Reinke Faces Life

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/
oped/articles/2006/11/11/a_town_that_doubts_iraq
_but_supports_our_veterans/page=2

http://tinyurl.com/yg6v4m

A town that doubts Iraq, but supports our veterans
By Charles D. Baker | November 11, 2006

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Through it all, his mom was gracious and stoic, breaking down only when the honor guard folded the flag that was draped over Jared’s casket and handed it to her after the burial, as she clutched it close to her chest and began to cry.

People have tried, with great success, in my opinion, to separate their feelings about the war from their support and admiration for American soldiers who serve there. This is a good thing. In almost every case, military personnel join the service to honor and protect their country, and they represent some of the finest young men and women this country has to offer. They deserve our gratitude and deep respect, and they seem to be getting it.

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“We” asked the man to go to war for us. He did and died. His Mom now has to live with that loss.

“We” have to DEMAND accountability from out leaders on this sacrifice. At the very least, we should rename the Swampscott town hall to the Jared Raymond Memorial Town Hall.

Politicians need to be reminded that, when they make a mistake, good people die.

Last night’s “movie with Yogi” on the YES network was Hoop Dreams. It follows two young men pursuing their dream of an NBA career from High school basketball to failure.

Along the way, it does give an EXCELLENT view to what it means to be trapped by a welfare system as well as trapped in one’s own thinking or one’s own character flaws.

I don’t have an handy dandy glib advice for those fellows. Perhaps the advice keep it zipped. I think either Sowell, or Williams, or one of the other economists I read, said something like “postpone a family” and “complete school” are the two keys to escaping the welfare system. One reason I support Mercer County Homefront is they are striking at the root of poverty — people’s thinking. I can only envision what life would be like if instead of a government welfare trap that a slew of “Homefronts” across the land.

People would still be poor.

As long as resources are scarce, there will ALWAYS be the “poor”. There’s always a bottom of any bell shaped curve.

But, it doesn’t have to be demeaning, demoralizing, degrading, and demotivating. Remember the immigrant who said “I want to be from the country with fat poor people”. The poor people in this movie had stuff, but not the “smarts” to escape to a better life. Not that they were “dumb”, but that they couldn’t see thru the illusions, delusions, and propaganda. I wonder how much I can see “thru”? And, aren’t we as a society so much worse off when our fellow residents of Planet Earth can’t achieve their potential. Maybe one of these young men was supposed to cure cancer or bring world peace. But, because “we” didn’t have a system in place that allowed them to do it, it didn’t get done. Sad for all of us.

I heard so MANY things in this movie that indict the system.

The best was Spike Lee telling the McDonald’s All Americans at Princeton that “it was all about money”. My opinion of him went up listening to him spell it out.

The executive from Encyclopedia Britannica came off well. One wonders what motivated her, and what was the follow up. Dealing with poverty can be overwhelming from a personal level. One person can’t fix the system.

All in all, an eye opening, but very sad experience, for all involved. Including me!

Subject: JPFO ALERT: Winning the Battle, Losing the War

ALERT FROM JEWS FOR THE PRESERVATION OF FIREARMS OWNERSHIP
America’s Aggressive Civil Rights Organization

November 10, 2006

JPFO ALERT: Winning the Battle, Losing the War

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Saturday, November 11, is Veterans Day, the day when we take
time to honor those who have bravely defended our freedoms
through military service.

Unfortunately, the freedoms that these brave young men and
women fought to preserve are quickly eroding, as our
government becomes more and more like the countries we once
fought against. Please read our article, “An Open Letter
to Our Fathers and Grandfathers: You Won the Battle, But
Lost the War” at http://www.jpfo.org/veterans.htm .

Read it, and share it with others. Don’t let the sacrifices
of our veterans be in vain.

– The Liberty Crew

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The nation, if there is such a thing any more, (and we seem to let politicians estranged us over petty differences and pit us against each other fighting for scraps from their table), has paid a terrible price for its hubris. The dead old white guys gave us a republic and we have allowed it to be turned into a socialist fascist police state. The Communists won the Cold War. We have become worse than they were. Because we had liberty, slept while it was taken away, and are “fat dumb and happy” while we are slaves to that mental disease called “government”.

