Palins' un-American activities - AIP terrorist ties - conspiracy theory ?
First her complete disregard of her at the time unborn special needs child health and safety and now her relationship with the AIP and founder Joe Vogler [domestic terrorist]
Sarah Palin and the Alaska Independence Party. Palin addresses AIP convention (official video)
http://goo.gl/lSVwn
Palin's secession flirtation
http://goo.gl/CLt1Z
Palin's ties with separatist AIP founder Joe Vogler, terrorist ties?
http://goo.gl/IQ4na
Members of 'Fringe' Alaskan Independence Party Incorrectly Say Palin Was a Member in 90s; McCain Camp and Alaska Division of Elections Deny Charge*
http://goo.gl/8pS8o
The Alaska Independence Party
http://goo.gl/Ehwxv
"Government is not the giver of rights; only God confers these to the people. People create government, giving it certain and limited powers. Only eternal vigilance by the people will confine government to its proper role." -- Joe Vogler - http://goo.gl/0GuZj
"My government is my worst enemy. I'm going to fight them with any means at hand." -- Joe Vogler
"I'm an Alaskan, not an American. I've got no use for America or her damned institutions." -- Joe Vogler
"....Before his strange murder in 1993, party founder Vogler preached armed insurrection against the United States of America. Vogler, who always carried a Magnum with him, was fond of saying, "When the [federal] bureaucrats come after me, I suggest they wear red coats. They make better targets. In the federal government are the biggest liars in the United States, and I hate them with a passion. They think they own [Alaska]. There comes a time when people will choose to die with honor rather than live with dishonor. That time may be coming here. Our goal is ultimate independence by peaceful means under a minimal government fully responsive to the people. I hope we don't have to take human life, but if they go on tramping on our property rights, look out, we're ready to die.".....http://goo.gl/5JAAg
Alaskan Independence Party
http://goo.gl/kuTrR
A Palin Joined Alaskan Third Party, Just Not Sarah Palin
http://goo.gl/unUuh
The Alaskan Independence Party is a political party in the U.S. state of Alaska that advocates an in-state referendum which includes the option of Alaska becoming an independent country. The party also advocates positions similar to those of the Constitution Party and Libertarian Party, supporting gun rights, privatization, home schooling, and limited government.....http://goo.gl/64Jts
Bob Bird is an Alaskan Independence Party candidate in the 2008 congressional elections for the Senate in Alaska. He is seeking the AIP nomination to challenge incumbent Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska).
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ALASKA FIRST! http://goo.gl/bNfk4
Until we as Alaskans attain our Ultimate Goal, the AIP will continue to strive to make Alaska a better place to live with less government interference in our everyday lives.
The Alaskan Independence Party's goal is the vote we were entitled to in 1958, one choice from among the following four alternatives:
1) Remain a Territory.
2) Become a separate and Independent Nation.
3) Accept Commonwealth status.
4) Become a State.
The call for this vote is in furtherance of the dream of the Alaskan Independence Party's founding father, Joe Vogler, which was for Alaskans to achieve independence under a minimal government, fully responsive to the people, promoting a peaceful and lawful means of resolving differences.
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Founder Of Group Palin Courted Professed "Hatred For The American Government"; Cursed "Damn Flag"
By Greg Sargent - September 2, 2008, 6:10PM - http://goo.gl/qkTV8
The founder of the Alaska Independence Party -- a group that has been courted over the years by Sarah Palin, and one her husband was a member of for roughly seven years -- once professed his "hatred for the American government" and cursed the American flag as a "damn flag."
The AIP founder, Joe Vogler, made the comments in 1991, in an interview that's now housed at the Oral History Program in the Rasmuson Library at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks.
"The fires of hell are frozen glaciers compared to my hatred for the American government," Vogler said in the interview, in which he talked extensively about his desire for Alaskan secession, the key goal of the AIP.
"And I won't be buried under their damn flag," Vogler continued in the interview, which also touched on his disappointment with the American judicial system. "I'll be buried in Dawson. And when Alaska is an independent nation they can bring my bones home."
At another point, Volger advocated renouncing allegiance to the United States. In the course of denouncing Federal regulation over land, he said:
"And then you get mad. And you say, the hell with them. And you renounce allegiance, and you pledge your efforts, your effects, your honor, your life to Alaska."
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A review of history will give a portrait of America's role in Alaska's becoming a member of the Union.
Some proponents of Nation Status for Alaska go back to the questionable sale of Alaska, by Russia in 1867. By what principles were they in a position to sell? The right of discovery overlooks the indigenous native population. Besides, explorers from other countries actually "discovered" more of Alaska than the Russians. Right of conquest? It is safe to say that 99% of Alaska's aboriginal Indians and Eskimos never saw a Russian let alone somehow lost their birthright to one. Russia's strongest legal claim to Alaska was based on the ownership of several five acre parcels ceded to the Russian Orthodox Church for missions by local tribes along the coast in Southeastern Alaska. Some of these outposts became the towns of Sitka, Kodiak, and Wrangell.....http://goo.gl/sz0Qn
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List of conspiracy theories (note: wiki) - http://goo.gl/ewh8
Friday, April 29, 2011
"You own a smoking monkey?" -- Sheldon
"You own a smoking monkey?" -- Sheldon ;-)
" Get Off my back! " -- Amy Farrah Fowler to the monkey
" I can train him to shoot a poisoned dart. No jury in the world will convict a monkey " -- Amy Farrah Fowler
" You’re like a sexy toddler " Amy to Sheldon
" Get Off my back! " -- Amy Farrah Fowler to the monkey
" I can train him to shoot a poisoned dart. No jury in the world will convict a monkey " -- Amy Farrah Fowler
" You’re like a sexy toddler " Amy to Sheldon
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Inside the GOP's Fact-Free Nation
Inside the GOP's Fact-Free Nation
http://goo.gl/HQIkS
"....IT TAKES TWO THINGS to make a political lie work: a powerful person or institution willing to utter it, and another set of powerful institutions to amplify it. The former has always been with us: Kings, corporate executives, politicians, and ideologues from both sides of the aisle have been entirely willing to bend the truth when they felt it necessary or convenient. So why does it seem as if we're living in a time of overwhelmingly brazen deception? What's changed?
Today's marquee fibs almost always evolve the same way: A tree falls in the forest—say, the claim that Saddam Hussein has "weapons of mass destruction," or that Barack Obama has an infernal scheme to parade our nation's senior citizens before death panels. But then a network of media enablers helps it to make a sound—until enough people believe the untruth to make the lie an operative part of our political discourse.
For the past 15 years, I've spent much of my time deeply researching three historic periods—the birth of the modern conservative movement around the Barry Goldwater campaign, the Nixon era, and the Reagan years—that together have shaped the modern political lie. Here's how we got to where we are.
PROLOGUE
JUST MAKING STUFF UP......." http://goo.gl/HQIkS
Obama Conspiracy Theories
The African Race | Obama Conspiracy Theories
Obama Conspiracy Theories is your one-stop destination for conspiracy theories and fringe views about Barack Obama. Having an argument with your buddies at the office? You're in the right place....http://goo.gl/DWhR
Indeed, Born in the U.S.A. - wtf..long form and all you say ?
Indeed, Born in the U.S.A. | FactCheck.org
http://factcheck.org/2011/04/indeed-born-in-the-u-s-a/
http://factcheck.org/2011/04/indeed-born-in-the-u-s-a/
The pdf version of the document can be seen here.
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On April 27, 2011, the White House released President Barack Obama's long form birth certificate.
Other sources: http://goo.gl/I77Zt
WIN A XOOM ON TWITTER - Android and Me
http://androidandme.com/2011/04/contests/win-a-motorola-xoom-powered-by-the-nvidia-tegra-2/
To be entered to win our first XOOM, all you’ve gotta do is craft a tweet with two key pieces: the hashtag #iwantaxoom and the Twitter handle @NVIDIAtegra. For example, you could tweet,
Man! #iwantaxoom with the @NVIDIAtegra 2 for the awesome games.
Or you could say
I’m a nerd so #iwantaxoom with an @NVIDIAtegra to do homework. And to adjust my glasses with the front facing camera.
The key to remember here is to include #iwantaxoom and @NVIDIAtegra. If you do so, you’ll be automatically entered in a random drawing, to be held Monday morning (5/1/11) for a free, brand-spankin’ new WiFi-only XOOM. You can use the tweetbox below or you can tweet to your heart’s content through your own apps/channels, just make sure to include the key phrases. Good luck!
To be entered to win our first XOOM, all you’ve gotta do is craft a tweet with two key pieces: the hashtag #iwantaxoom and the Twitter handle @NVIDIAtegra. For example, you could tweet,
Man! #iwantaxoom with the @NVIDIAtegra 2 for the awesome games.
Or you could say
I’m a nerd so #iwantaxoom with an @NVIDIAtegra to do homework. And to adjust my glasses with the front facing camera.
The key to remember here is to include #iwantaxoom and @NVIDIAtegra. If you do so, you’ll be automatically entered in a random drawing, to be held Monday morning (5/1/11) for a free, brand-spankin’ new WiFi-only XOOM. You can use the tweetbox below or you can tweet to your heart’s content through your own apps/channels, just make sure to include the key phrases. Good luck!
