tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54173502011-09-19T14:50:40.565-05:00Rants and raves about a host of thingsBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15109765387335716993noreply@blogger.comBlogger861100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417350.post-60921411376271921152011-09-19T14:50:00.001-05:002011-09-19T14:50:40.589-05:00

Ron Paul 2012Ron Paul 2012Ron Paul 2012Ron Paul 2012 'Nuff said!!

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Yeah I know...gone a long time. Anyway, here we are concerned about childhood OBESITY, and what does the CDC recommend? read it and weep:(CNSNews.com) – The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that students go to recess before lunch so they’ll eat more food.The CDC’s report -- School Guidelines to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity -- states:Students can enjoy

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Reader's Digest article June 2009Worth a read...about the government's greed and what we can do to turn it around.

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Well gone almost a year I see. Well here's some fodder to mull over.........Have a sick child? Then you’d better get used to putting her on a government waiting list.That’s because while Barack Obama is trying to sell his proposed federal takeover of the entire health care system with promises of lower costs and more choices, it’s about as honest a pitch as that ad in the back of comic books for

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CALIFORNIA CONTESTS GAY MARRIAGENovember 18, 2008SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California's Attorney General on Monday urged the state Supreme Court to consider whether a gay marriage ban passed by voters this month was legal.The state's top lawyer, former governor Jerry Brown, said the court should keep the ban in place while it considers the issue -- and it should rule quickly.California's ban

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2008 ElectionWell here we are again...electing our nation's leader...or should I say, next dim wit.McCain and Obama are just two sides of the same coin. We have no real choice in electing anyone, as all the media is blind to the fact that there are other people running for this, and other offices. Talking with my boss today, and he's far from being stupid, about last night's debate, I said I

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Think about this come November 2008The argument that the two parties should represent opposed ideals and policies, one, perhaps of the Right and the other of the Left, is a foolish idea acceptable only to the doctrinaire and academic thinkers. Instead the two parties should be almost identical, so that the American people can 'throw the rascals out' at any election without leading to any profound

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Why I like Gov. PalinPalin has been friendly with the state's Libertarian Party.Palin has shown willingness to engage pro-liberty organizations.Palin was also one of just three governors in the country to issue a proclamation in support of "Juror's Rights" day, an event sponsored by the Fully Informed Jury Association, which encourages the doctrine of jury nullification.Palin comes from a state

Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15109765387335716993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417350.post-35170784581378471292008-06-27T11:34:00.001-05:002008-06-27T11:34:43.488-05:00

SCOTUS decision on 2nd Amendment5-4 in FAVOR of the right of an individual to “keep and bear arms” for self defense. 5-4…How come it wasn’t 9-0?Justice Scalia (Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas and Alito joining): Undoubtedly some think that the Second Amendment is outmoded in a society where our standing army is the pride of our Nation, where well-trained police forces provide personal security, and

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Are you a "fence chewer"?Interesting article we all should read...http://proliberty.com/observer/20030711.htm

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ABOLISH the Fedral Reserve?Why Not Abolish the Fed?by Jacob G. Hornberger, February 4, 2008 One of the positions of Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul that mainstream pundits find “wacky” is his call to abolish the Federal Reserve System. Never mind that two Nobel Prize-winning economists — both libertarians — called for the same thing. And never mind that the Fed is the entity directly

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CONSIDER THIS IN 2008 ELECTIONS Press ReleasesStudy: Presidential Frontrunners Would Boost Federal Budget by Range of $7 Billion to $287 Billion AnnuallybyDemian Brady, Natasha Altamirano, Peter J. SeppJan 29, 2008(Alexandria, VA) -- Presidential contenders have been busy portraying their political differences from others inside and outside of their parties, but when it comes to fiscal policy,

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TXDOT PUSHING TOLL ROADState Sen. John Carona gets it right in a news story, where he is quoted as saying the state's transportion agency "may well have crossed a legal threshold" when it enaged in a $9 million program to convince Texans to stop worrying and learn to love the TransTexas Corridor. The senator from Dallas should have stopped there. He then said "the even greater issue" is that

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Thought Crime Prevention Bill?Introduced by Rep. Jane Hartman (CA) and has 14 co-sponsors which include Al Green (TX) and Ted Poe (TX). The resolution was sent 10/24/2007 to the Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs.It looks to me like this legislation targets the civilian population of the United States and specifically targets the growing number of people that are demanding the

