

Pennsylvania Newspapers Pretend There is No Direction to Mecca

In September 2005, a half dozen different bloggers verified that a person facing into what was originally called the Crescent of Embrace memorial to Flight 93 would be facing almost exactly at Mecca. Some surrounding trees have been added to the design, but the giant central crescent remains completely intact in the Bowl of Embrace redesign:

With Tom Burnett Sr. condemning the crescent design and refusing to allow Tom Jr.'s name to be used, there is now a big public controversy in western Pennsylvania over whether the giant crescent really is oriented on Mecca. In response, the Memorial Project has decided to deny that there is any such thing as the direction to Mecca, and Pittsburgh's two major newspapers are both backing up this transparent falsehood.

Professor Daniel Griffith, who is serving as a consultant to the Memorial Project, told the Post Gazette that: "anything can point toward Mecca, because the earth is round." …

He made similar statements to the Pittsburg Tribune Review and the Johnstown Tribune Democrat. None of these papers asked for a second opinion from any of the one billion Muslims who face Mecca five times a day for prayer, and it isn't that the media has been duped by Griffith.

Editors and reporters at both the Post Gazette and the Tribune Review are fully aware that a host of bloggers have independently verified the Mecca orientation of the crescent design. It was actually the Tribune Review that first commissioned Professor Griffith to analyze the blogosphere's Mecca-orientation claims. Alec Rawls, who has written a book about the many Islamic and terrorist memorializing features in the crescent design, has a copy of Griffith's report for the Tribune Review posted online. The first thing Griffith does is calculate the direction to Mecca:

I computed an azimuth value from the Flight 93 crater site to Mecca of roughly 55.20°.
"Azimuth" is the technical term for "direction," measured in degrees clockwise from north. Now Griffith is denying that there is any such thing as the direction to Mecca, and the Tribune Review refuses to tell its readers that Griffith is contradicting the report that he wrote for them.

The Post Gazette is even more outrageous. Rawls was told by Post Gazette reporter Paula Ward that she and her editors saw all the blog posts on the Mecca orientation of the Crescent of Embrace back in September 2005 and decided not to publish this explosive information. (Crescent of Betrayal, download 3, p. 108.) At the same time, the Post Gazette was running editorials that called critics of the crescent paranoid bigots:

But like those who look at innocent kids trick-or-treating at Halloween and see only the devil's work, a few small and suspicious minds couldn't look past the crescent to see a remarkably sensitive design.
When Tom Burnet Sr. asked the American people last month to please take his and Mr. Rawls' warnings about the crescent design seriously, the Post Gazette responded with an editorial titled: "Efforts to sully Flight 93 memorial deserve scorn."

What is the significance of a crescent that a person faces into to face Mecca? Such a structure is called a mihrab, and is the central feature around which every mosque is built. That is why the surrounding trees added in the Bowl of Embrace redesign do nothing to alter the Islamic significance of the design. You can plant as many trees around a mosque as you want and it will still be a mosque.

One local paper actually did fact-check the orientation of the giant crescent and validated the Mecca orientation claim in print, but the larger papers are all refusing to pass this fact checking on, or to do their own, even though it is simple one-two operation. All that Tribune Democrat reporter Kirk Swauger had to do was use the Mecca direction calculator at Islam.com to print out a graphic of the direction to Mecca from Somerset PA, then place this print out over the Crescent of Embrace site-plan PDF on his computer screen:

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The green circle, marked with the qibla direction (the direction to Mecca), is from Islam.com. Graphic shows that a person standing at the midpoint between the most obtruding tips of the crescent structure and facing into the center of the crescent (red arrow), will be facing almost exactly at Mecca. (Hat tip Sarah Wells.)

As Swauger put it in his news article:

[Rawls'] claims seem to be backed up by coordinates for the direction of qibla from Somerset that can be found on Islam.com. When superimposed over the crescent in the memorial design, the midpoint points over the Arctic Circle, through Europe toward Mecca.
Having suppressed this information for two years, Pittsburgh's major newspapers are desperate to keep it suppressed now, or they will be ruined. Thus they find themselves camped out on the very spot that the blogosphere ranged with its artillery two years ago. They know full well that the Mecca-orientation of the crescent has been verified numerous times and are counting on their control of public information to keep this knowledge from getting out to the general public.

