Thursday, June 30, 2011

quirkopatra - quirky - 06-30-2011

Since this forum user is making an issue out of nothing "again", thought I would give [it] a voice. Please read this sites header and footer....

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Updated (06-30-2011):

quirkopatra - quirky - 06-30-2011
http://comgen.blogspot.com/2011/06/quirkopatra-quirky-06-30-2011.html

Many have been in contact over the past few days informing me that this forum user ( quirkopatra ) was wrongly targeting me (accusing comgen of hate-speech), when in fact the quotes in question were that of another user ( rgb86 ) and part of an conversation [it] was directly involved with. I (comgen) posted " (user) rgb86 - Fav Digg comment-reply of the week " ( http://goo.gl/NKzYB ) which expressed the user "rgb86" issue with user "quirkopatra " in regard to: "Digg will tolerate complete abuse...as long as a conservative is the target! " posted by: quirkopatra ( http://goo.gl/6Z2ZG )

I was under the impression that quirkopatra was making an petty issue over simple "posting of" key comments from the forum and/or for responding to a post quirkopatra wrote awhile back in regard to "Christian Nation Label" ( http://goo.gl/Cthll ) - which I DID write, though poorly.

Total time spent on this issue ( post ) and/or thinking about the accusation(s) - 5-ish minutes :-) , I spent more time picking out my tie - 30-ish minutes and selecting breakfast cereal - 10-ish minutes.

-- best regards

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http://olddogg.com/socialmedia/this-comgen-person-from-digg-really-doesnt-like-me--and-he-writes-blogs-about-it/

" This Comgen person from Digg really doesn't like me ...and he writes blogs about it! Posted by quirky Promoted: 19 hours ago (http://comgen.blogspot.com)

You know, on numerous occasions I’ve seen Quirkopatra defending Christianity, and yet I can’t help but wonder why. After all, she does not appear to be Christian. At least, that is to say she does not appear to follow the tenets of Christianity.

"Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour." -- Exodus 20:16

Now, I'm not a Christian myself, but I imagine something contained within the Ten Commandments would be an awfully important rule to follow. Some passages can be a bit difficult to interpret, but this one seems pretty straightforward: DO NOT LIE ABOUT OTHERS. Why then does Quirkopatra insist on lying about people so often? She claims users say things they haven't said, politicians support things they don't support, and so on and so forth. Is this not a direct contradiction of the commandment? " -- quirky

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" The sooner you start ignoring these liberal babies, the better off you'll be.
They are not worth time or energy.
They crave attention.
Get two ladder rungs above them & stay there.
Don't look down.
" -- bett 20 hours ago

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" This was another one of those "I'm in the middle ... let's have a rational discussion" people... " -- quirky 19 hours ago


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(c&p into google search): "comgen" site:olddogg.com

Results: (06-30-2011)

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 Posted by quirky

"Upcoming | Old Dogg

olddogg.com/upcoming - Cached

This Comgen person from Digg really doesn't like me ...and he writes blogs about it! Posted by quirky 12 hours ago (http://comgen.blogspot.com) ..."

This Comgen person from Digg really doesn't like me ...and he ...
olddogg.com/.../this-comgen-person-from-digg-really-doesnt-like-me--and...You know, on numerous occasions I've seen Quirkopatra defending Christianity, and yet I can't help but wonder why. After all, she does not appear to be ..." -- Quirkopatra

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Todays comment/replies from said forum user (06-30-2011)
http://digg.com/comgen/comments

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quirkopatra 12 hr 32 min ago -2 diggs

You know ... I had a modicum of respect for you 'till I read your recent blog about me. You must be proud.

Digg: http://goo.gl/4QF4u

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quirkopatra 12 hr 34 min ago -7 diggs

Dude. I just checked out your hate blog about me.

Great foul stuff! Bet you really feel great about the stones you cast.

Digg: http://goo.gl/0t7XZ

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quirkopatra
http://digg.com/quirkopatra/comments

olddogg.com: quirky

Other: http://goo.gl/1pjdT

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Here are the two post of which Quirkopatra refers to:

1)

Knee Deep in Technology: Quickly Put: brief reply to "Writer's ...
May 17, 2011

Quickly Put: brief reply to "Writer's archive. Involuntary toxin purge, Coop, and the forest of thoughts. " quirkopatra.blogspot.com. Note: I apologize in advance for the mangling of English grammar, I'm not very good at ...
http://goo.gl/Cthll

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2)

Knee Deep in Technology: rgb86 - Fav Digg comment-reply of the week
Jun 23, 2011

Quirkopatra has seriously gone off the deep end. She started off doing her usual behavior of putting words into another's mouth, taking offense at something he clearly didn't say. I think my initial reply was quite tame ...
http://goo.gl/NKzYB

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Posted by: quirky





Tuesday, June 28, 2011

The Religious Right and the 1992 GOP Convention - research notes - hate groups



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Alt. Video Src: http://goo.gl/SwZDy

Digg: http://goo.gl/i2tdb

FON Article: http://goo.gl/IXXZu

Search this blog for "religious right"

See also:

The Rise of the Religious Right in the Republican Party
http://goo.gl/oKIwL

FAITH AND POLITICS: The Rise of the Religious Right and Its Impact on American Domestic and Foreign Policy - Part 1
http://goo.gl/7Usgh

The View From Here: Religious Right
http://goo.gl/O00sT

Meet the Religious Right Charlatan Who Teaches Tea Party America The Totally Pretend History They Want to Hear
http://goo.gl/VCNTi

Townhall.com Spotlight Warning - joke of the week - Bullion Will Now Be Illegal for ALL U.S. Residents

Gold & Silver BAN by Federal Government

[ http://www.goldworth.com/townhall.html ]

ALL Trading Outlawed After July 15, 2011

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This is NOW LAW!

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Read the New Amendments and Sections to the New Commodity ACT; which Prohibits certain Cash (check & wire) and Retail Gold & Silver Transactions, For ALL Consumers.

Discover What Government Officials and Agencies are Involved.

Plus, the Hidden Plot behind it.

This New Government BAN is NOT a "Bill", It is Now LAW!

Don't wait Until July 15th, Get the Facts Now!..

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Bullion Will Now Be Illegal for ALL U.S. Residents

The Over the Counter (OTC) Bullion Market, will be Banned for ALL U.S. Residents and corporations as of July 15, 2011.

Many OTC Precious metal Dealers have already begun to Unwind their Bullion Retail businesses; including one of the world's largest, Forex.com

The New Law will initially Ban Tangible Bullion that is purchased or sold on Finance, Leverage, and Margin... for now!

Purchasing Gold & Silver and taking personal delivery or having it delivered to a Depository is Exempt from this New Ban... Thanks to GOLDWORTH FINANCIAL and other dealers, who were able to lobby Congress for this Exemption.

The Ban on Physical/Tangible Bullion trading is set forth by the Dodd-Frank Reform and Consumer Protection Act, specifically section 742 and the newly amended section 2(C)(2)(D), dealing in Retail Commodity Transactions. As well as, section 2(C)(2)(E) of the Commodity Exchange Act, which refers to Spot Retail Transactions.

The New Law will NOT Regulate Spot/Cash Market Transactions, But rather make such Transactions Illegal!

Why?

Is it to Protect "Consumers" from Leverage, and Financed purchases of Gold & Silver?

Perhaps...

There's certainly A Lot of "Consumers" Losing money with Bullion Dealers who sell metals on a Margin basis.

But!... Why not Regulate Bullion trading Firms, much like the Feds Regulate Series 3 Gold Commodity trading Firms?

If "Client" protection is their Goal...The Feds are NOT doing such a great job.

Statistics show as much as 92-96% of Clients Trading with "Regulated" Series 3 Commodity Brokers Lose their Money!... Futures & Options are High Leverage-High Margin positions.

So, could the Only reason be "Government Regulated" Precious Metal Brokers... Transact in "Paper" Gold? While... OTC-Dealers Transact in Real Gold Bullion?

We can only start connecting the dots.

We recently saw a Drop in Gold & Silver, Due to the highly Publicized Increase Margin requirements by the Comex-Mercantile Exchange.

The Exchange was "Encouraged" by a Government Agency, The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to Increase margin Numerous Times to keep "Volatility" Down.

Well, the Only Thing that was Brought Down was the price of Gold, specially Silver; which dropped from $50.00 to $32.00 per oz.

