In 1996, the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office mailed a paltry $1.63 property tax bill for the Slidell-area home of Kermit and Dolores Atwood that never reached its destination. The seemingly innocuous, misaddressed bill was the start of a bizarre legal ordeal that threatens to leave the couple homeless...
Read the article titled Fighting for their Home here.
Monday, July 16, 2007
Friday, July 06, 2007
Ron Paul Vaulting towards 1st Tier - has more Cash on Hand than John McCain
Ron Paul surprisingly takes John McCain's spot as the #3 declared candidate. He has $2.4 million Cash on Hand, to John McCain's $2 million. The freedom movement is on the rise. Dr. Ron Paul is the #1 Republican on youtube, facebook, myspace, eventful, meetup, and Digg! He is the only Republican who is opposed to the war in Iraq.
read more | digg story
read more | digg story
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Support the Troops: Bring them Home
I received a video from a friend today that has supposedly had over 3,000,000 hits as of whatever morning the original email had been sent. It was made by a young lady, purportedly fifteen years old, and shows a series of stills of U.S. troops in various situations while somber music plays in the background. In between each image is a line of text that asks various quesions and makes various statements about the troops, the war, and so forth. Questions that seem to be aimed at making those in the anti-war movement feel bad for criticizing the interventionist policies of the U.S. government. I sent a response back to my friend that I felt was worthy of this blog.
Here is the link
if you like to see the video.
That is a good video, but I don't see how regular people like you and me can watch that and not wonder why so many more will have to die over there. I don't know anyone in the anti-war movement who hates the troops or who wishes them some kind of harm, but I do know that it is the dangerous, interventionist policies of our government that have put the troops needlessly in harms way. I wish that the invasion of Iraq had something to do with 911, or even that it (Iraq) was some kind of threat to our nation, but that just is not the case. Even Colin Powell now feels like we went to war for the wrong reasons (the non-existence of WMD in Iraq), and that given what we know now he would not have supported invading Iraq in the first place.
Why are we still there?
Here is the link
if you like to see the video.
Monday, June 11, 2007
Post–Constitutional America
Vache Folle at St. George Blog recently commented on my previouse post about the people who do not see the state for what it is. He stated that, "To problematize the state is to call into question their basic assumptions about social reality. They have to be reprogrammed." I think by using the word reprogrammed, he meant what Harry Browne used to mean by saying that people need to un-learn certain things about history in order to have a clear view of the current state of things.
That being said, Joe Sobran has written a piece titled How Tyranny Came to America that I think does a fine job of explaining how we got from a society with a relatively small and insignicant central government to one of massive size and scope. While I'm sure most of the readers of this blog have already un-learned most of their American history, this article makes for a good refresher course in constitutional chaos.
read more | digg story
That being said, Joe Sobran has written a piece titled How Tyranny Came to America that I think does a fine job of explaining how we got from a society with a relatively small and insignicant central government to one of massive size and scope. While I'm sure most of the readers of this blog have already un-learned most of their American history, this article makes for a good refresher course in constitutional chaos.
read more | digg story
Sunday, June 03, 2007
Why Aren't Your Views Mainstream?
I recently forwarded a link containing clips of Ron Paul from the first Republican debate to a friend of mine. He in turn forwarded the same email on to his step father with a bit of his own words in the body. He stated that the ideas that Ron Paul put forth were simple, logical, and made about as much sense as anything that he had heard coming out of a politician’s mouth.
My friends step father responded to the email with one point. The response simply stated that if Ron Paul's ideas made so much sense, then why do the majority of our fellow Americans not agree?
I have been thinking about this response for the better part of the day, and I have come up with only one conclusion about it. My conclusion is simply this: how can someone respond to such a position with such a weak and hollow remark? It is exactly this type of thinking that advances the mindlessness of the American citizenry today. Rather than rationally and coherently respond with rebuttals and ideas of their own, those who come to the table with the statist point of view have no real coherent thoughts when it comes to thinking outside the statist box. My friend's father used the same hollow logic that Rudy Giulliani used when he labeled Ron Paul’s views about possible reasons why we were attacked on 9-11 as absurd. Ron Paul listed several sources, including the 9-11 Commission report, as backing for his rationale, but all the apologists of the welfare-warfare state can come up with is, "That is absurd, not in the mainstream!"
