Wednesday, June 6, 2007

Vermont SECEDES!....From Reality






OK, so these are the kinds of pathetic dufuses who’re behind the Vermont Secessionist movement. The kind that write absurd, semi-retarded “Manifestos” like, “Radical Nonviolence and the Power of Powerlessness,” which states, in part;

1. Human killing is an act of nihilism.

2. Violence begets more violence, not the other way around.

3. By whose authority other than the law of the jungle do those who kill or sanction killing set themselves up as prosecutor, judge, and executioner?

4. War is the ultimate form of having—owning, possessing, controlling, manipulating, and killing.

5. Just as active participation in the death of a human being is an expression of life’s meaninglessness, so too is the passive approval of state-sponsored executions, wars, and military combat.

6. Wars and executions in the name of the state occur when our sense of community gives way to our pagan lust for revenge—a lust firmly grounded in nihilism.

7. Might doesn’t make right.

8. There is no such thing as a just war.

9. Wars are about money, power, wealth, size, and greed.

10. Wars are fought not to achieve social justice, but to serve the interests of political elites pretending to be patriots, who demonize their alleged enemies so as to manipulate their minions into sacrificing their lives for false ideals.

11. Those who fight in wars are either conscripted to do so or duped into doing so by people of the lie.

12. Nations which amass military might always find a way to use it.

13. The risk of war increases in direct proportion to the military power of the state.

14. Wars cover up a plethora of political and economic problems by deflecting public attention away from the real issues.

15. Make love, not war—share power and reduce tension.

16. Nonviolence is a proactive approach to conflict resolution that goes straight to the heart and soul of power relationships and demands strength, courage, and discipline, not just idle pacifism.

17. Radical nonviolence can undermine power and authority by withdrawing the approval, moral support, and cooperation of those who have been dealt an injustice. It derives its strength from the energy buildup and very real power of powerlessness.

18. Effective nonviolence must be thoroughly grounded in the will to win. It involves repeated confrontation, bobbing and weaving, engagement, and eventually complex negotiations.

19. Nonviolent rebellion involves denunciation, disengagement, demystification, and defiance.

20. Rebellion provides us with the faith to create meaning out of meaninglessness, the energy to connect with those from whom we are separated, the power to surmount powerlessness, and the courage to confront death.


Rebél Thomas H. Naylor March 28, 2007



Thomas Naylor allowed himself to be interviewed by Bill O’Reilly the other night.

BIG MISTAKE.

O’Reilly said, “Well, professor, Canada’s just a few miles away. Why don’t you folks just sell your Vermont properties and simply move across the border?”

To which the obviously “not ready for prime time,” Mr. Naylor responded, “Oh no, we don’t want to leave Vermont. We LOVE Vermont, it’s America we HATE.”

There you have it, Thomas H Naylor, certifiable loon and “America-hater.”
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Now THIS is just too GOOD!










As part of the “battle on corruption,” the GOP has joined in and offered up, that’s right, William Jefferson (D-La).

That’s right, they’re going after a guy who didn’t even take lobbying money from Jack Abramoff (oh wait…the jury’s still out on that too), no, all this guy did was abscond with about $90K of ill-gotten cash and take about $500,000 in bribes and kick-backs. He's facing about 13 ethics violations and a number of potential felony indictments.

The now infamous $90K was cash he'd stashed in a freezer in his New Orleans home.
Funnier still, is that Rep Jefferson took badly needed National Guard services, diverting them form other, vital life-saving rescue work in order to help him move some of his belongings out of that house.

That’s right, during the height of Hurricane Katrina William Jefferson put the value of his own property ABOVE the value of the safety of the people he purportedly represents!

And NOW the GOP has the nerve to look to expel this guy out of the House of Representatives?

Laurie Kellman of the AP wrote, “Republicans moved on Tuesday to seek Rep. William J. Jefferson's expulsion from Congress, a day after the Louisiana Democrat was indicted on charges of taking more than $500,000 in bribes.

“Jefferson, meanwhile, relinquished his seat on the House Small Business Committee before members of his own party could vote to kick him off the panel.

“In a two-paragraph letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Jefferson, 60, said he was taking the step "in the light of recent developments in a legal matter." He acknowledged no wrongdoing.”

Republican Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio has led the push for House resolution specifically instructing the ethics committee to report whether a member's expulsion is warranted. Usually such resolutions leave it to the committee to recommend appropriate sanctions after its investigation.

The unusual directive produced a rare retort from the chairwoman of the House ethics committee.

"It is inappropriate for any other member to impose on these proceedings," Rep. Stephanie Tubbs-Jones, D-Ohio, chairwoman of the Standards of Official Conduct committee, said in a statement that did not mention Boehner by name. "I refuse to allow these proceedings to be politicized by House Republican leadership."

