All categories - 6 August 2007

2007-08-06 14:22:03 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Adolescent

2007-08-06 14:21:59 · 41 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

You have to applaud Martin Luther for having the Guts to stand up and say, "Current traditions are clearly wrong and contradict scripture." during those times were No one dared to question the Roman Catholic Church. OR ELSE.
Also, what REALLY started the Protestant Reformation?
Why blame it all on Martin Luther?
Why doesnt the Roman Catholic Church take credit for it too?
If the Gates of Hell Never had prevailed against the Roman Catholic Church (Corruption in the Roman Catholic Church), the Protestant Never would had happened.

P.S. Im Not a Protestant or a Roman Catholic.

2007-08-06 14:21:44 · 9 answers · asked by RG 5 in Religion & Spirituality

'Ron Paul Is a Big Problem'

by Burton S. Blumert

"Look, Blumert," the lawyer told me. "There's nothing complex here. Ron Paul is a big problem for you people." So I responded:


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BLUMERT: You can’t imagine how strange that sounds. Ron is a problem only to the moribund political establishment, and their cowardly media. At LewRockwell.com (LRC) we revere Ron Paul and regard him as a modern day Thomas Jefferson. Indeed, Ron’s even more principled than Jefferson, and he knows Austrian economics as well.

LAWYER: That’s my point. In the past few months, too many articles and blogs at LRC have cast a positive light on Ron Paul, and therefore on his presidential candidacy. LRC, and its parent, the Center for Libertarian Studies, are non-profit entities, and you guys cannot be involved with political campaigns in any way, shape, or form.

BLUMERT: The Center for Libertarian Studies (CLS) was chartered in 1975, and we have never been involved with electoral politics. The same is true for LRC, which has been around since 1999.

Now, Ron Paul has been a champion for freedom for his entire career, and we have been proud to publish his articles and speeches as important libertarian documents. By doing so, we dramatically raised his internet profile. But that doesn’t mean we are involved with any political campaign.

LAWYER: The fact remains that Ron Paul is now a real world candidate for president, and you guys are playing with fire every time you publish a positive article about him.

Sure, you might win the argument that you are not political, but you have some powerful enemies, the pro-war crowd, for example. They would love to destroy you, and if they can use the levers of power against you, they will.

And by the way, given the way you are legally structured now, you also can’t run articles or blogs that are critical of other candidates. No going after Hillary, Obama, Edwards, Giuliani, Thompson, or McCain.

So here are your choices as I measure them: You can stop publishing articles and blogs on Ron Paul and other candidates (and cross your fingers), or you can shut down LRC immediately. Total closure is what I recommend, and right now.

BLUMERT: Abandon Ron Paul? Never.

Close down LRC? You might as well cut off Lew Rockwell’s fingers.

I’ll pretend I didn’t hear either of your suggestions.

Look, LRC is too important to silence. It has become the most significant libertarian website in the world. Literally thousands of people, from all over the world, have told me that LRC has been key to their intellectual development, and a source of sanity in this Age of the Neocon.

Of course, we also get hatemail; we’re "anti-Semites" for opposing endless Mideast wars; we’re "traitors" for resisting the omnipotent executive; we’re "pro-terrorist" for fighting the police state; we’re "mean-spirited" for supporting the free market; we’re "conspiracy nuts" for criticizing the Federal Reserve; and we’re "anti-American" for working against the empire.

But even our enemies can’t stay away; vast numbers of people visit the site every day, to learn, to cheer, or to boo, because this is where it’s happening – for everyone dedicated (or opposed) to freedom and peace.

As to Ron Paul, we have some history here. In 1988 I was chairman of Ron’s first presidential campaign. Lew has been his friend and associate since 1975, and served as Ron’s chief of staff in Congress. We both know him very well, and, like all who know him, think the world of him, as a man of great integrity and as a leader. This is not political; it is supporting the ideas we have loved and promoted for decades.

Of course, it’s no coincidence that Ron calls LRC his favorite website. Bail on him? Never. Lew and I have worked all our lives for this moment. And we will keep working.

As Ron himself has said, "More important than the man is the message for liberty." And after today’s debates, primaries, and elections, are over, LRC will still be spreading that message.

LAWYER: Okay, okay, Blumert, I get the message. To protect both LRC and CLS, and you and Lew, you only have one prudent course of action. You must spin LRC off from CLS. The good news: CLS will stay as it is. The not-so-good news: donations to LRC will no longer be tax-deductible, though it still can be a non-profit educational effort.


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There was a certain surrealism in dealing with this tax attorney; profit vs. non-profit; tax-exempt vs. non-tax-exempt. These are state-created categories, and libertarians should never have to deal with such distinctions. Some libertarian purists refuse to use a state driver’s license. Others, on the fringe, don't want to travel a government built roadway. (And after Minneapolis, who can blame them?)

