GRAYWOLF's Brain Farts

Yes, I know...that is a rhetorical question considering the liars they have given us to choose from.

I have tried to not post anything about this election cycle, but I heard a commercial on the radio today that I couldn't ignore...

Just how ignorant would one have to be to believe that raising prices will help consumers?

Anyone with the slightest clue knows that businesses don't pay taxes (or any other costs), their customers do. To say it another way...any increase in cost during production is added to the price of the product.

Obama wants to increase taxes on oil companies and tries to BS listeners into believing this gas price increase will somehow help drivers. What is he smoking (or what does he think his followers are smoking)?

Yes, I know...that is a rhetorical question considering the liars they have given us to choose from.

I have tried to not post anything about this election cycle, but I heard a commercial on the radio today that I couldn't ignore...

Just how ignorant would one have to be to believe that raising prices will help consumers?

Anyone with the slightest clue knows that businesses don't pay taxes (or any other costs), their customers do. To say it another way...any increase in cost during production is added to the price of the product.

Obama wants to increase taxes on oil companies and tries to BS listeners into believing this gas price increase will somehow help drivers. What is he smoking (or what does he think his followers are smoking)?

I didn't write it, but it pretty much says it all:

To the People of the United States of America,

 

I am writing today because no one has asked my opinion in any poll.  No candidate has sought my vote, and no lobbyist taken up my cause.  It seems that of all of the "special interests" in America, mine is forgotten - unworthy of notice by politicians, activists, media commentators, and the press.

 

It may be because I am neither a Republican nor a Democrat, nor represented by lobbyists for the disabled, senior citizens, minorities, trade unions, nor any other lobby.  In fact, I am not a member of any group whatsoever.

 

I am the individual.  Our Constitution was written to protect me from the majority.  I am the victim of Democracy, which has overwhelmed the safeguards of the old Republic and replaced the Republic with mob rule.  I am raising my voice now, while I am still able to raise it, if for no other reason than to let posterity know that I was still here when the ruins of our Republic are examined.

 

I have lived my life in a country that proclaims itself to the world to be the "land of the free," but have watched my freedoms erode.  The most basic right I had – ownership of the fruits of my labor – has been taken from me.  Now, politicians argue over what portion of my labor will purchase medical care for the poor and elderly, what portion will pay social security, what portion will educate other people's children, and what paltry sum I will be allowed to keep so that I may go out tomorrow and work another day.

 

I once lived in a country which recognized my right to do as I pleased, as long as I did not violate the rights of others.  Now, mountains of laws and regulations have been passed in the perverse effort to prevent me from having even the opportunity to commit a crime.  As a result, I am rendered paralyzed, as there is almost no action that I can take, beyond rising from my bed, that cannot be construed by someone to be a crime or violation.

 

More of my property is seized to support grand adventures in foreign lands, where my government spreads "freedom" through the crosshairs of its guns.  My government's invasion of countries that pose no military threat to us whatsoever has made me hated throughout the world, merely for being an American, and helped enslave my children to unserviceable debts.

 

Most ominously, even the legal protections of my person have been revoked in the name of protecting my fellow citizens against "terrorism."

 

While the Constitution guarantees me sound money, as only gold and silver shall be legal tender, I am nevertheless forced to use the worthless paper notes of a private banking cartel that decreases their value daily, providing me no safe store of value to save for my future.  To aid financial speculators who produce nothing whatsoever, the volume of these notes is increased out of all reason whenever these gamblers and thieves stand to suffer a loss.  As a result, the purchasing power of this slave currency is constantly decreased, widening the gap between rich and poor, and destroying the middle class.  I am left with no practical means to participate in free trade and civil society.

 

I give my fellow citizens the benefit of the doubt, and believe that they have merely forgotten what the true nature and purpose of government is.  I remind them that government is nothing more than the collective use of force – and that the use of force is never justified except in defense.  It is, by definition, a last resort.  Government has almost limitless power, but very few rights.  It has no right to do anything beyond protecting my life and my freedom.

 

Government has no right to provide for the needy with monies extorted at gunpoint from its citizens.  I will gladly work with my fellow citizens to help those in need, once I have a choice.  In the meantime, I demand that my labor cease to be taken from me without my consent.

 

Government has no right to bring freedom to the oppressed by initiating force.  I remind my fellow citizens that all of the tyrants of history justified their conquests under the false guise of "liberation."  I will gladly stand with my countrymen to fight any foreign power that truly threatens us, but I demand that my government immediately cease to invade foreign countries in my name.

 

Government has no right to "manage the economy."  Trade is only truly trade when it is free – the result of exchanges between people by mutual, voluntary consent.  There is no role for government in this whatsoever.  I demand that my right to trade freely with my fellow citizens and citizens abroad be respected and no longer subject to inspection or interference.