Now, ask yourself,

Was this Government Agency (CFTC) protecting "Consumers" from the Rising price of Gold & Silver?

OR!

Was this Agency Protecting what little value the U.S. Dollar has Against Gold & Silver?

The answer is obvious...

Consumers were NOT being hurt by the Rise in Gold & Silver.

The Only victim was the Value & Reputation of the "Paper" U.S. Dollar! (Gold trades Against the Dollar)

Nevertheless, The Government tactic worked!

The Margin Increase, Squeezed out Most small & mid size investors; leaving an Open Field for Large Institutions like Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan.

The Trillion Dollar Questions are...

Will the Government go after Your Physical Gold & Silver?
Does the Government want to Ban and make ALL Gold & Silver Bullion Illegal?
If the following is Any Indication of their Ultimate Plot...We should ALL be Afraid!

The CFTC (Gov. Agency) pushed Congress to Outlaw All Bullion that is NOT deliverable to Retail "Consumers" within 48 hours.

That would Shutdown 95% of All Retail Dealers.... Overnight!

No Matter how Large a Dealer maybe,... No Dealer sits on ENDLESS amounts of Inventory.

The Dealer would eventually have to Order Inventory from Mints such as U.S., Canada, Austria, South Africa or Directly through the Exchange. Nonetheless, delivery takes 3-14 days.

Which does NOT complete the process, the product would still need to be shipped to the Retail Investor...

A 48 Hour Delivery Mandate is Ultimately Impossible.

Ultimately, making ALL Bullion transactions Illegal by DEFAULT!

This is Exactly what CFTC (gov. agency) pushed for.

So, ask yourself...

Is the Frank-Dobbs reform and Consumer Protection Act,

about "Consumer Protection" Or Government Control?

History has taught us...

First comes Government control, then comes Government Ban/Confiscation!

Remember,...Who or "What" controls the Money, controls Everything!

Gold & Silver is Real Wealth, Real Protection.

Fellow Conservative,

The Obama administration will Not stop; they will use the CFTC or other Government agencies to push their Agenda!

Your Freedom & Time to Own Tangible Gold & Silver is Running Out!

Tangible Gold & Silver have been the Best Protection from Inflation and Economic Turmoil; Some Gold Categories have been Exempted from Past Government Bans/Confiscations.

Take the First Step toward Wealth Protection.

Educate Yourself...

[ http://www.goldworth.com/townhall.html ]

Sunday, June 26, 2011

Anti-malware - Security - General Free Solutions

Tor Browser (portable) - very handy - recommended
http://goo.gl/2fzeb

http://goo.gl/XEQ80

Tor (install)
http://goo.gl/TdiP

TOR and SSH Tunnels
http://goo.gl/UM567

Tails is a live CD or live USB that aims at preserving your privacy and anonymity.
http://goo.gl/LFdmX

Incognito Live System CD
http://goo.gl/Fr4wz

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OpenDNS - recommended
http://goo.gl/DJD34

OpenDNS - no reg. required
simply add to your Network DNS settings (PC/Mobile/Router)

208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220

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Portable Anti-malware

ClamWin Portable Anti-Virus
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Spybot - Search & Destroy
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McAfee Labs Stinger
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Avast Cleaner
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Dr WebCureIT
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Sophos Anti-Rootkit
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F-Secure BlackLight
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Snapfiles Freeware
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Security - Malware Detection
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LiveCD Based

Dr.Web LiveCD - recommended - end-user friendly
will clean your computer of infected and suspicious files, help you copy important information to a removable data storage device or another computer, and then attempt to cure infected objects.
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Kaspersky Rescue CD
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BitDefender Rescue CD
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Avira Antivir Rescue CD
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Ubuntu
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Lubuntu
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Mint Linux
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Recovery - Cloning - Misc

SystemRescueCd
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clonezilla
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clonezilla-sysresccd - recommended - end-user friendly
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Trinity Rescue Kit CD
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Windows Antivirus - Linux LiveCD's
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GParted LiveCD
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Ophcrack LiveCD
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Parted Magic
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BackTrack
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Honeywall
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Privatix Live-System
http://goo.gl/E7uEn

List of live CDs
http://goo.gl/ofzcz

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Online Antivirus Scan

HouseCall - TrendMicro
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Bitdefender
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F-Secure
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Norton Security Scan
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Eset
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Browser Extensions

Ad Block Plus
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McAfee Secure URL Shortener
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FlashBlock
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NoScript
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Torbutton
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BetterPrivacy
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HTTPS-Everywhere
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Saturday, June 25, 2011

Internet Storm Center Infocon Status in Nagios

Save the following script in your libexec folder in nagios

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$fp = fsockopen("isc.sans.org", 80, $errno, $errstr, 30);
if (!$fp) {
echo "Infocon Security Status: $data"; exit(3);
} else {
$out = "GET /infocon.txt HTTP/1.1\r\n";
$out .= "Host: isc.sans.org\r\n";
$out .= "Connection: Close\r\n\r\n";
fwrite($fp, $out);
while (!feof($fp)) {
$data = fgets($fp, 128);
}
fclose($fp);
}
if ($data == "green") { echo "Infocon Security Status: $data"; exit(0); }
if ($data == "yellow") { echo "Infocon Security Status: $data"; exit(1); }
if ($data == "orange") { echo "Infocon Security Status: $data"; exit(2); }
if ($data == "red") { echo "Infocon Security Status: $data"; exit(2); }
?>
Then add the following to your commands.cfg

define command{
command_name    check_sans
command_line    php $USER1$/check_sans.php
}

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you can then add the command to your nagios. if the current status is green then nagios will report OK. If its yellow it will report Warning and if Orange or Red nagios will report Critical.

This entry was posted on Saturday, June 25th, 2011 at 1:48 pm and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed. "

Src: http://goo.gl/YK9Pd

Enjoy The Silence 0625.0702 :-)

Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence - Live



Alt. Video Src: http://goo.gl/nFmn

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Enigma - Return To Innocence



Alt. Video Src: http://goo.gl/Ehlil

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Code Monkey



Alt. Video Src: http://goo.gl/jMVG

Friday, June 24, 2011

Dj Gens - Friday's obscure mix of tunes.

Yet another hat to wear......and now per request:

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Pencil full of lead (live session) - Paolo Nutini



Alt. video src: http://youtu.be/twuzki0ZpDo

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The Last of the Mohicans (Instrumental) - Indiogenes



Alt. video src: http://youtu.be/3G6UHQJx3Us

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Juke Joint Jezebel - KMFDM



Alt. video src: http://youtu.be/MKxosfl1E2g

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I'm Shipping Up To Boston - Dropkick Murphys



Alt. video src: http://youtu.be/x-64CaD8GXw

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Sad Violin



Alt. video src: http://youtu.be/-EQ6eHeBrhM

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Stir it up - Bob Marley



Alt. video src: http://youtu.be/nlk9Sj4Ns2k

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kashmir - Led Zeppelin



Alt. video src: http://youtu.be/73dvrir5kig

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Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun - Pink Floyd



Alt. video src: http://youtu.be/v5_0iZQ-TuA

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Heaven and Hell - Black Sabbath



Alt. video src: http://youtu.be/4EL67mjv1nM

Thursday, June 23, 2011

rgb86 - Fav Digg comment-reply of the week

Updated (06-30-2011):
quirkopatra - quirky - 06-30-2011
http://comgen.blogspot.com/2011/06/quirkopatra-quirky-06-30-2011.html

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"..Okay, Quirk, this has gone way too far. I am a peaceful person, but it's gotten to the point that if you were right in front of me, I don't know if I could restrain myself from punching you in your obnoxious mouth.

Since you're too fucking stupid to read what I've written, I'll write it again.

It seems you think the college comment was something trying to act elitist. In this--as in everything else--you are dead wrong, and are trying to put words into my mouth that I never said. So I'll explain it for you:

I was saying that maybe I can understand the poorly-written post because I've had to read through tons of poorly-written reports. The place where this occurred was in college. That is all. I didn't say high school, because in my high school we rarely worked in groups, whereas in college, it happened all the time.