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Meet the Religious Right Charlatan Who Teaches Tea Party America The Totally Pretend History They Want to Hear
Meet the Religious Right Charlatan Who Teaches Tea Party America The Totally Pretend History They Want to Hear...... http://goo.gl/SnVXG
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The Religious Right and the 1992 GOP Convention
http://goo.gl/cTVyt
David Barton - Master of myth and misinformation
http://goo.gl/iA9v
See also: White Anglo-Saxon Protestant (WASP)
The Rise of the Religious Right in the Republican Party
http://goo.gl/oKIwL
True Origins of the Religious Right (emory edu)
http://goo.gl/AnSw9
The warring visions of the religious right
http://goo.gl/N8H1c
FAITH AND POLITICS: The Rise of the Religious Right and Its Impact on American Domestic and Foreign Policy - Part 1
http://goo.gl/7Usgh
Is Religious Right Fading Away?
http://goo.gl/R51Zm
Religious Right Research
http://goo.gl/4zaF
The Great Debate: The Far Right In America
http://goo.gl/t3mYF
Religious Right Wrong on Public Opinion
http://goo.gl/b3Rmu
The American Religious Right
taking you from information to understanding
http://goo.gl/iAYdo
The largest conservative grassroots political organizations in America founded by Pat Robertson in 1989...http://goo.gl/kQf4G
Robertson: Left Backs Abortion Rights To Make Straight Women More Like Lesbians
http://goo.gl/Egis
Religious Right - Perhaps the most famous televangelist is Pat Robertson, former presidential candidate, owner of CBN and the Family Channel, founder of the 700 Club, the American Center for Law and Justice and the Christian Coalition.
http://goo.gl/jIZ02
THOMAS JEFFERSON VERSUS PAT ROBERTSON
http://goo.gl/UP0ve
Shaping the Religious Right
http://goo.gl/AYWQx
Courting the Religious Right
http://goo.gl/8r74U
Ted Danson Rips Rush, Religious Right
http://goo.gl/bJwCp
Ronald Reagan and the Religious Right
http://goo.gl/D30Hv
"Religious Right"
http://goo.gl/pzK2N
PBS' "Wall of Separation" comes from religious right roots
http://goo.gl/2gfyY
Wall of Separation – trailer
http://goo.gl/F7eK6
The Christian right (evangelical bloc)
*note wiki site - provided for reference links
http://goo.gl/8TIM7
How to Fight the Religious Right
A guide to defending yourself against Fundamentalist Christians
http://goo.gl/7Jk1
"religious right" (plenty of "from the horses mouth" video)
http://goo.gl/Igylx
http://goo.gl/Kk8Bg (safe search off)
Brain Washing ( Jesus Camp ''Highlights'' ) - Religious Right
http://goo.gl/iTCm
Tea Parties Expose Religious Right's Racist Roots - PT. 2/2
http://goo.gl/SW5Gl
The truth about the lunatic religious right in America.
http://goo.gl/iqX2n
Sarah Palin; Hiding her religion
http://goo.gl/q8oC5
Louis Theroux at Westboro Baptist Church protest ( religious nutz )
http://goo.gl/RgNHD
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The Religious Right and the 1992 GOP Convention
http://goo.gl/cTVyt
David Barton - Master of myth and misinformation
http://goo.gl/iA9v
See also: White Anglo-Saxon Protestant (WASP)
The Rise of the Religious Right in the Republican Party
http://goo.gl/oKIwL
True Origins of the Religious Right (emory edu)
http://goo.gl/AnSw9
The warring visions of the religious right
http://goo.gl/N8H1c
FAITH AND POLITICS: The Rise of the Religious Right and Its Impact on American Domestic and Foreign Policy - Part 1
http://goo.gl/7Usgh
Is Religious Right Fading Away?
http://goo.gl/R51Zm
Religious Right Research
http://goo.gl/4zaF
The Great Debate: The Far Right In America
http://goo.gl/t3mYF
Religious Right Wrong on Public Opinion
http://goo.gl/b3Rmu
The American Religious Right
taking you from information to understanding
http://goo.gl/iAYdo
The largest conservative grassroots political organizations in America founded by Pat Robertson in 1989...http://goo.gl/kQf4G
Robertson: Left Backs Abortion Rights To Make Straight Women More Like Lesbians
http://goo.gl/Egis
Religious Right - Perhaps the most famous televangelist is Pat Robertson, former presidential candidate, owner of CBN and the Family Channel, founder of the 700 Club, the American Center for Law and Justice and the Christian Coalition.
http://goo.gl/jIZ02
THOMAS JEFFERSON VERSUS PAT ROBERTSON
http://goo.gl/UP0ve
Shaping the Religious Right
http://goo.gl/AYWQx
Courting the Religious Right
http://goo.gl/8r74U
Ted Danson Rips Rush, Religious Right
http://goo.gl/bJwCp
Ronald Reagan and the Religious Right
http://goo.gl/D30Hv
"Religious Right"
http://goo.gl/pzK2N
PBS' "Wall of Separation" comes from religious right roots
http://goo.gl/2gfyY
Wall of Separation – trailer
http://goo.gl/F7eK6
The Christian right (evangelical bloc)
*note wiki site - provided for reference links
http://goo.gl/8TIM7
How to Fight the Religious Right
A guide to defending yourself against Fundamentalist Christians
http://goo.gl/7Jk1
"religious right" (plenty of "from the horses mouth" video)
http://goo.gl/Igylx
http://goo.gl/Kk8Bg (safe search off)
Brain Washing ( Jesus Camp ''Highlights'' ) - Religious Right
http://goo.gl/iTCm
Tea Parties Expose Religious Right's Racist Roots - PT. 2/2
http://goo.gl/SW5Gl
The truth about the lunatic religious right in America.
http://goo.gl/iqX2n
Sarah Palin; Hiding her religion
http://goo.gl/q8oC5
Louis Theroux at Westboro Baptist Church protest ( religious nutz )
http://goo.gl/RgNHD
(note: everyone has an opinion) Are conservatives sociopathic? Maybe...
(note: everyone has an opinion) Are conservatives sociopathic? Maybe...
Posted by Professor Tanhauser on April 18, 2011 at 12:17am in Politics, Economics, Civil and Reproductive Rights, International Conflicts
"..Here's a link to an article that proposes the theory that conservatives may actually be sociopathic in nature, and makes some good arguments for the proposal:
Google Cached: http://goo.gl/1H0NR
Basically it raises some mainstream conservative views, and shows how each appears to be selfish and disregards society, thus qualifying as possibly sociopathic.
I've always believed a lot of conservative views, not to mention conservativism's mutant spawn, libertarianism, are in fact a form of sociopathic behavior, it's nice to see someone else agrees.
And I'd appreciate it if this post wasn't deleted like the last few I've tried to make were!..."
Posted by Professor Tanhauser on April 18, 2011 at 12:17am in Politics, Economics, Civil and Reproductive Rights, International Conflicts
"..Here's a link to an article that proposes the theory that conservatives may actually be sociopathic in nature, and makes some good arguments for the proposal:
Google Cached: http://goo.gl/1H0NR
Basically it raises some mainstream conservative views, and shows how each appears to be selfish and disregards society, thus qualifying as possibly sociopathic.
I've always believed a lot of conservative views, not to mention conservativism's mutant spawn, libertarianism, are in fact a form of sociopathic behavior, it's nice to see someone else agrees.
And I'd appreciate it if this post wasn't deleted like the last few I've tried to make were!..."
Racism Revealed - The History That Won’t Go Away (research)
Racism Revealed - The History That Won’t Go Away (research)
http://goo.gl/2uuJ8
"...(Re-posted from ConservativeOutpost.com) Following the Civil War the Democratic Party did everything within its power to disenfranchise African-Americans and to “put them in their place”. Following the death of President Lincoln, his predecessor, Vice President Andrew Johnson, a Democrat, vetoed Republican Controlled Congress’s Civil Rights Bills. Beginning in 1874, there was a rise in Democratic white paramilitary organizations, such as the White League and Red Shirts, a group of racist Democrats that supported Wade Hampton III’s political ambitions (Prelude to the Ku Klux Klan), whose political aim was to drive out sympathetic Republicans and terrorized blacks to bar them from the polls.
If the Democrats are so PROUD of their heritage and history why does their official website (www.democrats.org [1]) have a gap between 1848 and 1912? Are they not proud of their party’s heritage during this period? Are they not proud of the Jim Crow laws they put into place? Or, the lynching of blacks? The actions of the KKK? Democratic sponsored terrorism towards blacks and whites supporting black rights? I have sent numerous emails to the Democratic Party asking why their website abandons this period of Democrat History. Democrats choose not to reply to my inquiry.
I will fill in the Democrats missing heritage for them since they themselves find it unpalatable;
The Republican Party was formed in 1854 specifically to oppose the Democrats, and for more than 150 years, they have done everything they could to block the Democrat agenda. As you read the following Democratic atrocities that span three centuries, imagine if you will, what a far different nation the United States would be had not the Republicans been around to block the Democrats’ efforts:......" continued: http://goo.gl/2uuJ8
http://goo.gl/2uuJ8
"...(Re-posted from ConservativeOutpost.com) Following the Civil War the Democratic Party did everything within its power to disenfranchise African-Americans and to “put them in their place”. Following the death of President Lincoln, his predecessor, Vice President Andrew Johnson, a Democrat, vetoed Republican Controlled Congress’s Civil Rights Bills. Beginning in 1874, there was a rise in Democratic white paramilitary organizations, such as the White League and Red Shirts, a group of racist Democrats that supported Wade Hampton III’s political ambitions (Prelude to the Ku Klux Klan), whose political aim was to drive out sympathetic Republicans and terrorized blacks to bar them from the polls.
If the Democrats are so PROUD of their heritage and history why does their official website (www.democrats.org [1]) have a gap between 1848 and 1912? Are they not proud of their party’s heritage during this period? Are they not proud of the Jim Crow laws they put into place? Or, the lynching of blacks? The actions of the KKK? Democratic sponsored terrorism towards blacks and whites supporting black rights? I have sent numerous emails to the Democratic Party asking why their website abandons this period of Democrat History. Democrats choose not to reply to my inquiry.
I will fill in the Democrats missing heritage for them since they themselves find it unpalatable;
The Republican Party was formed in 1854 specifically to oppose the Democrats, and for more than 150 years, they have done everything they could to block the Democrat agenda. As you read the following Democratic atrocities that span three centuries, imagine if you will, what a far different nation the United States would be had not the Republicans been around to block the Democrats’ efforts:......" continued: http://goo.gl/2uuJ8
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Sai Baba passes away
Sai Baba passes away, govt to leave succession to Trust
http://goo.gl/20FWM
Sathya Sai Baba -- His Works
http://goo.gl/JgnJ4
http://goo.gl/20FWM
Sathya Sai Baba -- His Works
http://goo.gl/JgnJ4
Favorite forum comment of the week - digg
Favorite forum comment of the week
Thread: Pawlenty, Bachmann unsure if gays are as harmful as second-hand smoke
" You ever try to inhale a gay person? I'm sure that will do more damage than second hand smoke of you suck in a lung full. /s " -- wonderchemist - http://goo.gl/wQlot
*Note: the visual of that scientific study had me laughing so hard....I think I peed a little ;-)
Thread: Pawlenty, Bachmann unsure if gays are as harmful as second-hand smoke
" You ever try to inhale a gay person? I'm sure that will do more damage than second hand smoke of you suck in a lung full. /s " -- wonderchemist - http://goo.gl/wQlot
*Note: the visual of that scientific study had me laughing so hard....I think I peed a little ;-)
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Creationist group says homosexual indoctrination in schools is because of Darwin
Creationist group says homosexual indoctrination in schools is because of Darwin
See also:
Religious Right in a rage over "homosexual indoctrination" in public schools....http://goo.gl/xn1YB
The Theory of Evolution Made Easy
See also:
Religious Right in a rage over "homosexual indoctrination" in public schools....http://goo.gl/xn1YB
Friday, April 22, 2011
Psychology of forums - understanding the trolls
Psychology of forums - understanding the trolls
'Anyone can speak Troll,' said Fred dismissively, 'all you have to do is point and grunt.' - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - J.K. Rowling (2000)
How To Handle A Troll, and Beat Them at Their Own Game (an oldie)
" Many Trolls just want to be a nuisance. They're kids who aren't mature enough to have a sensible conversation. These Trolls fall under The Bored category, but that does not necessarily mean that all Trolls are children. Many "mature" adults find enjoyment in Trolling groups.