The challenge to bloggers could not be more overt. Can the blogosphere retrieve its earlier fact checking from the memory hole and bust these news frauds? Easy and permanent access to existing fact checking is the blogosphere's natural advantage, but we still have to take advantage of it.

This information was also mentioned at Newsbusters here on September 27, 2007.

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If you want to join us outraged protesting bloggers

  1. in objecting to planting an Islamic symbol instead of an American one on the crash site,
  2. in objecting to its pointing to Mecca and the terrorists' intended target,
  3. in objecting to dishonoring the memory of the people who fought the terrorists on Flight 93
  4. in pointing out how Paul Murdoch cleverly and symbolically cast the passenger and crew out of the Islamic heavens in the design while the terrorists are inside the Islamic heavens
  5. in pointing out how the date and the site are dedicated to the terrorists
  6. in pointing out the numerous redundant mosque design features
  7. in pointing out the terrorist memorializing features
  8. and post along with us on Wednesdays,
please contact caoilfhionn1 at gmail dot com with your website url. She will, in turn, add you to the email list, send you the blogroll code (if you want to put it in your sidebar), and will send you the prewritten text to post. You should receive the email from Cao a day or two prior to the Wednesday it should be posted, and tracked back to Cao's blog and Error Theory, if your blog has that capability. This will help us track who in the blogroll is posting the blogburst.

Let's roll.

Stop the Memorial Blogburst

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Riddle me this

What was Paul Murdoch, the design's architect, thinking? What was his ulterior motive? When controversy over the original name "Crescent of Embrace" and the bald Islamic symbol planted on the crash site brought a public outcry, the entire memorial was hastily re-titled "40 Memorial Groves."

As Alec is apt to do, he's having some fun with this: So why only 38 Memorial Groves?

His answer should appear today at Error Theory, go check it out!

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New NC State Laws

New laws in North Carolina went into effect yesterday. Do you feel safer yet? All these laws were passed by the Democrat legislature.

They created new forms for "end of life choices." Yes, more paperwork for doctors and medical staff that you can sign. No, you don't have to read them, just sign them. But hey, it's "more comprehensive," so that means it's good, right? And if the medical staff doesn't fill out these forms, they'll get in trouble. Isn't it good to have more paperwork when you're lying in a sick bed?

North Carolina also has new laws interfering with freedom of medical choice. The North Carolina government doesn't want you to be free to choose any insurance provider you want. In addition, they don't want any insurance company to be able to offer whatever coverage they want. Instead, the state will not only determine what insurance you may purchase, but how much the insurance companies will charge for that insurance. They just made a micro-managed change to the amount the state will "permit" insurance companies to charge for chiropractors. Freedom? NC Democrats never heard of it.

And to stop all those billions of people getting killed by renegade laser hair-removal procedures, the state's going to require you to get their permission before you actually use one of those. Because after all, I'm sure you've read of all the reports of injuries and deaths from renegade laser remove technicians, right? Democrats cannot STAND for anyone in North Carolina to do ANYTHING without asking their permission. Freedom will simply NOT be permitted in North Carolina.

Finally, to really prove that the Democrats are on the job, they've made it a crime to drop Oreo cookies in certain specified locations. You think I'm kidding, but I'm not. If you drop any "processed food" in a state-protected location, you're going to jail. Don't you feel safer?

North Carolina Democrats: destroying freedom anywhere they see it. Oh, how I yearn for freedom.

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October 01, 2007

#1 Draft Pick

miami_dolphins.jpgYes! The #1 Draft pick is in sight! This looks like the year the Dolphins will go all out and finally earn the #1 pick in next year's draft (that is, unless they already traded this one away to get Ricky Williams, too).

After four weeks of football, only the New Orleans Saints and the Saint Louis Rams are still left in the running. With the Miami defense giving up THIRTY points a game (second only to Detroit by 0.5 points), this could really be the year. Will they go an entire year without winning a single game? Well, they do have to play Cleveland, Buffalo, Houston, the Giants, Baltimore, AND Cincinnati. Surely they'll win a couple... well that's my prediction, based on their performance so far: 3-13 -- worse than the 2004 year of 4-12.