I am in no way, shape, or form trying to imply that people who didn't go to college are worthless. It is true that I greatly value education, but this doesn't have to be a formal education--anything someone does to increase their knowledge is a good thing. Furthermore, I am what they call "first generation." That is to say, my father never attended college at all, and my mother got a two-year degree. I would never insult a person for not going to college. There are numerous reasons why a person wouldn't go, and they're perfectly understandable. The only thing I don't stand for is people like yourself who are willfully ignorant.

But why am I even bothering to explain? You're nothing but an obnoxious bitch who wants nothing more than to create trouble, spamming discussion threads with endless hate and vitriol. You are a disease, both on the Digg community and on the human race. You are a disgrace to conservatives, women, Christians, and rationality. The world would be a better place if you were no longer a part of it. Please, do the world a favor and go seclude yourself. You obviously are incapable of interacting with other human beings, so you should remove yourself from that situation..." -- rgb86

Digg: http://goo.gl/x5nGq

Digg forum: http://goo.gl/mSnr7
Ban upheld on anti-abortion activists approaching pregnancy centre visitors (Germany)

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See also:Digg http://goo.gl/x5nGq
Digg will tolerate complete abuse...as long as a conservative is the target!

" I thank you very kindly, Anomaly, for these remarks and for warning me of this heinously offensive, abusive, and harassing submission.

Quirkopatra has seriously gone off the deep end. She started off doing her usual behavior of putting words into another's mouth, taking offense at something he clearly didn't say. I think my initial reply was quite tame and not uncivil or insulting in any way. But Quirk just couldn't concede, and continued post after post, being incredibly insulting and harassing me, trying to provoke me. After going back and forth a few times, I get an alert from my mail service of 7 new replies. Apparently, Quirkopatra had latched onto some irrelevant aspect of a comment I made (saying that I had seens plenty of bad grammar while proofreading reports in college), and goes off on multiple tirades, derogatorily calling me "oh collegiate one."

Now, I'm aware that Digg was having some issues with the comment system at that point, but if you can bring yourself to actually read her bile, you'll notice that they're not all identical copies, so she WAS writing repeated, harassing comments. At this point, I had finally had enough. Seething with anger over the lies coming out of this deceitful piece of trash's mouth, I quickly wrote an angry comment. After a few seconds, when I had calmed a tiny bit--just enough to be a little more objective--I realized that I was unnecessarily profane, stooping down to Quirk's level. I'm assuming this was her plan all along. I tried to delete the comment, as the edit time had not yet run out, but due to the aforementioned comment bugs, I wasn't able to do so. After having calmed down further over the next hour, I decided the best thing to do was the write an apology following the previous, profane comment.

However, this wasn't good enough for self-righteous Quirkopatra, who continued to harass me, further demonstrating her complete inability to ever be civil. I think I phrased it best in my other post:

"You know what makes me better than you? It has nothing to do with my political beliefs or education. It's all about my character.

Unlike you, I can admit when I'm wrong and adjust my beliefs to match the evidence.

Unlike you, I have the strength to acknowledge my own biases.

Unlike you, I don't try to put words in other people's mouths and then blow up out of an invented offense.

And unlike you, when I have done someone wrong, I have the strength of character to apologize for what I've done.

You have none of that, and you never will."

I stand by this. I have most definitely done wrong, but I have apologized for my remarks. In previous exchanges with Quirk, if I thought she made a decent point, I voted her up and even acknowledged being wrong [ http://digg.com/news/politics/school_censors_religious_words_in_graduation_speech ]. I have NEVER seen Quirkopatra apologize for ANYTHING--not her offensive comments, her abusive demeanor, her blatantly false claims; nothing.

Look, I'm a reasonable guy. I'm rational, peaceful, willing to listen to others, and have a civil debate. However, when you start off by acting like a complete jackass, I lose that peacefulness. I'm not a saint, and when you provoke a person long enough, you're bound to get a response. What I hate most about this situation is that Quirkopatra managed to drag me down to her level.

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For all the other reasonable people here who want to try to keep Digg a civil community, I would encourage you to go to the other page [ http://digg.com/news/world_news/ban_upheld_on_anti_abortion_activists_approaching_pregnancy_centre_visitors_germany ], and bury and report all the offensive comments--mine included. Furthermore, I would urge you to use the contact page [ http://about.digg.com/contact ] to report a Terms of Use violation, both on the offensive comments as well as this harassing submission. When reporting comments, you should include a link to the individual comment, which can be obtained by right-clicking on the time stamp next to the user name.

Quirkopatra states that liberals can get away with all the abuse they want here on Digg, but I'd argue the opposite. Quirk has been pushing her offensive, inflammatory, and harassing comments on everyone here at Digg for FAR too long, and despite any amount of reporting and clear violations of the Terms of Use, she has not been banned. I say we stand up for the integrity of the community here at Digg and let the administrators know that we will not stand for users like her, who drag the community down into the mud. " -- rgb86

Src: http://goo.gl/6Z2ZG

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Update:

" You know, on numerous occasions I’ve seen Quirkopatra defending Christianity, and yet I can’t help but wonder why. After all, she does not appear to be Christian. At least, that is to say she does not appear to follow the tenets of Christianity.

"Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour." -- Exodus 20:16

Now, I'm not a Christian myself, but I imagine something contained within the Ten Commandments would be an awfully important rule to follow. Some passages can be a bit difficult to interpret, but this one seems pretty straightforward: DO NOT LIE ABOUT OTHERS. Why then does Quirkopatra insist on lying about people so often? She claims users say things they haven't said, politicians support things they don't support, and so on and so forth. Is this not a direct contradiction of the commandment?

"But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you. And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other;" -- Luke 6:27-29

And here, a no-brainer. Quirkopatra professes to be a Christian, and yet this very submission is proof to the contrary. A Christian, when confronted with hatred and abuse, must not retaliate, must not hate her opponent, but rather should forgive them. Harassing someone and then harassing them some more is precisely the opposite thing to what a good Christian must do.

"But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not. So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her." -- John 8:6-7

If the words of a disciple are not binding enough, we can turn to the words of Jesus himself. If one is to condemn another for their actions, unless they are completely innocent themselves, they should not punish others. In this submission, we have Quirkopatra condeming and attempting to punish me for something I had said. And yet, there's not a single thing that I said that we cannot find within Quirkopatra's own comment history. Yet again, she's proving herself to be a complete hypocrite.

Numerous times, Quirkopatra has defended Christianity (not to mention disparaged all other ideologies), but you really have to wonder why. Judging based on her past behavior, it would seem that she represents the antithesis of Christian beliefs. I believe Ghandi put it best:

"I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ."
"
-- rgb86

Src: http://goo.gl/6Z2ZG

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"I would also like to extend my greatest appreciation and thanks to Phil, the administrator of the OldDogg website for removing the target of this submission, along with approximately 20 other of Quirky's submissions on that site targeting individuals for harassment. Your prompt and fair actions are a model that many others--Digg, especially--would be wise to follow." -- rgb86

Src: http://goo.gl/6Z2ZG

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See also: http://goo.gl/tFdS5

NoTruePatriot: http://goo.gl/1pjdT

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Updated (06-30-2011):
quirkopatra - quirky - 06-30-2011


Since this forum user is making an issue out of nothing "again", thought I would give [it] a voice. Please read this sites header and footer....

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Updated (06-30-2011):

quirkopatra - quirky - 06-30-2011
http://comgen.blogspot.com/2011/06/quirkopatra-quirky-06-30-2011.html

Many people have been in contact over the past few days informing me that this forum user ( quirkopatra ) was wrongly targeting me (accusing comgen of hate-speech), when in fact the quotes in question were that of another user ( rgb86 ) and part of an conversation [it] was directly involved with. I (comgen) posted " (user) rgb86 - Fav Digg comment-reply of the week " ( http://goo.gl/NKzYB ) which expressed the user "rgb86" issue with user "quirkopatra " in regard to: "Digg will tolerate complete abuse...as long as a conservative is the target! " posted by: quirkopatra ( http://goo.gl/6Z2ZG )

I was under the impression that quirkopatra was making an petty issue over simple "posting of" key comments from the forum and/or for responding to a post quirkopatra wrote awhile back in regard to "Christian Nation Label" (http://goo.gl/Cthll ) - which I DID write, though poorly.

Total time spent on this issue ( post ) and/or thinking about the accusation(s) - 5-ish minutes :-) , I spent more time picking out my tie - 30-ish minutes and selecting breakfast cereal - 10-ish minutes.

