September 27, 2007
Democrat Debate
So, did you see the Democrat debate last night? Me neither. But hey, if you want to know what today's Democrat party stands for, take a look at some of their positions on the issues:
War: YES. According to the formerly mainstream media, something like 70% of the people of this country oppose the current war in Iraq. 70% of the people want the US out of Iraq. The top Democrat presidential nominees DO NOT. Edwards,Posted by: Ogre at 03:07 PM | Comments (17) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (Suck)
ACLU and Privacy
Recently, the ACLU set their doomsday clock at six minutes before midnight! Once it reaches the 'dark hour' of midnight…we will be slaves to the ominous and evil 'surveillance society'. This isn't science fiction. This is typical scare tactics from the ACLU.
They prey upon the paranoid. This is how they get donations to fund their machine. They cry about "American citizens being spied upon" when in fact there is no evidence that anyone has been hurt by the government's terrorist surviellance program.
While the ACLU cry that they are the guardian's of liberty, and that privacy is one of those liberties….they have been exposed as being violators of that very liberty. They have a massive database of their own member's private financial information they use for soliciting donations.
The group's new data collection practices were implemented without the board's approval or knowledge and were in violation of the ACLU's privacy policy at the time, according to Michael Meyers, vice president of the organization and a frequent internal critic. He said he had learned about the new research by accident Nov. 7 during a meeting of the committee that is organizing the group's Biennial Conference in July.
He objected to the practices, and the next day, the privacy policy on the group's Web site was changed. "They took out all the language that would show that they were violating their own policy," Meyers said. "In doing so, they sanctified their procedure while still keeping it secret."
Now the ACLU are proudly defending Rep. Larry Craig on grounds of privacy. In another recent case they are defending a "pre-operative transsexual" anatomically male's "right" to use the female public restroom. Terrence Jeffrey calls out the 'privacy hypocrisy' on this one.
"The government does not have a constitutionally sufficient justification for making private sex a crime," said the ACLU. "It follows that an invitation to have private sex is constitutionally protected and may not be made a crime. This is so even where the proposition occurs in a public place, whether in a bar or a restroom."
But then the ACLU went a step further, arguing that there is not only a right to solicit sex, but also to engage in it, in a public restroom.
"The Minnesota Supreme Court," said the ACLU, "has already ruled that two men engaged in sexual activity in a department store restroom with the stall door closed had a reasonable expectation of privacy. They were, the Court held, therefore acting in a private, not a public place."
The conflated logic of the ACLU's bathroom briefs seems to be that someone entering a public restroom intending to use it for traditional purposes has no protection either from the gender sign posted at the door or from the otherwise vaunted right to privacy. Someone entering a public restroom intending to solicit and engage in sex, on the other hand, is protected by both the First Amendment and the right to privacy.
What else would you expect from a group that embraces an ideology that holds that partially born babies have no right to keep their skulls intact?
Indeed. As my good friend Glib Fortuna puts it:
This about sums up the ACLU's worldview. To the ACLU, the only "freedom" the ACLU truly believes in is "sexual freedom" and the concomitant "right" of people who choose aberrant sexual behavior to be free of any criticism and free from anyone else exercising common sense (and more threateningly, religious liberty) if it "infringes" on these "rights" recently invented by the ACLU and its partisans.
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Easley Gives More Bribes
Apparently not satisfied with his recent bribes and cash giveaways to corporations, Governor Easley has proposed giving away even more cash that people work and earn to other companies who do absolutely nothing except perhaps give donations to Easley's campaign.
It appears Governor Easley has been bouyed by his recent success with the Tire company giveaway. Easley recently vetoed a $40 million cash present to Goodyear so that he could get the Democrat-led NC Legislature to meet and give away $60 million to Goodyear AND other tire companies. Seeing how easy it was to get the Legislature to give away that much taxpayer cash, he's going for even more this time. His proposal, intentionally misleadingly named "The American Productivity and Competitiveness Act of North Carolina," would give "substantial" cash to companies that Easley personally likes (or, apparently, have donated large amounts to Easley or Democrats). And since $40 to $60 million was NOT "substantial," you can look for hundreds of millions in cash giveaways for companies if Easley passes this "Act." A more accurate title for the act might be "The Take More Cash From Working People To Give To State-Favored Companies Act." ANY time the government gives any cash or tax benefit to ANY company, they are simply taking cash that people have earned and are giving it to a company. Remember: government has NO money other than what they take away from people who actually worked to earn it. Once again, Democrats in North Carolina prove without a doubt -- they are NOT the party of working people, but instead are the party of big money, big giveaways (not to the poor), and big business. They do not care about the working man, only about their coporate friends.Posted by: Ogre at 11:06 AM | Comments (18) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (Suck)
September 26, 2007
Carolina Renaissance Festival Ticket Number
Hey, it's almost that time! The Carolina Renaissance Festival is coming up in just 10 days! Watch the right sidebar here for the hourly countdown, if you like. Now I won't be able to be there on opening day, but I'm going to try and get there Sunday afternoon. And after the first week, I will be there quite a bit. If you've never been, come on out!