I'm still rooting for them -- they can get that draft pick if they try real hard!

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2007 Carolina Renaissance Festival Tickets

It's almost time! If you STILL don't have your tickets yet for the Carolina Renaissance Festival:

You can save $16 on opening weekend by receiving two adult admission tickets for $20.00 - with a coupon!! ($34 Value) Click here for discount ticket locations.

Cannot make it for opening weekend? Don't fret! Click here to print your own discount tickets online.

Visit www.RenFestInfo.com for directions, information, photos, video highlights, and much more.

Huzzah!!

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Democrats & Cigarette Taxes

Apparently, to Democrats and those who support them, once you say "For The Children," nothing else matters. ANYTHING is perfectly okay, if you claim it's "For The Children." Heck, North Carolina (and many other states) support state-sponsored, monopolized gambling "For The Children." Now, national Democrats are supporting smoking For The Children.

Seriously.

Soon, if national Democrats have their way, you can go to the C-Store and buy some cigarettes. If you're thinking they're expensive, you can think to yourself, "Well, at least it's helping the children." Perhaps we can work out the numbers soon to determine exactly how many children you'll be helping with each purchase. Maybe the Democrats can put out promotional signs: "Each 10 cartons you buy is one medical visit for a poor child of a parent who earns only $75,000 a year."

And to continue with the utter and total disconnect from reality, the Democrats continue to claim that if they massively increase a tax on something, then people will buy less of it -- which helps their program earn money because their new program will get money from the sales of the item that will be decreasing because it's a bad item that people shouldn't buy in the first place but when they do, it will be For The Children.

Democrats -- is there anything they won't lie about to get more cash of working people to spend themselves?

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History of the ACLU

Do you want to know a little more about history? How about the history of the ACLU? Stop the ACLU is working on a six-part video series showing the factual history of this horrible organization. Here's part I:

Therefore, I am for Socialism, disarmament and ultimately, for the abolishing of the State itself…I seek the social ownership of property, the abolition of the propertied class and sole control of those who produce wealth. Communism is the goal"."__Roger Baldwin, founder of the ACLU

More info: American Communist Lawyers Union
A Short History Of The ACLU
The Record of the American Civil Liberties Union
Congressional Record: The Truth About The American Civil Liberties Union
A History Lesson On The ACLU
The ACLU - The Founding Fathers of Degeneracy & American Communism

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Borrowing from Peter

Remember the North Carolina government? They're the ones that have been literally dominated by Democrats for OVER 100 years. This is the government that has presided over the worst roads in the country. This is the same state government that can find money to bribe companies to donate to politicians, but is 20 years behind in road construction. These are the same Democrats who manage to give billions to "non-profits" but have so little money that they steal from the highway fund to find more money.

So the roads stink. The Democrats have dug a giant 20-year hole. They have been taking gas tax money and giving it away and NOT building roads. Now there's a "crisis." So what is their solution? borrow money. Yes, that's right -- since they are completely and totally fiscally irresponsible, they're going to borrow future ANTICIPATED money. In other words, the money doesn't even exist, they just HOPE it will exist. And they're spending it now. And yes, they're required to pay interest on that "loan."

Do you really need any more examples of the total irresponsibility of Democrats? You cannot blame Republicans for any of these problems because the Democrats have ruled this state with an iron fist for over 100 years -- despite the people electing and voting for Republicans. Democrats are irresponsible. Democrats cannot spend money in a responsible manner AT ALL. I'm not saying Republicans are the saviors, but surely they can't do any worse.

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September 28, 2007

Gone Fishing!

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Time again to head off to the North Carolina Mountains for fishing and, well, whatever else I feel like doing while camping until Sunday or Monday. Have fun without me!

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Peace

oilEvil.jpgSo, I was driving around yesterday and saw a bumper sticker. It was the classic "Give Peace a Chance." And then I thought of this picture and news report mentioning how these two anti-American forces are joining together to "defeat" America. At the same time, Iran continues to claim they're developing nuclear bombs to generate power, not to attack America. When does it end?

