Politics & Government - 6 August 2007

Or will the "so-called" moral party just go with the sugar-daddy?

2007-08-06 15:09:02 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Elections

Today, Ann Coulter said among other things in her column : "Most important, Democrats resolutely refuse to tell the poor the secret to not being poor: Keep your knees together until marriage."

I have heard Ann Coulter spew the "save sex until marriage" garbage that right-wingers love before.

So, are we, the public supposed to believe that this corrupt angry woman who teases people like a kindergardener has really never had SEX?

Maybe thats her problem, maybe if she would have sex it would send some blood to her brain somehow lol, look forward to comments.

2007-08-06 15:09:01 · 12 answers · asked by baby.brown_eyes 2 in Politics

2007-08-06 15:08:08 · 1 answers · asked by janeyw 2 in Military

I have asked under 7 different profile, which "scenario" causes more global warming --person C or Person H

Person A drives hummers and vipers, but reproduce at a rate of 2 children per generation.

Person H has teen pregnancies and arises 3 kids by the type person H reaches age i2s0p.

(age 20)

Any comments? I am free to open/opposing commentary.

My point is that, to stop global warming, its not by the quality of breathes we take, but by the quantity of breaths we enable in our future.

I actually condone when a cockasian couple has 2.2 children that drive hummers, when 5 miles away, their wasp anic counterparts have 7 children they all drive toyota prius's.

Will an "open minded" democrat hold hands with this open-minded conservative, and admit that over-population is the real pandemic? and only logical decisions can thwart our inadvertent destruction?

My voter id# is 01346 - 549 K 0

Also, my roommate has a fax machine, so we can email our respective senators

2007-08-06 15:06:49 · 5 answers · asked by Voltaire's book Candide 3 in Other - Politics & Government

She was a first lady and a senator, but what truly has she done to even be considred as the next leader of the free world. and "because she's a woman is not acceptable." my objection is not sexist it is an issue of merit, and proven ability to be steadfast in your beliefs. So far she has only shown her ability to sway with the current fashion of IN politics, I don't trust her one bit.

2007-08-06 15:03:20 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-08-06 15:02:36 · 9 answers · asked by theantilib 4 in Politics

So here's the scenario:

My girlfriend is at college in Mississippi. I go to a college in Pennsylvania. Let's say some guy manages to slip a roofie into her drink, then takes her home and rapes her.

I get on a plane, find him, and beat the living sh*t out of him. I mean break his nose, maybe knock a tooth out...

Would I get off easy in court? I mean, he raped the girl I love!


This is all hypothetical, of course. I mean, if it really did happen, the guy would be dead. No question.

2007-08-06 15:01:15 · 6 answers · asked by Oliver 1 in Law & Ethics

... is often more than what pedophiles get for molesting kids? Does this seem right to you, or are those poor animals more important?

2007-08-06 14:58:53 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

Is it normal for the military to search cars and set up check points in the US ? I thought use of military personel was against the law in a policeing



Military training in urban centers in the USA and conducting search of vehicles

http://www.liveleak.com/player2.swf?token=3f4_1180199701

2007-08-06 14:58:35 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

WHEN are you people going to wake up?
It's right in line with what so many of us have been saying all along and you refuse to listen!

They are in bed together colluding for corporate interest, big brother police state and the darker, bigger scheme from the top of a one world government and the new world order.

2007-08-06 14:58:03 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Is it because this inflated economy is funded my deficit spending and the bubble is due to burst?

2007-08-06 14:57:01 · 17 answers · asked by Chi Guy 5 in Politics

He have moved to the US from the Philippines 4 or 5 years ago and he have a degree(he went to college here) but he is still not a citizen what could he do to become a USMC officer??? he is now 21 years old

2007-08-06 14:55:23 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

and i mean older then 18,

2007-08-06 14:54:34 · 15 answers · asked by mburleigh8 5 in Law & Ethics

what are they different ways you can adapte it? what are the pros and cons of each way.


thnx.

2007-08-06 14:54:24 · 4 answers · asked by teenage average 3 in Military

Weakening infrastructure. The Minnestoa guv vetoed gas tax increase to fix the bridges. Should he be sued or impeached? Should gas taxes be raised nationwide to fix the 160,000 bridges in disrepair or should we use Iraq war money to fix the infrastructure??

2007-08-06 14:47:03 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Consider insurance issues, Medicare and Medicaid issues, the delivery of services, etc.

2007-08-06 14:46:53 · 4 answers · asked by rcdreamz 1 in Law & Ethics

2007-08-06 14:46:13 · 11 answers · asked by Dan B 1 in Military

One told my friend at a barmitzva [dont know how to spell that] .. that he was going to die at a young age..crazy right?? I never been to a physic but i want them to tell me about my future career.

i do think that lady silvia browne on montel is real.

2007-08-06 14:43:24 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

http://www.reformk12.com/archives/000094.nclk

2007-08-06 14:42:37 · 21 answers · asked by junglejoe 2 in Politics

Also what about a shotgun?

2007-08-06 14:39:32 · 10 answers · asked by wahooigans1221 1 in Law Enforcement & Police

A black mom in Washington DC fought to get black kids into decent school?

She forced Top Democrats KENNEDY, Durbin and Landrieu to confront their racism they showed by being against black kids.

She took out national ads.

ON TV she compared Kennedy to Bull Connor --- the police chief who sent dogs after Martin Luther King, Jr.

She compared Durbin to George Wallace.

She published a full page ads that stated the refusal by Dem Senators to let black kids go to the same school as their white kid.


http://www.paschoolchoice.org/reach/cwp/view.asp?A=11&Q=570531

2007-08-06 14:39:31 · 10 answers · asked by junglejoe 2 in Politics

I know a couple of people in da navy and from what i heard its not that bad....so im thinking about joining...I have a couple of people against it but whatever...so could you tell me what a female should expect while in the navy

2007-08-06 14:38:51 · 7 answers · asked by pretty wings 1 in Military

I got a ticket in New York State. Lawyers will charge $500 just to plea bargain. Is there anyone out there who will work the system and ask for deferrals?

2007-08-06 14:37:54 · 10 answers · asked by shshao 4 in Law Enforcement & Police

Hillary first supports the war, then not. Kerry was made from that SAME mold- BOTH flip floppers!

2007-08-06 14:37:52 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

more money for this....

more money for that....

but are your children learning??????

2007-08-06 14:35:33 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

I dont understand how a goverment our country will lose 190,000 AK-47s in iraq ....

2007-08-06 14:27:16 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

My guess is that it would either be Britain, Russia, China, or Israel. Feel free to pick one or ranks them in regards to
1) Equipment
2) Training
3) Experience

-number of nuclear weapons don't count!

Since this is a subjective question, I will put it to a vote.

2007-08-06 14:25:40 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

dad has always told me that he thinks i would be great at military, because of my intelligence, athleticisim and leadership, and i think i would be too, and i would love to be in it. it is something i have always wanted to do. three things are holding me back, friends, family and girlfriend. my girlfriend and i have been together for around a year now, and while all 3 are behind evey decision of mine, it would still be hard to say goodbye. i dont think i would be able to off for 9 months for training, for rangers and jump school and everything, and then have a chance to be deployed. i dont know what do do, any advice?

2007-08-06 14:25:07 · 14 answers · asked by Josh 3 in Military

2007-08-06 14:24:32 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government

'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