September 11, 2005

September 11th

Today many are posting about memories from September 11th. I remember my first reaction was rather odd. I was working at a dot-bomb (that went bankrupt the next day, literally) and a co-worker came up and told me that a plane had crashed into one of the twin towers.

I laughed and thought, "idiot." I thought he meant some biplane or glider had done it -- accidentally. He started getting live news feeds over the internet. When the footage of the flames showed up, he went around telling everyone to come watch. Of course we did.

Later that day, most of the workplace was in shock. No one said much and no one really comprehended it. We were all in agreement that we should nuke Afghanistan.

I have a book-type thing with a pile of pictures before, during, and after that terrorist action. There are all the usual pictures, and this one that really gives me hope and shows me America as I see it:

liberty.jpg

Despite all their attempts, we will overcome. We will not be destroyed. America will survive, despite the attempts of it's enemies, both foreign and domestic. We are the land of the free and the brave, and we shall remain so, no matter who tries to stop us.

They want us dead. The sooner you understand that, the better off we all will be. This is a religious war, and Islam wants to displace America, freedom, capitalism, and everything America stands for, especially individualism. That is a statement of fact -- not something you can "disagree" with.

No, we cannot "Agree to disagree," because it simply is true. No amount of denial from anyone will change that -- it will only hasten your own death. Feel free to comment and discuss, link and trackback, but if you disagree, you are simply wrong.

Linked to Jay's Roundup and Cathouse Chat's.

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September 10, 2005

What Rights?

Sorry not much posting this weekend. It's in the mid-70s in North Carolina and mostly sunny. You couldn't create better weather for doing something - anything - outside. So I'm outside for the weekend.

However, if you're having bad weather and you're inside, I'll just add to your misery. It's official now, you have no rights. The Bill of Rights is nothing more than some paper some white slave-owners wrote a million years ago, and it doesn't apply to today. I reference this article that points out that guns are being confiscated from LAW ABIDING citizens in UNDAMAGED areas.

The lead quote for that article says it all:

“The balloon has gone up, the shoe has dropped. Anyone doubting the criminal intentions of the social engineer control-freaks in Washington need only look at middle-class neighborhoods being stormed by black-masked wearing jackboots on a mission to steal guns.

This is a precedent setting case for national gun confiscation. This is a clear declaration of war by the Federal Government against the American people. This is exactly how Lexington and Concord started the Revolutionary War in 1775.”


I don't understand why no one cares. Why aren't people revolting? Why are people submitting? Why isn't anyone reporting on the total lack of rights? I haven't even heard a logical reason for the confiscation of firearms from these areas -- this is NOT where looting is going on, this is elsewhere!

It started years ago, when the government started taking arms from public housing. Now they're going for the middle class. Well, that might go over in New Orleans, but they're going to have quite a fight if they want MY guns, natural disaster or not.

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September 09, 2005

What should the Feds do now?

Well, let's ask some people who aren't alive now, but I wish were (emphasis added by me):

What Would James Madison Do?

"I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents."

What Would Davy Crockett Do?

"We have the right, as individuals, to give away as much of our own money as we please in charity; but as members of Congress we have no right so to appropriate a dollar of the public money." Be sure to read the last paragraph, which is probably just as true today.

What Would Franklin Pierce Do?

"I can not find any authority in the Constitution for making the Federal Government the great almoner of public charity throughout the United States. To do so would, in my judgment, be contrary to the letter and spirit of the Constitution and subversive of the whole theory upon which the Union of these States is founded."

What Would Grover Cleveland Do?

"The friendliness and charity of our countrymen can always be relied upon to relieve their fellow-citizens in misfortune....Federal aid in such cases encourages the expectation of paternal care on the part of the Government and weakens the sturdiness of our national character, while it prevents the indulgence among our people of that kindly sentiment and conduct which strengthens the bonds of a common brotherhood."

I absolutely agree. Why doesn't anyone else in the entire federal government? Pandering wimps, the entire lot of them. Well, except for the 11 (of 433) that voted against it: Barton (TX), Flake, Foxx, Garrett (NJ), Hostettler, King (IA), Otter, Paul, Sensenbrenner, Tancredo, Westmoreland

(From David Goodyear, found at Vox Popoli's, in the the comments).

