So dick, what do you stand for? I know what you stand against. Or at least I believe I do.
Do you not believe the GOP is trying to hi-jack your movement? On Apr 16, 3:45 pm, dick thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > Is that why the people like Jane Hamsher were out there trying to > campaign against the Tea Parties? I am sure they are just showing their > benevolent feelings toward the right wing when they do that. Why should > any of us who are against the policies of this rookie idiot we got stuck > with as president take any advice from his supporters. You just wish we > would come out against the Tea Parties. > > VT VirtualTruth wrote: > > 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 > > ... > > read more » --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. 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