Ooooh! It’s way too late for that Ms. Tubbs-Jones, I'm afraid.

Great stuff from Captain Capitalism
























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Not just the post, but the exchanges in the reply section, definitely worth a read;


The Middle East's Greatest Hope

Capitalism is an amazing force.
Tuesday, May 29, 2007

http://captaincapitalism.blogspot.com/2007/05/middle-easts-greatest-hope.html#comments


Never has such a force done so much good for society than capitalismIt breeds innovation, wealth, peace and wipes out poverty at a rate and level that socialists could only dream of achieving.And I am sincere when I say that the more and more I think about it, capitalism is the only force that can quelch the insanity of radical Islam and provide the idiot nutjobs an alternative to blowing themselves up in a fruitless attempt to get to heaven. Heck, look how it's converted all of Mao's "devout" followers, not to mention lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty in China. If it can convert communist China, it certainly can provide hope to the middle east, and the UAE is just such a hope.This is an amazing chart, and I truly and genuinely believe that the solution to the problems of the middle east lie here; letting their people and commerce be free to do as they chose, just not blow people up. Additionally I think the UAE in diversifying their economy beyond oil will position themselves to handle the inevitable time when oil becomes either obsolete or depleted splendidly and will, overtime, soon increase their standards of living beyond their Saudi counterparts.

No wonder Halliburton moved there.


Anonymous said...

I hope this is a spoof blog because you scare me. I hope you are not serious. That is such a narrowminded approach to the issue of religious fundamentalism. And the rest of you, "they're just a bunch of animals". Are you serious? Capitalism will solve the 'problems of the middle east'!!! Can you even identify those problems for people who live there. Have you ever considered that the fear of western ideology and 'capitalism' is vested in the very fear of forced implementation of it. Capitalism as a development-tool the latest two decades has proven to have the very opposite outcome of your predictions. Increased poverty, rich get richer and the poor get poorer as the "trickle down" theory of contemporary capitalist discourse fails to deliver to the majority of the population. The World Bank and IMF, USAID, NED, the main policy instruments of global capitalism, and democracy has often failed to deliver economic and political security or prosperity to people in developing countries. Therefore, I doubt that capitalism will benefit the working class or poor people ( the majority) of the middle east... Hence, more fuel and incentives for fundamentalism directed towards the West. One thing that has to realised is that this has nothing at all to do with religion, it is by large a mixture of political and economic inequality.


10:52 AM

Captain Capitalism said...

Anon, I've only posted your comment because I want to ask a sincere question, do you have a vested interest in socialism?Seriously, capitalism has NOT worked? You literally are one of two things;1. Ignorant of successes like China, the US, Ireland and the UAE (which is Muslim and successful and capitalist)2. Lying and just acting like capitalism is a horrible thing because you have a vested interest in the transfer of wealth, namely to yourself.If it's 1, then there is a bevy of information out there that will show you and prove you wrong.If it's 2, why would anybody take you seriously?


3:39 PM

dtrum said...

It's always surprising to see how blind many people are. The last twenty years have been the most succesful in fighting poverty around the globe ever in history of mankind, due to the implementation of capitalism. It just shows what a great influence on the people the left-leaning media has.


9:51 AM

Captain Capitalism said...

It just proves to me more and more people don't want to work and find socialism is a great way to achieve that. The only problem is they have to villainize capitalism and outright lie about its track record.What ANGERS me to no end is the hypocrisy that they use claiming they "care about the poor" when in reality they keep people in poverty just so they can get their free government/non-profit check and feel good about themselves. Africa is a perfect example. 600 million kept poor so a bunch of feel-good do-nothing rich brats in America can feel good about themselves (Live Aid/8 anybody?)

Monday, June 4, 2007

St. Cindy - TRUTHER!!!






Cindy Sheehan's become a 9/11-Truther. OK, no big shock there, given that kooks tend to be attracted to conspiracy theories.

Still Cidy Sheehan's joined the conspiracy theorists in declaring that the 9/11 attack on the WTC "looked like a controlled demolition."

As the New Editor reports, "... as Cindy Sheehan joins the crowd, judging from her comments made on the radio show of conspiracy theorist extraordinaire Alex Jones.

"Speaking on the collapse of the twin towers, Sheehan stated, "It does look to me like a controlled demolition - I'm not an expert - but it does look to me like a controlled demolition - I'm looking at common sense."

"I do see some very high profile people saying it was an inside job," concluded Sheehan.
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WoW!

First, Rosie declares that fire can't melt steel (Whooops! forget that steeel begins to melt at 1200 degrees F) and now Cindy disagrees with virtually every structural engineer, in apparently agreeing that "a pancake collapse is indicative of a controlled demolition."

I can attest to the fact that pancake collapses are NOT uncommon in fires. I've seen numerous pancake collapses in vacant buildings, with steel girder supports, impacted by fire.