It really is a wonderful place. It's a place to really escape from today. There's almost no electricity, and everyone is there to have fun. The performers are really entertaining and they ALL appear happy to be there. If you work around people who just hate to come to work every day, you will be refreshed. In addition, there's almost no judgment there. People don't look at you and judge you by the way you look or who you voted for last year. There's almost no political discussion of any kind. And you can relax all day long around people who will become your friends. Again, I offer to anyone in the area, if you want to come out and hang around for a day, please do. I'm willing to meet up with about anyone nearly any day (certainly any day I'm there). Oh, and I got my season pass a little while ago. They appear to be sequentially numbered. Should it bother me that mine is #18?Posted by: Ogre at 07:09 PM | Comments (29) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (Suck)
Democrats and MoveOn.Org
Today, Sen. Ensign and the National Republican Senatorial Committee released a petition calling on Democrats to return the money they have received from the extremist, liberal organization MoveOn.org.
Some examples include: * Tom Allen has received $249,472 in conduit contributions raised through MoveOn.org* Tom Harkin's PAC has received $5,000 from MoveOn's PAC
* Mary Landrieu has received $8,000
* Frank Lautenberg - $5,000
* Mark Pryor - $4,000 It’s either campaign contributions from extremist, liberal organizations that claim to have “bought” and “own” Democrats or fully supporting our troops. What’ll it be? You can follow that link yourself and sign the petition. Keep in mind -- this is an organization that supports Michael Moore and actually believes the lies from his movie "Sicko." This is a group that wants PBS and NPR to be funded perpetually and forever -- no matter that fact that they are out of date dinosaurs in the information age. This is a group that wants YOU to pay for healthcare for everyone else -- no exceptions. This is a group that supports fraudulent voting and opposes any attempts to make voting more accurate. This is a group that actually believes algore and "An Inconvenient Truth." And this is a group that has bought and paid for the Democrat party in government today. If you support this group, you're opposing Democracy -- instead you support a small group of individuals buying a socialist government to replace freedom and Democracy in America. Want to sign that petition and see if there's any members of the Democrat Party who value freedom more than campaign cash?
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Pajamas Media Goes Mainstream
Pajamas Media, the newest entrant into the mainstream media, is moving into a new venue: Radio.
Mark your calendars because this Thursday, September 27 at 3 pm (PST) on XM Radio, Channel 130, Pajamas Media debuts its weekly radio show on P.O.T.U.S. '08. Not only do we hope you will take a listen but this is an amazing opportunity for our bloggers to get involved. Contact Ed Driscoll for more info at ed@eddriscoll.com. P.O.T.U.S. '08 is a new channel launched by XM who is partnering with C-SPAN and other media outlets to offer a 24-Hour, commercial-free channel devoted to the 2008 Presidential Campaign. The channel will be broadcast free to all XM radio receivers. If you have an XM radio but opt not to subscribe to XM, you can still listen to the presidential election channel.If you don't subscribe to XM, they are offering a free trial where you can listen online.
Just in case you can't already find enough news and information about the presidential election. I wish I had time to monitor and count how many times each candidate is mentioned to determine whether this becomes just another cheerleading squad for the status quo.
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Alec Rawls and the Terrorist Memorial
Alec Rawls is the author of the blockbuster book, that will be coming out in February of 2008: Crescent of Betrayal. He also blogs at Error Theory. I previously mentioned how the US Government is building a memorial for terrorists.
Now Cao has recorded a four-part interview with Mr. Rawls about the terrorist memorial. Go have a listen.Posted by: Ogre at 01:09 PM | Comments (18) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (Suck)
Racists to Gather in Wilmington
North Carolina racists have announced their plans to join together and gather in Wilmington in October to celebrate looking at people only by the color of their skin. I imagine they will celebrate that they can view people by skin color, but others do not.
