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July 24, 2006

Windows RG

If you haven't heard about the newest version of Windows, Windows RG (Really Good), be sure and check it out. If you're a geek, you'll really love it.

Via VW Bug.

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Rallying Against Illegal Immigration

by Nathan Bradfield at Church and State

Groups such as the 21st Century Paul Revere Ride and "You Don't SPEAK For Me" are taking a stand against illegal immigration and trying to push the issue back to the forefront so Americans can hold their elected officials accountable at the polls.

Via The Montgomery Advertiser:

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Rogue Radio

If you want to listen live, just click that image with the microphone in the upper left corner! That's 5-6PM CST.

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Judge Dismissed for Threatening to Enforce Immigration

Yes, you read that headline right. A judge merely threatened to have a person who admitted to breaking the law arrested was dismissed for his actions. Very clearly, at least in Los Angeles, and in MANY districts across the country, judges are literally being prohibited from enforcing the law.

Can someone explain to me why we have laws regarding citizenship? Here in North Carolina, illegal immigrants are not only allowed to vote, but actively encouraged to vote. The Democrats who run the legislature absolutely refuse to do anything about it.

Now we have a judge that is basically FIRED for threatening to have an admitted lawbreaker arrested. I wonder if I will be arrested and jailed if I a person comes to me an admits they committed a murder and I threaten to tell the police. I guess it just depends on whether that particular judge decides that they, personally, want to enforce the laws against murder because today the judges decide the law, not people.

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1 What the .... For a second there I thought they were talking about the USA, been then I saw it was only in LA.

Posted by: Tomslick at July 24, 2006 07:35 PM (RpnNu)

2 I've been saying for decades that we need to mine the San Andreas fault and let CA drift off to sea.

Posted by: Ogre at July 24, 2006 07:38 PM (/k+l4)

3 Wow, do you even read the story before you spout off about it? First of all, this was an attorney that was used as a temporary judge due to the overwhelming caseload. Happens all the time, but he was in no way fired. They just didn't ask him to fill in again. Second, he was not asked to return because, when a woman asked for a restraining order in Family Court against her husband due to verbal abuse and threats, instead of listening to her case, he asked if she was an illegal, and then threatened to have her arrested and deported if she didn't run. Now think about it for a second (seriously, just think). Will telling illegals "If you make complaints against your abusive spouse, you will be deported" really be effective in stemming the tide of illegal immigration? If you think so, I would love to hear your rationale. Now, keep thinking (I know it's hard, but bear with me here...) Will telling illegals "If you make complaints against your abusive spouse, you will be deported" limit the options abused spouses have in protecting themselves (and often their children)? I would love to see the illegal immigrant problem fixed, but deporting any immigrant who tries to get help about her abusive spouse is not a good way to do it. It is, however, a good way to make sure those uppity Mexican women are kept in line. But none of us want that, right?

Posted by: Shygetz at July 28, 2006 02:42 PM (VPFKi)

4 Continue your whining. You're making yourself look petty and silly. Hey, know what? I'm not going to "fire you," I'm going to not have you come to work any more. So you're not "fired," you just don't work here and I don't pay you any more. And yes, I honestly don't think the US legal system that is paid for by taxpayers should be used by criminals. In case you don't get that one, the illegals ARE criminals. That's why they're called ILLEGALS. I support telling criminal aliens that they are allowed ZERO access to ANY taxpayer-financed things -- roads, buses, housing, medical treatment, welfare, courts, schools -- ANYTHING that I've paid for. Will it help stem illegal immigration? I bet it will -- and even if it won't, at least they won't be costing ME so much damn money.

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No Property Rights in NC

Because of the Kelo decision, many states have passed personal property protection laws. The North Carolina Legislature, under pressure by it's subjects, claims to have passed one, too. Of course, that's not quite true.

You see, when personal, private property is taken for economic reasons, it's the government that's taking it. Laws are made by government. Therefore, the legislature really passed a law that says, "We promise we won't take your stuff." And when is the last time you believe a promise of the government?

Exactly. Supporters of property rights wanted this to be a Constitutional Amendment. If that were the case, the legislature would have a much harder time taking private property. But the Democrat-led legislature would have nothing to do with any such amendment because then THEY would be limited in their power to take whatever they wanted.

Keep that in mind when you hear or read about the legislature passing "private property protection." They only protected their right to take your land when they want to -- because if they passed a law, they can just as easily remove that law when they decide they don't like it.