Still, Lew has sufficient challenge six days a week, every week of the year, without some bureaucrat peering over his shoulder determining whether an LRC article falls under regulation A (politically acceptable) or B (politically unacceptable).

So, on June 30, 2007, LRC seceded (an appropriate word for us!) from the Center for Libertarian Studies, which will carry on its scholarly work. LRC, now to become a 501(c)4, will continue as a popular educational endeavor, operating on a not-for-profit basis, but not tax-deductible.

That is, donations to LRC as of July 1, 2007 (Lew’s 63rd birthday), are NOT tax-deductible.

Frankly, this worries me very much. (Of course, to know me is to know that everything worries me very much.) Can LRC survive under this new regime? Will people donate to LRC if they no longer can claim a deduction on their taxes? Some people tell me No. Lew says Yes, we can. Frankly, I don’t know. What I do know is that our decision is the right one.

Our "Ron Paul Problem" has a price tag. It’s going to cost us at least $15K to set-up our new non-profit entity. In addition, since we started suffering with the lawyers, and stopped fundraising given the uncertainty, we have consumed about $30K of our reserves. Then we need about $25,000 to keep going for the rest of the year, and I’d like to restore our reserve so we are not perpetually on the knife-edge. So that is $70,000 in total.

Will you help? You have never failed us. And now LRC needs you more than ever.

I know I don’t have to remind you (but I will anyway!) that the neocons are smart, well-organized, and unscrupulous. They seem committed to one bloody war after another: Iraq today; Iran or Syria next; and then maybe China. They control wealthy foundations, powerful mass media, and part of the Bush administration. We have done them damage, so waving bye-bye to LRC as it sank beneath the waves would give them great pleasure.

After all, Lew has been fighting these "big-government conservatives," in one way or another, since the late 1960s. In the old days, they regarded him as a small dog nipping at their heels. Today, they fear him. And they really do want him to disappear. Especially now, thanks to Ron Paul.

In my 78 years, I have never seen a moment like this. The enemy has done serious damage. But their evil influence is vulnerable to a motivated, educated people in revolt, and using the ideas of Mises, Rothbard, and other great libertarians, Ron Paul has jump-started the revolution against all the statists who threaten us. And Lew Rockwell has been laying the groundwork for 40 years, to be ready for just this time.

I believe this is The Moment. Will LRC be able to play its essential role? Or will the neocons be toasting our demise? How I would hate to tell Ron we had to close our doors.


Please help. If you want us to keep fighting, please send your most generous donation. Keep LRC going. We have never needed it more.


PS: We owe it to the great men and women of our past, to Ron, and to the future, to never give in and never give up. Please help Lew keep fighting. How we need him.

August 6, 2007

Burt Blumert

2007-08-06 14:21:42 · 12 answers · asked by MIkE ALEGRIA 1 in Civic Participation

I am not going to heat my kitchen so I want a chicken recipe, I have already made Chicken Enchildas, goulash, and grilled steaks this week. So nothing that really resembles those ideas please. Thanks!!

2007-08-06 14:21:35 · 14 answers · asked by Jenn N Kentucky 4 in Cooking & Recipes

e.g. Nashville

2007-08-06 14:21:28 · 1 answers · asked by Anesia 2 in Other - Destinations

I will protect you from the night
but you must sheild me from the light
if you refuse Darks evil goal
ill guard my blood, ill guard your soul

the light will keep dark far away
to keep you safe i too must stay
ill stay here, i will play my role
ill guard my blood, ill guard your soul

i will hold him off, run my lass
ill stay back and not let him pass
since you didnt let him take control
ill guard my blood, ill guard your soul

my love walks and talks around free
you hear it, feel it, unlike me
Cause your pretty as a foal
ill guard my blood, ill guard your soul

i wont let you hurt, fail, or fall
but it has ended this forestall
he's coming but as black is coal
ill guard my blood, ill guard your soul

you still dont run, but you dont know
youv'e never seen your own lights glow
so you wont be claimed like a roll
illl guard my blood, ill guard your soul

2007-08-06 14:21:27 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Poetry

each. give any approximate value to the nearest minute only. 3). sin 2 theta =sqrt 3/2 4). sin 2x -cos x =0 5). sin (2x - 10deg.)= 1/2 6). cos2x- sin^2 x/2 +3/4 =0 7). sin^2 theta = cos^2 theta + 1/2 8). cos4x = sin 2x.

2007-08-06 14:21:12 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mathematics

I have a reasonably good diet but I am tired all most the time. Some times I get up to see my boyfriend off to work around 8.30 and then go back and sleep till 12 having breaky or a shower doesnt seem to help. I just need good advice on how to get up and going and feeling good at the same time about it...

2007-08-06 14:21:04 · 2 answers · asked by placid_princess 2 in Other - General Health Care

It was signed into law yesterday by President Bush.