In addition, the racists of the NC NAACP (who vote Democrat around 95% of the time) will talk about the 1898 race riots -- a time when white Democrats attacked and ran black Republicans out of town. I wonder how often the fact that those who were attacking and killing blacks because of the color of their skin were Democrats will be mentioned. It was not just a race riot in 1898 -- it was a political overthrow by Democrats. The racist gathering will also be discussing the Duke Lacrosse case. A case where once again a Democrat supported open lies and apparently slandered people and lied in order to win a political election -- no matter what effect that had on race relations in the area. I wonder how often the fact that this was caused by a Democrat will be mentioned. Oh, but their "theme" for the gathering is "fighting for our children, not just ourselves." Well, since it's For The Children, literally anything they do will be perfectly okay. Any guesses on how much money they will demand from the Democrats in the NC legislature? It will be For The Children, so they'll likely get every dime they want -- even if it's based on giving away taxpayer cash based on the color of one's skin.Posted by: Ogre at 11:35 AM | Comments (16) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (Suck)
September 25, 2007
Prohibited Dying
This looks like something that might be found on a government building.
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Could Ron Paul Win?
I know, I know. He's a "lower tier" candidate. The mainstream media polls won't even include him. But is it possible that Ron Paul could actually win the Republican nomination?
I just happened upon a list of national Straw Poll results. Ron Paul is winning them. Look at this: Ron Paul vs. Rudy: Ron Paul beat Rudy 23 times, Rudy beat Paul 3 times.Ron Paul vs. Romney: Paul beat Romney 15 times, Romney beat Paul 11 times.
Ron Paul vs. McCain: Paul beat McCain 22 times, McCain beat Paul 3 times.
Ron Paul vs. Thompson: Paul beat Thompson 13 times, Thompson beat Paul 12 times.
Against the other candidates, Paul beat them 88 times, they beat Paul 8 times. Overall, Paul beat other candidates 161 times, while he was beat 37 times. He's finished first in 10 of 26 straw polls. I know they're straw polls, but people are voting for him. Could he actually win the nomination? I'm not making a prediction, just looking at the poll results. Just imagine the election campaign of 2008: Paul vs. Hillary. Now there would be some real choice!
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FCC Fines for Fake News
This news is rather interesting. The FCC has proposed a fine aginst a network for running a commercial that looks like a news program and forgot to tell people watching it that it was a commercial. That part isn't really news. The interesting part is that this is the first time the FCC has tried to fine a cable network.
I'm wondering -- if the FCC is claiming power to regulate and monitor cable television networks, what else will the claim jurisdiction over? If the data that is transmitted over a television cable line can be directly regulated by the FCC for content, how soon before the FCC claims jurisdiction over the internet and all information transmitted over the internet? Of course, in the real world, I understand the internet -- I know that the FCC will never be able to actually regulate it. Heck, they can't stop child porn and illegal gambling on the internet now. But if they claim jurisdiction, I know it will be just a matter of time before they start wasting time trying to shut down or fine various internet sites. Keep in mind this is an organization that YOU, personally, have to pay for, whether you like it or not. Perhaps the FCC is yet another government organization that has outlived it's usefulness. Have you ever noticed that no government programs EVER end, even when they have no purpose any more? Wouldn't it be great to have the option to elect people who would get rid of such programs? If you know of anyone running for election that would actually reduce useless parts of government, let me know. The only person I know of running for election at any level that would actually reduce government is Ron Paul.Posted by: Ogre at 03:09 PM | Comments (15) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (Suck)
Marriage and The Law
What is marriage? More importantly, who cares? And most importantly, should government use it's monopoly on force to "care?"