-- best regards

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http://olddogg.com/socialmedia/this-comgen-person-from-digg-really-doesnt-like-me--and-he-writes-blogs-about-it/

" This Comgen person from Digg really doesn't like me ...and he writes blogs about it! Posted by quirky Promoted: 19 hours ago (http://comgen.blogspot.com)

You know, on numerous occasions I’ve seen Quirkopatra defending Christianity, and yet I can’t help but wonder why. After all, she does not appear to be Christian. At least, that is to say she does not appear to follow the tenets of Christianity.

"Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour." -- Exodus 20:16

Now, I'm not a Christian myself, but I imagine something contained within the Ten Commandments would be an awfully important rule to follow. Some passages can be a bit difficult to interpret, but this one seems pretty straightforward: DO NOT LIE ABOUT OTHERS. Why then does Quirkopatra insist on lying about people so often? She claims users say things they haven't said, politicians support things they don't support, and so on and so forth. Is this not a direct contradiction of the commandment? " -- quirky

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" The sooner you start ignoring these liberal babies, the better off you'll be.
They are not worth time or energy.
They crave attention.
Get two ladder rungs above them & stay there.
Don't look down.
" -- bett 20 hours ago

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" This was another one of those "I'm in the middle ... let's have a rational discussion" people... " -- quirky 19 hours ago


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(c&p into google search): "comgen" site:olddogg.com

Results: (06-30-2011)

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 Posted by quirky

"Upcoming | Old Dogg

olddogg.com/upcoming - Cached

This Comgen person from Digg really doesn't like me ...and he writes blogs about it! Posted by quirky 12 hours ago (http://comgen.blogspot.com) ..."

This Comgen person from Digg really doesn't like me ...and he ...
olddogg.com/.../this-comgen-person-from-digg-really-doesnt-like-me--and...You know, on numerous occasions I've seen Quirkopatra defending Christianity, and yet I can't help but wonder why. After all, she does not appear to be ..." -- Quirkopatra

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Todays comment/replies from said forum user (06-30-2011)
http://digg.com/comgen/comments

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quirkopatra 12 hr 32 min ago -2 diggs

You know ... I had a modicum of respect for you 'till I read your recent blog about me. You must be proud.

Digg: http://goo.gl/4QF4u

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quirkopatra 12 hr 34 min ago -7 diggs

Dude. I just checked out your hate blog about me.

Great foul stuff! Bet you really feel great about the stones you cast.

Digg: http://goo.gl/0t7XZ

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quirkopatra
http://digg.com/quirkopatra/comments

olddogg.com: quirky

Other: http://goo.gl/1pjdT

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Here are the two post of which Quirkopatra refers to:

1)

Knee Deep in Technology: Quickly Put: brief reply to "Writer's ...
May 17, 2011

Quickly Put: brief reply to "Writer's archive. Involuntary toxin purge, Coop, and the forest of thoughts. " quirkopatra.blogspot.com. Note: I apologize in advance for the mangling of English grammar, I'm not very good at ...
http://goo.gl/Cthll

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2)

Knee Deep in Technology: rgb86 - Fav Digg comment-reply of the week
Jun 23, 2011

Quirkopatra has seriously gone off the deep end. She started off doing her usual behavior of putting words into another's mouth, taking offense at something he clearly didn't say. I think my initial reply was quite tame ...
http://goo.gl/NKzYB

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Posted by: quirky




Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Michele Bachmann's Holy War - RollingStone

The Tea Party contender may seem like a goofball, but be warned: Her presidential campaign is no laughing matter

By MATT TAIBBI - RollingStone

JUNE 22, 2011 8:00 AM ET

http://mcaf.ee/sm43w

" Close your eyes, take a deep breath, and, as you consider the career and future presidential prospects of an incredible American phenomenon named Michele Bachmann, do one more thing. Don't laugh.

It may be the hardest thing you ever do, for Michele Bachmann is almost certainly the funniest thing that has ever happened to American presidential politics. Fans of obscure 1970s television may remember a short-lived children's show called Far Out Space Nuts, in which a pair of dimwitted NASA repairmen, one of whom is played by Bob (Gilligan) Denver, accidentally send themselves into space by pressing "launch" instead of "lunch" inside a capsule they were fixing at Cape Canaveral. This plot device roughly approximates the political and cultural mechanism that is sending Michele Bachmann hurtling in the direction of the Oval Office.

Read Matt Taibbi on the truth about the Tea Party

[ http://mcaf.ee/mkqio ]

Bachmann is a religious zealot whose brain is a raging electrical storm of divine visions and paranoid delusions. She believes that the Chinese are plotting to replace the dollar bill, that light bulbs are killing our dogs and cats, and that God personally chose her to become both an IRS attorney who would spend years hounding taxpayers and a raging anti-tax Tea Party crusader against big government. She kicked off her unofficial presidential campaign in New Hampshire, by mistakenly declaring it the birthplace of the American Revolution. "It's your state that fired the shot that was heard around the world!" she gushed. "You are the state of Lexington and Concord, you started the battle for liberty right here in your backyard."

This article appears in the July 7, 2011 issue of Rolling Stone. The issue is available on newsstands and in the digital archive on June 24.

I said lunch, not launch! But don't laugh. Don't do it........"

Continued: http://mcaf.ee/sm43w

Digg: http://mcaf.ee/iobrx

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The Truth About the Tea Party

Matt Taibbi takes down the far-right monster and the corporate insiders who created it

By MATT TAIBBI - RollingStone

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010 7:01 AM ET

http://mcaf.ee/mkqio

" It's taken three trips to Kentucky, but I'm finally getting my Tea Party epiphany exactly where you'd expect: at a Sarah Palin rally. The red-hot mama of American exceptionalism has flown in to speak at something called the National Quartet Convention in Louisville, a gospel-music hoedown in a giant convention center filled with thousands of elderly white Southerners. Palin — who earlier this morning held a closed-door fundraiser for Rand Paul, the Tea Party champion running for the U.S. Senate — is railing against a GOP establishment that has just seen Tea Partiers oust entrenched Republican hacks in Delaware and New York. The dingbat revolution, it seems, is nigh.

This article appears in the October 14, 2010 issue of Rolling Stone. The issue is available in the online archive.

"We're shaking up the good ol' boys," Palin chortles, to the best applause her aging crowd can muster. She then issues an oft-repeated warning (her speeches are usually a tired succession of half-coherent one-liners dumped on ravenous audiences like chum to sharks) to Republican insiders who underestimated the power of the Tea Party Death Star. "Buck up," she says, "or stay in the truck."

Stay in what truck? I wonder. What the hell does that even mean?...."

Continued: http://mcaf.ee/mkqio

Digg: http://mcaf.ee/kgjx4

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Scala & Kolacny Brothers - Belgian girls' choir

Tip of the hat to these talented young gals....! ! ! !

Recent NPR article: Scala And Kolacny Brothers: The Bones Of Sophistication
http://goo.gl/ZFW8c

Scala Choir: http://goo.gl/ZvFdv

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Creep (Radiohead cover) live



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Nothing Else Matters



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Don't break my heart



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ohne dich



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The Bitter End



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With or Without You



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You Can't Always Get What You Want



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Bittersweet Symphony



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Monday, June 20, 2011

Deliverance from homosexuality service - Redneck Driscoll

Damon Thompson leads a 'deliverance from homosexuality' service at The Ramp

"..I’d never heard of Damon Thompson before I ran across the him on The American Jesus. He’s the preacher in the Born Again DNA post. TAJ refers to his as “Redneck Driscoll,” which seems apt.

Thompson has a reputation for being an extremely blunt anti-homosexual preacher. Ashton Elijah at LGBTQNation tells a story of attending one of Thompson’s sermons at “The Ramp”:.... "

"...The Ramp leaders onstage rejoiced at the turnout, their music and shouts escalating ever louder as they began to wail repetitious phrases like, “Thank you Jesus, for a mind that is free, a mind that is free, a mind that is free!”

