(Hat tip to California Conservative)
Here it is. I am a republican with strong libertarian leanings. I will even dare to speak that in my formative political years Ayn Rand and Rush Limbaugh were influences on me. ( though I also went for now nationally syndicated “The Lionel Show” with a more middle to lefter democrat). But I changed from more or less vaguely groping at my mother and grandfathers more standard union democrat thoughts because I wasn’t politically formed earlier. As a freshman in High School I was even in YD. But here is a real example of why I can’t be part of the Democratic Party as it is today.
And I know some of you are going to say “Code Pink isn’t the Democratic party”. I am going into the two very important reasons you are wrong. FDR transformed the Democratic Party into an alliance of groups, and this was redone in 72 by George McGovern. This is a partnership for them, and they expect something to come along. While a contrived relationship happens with the religious right groups they don’t own the Republican Party. Which is why when their issues come up the party more often then not pats them on the head “Sorry old bean” they say “better luck next time”. The religious right would be more effective if they followed the Ralph Reed Model vs. the Gary Bauer model.
The next reason is look at the laws that come out in San FranFreako. Code pink is entirely likely to be the voice of the bay state democrats. Shared ideology/values and all that…. In a shared mother tongue by both of them in what passes for a political debate these days.
I can often agree with some of the views of social ills in this country and in the world with these folks, but I fundamentally disagree with their way to address the social ills they see. And that’s what strikes me; this is why you are much more likely as a matter of default to see me voting for a republican, a libertarian, or Mickey Mouse then a Democrat. Stuff like this happens, and the folks in power don’t reign it in. they aren’t adult or fully formed in the political debate so they really and truly aren’t meant for adult thought.
"I think every woman has noticed them,'' said Suzanne "Sam" Joi, a member of Code Pink, a social justice and anti-war group. "I couldn't believe BART would allow something like this. Why are they doing this?''
And yes, I will be getting into what our new overlords want us to allow in a moment but just let that sit with you.
"They're calling for the overturn of Roe vs. Wade, which will lead to the slaughter of women,'' said Elizabeth Creely of the Bay Area Coalition for Our Reproductive Rights, referring to fears of unsafe, back-alley abortions if the procedure were illegal. "The Catholic Church is very strong here and is working hard to erode reproductive rights.''
Yes we can all see how their policies on homosexuality has influenced San Francisco….. But again, the first one was shocked that this would be allowed. The second voice speaks of promoting fear.
And how have the good folks of the Bay area reacted?
"The defacement has taken to religious epithets, profanity, everything you can think of,'' she said. A billboard at the MacArthur station in Oakland was torn to shreds, she said, and mini essays were written on others.
So folks are your palates wetted for what the ads say?
The campaign features two ads, each slickly produced and featuring a blurry photograph of a woman against a turquoise background. One ad, headlined "9 months" in large letters, features nine months of a calendar and reads: "Because of Roe vs. Wade, this is the amount of time the Supreme Court says it's legal to have an abortion."
The other contains the message: "The Supreme Court says you can choose: after the heart starts beating, after its arms and legs appear, after all organs are present, after the sex is apparent, after it sucks its thumb, after it responds to sounds, after it could survive outside the womb.''
Both ads conclude with the tagline "Abortion: Have we gone too far?''
Are these ads fully honest… no they are ads. Do these ads have a good point: Certainly they do. Yet the discourse is such that one class of people wants to deny these words speech in the public fora. It’s not a hate speech. It’s not N-Word this, or some other epitaph. This speaks volumes to the beliefs of these people. They say they want to ban hate speech because its harmful, but by their actions we see they want to ban hate speech because –they- find it disagreeable and hateful. They want a European sensibility where the state can restrain the wild and wooly free speech rights of the plebs. Because they don’t agree with this speech, because they feel it is wrong they feel; entitled to deface the property of others, to destroy government property, and to come to the cusp of violence.
Time and time again I see these ideas expressed in such a way that while the idea is wrong, those who believe it show there is a real different reasoning behind WHY they believe it.
This is why I find myself on the “right” end of the poorly thought out American political spectrum. Because the political forces that agree with this foolishness by and large don’t exist there. And those that do are marginal figures, at best.
Whereas in the heart of the mainstream political “left” the scions and lions of the party warmly embraces these folks. And that’s what makes them such a scary thing to me.
Friday, January 20, 2006
Thanks to Barry over at Enrevanche
For his post hear showed me two things about one of my favorite bits of the great right way
"The Internet is for porn" as performed by charecters in World of Warcraft
and here is the original cast with a slice of "The Internet is for Porn"
and now.... you can find "Larry Bernard Porn" as a google search term
I'm not just typing Porn or Pornography to up my google search.... stop looking at that ;-)
"The Internet is for porn" as performed by charecters in World of Warcraft
and here is the original cast with a slice of "The Internet is for Porn"
and now.... you can find "Larry Bernard Porn" as a google search term
I'm not just typing Porn or Pornography to up my google search.... stop looking at that ;-)
Another 101 Zen Story
Kasan Sweat
Kasan was asked to officiate at the funeral of a provincial lord.