But there are other trolls who set out to cause havoc. This may include posing as a regular poster in the group (then acting in a way to deflame that person's good name). Or it may be to draw members of the group into an argument...... " http://goo.gl/D9lA3
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How to Handle Trolls on Your Website? Few Tips
http://goo.gl/97Ut
Doc Says: How to Handle Trolls and Spammers
http://goo.gl/U18r
How To Handle Blog Trolls
http://goo.gl/Aea12
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"A double bind" - an emotionally distressing dilemma in communication in which an individual (or group) receives two or more conflicting messages, in which one message negates the other. This creates a situation in which a successful response to one message results in a failed response to the other (and vice versa), so that the person will be automatically wrong regardless of response. The double bind occurs when the person cannot confront the inherent dilemma, and therefore cannot resolve it or opt out of the situation. For example, if your employer tells you to do a job but doesn't allow enough time for you to do it and you are in danger of losing your job if you question the situation you are in a double bind.....http://goo.gl/bUVNY
A poem illustrating the flow chart - http://goo.gl/z9I0h
"The Purloined Letter Approach" - the general name of a plan to hide something in plain view. The technique is also referred to as Hiding in plain view.
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Reactance psychology
Psychological reactance theory
Psychological reactance is an aversive affective reaction in response to regulations or impositions that impinge on freedom and autonomy (Brehm, 1966, 1972, Brehm & Brehm, 1981; Wicklund, 1974). This reaction is especially common when individuals feel obliged to adopt a particular opinion or engage in a specific behavior.
Specifically, a perceived diminution in freedom ignites an emotional state, called psychological reactance, that elicits behaviors intended to restore this autonomy (Brehm, 1966, 1972, Brehm & Brehm, 1981; Wicklund, 1974). Reactance, for example, often encourages individuals to espouse an opinion that opposes the belief or attitude they were encouraged, or even coerced, to adopt. As a consequence, reactance often augments resistance to persuasion (Brehm & Brehm, 1981). Reactance was proposed to explain many common examples of resistance in society, such as the adverse effects of prohibition....http://goo.gl/Vn5y8
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The phenomenology of reactance
Reactance is an emotional reaction in direct contradiction to rules or regulations that threaten or eliminate specific behavioral freedoms.
Reactance can occur when someone is heavily pressured to accept a certain view or attitude. Reactance can cause the person to adopt or strengthen a view or attitude that is contrary to what was intended, and also increases resistance to persuasion. People using reverse psychology are playing on at least an informal awareness of reactance, attempting to influence someone to choose the opposite of what they request.
http://goo.gl/hkXuY
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The Need For A Phenomenological System of Psychology - by Donald Snygg
http://goo.gl/evHjf
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Qualia: The Knowledge Argument
http://goo.gl/oJ04t
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Brainy mind - Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Bristol
http://goo.gl/RJ7Fx
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The Logic of Collective Action: Public Goods and the Theory of Groups - by Mancur Olson, Jr.
"..if everyone in a group has interests in common, then they will act collectively to achieve them; and in a democracy, the greatest concern is that the majority will tyrannize and exploit the minority.
The book argues that individuals in any group attempting collective action will have incentives to "free ride" on the efforts of others if the group is working to provide public goods. Individuals will not “free ride” in groups which provide benefits only to active participants.
Public goods are goods which are non-excludable (i.e. one person cannot reasonably prevent another from consuming the good) and non-rivalrous (one person’s consumption of the good does not affect another’s, nor vice-versa). Hence, without selective incentives to motivate participation, collective action is unlikely to occur even when large groups of people with common interests exist....." http://goo.gl/klngs
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See also:
Minimisation is a type of deception involving denial coupled with rationalisation in situations where complete denial is implausible. It is the opposite of exaggeration.
'Minimization is one of the most common ways we reduce our feelings of guilt..."It's not that big of a deal"'......http://goo.gl/7rih3
Tactical media
kōan
Reverse psychology
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Resources:
UC Berkeley OpenCourseWare - http://goo.gl/Ljiu
MIT OpenCourseWare - http://goo.gl/BXpY
'Anyone can speak Troll,' said Fred dismissively, 'all you have to do is point and grunt.' - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - J.K. Rowling (2000)
How To Handle A Troll, and Beat Them at Their Own Game (an oldie)
" Many Trolls just want to be a nuisance. They're kids who aren't mature enough to have a sensible conversation. These Trolls fall under The Bored category, but that does not necessarily mean that all Trolls are children. Many "mature" adults find enjoyment in Trolling groups.
But there are other trolls who set out to cause havoc. This may include posing as a regular poster in the group (then acting in a way to deflame that person's good name). Or it may be to draw members of the group into an argument...... " http://goo.gl/D9lA3
....
How to Handle Trolls on Your Website? Few Tips
http://goo.gl/97Ut
Doc Says: How to Handle Trolls and Spammers
http://goo.gl/U18r
How To Handle Blog Trolls
http://goo.gl/Aea12
....
"A double bind" - an emotionally distressing dilemma in communication in which an individual (or group) receives two or more conflicting messages, in which one message negates the other. This creates a situation in which a successful response to one message results in a failed response to the other (and vice versa), so that the person will be automatically wrong regardless of response. The double bind occurs when the person cannot confront the inherent dilemma, and therefore cannot resolve it or opt out of the situation. For example, if your employer tells you to do a job but doesn't allow enough time for you to do it and you are in danger of losing your job if you question the situation you are in a double bind.....http://goo.gl/bUVNY
A poem illustrating the flow chart - http://goo.gl/z9I0h
"The Purloined Letter Approach" - the general name of a plan to hide something in plain view. The technique is also referred to as Hiding in plain view.
....
Reactance psychology
Psychological reactance theory
Psychological reactance is an aversive affective reaction in response to regulations or impositions that impinge on freedom and autonomy (Brehm, 1966, 1972, Brehm & Brehm, 1981; Wicklund, 1974). This reaction is especially common when individuals feel obliged to adopt a particular opinion or engage in a specific behavior.
Specifically, a perceived diminution in freedom ignites an emotional state, called psychological reactance, that elicits behaviors intended to restore this autonomy (Brehm, 1966, 1972, Brehm & Brehm, 1981; Wicklund, 1974). Reactance, for example, often encourages individuals to espouse an opinion that opposes the belief or attitude they were encouraged, or even coerced, to adopt. As a consequence, reactance often augments resistance to persuasion (Brehm & Brehm, 1981). Reactance was proposed to explain many common examples of resistance in society, such as the adverse effects of prohibition....http://goo.gl/Vn5y8
....
The phenomenology of reactance
Reactance is an emotional reaction in direct contradiction to rules or regulations that threaten or eliminate specific behavioral freedoms.
Reactance can occur when someone is heavily pressured to accept a certain view or attitude. Reactance can cause the person to adopt or strengthen a view or attitude that is contrary to what was intended, and also increases resistance to persuasion. People using reverse psychology are playing on at least an informal awareness of reactance, attempting to influence someone to choose the opposite of what they request.
http://goo.gl/hkXuY
....
The Need For A Phenomenological System of Psychology - by Donald Snygg
http://goo.gl/evHjf
....
Qualia: The Knowledge Argument
http://goo.gl/oJ04t
....
Brainy mind - Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Bristol
http://goo.gl/RJ7Fx
....
The Logic of Collective Action: Public Goods and the Theory of Groups - by Mancur Olson, Jr.
"..if everyone in a group has interests in common, then they will act collectively to achieve them; and in a democracy, the greatest concern is that the majority will tyrannize and exploit the minority.
The book argues that individuals in any group attempting collective action will have incentives to "free ride" on the efforts of others if the group is working to provide public goods. Individuals will not “free ride” in groups which provide benefits only to active participants.
Public goods are goods which are non-excludable (i.e. one person cannot reasonably prevent another from consuming the good) and non-rivalrous (one person’s consumption of the good does not affect another’s, nor vice-versa). Hence, without selective incentives to motivate participation, collective action is unlikely to occur even when large groups of people with common interests exist....." http://goo.gl/klngs
....
See also:
Minimisation is a type of deception involving denial coupled with rationalisation in situations where complete denial is implausible. It is the opposite of exaggeration.
'Minimization is one of the most common ways we reduce our feelings of guilt..."It's not that big of a deal"'......http://goo.gl/7rih3
Tactical media
kōan
Reverse psychology
....
Resources:
UC Berkeley OpenCourseWare - http://goo.gl/Ljiu
MIT OpenCourseWare - http://goo.gl/BXpY
Racism in politics (D) from the conservative view point
Racism in politics (D) from the conservative view point
Robert Byrd (D)
1940s, Robert Byrd (D) recruited 150 of his friends and associates to create a new chapter of the Ku Klux Klan.
"....he [Byrd] was once an Exalted Cyclops in the Ku Klux Klan. Byrd is a throwback to -- and remains nostalgic for -- a bygone (and not usually lamented) political era....." -- http://goo.gl/TlAQy
"A Senator's Shame
Byrd, in His New Book, Again Confronts Early Ties to KKK" -- http://goo.gl/2SRw
" I shall never fight in the armed forces with a Negro by my side ... Rather I should die a thousand times, and see Old Glory trampled in the dirt never to rise again, than to see this beloved land of ours become degraded by race mongrels, a throwback to the blackest specimen from the wilds. " -- Robert C. Byrd
History Of The Democrats And The KKK.....(Why the Democrats started the KKK)
http://goo.gl/19YMu
The Ku Klux Klan was formed as a social club by a group of Confederate Army veterans in Pulaski, Tennessee in the winter of 1865-66.
http://goo.gl/n326
Wiki page - KKK (see notes, references, external sources)
http://goo.gl/pB7iX
The Democrat Party's Long and Shameful History of Bigotry and Racism
http://goo.gl/6VUpl
Jim Moran: Racism fueled Democrats' midterm losses
http://goo.gl/yiLdl
“At least on a historical level, the Democratic Party has always been the party of racism,” Mr. Bartlett said in a telephone interview with The Washington Times.
http://goo.gl/AHrsa
ASTONISHING HISTORY OF DEMOCRAT RACISM
Democrats have ALWAYS been the Party of Slavery and Racism
http://goo.gl/sLCwY
Racism Alive In Democratic Party
http://goo.gl/WSkQx
Robert Byrd (D)
1940s, Robert Byrd (D) recruited 150 of his friends and associates to create a new chapter of the Ku Klux Klan.
