Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Christians... 'We've got to pretend Jesus was just as selfish as we are'

Ah yes... Jesus. Here's a thought... he was a liberal... in fact he was the King of liberals. Yet somehow, American Christians are overwhelmingly Republican. Yet another disconnect involving the delusional state of mind Republicans live in.

Hey ...but Republicans voted to give Tax Cuts to the Rich. Now that's something Jesus would do right?

Jesus would also oppose entitlements for the poor ... hell ... let them fend for themselves. Jesus was a selfish bastard right? NO???? Hmmm... Maybe Christians need to be liberals... LIKE JESUS!!! What a concept!

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Monday, December 20, 2010

American Psychosis:

This is one of the most amazing things I have ever read... follow this link please...

American Psychosis: What happens to a society that cannot distinguish between reality and illusion?…

Friday, December 17, 2010

They Just Don't Get It: Stewart skewers GOP for blocking 9/11 responders bill

Once AGAIN... the people who vote for the GOP just don't get it. This is what you voted for. You voted so that Responders to 9/11 won't get they help they need... that is unless they make over $200, 000 .... which of course they ALL do...

Republicans... we vote against the middle class yet you twits keep voting for us. And YES... I called you (Republicans) twits... hope it hit a nerve cause this story hit a few of mine. Suck it up and "Put your Man Pants on"... right?


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Guess these responders need to "Put their Man pants On"... right? Wasn't that the rally cry for the GOP that ran this past November?

The GOP... where MONEY comes first. Way to go... have fun this Christmas enjoying your tax cuts while these guys are dying and you don't give a shit.

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Bullies in the Yard

We all dealt with Bullies in school, unless of course you WERE a Bully... And the best way to deal with a Bully is to ignore them because all they are really looking for is attention to feed their weak ego. And most of the time that works and they go away or quiet down.

Every once in a while you come across one who just does not give up and does everything in their power to break you down. At some point you NEED to stand up to them and face them toe to toe and tell them to "bring it"...

In my mind Republicans are the Bullies in the Yard and it's time we stand up to them as Democrats and let them know we are not going to allow them to instill fear and poison the world with hatred and bigotry and ignorance.

I like to think of myself as a Hippy.. peace loving and calm, rational and intelligent... but I am also a warrior when I feel like I need to fight for what is right. So when I see all these loud mouthed Right Wing paranoid bigoted hateful people spewing their twisted truth I am not going to walk away... I am going to fight.

Our voices are just as loud... we just need to use them....

Peace


Friday, November 5, 2010

Shall We Compare? Bush VS Obama

I was reading an interesting thread on a forum that was debating what accomplishments President Obama achieved in his short 2 year term and then someone posted the failings of George Bush. I don't know how accurate any of this is, but it's an interesting set of lists. Most of it can be easily researched so I will allow you to make your own conclusion but gee... when you compare... kinda think we should nominate this guy for Sainthood!

President Obama After 18 months



1. Saved the collapse of the American automotive industry by making GM restructure before bailing them out, and putting incentive money to help the industry

2. Shifted the focus of the war from Iraq to Afghanistan, and putting the emphasis on reducing terrorism where it should have been all along

3. Relaxed Anti-American tensions throughout the world

4. Signed order to close the prisoner “torture camp” at Guantanamo Bay

5. Has made the environment a national priority, and a primary source for job creation

6. Has made education a national priority by putting emphasis and money behind new ideas like charter schools, but speaking directly to school children in telling them they have to do their part.

7. Won the Nobel Peace Prize

8. $789 billion economic stimulus plan

9. Appointment of first Latina to the Supreme Court

10. Attractive tax write-offs for those who buy hybrid automobiles

11. Authorized construction/opening of additional health centers to care for veterans

12. Renewed dialogue with NATO and other allies and partners on strategic issues.

13. Beginning the process of reforming and restructuring the military 20 years after the Cold War to a more modern fighting force… this includes new procurement policies, increasing size of military, new technology and cyber units and operations, etc.

14. Better body armor is now being provided to our troops

15. “Cash for clunkers” program offers vouchers to trade in fuel inefficient, polluting old cars for new cars; stimulates auto sales

16. Changed the failing/status quot military command in Afghanistan

17. Closed offshore tax safe havens

18. Deployed additional troops to Afghanistan

19. Ended media “blackout” on war casualties; reporting full information

20. Ended previous policy of awarding no-bid defense contracts

21. . Ended media blackout on war casualties and the return of fallen soldiers to Dover AFB.

22. Ended previous policy of cutting the FDA and circumventing FDA rules

23. Ended previous practice of forbidding Medicare from negotiating with drug manufacturers for cheaper drugs; the federal government is now realizing hundreds of millions in savings

24. Ended previous practice of having White House aides rewrite scientific and environmental rules, regulations, and reports

25. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has created 2.1 million jobs (as of 12/31/09).

26. Ended previous policy of not regulating and labeling carbon dioxide emissions

27. Ended previous policy of offering tax benefits to corporations who outsource American jobs; the new policy is to promote in-sourcing to bring jobs back

28. Ended previous policy on torture; the US now has a no torture policy and is in compliance with the Geneva Convention standards

29. . Launched Recovery.gov to track spending from the Recovery Act, an unprecedented step to provide transparency and accountability through technology.