Every person in the room was spellbound by the spectacle. Every single one of them seemed to believe that these kids had truly been ‘delivered from homosexuality.’ Every person but me....." -- video src. article: http://goo.gl/vEmj8



Alt. Video Src: http://goo.gl/4n2gr

Digg: http://goo.gl/N1QKp

Sunday, June 19, 2011

True Talent - Eric Johnson - Cliffs of Dover - live



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Playlists: http://goo.gl/bsdzz

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Eric Johnson - Cliffs of Dover (Studio Version)



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Friday, June 17, 2011

The Believing Brain - Michael Shermer



On June 9, 2011, the Center for Inquiry-New York City and NYC Skeptics hosted noted skeptic and bestselling author Michael Shermer for a talk about his new book, "The Believing Brain: From Ghosts and Gods to Politics and Conspiracies—How We Construct Beliefs and Reinforce Them as Truths."

Alt. Src: http://goo.gl/t6PrA

Hate groups operating in the United States

Brief overview of the article:

"Many individuals, groups, organizations, institutes, and foundations are currently active in the United States which exist for the sole purpose of destroying the Constitutional laws and rights upon which honest Americans abide. Their motivations are many, consisting of a broad spectrum of destructive and tyrannical religious ideologies. There are no known secular hate groups in operation in the United States. (If you know of any, please let me know so that I can investigate the organizations and report on them.)

Of course we have all seen the media coverage of these hate groups:

....We continue to observe hatred and bigotry spouted from every fundamentalist Christian pulpit across the country. Bigotry against blacks, women, homosexuals, Mexicans, atheists, and even other brand names of Christianity are all favorite targets for these purveyors of hatred. Using the rhetoric of "Hate the sin, not the sinner," these people manage to convince themselves they can hate with justification. Using the rhetoric of," Jews were created out of mud" and "blacks are the result of Eve copulating with animals," these purveyors of hatred manage to convince themselves they can hate with justification -- all of it fully sanction by gods and the Christian mythologies, of course.

Every week brings news of domestic Christian terrorists murdering abortion providers, blowing up business, or assaulting women. One Christian terrorist organization last month even went so far as to plant two bombs timed apart for the specific purpose of killing rescue workers working to aid the victims of the first. (Review the so-called "Army of God" Christian organization.).. http://goo.gl/Wsg02 "

".....When humanists and secularists ask for honest Christians to take care of their religion's garbage and try to police their members, the ages-old cop-out is nearly always employed: "Oh but they're not TRUE Christians!" Thus the problem is relegated to "It's not our fault because it's not our problem."

The problem is that Christianity is fractured into thousands of brands, each of them ranging from the positive side of the spectrum to the most evil side of the spectrum. Every fraction pretends every other fraction aren't "TRUE Christians." Thus honest Christians honestly don't see the need to police groups they can't acknowledge are their responsibility.

The fact is that hatred and bigotry is everybody's business. Sadly the clean-up of religious bigots have been left to the secular community simply because the religious refuse to admit they have a problem and will rarely even acknowledge they exists...."

"....We all know the major players. Here is a list which will grow over the years. The list contains some of the major players as well as many of the hate groups which finance hatred and bigotry in the United States. As detailed information comes in concerning each, that information will be provided.

If you know of other like-minded organizations, please let me know so that I can check into them and include them in the list.....

[ see site for complete list: http://goo.gl/Wsg02 ]

American Spectator.

American Center for Law and Justice. This hate group is led by Marion "Pat" Robertson, one of the most hateful bigots we have in America.

America's Promise Ministries. This is a pretty rabid anti-Semetic group which wants to pretend that white people are the "chosen ones" of the gods instead of Jews.

Amway Corporation. Has extensive ties with the Council for National Policy and provides funds for a great many bigot causes.

Aryan Nations. One of the better known organizations whose official membership must profess a belief in the Christian gods. While they mostly focus on anti-Semitism, they also advocate the murder of homosexuals. Meeting places are usually always Christian churches. Traditional robes are still worn during some meetings yet the ritual robe has been pretty much replaced by the business suit.

Bill Bright, Campus Crusade for Christ. One of the more notable hate groups seeking to replace the Constitution with a strange brand of theocracy.

Billy Falling, Christian Voters League. This hate master has ties to LifeLine and the Randal Terry terrorist.

Cathedral of the Pines. An organization that allows the free use of a beautiful forest setting for weddings -- unless you're a Wiccan or Pagan couple, that is. When this organization lifts their ban on life- affirming religions using the facilities, they'll be removed from this list.

Christian Association of PrimeTimers. This group targets senior citizens as their victims. It uses the money that retired people have or receive for their retirement to work toward destroying the Constitution and installing their brand of theocracy.

Chalcedon Foundation. This cult wishes to discard the Constitution and install themselves as the leaders of a theocracy.

Christian Coalition. Considered by most Christians and non-Christians to be an anti-Christian organization, ironically enough. This group is one of the largest organizations responsible for trying to get Creationism snuck into the public schools. Also works to implant state-sanctioned prayers to the Christian deities in the public schools. Works to deny a woman's right to choose abortion. Also works to finance religious schools through tax money. Headed by Ralph Reed, this organization has become ever more deadly over the years. Agenda includes the replacement of public schools with fundamentalist Christian schools paid for by tax dollars.

Concerned Women for America. A not-very-serious kind of organization which focuses on anti-abortion, anti-woman, and anti-homosexual rhetoric. Publishes a minor publication. Ironically the group is intended for women.

Council for Conservative Citizens. This group foments racism with special focus upon anti-Semitism.

Jack Chick Publications. This bizarre hate cult publishes comic books for their followers which are much like the comic books published by the Ku Klux Klan. The cult tries to make its followers believe that there is a world-wide conspiracy of "Satanists" and "witches" in America which kidnap, torture, murder, then eat around 300,000 babies. Since there is no evidence, law enforcement agencies are obviously involved in the conspiracy. This cult hates Pagans and Wiccans most of all.

Jerry Falwell. This hate leader seeks to disband the Constitution and install theocracy of his own creation. Violently anti-woman as well as homophobic. Falwell has allegedly paid out millions of dollars to keep the families of children he's raped from proceeding with legal charges.

Operation Rescue. A domestic terrorist organization responsible for the murder of a large number of abortion providers. Headed by cult leader Randal Terry. The organization preaches hatred and ignorance and the submission of females to their male masters. The cult's leadership advocates the abolishment of the Constitution and the removal of women from the work force. The cult has recently started to jump onto the homophobic bandwagon as a means of increasing their revenues. Though Terry still runs this hate group, the leaders have put one Jeff White up as puppet leader controlled by Terry. This hate group generates organizations daily -- an example being `Operation Restore Liberty.' Many other hate mongers work for the group including criminals such as Rev. Flip Benham.

Promise Keepers. Anti-woman, anti-homosexual hate groups which meet in football and baseball stadiums. The rhetoric employed is that the Christian gods sanction the violent "taking back" of male's dominion over women -- all for the little woman's own good, of course.

The Army of God. Much like Operation Rescue only this one takes responsibility for their terrorist activities. This Christian group claims the responsibility for several abortion clinic bombing, including the now-infamous double-bombing specifically intended to murder the rescue workers aiding victims in the first blast.

Westboro Baptist Church, Topeka, Kansas. Rev. Fred Phelps. This is one of the most rabid homophobic groups in operation around the United States. This particular group is so evil as to actually "picket" funerals for homosexuals, turning them into fist-fights and riots. Though The Skeptic Tank has additional information on this hate group in the archives, Schartz Patrick provided a good summation: "They picket churches, schools, businesses, funerals against homosexuality. Everyone who does not believe in their ways of thinking is a homosexual or a Jezebelian whore. According to Phelps' group, Bob Dole is a fag; Washburn University is a institution headed by fags; and local churches have nothing but homosexual preachers. According to one Phelps follower that I encountered a few years ago, the priest at my Catholic church was a 'faggot.'"......

Continued: http://goo.gl/Wsg02

Digg: http://goo.gl/FXNYF

Thursday, June 16, 2011

A simple request......with little explanation.

Between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm EST Thursday 16, 2011

Pick one or all, it is up to you and what ever religious belief or non-belief you might have: hug a loved one-say I love you, say a prayer, rest your eyes for a few minutes of silence, think happy thoughts, meditate, listen to a soothing song, say something nice and/or do something that brings you joy and comfort in this world.

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On behalf of Dr. Jill, 900+ geeks and myself,

May you find comfort in happy memories and in knowing others sympathize and care.