Where is the intelligent debate on the statist side? It seems that most of the time someone challenges their conventional way of thinking, all they can do is dismiss that persons views as “outside the mainstream.”
I wonder if these same people would have responded with these same hollow words towards people of pro-abolitionist views during the early 19th century. I can only imagine someone trying to persuade another that slavery is morally wrong and must be abolished, and the other person’s only line of reason for the continuance of slavery being, “If you are so right, why doesn’t the mainstream agree with you?”
My friends step father responded to the email with one point. The response simply stated that if Ron Paul's ideas made so much sense, then why do the majority of our fellow Americans not agree?
I have been thinking about this response for the better part of the day, and I have come up with only one conclusion about it. My conclusion is simply this: how can someone respond to such a position with such a weak and hollow remark? It is exactly this type of thinking that advances the mindlessness of the American citizenry today. Rather than rationally and coherently respond with rebuttals and ideas of their own, those who come to the table with the statist point of view have no real coherent thoughts when it comes to thinking outside the statist box. My friend's father used the same hollow logic that Rudy Giulliani used when he labeled Ron Paul’s views about possible reasons why we were attacked on 9-11 as absurd. Ron Paul listed several sources, including the 9-11 Commission report, as backing for his rationale, but all the apologists of the welfare-warfare state can come up with is, "That is absurd, not in the mainstream!"
Where is the intelligent debate on the statist side? It seems that most of the time someone challenges their conventional way of thinking, all they can do is dismiss that persons views as “outside the mainstream.”
I wonder if these same people would have responded with these same hollow words towards people of pro-abolitionist views during the early 19th century. I can only imagine someone trying to persuade another that slavery is morally wrong and must be abolished, and the other person’s only line of reason for the continuance of slavery being, “If you are so right, why doesn’t the mainstream agree with you?”
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Ron Paul on Real Time
One week after calling Ron Paul his new hero, Bill Maher invites Ron Paul back on Real Time to discuss his growing popularity for his non-interventionist position on foreign policy. The audience seemed to go crazy for Ron, causing Bill Maher to comment that that was the most applause his audience has ever given to a Republican. The icing came towards the end of the interview when Ron threw in a nice little jab back at Rudy for his lack of understanding of the unintended consequences of decades of intervening in the foreign affairs of other nations.
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
The Neocon Moment is Over
Great article by Paul Mulshine on the fallout of the Paul / Giuliani feud.
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Bill Maher on Ron Paul: "He is my New Hero"
So I just finished watching last Fridays rerun of Real Time on HBO, and was pleasantly surprised to hear Bill Maher defending Ron Paul's comments at the last Republican debate on Fox.
Maher was interviewing Chris Dodd (D-CT) at the beginning of the show when he made his comments about a man running for the Republican nomination named Ron Paul who has no chance of winning and can therefore speak the truth. He posed Paul's argument about America's foreign policy of interventionism that has served to drastically irritate much of the mid-east to a point where a 9-11 type attack became imminent. Dodd first disagreed on the grounds that he did not believe that 9-11 was a provoked attack, but host Maher quickly interjected by not allowing Dodd to in Maher's words, "do what the Republican's did to Paul." Maher told Dodd that Paul's words had been twisted. He explained that Paul's point was not to say that we were asking for the attack, but that we intervened to a point where someone was eventually going to respond.
Towards the end of the show Maher put together a stringed clip of the candidate's statements on the war on terror. Each candidate from Romney and Giuliani to McCain and on down the line repeatedly called for more use of torture to fight the war on terror. Romney actually suggested doubling the size of Guantanamo Bay. The clip ended with Ron Paul speaking of the Republican Party's tradition of being anti-war in the past. This was followed by the sound of crickets and dumb "dear in the headlights" looks on all of the other candidates faces.
After I finished writing this post, I noticed that Titanium Girl has posted the video clip from Real Time on her blog Titanium Thoughts. Check it out.
Maher was interviewing Chris Dodd (D-CT) at the beginning of the show when he made his comments about a man running for the Republican nomination named Ron Paul who has no chance of winning and can therefore speak the truth. He posed Paul's argument about America's foreign policy of interventionism that has served to drastically irritate much of the mid-east to a point where a 9-11 type attack became imminent. Dodd first disagreed on the grounds that he did not believe that 9-11 was a provoked attack, but host Maher quickly interjected by not allowing Dodd to in Maher's words, "do what the Republican's did to Paul." Maher told Dodd that Paul's words had been twisted. He explained that Paul's point was not to say that we were asking for the attack, but that we intervened to a point where someone was eventually going to respond.