30. Ended previous practice of protecting credit card companies; in place of it are new consumer protections from credit card industry’s predatory practices

31. Ended previous “stop-loss” policy that kept soldiers in Iraq/Afghanistan longer than their enlistment date

32. Energy producing plants must begin preparing to produce 15% of their energy from renewable sources

33. Established a National Performance Officer charged with saving the federal government money and making federal operations more efficient

34. Established a new cyber security office

35. Expanded the CHIP program to cover health care for 4 million more children

36. Expanding vaccination programs

37. Families of fallen soldiers have expenses

38. . Provided the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) with more than $1.4 billion to improve services to America’s Veterans.

39. Federal support for stem-cell and new biomedical research

40. Funds for high-speed, broadband Internet access to K-12 schools

41. Responded with compassion and leadership to the earthquake in Haiti

42. Immediate and efficient response to the floods in North Dakota and other natural disasters

43. . Launched Business.gov – enabling conversation and online collaboration between small business owners, government representatives and industry experts in discussion forums relevant to starting and managing a business. Great for the economy.

44. Improved housing for military personnel

45. Improved conditions at Walter Reed Military Hospital and other military hospitals

46. Changed failing war strategy in Afghanistan.

47. Improving benefits for veterans

48. Increased infrastructure spending (roads, bridges, power plants…) after years of neglect

49. Donated his $1.4 million Nobel Prize to nonprofits.

50. Increasing opportunities in AmeriCorps program

51. Provided tax credits to first-time home buyers through the Worker, Home ownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 to revitalize the U.S. housing market.

52. Increasing pay and benefits for military personnel

53. Increasing student loans

54. Instituted a new policy on Cuba, allowing Cuban families to return “home” to visit loved ones

55. Cracked down on companies that deny sick pay, vacation and health insurance to workers by abusing the employee classification of independent contractor. Such companies also avoid paying Social Security, Medicare and unemployment insurance taxes for those workers.

56. Limited salaries of senior White House aides; cut to $100,000

57. Limits on lobbyists’ access to the White House

58. Protected 300,000 education jobs, such as teachers, principals, librarians, and counselors through the Recovery Act that would have otherwise been lost.

59. Limits on White House aides working for lobbyists after their tenure in the administration

60. Children’s Health Insurance Re-authorization Act on February 4, 2009, provides quality health care to 11 million kids – 4 million who were previously uninsured.

61. Lower drug costs for seniors

62. Making more loans available to small businesses

63. Many more press conferences and town halls and much more media access than previous administration

64. . Signed the Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act, the first piece of comprehensive legislation aimed at improving the lives of Americans living with paralysis

65. New Afghan War policy that limits aerial bombing and prioritizes aid, development of infrastructure, diplomacy, and good government practices by Afghans

66. Announced creation of a Joint Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record for members of the U.S. Armed Forces to improve quality of medical care.

67. New federal funding for science and research labs

68. New funds for school construction

69. Ordered all federal agencies to undertake a study and make recommendations for ways to cut spending

70. Ordered a review of all federal operations to identify and cut wasteful spending and practices

71. . Negotiated deal with Swiss banks to permit US government to gain access to records of tax evaders and criminals.

72. Phasing out the expensive F-22 war plane and other outdated weapons systems, which weren’t even used or needed in Iraq/Afghanistan

73. Reengaged in the agreements/talks on global warming and greenhouse gas emissions

74. Provided tax credit to workers thus cutting taxes for 95% of America's working families.

75. Reengaged in the treaties/agreements to protect the Antarctic

76. Removed restrictions on embryonic stem-cell research

77. . Helped reverse a downward spiral of the stock market. On January 19, 2009, the last day of President Bush's presidency, the Dow closed at 8,218.22. In February 2010, the Dow closed at 10,309.24

78. Renewed loan guarantees for Israel

79. Restarted the nuclear non-proliferation talks and building back up the nuclear inspection infrastructure/protocols

80. Provided attractive tax write-offs for those who buy hybrid automobiles.

81. Returned money authorized for refurbishment of White House offices and private living quarters

82. Sent envoys to Middle East and other parts of the world that had been neglected for years; reengaging in multilateral and bilateral talks and diplomacy

83. Unveiled a program on Earth Day 2009 to develop the renewable energy projects on the waters of our Outer Continental Shelf that produce electricity from wind, wave, and ocean currents. These regulations will enable, for the first time ever, the nation to tap into our ocean’s vast sustainable resources to generate clean energy in an environmentally sound and safe manner.

84. Signed national service legislation; expanded national youth service program

85. States are permitted to enact federal fuel efficiency standards above federal standards

86. Students struggling to make college loan payments can have their loans refinanced

87. Successful release of US captain held by Somali pirates; authorized the SEALS to do their job

88. The FDA is now regulating tobacco

89. Ended the previous stop-loss policy that kept soldiers in Iraq/Afghanistan longer than their enlistment date.

90. The missile defense program is being cut by $1.4 billion in 2010

91. The public can meet with federal housing insurers to refinance (the new plan can be completed in one day) a mortgage if they are having trouble paying

92. The “secret detention” facilities in Eastern Europe and elsewhere are being closed

93. US financial and banking rescue plan

94. US Navy increasing patrols off Somali coast

95. . Signed the Weapons Systems Acquisition Reform Act to stop fraud and wasteful spending in the defense procurement and contracting system.

