You be the judge.
Exhibit A: Part of a simple little narrative I wrote for my Historical Theology class. Notice the jagged green line denoting an error.
Exhibit B: Microsoft Word’s “suggested” change. A quick right-click and, Voila! Pluralism.
I guess I’m gonna have to rethink my monotheism.
CNN Interview (thank to Daily Paul)
In these must see videos, Ron Paul explains what the passage of the bailout bill means. Once again, his gentleness, wisdom straight-talk and optimism shine through.
…as we all knew it would. They porked it up good, put lipstick on the pig, and all the rest. They would have done this for the next year if they had to to get this passed.
The sheep will be happy because the DOW will respond somewhat favorably for the time being. Of course, the DOW really has nothing to do with this right now. While the sheep and the traitors in Congress and the Senate are attempting to keep the DOW up, the people who have pulled their heads out long enough to see the real problem are trying to keep our nation up.
I will say this, however, despite the inevitability of this bill, on this day, it was less inevitable than it would have been a couple of years ago. More and more people are starting to open their eyes. Because of the work of people like Ron Paul and others, people who once followed along are starting to see the problems with fiat money, and with paying interest to the Fed for money the Constitution gives us the right to print ourselves (money that we can then charge interest on). People are beginning to realize that without gold or something of real value behind the dollar, the dollar is actually worth no more than the paper it is printed on. People are starting to understand that our reckless spending is destroying us, that the cost of war is debilitating, and that the pork is too pricey in Washington and capitals around the country. People are beginning to get the idea.
Furthermore, when people finally “get it” they get mad and mad people get busy. Embarrassed by their previous apathy and ignorance, and motivated by their new found understanding, mad people step it up and get things done. And if the passage of this bill has done anything for those of us with eyes to see, it has given us a goal and a pursuit for the next election and beyond.
Here is our next step:
>>Get the roll call for the vote<<. Take names. Get numbers. Do not forget this traitorous activity. Do not let them forget it. Let them know from now until they are up for reelection that you are campaigning against them, regardless of their party. For this is bigger than any one political issue. This bailout and other actions like it strike at the foundations of our nation. When the foundations are attacked, people from all walks must put aside their differences and defend those foundations, in order that we might still have a nation from within which we can debate “issues” when the morning comes.
Once you have the names and numbers, you must let these Senators and so-called “representatives” that you will be working against them, writing, blogging, and taking videos viral. Do not rely on emails, but flood their phones and fax lines. I have no doubt that our Senators, Congress, and the government in general, believes that the people will forget about this soon enough. Most of the people will forget it when the next issue of US Weekly comes out, the next episode of Access Hollywood airs, or when they hear that tune from Monday Night Football. You, however, will not forget and this is what you need to remind them.
Please, though, be reasonable and gentle. Be mature and careful. But be persistent and unrelenting. Do not fall into the stereotypes they have set for you. Do not give them anything to attack. Do not give them a reason to disregard you.
Next, get the names and contact information of everyone who voted against this bill. Make sure they know that you appreciate their stand, regardless of what district they are from. In such matters, they are all our representatives and we need to support those who will likely be receving more hate mail from the sheeple and fewer invites from their colleagues. We need to remind them regularly that they stood up for what was right, they made their public vote, and we applaud them for it. I would suggest going so far as scheduling reoccurring thank you letters and notes of general encouragement for these people. Bookmark their Web sites, keep an eye on their causes, and support them when you are able. Let them know that their vote of principle has secured your vote for them.
Finally, for those of you so inclined, get down on your knees and pray. The true agent of change is the Lord. Ask the One who knows the beginning from the end to change the hearts and minds of those in leadership and thank the Lord that we can be part of that change. Ask that we might be a lights in the darkness and witnesses who speak more by our actions than by our words alone. Lastly, pray that God’s will would be done, even if it turns out to be something other than what we believe is best and pray that we would have the courage and strength to adjust our will according to His.
May God bless America.
Thank you.
For the first time in about four years, our power went out tonight. And it stayed out for a couple of hours.
Now, don’t anyone think I am looking for sympathy. I’m not. I am fully aware that people from just about every other state in the union have to deal with far greater “emergencies” than a simple power outage. I am also aware that a power outage here in balmy southern California is not nearly as dramatic as say, one in St. Paul in the dead of winter. No, I’m not looking for sympathy, but I would like to remind you to get your emergency kits ready if you haven’t yet.
With my Abby Joy
My little girl of two and half, is having a tough day. She didn’t sleep well this afternoon and you can tell. She is a little out of sorts. However, she is starting to wind down and she just asked for “uppies,” which, of course, means she wants me to put her on my lap.
So, I’m sitting here at my desk looking over Daily Paul with her on my knee. I started to scroll down the page to read more comments when she said, “Wait! I saw something.” I scrolled back up and she pointed toward the screen. I asked her if she was looking at the flashing “Contact Your Representatives!” button and she said no.