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Hurricane Numbers

Did you know that you were giving over $1,500 to hurricane relief? Yes, that's in addition to any checks you may have sent this past week. Do you realize that if you do not "contribute" over $1,500 to hurricane relief that you will be put in jail? You will.

Oh, and do you know what's going on with that money that you're forced to "donate?" Do you realize that the people who happened to be in the path of a completely natural disaster have just won the lottery to the tune of over a quarter of a million dollars?

I've written the mathematical details over here.

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Good Photojournalism

Want to see up close images from the hurricane, before, during, and after? Alvaro R. Morales Villa has an excellent slideshow up with personal commentary. There's 197 pictures, mostly focused on the ground, not on people.

Hat tip to Left Brain Female.

UPDATE: The pictures have been moved: http://www.kodakgallery.com/alvaromoralesimages

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Charlotte Taxes going UP and UP!

If you are considering moving, one of the first things you should consider is the politics of where you will move. Very seldom, however, do people do this. Why does it make a difference? Because more and more today, politicians want more control over your life. It DOES make a difference.

For example, if you're considering moving to Charlotte, NC, you might want to hear some of the things that are being said by the various candidates for City Council. There is an election later this year, and there are various primaries currently running. The primary election is scheduled for September 27th.

I'll put more details in the extended entry. If you're not interested in Charlotte politics, seriously, check out the politics of a place before you move there. more...

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NC Counties pay for Federal Program

Each year in the North Carolina General Assembly, a few people work to allow local control over locally raised taxes. Right now, when a county collects taxes from it's citizens, they are told by the federal government how to spend some of that money. Each year, some people work to get the rule changed. It has not changed.

The rule is regarding Medicaid. The federal government sets the guidelines and determines who is eligible for this program of theft (from productive citizens to non-productive citizens). The federal government decides how much is to be stolen from working people and given to others. But the state of North Carolina then informs the counties that THEY must pay these amounts.

This is another example of bureaucracy gone insane. If I ran a county and raised tax money, then the state and federal government came in and told me how to spend it, I'll tell them to take a long walk off a short pier. Neither the federal government nor the state government should have ANY say in how a local county spends it's money.

North Carolina is the only state in the country that forces it's counties to fund medicare. It's wrong, but the Democrats in North Carolina like it because it gives them another excuse to raise taxes: "Gee, we have to raise your local taxes to pay for medicare -- it's not our fault."

Grow some guts, county commissioners. Tell the state that you're not going to do it. Tell your medicare leeches to ask for their money from the federal government, because the feds are the ones who promised it. It's the good, right, and honorable thing to do.

Where has my country gone?

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September 08, 2005

Louisiana Libertarian OK

The Louisiana Libertarian is reporting in, and he's very fortunate and okay. In the post linked above, he details his adventures escaping from the hurricane and returning to home after it.

Then he really lets it rip, lying the blame where it falls. He ends on a high note, with ideas for rebuilding and starting again -- of course, with the free market and NOT government.

Also, if you're a refugee (sorry if using that word makes me a racist or something), be sure to check the Yahoo group Katrina Open Rooms. There's over 20 people that have volunteered to open their homes to house people who have no home -- without government. If you happen to have some space in your house to open up, head there, too.

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Birthday Presents!

Harvey of Bad Example is about to celebrate his birthday. So he's made some requests for presents. He's very specific, and I'm not really sure why. No matter, always one to give (no matter what that "personality test" says), I'm happy to oblige:

Harvey's Birthday Request

At almost the same time, Bou of Boudicca's Voice is also celebrating a big birthday. Since she is blog-kin to Harvey, I presume that she'd like a similar gift of the opposite sex. Once again, I am a very giving person (despite what you might have heard from the DNC), so I'd like to present her with a gift as well:

Bou's Topless Guy

Who says Ogres can't be nice?

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What does the ACLU stand for?

Usually with the ACLU, you can tell what their point of view is. You can tell what they support and why. Most of the time, it's support of communism against democracy and Christianity. But when it comes to marriage, what is their point?