96. Visited more countries and met with more world leaders than any president in his first six months in office

97. Improved relations with Iran

98. Improved U.S. policy on climate change

99. Set timetable for exiting Iraq (already started removing troops)

100. Improved relations with Russia

101. Improved relations with the Islamic World

102. Made progress towards greater cooperation on limiting nuclear proliferation

103. Economic stimulus plan has created jobs. (Unemployment rate decreasing)

104. Drastically slowed down the recession

105. Saved Wall Street

106. Passed the Lilly Ledbetter Act (equal work for equal pay) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilly_Ledbetter_Fair_Pay_Act_of_2009

107. HEALTHCARE REFORM


George W. Bush accomplishments as President

* Attacked and took over two countries.

* Spent the surplus and bankrupted the treasury.

* Shattered record for biggest annual deficit in history.

* Set economic record for most private bankruptcies filed in any 12 month period.

* Set all-time record for biggest drop in the history of the stock market.

* First president in decades to execute a federal prisoner.

* First president in US history to enter office with a criminal record.

* First year in office set the all-time record for most days on vacation by any president in US history.

* After taking the entire month of August off for vacation, presided over the worst security failure in US history.

* Set the record for most campaign fund-raising trips than any other president in US history.

* In my first two years in office over 2 million Americans lost their job.

*Cut unemployment benefits for more out of work Americans than any president in US history.

* Set the all-time record for most foreclosures in a 12 month period.

* Appointed more convicted criminals to administration positions than any president in US history.

* Set the record for the least amount of press conferences than any president since the advent of television.

* Signed more laws and executive orders amending the Constitution than any president in US history.

* Presided over the biggest energy crises in US history and refused to intervene when corruption was revealed.

* Presided over the highest gasoline prices in US history and refused to use the national reserves as past presidents have.

* Cut health care benefits for war veterans.

* Set the all-time record for most people worldwide to simultaneously take to the streets to protest me (15 million people), shattering the record for protest against any person in the history of mankind.

* Dissolved more international treaties than any president in US history.

* My presidency is the most secretive and un-accountable of any in US history.

* Members of my cabinet are the richest of any administration in US history. (the 'poorest' multi-millionaire, Condoleeza Rice has an Exxon oil tanker named after her).

* First president in US history to have all 50 states of the Union simultaneously go bankrupt.

* Presided over the biggest corporate stock market fraud of any market in any country in the history of the world.

* First president in US history to order a US attack and military occupation of a sovereign nation.

* Created the largest government department bureaucracy in the history of the United States.

* Set the all-time record for biggest annual budget spending increases, more than any president in US history.

* First president in US history to have the United Nations remove the US from the human rights commission.

* First president in US history to have the United Nations remove the US from the elections monitoring board.

* Removed more checks and balances, and have the least amount of congressional oversight than any presidential administration in US history.

* Rendered the entire United Nations irrelevant.

* Withdrew from the World Court of Law.

* Refused to allow inspectors access to US prisoners of war and by default no longer abide by the Geneva Conventions.

* First president in US history to refuse United Nations election inspectors (during the 2002 US elections).

* All-time US (and world) record holder for most corporate campaign donations.

* My biggest life-time campaign contributor presided over one of the largest corporate bankruptcy frauds in world history (Kenneth Lay, former CEO of Enron Corporation).

* Spent more money on polls and focus groups than any president in US history.

* First president in US history to unilaterally attack a sovereign nation against the will of the United Nations and the world community.

* First president to run and hide when the US came under attack (and then lied saying the enemy had the code to Air Force 1)

* First US president to establish a secret shadow government.

* Took the biggest world sympathy for the US after 911, and in less than a year made the US the most resented country in the world (possibly the biggest diplomatic failure in US and world history).

* With a policy of 'dis-engagement' created the most hostile Israeli-Palestine relations in at least 30 years.

* First US president in history to have a majority of the people of Europe (71%) view my presidency as the biggest threat to world peace and stability.

* First US president in history to have the people of South Korea more threatened by the US than their immediate neighbor, North Korea.

* Changed US policy to allow convicted criminals to be awarded government contracts.

* Set all-time record for number of administration appointees who violated US law by not selling huge investments in corporations bidding for government contracts.

* Failed to fulfill my pledge to get Osama Bin Laden 'dead or alive'.

* Failed to capture the anthrax killer who tried to murder the leaders of our country at the United States Capital building. After 18 months I have no leads and zero suspects.

* In the 18 months following the 911 attacks I have successfully prevented any public investigation into the biggest security failure in the history of the United States.

* Removed more freedoms and civil liberties for Americans than any other president in US history.

* In a little over two years created the most divided country in decades, possibly the most divided the US has ever been since the civil war.

* Entered office with the strongest economy in US history and in less than two years turned every single economic category heading straight down.