Towards the end of the show Maher put together a stringed clip of the candidate's statements on the war on terror. Each candidate from Romney and Giuliani to McCain and on down the line repeatedly called for more use of torture to fight the war on terror. Romney actually suggested doubling the size of Guantanamo Bay. The clip ended with Ron Paul speaking of the Republican Party's tradition of being anti-war in the past. This was followed by the sound of crickets and dumb "dear in the headlights" looks on all of the other candidates faces.
After I finished writing this post, I noticed that Titanium Girl has posted the video clip from Real Time on her blog Titanium Thoughts. Check it out.
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Cheating Dental Students
John Gibson at Fox News has written a story about some dental students at the Indiana University dental school. These students reportedly were involved in a cheating scandal and suspended from the school. The reason according to the professors is that President Bush lied about WMD in Iraq, therefore students now believe that lying and cheating is morally acceptable.
Of-course Gibson is contending that anyone who uses this type of rantionale has, in his words, "come off the rails." Now don't get me wrong, I believe strongly in a philosophy of personal responsibility, therefore I sympathize with Gibson's point of view. I only wonder if Gibson would have applied this same standard to the social conservative right who blamed President Clinton for the supposed rising rates of sexual activity among the nations youth.
Of-course Gibson is contending that anyone who uses this type of rantionale has, in his words, "come off the rails." Now don't get me wrong, I believe strongly in a philosophy of personal responsibility, therefore I sympathize with Gibson's point of view. I only wonder if Gibson would have applied this same standard to the social conservative right who blamed President Clinton for the supposed rising rates of sexual activity among the nations youth.
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
Radicals for Capitalism
I have been reading Brian Doherty's new book, "Radicals for Capitalism: A Freewheeling History of the Modern American Libertarian Movement." Mr. Doherty is a senior editor at Reason magazine, which is to say one of the fine libertarian publications of our time.
I have thoroughly enjoyed Doherty's history and commentary on the movement. He has basically put together an outline encompassing all of the known and not so well known characters that have contributed to libertarian philosophy over the past couple of centuries.
Albert Jay Knock's contributions have been of particular interest to me. Doherty writes in his book that "Knock was an anarchist, though he carefully distinguished the state, to which he was bloodily opposed, from government-the necessary functions for an orderly civilization historically usurped by the state."
I recommend this book to any students of libertarian thought and history.
I have thoroughly enjoyed Doherty's history and commentary on the movement. He has basically put together an outline encompassing all of the known and not so well known characters that have contributed to libertarian philosophy over the past couple of centuries.
Albert Jay Knock's contributions have been of particular interest to me. Doherty writes in his book that "Knock was an anarchist, though he carefully distinguished the state, to which he was bloodily opposed, from government-the necessary functions for an orderly civilization historically usurped by the state."
I recommend this book to any students of libertarian thought and history.
Monday, May 07, 2007
I'm Back
After a long hiatus from this blog, I have finally come back to this space where I can enjoy advocating my random anti-state pontifications.
So much has happened over the past few months that I don't know where to begin. I suppose the most exciting news of the past few weeks has been Ron Paul's recent frenzy of media publicity. I haven't been this excited about someone running for a political party nomination since, wait - never have I been this excited about anything happening within the realm of politics.
Ron Paul's presence at the GOP debate was absolutely remarkable. I could not believe I was watching someone of Paul's consistent, hard hitting libertarian ideology actually espousing his views upon the stage at the Reagan library on a nationally televised debate. Good times.
Ron Paul has been able to capitalize off of the internet in a big way in 2007. He must have mobilized and army of hardcore activists, as is evidenced by his placing first or second in most of the major media "Who won the GOP debate" polls. I was stunned by the results of many of those polls.
I only wish like the editors of Reason magazine do that it would be nice to live in a world where Ron Paul could actually win. I believe that for now, candidates like Ron Paul mainly serve as a stabilizing factor to keep the other Republican candidates from falling too far to away from small government libertarian principles. One of my favorite parts from the debate happened when host Chris Matthews asked the panel if they supported or opposed a national ID card for Americans. Almost all of them said that they supported it, until Ron Paul explained that a national ID card was inconsistent with a free society. He went on to place the proper role of government to protecting the privacy of the people, not protecting the privacy of government. At this point McCain and Giuliani had to backtrack and stumble around explaining that they only supported if for foreigners, not Americans. I loved it.
