Another win for a home schooled kid

2011-03-16 Thread dick thompson
http://www.ispyce.com/2011/03/17-year-old-wins-intels-100k-science.html One of the comments claimed he also won the National Spelling Bee in 2007. Some serious smarts going on there. -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com

Jim miller makes a very good point here about Obamacare

2011-03-16 Thread dick thompson
* And Everything Is For The Best In This Best Of All Possible Worlds: *WhenVoltaire said that, he was being sarcastic. But I fear that Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is being serious when she says much the same thing a

God Bless Sen Rand Paul on these issues - he is exactly right about the items that don't work

2011-03-16 Thread dick thompson
http://www.parkwayreststop.com/archives/10005874 -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote

Fwd: Government Union Thug Commits Terror Attack, Is 'Punished' With Paid Vacation

2011-03-16 Thread dick thompson
More good stuff from the government union people - this time in Houston, TX Original Message Subject: Government Union Thug Commits Terror Attack, Is 'Punished' With Paid Vacation Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 17:32:38 -0700 From: Jonathan Ashley Reply-To: politicalf

Re: Finding answers?

2011-03-16 Thread Bruce Majors
Tonight Chris Matthews on "Hardball" interviewed a nuclear policy expert named James Acton about the reactor meltdown in Japan. Acton is from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, located at 1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW, That's 5 miles from Matthew's $2 million dollar home in the lily w

New Orleans Cop Smacks Video Camera Out of Man's Hand

2011-03-16 Thread Jonathan Ashley
I commend Ritchie Katko. If you don't have the courage to pick your camera back up and continue recording, perhaps you should go back to watching those fake "reality" shows. Those who have the courage to record will lead the revolution. --

Government Union Thug Commits Terror Attack, Is 'Punished' With Paid Vacation

2011-03-16 Thread Jonathan Ashley
If you think the police are there to protect and serve you, think again. * Government Union Thug Commits Terror Attack, Is 'Punished' With Paid Vacation* by William Grigg The band was rocking, the crowd was dancing, and a

Will the US Government Protect Us From Radiation?

2011-03-16 Thread MJ
Will the US Government Protect Us From Radiation? Posted by Anthony Gregory on March 16, 2011 04:35 PM You mean, when its not busy radiating its own subjects, and getting the radiation measurements off by a factor of 10? I wouldn’t count on it. But notice the bizarre take on this by the US. Li

OH: DOJ Forces Dayton To Lower Testing Qualifications For Police Officers

2011-03-16 Thread Jonathan Ashley
*Score an "F", become a cop. * * OH: DOJ Forces Dayton To Lower Testing Qualifications For Police Officers* DAYTON -- The Dayton Police Department is lowering its testing standards for recruits. It's a move required by th

Re: TeaHadists Violence show up again

2011-03-16 Thread Bruce Majors
3 are being recalled; but 8 Republicans are; additionally 3 Republicans were appointed by the Governor to cabinet positions I just heard the female Republican legislator who was threatened by a Democrat legislator this morning apparently they could have separated the non-budget aspects of the bil

Fwd: Re: GOOD!!! Couldn't happen to a more deserving guy

2011-03-16 Thread dick thompson
had he been sentenced to federal prison - he would have had to remove his toupee! -Original Message- From: dick thompson To Subject: GOOD!!! Couldn't happen to a more deserving guy http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/16/nyregion/16stein.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha29

Fwd: let's play spot the knee grow

2011-03-16 Thread dick thompson
Got this from Carmen, my black/PR friend who has no love for Zero. /**/obamassciencegleeclub /*OK, from the top: “Mmmm, mmm, mmm”*/ In our ongoing WTF campaign, Big Guy met with the 4

The Great Wave

2011-03-16 Thread MJ
"If you go to the trouble of cooking yourself a dinner, only for the dog to snatch it from the sill where you placed it to cool, do you congratulate yourself on your own good fortune as you troop back to the larder to begin again? If a sudden hailstorm strips bare the groaning ears of your wheat

GOOD!!! Couldn't happen to a more deserving guy

2011-03-16 Thread dick thompson
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/16/nyregion/16stein.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha29 -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's act

Personally I think all the Fannie and Freddie chiefs back to the Clinton era deserve charges as do the legislators who supported them

2011-03-16 Thread dick thompson
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/03/15/ex-chief-of-freddie-mac-may-face-civil-action/?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha25 -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups.

