Take your laughter to your bank and see what it is worth, Nothing.. On Apr 16, 3:40 pm, VT VirtualTruth <[email protected]> wrote: > LOL, what the hell is this, poetry to your internet soul mate? > > On Apr 16, 4:14 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Yes, Keith. Oh- the regrets. Yes- I knew the quagmire of the Middle > > East and our youth who would die- so we picked a lousey war. And yes- > > I know the Liberals who hate Israel and Jews. God invented whiskey/ > > ardent spirits to soothe our souls. > > > On Apr 16, 2:59 pm, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I was one of President Bush's loudest critics. So was Dick. So was Rigs, > > > so were most of the conservatives that post on this board. > > > > Our criticism of President Bush was well founded and focused on policy > > > that > > > was not based upon conservative principles and tenets. It was not based > > > on > > > the likes of yours, Fritzies', Biffies, Cosmos, Golems, Euwe's and a half > > > dozen other members criticism of, "We Hate Bush, But We Don't Know > > > Why"..... > > > > On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 3:56 PM, VT VirtualTruth > > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > I was talking about the protests about the Bush Administrations > > > > and Republican Congress outrageous spending. Where was the > > > > protest about this! > > > > > On Apr 16, 3:44 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > The protests against the war in Iraq died of its own exhaustion and > > > > > greed. Oil would be the savior. Not. So shop yourselves into debt and > > > > > buy homes you cannot afford was the next strategy and banking > > > > > complied. And Obama is nothing more than a fraud who catered to the > > > > > ignorant masses and the masses won. Read the speech of Rush Limbaugh's > > > > > father on his website and weep. Who the hell do you think bought war > > > > > bonds in WWII? Everyone from the very rich to school children with > > > > > dimes. > > > > > > On Apr 16, 2:22 pm, VT VirtualTruth <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Well written but where was this protest for the last 8 years under > > > > > > Bush? Obama is not the cause, he is the cure. > > > > > > > Obama must reinvest in the country, a country Bush and his > > > > > > redistribution of wealth tax cuts, stole from the working class > > > > > > Americans > > > > > > future Social Security and gave to the wealthiest Americans in tax > > > > > > cuts. > > > > > > > Bush didn't invest in the future of the country, he starved the > > > > > > country > > > > > > of future growth and development. > > > > > > > Obama needs not only invest in Americas future like any smart CEO > > > > > > must, but he needs to make up for the lack of investment of the Bush > > > > > > years. > > > > > > > This is the simple truth. Do not let your ideology be used against > > > > > > you > > > > > > the > > > > > > way the Religious Right were lead astray by the GOP. > > > > > > > The result will be the same, ignored, used, abused and forgotten. > > > > > > > On Apr 14, 9:46 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 > > ... > > read more »- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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