I help her closer to the screen so she could point out what caught her eye. She said, “There. That’s Ron Paul.” I smiled and said, “Yes it is.” (she loves to point out Dr. Paul when she sees Michael’s “I support Ron Paul” poster in my office)
Then it happened.
I pulled her back to my lap and gave her a little squeeze, then she looked up at me and said, “He’s our hero.”
I squeezed her again and tried not to cry.
From the mouths of babes.
Abby as a gnome
…Senate passes the bailout bill 74-25.
I am not going to comment on this myself right now (I have already made a few comments on the Tumblog which you can get to from the right sidebar). What I am going to do is point you over to Daily Paul where Michael Nystrom has made a few comments and the rest of the Paulites there will fill you in – it’s always interesting and usually very enlightening to read those comments.
Like a dumpling, this bill is filled with pork, including: $150 billion in tax breaks for individuals and businesses, an increase in the amount of bank deposits covered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, to $250,000 from $100,000 (wish I needed that!), AND the entire package was attached to legislation requiring insurers to treat mental health conditions more like general health problems. WTF? The initialTreasury Department proposal was three pages; the latest version passed is over 450. Exponential growth, just like Government – debt, power and abuse.
Both McBama and O’Cain voted for the pork. House will vote Friday morning. All of this will be paid for by your kids and grandkids. At this point, I think the best way I can protect my children is by not having them.
They keep telling us not to call it a bailout bill. Ha. It is a bailout bill.
What we need is:
1) The roll call vote so we know who to vote out of office, and we need to start concerted, local efforts to really do so.
2) We need to stay on the House members, and make sure this thing doesn’t pass.
Finally, they said we needed this “for the markets.” As if we are here to serve the market, and not the other way around. Well, check for yourself – overnight futures are down!
Representative Thaddeus McCotter (R) of MIchigan eloquently, and powerfully explains his vote against the bailout to his constituents – and the world. If you’re a fan of liberty, you might want to get a tissue.
*Thanks to Daily Paul for the link
Michael Nystrom from Daily Paul and now Voter Bomb has put together a great post that is worth reading. I have pasted the beginning of it here and a link to the entire article on Voter Bomb.
Take the time to read it and then pass it along. Thanks!
The following story illustrates the root cause of our current financial crisis: the flawed and immoral banking system, headed by the private Federal Reserve Bank, which relies on ever expanding debt creation.
Not one in 1,000 understand it, but if you can grasp this, many once confusing aspects about the world we live in will become clear. While the majority of Americans have no understanding of what follows, you can be certain that the bankers at the Federal Reserve and the brokers on Wall Street understand it perfectly.
The story is adapted from the book The Future of Money (pp. 50 – 53) by Bernard Lietar. Your thoughts, comments and discussion are welcomed and appreciated below.
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Once upon a time in a small village, the citizens used barter to conduct all of their transactions. Every day, people walked through the marketplace with chickens, eggs, hams and bread, and engaged in prolonged haggling and negotiations among themselves to exchange what they needed. However, at key periods of the year, such as harvests or if someone’s barn needed repairs after a big storm, people recalled the old tradition of helping each other out with a sense of generosity and community spirit. They knew that if they had a problem down the road, others would help them in return.
One day, a stranger with shiny black shoes and an elegant black hat came to the village and observed the marketplace with a sardonic smile. When he saw one farmer running around trying to corral the six chickens he wanted to exchange for a big ham, he could not refrain from laughing.
“Poor people,” he muttered under his breath. “So primitive,” he said. The farmer’s wife overhead him and challenged the stranger.
“Do you think you could do a better job handling chickens, stranger?”
“Chickens, no,” he responded. “But there is a much better way to conduct business and eliminate all that distasteful hassle,” he said.
“Oh yes, how so?” asked the woman.
“See that tree there?” the stranger replied. “I will go there and wait for one of you to bring me a large cowhide. Then have every family come visit me. I’ll explain to you the better way.”
And so it happened. He took the cowhide, and cut perfect leather rounds in it, putting an elaborate and graceful stamp on each round. To each family he gave ten rounds, and explained that each round represented the value of one chicken.
“Now you can trade and bargain easily with the rounds instead of the unwieldy chickens,” he explained.
It seemed to make sense. Everyone was impressed by the banker with the shiny shoes and impressive hat.
“By the way,” he said after each family had received their ten rounds, “in one year’s time, I will come back and sit under the same tree. I want each family to bring me back 11 rounds. That 11th round is a token of appreciation for the technological improvement I just made possible in your lives.”
But where will the 11th round come from?” asked the farmer with the six chickens.
“You’ll see,” said the man with a reassuring smile.
>>Read the rest of the article<< for a great analysis and commentary.