First, in support of a US Constitutional Amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman -- Does the state have a vested interest in marriages? I believe they do. They state cannot exist without people. If people stop procreating, there will be no state. So in that manner, the state does have a vested interest in promoting marriage? Absolutely. And in this case, the state clearly has an interest in promoting only marriage as between a man and a woman. Does this mean that I'm claiming that no one will have babies if gays get married? Don't be silly. I'm saying that the state has a clear vested interest in supporting marriages that result in more citizens for the state. In addition, there is no question that children raised in two-parent families (with a mother and father) are better citizens. There will be less criminals, plain and simple. There will be fewer drunks and drug abusers. There will be fewer suicides. Society will be better off if all children were raised by a mother and a father. In the name of general health and crime prevention, clearly the state has an interest in marriages between a male and a female. But on the other side of the coin -- what business is it of the government? Does the government exist to promote itself? If people did stop procreating and government ceased to exist, why would that be a bad thing? If there are fewer suicides, certainly that is "better" for the state, but it is really a "health" issue? If you accept that it is, be prepared to head back to prohibition because of that whole "health" issue. When this country was organized, it was a grand experiment. Part of that experiment was creating 50 unique, different "states" that could do whatever they wanted. The union of the states was for economic trade and defensive protection. Each state was supposed to be different -- that way if a person didn't like the society and laws in one state, they could go to another. But a federal marriage amendment would make the states more the same -- which is simply wrong. When Ron Paul was recently asked at a debate whether he supported a Constitutional Amendment declaring marriage to be between a man and a woman, I really liked his answer. He said that shouldn't marriage be determined by religion? Wouldn't it be better if the church could decide marriage issues and the state simply had nothing to do with it? Two people in Pennsylvania are claiming that now. They want to be married, but they don't belong to a church. So the state is denying them permission to be married. Who is the government to be the final arbitrator of who shall marry whom? Legally, the only difference it makes to the state is for taxes and property. The state wants to charge different tax rates based on whether someone is legally married or not. That's easy to fix -- change the tax code so there's no information or anything related to marital status. Gee, the fair tax would do that nicely, wouldn't it? The other issue where the state is concerned is related to property -- transfer of ownership, survivor rights, parental rights, etc. Currently, however, even marriage doesn't appear to be affecting this area today. How many children are born out of wedlock? Don't these children have parents? Doesn't the legal system have a clear way of identifying them and giving them access to the children at places like schools? And with inheritance, aren't there already massive issues and lawsuits regarding who gets what, even when there is a clear marriage and children? It seems like ANY laws regarding marriage today are already worthless -- so why is the state in the business of giving permission for people to be married? It's not that I'm against marriage -- I absolutely think that marriage is between a man and a woman. Personally, I'll never acknowledge any other sort of marriage. But I'm not so sure the state should be in the business of making those rules.Posted by: Ogre at 01:08 PM | Comments (22) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (Suck)
September 24, 2007
Government Working Hours
I think these are the hours posted for the North Carolina DMV offices...
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Kathy Griffin and God
So, had you read about Kathy Griffin's "Jesus Comment" at the Emmy awards program? In case you missed it and want to read exactly what was said, here you go:
I guess hell froze over. A lot of people come up here and thank Jesus for this. He had nothing to do with this. ... Suck it, Jesus! This award is my god now.
Some people complained that the networks refused to air the comment and instead censored it. They wrongly claimed that it was a violation of the first amendment for a company to decide what they would broadcast. Others complained that it was incredibly offensive (yet no one burned anything). Bill Donohue of the Catholic League rightly said:
It is [a] sure bet that if Griffin had said, 'Suck it, Muhammad,' there would have been a very different reaction from the crowd and from the media who covered this event. To say nothing of the Muslim reaction."
Just imagine that one, if you will. There is a double standard, whether anyone wants to admit it or not. And no, unlike Mel Gibson, Imus, and various others who have "offended" other religions, no apology has been offered or appears to be forthcoming -- from her or the academy. Clearly it is indeed politically correct to attack and insult Christians today. Some have responded with comments, advertising, and petitions. Various Christian entertainers are standing up to tell Hollywood that they've simply had enough with Christian bashing. They're angry and they're not taking this lying down. But the emotion I feel most from this is pity. Did you really read what she said? She actually said that the award she received was her god. I cannot imagine how empty her life must actually be. And yes, I believe that she was completely honest and was not trying to be funny -- that award really is her god. Now I don't know if she's put it up on her mantle where she faces it five times a day to pray -- but from her words, it appears that she has dedicated her life to earning that award. But now that she's got her god, what's left for her in her life? Think about it -- if you dedicate your life to the pursuit of some physical item like an award and you spend every waking moment working to earn it, what do you do when you finally get it? There's nothing left. I don't know much about this Kathy Griffin. In fact, I don't even know what she does for a living, honestly. But I do know that anyone who puts their life and faith in inanimate objects really has got an empty spot in their life. They've got to really be hurting and needing something more. Christians already know how to fill that hole in their life. I just hope Ms. Griffin finds out how good Jesus really is.
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US Government Loves Mecca
Dhimmitude. Always on Watch has a whole category dedicated just to Dhimmitude. So what is it? It's any one or any thing that lowers itself, or submits to the rule of Islam. If you wish to live in peace with Islam, but do not want to be Muslim, you must live in this condition -- completely and totally subject to all whims of any Muslim.