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July 22, 2006

Kid Vid Blog

Well I guess everyone IS doing this blogging thing now. Here is Bryceton's first video blog post. I'm not sure how old he is, but I'm going to guess 7. Take a peek and give the young fellow some encouragement!

And Oddy, Bou, and VW, I expect to see you folks lining up next...

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Code Orange Lies

Various times throughout this rather hot week in Western North Carolina, "officials" ordered code Orange alerts. They claim "air quality in these areas is likely to be unhealthy for sensitive groups." Feel free to ignore them completely because they're just lying to make themselves more important, to get more money, and to control your life.

How? By changing the rules. The code orange alert is concerned with amounts of low level ozone in the air. However, every year for the last 20 years, the amounts of low level ozone have been lower in the Charlotte area. Yes, every single year it gets BETTER because of the lower emissions and better technology in cars.

However, that caused a problem for the government-control and environmental lunatics. If the ozone was getting better every year, they wouldn't be able to complain that your car is killing the world. They wouldn't get to raise your taxes and spend more money on "mass-transit" to save the world. So what do they do? Change the rules.

That's right, in order to make the ozone situation look worse than it really is, they just lowered the threshold for what is considered "bad." Look for the ozone situation to never, ever get better -- because that would interfere with the environmentalists funding and control. Feel free to ignore the government, if you weren't already, because they're lying, as the left does to retain power.

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1 I haven't been getting out on the web much lately (outside my own sites) because I'm preparing for an exam that's next week, but this post was just the thing to get me typing again. Two problems:' 1) You assume without showing any proof that the change in ozone rules was in bad faith. It could have been because of hard science, but you don't even consider that possibility. Maybe you think that there's no way that the change could be the right move, but then the headline should be "I don't trust the government!" not "You shouldn't trust the government!" Most people just don't find others' assumptions all that persuasive. 2) It's funny to me that you believe that environmentalist groups have more sway over government than business interests who would prefer to see acceptable levels of pollutants increased. Just imagine: all that corporate money cowering in fear at the awesome power of the gray ponytail lobby! Anyway, hopefully I can stop by more often after this next week is over. I hope all is well.

Posted by: Lance McCord at July 22, 2006 01:50 PM (ceP10)

2 Heya! Glad to get you talking again -- best of luck with the exam! If it were a right move to reduce the ozone level, why? How could it be that ozone was fine for years, but all of a sudden, it's dangerous? Indeed, I can't trust that aspect of science because it's constantly changing. For example, is salt good for you? It depends on who you ask and what decade it is. How about fat and alcohol? Over the years they've been bad, then good, then bad, then good. They clearly have no idea, and this fits that trend exactly. And the environmentalist groups are part of government -- that's why they have so much sway. The majority of people who go into government bureaucracy (unelected) go because they want to tell others what to do with their lives -- environmentalists included. I'm not saying this was done by a few ponytailed people asking government to, it's those who are in government who are environmentalists trying to expand their control.

Posted by: Ogre at July 22, 2006 03:09 PM (o2crh)

3 Lance wrote, "It's funny to me that you believe that environmentalist groups have more sway over government than business interests who would prefer to see acceptable levels of pollutants increased. Just imagine: all that corporate money cowering in fear at the awesome power of the gray ponytail lobby!" Lance, you may not be aware but in some municipalties across North Carolina, environmental activist groups such as the Sierra Club do have absolute sway over government. Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Orange County is a perfect example. Not getting a Sierra Club and Independent Weekly endorsement is a death knell for any candidate seeking office. You might like that. Lance wrote, "You assume without showing any proof that the change in ozone rules was in bad faith." The general public assumes that because a newspaper or television reports a code orange day for their area that it is in fact based on fact. Taking once again the liberal bastion of Orange County as an example, there are *NO* ozone monitors in Orange County. Look here: http://www.ncair.org/cgi-bin/o3monitors.cgi?area=1 What many people don't realize is that rabid environmentalists make panic and fear based predictions based on EXTRAPOLATED data. So when people in Mebane or Carboro are running around in the streets in a state of panic over a "code orange" alert, they are not being told that the ozone monitor that recorded that alert exists in downtown Durham on 9th Street. Ogre makes a valid and realistic point about rabid environmentalist kooks wanting to protect their government jobs. Get back to studying Lance ... PS - Make sure you observe "Car-Free" day. You can ride your bike to downtown Carboro and sit in a drum circle on Weaver Street and sip a soy latte. Bring your wife, it's a binder-free zone.

