scream-of-consciousness;
"If you're trying to change minds and influence people it's probably not a good idea to say that virtually all elected Democrats are liars, but what the hell."
Friday, July 04, 2008
We do have a responsibility here ...
Governments extort. The Colonies knew that.
For
we who love the United States, and what it stands for, today is for
celebrating our founding, and perhaps reflecting on what this nation is
all about.
I was going to find a tortured parallel with that joke about
Johnny and the pickle factory with the bony pickles, but Lawrence
Henry blows that away with What America Is All About
“
I find that close decision [Supreme Court's recent 5-4 ruling affirming that the Second Amendment to the Constitution ] frightening. How can there be
any doubt? How can there be any argument?
Let's review:
Our
Founders said, explicitly, that when a people found their rulers had
usurped the rightful reach of their powers, it was the people's right
to "alter or abolish" that government. And no mistake, our Founders,
being realists, knew that "alter or abolish" might mean "change the
government by violent means, if necessary."
Even in modern
times, a lightly armed and aroused populace can cause a government a
whole s**tload of trouble -- something of which tyrants are well aware.
Government began with extortion. Some landed character with
muscled henchmen in hire threw a barrier across a road, and demanded
tribute from all who would pass. Keep that concept in mind, because it
underlies all that follows. . and here's what follows.
”
Just
a half-dozen paragraphs remain ... so you'll have lots of time to watch
this video from American Joe that you meant to watch earlier, but
didn't have time for. It's who we are. I hope those pissants in Washington understand all this.
"If the number of Islamic terror attacks continues at the current rate, candlelight vigils will soon be the number-one cause of global warming. " Argus Hamilton
9 comments:
Anonymous
said...
Rodger,$5000.00 dollar fine one year in jail if you light any kind of fireworks in Seattle this year. Ozaob
I am all right with Joe when he says our politicians suck and that we should drill in ANWR but a lot of what he says is crap.
He says that the Iraqis owe us two trillion and we should demand it by strong arming them into granting us reduced oil concessions. Gee, war reparations worked so well after WWI.
I supported the war and think that our best hope is in our grasp: a strong, stable ally in the region. If we start demanding money that goal will be so much harder to reach. I am sure that we did not have 1200 of our best re-up today so that they could loot Iraq on their way out.
And just think: if we demand reparations in the form of oil, then those rat bastards who said this war was about blood for oil will have been right.
I thought I heard him say that we should expect reduced oil if we drill in our country. That does not set too well with this capitalist. Drilling here would mean jobs, investing our wealth at home, more oil to increase supply and profits for the pension funds and 401-Ks invested in Big Oil. The only downside is that the government would take an obscene amount in taxes and that is never good.
He also mentioned the moon program. That was based on established Newtonian physics and was never designed to be cost effective. Our solution to our energy requirement needs to be cost effective and that means we need to keep the feds far, far, far away.
And did anyone else get the impression that Joe is a warm-monger?