Michael Savage isn’t correct. “Liberalism isn’t a mental disease”. State-ism, the worship of the overpowering government to take care of our every need, that’s the mental virus that afflicts us as a mob. I fear there is no vaccine for it. It’ll take another American Revolution to change it.

When? Don’t know.

Perhaps when UN troops from other countries patrol our streets as debt collectors or resolution enforcers?

http://www.mises.org/story/2369

Financing the Empire
By Mark Thornton
Posted on 11/9/2006

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A gold standard also helps prevent governments from starting useless spending programs, creating expensive bureaucracies, running budget deficits, and waging unnecessary wars. It can even help smooth out and even eliminate the business cycle. Economic science and history all point to the advantages of market-based money and the disadvantages of government-controlled systems.

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To regain our liberty, we must get back to the gold standard.

http://www.lewrockwell.com/
manion/manion67.html

http://tinyurl.com/w3b4u

NOTA – Bene!
by Christopher Manion

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In the realm of practical wisdom, the most obvious and even desirable candidate missing from every ballot is “NOTA” – None Of The Above.

Since the early 1990s, both major parties have strived (successfully) to make it virtually impossible for competitors to run on a third-party ticket. That circumstance has, no doubt, led to the concentration of corruption in the GOP that has accelerated so markedly in recent years.

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Voting is an exercise in futility. The Libertarains elected some dog catchers. We need to change the landscape. The movie Gettysburg has one of the generals saying “it’s good ground”. FMPOV the political landscape in AMRIKA is not “good ground” for us little l libertarians to wage a winning campaign. So, we have to reframe the debate.

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Well, the media has me so mad, as they usually do!

That is the one area where I feel we need bugamint [Big Government] to get in. Believe it or not. My reasoning … they have too much power in their little hands … way too much power to influence people the way they want to free enterprise isn’t enough to take care of it

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Well of course I disagree.

“Congress shall make no law regarding … “.

We have to get the gubamint out of things. Not into them. The old media is “dead man walking”. They’re not making any money and the inet is eating the business model whole!

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You are missing the point my friend .. they are still are on TV today and will be tonight spreading their untruths and opinions that many people follow like lemmings … you can’t allow something like that to occur, in a free society or not.

ok, if not govt, then somebody, come type of control is needed

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You have the control. OFF button.

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Me yes, but I am not talking about me. That is the issue, other People don’t.

For Example, station runs a polit ad that contains lies against an opponent. The station doesn’t like the guy. So it runs the ad anyway. People see if and believe it, not all, but enough to swing an election.

Now should we allow that to take place?

Not in my USA

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Yup, because you and you neighbors can exercise market control on the politician, the station, and the ADVERTISERS of that station. Get everyone in your church to see it your way and watch how fast that changes.

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You should be made to run your ad by a neutral group that verifies the validity of the statements … no validity, no runnee ad.

Maybe not the govt, but some type of censor group

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So, get on the horn to all you local media and SPEAK Up. It does no good to pick on those who can’t do anything about it.

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I know … but there aren’t enough Patrick Henry’s out there … we need help unless someone does do that. I think the TV is the most powerful thing this country has ever faced … and it is winning.

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Nope, the internet is. It BYPASSES the established channels.

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But who will help? You are right in that sense, until someone does take them on it will continue.

OK so in the meantime I will just complain

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NO, no, no, what I want you to do is become a citizen journalist. It’s cheap and easy to blog! You can have your own local “channel”. It’s doable NOW!

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We can ALL be citizen Patrick Henry’s.

That fellow goes to a church of at least a hundred families.

That’s voting bloc. And, an economic bloc. And a media bloc.

The church itself is a tax exempt corporate entity. Buy taken as individuals they can be a mighty force. The 60s civil rights movement began in the black churches. Gandhi wrote from prison.

If’n I was him, I’d start a Yahoo Group. I’d get every email of everyone in the church, without using the church. I’d have little business cards printed up. The Beverly Hills 90210 Value Coalition! (No, I’d use the name of their town and zip code.) I’d put the Yahoo Groups subscribe address and his name, phone, and email on it.

