Reinke Faces Life

FROM A NOTE I WROTE ON FACEBOOK

You Belong to Us
by Thomas E. Woods, Jr.
http://www.lewrockwell.com/woods/woods93.html

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As usual, Ron Paul gets to the heart of things: “Young people are not raw material to be employed by the political class on behalf of whatever fashionable political, military, or social cause catches its fancy. In a free society, their lives are not the playthings of government.”

No kind of conscription, whether on behalf of the welfare or the warfare sectors of the imperial capital, can be reconciled with freedom. Nor can it be reconciled with the Constitution. But those who govern us laugh with contempt at such arguments. And yet Americans persist in the delusion that they have a Constitution that limits their government. There is something deeply pathological about this. What else can be said?

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Back in the Sixties, I was drafted. I made a big mistake then not to resist. My only excuse was I was a dumb kid. The youth here on Facebook are hearing a Presidential Candidate – O – say “National Service”. That’s SLAVERY in a pretty cover. I’d urge resistance. It’s bad enough that the tax and money systems make us percentage slaves. Try and figure out what percent you are. Good luck. My calculation runs between 50 and 100%.

The youth is going to get stuck with the bill from the period of 1860 to date. Us old farts ain’t going to be here when “the waiter brings the check”. I sure hope I’m wrong, but imho I don’t think so.

Ya’ll better vote with your pocketbook and obstruct the criminals in the gooferment. Remember Churchill’s line about when better to fight?

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http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080809/D92EDVD8J.html

China opens its long-sought Olympics spectacularly
Aug 8, 8:03 PM (ET)
By DAVID CRARY

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BEIJING (AP) – China didn’t just walk onto the world stage. It soared over it. At last playing its long-sought role as Olympic host, China opened the Summer Games in spectacular fashion Friday with an extravaganza of fireworks and pageantry dramatizing its ascendance as a global power.

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Wonder how the folks in Tibet felt? Or them there Gong Falungs? The Christians? The Catholics? All the dissidents that were rounded up?

This was a celebration that fully ONE FIFTH of the world’s population are enslaved! No, the world gooferment’s had their spectacle! The circus is to keep the folks at home’s mind off the misery inflicted by one relatively small group in “power” on the “power-less”.

Of special note, the NBC commentator “let one cat out of the bag”. Or, would that be one very ugly pig without it’s lipstick! The athletes are paid when they win medals, including USA’s! “I’m shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!” Captain Renault in Casablanca. I wasn’t shocked; Frau Reinke was. She thought everyone was an amateur. SO these folks are just “gladiators” in a Circus. Just like old Rome.

I have no interest in the Games. We shouldn’t be worshipping at the Secular Progressive Socialist alter of illusions.

Have no illusions.