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Dallas Morning News - November 4, 2007PERRY DONORS MIGHT BE HAZARDOUS TO HEALTHDespite his dream to accelerate cures for cancer, Gov. Rick Perry accepted more than $1 million in the last two years from company officials and lobby groups connected to substances that increase the risk of cancer. The author and sponsors of Proposition 15, the legislation that would approve $3 billion in state funds

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San Antonio Express News - November 5, 2007SLOWER I-35 PART OF DEAL ON TOLL ROADA recent toll road contract that shoehorns market incentives into a government monopoly would reward the state for lowering speed limits on Interstate 35, effectively steering drivers to the toll road. The privatization contract for Texas 130 from Austin to Seguin, cutting a parallel path east of I-35, was quietly

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State hoarding money earmarked for hospitals01:19 AM CDT on Thursday, November 1, 2007 By Lee McGuire / 11 NewsLee McGuire tries to find where all the money went. So many people run red lights in Houston that every day; red light cameras issue $14,000 worth of citations. It’s so lucrative, that this fall the state legislature got involved: ordering that half the money collected be sent to the

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"If tyranny and oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy." - "It is a universal truth that the loss of liberty at home is to be charged to the provisions against danger, real or pretended, from abroad." - "No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare." - James MadisonLet's see...'guise of fighting a foreign enemy'. Iraq? 'Danger,

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Houston Chronicle - September 29, 2007RED-LIGHT CAMERAS ALSO SNARING POLICEHouston police commanders say the city's red-light camera enforcement program should increase safety at intersections by prompting "behavior modifications" in motorists. Not all of their own employees are getting the message, however. More than 100 Houston police vehicles moving through intersections without emergency

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Article from the Boston News:According to a 2005 report of the International Centre for Prison Studies in London, the United States—with five percent of the world’s population—houses 25 percent of the world’s inmates. Our incarceration rate (714 per 100,000 residents) is almost 40 percent greater than those of our nearest competitors (the Bahamas, Belarus, and Russia). Other industrial

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Income taxes are unconstitutional. Read article:http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56855and vote for RON PAUL in 2008.

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Washington D.C. will ask the Supreme Court on September 5th of this year, to uphold its' three decade ban on handguns. Interesting in that the District of Columbia has the highest crime rate in the Nation, and the 2nd Amendment gives the people to right to "keep and bear arms". But wait...wasn't it the Supreme Court who ruled in the Kelo decision that government could seize your private property

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Press "1" for ENGLISHGreat song !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEJfS1v-fU0

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Canada: Meter Maid Tickets Trapped CarA meter maid slaps a parking ticket on a car pinned under a fallen tree in Toronto, Canada.A meter maid in Toronto, Canada issued a parking ticket to a car last week after it had been trapped by a fallen branch. Heavy thunderstorms knocked over trees and downed powerlines throughout the city on June 19. One tree fell and pinned the Chevrolet Corsica that

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NEW POLL COMES UP WITH SURPRISING RESULT ON VOUCHERSTexas Lyceum-sponsored survey finds 65 percent support for school vouchers.A new poll designed to gauge Texans’ attitudes on key issues of our time makes its debut this week and it already has yielded an interesting result.It found that 65 percent of Texans favor school voucher programs "in which parents are given taxpayer money by the

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NEW YORK - Radio host Don Imus, suspended for two weeks for calling the Rutgers female basketball players "nappy-headed hos," called the punishment appropriate Tuesday but stressed, "I am not a racist."The radio host tried to shift some of the focus from himself, saying, "that phrase originated in the black community. ... I may be a white man, but I know that these young women and young black

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Been somewhat lax in posting new material. That's becasue I've purchased a CNC plasma cutting machine my wife and I hope to bring in some extra cash with, once I retire. Pssst! Don't tell the government. They didn't help me set it up or purchase any raw steel, but they'll surely want to get thier greedy hands on my profits.Message to Uncle Sam...keep penalizing me for my drive and initiative and

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Well it's 2007 and you can see I haven't posted in a long time. Busy. What can I say. But rest assured that I will continue to report articles I find, that I feel, are relevant to this country and hopefully, its' longevity.By the way...ran for State Senator in 2006 and although I didn't campaign any, I managed to garner 10,178 votes. I think people voted for me, looking for a change from the same

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We're heading towards disaster......GAO Head: US Economic Disaster Looms The U.S. government is bankrupt and headed towards economic disaster. So says no less an authority than David Walker, head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). The GAO is a government agency that audits and evaluates the federal government. Walker is, essentially, the government's chief accountant. And the

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Yeah I know...been awhile since I last posted but you know how things can get. Anyhoo...I am pleased to announce that I am the Libertarian candidate for the office of Texas State Senate, District 25. My campaign web address is http://www.thompson-txsenate-dist25.infoSee you at the polls!