He had never met lords and nobles before so he was nervous. When the ceremony started, Kasan sweat.
Afterwards, when he had returned, he gathered his pupils together. Kasan confessed that he was not yet qualified to be a teacher for he lacked the sameness of bearing in the world of fame that he possessed in the secluded temple. Then Kasan resigned and became a pupil of another master. Eight years later he returned to his former pupils, enlightened.
Kasan was asked to officiate at the funeral of a provincial lord.
He had never met lords and nobles before so he was nervous. When the ceremony started, Kasan sweat.
Afterwards, when he had returned, he gathered his pupils together. Kasan confessed that he was not yet qualified to be a teacher for he lacked the sameness of bearing in the world of fame that he possessed in the secluded temple. Then Kasan resigned and became a pupil of another master. Eight years later he returned to his former pupils, enlightened.
Ed Koch: Giving me respect again for professional politicos
A lot of folks who are much more active into the howtos and whyfors of American political process tell me the Democrats have a shot at taking majority in congress. I tell them that they don't. And while he may not agree with me entirely Ed Koch see's much of what I see.
If you won't play to win, if you play to make the other guy lose and be fearful of losing yourself... you aren't going to get the voters behind you. It just doesn't get clearer then that.
The expectation that Democrats would take back the House, Senate or both in this year's general election diminishes with each passing day, and it is not difficult to understand why. The American public does not want to see the president demeaned or humbled before the world. They expect and demand that simple courtesy be afforded that office. In philosophy, the country is much closer to George W. Bush than it is to Ted Kennedy. A sane and wise voice is that of liberal Congressman Rahm Emanuel (D-IL)who in response to the recent Alito confirmation hearings said, "George Bush won the election. If you don't like it, you better win elections." In his simple and direct statement, he is absolutely right. In a commercial for brokerage firm Smith Barney, John Houseman once said, "They make money the old fashioned way…they earn it." George W. Bush was reelected the old fashioned way…he earned it through hard work and on the merits.
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The failure of John Kerry early on in his presidential campaign to denounce Whoopi Goldberg for her use of vile and obscene attacks on President Bush at Kerry's Radio City Music Hall fundraiser presaged his ultimate defeat. Why? Because it showed he was unable to stand up and denounce those who engage in conduct unacceptable to the American public, for fear of losing a single vote.
In the words of Pete Seeger, "Oh, when will they ever learn? Oh, when will they ever learn?"
If you won't play to win, if you play to make the other guy lose and be fearful of losing yourself... you aren't going to get the voters behind you. It just doesn't get clearer then that.
Google takes round I
In Google V Government.
For those of you who don't know here is the gist. The government put up some laws to try to fight pornographic access by kids. the enforcement got tossed out but the law itself wasn't ruled unconstitutional...just how it was being put into force.
So the guvment needed data about online porn and how it was being used. So the guvment asked google for it....unfortunately they asked by saying "or else"
now instead of the government going to the search engine industry and trying to reach consensus on the issue (even under threat of possible action such as this) the Bush administration decided to go in lawyers blazing.
That was UTTERLY idiotic. Google is a buisness as is Yahoo, MSN, and the like. By sitting down with those buisness and talking about this as a way they can help not only their customers, but to keep uncle regulation out of the internet the federal government probably could have gotten more relevant information.
guess no one told Alberto Gonzales you can get more flies with honey then a kick in the crotch.
For those of you who don't know here is the gist. The government put up some laws to try to fight pornographic access by kids. the enforcement got tossed out but the law itself wasn't ruled unconstitutional...just how it was being put into force.
So the guvment needed data about online porn and how it was being used. So the guvment asked google for it....unfortunately they asked by saying "or else"
The government wants a list of all requests entered into Google's search engine during a single week - a breakdown that could span tens of millions of queries. In addition, it seeks one million randomly selected Web addresses from various Google databases.
The government says the information is vital to restore online child protection laws that have been struck down by the Supreme Court.
now instead of the government going to the search engine industry and trying to reach consensus on the issue (even under threat of possible action such as this) the Bush administration decided to go in lawyers blazing.
That was UTTERLY idiotic. Google is a buisness as is Yahoo, MSN, and the like. By sitting down with those buisness and talking about this as a way they can help not only their customers, but to keep uncle regulation out of the internet the federal government probably could have gotten more relevant information.
guess no one told Alberto Gonzales you can get more flies with honey then a kick in the crotch.