Thursday, October 21, 2010

God Does Not Need a "Hitman"

I watched Rachel Maddow and saw the video posted below about abortion Doctors being assassinated and it got me thinking. If you you believe in God and you believe that he is the ultimate Judge and he is the one who decides what is right or wrong... then doesn't that make you either a complete ego maniac or totally crazy to think you can do his job???



And it's not just this issue, but any killing done in the name of God. NO RELIGION asks its followers to kill in his name. God does not need a "Hit Man"! If God exists in what ever form you believe in, then he does not need human beings to kill for him. If you believe that God is the ultimate Judge, then what are you doing trying to perform his job? Isn't that the ultimate betrayal of God?

If God is "All Powerful" then he does not need us to carry out his plans. If you believe "Thou shall not kill" is a direct commandment from God himself, then where do you get the guts to defy him? Don't use God as an excuse for your insane behavior.

When crazy people are in full delusional mode they are not able to use logic to deal with problems. Crazy people twist and manipulate and distort reality to appease their way of reasoning and base their actions on flawed thinking.

People who use religion to act out their hatred and violent personalities are as about as far from God's wishes for us as can be.... again ... God does not need a Hit Man ...

Peace (be with you....)

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Friday, October 15, 2010

You're Allowed to Dislike Muslims BUT...

With regard to the up roar in America over the Community Center that will contain a prayer room or otherwise known as the "Ground Zero Mosque" I would like to point out something that I think way too many folks are missing in their logic.

You are Allowed to dislike Muslims. BUT... you are not allowed morally or legally to take that dislike and violate their rights as both American Citizens or as human beings.

We all have the human right to decide who and what does not appeal to us. We all have the right to feel dislike towards someone who does not share our beliefs or values or customs. It's natural to feel dislike for something that is not part of your world.

But, as intelligent thinking creatures, we also have the ability to make a distinction and say just because I don't like something or someone, it does not mean I will act out towards it... I can accept and be tolerant of others and their beliefs and ways.

If I don't like Mexican food cause it gives me heartburn, I don't buy it... I don't eat it. Simple. As long as someone is not forcing me to eat it, it's not even an issue. I also wouldn't stop anyone from eating it because I don't like it. That would be silly.

So why can't we apply that same basic logic when it comes to Muslims in America?

Again... you are Allowed to dislike Muslims for what ever reason you have, whether it's based in culture or ideology or behavior or even ignorance. You are even allowed to be a racist in Thought .... although not in deed of course.

So when the people who protest the "Ground Zero Mosque" do so, it's okay if you don't like Muslims. Here is the thing... be Honest about it.

The Community Center that is being proposed is not breaking any law, is not being built by terrorists, is not going to effect anyone who does not want to participate in activities there. So What exactly is at issue?

If you are not a Christian but a Jew or vice versa, you wouldn't protest the building of a Church or Temple cause you didn't like or practice their faith would you? So what is the issue here?

Muslims did not attack us... radical Terrorists who happened to be Muslims attacked us. If you can't make the distinction between the two, then you need to seriously ask yourself why you can't and be honest about it. Because again... you are Allowed to dislike Muslims. But to prevent them from the same rights all Americans share is illogical, immoral, and just plain wrong.

And even If this proposed Community Center spawns Terrorists.... guess what .... then we will know where to arrest them won't we? A building does not plot terror attacks, people do. If this community center isn't allowed because the argument against it is.... it will be a haven for terrorists.... that's fine. Prove it. And even then it won't stop terrorists from plotting. They will just find someplace else, maybe terrorists will even covertly rent an office in the new structure built on ground zero itself for all we know some day. We fight terrorism by bringing them to justice for their deeds.

Unless we have evidence that this Community Center is something more sinister then being proposed, then we better stop acting like childish buffoons. The world is watching.

Look .. I know people are afraid. I understand that what is really at issue here is the fear that Muslims will take over. But what you have to hold onto is that we decide as human beings how to live our own life and no one can force us to change what is in our heart. No one can take over your heart... only you decide how to live your life.

And when you allow others to live out what is in their heart then you are only strengthening your own heart. If someone prevents you by deed or act from living your life in peace, then you have the right to defend it and defend it with honor.

A Community Center where Muslims pray in some room in a section of some undetermined floor of a facility that potentially will also house a basketball court and a cooking class etc., is not going to threaten your way of life. I promise. If instead of being afraid... you instead open yourself up to new things, you might even become a better person for it.

Live and Let Live... Peace









Even "W" knows better....

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

"Fracking up" the Environment

In case you missed the documentary called Gasland by Josh Fox that aired on HBO here are some other links and video's you can use to catch you up on this subject.

Basically "Fracking" is the means in which they Fracture rocks to release pockets of natural gas. They do this by pumping toxic chemicals into the rocks to split them open. The chemicals do a number of things but mainly it keeps the gas from exploding.

The problem is the gas and the toxic chemicals seep into water tables feeding our streams, lake and rivers. People who live on or near these sites can literally light their water on FIRE...

Here is an interview with Josh by PBS



Here is an Interview by Rachel Maddow of an activist and actor Mark Ruffalo



Vanity Fair Article

CNN
Wikipedia

Monday, October 4, 2010

Getting Rid of Toxic Packing Materials... Mushrooms can do the job!