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CZAR BUSH IS ABOVE THE LAW!Bush shuns Patriot Act requirementIn addendum to law, he says oversight rules are not bindingBy Charlie Savage, Globe Staff | March 24, 2006WASHINGTON -- When President Bush signed the reauthorization of the USA Patriot Act this month, he included an addendum saying that he did not feel obliged to obey requirements that he inform Congress about how the FBI was using

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I believe in the division of labor. You send us to Congress; we pass laws under which you make money...and out of your profits, you further contribute to our campaign funds to send us back again to pass more laws to enable you to make more money. --Senator Boies Penrose (R-Pa.), 1896It was true in 1896....it's still true today!Re-elect NO ONE.

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I couldn't have said it any better. This from Capitol Hill Blue:The RantFor Christmas, let's give ourselves a present: A new governmentBy DOUG THOMPSONDec 23, 2005, 06:24Congress gave the nation a Christmas present Thursday, adjourning for the year and getting the hell out of Dodge with most of its business unfinished. President George W. Bush did the same, hightailing it to Crawford for yet

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I found this very interesting:By Mark YannoneDecember 31, 2005Many believe that we have but two choices to fund the federal government: The illegally administered federal income tax system we have now or the so-called FairTax that is to be administered by the same out-of-control government.The vastly superior system that is being overlooked is unlimited voluntary contributions. Skeptics are quick

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Be careful what you wish for........Town officials in New Hampshire are permitted to levy additional taxes, on properties with scenic views. Locals know it as the "view tax". Brad Wilder, who owns a house in Plainfield, N.H., pays an extra $4,700 for his view of Mount Ascutney and the Connecticut River Valley.Kind of makes you think TWICE about cutting down that tree for a better view of the lake

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You need anymore proof?Bush on the Constitution: 'It's just a goddamned piece of paper'By DOUG THOMPSONDec 9, 2005, 07:53Email this article Printer friendly pageLast month, Republican Congressional leaders filed into the Oval Office to meet with President George W. Bush and talk about renewing the controversial USA Patriot Act.Several provisions of the act, passed in the shell shocked period

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This is a MUST read..... A nation of sheeplePosted: October 19, 20051:00 a.m. Eastern© 2005 Creators Syndicate Inc.President Bush informed the nation, during a press conference, that he might seek to use the U.S. military to quarantine parts of the nation should there be a serious outbreak of the deadly avian flu that has killed millions of chickens and 60-some people in Southeast Asia. That's

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Points to ponder:Our natural, unalienable rights are now considered to be a dispensation of government, and freedom has never been so fragile, so close to slipping from our grasp as it is at this moment. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth.Ronald Reagan, 27 Oct 1964, Los Angeles, CA. speech.

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NEW YORK TIMESNEW ORLEANS, Sept. 8 - Waters were receding across this flood-beaten city today as police officers began confiscating weapons, including legally registered firearms, from civilians in preparation for a mass forced evacuation of the residents still living here.No civilians in New Orleans will be allowed to carry pistols, shotguns or other firearms, said P. Edwin Compass III, the

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47% of your income is taken (re: stolen) in taxes!Every year. That's federal, state and local taxes. Federal (and State) income taxes. Social Security taxes. Excise taxes. Gasoline taxes. Phone taxes. State (and local) property taxes. Sales taxes. Taxes disguised as "user fees", "licenses", "permits" and other compulsory payments. Plus hundreds upon hundreds of other direct, indirect and hidden

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PASSING IT ALONG: School officials in Victoria, Australia, say it's too hard for students to calculate equations using the constant 9.8 meters/second/second -- the acceleration of gravity at Earth's surface -- so it's changing the Year 12 physics exam for the Victorian Certificate of Education to use a rounded-off figure of 10 m/s/s. Close enough? No: "The difference could cause a parachutist

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This just in from World News Dailey on the controversial decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that would allow government to seize your home and sell it to private developers:Developer seeks Souter's property Looks to build 'Lost Liberty Hotel' at home of Supreme Court justice Posted: June 28, 20051:45 p.m. Eastern By Ron Strom© 2005 WorldNetDaily.comA private developer contacted the local

