Don't be duped to be a useful idiot like the Religious Right were, The GOP is just trying to hi-jack your movement.
On Apr 14, 11:07 pm, dick thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > Keep telling yourself that it is sponsored by the billionaires because > that is what the Democrats and "progressives" would do. That does not > make it so. > > Biff wrote: > > Let's Play Pretend and Rally for the Rich! > > > You want people to participate in event that people pretend was > > spontaneous but is really sponsored by the same people we just threw > > out of office for driving our economy into the ground (and with no > > more answers than they have had for 8 years), and I get to pretend I > > am a super American invoking our national heritage but whose actions > > are in direct conflict of the writings of Jefferson, Franklin, > > Washington and Adams, and I get to pretend I am somehow a downtrodden > > victim when in actuality I am pimping for the same corporate interests > > who think third world economic demographics are OK for the US, and all > > this started "spontaneously" from a temper tantrum by a spoiled > > millionaire who had access to the airwaves....oh sure, count me > > in..... > > > On Apr 14, 8:46 pm, Jim Willis <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > >> Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the > >> Declaration of Independence? …Five signers were captured by the > >> British as traitors and tortured before they died. Twelve had their > >> homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons serving in the > >> Revolutionary Army, another had two sons captured. Nine of the 56 > >> fought and died from wounds or hardships of the Revolutionary War. > >> They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their > >> sacred honor. What kind of men were they? Twenty-four were lawyers and > >> jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers and large plantation > >> owners; men of means, well educated. But they signed the Declaration > >> of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if > >> they were captured. Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and > >> trader, saw his ships swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold > >> his home and properties to pay his debts, and died in rags. Thomas > >> McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move his > >> family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without pay, and > >> his family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, > >> and poverty was his reward. Vandals or soldiers looted the properties > >> of Dillery, Hall, Clymer, Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Rutledge, and > >> Middleton. At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, Jr., noted that > >> the British General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his > >> headquarters. He quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. > >> The home was destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt. Francis Lewis had > >> his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed his wife, and she > >> died within a few months. John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside > >> as she was dying. Their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields > >> and his gristmill were laid to waste. For more than a year, he lived > >> in forests and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his > >> children vanished. A few weeks later, he died from exhaustion and a > >> broken heart. Norris and Livingston suffered similar fates. Such were > >> the stories and sacrifices of the American Revolution. These were not > >> wild-eyed, rabble-rousing ruffians. They were soft-spoken men of means > >> and education. They had security, but they valued liberty more. > >> Standing tall, straight, and unwavering, they pledged: "For the > >> support of this declaration, with firm reliance on the protection of > >> the divine providence, we mutually pledge to each other, our lives, > >> our fortunes, and our sacred honor." They gave you and me a free and > >> independent America. The history books never told you a lot about what > >> happened in the Revolutionary War. We didn't fight just the British. > >> We were British subjects at that time and we fought our own > >> government! You might be asking of yourself just what you have > >> sacrificed for freedom? > > >> Eleven score and thirteen years ago America was founded on the > >> principals of rugged individualism and inherent freedoms. America > >> began as an idea, an experiment in self determination wherein > >> government derived its limited authority from the people and served at > >> their behest. This young republic assumed upon itself the mantle of > >> the last, best hope for the world. Sadly, at this time and place we > >> mourn her passing. Historians will long debate the passing of the > >> greatest country on earth but few will regale, with wit, the > >> Socialistic virus responsible for her demise. America was first > >> diagnosed with Socialism in the 1960’s and suffered many injustices, > >> trials and relapses throughout the next two decades. In the 80’s > >> America fought back against this usually fatal disease with the help > >> and guidance of “Ronaldus Magnus”, better known as Ronald Reagan. > >> President Reagan attacked Socialism with a fervor not seen by the > >> American electorate since the founding of its great republic. Reagan > >> believed in America and America believed in him. During the 80’s > >> Socialism in America was in remission, and on the run. For a time, far > >> too short, America made sense again and thrived. After Reagan America > >> was never the same. Socialism gradually seeped back in the American > >> lexicon and the virulent strain again masticated democracy throughout > >> the states and across the fruited plain. Finally, in 2009, America > >> heaved her last gasp and departed this world, taking with her the > >> hopes and dreams held dear by her masses. She will be remembered for > >> what could have been; Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. > >> Sadly; this postscript is much more than flowery prose and > >> postulation. This could happen. Ask yourself… what have you done to > >> preserve freedom? > > >> “A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can > >> only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves > >> money from the Public Treasury. From that moment on, the majority > >> always votes for the candidate promising the most benefits from the > >> Public Treasury, “Think Barry’s BBQ ribs in every pot and home > >> ownership for deadbeats”. “The result that a democracy always > >> collapses over loose fiscal policy is always followed by dictatorship. > >> The average age of the world's greatest civilizations has been two- > >> hundred years. These nations have progressed through this sequence: > >> From bondage to spiritual faith; from spiritual faith to great > >> courage; from courage to abundance; from abundance to complacency; > >> from complacency to apathy; from apathy to dependence; from dependence > >> back again into bondage.” > > >> —Alexander Fraser Tyler, 1700 Quotation found in SYNERGY Server [Note: > >> The Professor wrote about the fall of the Athenian republic over a > >> thousand years ago, this when America was a British colony.] > > >> Authors Note ** We are not abiding a Democracy; Our government is a > >> representative republic gone mad. > > >> I begin this most prescient posit quoting Professor Tyler primarily > >> for his profound ability to stand askance as to the execution of > >> government when the enumerated powers loaned to the federal government > >> are ignored and/or adulterated. Thomas Paine, “the Rush Limbaugh of > >> his time” said, “Society in every state is a blessing, but government, > >> even in its best stage, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an > >> intolerable one”. This is the state of governance we are compelled to > >> tolerate and endure. > > >> “[T]he government of the United States is a definite government, > >> confined to specified objects. It is not like the state governments, > >> whose powers are more general. Charity is no part of the legislative > >> duty of the government.” — James Madison, {general author of our > >> constitution} > > >> “A wise and frugal government … shall restrain men from injuring one > >> another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own > >> pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the > >> mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good > >> government.” — Thomas Jefferson, First Inaugural Address, March 4, > >> 1801 > > >> These quotes from our founders; “whom I believe were rooted in divine > >> inspiration” have been totally filed under, “I” for irrelevant and > >> looked upon by our present day congress and the executive branch as > >> merely a super sized roll of Charmin® three ply in the same men’s room > >> formerly occupied by the toe tapping, wide stance Senator from Idaho; > >> A.K.A Larry, “men seeking men” Craigslist. > > >> When James Madison said that the text of our constitution specifically > >> states that no where in that document was there a codicil or even the > >> intent that our federal government has purview over the distribution > >> of charity; Or taking income from those engaged in productivity and > >> transferring it to baby machines and winos whose preference is to > >> suckle at the teat of earners. > > >> After all; it was James Madison who actually wrote the constitution > >> with the help of Thomas Paine; thus answering once and for all the > >> intent of this sacred parchment. > > >> “To take from one, because it is thought his own industry and that of > >> his fathers has acquired too much, in order to spare to others, who, > >> or whose fathers, have not exercised equal industry and skill, is to > >> violate arbitrarily the first principle of association, the guarantee > >> to everyone the free exercise of his industry and the fruits acquired > >> by it.” — Thomas Jefferson, letter to Joseph Milligan, April 6, 1816 > > >> Abraham Lincoln, “the object of Barry’s man crush” also had thoughts > >> about spreading the wealth, > > ... > > read more » --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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