Alan Sears has posted a good comparison showing what the ACLU would be like if they were participating in a baseball game. A simple excerpt, talking about football players showing up at a baseball game:

"Not fair!" the invaders insist. "We demand that you let us play! And here – use our ball. Re-line the field. And play by our NFL rules!"

That's the ACLU's position when it comes to marriage. They don't like the rules, so they want to change them. They don't care about the umpires, players, or even the fans, they just want to have their way, and everyone else be damned.

When it comes to marriage, the ACLU doesn't care about the laws -- the ACLU tells people to disobey the law. They don't care about the democratic process -- they want their agenda enforced, no matter what the people vote for. And they don't care about public health -- they ignore any and all medical, physical, and psychological effects of marriage.

The article ends with this question:

So, having divorced themselves from the best interests of their clients, their society and the law, what exactly do the ACLU's attorneys love, honor and cherish? Social anarchy? Unbridled hedonism? The dismantling of the American family?

I think I know the answer -- the ACLU honestly wants to disrupt the uniquely American society so much that they can demand total government control -- communism -- because that is the one thing they are consistent in defending.

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The Weather is Racist

I am getting tired of all the hurricane coverage. Nearly all the networks, and even a large number of blogs are all-hurricane, all the time. But sometimes the left can really be completely so far out of touch with the real world, all you can do is laugh.

The LEADER of the left and the Democrats in this country is Howard Dean. If you are a Democrat, he IS your leader. If you don't like that, tough, it's a fact. If he doesn't speak for you, replace him as your leader or pick a new party.

And, according to screamin' Dean:

Skin color, age and economics played a deadly role in who survived and who did not

So yes, the hurricane intentionally singled out New Orleans because there were black people there. People apparently died because they were black. I've heard these lunatics on the left claim that people are poor because they're black, but never that they have died from flooding because they're black.

Why is that, Mr. Dean? Do white people swim better than black people? Are whites able to run faster, and outrun hurricane-sized waves? Perhaps black people cannot climb stairs as well -- I don't know, I'm just asking -- Mr. Dean is the one who claims there is this vast difference and that apparently blacks are not equal to whites.

In additional, Dean apparently doesn't like the definition of another word: refugee. While a refugee IS, in fact, "One who flees in search of refuge," Dean doesn't like that, or he's too stupid to understand the meaning of words:

They are not refugees. They are Americans

Hello? You can flee in search of refuge, even if you ARE an American. All you can do is laugh at these people -- they have no clue about life, nor reality. It's so ironic that they actually label themselves "reality-based."

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Where's MY $2,000?

As most of my good readers I'm sure already know, the federal government is giving $2,000 to anyone who is a "victim" of the hurricane. Where's my $2,000?

What? I don't get $2,000? Why not? For those who may have been educated in the government-run education system, you may not realize this, but government generates ZERO cash. The ONLY possible way for government to get ANY money is to forcibly take it from it's people via taxes.

Therefore, if the government is giving away $2,000 to every "victim," they have to TAKE IT from me and you. Why?

Why I am being PUNISHED for NOT being flooded? That's what's happening here -- I am being forced to pay money to those who were hit by the flood. Folks, taking money from one person to give to another is NOT compassion, nor compassionate -- it's called THEFT, no matter who's doing it.

I need some cash -- if my pump backs up in the basement and it gets flooded, how much cash do YOU owe ME? Why should the people in the flood be any different?

Keep in mind, those on the left who are getting angry at me -- I'm not denying these people aid -- I'm saying that it is NOT the government's job to take from one person and give to another. PEOPLE will give more than the government ever can, if they're allow to.

If they are going to get cash and rebuilt houses for being in a flood, why in the world am I paying for auto insurance and house insurance? If the government "freely" replaces things that are destroyed, I don't need insurance, the government (YOU) will buy me a new one if a disaster happens, right?

That is utterly and totally wrong. There is no defense of this action. In case you missed it the first time, it is NOT compassionate, caring, nice, or anything else to take money from one group of people at gunpoint and give it to another, more "needy" group. That's simple theft. If it's not, send me your address and I'll be there later with a gun to take something you don't "need" and give it to someone else who *I* have decided needs it more.