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Bachmann Called Cops When "Terrorized" By Lesbians Trying To Talk To Her

"In 2005, Republican Michele Bachmann — an extremely anti-​gay politician who made her name in state politics by opposing same-​sex marriage and trying to pass a constitutional amendment in Minnesota banning marriage equality — called the cops on two lesbians who tried to talk to her in a women’s restroom as she was washing her hands. Then-​State Senator Bachmann told police she was “absolutely terrified and has never been that terrorized before as she had no idea what those two women were going to do to her.” According to one report, Bachmann technically accused the two lesbians of kidnapping, and, again, according to another report, Bachmann technically may have falsely reported a crime.

“In April, 2005, a few dozen people showed up at the town hall for the April 9 event, and Bachmann greeted them warmly,” a profile by Michelle Goldberg at The Daily Beast states. “But when, during the question and answer session, the topic turned to same-​sex marriage, Bachmann ended the meeting 20 minutes early and rushed to the bathroom. Hoping to speak to her, [Pamela] Arnold and another middle-​aged woman, a former nun, followed her. As Bachmann washed her hands and Arnold looked on, the ex-​nun tried to talk to her about theology. Suddenly, after less than a minute, Bachmann let out a shriek. “Help!” she screamed. “Help! I’m being held against my will!”...."

Continued: http://goo.gl/5Dj3Y

Digg: http://goo.gl/K5jDH

Warm Beer Cold Women

Tom Waits - Warm Beer Cold Women



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Tom Waits I Beg Your Pardon/New Orleans



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Tom Waits - Rockpalast 1977 Invitation To The Blues



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Tom Waits - Rockpalast 1977 Step Right Up



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Sunday, June 12, 2011

Portishead - Glory Box (Live at Roseland NYC)



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Jeanne Devon on The Ron & Don Show on KIRO in Seattle

Check out Jeanne’s interview on The Ron & Don Show on KIRO in Seattle. She talks about Blind Allegiance, and the Palin email dump. Her segment goes from 1:30 to 17:00. http://goo.gl/7Avlp

More audio at MyNorthwest.com [ http://goo.gl/VvX37 ]

Saturday, June 11, 2011

Bill Maher: The Weinerlogues with Jane Lynch (adult content)



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AK State Public Record Law and FOIA

Palin official e-mails released

Digg post: http://goo.gl/7GrJ6

All 50 states also have public records laws which allow members of the public (including non-residents) to obtain documents and other public records from state and local government bodies. State public records laws are not identical to FOIA nor are state court interpretations of similar language in state statutes necessarily the same as federal court interpretation of FOIA (though many were modeled upon the federal FOIA).

Continued: http://goo.gl/oaxjb

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Alaska Freedom of Information

In Alaska, the statutes 40.25.100 to 40.25.125 define the Alaska Public Records Law (APRA).  It is a series of laws designed to guarantee that the public has access to the public records of government bodies at all levels.  The statutes 44.62.310 – 44.62.470 of the Alaska code define the Alaska Open Meetings Act.  The act legislates the methods by which public meetings are conducted in the state.  The statement of purpose of the Open Meetings Act states that “All meetings of a governmental body of a public entity of the state are open to the public” and that:

the governmental units mentioned in AS 44.62.310 (a) exist to aid in the conduct of the people’s business;

it is the intent of the law that actions of those units be taken openly and that their deliberations be conducted openly;

the people of the state do not yield their sovereignty to the agencies that serve them;

the people, in delegating authority, do not give their public servants the right to decide what is good for the people to know and what is not good for them to know;

the people’s right to remain informed shall be protected so that they may retain control over the instruments they have created;

the use of teleconferencing is for the convenience of the parties, the public, and the governmental units conducting the meetings.

http://goo.gl/h6VQv

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Department of Law: http://www.law.state.ak.us/department/faq.html

How can I get a copy of a record from a state agency?

Ask the agency for it. There may be a charge for copying depending on the size of the document. Some documents are confidential under the Alaska Public Records Act or another provision of state or federal law. Alaska’s Public Records Act is located at AS 40.25.100-.220 [ http://goo.gl/jMUU4 ].

Sec. 40.25.120. Public records; exceptions; certified copies.

(a) Every person has a right to inspect a public record in the state, including public records in recorders' offices, except http://goo.gl/jMUU4

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Freedom of Information Center - State FOI Laws ( see site for other states )
http://goo.gl/VQB1p

ALASKA

Alaska's FOI Law -- Relevant section begins at Section 40.25.110 Re: inspection, copying, and fees of open public records. [ http://goo.gl/WpWlK ]

Alaska Open Meetings Law -- A.S. 44.62.310-312 et seq. [ http://goo.gl/CS3ry ]

Recent NFOIC News Headlines
http://goo.gl/oijJv

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AK Government Transparency - Public Records Request ( note: not Freedom of Information Act - separate from Public Record Act in this particular situation )

Summary of request:

Public-records quest: [Public Office] records involve email between the Yahoo accounts of Palin and her husband, Todd, and the about 50 state public officials and communications using authorized equipment [ which she attempted to circumvent - knowingly or unknowingly ]. She and her staff used personal Yahoo accounts to conduct some state business outside the normal reach of public records requests. Further more Palin CC'ed Her Husband Government related information from both Private [ Yahoo ] and Public [ Gov Provided ] accounts, equipment, devices.

Alaska governor’s office delayed releasing info, citing state regulations that allow delays when public-records requests are deemed unusually burdensome.

Pending in the Alaska Supreme Court: Yahoo accounts that did not pass through state computers, should also be considered a public record

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As for the " Freedom of Information Act " again not directly related to Palin's " Alaska Government Transparency Public Records Request [ Act ] "

http://www.foia.gov

http://www.justice.gov/oip/

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

The U.S. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a law ensuring public access to U.S. government records. FOIA carries a presumption of disclosure; the burden is on the government - not the public - to substantiate why information may not be released. Upon written request, agencies of the United States government are required to disclose those records, unless they can be lawfully withheld from disclosure under one of nine specific exemptions in the FOIA. This right of access is ultimately enforceable in federal court. http://goo.gl/jaVYf

COLLECTION: Freedom of Information (FOIA)
Partner: Stanford University, Social Sciences Resource Group
http://goo.gl/UJx6

Sacred Texts Timeline and World Religions


ReligionFacts: religions & belief systems

Microbial Evolution and Systematics

"The Mind of the Bible-Believer", a critique of the book by Edmund D. Cohen
http://goo.gl/JrYjC

Never trust a Christian
http://goo.gl/473Ig

Evidence for the Big Bang by Björn Feuerbacher and Ryan Scranton
http://goo.gl/906fJ

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The Big Religion Chart

"The ReligionFacts "Big Religion Chart" is an attempt to summarize all the complexities of religions and belief systems into tiny little boxes on a single, quick-reference comparison chart. Yes, of course this is impossible. As we always warn with our comparison charts, this is no substitute for reading about religions in greater detail, talking with religious adherents, etc. But this religion comparison chart can (hopefully) be a useful and accessible way to "get the gist" of some unfamiliar groups and compare basic beliefs and practices of the world's religions and belief systems. Currently, 43 belief systems are listed...."


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World Religions

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Origin of Major Religions

" This table indicates the approximate date each of the twelve major world religions began, along with the traditional dates for the birth and death of its founder (if applicable). You can click on each religions' link to start reading about it.

This list of twelve world religions is, of course, an oversimplification. Also, keep in mind that there are religions (such as the belief systems of Native American and Australian Aborigine peoples) that go back much further than Hinduism, and there have been several large religions that have started since Baha'i....."

The 'Common Era' refers to 1 A.D. CE=Common Era, BCE=Before Common Era

1000+ BCE:
  Judaism: Moses 1500-1350 BCE
  Hinduism: 2000 BCE

600 BCE:

  Zoroastrianism: Zoroaster 628-527 BCE
  Jainism: Mahavira 599-527 BCE
  Buddhism: Buddha 563-483 BCE
  Taoism: Lao Tse 580-500 BCE
  Confucianism: Confucius 551-479 BCE

100 CE:

  Christianity: Jesus 1-33 CE
  Shinto: 100 CE

600 CE:

  Islam: Muhammad 570-632 CE

1500 CE:

  Sikhism: Guru Nanak 1469-1538 CE

1900 CE:

  Baha'i: Baha'u'llah 1817-1892 CE


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Sacred Texts Timeline

"This is a timeline which gives the history of sacred texts, as well as a few other relevant events. Of course, not all of the dates in this timeline are accurate; some are entirely conjectural. I have included a few dates, events and documents which are or may be entirely fictional. Links on this page are to resources at this site, not to external sites. I welcome feedback about any errors of fact in this timeline.