Posted by: The Reckoning at July 23, 2006 03:42 AM (wUrtG)

4 Well-said, Reckoning. The newspaper reports anything they like as fact, whether it is actually true or not.

Posted by: Ogre at July 23, 2006 01:36 PM (o2crh)

5 "The newspaper reports anything they like as fact, whether it is actually true or not." This truth causes as much teeth-gnashing and garment-rending on the left as it does on the right. Our medial establishment just plain sucks. @Reckoning: I don't think that anyone runs around in the street in a state of panic over a code orange day. In fact, it's rare in my experience that anyone much discusses it at all. And I've gotta ask: is there some reason based in scientific fact that you'd need more monitors in order to provide a sufficiently accurate ozone forecast for the state? I'm not saying that there isn't, but you certainly haven't said that there is. It's like you want me to assume because you suggest that the current number of monitors is insufficient that it's a fact. And using Carrboro and Chapel Hill as examples of how North Carolina governments are ruled by leftists is kind of like holding up a few albinos as a proof that humans have white hair. Those two towns are the exception, not the rule. Not the only exceptions, sure, but exceptions. NC is still a red state, and many of the "Democrats" in state government would be more comfortable under the name "Republican" in other parts of the country. Reckoning, your ridicule is not only beneath you -- it's also misplaced. I don't so much enjoy the Weaver Street scene; they make me edgy. I'm pretty liberal, but for me that's a question of politics, not hair length or fashion choices. Or what my latte has in it (and it's usually milk, thanks). It kind of sounds like you're suggesting that I hold my political beliefs as a matter of style or the result of groupthink. That's a cheap shot, and I don't think you have any basis for it. But I will take that advice about studying!

Posted by: Lance at July 23, 2006 07:46 PM (ceP10)

6 HI OGRE! Just wanted to say HI as I haven't been by in a while, and now that I am done for a few days with the W.A.R. thing, figured I would see how you are doing.

Posted by: Smokey at July 23, 2006 08:04 PM (DiOns)

7 Well at least we agree on the utter uselessness of the current state of the media today! I just tend to think that the left has much less a problem with them than the right does because they SEEM to me to agree much more often with the left's position than with facts or the right's position. Heya Smokey! Time for me to find you some quizzes?

Posted by: Ogre at July 23, 2006 09:54 PM (o2crh)

8 Ogre, I appreciate that you highlighted the word "SEEM" in your last comment. I think this is an example of the myopia of negative results. It's like when the one bad burrito you got from the taco wagon pretty much cancels out the dozens of good meals you had there. But it's far from obvious to me that, as a whole, the media establishment is aiming left or right. I think there's some bias either way out there, and then a whole lot of incompetence that indiscriminately cuts against either side (and sometimes both sides).

Posted by: Lance McCord at July 23, 2006 10:21 PM (ceP10)

9 Glad that point made it across. I don't know enough journalists personally to be able to determine for sure -- but I have seen various studies that do show the vast majority of journalists are registered Democrats.

Posted by: Ogre at July 23, 2006 10:35 PM (o2crh)

10 It could be, I guess. I don't tend to trust the studies based on votes in a particular race, since there can be reasons for reporters to prefer one candidate over another for reasons that don't have anything to do with Republicans and Democrats. Here's a University of Connecticut study showing that the percentage of Democrats and liberals among journalists pretty much mirrors that of the general population, but that reporters are more likely to describe themselves as "independent" than "conservative." Of course, just because a reporter is a Republican or a Democrat doesn't mean that they're a bad reporter or that they have an agenda that's expressed in their work. I'll soon be a corporate lawyer who is also a Democrat, and while I'll give time and money outside of work, I'd consider it unprofessional to use whatever leverage my work gave me in furtherance of some political agenda. And as bloggers, you and I both have shown that we will call out people on our own side of the political center when they deserve it, which is to say that even as political bloggers, we aim for honesty and fairness. It's the hacks I'm really worried about. When a reporter consistently has a right- or left-wing slant, people get to know that and adjust how seriously they take the reporter accordingly. But the incompetent ones -- those who just repeat whatever a source tells them as fact and pass it along -- those folks are just bad for everyone. Here's an example from the Columbia Journalism Review. The Sunday talk shows continue to be dominated by conservatives, but I suspect that has a lot to do with who controls the government. When you don't run either house of Congress or the White House, just how much national news do you get to make?