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NC Superintendent of Schools

Well, they're still arguing. Newer readers of my blog may not realize that the absolutely last election settled in America (for the 2004 elections) was only recently determined here in North Carolina by using laws passed after the election, and by the NC legislature completely ignoring a ruling and determination of fact by the North Carolina Supreme Court.

North Carolina is now the only state I know of in which there is officially, according to law, no such thing as democracy. You see, according to a law passed by the Democrats of North Carolina, the legislature can quite literally override ANY election result that is "contested" with a simple majority vote. So yes, if North Carolina elects a Republican governor (hey, it could happen) with 75% of the people, the legislature could actually determine the Democrat candidate to be the winner. Seriously!

In the Superintendent of Public Instruction race, the courts CONTINUE to hear the case. The legislature already ruled that it didn't matter who won, nor how many votes were cast for each candidate, they wanted the Democrat to be declared the winner. However, the Republican candidate, Bill Fletcher, is asking the courts whether that law the legislature passed is constitutional.

The Democrat in the race asked the courts to dismiss his complaints (and the case), because she is already seated. In other words, in the minds of the Democrats, it does not matter if the law is constitutional, they have already decided.

It does sound sad, but it seems more and more that there honestly is no reason to actually go vote in North Carolina anymore. If you're Libertarian, you're no longer allowed to even be a candidate. If you're Republican, your vote will be overturned by the legislature. I wonder if it's time to give up and join the leech-sucking Democrats and just get my share of everyone else's money.

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September 07, 2005

Blame Bush

Don't we already have enough lunatics presenting theories based on total conjecture already? According to The Alliance, no, we do not. They want even MORE utterly insane, fake reasons why the hurricane is Bush's fault.

Insane Fake Reason #1: Because he didn't meet with stupid Cindy I'm an idiot Sheehan. You see, if President George W. Bush had met with her, there would have been much less dope-smoking and hot air coming out of Crawford, Texas. There was so much hot air there that it actually altered the weather patterns in the southern United States, drawing the hurricane like white on rice.

Insane Fake Reason #2: Because he didn't sign the Kyoto treaty. What do you mean, "That one's already taken?" Who could think up something that insane? Oh, right.

Insane Fake Reason #3: Because Bush won the election of 2000. When the Florida result was questions, tens of thousands of lawyers descended upon the state of Florida. News reporters and "spokesmen" entered the state by the hundreds, creating a huge surplus of CO2.

The extra CO2 created, despite the efforts of Jacksonville to plant trees, increased global warming, immediately setting in motion hurricane Katrina, which then sat off the coast of South America until the time was right, when it then viciously attacked New Orleans.

Insane Fake Reason #4: Because he didn't spend enough money. What? That one is already taken, too? Wow. My imagination's got nothing on the leftists, does it?

Insane Fake Reason #5: Because Bush is a racist. You see, Karl Rove invented a time machine. Bush used it to go back in time and visited Africa during the time of the dinosaurs. Once there, he stepped on a small butterfly, forever altering the wind patterns.

Once the wind patterns were altered, Bush came back to the present to await the results of the ancient wind pattern disturbance. That ancient wind pattern translated into what was to become hurricane Katrina. Bush went back in time once more to South America to set other wind patterns in motion that would ensure that the hurricane would strike where he knew there were a large number of black people. He then returned to the present to await destruction.

Top that one, Ted Kennedy!

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Carnival, carnival!

This week's wonderful carnival of liberty is up over at Mover Mike's. I keep forgetting to submit my posts to that carnival, but I never forget to read it. In my opinion, that's one of the best carnivals running these days.

Next week it will be at Target Centermass.

In addition, another of my most favorite carnivals is the Tarheel Tavern, which has been posted over at Slowly She Turned. If the title of that blog seems familiar to some old comedy fans, it should...
And if you're wondering what this carnival is all about:

The Carnival of Liberty seeks to promote promote blogging and thinking about liberty and freedom: how to advance the cause, where there are problems, what we can do, whoÂ’s saying what, historical trends and ideas, liberty in the news, and more. There are no isms, just a love of human freedom.

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Yar

It's almost here.

It's just over 12 days to go.

Are you ready? Here's some helpful phrases:

"Thar she blows!" - The pirate equivalent of "Whoop, there it is!".