For space reasons, I have used the abbreviations listed at the end of this file....."

5000 BCE +

Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Zoroastrianism, Baha'i.

4004 (Sunday 23 October) Bishop Usshers' (1581-1656) date for Biblical creation of the world based on O.T. Chronology. According to Ussher, Adam and Eve were driven from Paradise on Monday 10 November 4004 BC. Ussher was Archbishop of Armagh, Primate of All Ireland, and Vice-Chancellor of Trinity College in Dublin [chr].

According to John Lightfoot (1602-1675), Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University and a contemporary of Ussher, man was created on "October 23, 4004 B.C., at nine o'clock in the morning" [chr].

Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism.

4,320,000,000 Creation of Universe by Brahma (Modern Hindu). The Rig-Veda has three hymns on the subject of Creation. See Rig-Veda 10:cxxix, Rig-Veda 10:cxxx, and Rig-Veda 10:cxc. [hin].

Other

14,000,000,000 Big Bang.

14,000,000,000 -300,000 yrs. after the Big Bang, protons and electrons separate.

14,000,000,000 -? yrs. The universe cools unevenly

5,000,000,000: Sun forms.

3,000,000,000 Earth cools and life on Earth begins.

70,000,000 Dinosaurs die out.

2,000,000 Australopithecines emerge in Southern Africa.

70,000 Ice age begins.

55,000 First inhabitants of Australia.

15,000 Paleolithic cave paintings.

10,000 Paleo-Indians enter America.

9,500 Ice age ends, catastrophic worldwide sea level rise (100 meters?). Black Sea floods, thought to be origin of Ancient Near East Flood story.

9500 Plato's date for the sinking of Atlantis.

8500-6300 Domestication of sheep, cattle, pigs and goats.

6000+ Mother Goddess worshipped in Europe, Near East. [wic].

5000 Beginning of agriculture in Near East.

4000 (trad.) Overthrow of Matriarchy [wic].


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Christianization (note: wiki site)

"The historical phenomenon of Christianization, (or Christianisation), is the conversion of individuals to Christianity or the conversion of entire peoples at once. It also includes the practice of converting native pagan practices and culture, pagan religious imagery, pagan sites and the pagan calendar to Christian uses, due to the Christian efforts at proselytism (evangelism) based on the tradition of the Great Commission.

The process of Christianization has at times been relatively peaceful and at times has been a very violent process, ranging from political conversions to adopt Christianity to military campaigns to force conversion onto native populaces often resulting in massacres and murder.

Various strategies and techniques employed in Christianization campaigns from Late Antiquity through the Middle Ages: Ancient holy sites were destroyed or converted to Christian churches, indigenous pagan gods were demonized, and traditional religious practices were condemned as witchcraft and even criminalized — sometimes upon penalty of death....."


List of Pagans:  http://goo.gl/3OCfQ

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BBC - Religion

" Religion can be explained as a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs....."

Atheism
Atheists are people who believe that god or gods are man-made constructs.

Baha'i
One of the youngest of the world's major religions.

Buddhism
A way of living based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama.

Candomblé
A religion based on African beliefs, originating in Brazil.

Christianity
The world's biggest faith, based on the teaching of Jesus Christ.

Hinduism
A group of faiths rooted in the religious ideas of India.

Islam
Revealed in its final form by the Prophet Muhammad.

Jainism
An ancient philosophy and ethical teaching that originated in India.

Jehovah's Witnesses
A Christian-based evangelistic religious movement.

Judaism
Based around the Jewish people's covenant relationship with God.

Mormonism
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Paganism
Contemporary religions usually based on reverence for nature.

Rastafari
A young religion founded in Jamaica in the 1930s.

Santeria
Afro-Caribbean syncretic religion originating in Cuba.

Shinto
Japanese folk tradition and ritual with no founder or single sacred scripture.

Sikhism
The religion founded by Guru Nanak in India in the 15th Century CE.

Spiritualism
Spiritualists believe in communication with the spirits of people who have died.

Taoism
An ancient tradition of philosophy and belief rooted in Chinese worldview.

Unitarianism
An open-minded and individualistic approach to religion.

Zoroastrianism
One of the oldest monotheistic faiths, founded by the Prophet Zoroaster.


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Life and death of Jesus





Jehovah's Witnesses: http://goo.gl/MpwKJ



Unitarianism: http://goo.gl/3vpTv

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History of Unitarianism

Beginnings

"Unitarianism as an organised church grew out of the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century CE. It started in Poland and Transylvania in the 1560s, and was recognised as a religion in Transylvania within 10 years.

In England, Unitarian ideas were being discussed by the mid 1600s in the writings of John Biddle (1615-62), and the first Unitarian congregation came into being in 1774 at Essex Chapel in London, founded by a former Church of England minister, Theophilus Lindsey.

The distinguished scientist and minister Joseph Priestley also played a key role in the formation of the movement.....

....A turning point came in 1819 when William Ellery Channing gave the sermon 'Unitarian Christianity', which became the key text for liberal religion in North America. In this sermon he set out the foundation stones:

the unity of God and the rejection of the Trinity

the importance of reason in understanding the Bible

the importance of human nature in discovering religious truth

God as having a loving and parental nature

rejection of the doctrine of original sin.

....These distinguished American writers emphasised intuition as the source of knowledge and believed that that God is present in every individual and throughout the natural word.

" The intuition of the moral sentiment is an insight of the perfection of the laws of the soul. These laws execute themselves. They are out of time, out of space, and not subject to circumstance.

Thus; in the soul of man there is a justice whose retributions are instant and entire. He who does a good deed, is instantly ennobled. He who does a mean deed, is by the action itself contracted. He who puts off impurity, thereby puts on purity.

If a man is at heart just, then in so far is he God; the safety of God, the immortality of God, the majesty of God do enter into that man with justice. " -- Ralph Waldo Emerson July 15, 1838


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Religions of the world: Information about 40 organized religions and faith groups

Comparing different religions & faith groups

Resources dealing with science and religion

North American Christian denominations

Religions of the world Timeline

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Major Religions of the World Ranked by Number of Adherents

(Sizes shown are approximate estimates, and are here mainly for the purpose of ordering the groups, not providing a definitive number. This list is sociological/statistical in perspective.)

Christianity: 2.1 billion
Islam: 1.5 billion
Secular/Nonreligious/Agnostic/Atheist: 1.1 billion
Hinduism: 900 million
Chinese traditional religion: 394 million
Buddhism: 376 million
primal-indigenous: 300 million
African Traditional & Diasporic: 100 million
Sikhism: 23 million
Juche: 19 million
Spiritism: 15 million
Judaism: 14 million
Baha'i: 7 million
Jainism: 4.2 million
Shinto: 4 million
Cao Dai: 4 million
Zoroastrianism: 2.6 million
Tenrikyo: 2 million
Neo-Paganism: 1 million
Unitarian-Universalism: 800 thousand
Rastafarianism: 600 thousand
Scientology: 500 thousand


Friday, June 10, 2011

townhall.com - Warning! New Debt Limit = Crash of Dollar + Inflation - yet another joke of the week

Everything is on the Rise...AGAINST the U.S. Dollar.

The Federal Reserve & Treasury Department are stuck between a Rock and A Hard Place.

If they Raise Interest rates... the economy goes into a Tail Spin.

If they Stop Borrowing and Issuing Debt....The Monetary(Ponzie-Scheme) System Fails.

BUT, If they continue Down the Same path...

The Collapse of the U.S. Dollar is Imminent.

How Bad is it??

The Obama Administration has increased Debt, more than All Past Presidents Combined.

Much like any Balance Sheet, it all comes down to: "Debt to Equity" Ratio.

The Obama Administration is Running out of time AND Options.

Things are going to get Worse, before they can get Any Better.

* China is now a Seller of U.S. Treasury Bonds, in Over The Counter markets (OTC).

* The U.S. Dollar is Now hitting New Lows, Against ALL Major currencies.

* Social Security is Now Bleeding Red,this is the First year since inception.

* The IMF is now calling for the Replacement of the U.S. Dollar, as the World Reserve Currency.