Ya know what I find funny
I find the Situation with John Walker Lindh very funny. He becomes part of a religious group, and fights for a religous regime which executes homosexuals as a matter of policy. Yet his father, a homosexual, continues to treat this like his joining some weird flakey religous group.
he went to fight for a religous regime that oppressed people in ways that are extremely brutal, yet whose leaders would often do things (drink, smoke, womanize) that they would have lesser folk stoned for.
I fail to see any of that which shows a decent or honorable charecter.
you see some times I think Michael Savage is to extreme when he says liberalism is a mental disorder.
In the case of Frank Lindh.... I'd say it is spot on
"In simple terms, this is the story of a decent and honorable young man embarked on a spiritual quest," said Frank Lindh, swallowing back tears at times during a speech at the Commonwealth Club, a nonprofit organization.
he went to fight for a religous regime that oppressed people in ways that are extremely brutal, yet whose leaders would often do things (drink, smoke, womanize) that they would have lesser folk stoned for.
I fail to see any of that which shows a decent or honorable charecter.
Until now, his parents have mostly maintained a public silence about the case, hoping to avoid a media barrage that could be detrimental to their son. But on Thursday Frank Lindh shared baby pictures and other photos of his son during the presentation and said he is proud of his child.
you see some times I think Michael Savage is to extreme when he says liberalism is a mental disorder.
In the case of Frank Lindh.... I'd say it is spot on
Thursday, January 19, 2006
This is good....sort of?
She's fought Gays in the library. wanted to turn the county dry. Made a special law to try to do what the city of tampa got beat at in court again and again when it came down to shutting Redner down.
Ronda Storms Embarassment to Southern Baptists and Republicans is running for the State Senate.
IF I could vote in her district not even god all mighty could convince me to vote for her.
Ronda Storms Embarassment to Southern Baptists and Republicans is running for the State Senate.
IF I could vote in her district not even god all mighty could convince me to vote for her.
another 101 zen stories moment
Killing
Gasan instructed his adherents one day: "Those who speak against killing and who desire to spare the lives of all conscious beings are right. It is good to protect even animals and insects. But what about those persons who kill time, what about those who are destroying wealth, and those who destroy political economy? We should not overlook them. Furthermore, what of the one who preaches without enlightenment? He is killing Buddhism."
Gasan instructed his adherents one day: "Those who speak against killing and who desire to spare the lives of all conscious beings are right. It is good to protect even animals and insects. But what about those persons who kill time, what about those who are destroying wealth, and those who destroy political economy? We should not overlook them. Furthermore, what of the one who preaches without enlightenment? He is killing Buddhism."
Wednesday, January 18, 2006
Outsourcing going down with good computer networking
good old 1-800-FLOWERS has proven that American genius in buisness trumps stupid regulations in making "homesourcing" profitable.
I've said for years with the computer technology we have now...why do we need modern office buildings?
well seems I'm not the only one to think that. and with "Homesourcing" we now have a real oppertunity to help homeschooling and the rebirth of the American community
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"Homeshoring" takes off as moms and others provide an alternative to offshoring
Three years ago, when the offshoring debate was in full fury, the director of vendor relations at 1-800-FLOWERS.com ran a pilot project to see if the company should be taking advantage of the new labor arbitrage. Within weeks, the trial in India bombed. For the executive in charge, Lou Orsi, it was a reminder that customer service is as much about psychology as technology. Florists often double as condolence therapists, interior design coaches, and relationship strategists. "The folks were difficult to understand," says Orsi. "We were afraid that we would lose sales, and we couldn't risk that." The company also needed to pour on the labor during spikes like Valentine's Day. (When it came to answering customers' e-mails, though, the dazzling prose of the Indians -- many of them PhDs -- outshone that of the Americans, most of whom had gone only to high school. So Orsi left some of the e-mail jobs overseas).
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The phone work stayed in the U.S. But not just in brick-and-mortar call centers. Instead, Orsi looked for another way to cut costs. He soon realized he could capitalize on a different and far less controversial option: sending the jobs to a U.S. outfit that specializes in a new trend called homeshoring.
More and more, companies are moving customer service jobs out of high-overhead call centers and into what is possibly the lowest-overhead place in the U.S.: workers' homes. The savings are about more than just real estate, toilet paper, and coffee supplies. JetBlue Airways (JBLU ) is perhaps the most famous practitioner; all of its 1,400 reservation agents work from home. But they are employees. Most of the new homeshoring jobs are independent contractor positions offered by outsourcing companies. The agents are on the hook for their own health care, computer equipment, training -- even background checks.