Then every time I spoke to a church member, I’d give him a card. After chatting, I make a note of the person, date, time, and topic. Keep some records and poof you have got a force to be reckoned with.

Dear Mister Politician, we didn’t like your lying ad. Come explain yourself.

Dear Mr. Newspaper, You stink and we ain’t buying. Come apologize.

Dear Mr. TV Station Owner, We don’t like you filth, bias, …

Dear Mr. Advertiser, You support lies, porn, nonsense, we ain’t buyin your product.

Then inet is the “queen of the chessboard” when it comes to politics, the media, and the grass roots.

There’s a reason we are seeing the formation of “astroturf” groups (entities pretending to be grassroots orgs). It’s POWER!

http://liberalcandy.blogspot.com/2006/11/
us-citizens-to-be-required-clearance-to.html

http://tinyurl.com/yjylqc

Friday, November 03, 2006
U.S. citizens to be required ”clearance” to leave the United States

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (HSA) has proposed that all airlines and cruise lines be required to obtain clearance for each passenger they propose taking into or out of the United States.

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What is this nonsense?

Someone needs to take these tyrants to the woodshed!

http://www.epic.org/alert/EPIC_Alert_13.22.html

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E P I C A l e r t
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Volume 13.22 November 1, 2006
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Published by the
Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)
Washington, D.C.

http://www.epic.org/alert/EPIC_Alert_13.22.html

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Table of Contents
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[1] Two Reports Criticize Security, Privacy Holes in RFID Technology
[2] Microsoft Announces New Identity Management System
[3] Voting Integrity Group Recommends Measures for Election Day
[4] Student Creates Fake Boarding Passes to Show Air Security Flaws
[5] EPIC Launches Privacy and Domestic Violence Project
[6] News in Brief
[7] EPIC Bookstore: Aviel Rubin’s “Brave New Ballot”
[8] Upcoming Conferences and Events

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These folks are on the front line. It really points out how flawed many of the “great ideas” that are foisted on us.

http://tinyurl.com/y2575s

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/
article/0,9171,1552054,00.html

Can This Machine Be Trusted?
The U.S.’s new voting systems are only as good as the people who program and use them. Which is why next week could be interesting
By MICHAEL DUFFY
Posted Sunday, Oct. 29, 2006

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A woman walked into a polling place in Peoria, Ill. last week and proceeded to use one of the new electronic voting machines set up for early voting. She logged on, went through each contest and seemed to be making her choices. After reviewing each race, the machine checked to see if she was satisfied with her selections and wanted to move on. Each time, she pressed YES, and the machine progressed to the next race. When she was done, a waving American flag appeared on the screen, indicating that her votes had been cast and recorded.

But there was a problem. The woman had not made any choices at all. She had only browsed. Now when she told the election judges she was ready to do it again–but this time actually vote–they told her it was too late. Pressing the last button, they said, is like dropping your ballot in an old-fashioned ballot box. There’s no getting it back.

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NO!

As a techie nerd, I KNOW that these “machines” are a fraud. It’s not a question of where, when, or how.

It’s a strategic finding.

Anything with software is hackable. Anything hackable will be hacked.

Honest elections … … please!

Voting absentee is the patriot’s way of gumming up the works.

http://www.mises.org/story/2363

http://tinyurl.com/yhg3nk

Shortages, Bloody Shortages
By Mihai Sarbu
Posted on 10/31/2006

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There is a serious moral issue involved here, and it has to do with property rights. Because this piece of legislation infringes the most basic of all rights: self-ownership. The only reason you have any rights is because you have the freedom and responsibility to dispose of yourself, mind and body. Freedom of association (the basis of society), freedom of expression, and all the rest are meaningless unless they stem from self-ownership.

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Self-ownership is probably the First Right that needs to be recognized. No one “gives” it to us.

“All men are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights”

If you don’t have right to traffic (buy and sell) in blood, then you really have no rights at all. That’s exactly what the statists would love for you to believe.