That is so funny! Everyone should be glad they don't live here in South Carolina - there are a whole bunch of people around here who don't like Obama because he doesn't pass muster on the one drop rule. Yep its true there are still a whole lot of rednecks in the world.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn <emilymae.reyn@...> wrote: > > <snip> There is not a dimes worth of difference between the Dems and GOP nor > their chosen figure heads. > > I think Obama has a nicer smile.  > > > ________________________________ > From: Michael Jackson <mjackson74@...> > To: "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Friday, October 26, 2012 8:18 AM > Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Back is already broken (was: An Obama win > could break the back of this Country) > > >  > I think life and politics all depends on ones point of view or belief system. > The system we have rewards lying, theft and institutionalized pay-offs. There > is not a dimes worth of difference between the Dems and GOP nor their chosen > figure heads. > > The only difference becomes what name is on the check the lobbying groups and > large donors are writing to get what they want. > > Now if you want to take the really esoteric route, just look at what > Maharishi said in 2003 (can you believe I am quoting him?) > > > Maharishi:âGod is well aware of the hypocrisy of man. You canât hide > behind > the name âGodâ and do wrong thingsâ"you know? He has set the laws: As > you sow, > so shall you reap. Period! As you sow, so shall you reap. > > > This is the > kindness of God, who has given man that freedom. You likeâ"what you like, you > can do. You like, you can do. But what you do, you cannot undo the result of > your own doing. You have to bear the fruits of your doing. As you sow, so > shall > you reap. As you sowâ"itâs a law. Itâs a universal law. Itâs a > universal law. > > âGod is not after each > man: You do this, you do this, you donât do this, you donât do this. No, > no. > God is God, Administrator of the galactic universe! He rules by one law. > The law is: Freedom to > you, do what you want to do, and you will get the results of what you do, > thatâs all. > > You can fool yourself, > but you cannot fool the Almighty Intelligence, the Administrator of the > universe, the Light of God. > So we see from this point of view that everything that is happening in our > country is a matter of collective reaping what we have sown. > > But we could vilify the politicians if we want to and blame them. If you want > to combine practical life and esoteric life, we can say we are reaping what > we have sown by continuing to elect crooked politicians and not requiring the > wealthy businessmen of the world play by the same rules as everyone else > (meaning letting them get by with bribing the politicians) > > In that same vein, the lack of success of the Movement to create world peace, > actually teach someone to levitate, or finish any project they ever started > (not to mention the failure to produce a single enlightened person, yeah I > know I am going out on a limb by saying that) is also the karma, reaping what > someone has sown. > > Is it our collective karma as a group (every meditator - sidha - initiator - > governor - minister - raja that ever > lived) that has created such inefficient behavior and results or is it > Maharishi and his top leaders whose reaping we have all been sowing? Ah dunno. > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Mike Dixon <mdixon.6569@...> > To: "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Friday, October 26, 2012 10:26 AM > Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Back is already broken (was: An Obama win > could break the back of this Country) > > >  > But not because of his leadership. Most of the expansion of current > production is from leases granted under the Bush administration or from > private land ownership. Obama has cut federal leases during his > administration because he wants gas prices to rise to encourage development > of the Volt, a major investment by the gubment, which nobody seems to be > buying. The newest oil field production, in North Dakota, is on primarily > private land. I just heard today that a major oil field, approximately 5 > billion barrels, has been discovered in eastern Ohio, Romney country. > > From: Alex Stanley <j_alexander_stanley@...> > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Friday, October 26, 2012 7:11 AM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Back is already broken (was: An Obama win could > break the back of this Country) > >  > And, yet, even under Obama, domestic oil production is the highest it's been > in 15 years. > > --- In mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com, "seekliberation" > <seekliberation@> wrote: > > > > I agree, our own oil just might be a saving grace some day. But some > > people adamantly refuse to let us drill our own oil due to environmental > > reasons, yet they have no problem with every other country in the world > > doing it. Brazil is starting to take over drilling in the Atlantic where > > the US is no longer drilling. I think the theory is that Obama wants it > > this way to 'level the playing field' throughout the world. He isn't > > necessarily anti-US, he is simply an internationalist in his philosophy, > > and he wants to see everyone else get their fair share now. > > > > seekliberation > > > > --- In mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com, wgm4u <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com, "seekliberation" > > > <seekliberation@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Our backbone is already broken. Men today are not what they were 60-70 > > > > years ago, the democrats aren't what they used to be, nor are the > > > > republicans. We don't have the 'do whatever it takes' mindset anymore. > > > > We have the mentality of borrowing in order to take care of ourselves, > > > > with no concrete plan on how to pay it back. And it's not just in > > > > terms of politics and government, it's become the fabric of our whole > > > > society. Corrupt mortgage and loan companies combined with people > > > > irresponsible and ignorant enough to lack the discriminative ability to > > > > see a bad deal for what it is has rendered our country bankrupt. There > > > > is no solution, liberal or conservative, that will fix this. > > > > > > > > Yes, Obama may lead us into fiscal oblivion. But I don't see any magic > > > > tricks up Romney's sleeve either. The only reason I see to vote for > > > > him is if you want to send a message to politicians that they either > > > > get the job done, or get out. Otherwise, you're delusional if you > > > > think voting for Romney is something that will save us. > > > > > > > > A total collapse is inevitable, IMO. Even during the Clinton era, when > > > > there was a balanced budget with a slight surplus, there still wasn't > > > > even a fraction of what was needed to pay off the national debt. Now > > > > that debt is tripled. Most economists who have no political bias are > > > > saying the 16 Trillion is mathematically impossible for us to recover > > > > from without extremely significant reductions in our standard of > > > > living. I can picture riots and violence breaking out everywhere if > > > > this happens. We Americans think we're so far above the barbaric > > > > tendencies of other nations. Just wait and see what happens when we > > > > endure through the same hardships they do. > > > > > > > > seekliberation > > > > > > > > > Sad, but probably true! The only bright spot really is the energy sector, > > > we're sitting on trillions but the Obama admin. is holding it back! > > > > > >
