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Sunday, April 5, 2009 06:56 AM

Change Requires Struggle

All change in the past has come from struggle and fighting ...... in the streets or in the political arena.

Roosevelt had to not only fight the plutocrats but members of his own party ........ but he had an objective that he believed in and Hell or High Water was not going to stop him.

Though the rich saw Roosevelt as a traitor, he saved their asses.

Revolution was brimming in this country.

I originally supported Edwards in the primaries, curious to see whether he could "walk the walk".

Obama is not a fighter ....... he's said so himself ..... he's a compromiser.

Two Problems :

1) You cannot compromise with evil.

2) He has not compromised with the plutocracy ...... he is in bed with them.

Sunday, April 5, 2009 07:01 AM

@-- sysprog

David Brooks is licking the balls of his masters ....

After all, what would he do if he had to get a real job ?

Sunday, April 5, 2009 07:05 AM

@-- Old Poor Richard

They are mad at the politicians ...... they were the enablers ........ and should be hanging from the lightposts of Penn avenue.

This country exported its manufacturing .....growth by credit was the only thing available ...... the only thing we "manufacture" now is "financial instruments".

Sunday, April 5, 2009 10:39 AM

@-- bystander RE: The Revolutionary Right

At this point, a revolution by anybody would be welcomed.

Things need to be shaken up, people need to be forced to take a stand of some kind.

Or had you rather spend the rest of your life in a trance, spending each day blindly putting one foot before the other, like a drone, while knowing you are living a lie ....... that you are not free ....... that you do not live in a democracy ...... that you and your children are doomed to be cogs in a machine in a game that is rigged.

Sunday, April 5, 2009 11:20 AM

@-- Kitt

Perhaps our Founding Fathers should have waited for King George to just go away ...... you are deluding yourself ..... what are you afraid of ???? ....

Freedom is a struggle ...... perhaps americans are still too "comfortable" ? ....... what with all our meaningless routines .....

Sunday, April 5, 2009 05:47 PM

TANGENT .....

I know there are people here who won't touch the 9/11 controversy with a ten foot pole.

There are others who are suspect of any conspiracy theory (why, I don't know ......... history is full of conspiracies and intrigue and what's going on now in Washing with the "bailout" is a conspiracy in my opinion).

That having been said, there is a newly published article in a chemical journal that establishes that "Super-Thermite" was found in the dust of the Twin Towers.

http://www.bentham.org/open/tocpj/openaccess2.htm

Click on Volume 2 .....

Sunday, April 5, 2009 06:08 PM

Guns

Guns have always been around. I was raised in a house full of guns ......... no problems.

This new phenomenon of mass slayings says nothing about guns ...... but it tells us much about the culture.

Mental illness is an epidemic in this country.

I am a pharmacist and I did with the public and aggravating drug addicts all day long.

I estimate that 40% of the population is now on psychotropics ...... narcotics, benzodiazepines, anti-depressants, sleeping aid, etc.

Its frightening .....

The result of an amoral, materialistic, lying, hypocritical culture which has sucked the souls, values and humanity out of its members.

Guns are only a diversion ....... those in power like to see the masses get caught-up in meaningless controversies ..... that has always been one of their techniques ...... divide and distract ....... they wouldn't want people to discover that the real problem is their conditioning by those who control them.

Sunday, April 5, 2009 06:21 PM

@hero-ur

Quote:

"Yea right. As I recall, South Vietnam asked us to help. We "helped" kill over a million men, women, and children."

Yes, the S.Vietnam govt that "asked for our help" was the corrupt dictators put in power by the CIA ...... how convenient.

The same govt that held $50,000 champagne parties (at the US taxpayers expense) while American youth were dying in rice patties.

Cast them all straight down into hell.

Sunday, April 5, 2009 08:45 PM

@-- vasumurti

Every male in Switzerland gets an assault rifle when he reaches adulthood ......... their's is a citizen's army.

What are the murder statistics there ???

The problem isn't guns ...... it is a sick culture producing mentally ill people.

I'll let you think about why ....

Tuesday, April 7, 2009 04:33 PM
Original article: Poor Sarah Palin

Rap ....

Has always been bullshit and always will be ...... pathetic excuse for music.

Tuesday, April 7, 2009 04:44 PM
Original article: Plan B: Trouble in Illinois

@-- Lestat1

I'm a pharmacist and I'll tell you your attitude will get you no god damn where ....

People don't go to school in a hard curricula for 6 years and consider themselves robots.

In fact, a pharmacist can refuse to fill any prescription at any time .....

It's called autonomy .....

I don't have problems with Plan B but some pharmacists do and they are entitled to obey there own conscience .... its called freedom .....

In most states plan B is otc.

You expect somebody to compromise their values for $2 .......?

I'd tell you to kiss my ass if you didn't like it ....

Why don't you try telling an MD whose against abortions to participate in one ????

Tuesday, April 7, 2009 05:41 PM

@Malcontent

Quote :

"Wingnut heads are already asploding" .....

________________________________________________________

Just wait till they figure out the military-industrial complex tanked the Twin Towers.

Tuesday, April 7, 2009 06:15 PM

Now You Know What The Native Americans Feel Like

The US govt broke every treaty they had with the american indian ....... it is well documented.

And yet, the US govt has repeately said that it cannot admit to this known truth (which shows you what kind of cock roach scum you are dealing with ) because it would establish a "Legal Precedent" ...... ie, the indians could pursue them in court.

This is the exact same situation ....... Obama does not want to establish a "Legal Precedent" that could be used against the equally criminal democrats when they happen to be in power.

And so the two-party criminal cabal will stick together on this one to cover their combined criminal asses ...... fine ..... let them stick together and hang together.

Now, the rest of you should be good little Americans and go fry your brain on some "American Idol" or reality tv, pay your taxes and go further in debt to buy some more "stuff".

Tuesday, April 7, 2009 06:33 PM
Original article: Plan B: Trouble in Illinois

@-- jebldmm

No free man will be a slave to anyone .......

No one has to sell you anything .....

And no doctor or dentist has to provide you with treatment (exception being the ER).

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