 

Government has no right to "prevent crime."  It may only punish activities that are truly criminal, and those are relatively few compared to the ocean of laws and regulations that have been passed.  I demand that any law prohibiting an act that does not directly harm another person be repealed, along with any law that prohibits unpopular thoughts or speech.  Neither the threat of terrorism, poverty, natural disaster, nor epidemic justifies the surrender of one ounce of liberty.  I demand that habeas corpus be restored.

 

Finally, government has no right to rob me of my property by forcing me to use paper currency whose value is subject to its whim.  I demand that gold and silver no longer be taxed as capital gain if it rises in price relative to paper currency.

 

While I owe my fellow citizens nothing in return for heeding these demands, I nevertheless offer a thousand-fold in return.  My fellow citizens are running out of fossil fuel – I will discover a new, renewable energy source.  Our planet is growing crowded – I will unlock the secrets of traveling to others.  The productive members of our society will soon be outnumbered by those less able or unable to produce any longer – I will feed them all.  For it was I – the free individual – that gave you everything you have.  It was I that invented the telephone, the automobile, the airplane, and the computer.  It was I that devised methods to produce mass amounts of goods, making them affordable and available to everyone.  It was I that devised a system of government where the rule of the jungle was replaced by the rule of just laws.

 

In return for restoring my rights, you will again free my creative power to give you more than you can possibly imagine, and solve problems which you are unable to solve without me.  I ask nothing more in return, for it is no more my right to make claims upon my fellow citizens than it is their right to make claims upon me.  I hereby waive any supposed "entitlement" to public welfare, medical care, retirement benefits, or any other benefit that requires coercion of my fellow citizens to provide it.  In return I demand that my liberty be restored.  As I believe that I am the last individual left on earth, I do not believe that my tax money will be missed.  However, if there are other individuals besides me that would claim their freedom as well, I invite them to join me, and to them I pledge my life, my fortune, and my sacred honor.

 

Regards,

 

Publius

This is a pro Ron Paul piece, but the stats are not doctored. It shows internet search trends and media coverage trends.

"Illegal" fund raising, again...

Read the story here...

Is the media going to cover this?

Someone sent me this, and I felt the need to post it here...(I almost posted it in Entertainment, but I figured the mods would just move it anyway...)

Be sure to listen all the way to the end (after JM stops flapping his jaw.

Douglas Bruce used correct terminology to describe the subject of a bill and is now facing retribution.

Thanks to inspiration by IS, I have devised this game...
I will post snippets of various songs and you get to guess if it is a "rock" song or a "country" song.

Now,
a lot of songs cross over and could be called either, I am looking for:
would you find this in the rock or country section of the music
department of Wal-Mart or Target (they don't separate out
blues/bluegrass/rap/etc).

Some of you may want to step it up a
bit and guess the song/artist...we can do that later. I will delete any
of those types of posts before I announce it is OK to do that...(it is
only fair to the others)

Some may be easy, some may not...give it your best shot. There is no planned order to these, they are random in their placement.

Evidently, Ch 11 and Ch 21 had layoffs today. Mostly photographers for 21, but one of the better known names let go was Robert Riggs.

Thanks to inspiration by IS, I have devised this game...
I will post snippets of various songs and you get to guess if it is a "rock" song or a "country" song.

Now,
a lot of songs cross over and could be called either, I am looking for:
would you find this in the rock or country section of the music
department of Wal-Mart or Target (they don't separate out
blues/bluegrass/rap/etc).

Some of you may want to step it up a
bit and guess the song/artist...we can do that later. I will delete any
of those types of posts before I announce it is OK to do that...(it is
only fair to the others)

Some may be easy, some may not...give it your best shot. There is no planned order to these, they are random in their placement.

I was walking out to my vehicle the other day after work and passed this truck with a sticker in the back window that stated:

"If you like your freedom, thank a vet."

That got me to thinking....

"when was the last time our military defended our freedom?"

Iraq II?  ...No, overthrow of a sovereign nation

Afghanistan? ...No, that wasn't about defending our freedom as much as it was (at least billed as) a police action to bring UbL to justice. it ended up being little more than an overthrow of a sovereign nation.

Bosnia?...No, overthrow of a sovereign nation.

Iraq I?...No, fighting someone else's battle

Panama?...No, overthrow of a sovereign nation

Grenada?...No, overthrow of a sovereign nation

Iran?...No, this was a failed attempt to extract hostages

Viet Nam?...No, fighting someone else's battle

Korea?...No, fighting someone else's battle.

WWII?...No, it was retaliation for a provoked attack on Pearl Harbor for the purpose of getting into the European war.

WWI?...No, this was a trade dispute.