"....he [Byrd] was once an Exalted Cyclops in the Ku Klux Klan. Byrd is a throwback to -- and remains nostalgic for -- a bygone (and not usually lamented) political era....." -- http://goo.gl/TlAQy
"A Senator's Shame
Byrd, in His New Book, Again Confronts Early Ties to KKK" -- http://goo.gl/2SRw
" I shall never fight in the armed forces with a Negro by my side ... Rather I should die a thousand times, and see Old Glory trampled in the dirt never to rise again, than to see this beloved land of ours become degraded by race mongrels, a throwback to the blackest specimen from the wilds. " -- Robert C. Byrd
History Of The Democrats And The KKK.....(Why the Democrats started the KKK)
http://goo.gl/19YMu
The Ku Klux Klan was formed as a social club by a group of Confederate Army veterans in Pulaski, Tennessee in the winter of 1865-66.
http://goo.gl/n326
Wiki page - KKK (see notes, references, external sources)
http://goo.gl/pB7iX
The Democrat Party's Long and Shameful History of Bigotry and Racism
http://goo.gl/6VUpl
Jim Moran: Racism fueled Democrats' midterm losses
http://goo.gl/yiLdl
“At least on a historical level, the Democratic Party has always been the party of racism,” Mr. Bartlett said in a telephone interview with The Washington Times.
http://goo.gl/AHrsa
ASTONISHING HISTORY OF DEMOCRAT RACISM
Democrats have ALWAYS been the Party of Slavery and Racism
http://goo.gl/sLCwY
Racism Alive In Democratic Party
http://goo.gl/WSkQx
Narcissistic personality disorder
Narcissistic personality disorder
:-)
http://goo.gl/WNBBH
Personality disorders are a group of psychiatric conditions in which a person's long-term (chronic) behaviors, emotions, and thoughts are very different from their culture's expectations and cause serious problems with relationships and work.
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
The causes of personality disorders are unknown. However, many genetic and environmental factors are thought to play a role.
Mental health professionals categorize these disorders into the following types:
Antisocial personality disorder
Avoidant personality disorder
Borderline personality disorder
Dependent personality disorder
Histrionic personality disorder
Narcissistic personality disorder
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
Paranoid personality disorder
Schizoid personality disorder
Schizotypal personality disorder
....
Narcissistic personality disorder is a condition in which people have an inflated sense of self-importance and an extreme preoccupation with themselves.
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
The causes of this disorder are unknown. An overly sensitive personality and parenting problems may affect the development of this disorder.
Symptoms
A person with narcissistic personality disorder may:
React to criticism with rage, shame, or humiliation
Take advantage of other people to achieve his or her own goals
Have excessive feelings of self-importance
Exaggerate achievements and talents
Be preoccupied with fantasies of success, power, beauty, intelligence, or ideal love
Have unreasonable expectations of favorable treatment
Need constant attention and admiration
Disregard the feelings of others, and have little ability to feel empathy
Have obsessive self-interest
Pursue mainly selfish goals
Signs and tests
Like other personality disorders, narcissistic personality disorder is diagnosed based on a psychological evaluation and the history and severity of the symptoms.
Treatment
Psychotherapy (for example, talk therapy) may help the affected person relate to other people in a more positive and compassionate way.
Expectations (prognosis)
The outcome depends on the severity of the disorder.
Complications
Alcohol or other drug dependence
Relationship, work, and family problems
References
Blais MA, Smallwood P, Groves JE, Rivas-Vazquez RA. Personality and personality disorders. In: Stern TA, Rosenbaum JF, Fava M, Biederman J, Rauch SL, eds. Massachusetts General Hospital Clinical Psychiatry. 1st ed. Philadellphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier;2008:chap 39.
Review Date: 11/14/2010.
Reviewed by: Linda Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington School of Medicine; and David B. Merrill, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
SRC: http://goo.gl/WNBBH
SRC: http://goo.gl/WNBBH
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Modern political parties defined
Modern political parties defined
Democrat vs Republican (decent and neutral comparison)
http://goo.gl/g5q02
Conservative vs Liberal (decent and neutral comparison)
http://goo.gl/3Svbw
See also:
On the issues - http://goo.gl/ysmx5
Project vote smart - http://goo.gl/0yqb
Congress on Android (other mobile) - http://goo.gl/dJ1Lp
Thomas library of Congress - http://goo.gl/4gKcG
Modern American liberalism:
is a form of social liberalism developed from progressive ideals such as Theodore Roosevelt's New Nationalism, Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom, Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal, John F. Kennedy's New Frontier, and Lyndon Johnson's Great Society. It combines social liberalism and social progressivism with support for a welfare state and a mixed economy. American liberal causes include voting rights for African Americans, abortion rights for women, gay rights and government entitlements such as education and health care.
John F. Kennedy defined a liberal as follows:
“ ..someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people — their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, and their civil liberties — someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicions that grip us in our policies abroad, if that is what they mean by a 'Liberal', then I’m proud to say I’m a 'Liberal'. "
Progressivism:
in the United States is a broadly-based reform movement that reached its height early in the 20th century and is generally considered to be middle class and reformist in nature. It arose as a response to the vast changes brought by modernization, such as the growth of large corporations and railroads, and fears of corruption in American politics. In the 21st century self-styled progressives continue to embrace concepts such as environmentalism and social justice. Social progressivism, the view that governmental practices ought to be adjusted as society evolves, forms the ideological basis for many American progressives.
One historian defined progressivism as the "political movement that addresses ideas, impulses, and issues stemming from modernization of American society. Emerging at the end of the nineteenth century, it established much of the tone of American politics throughout the first half of the century."
Conservatism:
( "to preserve" ) is a political and social philosophy that promotes the maintenance of traditional institutions and supports, at the most, minimal and gradual change in society. Some conservatives seek to preserve things as they are, emphasizing stability and continuity, while others oppose modernism and seek a return to the way things were
Robert Eccleshall states, "It is the persistent image of society as a command structure in which the responsibilities of leadership can be exercised within the framework of a strong state manifested in divine-right royalism ... that distinguishes English conservatism from rival ideologies."
Republican Party:
Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the Grand Old Party (GOP). The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the current version of the two party system, in contrast to the more "liberal" or "progressive" Democrats.
Democratic Party:
The party has the lengthiest record of continuous operation in the United States.
evolved from Anti-Federalist factions that opposed the fiscal policies of Alexander Hamilton in the early 1790s. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison organized these factions into the Democratic-Republican Party. The party favored states' rights and strict adherence to the Constitution; it opposed a national bank and wealthy, moneyed interests.
The Democratic Party has had broad appeal across all socio-ethno-economic demographics. Historically, the party has favored farmers, laborers, labor unions, and religious and ethnic minorities; it has opposed unregulated business and finance, and favored progressive income taxes. In foreign policy, internationalism (including interventionism) was a dominant theme from 1913 to the mid-1960s. In the 1930s, the party began advocating welfare spending programs targeted at the poor.
search string - define:progressivism
http://goo.gl/yv1bT
the political orientation of those who favor progress toward better conditions in government and society
Progressivism is a political attitude favoring or advocating changes or reform. Progressivism is often viewed in opposition to conservative or reactionary ideologies
search string - define:conservative
http://goo.gl/MNJ8G
resistant to change
having social or political views favoring conservatism
cautious: avoiding excess; "a conservative estimate"
a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas
button-down: unimaginatively conventional; "a colorful character in the buttoned-down, dull-grey world of business"- Newsweek
a member of a Conservative Party
bourgeois: conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class; "a bourgeois mentality" - wordnetweb.princeton.edu
Conservatism is a political and social term from the Latin verb conservare meaning to save or preserve. As the name suggests it usually indicates support for tradition and traditional values though the meaning has changed in different countries and time periods.
Conservatism in the United States is an umbrella term for an array of American thoughts on political philosophy. In contemporary American politics, it is often associated with the Republican Party.
....
Modern Socialism
Socialism: Any of various political philosophies that support social and economic equality, collective decision-making, and public control of productive capital and natural resources, as advocated by socialists; The socialist political philosophies as a group, including Marxism, libertarian socialism
Socialism refers to the various theories of economic organization which advocate either public or direct worker ownership and administration of the means of production and allocation of resources.Newman, Michael.
adherence to the theory social organization which believes the proprietorship and the authority of the means of production, capital, land, etc. should belong to the entire community. The Socialist Party in London's day was considered a respectable alternate political party.
The DSA
"Democratic Socialists believe that both the economy and society should be run democratically—to meet public needs, not to make profits for a few. To achieve a more just society, many structures of our government and economy must be radically transformed through greater economic and social democracy so that ordinary Americans can participate in the many decisions that affect our lives." -- http://goo.gl/gMDog
SRC:
On the issues - http://goo.gl/ysmx5
Project vote smart - http://goo.gl/0yqb
Congress on Android (other mobile) - http://goo.gl/dJ1Lp
Thomas library of Congress - http://goo.gl/4gKcG
Wiki - http://goo.gl/YP4j
DSA - http://goo.gl/gMDog
The Google search and The Internets
Department of Government and History (gallaudet.edu) - http://goo.gl/MikID
USA history - http://goo.gl/oywpF
K-12 History Classes
Democrat vs Republican (decent and neutral comparison)
http://goo.gl/g5q02
Conservative vs Liberal (decent and neutral comparison)
http://goo.gl/3Svbw
See also:
On the issues - http://goo.gl/ysmx5
Project vote smart - http://goo.gl/0yqb
Congress on Android (other mobile) - http://goo.gl/dJ1Lp
Thomas library of Congress - http://goo.gl/4gKcG
Modern American liberalism:
is a form of social liberalism developed from progressive ideals such as Theodore Roosevelt's New Nationalism, Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom, Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal, John F. Kennedy's New Frontier, and Lyndon Johnson's Great Society. It combines social liberalism and social progressivism with support for a welfare state and a mixed economy. American liberal causes include voting rights for African Americans, abortion rights for women, gay rights and government entitlements such as education and health care.
John F. Kennedy defined a liberal as follows:
“ ..someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people — their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, and their civil liberties — someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicions that grip us in our policies abroad, if that is what they mean by a 'Liberal', then I’m proud to say I’m a 'Liberal'. "
Progressivism:
in the United States is a broadly-based reform movement that reached its height early in the 20th century and is generally considered to be middle class and reformist in nature. It arose as a response to the vast changes brought by modernization, such as the growth of large corporations and railroads, and fears of corruption in American politics. In the 21st century self-styled progressives continue to embrace concepts such as environmentalism and social justice. Social progressivism, the view that governmental practices ought to be adjusted as society evolves, forms the ideological basis for many American progressives.
One historian defined progressivism as the "political movement that addresses ideas, impulses, and issues stemming from modernization of American society. Emerging at the end of the nineteenth century, it established much of the tone of American politics throughout the first half of the century."