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“The federal government cannot account for $25 billion it spent in 2003. That's billion with a "b." Federal auditors know that $25 billion was spent by someone, somewhere, on something, but don't know who spent it, where it was spent or on what it was spent. ***That amount is more than the total federal taxes paid by all of the residents in each of 28 states.*** It's enough to fund the entire

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This just in……KSHB-TV, Kansas City, MO., May 17, 2005USA - A cement truck driver runs a stop sign, killing a man on a motorcycle. A 20 year old Pleasant Hill man is dead after a motorcycle crash. Missouri Highway patrol troopers say a cement truck ran a stop sign at Richland Pkwy. & Walker hitting the motorcycle. Anthony Barnes was pronounced dead at the scene. He had just bought his

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The article in the Weekly Standard can be found here for the former post.

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LET'S GET RID OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS!"Pamela R. Winnick discusses science teaching in a recent issue of Weekly Standard. One survey found that a whopping 12% of graduating U.S. seniors were "proficient" in science. Global rankings place our seniors 19th among 21 surveyed countries."And you wonder why American companies are sending jobs overseas? Eighteen countries are doing a better job of educating

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On CBS News today:"A student pilot and his instructor were released without chargeslate Wednesday after causing thousands of people to be evacuated fromthe White House and the Capitol building in a terrorism scare earlierin the day. The two men's small Cessna strayed into restrictedairspace over Washington during the lunch hour, coming within fivekilometres of the seat of the U.S. government."On

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Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15109765387335716993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417350.post-1115408381529373622005-05-06T14:36:00.000-05:002005-05-06T14:39:41.536-05:00

Freedom rests, and always will, on individual responsibility, integrity, and effort. It does not rest in Washington. Never has...never will.Just my thought for today, since it's my birthday. Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday to me...

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Sorry, the link didn't come through.Michael Badnarik's web site is http://www.constitutionpreservation.org

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We, as citizens of the United States of America, are approaching an era of "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death." It has come down to one thing: when and where do you draw that line in the sand and take that stand. Government is a necessary evil, must be kept under control and reminded from time to time that they are not sovereign, but that they are ruled by the people.This country was founded as a

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To hold Jose Padilla for over two years while denying him the Constitutional right to trial is unjust. If we allow the President to name anyone an "enemy combatant" and hold them indefinately... well to quote USA Today..."It's about every citizen's liberty. If the foundations of freedom crumble under the stresses of the war on terrorism, the terrorists will have won."Whether of not Padilla IS

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NewsDay"A former cab driver has pleaded guilty to a weapons charge forfatally shooting a passenger who had slashed his throat with scissorsduring a robbery. The case of John Lutters, 46, of Seymour, hadreached the State Supreme Court after a judge ruled that the taxidriver did not need a gun permit while on the job. The prosecutionhad acknowledged that Lutters acted in self-defense and called

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Zippo lighters have now been classified as a security risk and you cannot have them aboard airplanes, but a book of matches is okay. Someone explain this to me.Every time we initiate laws/rulings/mandates/ordianances such as this, Bin Laden must be laughing his a** off, for he's accomplishing what he set out to do...make us so afarid we won't leave our houses.

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Ananova [UK] "Prisoners at a maximum security jail in Mexico are protesting after losing privileges including sex and pizzas. An investigation at La Palma Prison, near Mexico City, found inmates enjoying a host of illegal benefits. They included conjugal visits, takeaway pizzas, flat screen TVs and mobile phones. But the prisoners complained they were being treated 'like dogs' when the privileges

Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15109765387335716993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417350.post-1107524755860135682005-02-04T07:43:00.000-06:002005-02-04T07:45:55.860-06:00

Gonzales confirmed as Attorney General. Great! Not only is he worst than Ashcroft, he'll lead this Nation in shredding the Geneva Convention. After all, torture is WRONG if used against us, but we can use it against them. Hey buddy...two wrongs don't make a right.

Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15109765387335716993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417350.post-1103323679099822232004-12-17T16:46:00.000-06:002004-12-17T16:47:59.100-06:00

Been awhile, hasn't it? Well my new granddaughter is here...Haven Paige. All 10 fingers and toes, except she's blind. Sad, but we'll have to learn to adapt. Nothing new politically. Been kind of lazy as of late. More after the 1st.

Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15109765387335716993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417350.post-1099679630536881342004-11-05T13:32:00.000-06:002004-11-05T12:33:50.536-06:00

Well I'm back. Election Day and the events leading up to it kept me pretty busy, plus the arrival of my new granddaughter. Four more years of Bush...can we survive?

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“Members of class-action lawsuits increasingly are receiving little, if any, compensation from the cases, while their teams of lawyers are making millions of dollars in legal fees. For example, plaintiffs who filed a suit against movie-rental company Blockbuster Inc. were each issued two movie-rental coupons and a $1 coupon in the settlement. Their attorneys received $9.25 million.” -

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WASHINGTON, DC—In a historic decision with major implications for the future of U.S. participatory democracy, the Supreme Court ruled 8-1 Monday that the American people are unfit to govern. The controversial decision, the first of its kind in the 210-year history of U.S. representative government, was, according to Justice David Souter, "a response to the clear, demonstrable incompetence and

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Our friend John Kerry...as reported in today's mespaper: “During a campaign tour of the Apache Nation Wednesday, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said he had a plan to increase every Native American's income by $40,000 a year.  Senator Kerry refused repeated requests for details of his plan, however. He also told the Apaches that during his Senate career, he has voted ‘YES’ 9,637

Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15109765387335716993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417350.post-1086887334800573382004-06-10T12:07:00.000-05:002004-06-10T12:08:54.800-05:00

MICHAEL BADNARIK wins the Libertarian nomination for President of the United States!! Now if we can just get him in front of the American public and into office in November we just might be able to save this country from it's shift to socialism.

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Thought for today (Thanks CatFarmer)...... When armed forces fight overseas to expand an empire at your expense and your freedom diminishes at home because it's a time of war, does that constitute defense? Something to think about...if you care.

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An inordinate amount of media space (think…information fed the voting public), is found on the Internet, in print and on the airwaves, and has been, and is being, dedicated to the sparing between President Bush and Senator Kerry. And that’s all we ever see…name calling and mud slinging. No true thoughts on the issues and how we plan to solve them. The reality is, this is all the voting public

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If you continue to vote for one of the two major parties, nothing will change, and you're wasting your vote. Voting for the lesser of two evils is still voting for evil and not an answer. Don’t waste your vote! It is time for the American people to rise up and put an end to our corrupt government. VOTE LIBERTARIAN IN 2004!!!

Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15109765387335716993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417350.post-1078780269356959612004-03-08T15:11:00.000-06:002004-03-08T15:13:23.700-06:00

For those of you who follow such stuff, the Senate has voted 90-2 AGAINST Senate Bill 1805 which would limit civil liability against gun manufacturers from the misuse of thier products. Next we'll see lawsuits from people being struck over the head with Spalding baseball bats. [:-|] What a world we live in.............

Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15109765387335716993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417350.post-1078415687655216882004-03-04T09:54:00.000-06:002004-03-04T09:57:23.840-06:00

This is quoted from the Wall Street Journal, January 20, 2004....... "The much delayed omnibus appropriations bill for 2004 included federal money for the 'Please Touch Museum' in Philadelphia, the 'Rock and Roll Hall of Fame' in Cleveland and one traffic light somewhere in upstate New York (emphasis mine). There's $50 million for an indoor rain forest in Coralville, Iowa. (For that price we

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What will happen in the future when the Social Security System, a.k.a. a Ponzi Scheme, collapses? Read this article and buy more ammo. http://www.jpfo.org/ssandguns.htm

Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15109765387335716993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417350.post-1077805768477807442004-02-26T08:29:00.000-06:002004-02-26T08:33:35.860-06:00

Marriages, or civil unions, are not the result of government programs, and should not be. Marriages, or civil unions, are the result of an individual's conviction and personal responsibility, neither of which can, or SHOULD BE mandated, legislated, or endorsed by government. This proposed amendment, defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman, to the Constitution, is frivoulous.

Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15109765387335716993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417350.post-1077216847441546562004-02-19T12:54:00.000-06:002004-02-19T12:56:03.110-06:00

The 10th Amendment to the United States Constitution: The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. Powers... reserved to the states... or the people: Until 1937, this amendment was used to keep Congress within limits in such things as regulation of commerce, enforcement of the

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A MUST READ!!! http://www.rutherford.org/articles/oldspeak-Ronpaul.asp

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U.S. Knew of Suicide Hijack Threat in 1995 Tuesday, March 05, 2002 FOX NEWS U.S. law-enforcement authorities knew as early as 1995 that Middle Eastern men were training at American flight schools and had discussed crashing planes into federal buildings, but did not follow up on the information, according to documents and interviews with American and Filipino authorities. The information came

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President Bush, reversing field, said Monday he will order an independent investigation into intelligence failures in Iraq and conferred with former chief weapons inspector David Kay. "I want to know all the facts," Bush said. Sounds like a guy caught in a lie now looking for a scapegoat.