* The FED's are Buying Back Unsold Bonds, at Every Treasury Bond Auction.

ALL the Signs of an Eminent Collapse are upon us.

Owning Tangible Gold and Silver, has Never Been More Crucial.

U.S. Dollar denominated Investments, are at Risk of Total Collapse.

Recent Data reveals Most Americans will outlive their Savings, Due to Rising Cost of Living....

AKA:Inflation.

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Hyperinflation.

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The Federal Reserve Monetary Base (Money Supply) has increased 300% since August 2008.

The U.S. Banks Excess Reserves had a 49 year average of $.08 Billion Dollars,.. They are Now Holding approximately $1,455 Billion Dollars!

The Obama Administration has pledged to Release all of the above, in the Next Major Financial Debacle. ..Instant Inflation!

Don't believe it's possible?

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The Answer is....No.

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Thursday, June 09, 2011

townhall.com - Congress to mandate homosexual indoctrination? - joke of the week

Dear Pro-family American,

The Radical Homosexuals infiltrating the United States Congress have a plan:

Indoctrinate an entire generation of American children with pro-homosexual propaganda and eliminate traditional values from American society.

Their ultimate dream is to create a new America based on sexual promiscuity in which the values you and I cherish are long forgotten.

I hate to admit it, but if they pass the deceptively named “Student Non-Discrimination Act,” that’s exactly what they’ll do.

Better named the “Homosexual Classrooms Act,” its chief advocate in Congress is Rep. Jared Polis, himself an open homosexual and radical activist.

That’s why I need you to act quickly -- right away -- to protect our nation’s youth.

I have prepared the official “Protect Our Children’s Innocence” Petition to Congress for you to sign.

Please click here to sign it right away so I can rush it to the Capitol with thousands more.

http://www.traditionalvalues.us/SNDApetition2.aspx?pid=th2 ]

You and I must defeat this disastrous legislation.

You see, the Homosexual Classrooms Act contains a laundry list of anti-family provisions that will:

*** Require schools to teach appalling homosexual acts so “homosexual students” don’t feel “singled out” during already explicit sex-ed classes;

*** Spin impressionable students in a whirlwind of sexual confusion and misinformation, even peer pressure to “experiment” with the homosexual “lifestyle;”

*** Exempt homosexual students from punishment for propositioning, harassing, or even sexually assaulting their classmates, as part of their specially-protected right to “freedom of self-expression;”

*** Force private and even religious schools to teach a pro-homosexual curriculum and purge any reference to religion if a student claims it creates a “hostile learning environment” for homosexual students.

And that’s just the beginning of the Homosexual Lobby’s radical agenda.

In fact, it will set them up to ram through their entire perverted vision for a homosexual America.

My friend, I’m sure I don’t have to tell you this is not a fight we can afford to lose.

That’s why Public Advocate is leading the fight against this immoral legislation.

This is a battle for the survival of American values and the fact is, there’s no time to waste.

The Homosexual Classrooms Act will turn America’s schools into indoctrination centers and its classrooms into social laboratories -- and they’re pulling out all the stops to pass it.

You see, they’ve disguised the bill’s wicked purpose behind an innocent name: “The Student Non-Discrimination Act.”  Not only that, but they’re waiting to introduce this legislation in order to keep it under the radar.

The Homosexual Lobby knows that if pro-family Americans like you and me have time to alert the public of their radical agenda, they’ll have no hope of success.

They made that mistake last year and you and I had enough time to kill this bill.

This year they won’t make the same mistake and have successfully kept everything under wraps -- for now.

I’ve developed a massive program to launch the second they try to push this bill through -- mail, email, phones, and even radio and TV ads.

But that’s only possible with your support...

None of these things are cheap.  In fact, running a program of the size necessary to defeat this bill can get quite expensive especially with increases in postage and printing costs.

That’s why I need your generous contribution.  In addition to your signed “Protect Our Children’s Innocence” Petition, will you contribute $250, $100, $50 or even just $35 right away.

http://www.traditionalvalues.us/SNDApetition2.aspx?pid=th2 ]

And every dollar counts in this fight so even if you can only chip in $10 or $20, it will make a difference.

Unfortunately, this agenda is nothing new.

In fact, other countries like Britain are already experimenting with this kind of legislation, such as mandating public schools inject pro-homosexual content into every aspect of education.

Word problems in math classes are now to include homosexual characters.  History classes will document the “civil rights” struggle against the “oppressive” pro-family establishment.

And it’s even started to infiltrate our state governments.

In California, lawmakers want to “require schools to portray lesbians, homosexuals, transsexuals ... as positive role models to children in all public schools.”

Sexual deviants being held up as models of virtue?

If that makes you as sick as it makes me, you simply must join me in this battle for America’s children.

Please sign the “Protect Our Children’s Innocence” Petition to Congress and then send a generous contribution right away.  Your action will make all the difference.

http://www.traditionalvalues.us/SNDApetition2.aspx?pid=th2 ]

And if all that wasn’t enough to convince you that action must be taken immediately, there’s more.

Many say that there will always be private schools and traditional homeschool families to teach traditional values to the next generation.

But the truth is, this radical agenda is NOT restricted to public schools.

Kevin Jennings, Obama’s “Safe Schools Czar,” has clearly stated that “every school, public, private or parochial has an obligation” to teach a pro-homosexual curriculum.

In fact, Jennings denounced school choice programs as “very dangerous” because they make it much harder to impose the Homosexual Agenda on our kids.

“Lord forbid a Baptist or Mormon school,” he added.

Jennings' ultimate goal is for all curriculum in “kindergarten, and first grade, and second grade – every grade” be infused with a pro-homosexual slant.

Traditional values will be squashed and demonized as old fashioned or out of date, or even as bigotry.

You and I cannot let them succeed.

Please sign the “Protect Our Children’s Innocence” Petition to Congress I’ve prepared for you right away.

http://www.traditionalvalues.us/SNDApetition2.aspx?pid=th2 ]

And along with your petition, would you please send a generous contribution of $250, $100, $50 or even just $35?

http://www.traditionalvalues.us/SNDApetition2.aspx?pid=th2 ]

And every dollar helps so even if you can only chip in $10 or $20, you will make a difference.

Thank you so much for all you have done.

Sincerely,

Eugene Delgaudio
President,
Public Advocate of the U.S.

P.S. Radical Homosexuals in Congress have a plan to indoctrinate our children in schools -- both public and private.

But Public Advocate is taking a stand.  Will you join me?

Please sign the “Protect Our Children’s Innocence” Petition to Congress I’ve enclosed.

http://www.traditionalvalues.us/SNDApetition2.aspx?pid=th2 ]

And please, along with your petition, would you please send a generous contribution of $250, $100, $50 or even just $35 right away?

http://www.traditionalvalues.us/SNDApetition2.aspx?pid=th2 ]

And every dollar counts in this fight so even if you can only chip in $10 or $20, it will make a difference.

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Homosexual Lobby, contributions are not tax deductible for IRS purposes.
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Public Advocate of the U.S. Petition

[ http://www.traditionalvalues.us/SNDApetition2.aspx?pid=th2 ]

Dear Pro-family American,

Thank you for reading my letter.

This is not a battle you and I can afford to lose.

You and I are fighting for the very future of the traditional values you and I hold dear.

That's why I need you to sign the petition below OPPOSING the Homosexual Classrooms Act.

Thank you for taking action for the family.

Sincerely,

Eugene Delgaudio

President,
Public Advocate of the U.S.

If your Senators are not listed below or wrong, please choose your state from the list below:

List: [ http://www.traditionalvalues.us/SNDApetition2.aspx?pid=th2 ]

Petition to your Senators & Congressman

Whereas: Schools should be institutions of learning, dedicated to the unbiased and unpoliticized pursuit of knowledge equally for all students; and

Whereas: The mis-named "Student Non-Discrimination Act" actually DOES discriminate by creating special protected classes of students; and

Whereas: More accurately-named the "Homosexual Classrooms Act," the "Student Non-Discrimination Act" targets children with homosexual propaganda far over their heads in an attempt to sexually confuse and corrupt; and

Whereas: Government should have NO AUTHORITY to force the Homosexual Agenda on the American people, much less their children;

Therefore: As your constituent and a concerned pro-family voter, I strongly insist you oppose the so-called "Student Non-Discrimination Act," and make every attempt to see it defeated.

Signed:

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