To those few who actually read my blog, I'm sorry to have fallen off the face of the earth for so long. I look forward to continuing this blog and interacting with others once again.
So much has happened over the past few months that I don't know where to begin. I suppose the most exciting news of the past few weeks has been Ron Paul's recent frenzy of media publicity. I haven't been this excited about someone running for a political party nomination since, wait - never have I been this excited about anything happening within the realm of politics.
Ron Paul's presence at the GOP debate was absolutely remarkable. I could not believe I was watching someone of Paul's consistent, hard hitting libertarian ideology actually espousing his views upon the stage at the Reagan library on a nationally televised debate. Good times.
Ron Paul has been able to capitalize off of the internet in a big way in 2007. He must have mobilized and army of hardcore activists, as is evidenced by his placing first or second in most of the major media "Who won the GOP debate" polls. I was stunned by the results of many of those polls.
I only wish like the editors of Reason magazine do that it would be nice to live in a world where Ron Paul could actually win. I believe that for now, candidates like Ron Paul mainly serve as a stabilizing factor to keep the other Republican candidates from falling too far to away from small government libertarian principles. One of my favorite parts from the debate happened when host Chris Matthews asked the panel if they supported or opposed a national ID card for Americans. Almost all of them said that they supported it, until Ron Paul explained that a national ID card was inconsistent with a free society. He went on to place the proper role of government to protecting the privacy of the people, not protecting the privacy of government. At this point McCain and Giuliani had to backtrack and stumble around explaining that they only supported if for foreigners, not Americans. I loved it.
To those few who actually read my blog, I'm sorry to have fallen off the face of the earth for so long. I look forward to continuing this blog and interacting with others once again.
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
GOP Sex Scandal – Big Distraction with Glimmer of Hope
I have to say something about this story given the current high level of intensity it has snowballed into at this point. I usually find this type of story very irritating when it comes out of Washington. It seems to serve as a big distraction from the real goings on of Congress. By that I’m referring to the plundering, regulating, dominating, intimidating, and controlling of the citizenry vis-à-vis new taxes and regulation – the usual activities of Congress.
This story is vaguely reminiscent of the big stink that was made of Trent Lott’s comments in praise of Strom Thurmond on his birthday back in 2002. Reminiscent because of the giant distraction in the form of national headlines it has created over nothing but a few words transmitted from one person to another.
Trent Lott caught all kinds of hell from his comments back then that many people including the likes of Jesse Jackson and Al Gore viewed as racist at the time- big surprise. Now it seems the Republicans in general are going to pay a pretty price at the polls for the recent revelation that one of them is gay- and a sexual predator to boot! It seems that Rep. Mark Foley has been sending sexually explicit messages to a 17 year old page. Then the honorable Rep. Foley immediately checked into some kind of alcohol rehab program to avoid the firestorm that has come crashing down on him. A spokesperson for him stated that he was drunk when he sent the messages, but added that he was never intoxicated during official congressional business- right.
Speaker Hastert, who is responsible for oversight of the page program, has already been compared to the likes of Cardinal Law of the Catholic church for his role in allegedly ignoring allegations of sexual harassment sent his way from a 2005 page incident.
I suppose the most ironic aspect this whole story is the fact that Mr. Foley has been “credited with writing the sexual-predator provisions of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, which Bush signed in July.”
The only good thing to come out of this mess I suppose is that it has further undermined the credibility of the incumbent party, which happens to be the GOP. The public seems to be withdrawing support in larger numbers now of our current foreign policy and of Republicans in general.
Hopefully this time some of those people who are fed up will not go out and pull the lever in favor of the other big government party instead of looking for third options like the libertarians.
This story is vaguely reminiscent of the big stink that was made of Trent Lott’s comments in praise of Strom Thurmond on his birthday back in 2002. Reminiscent because of the giant distraction in the form of national headlines it has created over nothing but a few words transmitted from one person to another.