Conservatism:
( "to preserve" ) is a political and social philosophy that promotes the maintenance of traditional institutions and supports, at the most, minimal and gradual change in society. Some conservatives seek to preserve things as they are, emphasizing stability and continuity, while others oppose modernism and seek a return to the way things were
Robert Eccleshall states, "It is the persistent image of society as a command structure in which the responsibilities of leadership can be exercised within the framework of a strong state manifested in divine-right royalism ... that distinguishes English conservatism from rival ideologies."
Republican Party:
Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the Grand Old Party (GOP). The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the current version of the two party system, in contrast to the more "liberal" or "progressive" Democrats.
Democratic Party:
The party has the lengthiest record of continuous operation in the United States.
evolved from Anti-Federalist factions that opposed the fiscal policies of Alexander Hamilton in the early 1790s. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison organized these factions into the Democratic-Republican Party. The party favored states' rights and strict adherence to the Constitution; it opposed a national bank and wealthy, moneyed interests.
The Democratic Party has had broad appeal across all socio-ethno-economic demographics. Historically, the party has favored farmers, laborers, labor unions, and religious and ethnic minorities; it has opposed unregulated business and finance, and favored progressive income taxes. In foreign policy, internationalism (including interventionism) was a dominant theme from 1913 to the mid-1960s. In the 1930s, the party began advocating welfare spending programs targeted at the poor.
search string - define:progressivism
http://goo.gl/yv1bT
the political orientation of those who favor progress toward better conditions in government and society
Progressivism is a political attitude favoring or advocating changes or reform. Progressivism is often viewed in opposition to conservative or reactionary ideologies
search string - define:conservative
http://goo.gl/MNJ8G
resistant to change
having social or political views favoring conservatism
cautious: avoiding excess; "a conservative estimate"
a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas
button-down: unimaginatively conventional; "a colorful character in the buttoned-down, dull-grey world of business"- Newsweek
a member of a Conservative Party
bourgeois: conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class; "a bourgeois mentality" - wordnetweb.princeton.edu
Conservatism is a political and social term from the Latin verb conservare meaning to save or preserve. As the name suggests it usually indicates support for tradition and traditional values though the meaning has changed in different countries and time periods.
Conservatism in the United States is an umbrella term for an array of American thoughts on political philosophy. In contemporary American politics, it is often associated with the Republican Party.
....
Modern Socialism
Socialism: Any of various political philosophies that support social and economic equality, collective decision-making, and public control of productive capital and natural resources, as advocated by socialists; The socialist political philosophies as a group, including Marxism, libertarian socialism
Socialism refers to the various theories of economic organization which advocate either public or direct worker ownership and administration of the means of production and allocation of resources.Newman, Michael.
adherence to the theory social organization which believes the proprietorship and the authority of the means of production, capital, land, etc. should belong to the entire community. The Socialist Party in London's day was considered a respectable alternate political party.
The DSA
"Democratic Socialists believe that both the economy and society should be run democratically—to meet public needs, not to make profits for a few. To achieve a more just society, many structures of our government and economy must be radically transformed through greater economic and social democracy so that ordinary Americans can participate in the many decisions that affect our lives." -- http://goo.gl/gMDog
SRC:
On the issues - http://goo.gl/ysmx5
Project vote smart - http://goo.gl/0yqb
Congress on Android (other mobile) - http://goo.gl/dJ1Lp
Thomas library of Congress - http://goo.gl/4gKcG
Wiki - http://goo.gl/YP4j
DSA - http://goo.gl/gMDog
The Google search and The Internets
Department of Government and History (gallaudet.edu) - http://goo.gl/MikID
USA history - http://goo.gl/oywpF
K-12 History Classes
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Crazy - footage of real interviews with SC Republican voters at a rally in Columbia 04-18-2011
What you are about to see is footage of real interviews with SC Republican voters at a rally in Columbia, hosted by SC Republican Governor Nikki Haley and Republican Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann on April 18, 2011. This is no longer the party of Ronald Reagan.....http://goo.gl/UUvfH
Primordial weirdness: Did the early universe have 1 dimension?
Primordial weirdness: Did the early universe have 1 dimension?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Did the early universe have just one spatial dimension? That's the mind-boggling concept at the heart of a theory that University at Buffalo physicist Dejan Stojkovic and colleagues proposed in 2010.
They suggested that the early universe -- which exploded from a single point and was very, very small at first -- was one-dimensional (like a straight line) before expanding to include two dimensions (like a plane) and then three (like the world in which we live today).
The theory, if valid, would address important problems in particle physics.....http://goo.gl/uYdqK
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Short list bio's - Huckabee, Paul, Pawlenty, Romney
Short list bio's - Huckabee, Paul, Pawlenty, Romney
http://goo.gl/0yqb
Michael D. 'Mike' Huckabee
Religion: Baptist
Education:
Attended, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1976-1977
BA, Ouachita Baptist University, 1976
Professional Experience:
Host, "Huckabee Report", Citadel Media Network, present
Host, "Huckabee", Fox News Network, present
President, Cambridge Communications, Arkansas, 1992-1996
Communications Executive, Cambridge Communications, 1992-1993
President/Founder, KBSC-UHF 24 Hour Channel, 1987-1992
Pastor, Beech Street First Baptist Church, Texarkana, 1986-1992
President/Founder, ACTS 24 Hour Channel, 1983-1986
Pastor, Immanuel Baptist Church, Pine Bluff, 1980-1986
Political Experience:
Candidate, United States President, 2008
Governor, State of Arkansas, 1996-2007
Appointed Governor, State of Arkansas, July 1996
Lieutenant Governor, State of Arkansas, 1993-1996
Organizations:
Chair, Texarkana's Easter Seals Telethon, 1993-1994
President, Arkansas Baptist State Convention, 1989-1991
Volunteer, Cancer Society
Volunteer, Friendship Center
Founder, Huck Political Action Committee
Volunteer, Pine Bluff Public Schools
Member, Pine Bluff Chamber of Commerce
Member, Texarkana Chamber of Commerce
Member, United Way
Former Board Member, Ouachita Baptist University Board of Trustees
King Cotton Classic Basketball Tournament
Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Chair, Southern Growth Policy Board, 2001
Chair, Southern Governors' Association, 1999-2000
Former President, Council of State Governments
Former Co-Chair, Delta Regional Authority
Former Chair, Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission
Former Member, Executive Committee, National Governors' Association
Former Chair, Southern International Trade Council
Former Chair, Southern Technology Council
....
Ronald E. 'Ron' Paul (TX)
Religion: Protestant
Education:
MD, Duke University School of Medicine, 1967
BS, Gettysburg College, 1957
Professional Experience:
Medical Practice, Obstetrician-Gynecologist, 1968-1996
Air National Guard, 1965-1968
Captain, United States Air Force, 1963-1965
Author
Political Experience:
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1996-present
Candidate, United States President, Republican, 2008
Candidate, United States President, Libertarian, 1988
Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 22, 1976-1977, 1979-1985
Candidate, United States Senate, 1984
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, 1974
Organizations:
Founder, FREE and the National Endowment for Liberty
Founder/Honorary Chair, The Liberty Committee
Distinguished Scholar, Ludwig von Mises Institute
Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus
Member, Congressional Rural Caucus
Chair, The Liberty Caucus of Fellow Congressmen on Capitol Hill
Former Member, Gold Commission
Committees:
Financial Services, Member
Foreign Affairs, Member
Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, Member
Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology, Chair
Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade, Member
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Foreign Affairs), Member
Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Member
....
Timothy J. 'Tim' Pawlenty
Religion: Christian
Education:
JD, University of Minnesota Law School
BA, Political Science, University of Minnesota
Professional Experience:
Former Vice President, Wizmo, Incorporated
Criminal Prosecutor
Political Experience:
Governor, State of Minnesota, 2002-2010
Representative, Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1992-2002
Majority Leader, Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1999-2002
Member, Eagan City Council, 1991-1992
Organizations:
Member, Achieve Incorporated Board of Directors
Member, Board of Directors, James B. Hunt Jr. Institute
Founder, Freedom First Political Action Committee
Member, Wooddale Church
Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Chair, National Governors Association, 2007-2008
Member, National Infrastructure Advisory Council
Former Chair, Governor's Ethanol Coalition
Former Chair, Midwestern Governors Association
....
Willard M. Romney
Religion: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Education:
MBA, Harvard Business School, 1975
JD, Harvard Law School, 1975
BA, Brigham Young University, 1971
Professional Experience:
President/Chief Executive Officer, Salt Lake Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, 1999-2002
Chief Executive Officer/Chairman, Bain and Company, Incorporated, 1991-1993
Vice President, Bain and Company, Incorporated, 1978-1984
Founder/Chief Executive Officer/Managing Partner, Bain Capital, Incorporated
Political Experience:
Candidate, United States President, 2008
Governor, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 2002-2006
Candidate, United States Senate, 1994
Organizations:
Member, Board of Directors, Babbages
Member, Boy Scouts of America
Member, Board of Directors, Duane Reade
Founder, Free and Strong America Political Action Committee
Visiting Committee, Harvard Business School
Member, Board of Directors, Marriott
Member, Points of Light Foundation
Member, Board of Directors, Staples
Former Board Member, City Year
Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Former Chair, Republican Governors Association
http://goo.gl/0yqb
Michael D. 'Mike' Huckabee
Religion: Baptist
Education:
Attended, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1976-1977
BA, Ouachita Baptist University, 1976
Professional Experience:
Host, "Huckabee Report", Citadel Media Network, present
Host, "Huckabee", Fox News Network, present
President, Cambridge Communications, Arkansas, 1992-1996
Communications Executive, Cambridge Communications, 1992-1993
President/Founder, KBSC-UHF 24 Hour Channel, 1987-1992
Pastor, Beech Street First Baptist Church, Texarkana, 1986-1992
President/Founder, ACTS 24 Hour Channel, 1983-1986
Pastor, Immanuel Baptist Church, Pine Bluff, 1980-1986
Political Experience:
Candidate, United States President, 2008
Governor, State of Arkansas, 1996-2007
Appointed Governor, State of Arkansas, July 1996
Lieutenant Governor, State of Arkansas, 1993-1996
Organizations:
Chair, Texarkana's Easter Seals Telethon, 1993-1994
President, Arkansas Baptist State Convention, 1989-1991
Volunteer, Cancer Society
Volunteer, Friendship Center
Founder, Huck Political Action Committee
Volunteer, Pine Bluff Public Schools
Member, Pine Bluff Chamber of Commerce
Member, Texarkana Chamber of Commerce
Member, United Way
Former Board Member, Ouachita Baptist University Board of Trustees
King Cotton Classic Basketball Tournament
Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Chair, Southern Growth Policy Board, 2001
Chair, Southern Governors' Association, 1999-2000
Former President, Council of State Governments
Former Co-Chair, Delta Regional Authority
Former Chair, Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission
Former Member, Executive Committee, National Governors' Association
Former Chair, Southern International Trade Council
Former Chair, Southern Technology Council
....