• Time will appear to standstill to foster the illusion that NBC is televising “live”.The commentator let that pig out too. Twelve hour time difference between China and say NYC. Along with the snide jab, that China only has one time zone. (Why do we have time zones anyway. If everyone used GMT, think of all the confusion that would be saved?) So basically, the Opening was taped in China a half a day before, kept from the boob tube, until NBC could show it in “prime time” making a lot of money. (No need for disclosure there.) And, the commercial breaks were put in to make it look like it was real time. Small fumbles getting back to the “action”. Allowing them to edit down to the “money makers” (i.e., countries the American audience will watch!). A real time broadcast would NOT allow them to extract big bucks from the advertisers and deceive the rubes!
• The media will hype this person or the next as the next “star” — cute, smart, tragic — whatever will stick with you; NBC has a lot of billions spent by advertisers and they have to deliver eyeballs. (The other media will help, since it might be their turn next. Anyone know what ESPN aka ABC aka Disney ran against the Olympics? Little league Baseball. Little better than a blank screen!) You think the little kid marching with Yao was there for any other purpose than to get you “on board” with the program? Ever watch that farce about a stage managed war — Wag the Dog (1997) — where they Photoshoped in the girl and baby into the firefight? Same principle!
• Medal counts will be blared at you as if they mean some national superiority. The NBC commentator let the less ugly pig out that China had focused on the 191 medals available in “sports” where more than one medal was awarded. To bolster it’s national pride. Hey, with 5T$ (United States Federal Reserve Notes — what a scam we pulled on them!), they can buy all the “national pride” they want.
• They also tugged at our national game. Reporting breathlessly that baseball and softball would be out after this year. Sure, it’ll be out. There’s a competing entity Major League Baseball making money off that. Can’t showcase a competitor. And, who’d watch a televised Olympic baseball game. That’s why “women’s beach volleyball” is in; baseball is out. In baseball, there’s no possibility of a “wardrobe malfunction” like everyone is rooting for in “woman’s beach volleyball”. Suckers!
• And, of course, the gooferment’s line of who’s good and who’s bad was also in evidence. NBC didn’t want to annoy the gooferment. Iraq got applause. Iran didn’t. Or did they? Maybe I’m suspicious, having been manipulated over and over, but does anyone remember that these folks have “laugh tracks”. What’s real and what’s not. We know they edited for time and content. What’s a little applause here and less there. Especially if it makes the Masters happy?

Call me a grump or a cynic, but I’ll be looking in other directions.

Now where are the “millionaires playing for billionaires” aka the Yankees on the tube? Oh, yeah, over on YES network, nothing is allowed to compete with NBC’s Olympics. Lucky it’s on at all. Surprised the FCC didn’t intervene.

You sheeple are so easy!

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UPDATE

http://news.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/08/09/2231231&from=rss

Aparently, NBC altered reality by shuffling the order of countries entering the stadium! SO the USA would “enter” later during “prime time”?

Agh!

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UPDATE

Apparently the fireworks were faked?

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A complete newb writes “London’s Telegraph newspaper reports that some of the fireworks which appeared over Beijing during the television broadcast of the Olympic Opening Ceremony were actually computer generated. But – hold on – it’s not necessarily as bad as you think. The faked fireworks were actually set-off at the stadium, but because of potential dangers in filming the display live from a helicopter, viewers at home were shown a pre-recorded, computer-generated shot.” To me, the reasoning behind the faked display is no consolation or excuse – it seems hard to swallow that NBC was unaware of this televised deception. I’m glad that it was good-naturedly “revealed” this weekend (according to that Telegraph article), but it’s disheartening that such a large crowd can watch (in person, and around the world) such a display and have no reason to realize they’ve been duped. What about when weightier events are at issue? There’s also a slightly more detailed story at sky.com.
http://news.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/08/11/1541249&from=rss

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Frau Reinke was upset because she liked them. Now that she knows they were tinkered with … she wonders what else has been “touched”? Like Obama’s borth certificate, the question is why?

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UPDATE 11 AUG 08

Apparently the opening anthem was faked as well!

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Beijing Olympics: Faking scandal over girl who ‘sang’ in opening ceremony
Chinese officials have admitted deceiving the public over another highlight of the Olympic opening ceremony: the picture-perfect schoolgirl who sang as the Chinese flag entered the stadium was performing to another girl’s voice.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/olympics/2545387/Beijing-Olympics-Faking-scandal-over-girl-who-sang-in-opening-ceremony.html

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So what did you watch? Milley Vanilly, computer generated, edit, and politically vetted content. Shesh, you folks are such suckers!

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UPDATE 14 Aug 2008 #1

http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/17455

6 Reasons Today’s Olympic Swimmers are Breaking so many World Records
by Diana Wolf – August 13, 2008 – 9:17 AM

In this article, the fact that the pool is deeper speeding up the athlete swimmers. Just one more way the rubes are fooled. And, the Phelps money is further exposed.

Suckers!