Trent Lott caught all kinds of hell from his comments back then that many people including the likes of Jesse Jackson and Al Gore viewed as racist at the time- big surprise. Now it seems the Republicans in general are going to pay a pretty price at the polls for the recent revelation that one of them is gay- and a sexual predator to boot! It seems that Rep. Mark Foley has been sending sexually explicit messages to a 17 year old page. Then the honorable Rep. Foley immediately checked into some kind of alcohol rehab program to avoid the firestorm that has come crashing down on him. A spokesperson for him stated that he was drunk when he sent the messages, but added that he was never intoxicated during official congressional business- right.
Speaker Hastert, who is responsible for oversight of the page program, has already been compared to the likes of Cardinal Law of the Catholic church for his role in allegedly ignoring allegations of sexual harassment sent his way from a 2005 page incident.
I suppose the most ironic aspect this whole story is the fact that Mr. Foley has been “credited with writing the sexual-predator provisions of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, which Bush signed in July.”
The only good thing to come out of this mess I suppose is that it has further undermined the credibility of the incumbent party, which happens to be the GOP. The public seems to be withdrawing support in larger numbers now of our current foreign policy and of Republicans in general.
Hopefully this time some of those people who are fed up will not go out and pull the lever in favor of the other big government party instead of looking for third options like the libertarians.
Sunday, September 03, 2006
Minimum Wage
I was reading the weekend edition of the Wall Street Journal today when I stumbled across an article titled Grappling Over Minimum Wage Builds as Republicans Disagree. The opening premise of the article is whether Republicans should try to pass an increase in the minimum wage after returning to the hill after Labor Day, or to let the issue pass and risk facing voters in November.
Apparently some Republicans in tough races are chomping at the bit for another chance to raise the minimum raise in order to "deprive democrats of a major campaign talking point." Where are their principles I say? Chris Shays-R Connecticut was quoted as saying, "I think it should be passed under our watch." The usual petty, party politics game in Washington is being played simply to maintain power, much to the dismay of low skilled workers who face potential job loss or work time reductions if such a measure is to pass.
Mr. Shays was also quoted saying, "... it’s not like we're increasing it in a way that would cause unemployment." I wonder how come Mr. Shays doesn't understand that the current minimum wage is causing unemployment. Of-course raising it would only serve to increase the unemployment that it is already causing. This is yet another example of a politician who does not understand simple economics.
This reminds me of the massive prescription drug plan the GOP passed in 2002 that pilfered the pockets of younger workers to line the wallets of the wealthiest group of Americans in our countries history. All the republicans cared about at that time was that they passed it first. Not much has changed.
A possible strategy for the Dems is to wait out the issue until a spending bill comes up that would provide for pay raises for legislators. The author of the article proclaims that the Dems would then be able to slam the Republicans for raising their own pay, while failing to do so for minimum wage earners.
Of-course no one in the mainstream media is going to point out the truth that law makers have no natural, legal authority to intervene in the affairs of private business in the first place.
Apparently some Republicans in tough races are chomping at the bit for another chance to raise the minimum raise in order to "deprive democrats of a major campaign talking point." Where are their principles I say? Chris Shays-R Connecticut was quoted as saying, "I think it should be passed under our watch." The usual petty, party politics game in Washington is being played simply to maintain power, much to the dismay of low skilled workers who face potential job loss or work time reductions if such a measure is to pass.
Mr. Shays was also quoted saying, "... it’s not like we're increasing it in a way that would cause unemployment." I wonder how come Mr. Shays doesn't understand that the current minimum wage is causing unemployment. Of-course raising it would only serve to increase the unemployment that it is already causing. This is yet another example of a politician who does not understand simple economics.
This reminds me of the massive prescription drug plan the GOP passed in 2002 that pilfered the pockets of younger workers to line the wallets of the wealthiest group of Americans in our countries history. All the republicans cared about at that time was that they passed it first. Not much has changed.
A possible strategy for the Dems is to wait out the issue until a spending bill comes up that would provide for pay raises for legislators. The author of the article proclaims that the Dems would then be able to slam the Republicans for raising their own pay, while failing to do so for minimum wage earners.
Of-course no one in the mainstream media is going to point out the truth that law makers have no natural, legal authority to intervene in the affairs of private business in the first place.
Sunday, July 09, 2006
The Da Vinci Code
Is this stuff for real?