Schumer makes his whole point at the end of the story where he says sometimes the Nebraska senator has to vote for the people of Nebraska

2011-03-16 Thread dick thompson
bi http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/16/us/politics/16schumer.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha24&pagewanted=all Mr. Nelson, whose home state is heavily Republican, said Mr. Schumer had been

Oregon House Votes To Update Child Porn Law

2011-03-16 Thread Jonathan Ashley
Oregon wants to make what most would consider an ethical obligation into a law requiring computer technicians to be an involuntary extension of law enforcement, much like business owners who have employees are involuntary extensions of the IRS. --

Is there an end to the problems with The Big Dig in Boston - nice to see how well the Blues handle contracts and projects

2011-03-16 Thread dick thompson
Original Message Subject: Breaking News Alert: State says some light fixtures in Big Dig tunnels are flawed Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:47:47 -0400 (EDT) From: Boston.com Newsletters Reply-To: Boston.com Newsletters To: State officials say they have discove

Pakistan Frees CIA Man After "Blood Money" Paid

2011-03-16 Thread Jonathan Ashley
*I wonder how much "blood money" it took to free this "CIA contractor"? * *Pakistan Frees CIA Man After "Blood Money" Paid* http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/16/us-pakistan-usa-idUSL3E7EG15T20110316 "(Reuters) - A CIA

Re: Wringing-the-Neck of Empty Ritual.

2011-03-16 Thread Jonathan Ashley
As usual, "no specifics are open for discussion." What an ego this guy has. Mustn't let anyone ask any questions. His head might explode. On 03/16/2011 11:53 AM, NoEinstein wrote: Folks: The vast majority of the still apt portions of our original Constitution remains within my New Constitution

30 Million Shekel Suit: Ziv Hospital in Tzfat Conducted Human Experiments

2011-03-16 Thread Visual Purple
30 Million Shekel Suit: Ziv Hospital in Tzfat Conducted Human Experiments http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OZHDr9JsVo During the course of having stomach reduction operations, two families claim their loved ones had part of their livers excised for experimental purposes without permission or kno

Be interesting to see what the outcome of this case will be - wonder if it will hit the news like before

2011-03-16 Thread dick thompson
http://www.dnainfo.com/20110315/downtown/ground-zero-mosque-lawsuit-ruling-could-come-next-month-judge-says?utm_content=rhomp2002%40earthlink.net&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=&utm_campaign=DA%20and%20AG%20Investigate%20National%20Arts%20Clubcontent

Re: Wringing-the-Neck of Empty Ritual.

2011-03-16 Thread NoEinstein
Folks: The vast majority of the still apt portions of our original Constitution remains within my New Constitution. Issues relating to having government be deferential to the people, and placing reasonable limits of the type and scope of the laws that may be passed, is the subject of much that I

Is Obama Worse than Bush?

2011-03-16 Thread MJ
Is Obama Worse than Bush? by Anthony Gregory on March 16, 2011 @ 1:23 pm · The two are definitely in the same league, in absolute terms. Maybe Obama is Nixon to Bush’s LBJ, in that he is continuing and expanding upon his predecessor’s foreign and domestic enormities, deserving special ire for ra

Interesting that she was bankrolled by public employee unions and lobbyists

2011-03-16 Thread dick thompson
She spent so much more than the people trying to get her recalled and lost by almost 9-1. Wonder if this same situation might happen in Wisconsin. One can only hope. http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/03/15/2117141/overwhelming-vote-ousts-miami.html This guy also had the support

U.S. Planning Military Presence and Operations in Afghanistan Beyond 2014

2011-03-16 Thread Jonathan Ashley
*We must continue to control our empire. It's all about money and power.** * *U.S. Planning Military Presence and Operations in Afghanistan Beyond 2014 * http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/dod-and-petraeus-us-planning-milit

Angry Voters Oust Miami-Dade Mayor In Special Vote

2011-03-16 Thread Jonathan Ashley
*It's high time we tell bureaucrats to get off our backs. What act of civil disobedience will you perform today? * *Angry Voters Oust Miami-Dade Mayor In Special Vote* http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/16/us-usa-florid

Man With 4th Amendment Written on Chest Sues Over Airport Arrest

2011-03-16 Thread Jonathan Ashley
*If you don't stand up for your rights, who will? * *Man With 4th Amendment Written on Chest Sues Over Airport Arrest* http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/03/4th-amendment-on-chest/ "A 21-year-old Virginia man who wrote a

An Example Of How Unregulated Free Markets Can Work

2011-03-16 Thread Jonathan Ashley
*And all this time I thought we needed government to protect us from the bad guys. * *eBaynomics* We're all now familiar with the way the on-line exchange market eBay works. However, it should also be seen as an example

Illinois Man Files Suit Against "Abnormal" State Wiretapping Law

2011-03-16 Thread Jonathan Ashley
*We need more people willing to fight tyranny at the local level. * *Illinois Man Files Suit Against "Abnormal" State Wiretapping Law* http://www.pixiq.com/article/illinois-man-files-suit-against-abnormal-state-wiretapping-l

The Bureaucracies That Marijuana Feeds

2011-03-16 Thread Jonathan Ashley
*The Bureaucracies That Marijuana Feeds* http://www.newswithviews.com/Timothy/baldwin159.htm "For almost 100 years in the United States, countless resources have been spent feeding---oops---I mean, 'fighting' the 'war on drugs,' specifically marijuana. Before that time, marijuana was largely a