"ARRRGHHHH" - this phrase shows general discontent. or it can also mean that someone is about to get wild- a.k.a. a battle cry.

"wake me at the zenith of the moon" - only full blown pirates know this phrase. An educated pirate is rare but also the most deadly kind. They are smarter than you and crazier.

A dark and stormy - this is not a phrase but a drink. This is what true pirates drink. It is made of goslings rum and ginger beer. it is a delight to the senses.

"Avast ye scum ridden weevil shaggers. Captain Black Beard is gonna keel haul you and grow barnacles on ye starboard knacker". - The Captain isn't happy...D

"I'm gonna make a kill" - this pirate is going to kill something...and he is serious about it.

"Dogs ahoy !" - Equivalent of "Things to kill, straight ahead."

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Katrina Solutions

Time again for another installment of the Christian Views Symposium. This is the weekly entry where Lennie from Cross Blogging asks a question or questions and I provide the right an answer. Feel free to join in providing an answer on your own blog, or in the comments to his blog.

The weekly questions are always thought-provoking, and sometimes pretty tough to answer. And no, you don't have to be a Christian to provide answers. The questions this week:

Should we rebuild New Orleans in its current location?
Should the Federal Government be totally responsible for rebuilding New Orleans?
Can the Government at any level actually rebuild New Orleans?
Should the rebuilding effort be independent of the Government?
more...

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Forced Evacuations?

Well is has finally come to that, as I'm sure my good readers know. And yes, police Capt. Marlon Defillo is right when he says,

That would be a P.R. nightmare for us

It's wrong, plain and simple. However, to the left, and those who oppose freedom, it only makes sense. It will make perfect sense to those who like big government, and those who are demanding that government (ME) feed and water them because they deserve it. But it's completely wrong.

It's my property. That is the absolute foundation of freedom in this country, and indeed in the world. If you do not have freedom to own property, you have no freedom. Most of the left, including today's Democrats, socialists, and big-government Republicans, do not want you to own property because they lose control over you.

In this case, if you can be forcibly removed from your property, especially when you are doing no wrong and presenting zero harm to anyone else, you have absolutely zero freedom.

Why should a person who has a generator; food and water; and who is completely safe and self-contained, be removed? Only to control them. Why else? There is no danger to anyone else, and in fact, not even any danger to some individuals!

If I were Dennis Rizzuto, who is safe, has plenty of water, food, and a generator, who said, "They're going to have to drag me," I'd take it one step further -- they'd have to shoot me.

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Non-Statemen Lawmakers

To show how absolutely moronic some Democrat lawmakers are, just take a peek at the Democrats in California. This is so far removed from a representative republic, it very seriously makes me doubt that there is ANY hope of a return to the great country that was created back in the late 1700s. Never mind the content of the bill, law, or vote, just read what he said. He voted for this law because

he was concerned about what his three children would think of him if he didn't join those "who sought to take a leadership role in terms of tolerance, equality and fairness."

Yes, he was concerned with what his CHILDREN would think! Right and wrong, morality, freedom, America, the people he's supposed to represent -- NONE of that had any bearing on his vote. He voted the way he did because he didn't want his CHILDREN to not like him.

That's irresponsible and just plain stupid. Those are the words of Assemblyman Tom Umberg from Orange County, CA.

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More State Licenses

It seems North Carolina doesn't have enough control over your life. They've passed more restrictions on who is permitted to sell their own personal property in North Carolina. They already require people who sell houses to have licenses, but they've made it more difficult for them now.

North Carolina has a complex system of licenses, including realtor salesperson licenses and broker licenses. Some are provisional, based on obtaining required "training." 75 to 90 hours of "classroom training" is now required. Why? To PREVENT people from having those jobs.

There is no reason to require such licenses. If I want to sell a house, of what business is it of the state? Why do I have to ask permission, then seek training and education to sell a house? That's completely and utterly wrong. I cannot understand anyone who supports this lunacy. It is completely anti-freedom.

The actual reasons are because those who are already in the system want to prevent others from becoming realtors, so the engage the government in helping to protect themselves. So yes, government IS acting as a protection racket when they are used to require licensing for "professions," and it is absolutely WRONG in an allegedly free, capitalist society.

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