I have been reading this book by Dan Brown called The Da Vinci Code, perhaps you heard of it. I am really enjoying learning about Da Vinci's art and all of the alleged hidden clues he left to tell the world the truth about the Church. I had up until now never heard of the sacred feminine or that Mona Lisa's name came from the fusion of the names of an Egyptian god and goddess of fertility, Amon and Isis which was once written as the pictogram for Lisa- Amon'Lisa.
All of this is new to me and I have not done any research for myself to find out how much of this novel is historically accurate, but I found one of Mr. Brown's premises quite telling. In chapter 55, one of the characters explains what he calls the fundamental irony of Christianity. This irony is said to be that the bible as we know it today was collated by the pagan Roman emperor Constantine the Great. He claims that Constantine simply declared Christianity as Rome’s official state religion to take advantage of Christianity’s growing popularity in order to stop the conflict between the Christians and pagans. Apparently Constantine foresaw Christianity’s rise, and fused it with pagan customs and symbols, which can still be found today, in order to appease and unite the two warring groups. It seems historians ever since have marveled at Constantine’s sales and marketing skills which allowed him to pull this off.
As I have stated, I do not know how much of this story is historically accurate, but it would not surprise me at all if in fact the head of one of the once most powerful governments on Earth altered the customs, symbols, and history of an entire religious movement in order to carry out his vision for Rome.
I have been reading this book by Dan Brown called The Da Vinci Code, perhaps you heard of it. I am really enjoying learning about Da Vinci's art and all of the alleged hidden clues he left to tell the world the truth about the Church. I had up until now never heard of the sacred feminine or that Mona Lisa's name came from the fusion of the names of an Egyptian god and goddess of fertility, Amon and Isis which was once written as the pictogram for Lisa- Amon'Lisa.
All of this is new to me and I have not done any research for myself to find out how much of this novel is historically accurate, but I found one of Mr. Brown's premises quite telling. In chapter 55, one of the characters explains what he calls the fundamental irony of Christianity. This irony is said to be that the bible as we know it today was collated by the pagan Roman emperor Constantine the Great. He claims that Constantine simply declared Christianity as Rome’s official state religion to take advantage of Christianity’s growing popularity in order to stop the conflict between the Christians and pagans. Apparently Constantine foresaw Christianity’s rise, and fused it with pagan customs and symbols, which can still be found today, in order to appease and unite the two warring groups. It seems historians ever since have marveled at Constantine’s sales and marketing skills which allowed him to pull this off.
As I have stated, I do not know how much of this story is historically accurate, but it would not surprise me at all if in fact the head of one of the once most powerful governments on Earth altered the customs, symbols, and history of an entire religious movement in order to carry out his vision for Rome.
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Help Aaron Russo
We can all do something very simple right now to help get the preview for Aaron's new movie America: Freedom to Fascism in front of more eyes.
Simply go to Veoh where you can watch a 3 minute clip of the movie to help get the viewer rating up. Then register with Veoh so you can give the clip a 5 star rating and also leave a comment about the clip.
All of this only takes a few minutes and for what better cause is there?
Simply go to Veoh where you can watch a 3 minute clip of the movie to help get the viewer rating up. Then register with Veoh so you can give the clip a 5 star rating and also leave a comment about the clip.
All of this only takes a few minutes and for what better cause is there?
Monday, June 12, 2006
I've Been Tagged
One of those blog memes has passed my way due to my getting tagged by Titanium Girl
Four Jobs I’ve Had
K-Mart employee
Freelance Lawn Mower
Albertsons employee
West Teleservices CSR
Four Movies I can Watch Over and Over
The Matrix
V for Vendetta
Office Space
Equilibrium
Four Places I’ve Lived
Tulsa
Broken Arrow
yeah, pretty much just Tulsa
Four TV Shows I love
Greys Anatomy
I don't know if these count:
The O'Reilly Factor
Squawk on the Street
Mad Money
Four highly regarded and recommended TV shows I haven't seen (much of)
huh?