Wouldn't it be great if all the fast food chains picked up on this concept? Just think of the ripple effect it would generate! We don't need plastic when we have this great alternative. Write to these big companies and demand they stop using plastic and invest in new technology that protects people and the planet from toxic waste.

Sunday, September 12, 2010

9/11 Food for Thought

Is it possible that the 9/11 attack was planned by America to manufacture a reason for war?

I really believe we will never know the answer to this question because they will just manufacture lies to cover up their deeds. Even with the lies... certain things just don't add up.

One of the main issues for me, is that no one has been able to give a satisfactory explanation for the collapse of Building 7. It simply should NOT have come down. It was fortified to withstand a direct attack yet crumbled because it was "weakened". Yet buildings closer to the towers and less fortified were fine....

In fact there were buildings directly next to the towers that actually did sustain damage from the plane debris, yet they did not collapse... why is that? There are eye witnesses that talk about hearing a countdown and video of fireman saying to clear the area cause there was a bomb getting ready to explode.

If the Plane that the heroic passengers of Flight 93 prevented from reaching its destination HAD arrived at its target... would it have been Building 7?

Is THAT why they HAD to bring it down... to cover up that it was "rigged" to go down in addition to the two towers?

I make no assumptions and I know that conspiracy theories are rampant. I know that people who believe in conspiracy can be as extreme and as biased as folks who feel this was all the work of evil Muslims. Somewhere in the middle is the truth. You decide for yourself... these video's are just food for thought. We know what the "official" version is, so let's explore what the other explanations are.

Part 1



Part 2



We owe it to ourselves to ask. If the "official explanation" is the truth then so be it, but if it's not, then we owe it to the people who lost their lives both on the day of the attack and the ensuing War that killed more Americans and Iraqi's in the name of revenge.

Saturday, April 24, 2010

The GOP Solved the Health Care Issue!

I didn't think they had it in them!

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Next time you go to the doctor stop at the supermarket first. Maybe find out what your Doctor likes first, does he have a certain brand of bagels he likes for instance....

{{{Bangs head on desk}}}.... WAIT... that might cost me a bag of oranges!

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Who are the People in The Tea Party?

Ut oh... I am in real trouble now!!! Well, I won't shut up and neither will other Hippies like me.... cause it's my right to speak up... or are only People in the Tea Party allowed to speak? It's stuff like this that has me scratching my head. WHO are the people in the Tea Party? Isn't telling someone to shut up against our constitutional right? Can you imagine a liberal telling a Tea Party member to shut up... yikes!!! The Freedom of Speech issue would ignite faster then a Texas Barbecue!

Well, in keeping with my attempt at trying to understand who these people are, I came across this article from a site called Alternet where the author talks about the people who are aligning themselves with the Tea Party. It gives some perspective into who they are for the most part. It's a generalization, maybe a bit harsh, but a fairly accurate one in my opinion from what I have seen of the activity that goes on at many of their social sites on the internet.

This is a subject I have really been struggling with myself. I wanted to understand what makes them tick. I want to find how they differ from Main stream Republicans. When I came across this article, it really just crystallized it for me.

Are the Teabaggers Just Republicans in Denial?

What had eluded me all this time was a simple explanation. For the most part... people in the Tea Party certainly seem to be annoyed, angry, bitter people who are humiliated that they got their butts kicked by wimpy peaceful Democrats (AKA Hippies). They basically just don't want to align themselves with the losing side. They are... I am afraid to say... sore losers.

Take a look at their Mission Statement it seems harmless enough, but when you look at the discussions and the replies and the blog posts and the pictures they post of themselves... a clear type of person emerges.

These are people who want a Revolution and pepper their social site with images to bolster this state of mind. Images after all are worth a thousand words. Don't take my word for it... look for yourself...

There you will find a women who dresses herself in 1860's garb, countless pictures of Revolutionary & Civil War images, people in Tri-corner hats wearing Wal-Mart shirts made to look like the Flag, LOTS of pictures of guns, military planes, tanks, trucks, Swamp buggies (or trucks hopped up on steroids to go hunting in the woods for man eating deer and rabbit) pictures of signs about guns like the one above.

There are pictures of Obama in lots of nasty cartoons and mocked up images like this one.

Then we have the threatening ones with blood on swords like this one.



Not sure if you can see it but they have Obama... spelled oboma (Click on it to see a bigger image)

There's pictures of Jesus, and more stylized versions of the American flag that I ever knew existed...

And then there are clever shirts like this one. Funny, most liberals I know work... hmmmm... you know, people like those lazy ass Teachers and Social Workers, writers, poets, environmentalists, Professors of Law, scientists... you know the kind!

I could go on.... but you get the idea. Point being that these are not people looking for a solution to a problem.

They basically are PISSED and looking for someone to Blame!!! But if they want to point fingers... why aren't they pointing them at the guy who got us into the Debt we are in? We are paying those taxes you are fighting tooth and nail over cause of "W". Why don't you have one of your rallies on his Ranch?








America is about freedom and we all have the right to our beliefs and people in the Tea Party have every right to dissent.