Posted by: Lance at July 24, 2006 03:40 AM (ceP10)

11 I didn't realize that link tags would be stripped. Here are the links: "Here's a University of Connecticut study": http://www.uconn.edu/newsmedia/2005/may05/rel05033.html "Here's an example from the Columbia Journalism Review": http://www.cjrdaily.org/behind_the_news/the_fog_of_cable.php "Sunday talk shows": http://mediamatters.org/items/200602140002

Posted by: Lance at July 24, 2006 03:44 AM (ceP10)

12 I'm with you on this. I think the hacks who slant things to advance their own political agenda do exist -- which I don't mind, except when they're not honest. I admit what my position is, and anything I blog about is going to be slanted towards freedom -- because that's what I want to advance. I don't pretend to put forth "unbiased news." Most reporters do claim they're unbiased, and I don't believe that's possible.

Posted by: Ogre at July 24, 2006 08:44 AM (o2crh)

13 Ozone alert, heat advisory, Code orange, etc in other words, it is hot. Flood watch, flood warning, moisture advisory, etc... How about, it is raining. I guess they do have a habit of sensationalizing normal occurances these days.

Posted by: Tomslick at July 24, 2006 08:03 PM (RpnNu)

14 That can't top the highway electronic signs that proclaim "DANGER: Roadway may be wet" during a downpour.

Posted by: Ogre at July 24, 2006 08:06 PM (/k+l4)

15 I hadn't planned to comment on this again, but this was just too on point to leave out: http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2006_07/009227.php (on the topic of perceptions of media bias).

Posted by: Lance at July 24, 2006 11:10 PM (08LWV)

16 Very on topic! Thanks. And I agree with one of the conclusions of that article -- that to consider making everyone made at you means you're successful is rather infantile.

Posted by: Ogre at July 25, 2006 02:01 AM (o2crh)

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July 21, 2006

Pirate Cat

Here at Ogre's Politics and views, each morning is filled with posts about the lack of freedom in North Carolina; and each day has political commentary. However, Fridays are for more realaxing silly stuff, and for cat blogging. This week, in honor of William Teach's Pirate Cove getting banned by India because of flushing the Koran, I present the Pirate Cat:

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You Know You're from MA

I lived in New Hampshire for about a year growing up, and I visit about once a year. Very nice place, especially since it's home to the Free State Project. However, dooming NH is the nearby Massachusetts, which exports liberalism like ebola. Courtesy of Raven, we have ways to tell you're from Massachusetts:

You know you're from MA if...

You think crosswalks are for wimps...

You think if someone is nice to you they either want something or they are from out of town and lost

You know how to cross four lanes of traffic in three seconds

You think it's not actually tailgating unless you're touching the bumper of the car in front of you

You know that a yellow light means that at least five more people can get through before the red when another two can make it

The public transportation system is known as the "T" and you'd rather drive in bumper to bumper traffic for 4 hours to get to Boston than be caught dead on the "orange line"...

You could own a small town in Iowa for the cost of your house

There are 24 Dunkin Donuts shops within 15 minutes of your house and that is how you give directions

When people talk about "The Curse Of The Bambino" you know what they're talking about and used to believe it, too

You believe using your turn signals gives away your plan to the enemy

If you stay on the same road long enough it eventually has three different names

Someone has honked at you because you didn't peel out the second the light turned green

You have honked at someone because they didn't peel out the second the light turned green

Anyone going faster than you is a maniac. Anyone going slower than you is an idiot.

All the potholes just add to the excitement of driving

Stop signs mean slow down a little, but only if you want to

Six inches of snow is considered a dusting

Three days of 90 degree heat is definitely a "heat wave"

55 degrees is "on the warm side" -

You cringe everytime you hear some actor/actress imitate the "Boston Accent" on TV or in a movie; if you don't have it then you're never going to get it even if you were born here

At the ice cream shop you call chocolate sprinkles "jimmies"

A Water fountain is called a Bubbler, or rather, "Bubbla"

You can go from one side of town to the other in less than fifteen minutes and see at least fifteen losers you went to high school with doing the same thing they were doing when you saw them last

You know how to pronounce towns like Worcester, Haverhill, Peabody, Scituate, Chatham, and Leominster

You know what they sell at a "packie"

You have never been to Cheers...any of them

You've slammed on your brakes to deter a tailgater

You keep an ice scraper in your car all year round

Paranoia sets in when you can't see a Dunkin Donuts, ATM or CVS

You've pulled out of a side street and used your car to block oncoming traffic so you can make a left

You've bragged about saving money at The Christmas Tree Shop (don't cha just love a bargain?)