Outsourced homeshoring jobs grew 20% last year, to 112,000 jobs, estimates tech-market researcher IDC, and will hit 330,000 by 2010. "Offshoring's underestimated sibling, homeshoring, is about to hit a growth spurt," says IDC analyst Stephen Loynd. Office Depot (ODP ), McKesson (MCK ), and J. Crew all use home agents. Homeshoring is less likely to risk the accent fatigue, cultural disconnection, and customer rage that offshoring can inspire. That's not to mention the mounting security fears (once your private data -- credit-card and Social Security numbers, medical and brokerage records -- go overseas, they're beyond the reach of U.S. law).
I've said for years with the computer technology we have now...why do we need modern office buildings?
well seems I'm not the only one to think that. and with "Homesourcing" we now have a real oppertunity to help homeschooling and the rebirth of the American community
Aussie News site explain something to me
Ok Paris Hilton babels on here.
Now then this is a great article but...would calling playboy to verify have killed you?
I mean I think seeing Paris Hilton Naked A'l'a playboy would make me blow chunks because the woman is fugly as heck. But some people are -crazy- that way....but wouldn't ya know...asking playboy have been good "Journalism"?
and HEY here is a thought..... maybe do some research to find out if she DID give her money to charity
but now... I know what your thinking...why am I such a doubting thomas well Paris has the answer for me as to why I don't believe her when she is talking
Thanks folks from Superficial.com
"They've asked me a million times," Hilton said.
"Hef has been after me since I was 17, and I got offered a lot of money.
"But I'll never do it."
Now then this is a great article but...would calling playboy to verify have killed you?
I mean I think seeing Paris Hilton Naked A'l'a playboy would make me blow chunks because the woman is fugly as heck. But some people are -crazy- that way....but wouldn't ya know...asking playboy have been good "Journalism"?
The 38-minute romp allegedly netted Solomon at least $8.7 million. Hilton also made a massive profit from the video and reportedly donated her share to charity.
and HEY here is a thought..... maybe do some research to find out if she DID give her money to charity
but now... I know what your thinking...why am I such a doubting thomas well Paris has the answer for me as to why I don't believe her when she is talking
the star replied: "Because I'm Paris Hilton."
Thanks folks from Superficial.com
I just went and took a look at the new Andrew Sullivan site
Here it is..... just so much better. It is hard to put into words just how hard the old site was on the eyes.
content is still Sully but at least it isn't painful on the eyes
content is still Sully but at least it isn't painful on the eyes
Europe is juuuuuuuuuust fine
Pay no attention to the Eurabia in the mirror.
Now why are our good friends the Dutch making a segregated school system? well... it shows that Dutch Society is not dealing well with the coming of Eurabia.
First association of the dutch school marm? they are bigoted. Now then as we've seen in previous stuff on the interweb some of this immigrant children have been disruptive and down right violent in class..... so making two seperate campuses... that is CLEARLY the way to solve this problem.
now what does the Pro-Immigrant side toss out? something really better.....well Not really.
So..... Lets force people into a situation where you can only get your kid into school by bringing your token muslim-immigrant friend with you.
Yes clearly THAT is an intelligent idea.
what is more intresting in this analysis from The Brussels Journal is just how serious a major anti-immigrant backlash could be and just how close it may be.
A school in Amsterdam has introduced separate entrances for white and coloured pupils. At the Rietlanden/8th Montessori school in the east end of Amsterdam there are two separate entrances 30 metres apart, one for native Dutch children and one for immigrants. The school authorities claim that this situation has nothing to do with racism because the school welcomes children from all ethnic groups. All it wants is for them to enter through different doors. The school constitutes a complex with two sections. One, the coloured section, is called “Rietlanden,” the other, the white section, “8th Montessori.”
Now why are our good friends the Dutch making a segregated school system? well... it shows that Dutch Society is not dealing well with the coming of Eurabia.
“For one reason or another our school had acquired a bad reputation,” headmistress Annemieke van der Groen says. “In such a case you can invest in quality as much as you like, but it is difficult to convince white parents to enroll their children here. If they come to have a look, they say ‘You know, with all these black children’ and enroll their children elsewhere.” Hence, the two entrances and different names for the same school.
First association of the dutch school marm? they are bigoted. Now then as we've seen in previous stuff on the interweb some of this immigrant children have been disruptive and down right violent in class..... so making two seperate campuses... that is CLEARLY the way to solve this problem.
now what does the Pro-Immigrant side toss out? something really better.....well Not really.
Local councillors Fatima Elatik and Ahmed Aboutaleb are not happy with the situation. They are in favour of mixed schools and suggest enforcing this by forbidding white parents from enrolling their child in a school unless they bring along a non-white couple with a child to enroll as well. Deputy headmistress Nelly Bruin of the Rietlanden school opposes such a measure: “What you will see then is that highly educated parents will bring along educated immigrants. You will end up with schools for uneducated immigrants and white trash. That is not what you would want either.”