But WHAT are they upset over? That's the real question. From the outside looking in... to me ... they look like people who don't want to live in a country where people help each other and no one is left out because of money or color or age, or disability or orientation. To me... people in the Tea Party are intolerance incarnate. Well good luck with that.... hope it all works out for you. Cause us Hippies ....feel a little differently.

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Ben Franklin's "Join or Die" Was Not a Threat

One of the things I've noticed on these Tea Party sites (if you are brave enough to join one) is the use of a cartoon drawing of a snake in pieces, published in Benjamin Franklin's News Paper the Gazette...
The Join or Die cartoon depicting the snake was representation of Uniting the Colonies.

It was a plea for UNITY.... it was not a threat.

Well "Tea Baggers" have managed to get their facts wrong yet again. The Tea Party uses this iconic American.... Join or Die symbol as if it means.... JOIN US or you DIE you S.O.B.

They have completely missed the meaning of the cartoon. Ben Franklin was a peace loving man... a man who believed in the greater good. He was not a militant who resorted to violence. Yet somehow, these Ultra Right Wing Radicals, who love to claim that only they are "The True Americans" are twisting the meaning of a symbol that professed UNITY.

This is not a symbol meant to threaten....

It is ...once again ...this delusional thinking that seems to be rampant among Tea Party Members. And it's not just a few people... it's not isolated cases. Visit their sites... read what they write.... you will go to bed with one eye open in fear. They want a Revolution... They want a fight....

Our forefathers created this great country of ours so that people could escape tyranny and injustice.

Yet theses so called "Tea Party Patriots" twist and bend and trample on the very things our forefathers were trying to create for this land. It's the ultimate irony. Their Social Community is chock full of pictures of American Revolutionary images. I think someone needs to tell them it's 2010 not 1770.

And maybe also point out that the images they cling to... actually represent the ideals of a time and a people who were looking for a way to unite people in our new country.... not incite them into fighting each other.

Join or Die is about coming together as a country... not about fighting your fellow American.

Little info for your reading pleasure.

From Wikipedia:

Join, or Die is a well-known political cartoon,created by Benjamin Franklin and first published in his Pennsylvania Gazette on May 9, 1754. The original publication by the Gazette is the earliest known pictorial representation of colonial union produced by a British colonist in America. It is a woodcut showing a snake severed into eighths, with each segment labeled with the initials of a British American colony or region. New England was represented as one segment, rather than the four colonies it was at that time. In addition, Delaware and Georgia were omitted completely. Thus, it has 8 segments of snake rather than the traditional 13 colonies. The cartoon appeared along with Franklin's editorial about the "disunited state" of the colonies, and helped make his point about the importance of colonial unity.

Here's an interesting site called Founding Fathers

Note this section of text: "It was a plea for unity in defending the colonies during the French and Indian War."

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

What Do Taxes Pay For? Where shall we Begin?

I copied this from a site called BuzzFlash..... it says it all. It's an old list and link but I just came across it.

So if people in the "Tea Party" want to stop paying taxes.... let them .... let's see what services they won't get....

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We at BuzzFlash get so tired of people who tell us they "hate paying taxes" or they complain that the government does nothing but "waste" their tax dollars.

So, in an effort to help those who suffer from the delusion that they pay too much in taxes or that all of their taxes are wasted, we thought we'd create a list that BuzzFlash Readers can send to these whining babies, we mean, our Republican friends.

If you don't like paying taxes . . .

- Don't drive on paved streets or highways.

- Don't call 911.

- Don't flush your toilet.

- Don't bring your garbage to the curb.

- Don't fly in an airplane that uses air-traffic controllers.

- Don't use the court system.

- Don't call the police when you get robbed.

- Don't use the US Post Office, send all your letters via FedEx or UPS.

- Don't ask for a farm subsidy for not growing crops.

- Don't ask for a taxpayer subsidy to do business in a city or state.

- Don't buy a sports franchise and ask the taxpayers to build your stadium.

- Don't send your children to public schools.

- Don't attend a state university.

- Don't expect a social security payment.

- Don't let Medicare pay your bills if you are over 65 or disabled.

- Don't look for a government contract to bolster your defense industry business.

- Don't look for a government.

- Don't look for a lucrative government consultant contract.

- Don't run for political office where your salary is paid for by the taxpayers.

- Don't accept government research findings that subsidize research for your industry.

- Don't be an airline and expect the government to bail you out.

- Don't be a car company and expect the government to bail you out.

- Don't be a steel company and expect the government to bail you out.

- Don't be a company that pollutes and expect the taxpayer to bail you out.

- Don't climb to the top of the Washington Monument, which is maintained at taxpayer expense.

- Don't make use of police services.

- Don't be rescued by fire department paramedic team.

- Don't call the fire department.

- Don't expect federal assistance if a natural disaster destroys your home or business.

- Don't expect the military to defend your country.

Contributed by BuzzFlash Readers:

- Don't visit national parks or hike in national forests.

- Don't eat USDA inspected meat, cheese, eggs or produce.

- Don't take any medications tested and approved by the FDA.

- Don't drink, bath or otherwise use the water from municipal water systems.

- Don't look at or relay a weather report.

- Don't look at a NASA generated picture.

- Don't expect a unit of measure like a gallon of gas to be a full gallon.