You know what a "regular coffee" is!

You can navigate a rotary without a problem

You feel the rest of the world needs to drive more like you

You use the words "wicked" "pissa" and "good" in the same sentence, and often in the same compound-adjective

You know what a frappe is

Saint Patrick's Day is your second favorite holiday...even when you're not IRISH!

You drink tonic and would never consider using it on your hair

You never say "Cape Cod"...... you say "The Cape"

You went to Old Sturbridge Village and Plymouth Plantation at least once, in elementary school, but never to Bunker Hill

You know the Mass Pike and 495 create some sort of strange weather dividing line

You almost feel disappointed when someone doesn't flip you off when you cut them off or steal their parking space

You actually get all these jokes

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Hot Tavern

This week's Tarheel Tavern is to be hosted at Moomin Light. The timely theme for this week given was "Beating the Heat" or "Enjoying the heat." Of course, I set out to ensure my post for the tavern was completely on topic. Therefore, I set out to the internet and search for "hot" and "tavern." So without further ado, I present the result and completely on-topic post of Hot Tavern:

It looks pretty good to me. Lots of cheese, some broccoli, a bit of bacon to piss off the terrorists, and some sort of meat product on the bottom (way over on the top right). But no, I have NO idea what this has to do with either "tavern" or "hot." Maybe that's the name of the dish? Anyone?

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NC Cohabitation

A North Carolina judge has ruled that self-government is unconstitutional.

Read that again and let it sink in. The judge, State Superior Court Judge Benjamin Alford, has decided that the people of North Carolina shall not be allowed to pass laws and govern themselves. He does not make it clear whether its because the people are stupid or if he has just been annointed to make all laws.

It worked something like this:

The people of North Carolina decided to pass a law to regulate themselves. The judge decided he didn't think that it was fair, so he decided to invalidate the law. For those applauding his decision, you better hope this judge doesn't decide he thinks rape is okay, or he'll just invalidate that law, too.

You can complain all you want about the contents of the law. However, in a constitutional republic, only the people can change the laws. In America today, however, we are NOT a constitutional republic, because this judge just decided to change a 201-year old law, suddenly finding it unconstitutional.

I wonder how teachers in high school and colleges can actually tell students that we have a representative republic and self-government with a straight face.

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1 That's not exactly what the judge said ("the people aren't allowed to govern themselves"). Teachers can proudly say that we have a representative republic - and that our system of checks and balances works just fine. Laws are made by people, and people are not always perfect. Sometimes our laws conflict with each other, and sometimes they conflict with the current understanding of the Constitution. In those cases, it is up to the courts to review the laws and sometimes invalidate them. That's the way it's worked here for over 200 years. According to the article you linked to, there are about 144,000 unmarried couples live together in North Carolina. That's couples, so 288,000 people. So, are you suggesting putting over a quarter million North Carolinians in prison (out of a population of 8 million)? Or do you agree that the law against cohabitation was outdated and needed to be stripped from the books? You should be clear - Either you think that what consenting adults do in the privacy of their own home is the proper place for government intrusion, or you have no problem with the judge's ruling. If the first case is true, how can you call yourself a conservative when conservatives should be for limiting government. If the second case is true, then what's the point of your rant?

Posted by: Ken Goldstein at July 21, 2006 04:50 PM (Mke8B)

2 I'm suggesting that the law is supposed to be changed by the legislatures and NOT the judges. If this is fine with you, then the judge can decide by judicial fiat that he doesn't like the laws against rape and he can make rape illegal just because he can "invalidate the law."