So..... Lets force people into a situation where you can only get your kid into school by bringing your token muslim-immigrant friend with you.
Yes clearly THAT is an intelligent idea.
what is more intresting in this analysis from The Brussels Journal is just how serious a major anti-immigrant backlash could be and just how close it may be.
Update on the Vampire Governor
Seems that being oooooh an openly satanic vampire who advocates a strict pro-staking policy for various crimes may have some impact on your family life.
Now could it be because your husband is crazy people are coming after you?
which is also wrong -don't get me wrong- but I think crazy husband may be the more likely form of discrimination going on here.
However this statement is frighteningly vauge. First of all so long as you aren't a violent criminal, drug addict, or child molestor what DO you want some one to be with children in regards to being a Bus Driver....
Civil rights attorney Larry Leventhal says that if the district has “a good faith belief that being a Muslim involves a complex of actions that puts the children in jeopardy, perhaps they can” dismiss Carpenter.
Civil rights attorney Larry Leventhal says that if the district has “a good faith belief that being a Jew involves a complex of actions that puts the children in jeopardy, perhaps they can” dismiss Carpenter.
No no Mr. Civil rights attorney none of those three statements work
do the words "protected class" mean anything to you.
I think until we know more the #1 lesson is kids... please don't run for public office if you are a Satanic vampire who likes to impale people
Julie Carpenter says she was fired from her job as a school bus driver and her neighbors are requesting her eviction because of her religious beliefs as a self-proclaimed ‘witch’. Carpenter is the wife of Jonathon Sharkey, a ‘vampire’ who is campaigning for governor.
Now could it be because your husband is crazy people are coming after you?
which is also wrong -don't get me wrong- but I think crazy husband may be the more likely form of discrimination going on here.
The district says it can legally request her removal. “We have the right, that if we feel if somebody is not what we want them to be with children, or any other reason, all we have to do is let them know.”
However this statement is frighteningly vauge. First of all so long as you aren't a violent criminal, drug addict, or child molestor what DO you want some one to be with children in regards to being a Bus Driver....
Civil rights attorney Larry Leventhal says that if the district has “a good faith belief that being a witch involves a complex of actions that puts the children in jeopardy, perhaps they can” dismiss Carpenter.
Civil rights attorney Larry Leventhal says that if the district has “a good faith belief that being a Muslim involves a complex of actions that puts the children in jeopardy, perhaps they can” dismiss Carpenter.
Civil rights attorney Larry Leventhal says that if the district has “a good faith belief that being a Jew involves a complex of actions that puts the children in jeopardy, perhaps they can” dismiss Carpenter.
No no Mr. Civil rights attorney none of those three statements work
do the words "protected class" mean anything to you.
I think until we know more the #1 lesson is kids... please don't run for public office if you are a Satanic vampire who likes to impale people
Right Wing News has a poll
coming up on your top and bottom five choices for the GOP canidate for president.
Here is what I picked.
Most Desired
#1:Condoleeza Rice
#2:Tim Pawlenty
#3:Rudy Giuliani
#4:Tom Tancredo
#5:Newt Gingrich
Least desired
#1: John McCain
#2:Chuck Hagel
#3: Mitt Romney
#4:Bill Frist
#5:George Pataki
Here is what I picked.
Most Desired
#1:Condoleeza Rice
#2:Tim Pawlenty
#3:Rudy Giuliani
#4:Tom Tancredo
#5:Newt Gingrich
Least desired
#1: John McCain
#2:Chuck Hagel
#3: Mitt Romney
#4:Bill Frist
#5:George Pataki
THOU ART LIGHT, AHURA MAZDA
THOU ART LIGHT, AHURA MAZDA
Thou art light, Ahura Mazda. Where thou art, there is light. Void of thee all is darkness.
Thou didst create light and bathe the heavens in the light of the sun. Thou didst fill the earth with light, thou didst cover the sky with thy light and thou didst illumine the world with a numberless silvern lamps at night.
Physical as is thy light, mental and moral and spiritual light is also thine, Ahura Mazda. Knowledge is the light of the mind, as truth is thy moral light and righteousness the light of the spirit. Light is life, when darkness is death and life is heaven, as darkness is hell. Everything good is light. I pray for light and more light and light again for my whole being from thee, 0 thou Fountain of light divine.
(Homage Unto Ahura Mazda, Dastur Dr. M.N. Dhalla, New York, 1941)
Thou art light, Ahura Mazda. Where thou art, there is light. Void of thee all is darkness.