- Don't expect an elevator to work correctly or not fall.

- Don't expect a red light to work.

- Don't be the Minority Senate Leader Named Trent Lott and expect American taxpayers to subsidize the building of private industry cruiseliner ships in your home state.

- Don't accept government money to help develop a product which you then personally patent or copyright and sell for your own profit.

- Don't use the services of a doctor who is licensed through the state.

- Don't expect research into medical problems such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, aging, prostrate, menopause, etc.

- Don't use the public library.

- Don't go to a state university affiliated hospital.

- Don't go to a state university.

- Don't watch state college sports.

- Don't apply for government grants.

- Don't use your state's convention centers.

- Don't go to a state, city or municipal-run airport.

- Don't ask for rural electrification.

- Don't ask for FEC regulations that protect us from crooked financial planners.

- Don't ask to keep the airwaves free so your right-wing psycho radio talk show host can lie to you.

- Don't ask for a business loan from the small business administration.

- Don't ask to use the G.I. bill to go to college.

- Don't allow Al Gore to sponsor legislation to turn a military computer network (DARPANet/ARPANet) into the public-accessed "Internet."

- Don't drive a car that benefits from government safety regulations.

- Don't use electricity generated by TVA or some government-owned and maintained dam or facility.

- Don't use currency printed by the US Treasury.

- Don't use a bank or credit union that insures your deposits through the FDIC.

- Don't buy or build a house that requires the efforts of county deed offices or needs building permits and inspections.

- Don't get married, have children or die and expect the government to keep track of all the certificates.

- Don't expect the government to keep an eye on cemeteries, crematories and funeral homes so you won't get dug up and thrown in a swamp. And ask George Bush why he lied about his involvement with a company that did just that.

- Don't run for an elected office, because the local, state and federal election commissions could be involved.

- Don't go to a beach kept clean by the state.

- Don't use public transportation.

- Don't visit public museums.

- Don't go hunting, fishing, or camping on government property.

- Don't cross a bridge.

- Don't use truckstops or public restrooms.

June 24, 2002 Updates

- Don't expect the government to protect the copyright for the works you create.

- Don't move to any other developed nation, because the taxes are higher in all
the others, except South Africa.

- Don't expect your tap water to be clean and germ free.

- Don't expect there to be much wildlife left other than rats.

- Don't use wood or eat meat grown on Forest Service or BLM land.

- Don't eat any food transported on roads.

- Don't eat any vegetables in winter, 'cause they're mostly grown with "reclaimed" water.

- Don't expect any workplace safety standards, labor laws, or minimum wage.

- Don't use any gasoline, oil, or natural gas that was discovered by the USGS.

- Don't live in New Orleans, Sacramento or any other city protected by a levee.

- Don't expect zoning laws.

- Don't expect clean air, clean water, clean soil, etc.

- Don't expect highway signs.

- Don't expect laws against murder, theft, etc. (the govt. DEFINES crime).

- Don't expect to OWN anything, like your house, car, etc. (the govt. keeps track
of titles).

- Don't expect anyone to plow your roads when it snows or sweep them when they're dirty.

- Don't expect the government to regulate industries that have monopolies and use that power to raise your rates for reduced service and product quality.

- Don't expect the government to keep gasoline rates low, compared to the rest of the world.

- Don't expect convicted criminals to be in prison and off your street.

- Don't expect the local government to condemn private property at below market rates so that your major league baseball franchise can build a stadium on the land and make millions of dollars in profit while leaving the taxpayers to foot the bill when the courts order the government to pay the property owners a fair price.

July 26, 2002 Updates

- Don't expect to receive a cheap land lease on Federal lands, then mine or cut the forest for your profit with no repayment to the landlord (we the people).

- Don't expect to have uniform building codes.

- Don't expect to go to buildings and high rises that have been reviewed and inspected during construction to ensure it was built to current building codes.

- Don't expect to eat in restaurants that have been inspected to ensure cleanliness and the safe preparation of food.

- Don't expect your children to be able to ride the bus to school.

- Don't try to adopt a child through your county or state government.

- Don't expect the state or county to pay foster parents to take care of the children left abandoned or orphaned.

- Don't expect the state or county to investigate and/or remove children from neglectful or abusive homes.

- Don't visit the Smithsonian.

- Don't write any material to be published and copyright it.

- Don't go to your book store and try to find a book by its ISBN number.

- Don't expect the government to stop the auto companies from building SUVs that roll over and kill your wife and kids.

- Don't expect the court to appoint a taxpayer-paid attorney to represent you (or your child) when you are accused of a crime.

- Don't call or go to the US Embassy in a foreign country when you get in trouble.

- Don't get a passport or try to get out of the US without a Passport.

- Don't expect to enjoy the benefits of the most stable regime in the world.

And finally . . .

- Don't complain to us about how much you pay in taxes because we think taxes can be a good thing and WE DON'T WANT TO HEAR YOUR WHINING ANYMORE!

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Let us know if we missed anything. Just like our list of Demands, We'll refine and rebuild this list until it's clear and concise so you can share it with your friends, both those that understand how their taxes are being used and those that need to know.
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Link to the Mission Statement of the "Tea Party"


Home Page link to the "Tea Party" Ning page

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Monday, April 12, 2010

Violence from a Few "Patriots"

Ah yes... Threatening people with Bodily Harm when you didn't get your way... way to go!!!