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UPDATE 14 Aug 2008 #2

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2008/08/massive_cheating_by_china_at_t.html

August 13, 2008
Massive Cheating by China at the Olympics
Rick Moran

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There is absolutely no doubt – none, zero, zilch – that the Chinese “women’s” gymnastics team featured several little girls no older than 14 years of age – two years younger than the international federation allows for competition. Online registrations of these girls list one age, their passports list another. This is blatant cheating – no other word for it.

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Rubes! Suckers! Fools!

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http://channel-surfing.blogspot.com/2008/08/emminently-sensible.htm

Libertarian at 08824 has left a new comment on the post “Emminently sensible”:

I sure hope that some developer doesn’t decide that YOUR house is just the one he needs for his new dog house. The gooferment will fall over to take it from you and give it to him. He makes contributions; you can’t afford to. And you can go broke fighting the bottomless purse of the gooferment on a mission.

It sad we lost our Fifth Amendment rights in Kelo. It sad when politicians can decide “blight”. It sad that you don’t see where this socialism is leading us.

Oh yeah, it can only happen to other people. Funny how those other people are always poor?

A plague on all the politician’s houses!

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Posted by Libertarian at 08824 to CHANNEL SURFING at 8:47 PM

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http://townhall.com/columnists/WalterEWilliams/
2008/08/06/a_nation_of_thieves

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Browning’s concluding chapter tells us what the welfare state costs us. He acknowledges the non-economic costs such as infringements on liberty and strains on the political process, but focuses on the quantitative economic costs. The disincentive effects of Social Security have reduced the GDP by 10 percent, the federal income tax (as opposed to a proportional tax) by 9 percent and past deficits by 3.5 percent for a total of 22.5 percent. He guesses that welfare programs have reduced GDP by 2.5 percent. The overall effect of redistributionist policies has created incentives that have reduced GDP by a total of 25 percent. Without those, our GDP would be close to $18 trillion instead of $14 trillion.

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Welfare costs us in more ways than just money. It gives the politicians and bureaucrats control over people. And, like the young elephant, we think we need them!

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/content/article/2008/08/01/laptops.html

Travelers’ Laptops May Be Detained At Border
No Suspicion Required Under DHS Policies
By Ellen Nakashima
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, August 1, 2008; Page A01

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Federal agents may take a traveler’s laptop or other electronic device to an off-site location for an unspecified period of time without any suspicion of wrongdoing, as part of border search policies the Department of Homeland Security recently disclosed.

Also, officials may share copies of the laptop’s contents with other agencies and private entities for language translation, data decryption or other reasons, according to the policies, dated July 16 and issued by two DHS agencies, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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In April, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco upheld the government’s power to conduct searches of an international traveler’s laptop without suspicion of wrongdoing. The Customs policy can be viewed at: http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/travel/admissability/
search_authority.ctt/search_authority.pdf.

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And you thought you had Fourth and Fifth Ammendment rights!

“Comrade Cititzen, It’s to keep you safe!”

Yeah, right.

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confusing sentiment

While I don’t think drilling on Route 1 will yield much oil, I understand the author’s frustration with the political gang in charge. Any drilling will put the fear into OPEC that we are serious about our National Energey policy. Heck those politician might even get out of the way of folks who want nuclear power.

As far as “support our troops”, if they were mine, they’d be home now.

“Win the war; live in peace” is also confused. What war? Did Congress declare “war” and I didn’t hear about it?

Maybe the person meant all the other “wars” — War on (Some) Drugs, War on Poverty, War on Terror, War on Cigarettes, War on Honest Money, War on Education, War on War, … … think it’s an over used word?

Why don’t the Swiss have such problems? They MYOB!