Thou didst create light and bathe the heavens in the light of the sun. Thou didst fill the earth with light, thou didst cover the sky with thy light and thou didst illumine the world with a numberless silvern lamps at night.
Physical as is thy light, mental and moral and spiritual light is also thine, Ahura Mazda. Knowledge is the light of the mind, as truth is thy moral light and righteousness the light of the spirit. Light is life, when darkness is death and life is heaven, as darkness is hell. Everything good is light. I pray for light and more light and light again for my whole being from thee, 0 thou Fountain of light divine.
(Homage Unto Ahura Mazda, Dastur Dr. M.N. Dhalla, New York, 1941)
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A question if Gerald Ford Dies
I have to wonder if the Ford family would give him a broadcasted masonic funeral like Harry Truman had.
any Mason or non Mason out there which do you think his family should do?
any Mason or non Mason out there which do you think his family should do?
still another moment of zen from 101 Zen Stories
Buddha's Zen
Buddha said: "I consider the positions of kings and rulers as that of dust motes. I observe treasures of gold and gems as so many bricks and pebbles. I look upon the finest silken robes as tattered rags. I see myriad worlds of the universe as small seeds of fruit, and the greatest lake in India as a drop of oil on my foot. I perceive the teachings of the world to be the illusion of magicians. I discern the highest conception of emancipation as a golden brocade in a dream, and view the holy path of the illuminated ones as flowers appearing in one's eyes. I see meditation as a pillar of a mountain, Nirvana as a nightmare of daytime. I look upon the judgment of right and wrong as the serpentine dance of a dragon, and the rise and fall of beliefs as but traces left by the four seasons."
Buddha said: "I consider the positions of kings and rulers as that of dust motes. I observe treasures of gold and gems as so many bricks and pebbles. I look upon the finest silken robes as tattered rags. I see myriad worlds of the universe as small seeds of fruit, and the greatest lake in India as a drop of oil on my foot. I perceive the teachings of the world to be the illusion of magicians. I discern the highest conception of emancipation as a golden brocade in a dream, and view the holy path of the illuminated ones as flowers appearing in one's eyes. I see meditation as a pillar of a mountain, Nirvana as a nightmare of daytime. I look upon the judgment of right and wrong as the serpentine dance of a dragon, and the rise and fall of beliefs as but traces left by the four seasons."
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
DEVO has Just sold out
Every band sells out but sadly this shows just the depths of the selloutitude
DEVO was once a band that rebeled against the established order... guess it was only a matter of time.
For the project, all five members of Devo regrouped to re-record some of its best known songs, including the 1980 hit "Whip It!" with vocals provided by a quintet of kids. Also included will be "Cyclops" and "The Winner," the first new studio tracks from Devo in nearly two decades.
The "Devo 2.0" CD is due March 17 via Disney Sound. A companion DVD will feature animated and live action videos for each of the tracks directed by Devo bassist and co-founder Gerry Casale.
DEVO was once a band that rebeled against the established order... guess it was only a matter of time.
First big ruling of the Roberts Court.....
State's Rights I-Federal Power O
the Oregon Assisted Suicide law is constitutional as the state law trumped the federal law in this regard.
this surprises me as they ruled that Medical Marijuana grown in california and given to folks in California is some how "Interstate commerce."
and even if "Scalito" was on the court it still would have won. I definately see the next seat on the court -if- it comes up under a republican as the fight of the century from the political left.
I am happy with this ruling, just not happy with the law.
the Oregon Assisted Suicide law is constitutional as the state law trumped the federal law in this regard.
this surprises me as they ruled that Medical Marijuana grown in california and given to folks in California is some how "Interstate commerce."
and even if "Scalito" was on the court it still would have won. I definately see the next seat on the court -if- it comes up under a republican as the fight of the century from the political left.
I am happy with this ruling, just not happy with the law.
Curiouser and Curiouser
Anti American/Anti-Bush politicians in Australia-Failed.
Anti American/Anti-Bush Politicians in U.K-Failed.
Anti American/Anti-Bush Politicians in Germany-Failed
Anti American/Anti-Bush Politicians in Spain-Won
Anti-American/Anti-Bush Politicians in Canada.... Looks like they are going to lose
Anti American/Anti-Bush Politicians in France- Not looking so hot right now.
Pro-American politicians in Poland-Won
Seems domestically at home the forces of Anti-Bushism think being more like europe would have given them electoral success... but it sure as heck doesn't seem to be working to well for the Euro's now does it. Nor is it working in OZ......
Seems voters are more willing to vote for some one who stands for something then some one who stands against something.....
Anti American/Anti-Bush Politicians in U.K-Failed.