The US Government is working harder and harder to submit to Islam as well. The "memorial" for 9/11 faces Mecca. The plan for this memorial should be completely and entirely scrapped. The news media, Dhimmis, and Muslims like the current layout -- because it will be the world's largest Mosque. I know this has been reported in the past, but again -- the people (Dhimmis) designing this crescent simply refuse to change the design. If this design is not scrapped and changed, it will be the largest memorial in the world that was created to celebrate an Islamic terrorist victory over the infidels of the United States -- and it will be bought and paid for with American taxpayer cash. I would suggest that if it continues that I might work as an "American terrorist" and sabotage the construction -- but I think I'd have a lot of competition.Posted by: Ogre at 03:08 PM | Comments (21) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (Suck)
Pajamas Media vs. The Mainstream
Many in the blogosphere are buzzing over Edward Driscoll, Jr's article talking about the birth of the objective media. He writes about how the mass media, the mainstream media, lost touch with Americans. It outlines when, where, and how the mainstream media got lost, and how others worked against them -- culminating with the expansion of blogs and internet news. He makes guesses at the future and how even the word "blogs" will become useless, as information continues to move to the internet and allows all voices to be heard.
Of course, any discussion of this type would be incomplete without a mention of "Rathergate" -- and he mentions it as well. He also makes mention of the "pajamas blogger" that got much of this movement moving. However, at the same time, one of the largest organizations that might be considered "anti-mainstream," Pajamas Media, has made a move in the opposite direction. Pajamas media has recently announced that they apparently don't like that various candidates that they apparently don't agree with are winning their online polls (and not just Ron Paul, either). Therefore, Pajamas Media has decided to only include candidates that have been "approved" by the mainstream media -- they will no longer allow so-called "second tier" candidates in their poll. I have run this poll on my blog. However, it is no longer there. I realize that I generated just a few votes a week for their poll, but they've joined with the mainstream media in shutting out Republican voices with which I agree. Pajamas Media claims that they're doing this because people "lost interest" in voting in their poll. Well now that their poll is exactly like every other mainstream media poll, I'm not sure how that's going to increase anyone's interest. Congratulations, Pajamas Media. You have become so big and so successful that it appears that you have now joined the mainstream media that was the reason for your creation.Posted by: Ogre at 01:03 PM | Comments (26) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (Suck)
NC Train Thugs
More harassment from the train system in North Carolina. The news report is about how the NC Railroad Company is bullying small businesses (taxpayers) -- showing up and demanding that the business owners give them cash or else. At one time, it was a crime to show up at a person's place of business and demand cash. Apparently in North Carolina, that's no longer a crime.
The Railroad company is claiming they own property that they haven't owned for over a hundred years. But now they're claiming it and want cash. And no, they don't care who they uproot or upset, including threatening business owners in front of their children. So, why does the Railroad company -- oh wait, who is this company? It's the state government. Officially, it's a "private company," but it's 100% owned by the state government. Therefore it IS the state demanding these cash payments and making threats if they're not paid. By why now? Because rail travel is a losing business! Trains are a 19th century invention -- they're not feasible now! I don't care how much you like them, they're simply NOT part of the 21st century economy. The ONLY way these things can continue to run is because people are forced at gunpoint to pay for them, even when they don't want them. Want to see how bad it really is? The North Carolina Railroad company last year spend $8.37 million in operating expenses. They brought in less than $1.67 million from operations. ANY business that had expenses FIVE TIMES income would collapse -- only a state-sponsored, worthless, useless business could continue to exist under such circumstances.Posted by: Ogre at 11:25 AM | Comments (22) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (Suck)
September 22, 2007
Cart Crash
This is what "free range carts" are capable of:
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MORE NC Cash for "Arts"
Remember the Democrats in the General Assembly who simply cannot find enough cash to repair the sorry roads in North Carolina? Remember the ones who claim there's not enough money to widen roads that are full of traffic? Remember the ones who just have cut the budget to the bone? They're the same ones giving away $10,000 to anyone who wants to take pictures.
Oh, but you can rest assured that it doesn't just cost the working man $10,000. An "arts council" will oversee the applicants -- and gee, they're not going to do that for free. So what's the money for? Whatever you want. Seriously. If you win this cash (and heck, I might apply just to see if I can get it), you can spend it on whatever you want related to film. I could buy a new camera, buy studio equipment, market myself, whatever -- it's free cash. Aren't you glad you worked hard to earn money so that the Democrats in the North Carolina General Assembly could take it and give it to people who want to take pictures?Posted by: Ogre at 12:01 PM | Comments (19) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (Suck)
September 21, 2007
Dry Forests
It really is that dry here in Western North Carolina.
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