So THIS is the state of the American far-Left now!

I'm happy to see this.


SEE:


http://www.theneweditor.com/index.php?/archives/6226-911-Conspiracy-Theorists-List-Expands....html

Is “The Party of Corruption” BACK?






Whether it’s exempting Starkist Tuna (a major Pelosi donor) from the Minimum Wage increase, supporting a veritable amnesty for illegal aliens (a move that will greatly devalue American labor), Harry Reid being involved in a Nevada land scam, or simply stealing money outright (a la William Jefferson, La), there’s nothing quite like a Democratic Congressional scandal.

There’s an admirable lack of shame there.

Kind of like that scene from Other Peoples Money, where Judge Reinholdt asks the foil (dressed as a clown, while holding a gun to his ribs), “What are you doing?”

And the clown responds, apparently much the way many a good Democrat (OK, and a fair number of Republicans too) would, “I’M ROBBING YOU!”

You have to love that abject shamelessness.

Earlier today an indictment charging Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., in a long-running bribery investigation was unveiled by federal authorities.

An AP report notes, "A Justice Department official familiar with the case said the indictment outlining the evidence against Jefferson is more than an inch thick and charges the congressman with crimes that could keep him in prison for up to 200 years. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the case."

You might recall that almost two years ago, in August 2005, investigators raided Jefferson's Louisiana home in and found $90,000 in cash stuffed into a box in his freezer.

The case against Jefferson was made by former associates, like Brett Pfeffer, a former congressional aide, who admitted soliciting bribes on Jefferson's behalf and was sentenced to eight years in prison.

Another Jefferson associate, Louisville, Ky., telecommunications executive Vernon Jackson, pleaded guilty to paying between $400,000 and $1 million in bribes to Jefferson in exchange for his assistance securing business deals in Nigeria and other African nations. Jackson was sentenced to more than seven years in prison.

Both Pfeffer and Jackson agreed to cooperate in the case against Jefferson in exchanges for their pleas.

To date, Jefferson has refused to comment on the case, but this is sure to get as messy as it is fascinating.

Who Knew? HPV Vaccine Considered for Males






Although males can’t get HPV-linked cervical cancer caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV) virus, they are believed to be half the equation in the transmission of that disease and a new study released three weeks ago, shows that the virus is also a leading cause of throat cancer, which effects both sexes.

Dr. Michael Bookman, director of medical gynecologic oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia said, "This is a viral infectious process, and the majority of the time it is passed through heterosexual contact. And I think it's important to consider boys as equal players in that process."

"Boys are not as prone to (HPV-linked) cancer as girls, but they are obviously involved in the transmission, and there is some risk of cancer in boys, as well," he added.

No one’s debating the effectiveness of the vaccine, called Gardasil. The shot is targeted against the four strains (out of 15) of HPV that are thought to trigger 70 percent of cervical cancers.

Reporting last week in the New England Journal of Medicine, a team of researchers at Johns Hopkins University confirmed that infection with HPV via oral sex is by far the leading cause of throat cancer, which strikes 11,000 American men and women each year. HPV is also a major cause of anal cancer and genital warts, both of which affect either sex.

The threat of throat cancer is especially troubling, Bookman said, because doctors traditionally only look for these malignancies in long-time smokers and drinkers. "Head and neck exams are more associated with smoking and alcohol and less associated with HPV, although that's changing," he said.


Hmmmm, aside from the most common STDs (Syphilis and Gonorrhea , etc), there's also a wider aray of viral STDs, including AIDS, Herpes, genital warts, cervical and throat cancer via HPV contact...it's a good thing we're dismissing abstinence before marriage, out of hand, as a means to avoiding these plagues.

America’s MSM Defends "Their Side" in the WoT












When the FBI busted the Fort Dix Six a few weeks ago, Keith Olbermann petulantly dismissed the suspected terrorists as “a bunch of morons,” in order to downplay both the significance of that arrest and the domestic jihadist threat.

When Rosie O’Donnell insinuated that the U.S. troops might be the real terrorists; “We invaded their country and 650,000 Iraqis have been killed. Who are the real terrorists?”

Olbermann quickly jumped to O’Donnell’s defense claiming, “It was a clear reference to President Bush,” not our troops.

Really Keith?

Since when did President Bush become plural?

“Who are the real terrorists?”

Now, in the wake of the JFK arrests, Sean O’Neill of Times Online writes, “Thwarting the fanatical, and somewhat fantastical, plans of four middle-aged men can hardly be regarded as a serious blow to the global jihad."
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Can the Left-side of the MSM’s decided “rooting interest” in favor of the global Islamo-fascist jihad be any more clear?

I don’t think so.

See Mick Brady’s excellent article;


http://dancingintongues.blogspot.com/2007/06/infidels-come-out-swinging.html
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