Anti American/Anti-Bush Politicians in Germany-Failed
Anti American/Anti-Bush Politicians in Spain-Won
Anti-American/Anti-Bush Politicians in Canada.... Looks like they are going to lose
Anti American/Anti-Bush Politicians in France- Not looking so hot right now.
Pro-American politicians in Poland-Won
Seems domestically at home the forces of Anti-Bushism think being more like europe would have given them electoral success... but it sure as heck doesn't seem to be working to well for the Euro's now does it. Nor is it working in OZ......
Seems voters are more willing to vote for some one who stands for something then some one who stands against something.....
Dear folks in the community of blog
The Major media is a type of organization that often attacks one person for being a particular type of tool (Pat Robertson anyone....) while ignoring it from others. I think we should avoid that sin by looking at these words from Ray Nagin and treat him as if he were Pat Robertson or others in the religous-right.
But first I am going to take a quote from the head of the Southern Baptist Convention here to showcase the foolishness of Ray Nagin.
But let us start with the tool of the hour.....
So on the subject of not taking care of yourselves... is it god who is mad at the fact you and your buddy Blanco didn't help the feds -send- you help? or that you didn't eminent domain the buses and the trains in the city to ship people out? Is that what you mean by taking care of ourselves, because most certainly I think that is something you have to get right with god yourself there ray.
So since god destroyed the city, and since god wants it to be black oh Prophet Ray Nagin maybe God sent the Hurricanes to kill whitey as we know more WHITE PEOPLE in New Orleans died then black people (relative to their percentage of the population) and less then half the victims were black.
So are you saying god is a bigot Ray? or maybe just you are a bigot?
I hope other people will follow my example and treat the words of Ray Nagin just like similar idiocy from Pat Robertson
But first I am going to take a quote from the head of the Southern Baptist Convention here to showcase the foolishness of Ray Nagin.
the Apostle Paul, declared, ‘O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out! For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?’ (Romans 11:33-34 KJV)
The Bible clearly reveals God to be a God of justice and righteousness as well as a God of forgiveness and mercy. Does God judge? Yes. However, whether or not a particular event is God’s judgment is something that the Apostle Paul has told us is ‘past finding out.’ No one ‘hath known the mind of the Lord.’
But let us start with the tool of the hour.....
Mayor Ray Nagin suggested Monday that Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and other storms were a sign that "God is mad at America" and at black communities, too, for tearing themselves apart with violence and political infighting.
"Surely God is mad at America. He sent us hurricane after hurricane after hurricane, and it's destroyed and put stress on this country," Nagin, who is black, said as he and other city leaders marked Martin Luther King Day.
"Surely he doesn't approve of us being in Iraq under false pretenses. But surely he is upset at black America also. We're not taking care of ourselves."
So on the subject of not taking care of yourselves... is it god who is mad at the fact you and your buddy Blanco didn't help the feds -send- you help? or that you didn't eminent domain the buses and the trains in the city to ship people out? Is that what you mean by taking care of ourselves, because most certainly I think that is something you have to get right with god yourself there ray.
"It's time for us to come together. It's time for us to rebuild New Orleans _ the one that should be a chocolate New Orleans," the mayor said. "This city will be a majority African American city. It's the way God wants it to be. You can't have New Orleans no other way. It wouldn't be New Orleans."
So since god destroyed the city, and since god wants it to be black oh Prophet Ray Nagin maybe God sent the Hurricanes to kill whitey as we know more WHITE PEOPLE in New Orleans died then black people (relative to their percentage of the population) and less then half the victims were black.
So are you saying god is a bigot Ray? or maybe just you are a bigot?
I hope other people will follow my example and treat the words of Ray Nagin just like similar idiocy from Pat Robertson
Another Zen moment from 101 Zen Stories
Ten Successors
Zen pupils take a vow that even if they are killed by their teacher, they intend to learn Zen. Usually they cut a finger and seal their resolution with blood. In time the vow has become a mere formality, and for this reason the pupil who died by the hand of Ekido was made to appear a martyr.
Ekido had become a severe teacher. His pupils feared him. One of them on duty, striking the gong to tell the time of day, missed his beats when his eye was attracted by a beautiful girl passing the temple gate.
At that moment Ekido, who was directly behind him, hit him with a stick and the shock happened to kill him.
The pupil's guardian, hearing of the accident, went directly to Ekido. Knowing that he was not to blame he praised the master for his severe teaching. Ekido's attitude was just the same as if the pupil were still alive.
After this took place, he was able to produce under his guidance more than ten enlightened successors, a very unusual number.
Zen pupils take a vow that even if they are killed by their teacher, they intend to learn Zen. Usually they cut a finger and seal their resolution with blood. In time the vow has become a mere formality, and for this reason the pupil who died by the hand of Ekido was made to appear a martyr.