2007-08-06 14:20:54 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

I just broke up with my boyfriend Derek after about 3 weeks. Derek was nice and everything but he does not know how to control his anger. I broke up with him b/c he treated me like a dog and acted like I could not go anywhere with out him knowing. And like talked to me like me I was a pice of trash and like I was a *****. And now everyone @ my high school is saying am the world's bigest ***** 4 leaving him do u think what i did was wrong. I told them I got tired me being called a ***** and geting pullled out of place's by my arm like am a child. am 16 he is 17

2007-08-06 14:20:52 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Singles & Dating

just curious to know what u think this is.. 2 problems..

1) i notice sometimes i feels like i have heartburn and need to puke up and only phlegm/spit comes out and i burp or belch and this makes the pain go away alittle.
sometimes eating will make my pain go, sometimes even after dinner 5 hours later i get like a taste of acid or sick in my mouth, abit like a sicky burp too.. as if the food come back up my throat.

2) i also have serious upper chest pains mostly on my left side, like a popping/sharp pain and sometimes it radiates a warm feeling across my chest to both my arms, it feels nervy... sometimes it can feel like a spasm inside that makes me jump.

i do have a abnormaly big stomach and im slim..
it could be some hernia.. GERD or reflux. i feel something is also effecting my breathing/circulation at times. also get stinging in parts of body e.g arm

the newest symptom is that im coughin alot.. and i nearly choked in my sleep, im even afraid to sleep now.

shud i go to ER again?

2007-08-06 14:20:45 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

ice cream today? Please specify flavor? + toppings?

2007-08-06 14:20:26 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

I live in Yulee and need to know about how much it will cost to get one done.

2007-08-06 14:20:17 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Pregnancy & Parenting

How do you feel about a first women president? I think Hilary is a very smart women and a lot on the ball. I just hope she follows through what she promises. education for one. Others have not.I work with young people out of high school & it saddens me some can't even count change or read instruction & follow them. Our country needs a STRONG leader for education.

2007-08-06 14:20:10 · 17 answers · asked by yorkiedog28 3 in Politics

muppets = some people who never/rarely talk to us.

2007-08-06 14:20:00 · 6 answers · asked by they're savages 5 in Polls & Surveys

2007-08-06 14:19:53 · 14 answers · asked by micah_joyce01 2 in Religion & Spirituality

and if yes how ?

2007-08-06 14:19:44 · 12 answers · asked by what is the good word? 4 in Monitors

How do you create a loan contract for a friend?

I known this man for 10 years and he really need my help with paying a attorney. It's not much, but he needs it by Thursday. I know if I was in the same situation, he would help me.

I need a website that create a loan contract or give me some examples. Thanks

2007-08-06 14:19:36 · 6 answers · asked by twdy412 2 in Personal Finance

here's my bedding.&.idk what lamps and different stuff i should get to make it the same style and CUTE !

http://store.delias.com/browse.do?categoryKey=roomwares.room.victorian&splashTrack=room

2007-08-06 14:19:33 · 3 answers · asked by sb:) 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-08-06 14:19:30 · 31 answers · asked by Maurice H 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Color Red for a living room?

2007-08-06 14:19:28 · 41 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

Or get up and change the channel ?

2007-08-06 14:19:10 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

I just got a new MacBook and I decided to try out Microsoft Word and PowerPoint. It then told me I only have 30 days to use it for free. I thought it came with the programs! I need these programs for school! Will I really have to pay hundreds of dollars to use them?

2007-08-06 14:19:04 · 5 answers · asked by fizzylemonade 3 in Software

I want to upgrade my graphics card and I have no idea where to look. CAn anyone help me find a good graphics card?

2007-08-06 14:19:04 · 1 answers · asked by drunkendonkey49 2 in Desktops

by girls I mean women of all ages :)

2007-08-06 14:18:58 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

What makes the bible different from any other fictional book? I mean, if I wrote a book with a bunch of stories saying that people should worship cats (which is a very good idea, lol!) would you believe it? If I said that the way Earth was created is that a great cat master took a strange poo and it turned into Earth and that all the bacterial life on it is us and plants and other animals except for the cats which are saviours and minitures to the master that the great cat master sent us?

I mean is it because it's so old and boring and long? Is it because they add 'th' to the end of everything and use words and phrases such as 'thou art'?

2007-08-06 14:18:41 · 23 answers · asked by Cheez Doodle 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-06 14:18:36 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Elections

There is a ton of guys that could kick the crap out of you and still put up a bunch of points. Who would be your top 5?

1. Gordie Howe
2. Cam Neely
3. Dale Hunter
4. Dave "Tiger" Williams
5. Rick Tocchet

some of my picks might not be the best fighters, but they would put up a good fight!

2007-08-06 14:18:23 · 13 answers · asked by redwingscup06 2 in Hockey

whats the song that the corus goes something like "alcohol cigarette marijuana ecstasy,"sounds wired i know. There was a you tube video with this song in it called "club drugs".

2007-08-06 14:18:23 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Music