Posted by: Ogre at July 21, 2006 05:09 PM (/k+l4)

3 It's beginning to sound a lot like... The Ninth Circus Court of Appeals in San Francisco, who have no compunction about legislating from the bench, in fact it's their stock in trade. Ken, there is a reason states send people to Capitol Hill to make laws, and why states send people to their capital cities to make laws. The job of judges and courts is to uphold the laws made by those whose job it is to make them. The problem is that today's liberals, knowing that they are in a minority among voters, have begun to bypass Congress and go directly to liberal judges to get their agendas "legislated", and for some inane reason or other, Congress and state legislatures just sit there with a digit inserted firmly where the moon don't shine while these judges are usurping their authority.

Posted by: Seth at July 22, 2006 03:29 PM (4OJoa)

4 And worse, because this was a "bad law," the legislature will simply sit back and do nothing, giving their implied consent that it's perfectly okay for judges to decide which laws they like and which ones they don't. This seriously and directly conflicts with any concept at ALL of self-government. We have very obviously lost the entire concept -- we are NOT permitted self-government at this point in our history.

Posted by: Ogre at July 22, 2006 03:34 PM (o2crh)

5 A judge can only decide "he doesn't like the laws against rape" if somebody brings that argument to the court -> AND can demonstrate that the rape law is somehow in conflict with existing law, the Constitution, or rights implied in the Constitution. The decision is reached by hearing the arguments and reviewing current case law. If the party involved doesn't like the decision they may appeal it. Sorry, Seth, but this is not because "today's liberals, knowing that they are in a minority among voters, have begun to bypass Congress and go directly to liberal judges" -> This is the way it is SUPPOSED to work, and has for a couple of hundred years. It's called Checks and Balances. The three branches of government (legislative, executive, and judicial) were designed for this purpose.

Posted by: Ken Goldstein at July 25, 2006 02:32 PM (ts+Yb)

6 Ken, you're talking about how things are SUPPOSED to be, not how this judge has determined they shall be. This judge could instantly decide that the laws against rape violated rights "implied" in the Constitution, and all laws against rape would be void.

Posted by: Ogre at July 25, 2006 03:27 PM (/k+l4)

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Libertarian Party still outlawed in NC

Cicero has a detailed analysis of the current ballot (non-) access laws in North Carolina and the recent manuverings by the Democrats in the NC Senate. They did pass a slight change to the law -- but not without getting MORE money for the state from it (notice a trend with the NC Democrats here?)

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July 20, 2006

New Renter!

Hey folks! If you hadn't noticed yet, there's a new blog featured over there at the top of the left column. This week it's Drivin' Barefoot. This blog is about:

Drivin' Barefoot with the only Red~Headed, Blue Eyed, Freckle~Faced, Left~Handed, Colorblind, Guitar Pickin', Harpoon Blowin', LDS, Wisconsin Army National Guard Retired, U.S. Army (Airborne), Disabled Vet, On the Net

Now how can you go wrong with that one? Go ahead, head on over and say hello!

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Bush Right on Stem Cells

President Bush's veto was exactly right. It's not often that this president does the right thing at the right time, but this one is good, no matter what Fox New's Susan Estrich claims. Of course, Ms. Estrich fills her story with lies and half-truths.

Why is Bush right? Because the veto was for spending federal cash. That's about all I need to know. It doesn't block ANY research by ANY person ANYWHERE. The veto simply stops spending federal money on researching on "unwanted" humans. The debate should have been about how many people we should kill to save others, but instead it was actually just about how much money to SPEND on killing some people to save others. But let's peek at Ms. Estrich's opinion, shall we?
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1 This is the reason why people voted for W twice. Principled leadership in the face of popular opinion. The MSM is falling all over itself to tell us how many Americans want STR. So what! If Americans want it that bad, start at the state level. Get it on the ballots in your states. Contact your local rep. Let the debate start there. If there is as much ground-swell as the blathering MSM say there is on this topic, then STR should be an easy addition to all state races this November. Right? Way to go W. Principle Centered Leadership. Take that lefties!

Posted by: patd95 at July 20, 2006 07:32 PM (6qFsa)

2 Sure, it will pass the states, won't it? After all, then we'll have time to get the facts out about how many people have been saved (0) and how many deaths have been caused (many). Indeed, a good, principled move by Bush. Very well done.

Posted by: Ogre at July 20, 2006 07:35 PM (/k+l4)

3 Bush definitely has a moral conviction on this one.

Posted by: Always On Watch at July 21, 2006 12:17 AM (Ffvoi)

4 Good to see, isn't it? Now if he could make the same sort of decision on immigration.

Posted by: Ogre at July 21, 2006 12:36 AM (o2crh)

5 I agree 100% with President Bush's veto of a bill that was attempting to circumvent his executive order outlawing the use of Federal Funds to pay for Embryonic Stem Cell Research. He told them that he would veto the bill and they don't have the votes to override the veto.