Ronald E. 'Ron' Paul (TX)
Religion: Protestant
Education:
MD, Duke University School of Medicine, 1967
BS, Gettysburg College, 1957
Professional Experience:
Medical Practice, Obstetrician-Gynecologist, 1968-1996
Air National Guard, 1965-1968
Captain, United States Air Force, 1963-1965
Author
Political Experience:
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1996-present
Candidate, United States President, Republican, 2008
Candidate, United States President, Libertarian, 1988
Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 22, 1976-1977, 1979-1985
Candidate, United States Senate, 1984
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, 1974
Organizations:
Founder, FREE and the National Endowment for Liberty
Founder/Honorary Chair, The Liberty Committee
Distinguished Scholar, Ludwig von Mises Institute
Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus
Member, Congressional Rural Caucus
Chair, The Liberty Caucus of Fellow Congressmen on Capitol Hill
Former Member, Gold Commission
Committees:
Financial Services, Member
Foreign Affairs, Member
Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, Member
Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology, Chair
Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade, Member
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Foreign Affairs), Member
Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Member
....
Timothy J. 'Tim' Pawlenty
Religion: Christian
Education:
JD, University of Minnesota Law School
BA, Political Science, University of Minnesota
Professional Experience:
Former Vice President, Wizmo, Incorporated
Criminal Prosecutor
Political Experience:
Governor, State of Minnesota, 2002-2010
Representative, Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1992-2002
Majority Leader, Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1999-2002
Member, Eagan City Council, 1991-1992
Organizations:
Member, Achieve Incorporated Board of Directors
Member, Board of Directors, James B. Hunt Jr. Institute
Founder, Freedom First Political Action Committee
Member, Wooddale Church
Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Chair, National Governors Association, 2007-2008
Member, National Infrastructure Advisory Council
Former Chair, Governor's Ethanol Coalition
Former Chair, Midwestern Governors Association
....
Willard M. Romney
Religion: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Education:
MBA, Harvard Business School, 1975
JD, Harvard Law School, 1975
BA, Brigham Young University, 1971
Professional Experience:
President/Chief Executive Officer, Salt Lake Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, 1999-2002
Chief Executive Officer/Chairman, Bain and Company, Incorporated, 1991-1993
Vice President, Bain and Company, Incorporated, 1978-1984
Founder/Chief Executive Officer/Managing Partner, Bain Capital, Incorporated
Political Experience:
Candidate, United States President, 2008
Governor, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 2002-2006
Candidate, United States Senate, 1994
Organizations:
Member, Board of Directors, Babbages
Member, Boy Scouts of America
Member, Board of Directors, Duane Reade
Founder, Free and Strong America Political Action Committee
Visiting Committee, Harvard Business School
Member, Board of Directors, Marriott
Member, Points of Light Foundation
Member, Board of Directors, Staples
Former Board Member, City Year
Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Former Chair, Republican Governors Association
Nikki Haley (SC) - Governor - short list bio
Nikki Haley (SC) - Governor - short list bio
http://goo.gl/YLyLE
Current Office: Governor
First Elected: 11/02/2010
Last Elected: 11/02/2010
Next Election: 2014
Party: Republican
Religion: United Methodist
see also: Haley was born and raised as a Sikh. http://goo.gl/8HynY
Education: BS, Accounting, Clemson University
Professional Experience:
Major, Civil Air Patrol
Chief Financial Officer, Exotica International, Incorporated
Accounting Supervisor, FCR Incorporated
Assistant Executive Director, Lexington Medical Center Foundation
Political Experience:
Governor, State of South Carolina, 2010-present
Representative, South Carolina State House of Representatives, 2004-2010
Majority Whip, South Carolina State House of Representatives, 2006-2010
Organizations:
Board Member, Lexington Sheriff's Foundation, 2004-2006
Board Member, Lexington Medical Foundation, 2004
Board Member, Lexington County Chamber of Commerce, 2003
Member, Orangeburg County Chamber of Commerce, 1998
Member, Lexington Rotary Club
Board Member, Mount Horeb United Methodist Church, Medmission
Board Member, National Association of Women Business Owners
Member, National Rifle Association
Member, West Metro Republican Women
Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Member/Former Vice Chair, Women's Caucus, 2007
Chair, Freshman Caucus, 2005-2006
Board Member, Lexington County Meth Taskforce
Member, Sportsman's Caucus
http://goo.gl/YLyLE
Current Office: Governor
First Elected: 11/02/2010
Last Elected: 11/02/2010
Next Election: 2014
Party: Republican
Religion: United Methodist
see also: Haley was born and raised as a Sikh. http://goo.gl/8HynY
Education: BS, Accounting, Clemson University
Professional Experience:
Major, Civil Air Patrol
Chief Financial Officer, Exotica International, Incorporated
Accounting Supervisor, FCR Incorporated
Assistant Executive Director, Lexington Medical Center Foundation
Political Experience:
Governor, State of South Carolina, 2010-present
Representative, South Carolina State House of Representatives, 2004-2010
Majority Whip, South Carolina State House of Representatives, 2006-2010
Organizations:
Board Member, Lexington Sheriff's Foundation, 2004-2006
Board Member, Lexington Medical Foundation, 2004
Board Member, Lexington County Chamber of Commerce, 2003
Member, Orangeburg County Chamber of Commerce, 1998
Member, Lexington Rotary Club
Board Member, Mount Horeb United Methodist Church, Medmission
Board Member, National Association of Women Business Owners
Member, National Rifle Association
Member, West Metro Republican Women
Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Member/Former Vice Chair, Women's Caucus, 2007
Chair, Freshman Caucus, 2005-2006
Board Member, Lexington County Meth Taskforce
Member, Sportsman's Caucus
beliefs of Sikhism - Nikki Haley
Sikhism Guide
Nikki Haley - born and raised as a Sikh.
Nikki Haley Reflects More Christian Tone
http://goo.gl/8HynY
Nikki Haley, the front runner to become the Republican nominee for Governor of South Carolina has recently changed the language on her website to reflect a more Christian tone. The Brody File is NOT questioning her Christian beliefs at all but rather how the emphasis of her religious language seems to have evolved throughout her political career.
THE KHALSA SCRIPTURE
http://goo.gl/CNDPn
....
http://goo.gl/MiHdb
Sikhs believe in one God. He is the same for all people of all religions.
Sikhism teaches equality of all people. Sikhism preaches that people of different races, religions, or sex are all equal in the eyes of God. Sikhism teaches the full equality of men and women.
Sikhism emphasizes daily devotion to the remembrance of God. One should remember God at all times.
Sikhism teaches religious freedom. All people have the right to follow their own path to God without condemnation or coercion from others.
Sikhism emphasizes a moral and ethical life. A Sikh should represent moral responsibility and righteousness.
Sikhism rejects all forms of rituals such as idol worship, pilgrimages, fasting, and superstitions.
Sikhism teaches service to others. The primary task in life should be to help the poor, needy, and oppressed. The Sikhs have a long heritage of speaking out against injustice and for standing up for the defenseless.
Sikhs are supposed to be saints, scholars, and soldiers.
The word Sikh means disciple or student. Sikhs are the disciples of God who follow the writings and teachings of the ten Sikh Gurus.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Badgers Drown Out The Mama Grizzlies
“Palin show Walker how to quit” -- protest sign :-)
Andrew Breitbart took the stage and told the labor supporters to “go to hell.”, “I’m serious!”..“Go to hell! You’re trying to divide America!” -- Breitbart
Andrew Breitbart took the stage and told the labor supporters to “go to hell.”, “I’m serious!”..“Go to hell! You’re trying to divide America!” -- Breitbart
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Conservatism FAQ's and other political movements
Conservatism FAQ's
This is the February 1, 2005 revision of a summary of questions and objections regarding conservatism. Additional questions and comments are welcome. The conservatism discussed is traditionalist American conservatism....http://goo.gl/iLVoY
....
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
....
Common Sense
"The Writings of Thomas Paine Volume I" (1894 - 1896).
http://goo.gl/dS7PE
....
John Birch Society claims New Hampshire legislation
Asked about the John Birch Society, Bettencourt said, "It is not our policy to judge the value or merits of a piece of legislation based on the personal and sometimes private affiliations or associations of the sponsors, which are tolerantly protected by the United States Constitution."....http://goo.gl/5HqgS
....
Second World War II campaigns -- isolationist America
There has always been a strong isolationist streak in American political life. Thomas Paine is generally credited with instilling the first non-interventionist ideas into the American body politic; his work Common Sense contains many arguments in favor of avoiding alliances. George Washington's farewell address is often cited as laying the foundation for a tradition of American non-interventionism. John Adams followed George Washington's ideas about non-interventionism by avoiding a very realistic possibility of war with France....http://goo.gl/fxezS
....
Not the End Of History? Democracy vs Authoritarianism
A short introduction to the critical arguments
Ideological Endpoint - Ethics - Liberal Democracy - Human Rights - Power Corrupts
William Hooper, Feb 2008, Updated Dec 2010
http://goo.gl/3FGGe
....
Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise - Wise Use
http://goo.gl/rqUzf
Overcoming Ideology by Ron Arnold It was 1964, the year of the Wilderness Act. Historian Leo Marx began his classic, The Machine in the Garden, with the assertion that "The pastoral ideal has been used to define the meaning of America ever since the age of discovery, and it has not yet lost its hold upon the native imagination." see also: Wise Use Movement http://goo.gl/pIUyM
....
Overview of the Extreme Right
http://goo.gl/u6d6I
nizkor.org — The Heritage Front Affair Report to the Solicitor General of Canada Security Intelligence Review Committee December 9, 1994 marches-to-modems: http://goo.gl/yy0gx
....
Into the Mainstream
Groups such as the Heritage Front often try to gain credibility by running for political office or by aligning themselves with less extreme individuals and organizations. In the case of the Heritage Front, such connections have been noticed between the Heritage Front and Paul Fromm, and the Heritage Front and the Reform Party of Canada. Both of these associations require explanation.....http://goo.gl/kpHp7
....
Autocracy on the march
Simon Tisdall: Control of election machinery, political violence, censorship and outright fraud: all can have a role in 'managing' democracy....http://goo.gl/Jaj4i
....
History of political thinking (note: wiki site)
http://goo.gl/WHuf5
This is the February 1, 2005 revision of a summary of questions and objections regarding conservatism. Additional questions and comments are welcome. The conservatism discussed is traditionalist American conservatism....http://goo.gl/iLVoY
....