In 1980, the voters elected Regan for smaller government; bigger government, higher taxes, lower tax rates. In 1988, they elected “No New Taxes” GHW Bush; higher taxes and spending. In 1992, they elected Clinton who promised a middle class tax cut; higher taxes and more spending. In 2000, they elected GW Bush for “compasionate conservatism” and a “humble foreign policy”; we got more government spending than Clinton, war around the globe, and facism here at home. (Been to an airport lately? It like a moive depicting the Nazis!) In 2006, the nation threw out the R’s to get peace; More war! In pre-Presidential primary polling, 70% of the nation wanted an end to the various “wars”; what do both political parties nominate — pro-war candidates.

So, I understand the author’s frustration.

We have to “Gandhi” the political gang in charge. Just laugh at them and call them out for what they are — tyrants, ruling at the barrel of a gun. Don’t think so? Try not paying their tribute or kowtowing to them. You’ll see who is the slave and who is the master really quick.

Hint: It ain’t you!

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http://www.ncc-1776.org/tle2008/tle477-20080720-02.html

To End War, Prepare For Peace
by L. Neil Smith

Attribute to The Libertarian Enterprise

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On the other side of the economic, geopolitical, and military mess we find ourselves in right now (provided, of course, that we survive it), certain things that we have done routinely as a civilization—or that have been done to all of us—must be changed, radically and permanently.

The first is to establish widespread recognition that, in addition to being immoral because it happens to be theft, taxation is the fuel of war. If you remember nothing else from this essay, try to remember that.

Taxation is the fuel of war.

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And the author puts the question to us at the end of the article:

What are you prepared to do about it?

That’s the rubber meets the road question.

How will we oppose the gang with guns who aren’t afraid to use violence? Gandhi gave us the tool non-violent non-cooperation. When 70% wanted us out of the various “wars”, they elected the D’s. And, what did they get, more war.

So the gang puts the TSA at the airports, I try NOT to fly. Since they did it, I’ve only taken two flights — Iowa for fun and Denver for work. Period end of story. Non-violent non-cooperation.

Maybe there will be some more demonstrations.

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http://www.philly.com/philly/news/25609219.html

Posted on Fri, Jul. 18, 2008
N.J. closes low-income loophole
By Jonathan Tamari
Inquirer Trenton Bureau

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Braz said she lives in a three-bedroom, 21/2-bath home for about half of what it would cost to rent at market rates. With the benefit of Mount Laurel’s school system and an educational center within the housing development, Braz said her 18-year-old daughter is attending Burlington County College and her 12-year-old is earning all A’s and B’s.

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So New Jersey’s very wealthy governor knows what is best for the owners of property in New Jersey!

Does anyone else reading this see that the “half” below market rates was stolen from the landloard. And, made that apartment unavailable to some one else who deserved it.

The Guv is in the business of picking winners from those who will vote for him!

Sadly, the gooferment ensures that there is LESS housing on the market by this socialism!

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New website for the downsize dc organization!

Perhaps one of the few “weapons” to downsize gooferment.

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2:03 PMI assume you are not voting for Obama

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I’m probably not voting. It makes no difference!

>if you don’t vote, or vote for someone other than McCain, that could make Obama president
>remember Ross Perot, we never would have seen Clinton make it

I am tired. Tired of always having to choose the lesser of two evils. Tired of never “winning”. Tired of always seeing gooferment grow. Regardless of how or if I vote. So, I think I am just tired of voting. I don’t think that it makes a difference.

I tried the Ron Paul re-evol-ution but that didn’t work.

The country voted Bush into be “compassionate conservative”; where was the compassion — we’re less free than we were — and conservatism — the gooferment grew 60%! The country voted the D’s into office in 2006 to get us out of Iraq; we ain’t.

Now we have two choices — bad and worse. And you want me to pick the lesser of two evils?

Or, do we have to keep needling the blissfully unaware into thinking.

Or, do we just minimize our participation in their processes and questioning their legitimacy.

And, challenge every dime they spend?

Or free state project to new hampshire?

No, I think the reason that half the people don’t vote is thatthey are smarter than I am. They KNOW it’s a waste of time and just legitimizes the “blue light gang” to oppress us more!

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