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President Bush sent Congress a $2.4 trillion election-year budget on Monday featuring big increases for defense and homeland security and a pledge to cut this year's projected record deficit of $521 billion in half by 2009. Liar liar pants on fire!

Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15109765387335716993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417350.post-1068210501573033602003-11-07T07:08:00.000-06:002003-11-07T07:08:19.813-06:00

AND THIS...... The Apollo Alliance reports on the latest behind the Army Corps of Engineers decision to cancel the extension for Halliburton's no-bid contract on oil-related services in Iraq. In a convenient coincidence, the cancellation of Halliburton's contract comes just two days after House Republicans stripped the Iraq supplemental bill of an anti-profiteering provision which would have

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THIS JUST IN...... President Bush indicated just last week that additional U.S. troops would not be needed in Iraq, saying, "General Abizaid makes the decision as to whether or not he needs more troops... And he told me he does [have enough troops]." But Thursday, the Pentagon announced plans to temporarily increase troop levels by as many as 50,000 in Iraq before reducing total troop size in

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Wonderful article by Walter Williams... 'Click it or ticket': Walter Williams warns health, safety used to justify attacks on liberty WorldNetDaily.com ^ | Wednesday, September 10, 2003 | Walter Williams Posted on 09/10/2003 6:55 AM PDT by JohnHuang2 Imagine you're having a backyard barbeque. A cop walks in and announces, "This is a random health and safety check to see whether you've

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"A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independance from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include thier own government." Know who said that? GEORGE WASHINGTON. Is it any clearer what the 2nd Amendment means? BUY AMMUNITION DAY...Novemeber 19th. FYI,

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Let's CLEAN HOUSE in 2004! Elections are next year. Cancel your vacations the first week in November, rearrange your work calendar, and GET OUT AND VOTE!! Send a message to this 108th Congress that we have had enough of the preemptive strike doctrine, wasteful government spending, the EVER INCREASING national debt, entitlement programs, and BIG government! Your liberties and the American way of

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When are Texans going to rally against this proposed legislation to curtail even more of our civil liberties? John Ashcroft and our Legislators are turning America into a communist-type country by trying to limit our free speech, branding anyone who has a different opinion from the Government's as an "enemy combatant", holding people without trial for indefinate lengths of time, conducting raids

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Has anyone read the CONSTITUTION of the United States lately? I'd be willing to bet that very few people could tell me that they had. Among those, are the very Representatives that you and I have elected to Congress. It used to be that the Democrats wanted to spend your money, and the Republicans wanted to save your money...now both parties are looking at every conceivable way to take from you

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT: IGNORE your rights and they'll go away. If you are not outraged you're not paying attention. Minds are like parachutes they only function when open.

Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15109765387335716993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417350.post-1054833877741942162003-06-05T12:24:00.000-05:002003-06-05T12:24:37.776-05:00

Congress has been congratulating themselves on the recent Bill passed that eliminates dual taxation on dividends. Hot dog! Did they forget to tell you that the day before they passed a $984 million dollar INCREASE in the national debt? Government just wrote themselves a $1 Trillion check to be paid for with your future labor. Write and thank them!

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Well as my wife certainly knows, I've been saying that the war in Iraq is/was a mistake. The Bush administration has turned public focus away from Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda to a war with someone over the infamous "weapons of mass destruction" which have to date, failed to turn up. And besides, I fail to see how or why Hussein was an eminent threat to this country. So eminent that we now have the

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Not a rant or rave...this time...but check out my hopeful candidate for the Presidency, Michael Badnarik. Libertarian Party candidate. His web site...http://www.badnarik.org

Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15109765387335716993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417350.post-1053612217606667512003-05-22T09:03:00.000-05:002003-05-22T09:03:37.623-05:00

Every day I read or hear something on television, in the newspapers or on the Web about some of the unbelieveable things our representatives are doing in Congress, both at the local level and national. More people need to get involved because we are slowly losing our Rights guaranteed by the Constitution and Bill of Rights and we don't even realize it. I'll be posting specifics later on.

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