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Love Thy Neighbor as you would Thyself... Guess these people missed that part of the Bible.





Thursday, April 8, 2010

Please Lady, Just The Facts...

Remember Dragnet? Good Old Joe Friday!!! Too bad he and Bill Gannon can't sit Sarah Palin down and stoically question her until they get the facts!


Palin makes a few errors in her convention speech

Sarah Palin made a splash over the weekend as the keynote speaker at the first National Tea Party convention, and she followed up with an interview on Fox News Sunday. But she didn’t always stick to the facts.

  • Palin implied that the Nigerian would-be Christmas Day bomber stopped talking after he was read his Miranda rights. He did, but not for good. He began talking again extensively after counterterrorism agents enlisted the help of his family, and he has provided information on all the subjects Palin mentioned, authorities say.
  • Palin stretched the truth when she said that $6 million in stimulus funds went to a Democratic pollster. In fact, only $4.36 million was spent on the contract, which was with the giant public relations firm Burson-Marsteller, where the pollster is CEO.
  • Palin repeated her oft-stated, greatly exaggerated claim that Alaska produces 20 percent of the U.S. domestic energy supply. The actual figure is just under 2.9 percent.
  • Her claim that the state spent "millions" dealing with ethics complaints against her is one that has been disputed. Her own tally is less than $2 million, and an Anchorage newspaper said most of that was salaries of state workers who would have been paid whether or not Palin was being investigated.
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Does she not KNOW people can check facts???? When she reads off her hand... I mean papers... I mean Teleprompter.... doesn't she know that people will take what she says and check to see if it's correct? This kind of behavior is called Delusional thinking...

If she's not Mentally ill.... then the alternative is far more frightening.

Roger Wilco over and out...

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Will Obama Be A ScapeGoat?

So I got a phone call from my Doctor's office tonight saying they had been contacted by my Insurance Provider, who said I hadn't been in for my Blood work and eye tests etc., lately.

I was confused and said that no... only three weeks ago I was at their office and had blood drawn at their office and that I was going to a specialist they referred me to and wouldn't you know it... had More blood work done at that office....whew!!!!! This is not even including the three days of the "Tag You're it" phone calls cause they got my hubby's appointment wrong... You know the drill folks... I wanted someone to blame... I wanted to point a finger...

Then it came to me like a bolt of lightening, that it's a good thing the new Health Care Reform/Law hadn't kicked into action yet.

Like voices calling out in a bad dream... I pictured millions of people blaming Obama for stuff like this. I envisioned them saying things like...

This kind of stuff never happened before....

See this is what you get with "Government Run" Health Care...


This would have never happened before the Government screwed things up...


So the Drippy Hippy is making a landmark Prediction.... when people have a problem with anything that goes awry in the future with their health care.... Obama will be the scapegoat. It's our nature to place blame just like I wanted to do.

The days of cursing the Insurance Companies will be a thing of the past...

It won't be about the Doctor messing up or
about the nurse or the office staff getting it wrong... it won't be about human error... it won't be about bad decisions or Malpractice... it will all be about Obama and how it's His Fault.

It will be his fault cause
he created the system. It will be his fault because he made it too hard for Doctors to do their job. It will be his fault because regulations are too strict.... need I go on?

So place your bets now.... how close do you think I will come to predicting the future?


Jon Stewart Makes me Laugh...

Just watch... and enjoy!

Fox "News" Made her Think She was Going to Jail..

This is the kind of stuff that makes my hair stand up on the back of my neck. In a Town Hall Meeting a woman was convinced people would Go to Jail if they didn't sign on for the new Health Care Bill....

Here a Republican... tries to explain that Fox "News" has an Agenda... and is NOT reporting facts but instead are reporting stories they essentially "make up" to scare people.

Please watch this...

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Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Should the Pope Step Down?

When you are the Spiritual and Moral leader of millions of people around the world and do something criminally and morally wrong... shouldn't you humble yourself and step down from that role? Or at the very least confess your transgressions as is expected from your flock...

The Pope certainly has a storm cloud over his head amidst all the documented cases of sexual abuse endured by innocent children from within the Catholic Church for decades now.

Here is the recent article about the current state of things from the New York Post


The denial of these acts is delusional at best. These are criminal acts and yet they are being given a pass because the Pope and the Catholic Church as a whole...believe they are above the law.

If these acts were being committed by a secular organization... say the 4H club... wouldn't they be in jail? Would the Pope and his almighty Church call for the protection of children being raped and molested by 4H leaders or would they stand by as abusers got transferred to other locations? Why are we as a society allowing this? Why aren't Catholic's across the Globe calling for his removal?

If the moral and spiritual leader of the Catholic Church is morally bankrupt himself... what hope is there for the future of the church? If he was a true servant of God... he would step down, take the blame, repent and spend the rest of his natural life doing things to help the victims that suffered because his arrogance and ego.

Whoopi Goldberg made an impassioned plea on the View today... see what she says here

The View Video Clip Of Whoopi telling it like it is...