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
....
Common Sense
"The Writings of Thomas Paine Volume I" (1894 - 1896).
http://goo.gl/dS7PE
....
John Birch Society claims New Hampshire legislation
Asked about the John Birch Society, Bettencourt said, "It is not our policy to judge the value or merits of a piece of legislation based on the personal and sometimes private affiliations or associations of the sponsors, which are tolerantly protected by the United States Constitution."....http://goo.gl/5HqgS
....
Second World War II campaigns -- isolationist America
There has always been a strong isolationist streak in American political life. Thomas Paine is generally credited with instilling the first non-interventionist ideas into the American body politic; his work Common Sense contains many arguments in favor of avoiding alliances. George Washington's farewell address is often cited as laying the foundation for a tradition of American non-interventionism. John Adams followed George Washington's ideas about non-interventionism by avoiding a very realistic possibility of war with France....http://goo.gl/fxezS
....
Not the End Of History? Democracy vs Authoritarianism
A short introduction to the critical arguments
Ideological Endpoint - Ethics - Liberal Democracy - Human Rights - Power Corrupts
William Hooper, Feb 2008, Updated Dec 2010
http://goo.gl/3FGGe
....
Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise - Wise Use
http://goo.gl/rqUzf
Overcoming Ideology by Ron Arnold It was 1964, the year of the Wilderness Act. Historian Leo Marx began his classic, The Machine in the Garden, with the assertion that "The pastoral ideal has been used to define the meaning of America ever since the age of discovery, and it has not yet lost its hold upon the native imagination." see also: Wise Use Movement http://goo.gl/pIUyM
....
Overview of the Extreme Right
http://goo.gl/u6d6I
nizkor.org — The Heritage Front Affair Report to the Solicitor General of Canada Security Intelligence Review Committee December 9, 1994 marches-to-modems: http://goo.gl/yy0gx
....
Into the Mainstream
Groups such as the Heritage Front often try to gain credibility by running for political office or by aligning themselves with less extreme individuals and organizations. In the case of the Heritage Front, such connections have been noticed between the Heritage Front and Paul Fromm, and the Heritage Front and the Reform Party of Canada. Both of these associations require explanation.....http://goo.gl/kpHp7
....
Autocracy on the march
Simon Tisdall: Control of election machinery, political violence, censorship and outright fraud: all can have a role in 'managing' democracy....http://goo.gl/Jaj4i
....
History of political thinking (note: wiki site)
http://goo.gl/WHuf5
Friday, April 15, 2011
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Donald Trump - short list bio
Donald Trump - short list bio
Party: Republican
Religion: Protestant
Education:
BS - Economics-Real Estate, Wharton School of Finance, University of Pennsylvania
Attended, Fordham University
Professional Experience:
Producer, "The Apprentice", 2004-present
Founder/Chief Executive Officer, The Trump Organization, 1975-present
Chairman, Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts, Incorporated
Political Experience: none
Organizations:
Chairman, Donald J. Trump Foundation
Advisory Board Member, Lenox Hill Hospital
Co-Chairman, New York Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund
Member, Board of Directors, Police Athletic League
Member, Presidents Council of New York University
Advisory Board Member, United Cerebral Palsy
....
What Donald Trump stands for:
OnTheIssues....http://goo.gl/ITqgE
....
Quotes:
" One of the key problems today is that politics is such a disgrace, good people don't go into government. " -- Donald Trump
" I’m a conservative on most issues but a liberal on health. It is an unacceptable but accurate fact that the number of uninsured Americans has risen to 42 million. Working out detailed plans will take time. But the goal should be clear: Our people are our greatest asset. We must take care of our own. We must have universal healthcare.....Our objective [should be] to make reforms for the moment and, longer term, to find an equivalent of the single-payer plan that is affordable, well-administered, and provides freedom of choice. Possible? The good news is, yes. There is already a system in place-the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program-that can act as a guide for all healthcare reform. It operates through a centralized agency that offers considerable range of choice. While this is a government program, it is also very much market-based. It allows 620 private insurance companies to compete for this market. Once a year participants can choose from plans which vary in benefits and costs. " -- Donald Trump - The America We Deserve, by Donald Trump, p.206-208 & 218 Jul 2, 2000
"TRUMP: How come they allowed Exxon and Mobil to merge? Who was the genius that said these two big oil companies could merge, OK?....http://goo.gl/WtmHA "
"TRUMP: That's nonsense. In the early '90s, obviously a lot of people in the real estate business were in trouble. I was one of them. I never filed bankruptcy. And she [Barbara Corcoran] understands that.....http://goo.gl/zzHKM "
" A little more moderation would be good. Of course, my life hasn't exactly been one of moderation. " -- Donald Trump
" All of the women on The Apprentice flirted with me - consciously or unconsciously. That's to be expected. " -- Donald Trump
" Part of being a winner is knowing when enough is enough. Sometimes you have to give up the fight and walk away, and move on to something that's more productive. " -- Donald Trump
" The point is that you can't be too greedy. -- Donald Trump
" When somebody challenges you, fight back. Be brutal, be tough. " -- Donald Trump
Party: Republican
Religion: Protestant
Education:
BS - Economics-Real Estate, Wharton School of Finance, University of Pennsylvania
Attended, Fordham University
Professional Experience:
Producer, "The Apprentice", 2004-present
Founder/Chief Executive Officer, The Trump Organization, 1975-present
Chairman, Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts, Incorporated
Political Experience: none
Organizations:
Chairman, Donald J. Trump Foundation
Advisory Board Member, Lenox Hill Hospital
Co-Chairman, New York Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund
Member, Board of Directors, Police Athletic League
Member, Presidents Council of New York University
Advisory Board Member, United Cerebral Palsy
....
What Donald Trump stands for:
OnTheIssues....http://goo.gl/ITqgE
....
Quotes:
" One of the key problems today is that politics is such a disgrace, good people don't go into government. " -- Donald Trump
" I’m a conservative on most issues but a liberal on health. It is an unacceptable but accurate fact that the number of uninsured Americans has risen to 42 million. Working out detailed plans will take time. But the goal should be clear: Our people are our greatest asset. We must take care of our own. We must have universal healthcare.....Our objective [should be] to make reforms for the moment and, longer term, to find an equivalent of the single-payer plan that is affordable, well-administered, and provides freedom of choice. Possible? The good news is, yes. There is already a system in place-the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program-that can act as a guide for all healthcare reform. It operates through a centralized agency that offers considerable range of choice. While this is a government program, it is also very much market-based. It allows 620 private insurance companies to compete for this market. Once a year participants can choose from plans which vary in benefits and costs. " -- Donald Trump - The America We Deserve, by Donald Trump, p.206-208 & 218 Jul 2, 2000
"TRUMP: How come they allowed Exxon and Mobil to merge? Who was the genius that said these two big oil companies could merge, OK?....http://goo.gl/WtmHA "
"TRUMP: That's nonsense. In the early '90s, obviously a lot of people in the real estate business were in trouble. I was one of them. I never filed bankruptcy. And she [Barbara Corcoran] understands that.....http://goo.gl/zzHKM "
" A little more moderation would be good. Of course, my life hasn't exactly been one of moderation. " -- Donald Trump
" All of the women on The Apprentice flirted with me - consciously or unconsciously. That's to be expected. " -- Donald Trump
" Part of being a winner is knowing when enough is enough. Sometimes you have to give up the fight and walk away, and move on to something that's more productive. " -- Donald Trump
" The point is that you can't be too greedy. -- Donald Trump
" When somebody challenges you, fight back. Be brutal, be tough. " -- Donald Trump
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
"circeherbivora" Fav digg user response of the week
See full thread: circeherbivora's response to BotswanPedro - "In 2001 Bush Tax Cuts Promised To Decrease Our Debt By $1.8 Trillion"...http://goo.gl/CYNEF
townhall.com joke of the week: Banned by a stroke of Barack Obama’s pen. Nearly 1 million American rifles.
Townhall.com joke email of the week?.......
Dear fellow Patriot,
Nearly 1 million American rifles.
Banned by a stroke of Barack Obama’s pen.
In a move unprecedented in American history, the Obama Administration quietly banned the re-importation of nearly one million American made M1 Garand and Carbine rifles.
The M1 Garand, developed in the late 1930’s, carried the United States through World War II seeing action in every major battle.
General Patton at the time called the M1 Garand “the greatest battle implement ever devised.”
The rifle is largely credited with giving American soldiers the advantage and securing victory for the allies.
During the Korean War, nearly one million of these rifles were brought to South Korea and left with the South Korean government afterward.
Now, South Korea wants to give American gun collectors the chance to get their hands on this unique piece of history.
A piece of American history that Barack Obama would like to see go down the memory hole.
That’s why I want as many Americans as possible to put themselves on record opposing this gun ban by signing the Official Firearms Freedom Survey the National Association for Gun Rights has prepared for you.
Will you please join me?
After World War II, the United States government sent millions of these rifles overseas to our allies and friends.
Over the past 50 years, many of the countries we lent them to returned them to America to be bought and sold by firearms collectors.
This is nothing new.
Make no mistake; these rifles were made in America, by Americans, for Americans, to defend freedom on foreign shores.
As a part of our history, they are greatly sought after by American shooters and collectors.
But according to Hillary Clinton’s State Department there is a danger they might “fall into the wrong hands.”
That they might, possibly, one day be used in a crime.
No mention of the hundreds of thousands of gun owners deprived of the opportunity to own an integral part of American history.
The State Department’s outrageous claims are nothing more than a thinly veiled ploy to distract from the real issue:
President Obama’s deep seated hatred for gun rights.
While his gun-grabbing base is giddy with praise at this back-door gun ban, law-abiding citizens across the United States are crying foul.
Let me be clear: at no time in U.S. history has the ownership of this firearm -- or any part of this firearm -- been illegal, restricted or banned.
Americans have collected World War II M1 Garand and Carbine rifles for decades.
Now they are sold through the Civilian Marksmanship Program.
You can even purchase a newly manufactured model from Springfield Armory that was made just a month or two ago.
And the M1 Garand’s caliber or capacity is no more dangerous than the millions of modern firearms owned by Americans across the country today.
As you can see, there is absolutely no justification for this unconstitutional gun ban.
This is just the latest in a series of anti-gun schemes from the Obama Administration:
*** New BATFE regulations on semi-automatic rifles, requiring firearms dealers to act as an informant to anti-gun federal bureacrats if someone buys more than one rifle;
*** The Disarming American Citizens Act (H.R. 2159 in the last Congress) letting Attorney General Eric Holder revoke the Second Amendment rights of ANY American he chooses based on pure suspicion;
*** Notorious anti-gunners appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court and other senior administration positions;
That’s why it is essential that Americans like you and I take a stand against the M1 Garand gun ban!