Posted by: Jon at July 21, 2006 03:22 AM (xcNoV)

6 You have to admit, Bush appears to be a man of his word in nearly all cases.

Posted by: Ogre at July 21, 2006 11:25 AM (/k+l4)

7 Bush did the right thing here. With SO many other potential, non life-ending research projects out there that HAVE already proven to be beneficial to people, this embryo stem cell crap is JUST that: CRAP. They already use adult stem cells to save lives from diseases that killed so many. WHY use cells from an embryo, and therefore kill a life, to save one? I couldn't live with myself if I knew my "cure" came this way.

Posted by: Raven at July 22, 2006 12:48 AM (Ekosm)

8 That's why I had to post it. I complain when he screws things up, so I'll be sure and post when he gets it right.

Posted by: Ogre at July 22, 2006 01:45 AM (o2crh)

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ACLU Hates America

Crossposted from Stop The ACLU

ACLU Website:

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND -- A United Nations human rights body expressed grave concerns today about the record of human rights in the United States. The American Civil Liberties Union with a delegation of 10 and working with a broad coalition of other groups is in Geneva to monitor the examination of the United States the U.N. Human Rights Committee (HRC).
In a two-day session that concluded today, the committee members pressured the United States for answers on the following issues:
The sentencing of children to life without parole and the disproportionate incarceration of minorities;
The militarization of the border;
The failure to prevent human rights violations and respond in a non discriminatory manner to Hurricane Katrina;
The failure to end racial profiling practices, specifically the profiling of South Asian convenience store employees in Georgia;
Warrantless spying on ordinary Americans;
The abuse of women in prison; and
The indefinite detention, rendition and torture of non-citizens.
"The U.S. should be ashamed of itself," said Ann Beeson, Director of the ACLU's Human Rights Program. "The review by the Human Rights Committee was a stark and all too accurate condemnation of the state of rights in America."

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No Private Business in NC

A "private" business would be one that exists independent of government. Of course, no such thing exists in America any more, because government has inserted itself into all aspects of every citizen's life, whether you want them there or not. Government has decided that no citizen shall be free to enter into contract with any other citizen without government interference. But North Carolina has taken that one step further.

The Democrat-led North Carolina General Assembly just doubled the amount of salaries in businesses that will be paid for with tax dollars. Now this isn't bloated government department salaries, but outright bribes to so-called "private" businesses. The government will now spend $30 MILLION by paying a portion of the salaries of employees for certain special or government-preferred employers.

Why? Because the Democrats in North Carolina honestly believe that the purpose of government is to create jobs -- and the only way they can pay for those jobs they create is to take money from others. It's a socialist redistribution of wealth, and the Democrats love it. Sure, those who work have to pay, but that's why they permit you to exist in the state -- to serve the state.

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July 19, 2006

How's Work for you Today?

"Oh, you hate your job? Why didn't you say so? There's a support group for that. It's called EVERYBODY, and they meet at the bar."
- Drew Carey

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Slanted News

Once again, an example of how the news editors get to determine what you should think about. Here's the headline:

Disney to Slash 650 Jobs and Cut Yearly Movie Output

"Slash"

"Cut"

Why? Oh, right, it's an "evil" corporation, so we have to apply negative adjectives.

How about another headline that would match the exact same story:

Disney announces moves to increase payouts to shareholders

Or even

Disney to make more blockbuster films

Or how about a more accurate

Disney to stop doing things that lose them money

But no, we're treated to a very strong bias against corporations because they're evil in the minds of communists -- and apparently news editors.

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Fair Tax

Do you want to know why I support the FairTax? Check the various issues below and see how the Income Tax, a Flat Tax, and the FairTax would affect each situation. more...

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Iran at War

I'm not sure how anyone can claim that Iran is not already at war with Israel, giving Israel the right to defend itself against Iran.

No part of Israel is safe in the current fighting with Lebanon, Iran's parliamentary speaker warned Tuesday

How's that work? "We're going to kill all of you, but we're not at war with you."

Is that like "I love you, but I'm not IN love with you?"

Michele has more

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