Overt and Covert Socialisms

2011-03-16 Thread MJ
Overt and Covert Socialisms Wednesday, March 16, 2011 by Daniel James Sanchez In 1789 a group of men gathered in Paris to sound the death knell for the ancien regime, and to inaugurate the modern political world. But there were some differences among them. Some wanted to abolish the old order

Nullifying Tyranny

2011-03-16 Thread MJ
Nullifying Tyranny by George C. Leef, Posted March 16, 2011 This article originally appeared in the November 2010 edition of Freedom Daily. Nullification: How to Resist Federal Tyranny in the 21st Century by Thomas E. Woods Jr. (Regnery, 2010); 309 pages. One of the big mistakes made by the dr

Nice master

2011-03-16 Thread MJ
Nice master March 16th, 2011 by Larken Rose Slave: “Master, will you please stop whipping me?” Master: “No.” Slave: “Ow. Pretty please?” Master: “No.” Slave: “Ow. Darn.” There you have the entire political process, in this country and every other. Instead of asking nicely, should the slave be

The Bogus Case Against Birthright Citizenship

2011-03-16 Thread MJ
The Bogus Case Against Birthright Citizenship Anti-immigration hysteria has blinded conservatives to their own principles Shikha Dalmia | March 15, 2011 Like gout, anti-immigration restrictionism is a perennial affliction that comes and goes with the seasons. And with Republicans gaining ground

Time to Stop Deferring to Federal Authority

2011-03-16 Thread MJ
Wednesday, March 16, 2010 Time to Stop Deferring to Federal Authority by Jacob G. Hornberger With Saudi Arabia’s military intervention into Bahrain, the dark side of U.S. foreign policy becomes even more exposed. The purpose of the Saudi intervention is to prop up the brutal dictatorship in Bah

Liberal Violence: Five Names You Should Know

2011-03-16 Thread Travis
http://www.freedom1590.com/column.aspx?id=3adfb32c-c356-407b-b9b7-5eec85006f08 -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and mod

Want to join me for dinner?

2011-03-16 Thread Travis
-- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and

Muslim Talking Doll Hits US Store Shelves

2011-03-16 Thread Travis
[[ If you pull the cord does it go BM??? ]] http://reaganiterepublicanresistance.blogspot.com/2011/03/muslim-talking-doll-hits-us-store.html -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our

The Union Myth

2011-03-16 Thread MJ
The Free Market Volume 24, Number 10 The Union Myth Thomas J. DiLorenzo October 2004 In Human Action, Ludwig von Mises wrote that labor unions have always been the primary source of anticapitalistic propaganda. I was reminded of this recently when I saw a bumper sticker proclaiming one of the be

The Injustice of Social Justice

2011-03-16 Thread MJ
"As the critics of social justice are compelled to point out ad nauseam, to assert a right to some tangible good or service like clean water, healthcare, education, prenatal care, or ice cream, requires that someone else must supply that good. It asserts the moral prerogative to have others suppl

Peter King’s Radical Ignorance

2011-03-16 Thread MJ
"Terrorism of any sort is typically a tactic of the weak, where individuals or a collection of individuals target innocent civilians as an act of revenge or to advance a cause. In the United States Islamic terrorism is often portrayed as the work of illogical fanatics who seek to advance their re

Libya: Five Reasons Not to Intervene

2011-03-16 Thread MJ
Libya: Five Reasons Not to Intervene Lead us not into temptation (but deliver us from blowback, amen) by Justin Raimondo, March 16, 2011 As Moammar Gadhafi’s thugs move toward Benghazi, the rebel stronghold, and the provisional government calls for arms and other assistance from the West – pri

Conservatives and Randians and Straussians -- Oh My! (internet livestream lecture)

2011-03-16 Thread Bruce Majors
*Neoconservatism: An Obituary for an Idea* (Paradigm Publishers, 2010) *BOOK FORUM Wednesday, March 16, 2011 Noon (Luncheon to Follow)* Featuring the author *C. Bradley Thompson*, Clemson University; with comments by *Tod Lindberg*, Hoover Institution; moderated by *David Boaz*, Cato Institute.

Socialism’s Denigration of Free Will

2011-03-16 Thread MJ
Tuesday, March 15, 2010 Socialism’s Denigration of Free Will by Jacob G. Hornberger No doubt American statists are feeling that they are good and caring people given the fact that the U.S. government is sending warships and supplies to the Japanese people. I wonder if they also feel that they a

Re: Grandson going to Parris Island

2011-03-16 Thread Keith In Köln
Goofy On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 3:52 PM, plainolamerican wrote: http://www.anti-war.us/gallery/detail.php?artist=64&artwork=0 -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at htt