It has been common practice since the end of World War II to re-import these American made rifles from the foreign allies they were lent to during the war.
But the Obama Administration departs radically from the American tradition.
In fact, on top of banning American citizens from owning these historic firearms, Obama’s State Department is arranging for the destruction of nearly one million of them -- ironically, at a time of ballooning federal deficits.
It’s an outrage!
These firearms -- truly pieces of American history -- rightly belong in the hands of U.S. citizens.
That’s why I was glad to hear that the National Association for Gun Rights is helping fight this power grab in the U.S. Senate.
Do you believe the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the Second Amendment are the supreme law of the land?
Do you believe that President Obama banning the re-importation of these historic firearms is an unprecedented and unconstitutional power grab?
Do you support Congress forcing President Obama to reverse his ban and save these American made rifles from destruction?
If you said “Yes” to these questions, please sign the Firearms Freedom Survey the National Association for Gun Rights has prepared for you.
Your survey will put you squarely on the record AGAINST Barack Obama’s Rifle Ban.
And along with your signed survey, I hope you’ll send a generous contribution of $250, $100, $50 or even just $35 to help finance this battle.
With your generous contribution, the National Association for Gun Rights will continue contacting Second Amendment supporters to turn up the heat on targeted U.S. Senators.
Not only that, but they’re preparing a massive program to launch the designed to force President Obama to reverse this ban.
Direct mail. Phones. E-mail. Blogs. Guest editorials. Press conferences. Hard-hitting internet, newspaper, radio and even TV ads if funding permits. The whole nine yards.
Of course, a program of this scale is only possible if the National Association for Gun Rights can raise the money.
But that’s not easy.
So please put yourself on record AGAINST Barack Obama’s Rifle Ban by signing NAGR’s Firearms Freedom Survey.
But along with your survey, please agree to make a generous contribution of $250, $100, $50 or even just $35.
And every dollar counts in this fight so even if you can only chip in $10 or $20, your help will still make a difference.
Thank you in advance for your time and money devoted to defending our Second Amendment rights.
For Freedom,
Rand Paul United States Senator
P.S. In a move unprecedented in American history, Barack Obama secretly banned the re-importation of nearly a million American made M1 Garand and Carbine rifles.
The M1 Garand, developed in the 1930’s, carried the U.S. through World War II seeing action in every major battle.
So please put yourself on record AGAINST the Barack Obama’s Rifle Ban by signing NAGR’s Firearms Freedom Survey.
But along with your survey, please agree to make a generous contribution to the National Association for Gun Rights of $250, $100, $50 or even just $35.
And every dollar counts in this fight so even if you can only chip in $10 or $20, your help will still make a difference.
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Dear fellow Patriot,
Nearly 1 million American rifles.
Banned by a stroke of Barack Obama’s pen.
In a move unprecedented in American history, the Obama Administration quietly banned the re-importation of nearly one million American made M1 Garand and Carbine rifles.
The M1 Garand, developed in the late 1930’s, carried the United States through World War II seeing action in every major battle.
General Patton at the time called the M1 Garand “the greatest battle implement ever devised.”
The rifle is largely credited with giving American soldiers the advantage and securing victory for the allies.
During the Korean War, nearly one million of these rifles were brought to South Korea and left with the South Korean government afterward.
Now, South Korea wants to give American gun collectors the chance to get their hands on this unique piece of history.
A piece of American history that Barack Obama would like to see go down the memory hole.
That’s why I want as many Americans as possible to put themselves on record opposing this gun ban by signing the Official Firearms Freedom Survey the National Association for Gun Rights has prepared for you.
Will you please join me?
After World War II, the United States government sent millions of these rifles overseas to our allies and friends.
Over the past 50 years, many of the countries we lent them to returned them to America to be bought and sold by firearms collectors.
This is nothing new.
Make no mistake; these rifles were made in America, by Americans, for Americans, to defend freedom on foreign shores.
As a part of our history, they are greatly sought after by American shooters and collectors.
But according to Hillary Clinton’s State Department there is a danger they might “fall into the wrong hands.”
That they might, possibly, one day be used in a crime.
No mention of the hundreds of thousands of gun owners deprived of the opportunity to own an integral part of American history.
The State Department’s outrageous claims are nothing more than a thinly veiled ploy to distract from the real issue:
President Obama’s deep seated hatred for gun rights.
While his gun-grabbing base is giddy with praise at this back-door gun ban, law-abiding citizens across the United States are crying foul.
Let me be clear: at no time in U.S. history has the ownership of this firearm -- or any part of this firearm -- been illegal, restricted or banned.
Americans have collected World War II M1 Garand and Carbine rifles for decades.
Now they are sold through the Civilian Marksmanship Program.
You can even purchase a newly manufactured model from Springfield Armory that was made just a month or two ago.
And the M1 Garand’s caliber or capacity is no more dangerous than the millions of modern firearms owned by Americans across the country today.
As you can see, there is absolutely no justification for this unconstitutional gun ban.
This is just the latest in a series of anti-gun schemes from the Obama Administration:
*** New BATFE regulations on semi-automatic rifles, requiring firearms dealers to act as an informant to anti-gun federal bureacrats if someone buys more than one rifle;
*** The Disarming American Citizens Act (H.R. 2159 in the last Congress) letting Attorney General Eric Holder revoke the Second Amendment rights of ANY American he chooses based on pure suspicion;
*** Notorious anti-gunners appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court and other senior administration positions;
That’s why it is essential that Americans like you and I take a stand against the M1 Garand gun ban!
It has been common practice since the end of World War II to re-import these American made rifles from the foreign allies they were lent to during the war.
But the Obama Administration departs radically from the American tradition.
In fact, on top of banning American citizens from owning these historic firearms, Obama’s State Department is arranging for the destruction of nearly one million of them -- ironically, at a time of ballooning federal deficits.
It’s an outrage!
These firearms -- truly pieces of American history -- rightly belong in the hands of U.S. citizens.
That’s why I was glad to hear that the National Association for Gun Rights is helping fight this power grab in the U.S. Senate.
Do you believe the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the Second Amendment are the supreme law of the land?
Do you believe that President Obama banning the re-importation of these historic firearms is an unprecedented and unconstitutional power grab?
Do you support Congress forcing President Obama to reverse his ban and save these American made rifles from destruction?
If you said “Yes” to these questions, please sign the Firearms Freedom Survey the National Association for Gun Rights has prepared for you.
Your survey will put you squarely on the record AGAINST Barack Obama’s Rifle Ban.
And along with your signed survey, I hope you’ll send a generous contribution of $250, $100, $50 or even just $35 to help finance this battle.
With your generous contribution, the National Association for Gun Rights will continue contacting Second Amendment supporters to turn up the heat on targeted U.S. Senators.
Not only that, but they’re preparing a massive program to launch the designed to force President Obama to reverse this ban.
Direct mail. Phones. E-mail. Blogs. Guest editorials. Press conferences. Hard-hitting internet, newspaper, radio and even TV ads if funding permits. The whole nine yards.
Of course, a program of this scale is only possible if the National Association for Gun Rights can raise the money.
But that’s not easy.
So please put yourself on record AGAINST Barack Obama’s Rifle Ban by signing NAGR’s Firearms Freedom Survey.
But along with your survey, please agree to make a generous contribution of $250, $100, $50 or even just $35.
And every dollar counts in this fight so even if you can only chip in $10 or $20, your help will still make a difference.
Thank you in advance for your time and money devoted to defending our Second Amendment rights.
For Freedom,
Rand Paul United States Senator
P.S. In a move unprecedented in American history, Barack Obama secretly banned the re-importation of nearly a million American made M1 Garand and Carbine rifles.
The M1 Garand, developed in the 1930’s, carried the U.S. through World War II seeing action in every major battle.
So please put yourself on record AGAINST the Barack Obama’s Rifle Ban by signing NAGR’s Firearms Freedom Survey.
But along with your survey, please agree to make a generous contribution to the National Association for Gun Rights of $250, $100, $50 or even just $35.
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Not anonymous: attack reveals BitTorrent users on Tor network
Not anonymous: attack reveals BitTorrent users on Tor network
In a paper released a few weeks ago at the USENIX conference's workshop on Large-scale Exploits and Emergent Threats (LEET), researchers from INRIA France revealed a class of vulnerabilities in the Tor system which threatens the anonymity of many BitTorrent users. The research team, led by Stevens Le Blond, explained an attack methodology which it developed and deployed. The attack exploits a feature of Tor originally introduced to improve anonymity and efficiency, but it also relies on certain aspects of the BitTorrent protocol.
In a paper released a few weeks ago at the USENIX conference's workshop on Large-scale Exploits and Emergent Threats (LEET), researchers from INRIA France revealed a class of vulnerabilities in the Tor system which threatens the anonymity of many BitTorrent users. The research team, led by Stevens Le Blond, explained an attack methodology which it developed and deployed. The attack exploits a feature of Tor originally introduced to improve anonymity and efficiency, but it also relies on certain aspects of the BitTorrent protocol.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
an oldie - of skulls and bones
Title: TEXAS GOVERNOR GEORGE W. BUSH IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE ILLUMINIST SATANIC SECRET SOCIETY, SKULL & BONES! UPDATED SEPTEMBER 16, 2001.
http://goo.gl/oMDs2
http://goo.gl/oMDs2
Monday, April 11, 2011
Congress For Your Android Phone
Sunlight Foundation
Congress For Your Android Phone
'Congress' is a free pocket directory that allows you to quickly get detailed information on your members of Congress, and what they're up to. Follow the latest bills and laws, and see floor activity and votes as they happen.
From the palm of their hands, concerned citizens can better engage with their government, and Capitol Hill regulars can finally ditch those hefty yellow books.
The application is built on the Sunlight Congress API, Real Time Congress API, with help from GovTrack.us. Like all Sunlight projects, 'Congress' is open source software, and we encourage developers to play with and reuse the code on Github. For iPhone users, check out the Sunlight Foundation’s Real Time Congress application that allows users to access government documents and activity as they go live.
Computerworld named 'Congress' one of the '10 free Android apps for staying in the know'. The app has also been previously featured on the Android Market at large, and T-Mobile's Market channel.
Download the app from the Android Market, or scan the QR code to the right.....http://goo.gl/dJ1Lp
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Journalism professor: former Palin flack trying to kill birth hoax discussion
Journalism professor: former Palin flack trying to kill birth hoax discussion
Here’s the background.
I’ve written a research paper with the title “Palin, the Press, and the Fake Pregnancy Rumor: Did a Spiral of Silence Shut Down the Story?” I have submitted that paper to the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, with the hope of presenting it at the group’s fall meeting. (Papers go through a judging process.)
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