Ekido had become a severe teacher. His pupils feared him. One of them on duty, striking the gong to tell the time of day, missed his beats when his eye was attracted by a beautiful girl passing the temple gate.
At that moment Ekido, who was directly behind him, hit him with a stick and the shock happened to kill him.
The pupil's guardian, hearing of the accident, went directly to Ekido. Knowing that he was not to blame he praised the master for his severe teaching. Ekido's attitude was just the same as if the pupil were still alive.
After this took place, he was able to produce under his guidance more than ten enlightened successors, a very unusual number.
Who is being Presidential on MLK day
Is it this person?
Or is it this person
or how about this person
wait wait those last two are the same person
The First one is President GW Bush.
The second one is Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Which person do you think Martin Luther King would want representing his views?
"At the dawn of this new century, America can be proud of the progress we have made toward equality, but we all must recognize we have more to do," Bush said during a Martin Luther King Jr. holiday celebration at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. "The reason to honor Martin Luther King is to remember his strength of character and his leadership, but also to remember the remaining work."
Or is it this person
“When you look at the way the House of Representatives has been run, it has been run like a plantation and you know what I'm talking about..."
or how about this person
We have a culture of corruption, we have cronyism we have incompetence I predict to you that this administration will go down on history as one of the worst that has ever governed out country
wait wait those last two are the same person
The First one is President GW Bush.
The second one is Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Which person do you think Martin Luther King would want representing his views?
Monday, January 16, 2006
Silly in scotland
In Scotland we have what may be one of the biggest sets of c-jones ever. Catholic schools have for some time in the “modern” period had tons and tons of non-catholic students. Why? Because those Catholics run a pretty good private school, while teaching their moral values. What have those people who normally denounced the Papists done with a generation of Catholic children from their loins? Well that kind of hasn’t happened….like EVER. So unlike Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu, Protestant, ETC. parents have and just had their children tolerate the catholic propaganda…. Muslims want to be treated different.
AN ISLAMIC campaign group has called for a Catholic primary school to be based on the Muslim faith.
The Campaign for Muslim Schools said 90 per cent of pupils at St Albert's Primary, in the Pollokshields area of Glasgow, are Muslim, yet children are having to take part in Catholic rituals like saying the Lord's Prayer and attending mass.
And what of the kids of numerous other faiths who just well…. Ignored it? Well you see folks there are two other sides to this story.
Here is side #1
He said: "Clearly the parents of that area find a faith school, even if it is of another denomination, preferable to a secular one. But surely it should be possible for them to have one that is relevant to their own faith.
"To move towards this would be a fantastic example of good faith - in more ways than one - on the part of the Church."
They want the Catholic Church to pay for…and RUN an Islamic Religious School? Well now that doesn’t make much sense now does it? Well the Beeb of all things has the answer.
Muslim school campaign planned
Campaigners are set to launch a drive to establish state-funded Muslim schools in Scotland.
Huh… they want the state to fund one… again that’s odd but as we go further into the realm of the beeb we see the end reason why.
A private Islamic school in the city closed its doors earlier this year after a critical report by inspectors.
Learning and teaching at Iqra Academy, on the south side of Glasgow, was said to be of poor quality.
Yes seems they want others to run and fund their system because….(wait for it) they can’t do it themselves.
Truly shocking news here folks… Thanks to the mutants over at LGF for the hook up.
AN ISLAMIC campaign group has called for a Catholic primary school to be based on the Muslim faith.
The Campaign for Muslim Schools said 90 per cent of pupils at St Albert's Primary, in the Pollokshields area of Glasgow, are Muslim, yet children are having to take part in Catholic rituals like saying the Lord's Prayer and attending mass.
And what of the kids of numerous other faiths who just well…. Ignored it? Well you see folks there are two other sides to this story.
Here is side #1
He said: "Clearly the parents of that area find a faith school, even if it is of another denomination, preferable to a secular one. But surely it should be possible for them to have one that is relevant to their own faith.
"To move towards this would be a fantastic example of good faith - in more ways than one - on the part of the Church."
They want the Catholic Church to pay for…and RUN an Islamic Religious School? Well now that doesn’t make much sense now does it? Well the Beeb of all things has the answer.
Muslim school campaign planned
Campaigners are set to launch a drive to establish state-funded Muslim schools in Scotland.
Huh… they want the state to fund one… again that’s odd but as we go further into the realm of the beeb we see the end reason why.
A private Islamic school in the city closed its doors earlier this year after a critical report by inspectors.
Learning and teaching at Iqra Academy, on the south side of Glasgow, was said to be of poor quality.
Yes seems they want others to run and fund their system because….(wait for it) they can’t do it themselves.
Truly shocking news here folks… Thanks to the mutants over at LGF for the hook up.
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