Spanish-American?...No that was for Cuba

Civil War?...No, that was for states rights.

Mexican-American?...No, that was a land issue.

War of 1812?...No, this was a trade dispute.

The Revolution? ...Yes, this was for our freedom from British rule.


Well, I don't know anyone that participated in the US Revolution....Not that is alive...


There is an argument to be made that having a powerful standing military is a deterrent to attacks on our freedom from outside forces, but it has done nothing to protect us from attacks on our freedom from within our own government!

I received the following chain mail message today that purports to have been penned by Jay Leno. I doubt that Jay actually wrote this, but I don't really care enough to bother to investigate.

Essentially, the message contains a list of reasons to be thankful for living in the US, which is fine. The problem is that the list is intended as a defense of Bush when nothing on the list has anything to do with the president (or any other part of the federal government). Most of the items on the list are a result of private enterprise and the few government services listed are local government responsibility...

Subject: WHAT JAY LENO HAS TO SAY
ABOUT OUR COUNTRY Jay Leno wrote this; it's the Jay Leno we don't often see....
As most of you know I am not a President Bush fan, nor have I ever been, but this is not about Bush, it is about us, as Americans, and it seems to hit the mark 'The other day I was reading Newsweek magazine and came across some Poll data I found rather hard to believe. It must be true given the source, right?

The Newsweek poll alleges that 67 percent of Americans are unhappy with the direction the country is headed and 69 percent of the country is unhappy with the performance of the President. In essence 2/3 of the citizenry just ain't happy and want a change.

So beingthe knuckle dragger I am, I started thinking, 'What are we so unhappy about?''

A.. Is it that we have electricity and running water 24 hours a day, 7 Days a week?
B.. Is our unhappiness the result of having air conditioning in the summer and heating in the winter?
C.. Could it be that 95.4 percent of these unhappy folks have a job?
D.. Maybe it is the ability to walk into a grocery store at any time and see more food in moments than Darfur has seen in the last year?
E.. Maybe it is the ability to drive our cars and trucks from Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean without having to present identification papers as we move through each state?
F.. Or possibly the hundreds of clean and safe motels we would find along the way that can provide temporary shelter?
G.. I guess having thousands of restaurants with varying cuisine from around the world is just not good enough either.
H. Or could it be that when we wreck our car, emergency workers show up and provide services to help all and even send a helicopter to take you to the hospital.
I.. Perhaps you are one of the 70 percent of Americans who own a home.
J.. You may be upset with knowing that in the unfortunate case of a fire, a group of trained firefighters will appear in moments and use top notch equipment to extinguish the flames, thus saving you, your family, and your belongings.
K.. Or if, while at home watching one of your many flat screen TVs, a burglar or prowler intrudes, an officer equipped with a gun and a bullet_proof vest will come to defend you and your family against attack or loss.
L.. This all in the backdrop of a neighborhood free of bombs or militias raping and pillaging the residents. Neighborhoods where 90% of teenagers own cell phones and computers.
M.. How about the complete religious, social and political freedoms we enjoy that are the envy of everyone in the world?

Maybe that is what has 67% of you folks unhappy. Fact is, we are the largest group of ungrateful, spoiled brats the world has ever seen.... (blah, blah, blah...it continues)

BTW: E is not correct. The USSC decided we are required to show our papers any time we are asked, even on our own property, a couple of years ago.

Thanks to inspiration by IS, I have devised this game...
I will post snippets of various songs and you get to guess if it is a "rock" song or a "country" song.

Now, a lot of songs cross over and could be called either, I am looking for: would you find this in the rock or country section of the music department of Wal-Mart or Target (they don't separate out blues/bluegrass/rap/etc).

Some of you may want to step it up a bit and guess the song/artist...we can do that later. I will delete any of those types of posts before I announce it is OK to do that...(it is only fair to the others)

Some may be easy, some may not...give it your best shot. There is no planned order to these, they are random in their placement.

Ignore the name and artist. My audio software did that and I didn't have time to fix it...

Thanks to inspiration by IS, I have devised this game...
I will post snippets of various songs and you get to guess if it is a "rock" song or a "country" song.

Now, a lot of songs cross over and could be called either, I am looking for: would you find this in the rock or country section of the music department of Wal-Mart or Target (they don't separate out blues/bluegrass/rap/etc).

Some of you may want to step it up a bit and guess the song/artist...we can do that later. I will delete any of those types of posts before I announce it is OK to do that...(it is only fair to the others)

Some may be easy, some may not...give it your best shot. There is no planned order to these, they are random in their placement.

I think it is great that the SMU journalism department is reporting their view of the candidates. I think the web staff at KDFW should give them their own section on the site.

Is anyone covering the Ron Paul campaign or they only promoting the candidates for big government (anti-freedom)?