When I see those bumper stickers, I have to think what that person really means is, "I want peace at all costs." I wonder exactly how much people who want peace are willing to give up to have that peace. Are they willing to sacrifice themselves? Are they willing to give up liberty and freedom? Are they willing to volunteer an unconditional surrender to Muslims? Do they want to live in a country ruled by Islam?

I want peace, too. However, I still subscribe to the "Live Free or Die" theory. I want peace, but I'm not willing to give up freedom to have that peace. Admittedly, we don't have a lot of freedom left in America today -- but in order to have peace with Islam, we must submit to them and give them power over us. Sorry, but as much as I want peace, I'm not willing to do that. How bad do you want peace?

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Religious? You're Fired.

I have an idea for a law. I know, I hardly ever propose a new law. We really do have enough laws. We have way too many laws that serve no purpose or are not used. We have so many laws, many are enforced only when someone wants to enforce them. But sometimes there's a real need for a law. I think I'd word this new law something like this:

Government shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.

What do you think? Think that would make a good law? Think that would make us different from all those other countries that have state-sponsored religions? I think allowing people freedom to have a religion would be a good idea. Unfortunately, that's not currently the case in America.

If you're a government employee and happen to go to church, that simple fact might get you fired. No, really. A government employee was actually told to stop going to church or he would be fired. He continued going to church and yes, he was fired. You see, the current government-enforced religion IS atheism. You're simply not permitted to have any other religious beliefs if you have any association with government.

Of course, an even better solution would be to get government out of anything associated with this sort of thing. There's no need for government to be doing billions of things they're doing now. But so many people have become so dependent on my money being given to them via government that I don't hold much hope on that happening. It might, though, in the Free State.

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Light Rail Art

The big news in Charlotte is the current government scam to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for "art" for the transit stations (that don't quite exist yet). Tara Servatius broke that story and Jeff Taylor reported on it as well.

Indeed, it's very interesting in light of the current threats to senior citizens and others -- right now if you, as a citizen, DARE to oppose the sales tax increase (which is on the ballot this fall), the power that be have declared that the city will be nearly broke. If that sales tax repeal fails, they are threatening to reduce city bus service massively AND increase property taxes to make up for the shortfall. Beyond the obvious stupidity in doing both of those things (one would clearly cancel out the other), they're now paying hundreds of thousands for "art."

Nice use of government money -- money which they claim they simply don't have enough of. How about paying a local artist who is struggling to make ends meet a few thousand? I bet you get better art and you support the community that government claims to want to support with light rail.

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September 27, 2007

Still INTJ

This is scary accurate:

Click to view my Personality Profile page

I've taken these tests before, and I've ended up INTJ before. Heck, in the blogrolls listings here, there's an INTJ blogroll even. But this page listed a few quotes about the personality of an INTJ -- and they're just dead-on accurate for me. So, for those who want more information about me, here you go:

"To outsiders, INTJs may appear to project an aura of "definiteness", of self-confidence. This self-confidence, sometimes mistaken for simple arrogance by the less decisive, is actually of a very specific rather than a general nature; its source lies in the specialized knowledge systems that most INTJs start building at an early age. When it comes to their own areas of expertise -- and INTJs can have several -- they will be able to tell you almost immediately whether or not they can help you, and if so, how."

I'm often told that I'm arrogant and I understand it's self-confidence. And if you want help in areas where I'm good, I do know right away whether I can help you or if you should head somewhere else. Working in computers, I get lots and lots of questions all the time that I respond to very quickly.

"INTJs are natural leaders, although they usually choose to remain in the background until they see a real need to take over the lead. When they are in leadership roles, they are quite effective, because they are able to objectively see the reality of a situation, and are adaptable enough to change things which aren't working well. They are the supreme strategists - always scanning available ideas and concepts and weighing them against their current strategy, to plan for every conceivable contingency. "

I can't count how many times people have told me that I'm a good leader -- despite how much I really don't WANT to be a leader. And this is why I am often asked and told to get more into politics -- because despite me not wanting to be an elected official, people see that I would be very good at it.

Found at Raven's who found it at Kat's.

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