Four places I've vacationed
Utah
Hawaii
Missouri
Florida
Four of my favorite dishes
Salmon Patties
Beer Brats on the grill
salad wraps
hamburgers, (my recipe)
Four sites I visit daily
Lew Rockwell
Morningstar
Myspace
Yahoo
Four places I'd rather be right now:
nowhere
Four new bloggers I'm tagging
Titanium Girl
James Leroy Wilson
VACHE FOLLE
Four Jobs I’ve Had
K-Mart employee
Freelance Lawn Mower
Albertsons employee
West Teleservices CSR
Four Movies I can Watch Over and Over
The Matrix
V for Vendetta
Office Space
Equilibrium
Four Places I’ve Lived
Tulsa
Broken Arrow
yeah, pretty much just Tulsa
Four TV Shows I love
Greys Anatomy
I don't know if these count:
The O'Reilly Factor
Squawk on the Street
Mad Money
Four highly regarded and recommended TV shows I haven't seen (much of)
huh?
Four places I've vacationed
Utah
Hawaii
Missouri
Florida
Four of my favorite dishes
Salmon Patties
Beer Brats on the grill
salad wraps
hamburgers, (my recipe)
Four sites I visit daily
Lew Rockwell
Morningstar
Myspace
Yahoo
Four places I'd rather be right now:
nowhere
Four new bloggers I'm tagging
Titanium Girl
James Leroy Wilson
VACHE FOLLE
Monday, May 29, 2006
America: From Freedom To Fascism
Everyone needs to check out Aaron Russo's new movie titled "America: From Freedom to Fascism." Learn all about this eye opening project at this website url: http://www.freedomtofascism.com/index.html. Aaron Russo is not like Michael Moore who plays to the Left to increase polarization in America. He presents a truly American call to arms to wake up and take back our stolen liberties. He has already put up 100% of his own money just to make this film, now he needs the help of all those who still care about freedom to support the advertising and promotion of this project in any way you can. Pass this message along to everyone in your address book and tell everyone you know about the movie and website. If you can spare some extra money, then donate to this project. As I have said, Aaron has already put up his own money and given the last two years of his life to make this film, but it will take a lot more money to advertise and actually get the film to open in theatres all across America. Let's help Aaron open his movie this July with a bang all across America. This might be the best opportunity to come along ever to wake America up to the reality of what our government has done to our freedoms over past hundred years.
The Power of Now
I have been reading this interesting book on spiritual enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle titled The Power of Now.
The main premise seems to be that most humans are too caught up in worring about the past and the future. On the future side of things we seem to create this mental projection of different "what if" scenarios thas create fear inside us. We spend too much time dwelling and living in the past that we can do nothing about. According to the author the past and future do not exist, and the only thing that matters is this moment right now. To realize the present and discover Being is the ultimate achievement of true happiness and freedom from all forms of pain and suffering.
The author spends a few moments discussing what he calls psychological time in a section called "The Insanity of Psychological Time" that I thought would be appropriate for this blog.
When I bought this book I was not at all looking for material of political nature, but it appears to have found me. Funny how that works.
The main premise seems to be that most humans are too caught up in worring about the past and the future. On the future side of things we seem to create this mental projection of different "what if" scenarios thas create fear inside us. We spend too much time dwelling and living in the past that we can do nothing about. According to the author the past and future do not exist, and the only thing that matters is this moment right now. To realize the present and discover Being is the ultimate achievement of true happiness and freedom from all forms of pain and suffering.
The author spends a few moments discussing what he calls psychological time in a section called "The Insanity of Psychological Time" that I thought would be appropriate for this blog.
You will not have any doubt that psychological time is a mental disease if you look at its collective manifestations. They occur, for example, in idealogies such a communism, national socialism, or any nationalism, or rigid religious belief systems, which operate under the implicit belief system that the highest good lies in the future, and that therefore the end justifies the means. The end is an idea, a point in the mind-projected future, when salvation in whatever form - happiness, fulfilment, equality, liberation, and so on - will be attained. Not infrequently, the means of getting there are the enslavement, torture, and murder of people in the present.
For example, it is estimated that as many as fifty million people were murdered to further the cause of communism, to bring about a "better world" in Russia, China, and other countries. This is a chilling example of how belief in a future heaven creates a present hell. Can there be any doubt that psychological time is a serious and dangerous mental illness.
When I bought this book I was not at all looking for material of political nature, but it appears to have found me. Funny how that works.
Myspace.com hate Walmart Group
I have now left two separate posts in the group called "Walmart is the Devil" on Myspace.com, which I have also posted to this blog. It has been over 15 days since my last post, and not a single person has responded to it. I guess these people do not desire to debate the merits of their beliefs, and that is fine, I just thought that my comments would elicit some type of reponse from at least someone in this group. I was wrong.
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