they usually are On Nov 2, 8:01 pm, NoEinstein <[email protected]> wrote: > ... Can't Rednecks be good Amerinans, too? John > > On Nov 1, 5:49 pm, plainolamerican <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > one last joke ... > > > Q: How can you tell the rich people from the poor people in SC? > > A: The rich people have 2 cars jacked up in their front yard. > > > On Nov 1, 3:53 pm, NoEinstein <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > You aren't far from the truth! — John A. Arnistead — > > > > On Oct 31, 9:10 am, plainolamerican <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > a South Carolina man has penned and polished a New > > > > Constitution to finally put the People at the top of the pecking- > > > > order > > > > in this country! > > > > ---- > > > > the yankees will never allow it > > > > South Carolina: Remember The Civil War? We Didn't Actually Surrender > > > > > Top 10 Reasons You know you're from South Carolina: > > > > > You use "fix" as a verb > > > > > You describe the first cool snap (below 70 degrees) as good pinto-bean > > > > weather > > > > > You only own four spices: salt, pepper, Texas Pete and catsup > > > > > You measure distance in minutes > > > > > Chewing tobacco, cigarettes, and beer are your three food groups. > > > > > Your think that the first day deer season is a national holiday. > > > > > You know what "cow tipping" is > > > > > You carry jumper cables in your car... for your OWN car. > > > > > All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, > > > > grain, insect or animal. > > > > > the biggest football game of the season isn't the Superbowl, it's > > > > Gamecocks vs. Clemson. > > > > > On Oct 30, 6:57 pm, NoEinstein <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Dear Bruce Majors: For the record: I record the Glenn Beck Show every > > > > > day. I can say with conviction that he is an expert at finding the un > > > > > American, anti-justice, and the corrupt in Washington. But he has > > > > > long since past my threshold of caring to hear yet another piece of > > > > > his “dirt”. Following the 9/12 rally in Washington, Glenn Beck should > > > > > have been rightly proud the he helped rally-the-troops for saving > > > > > America. But he erred in supposing that “dirt exposing” alone could > > > > > be a catalyst to straightening out our BROKEN government. Having > > > > > political parties be in any way involved in the governing processes is > > > > > a clear violation of the heart and soul of the Constitution, namely: > > > > > “That fair play and principles of democracy shall have supremacy in > > > > > America.” Out-of-the-gate, our Constitution VIOLATED its own > > > > > principle by having an un-democratically apportioned US Senate. The > > > > > founding fathers made a huge blunder when they assumed that those > > > > > seeking public office would not have largely selfish motives. And > > > > > they erred by allowing congress to “set its own rules” without > > > > > stipulating that any rules made not be allowed to concentrate… power > > > > > in any individual or group. The ‘rule’ that lets Nancy Pelosi, and > > > > > Harry Reid call the shots is so clearly anti-democracy that it is > > > > > laughable that no one before me has called that un American. > > > > > > I will not waste my time saying amen to Beck’s latest ‘dirt’. But I > > > > > will continue to try to get it through Beck’s hard head the our system > > > > > of government is BROKEN and can only be fixed by going back to square > > > > > one and correcting the flagrant problems that the founding fathers > > > > > would have corrected, if only the had had the gift of foresight. As > > > > > long as Beck insists that the voters can get riled up enough to > > > > > (maybe) send a few ‘real’ Mr. Smiths to Washington, he’s not > > > > > acknowledging that a few of those good people have already been sent > > > > > to Washington only to be stymied by the party-in-power and the > > > > > seniority system, BOTH of which are un Constitutional within its > > > > > spirit! > > > > > > I have the easy solution for fixing our broken Government: A New > > > > > Constitution of the United States of America! Unless and until Glenn > > > > > Beck acknowledges that a new and improved system of government is > > > > > what’s needed rather that a rubber bullet revolution of electing a > > > > > series of Mr. Smiths, who will get gobbled up by the corruption in > > > > > Congress within the first 90 days, then all of Beck’s latest dirt has > > > > > zero chance of straightening out our problems. That man has a huge > > > > > ego, It will take a real man to say over the public airways that our > > > > > Government is BROKEN, because our Constitution wasn’t good enough— > > > > > plain and simple! > > > > > > All Beck needs to do is to put these five questions on his chalk > > > > > board: > > > > > > (1.) Is government responsive to the Will of the People? > > > > > (2.) Is government honest and trustworthy? > > > > > (3.) Does government consider who must pay the costs? > > > > > (4.) Should lobbyists have more influence on government than… the > > > > > People? > > > > > (5.) Can the needed changes be made by voting-in better congressmen? > > > > > > When most Americans can answer each of those questions with a NO, then > > > > > the resolve will have been reached to ratify my New Constitution of > > > > > the United States of America. Please tell your friends, relatives and > > > > > associates that a South Carolina man has penned and polished a New > > > > > Constitution to finally put the People at the top of the pecking-order > > > > > in this country! — John A. Armistead — > > > > > > On Oct 27, 5:47 pm, bruce majors <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > You seem to be unable to discuss any of the topics Beck talks about > > > > > > or any > > > > > > of the several news stories that have broken on his show > > > > > > > I guess you are just stupid, huh? > > > > > > > On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 8:26 PM, NoEinstein > > > > > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > > TO HECK WITH BECK! > > > > > > > > Today I watched one of Glenn Beck’s trademark presentations where > > > > > > > he > > > > > > > stands in front of his pet magnetic chalkboard. With or without > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > sound turned up, Beck’s exaggerated gestures and facial > > > > > > > expressions > > > > > > > suggest someone who has mentally gone-over-the-edge… Is Beck > > > > > > > “MAD”—as > > > > > > > TIME Magazine detracts? Probably not. But Beck is definitely > > > > > > > over- > > > > > > > extended in his self-appointed role as the exposer-of-last-resort > > > > > > > of > > > > > > > every bad motive of anyone ever associated with Barack Obama, his > > > > > > > circle of advisors, or the supposed top Democrats. Is there > > > > > > > corruption in Washington? What else is new! > > > > > > > > Glenn Beck’s problem is that he has far too many hours of… ‘talk > > > > > > > time’ > > > > > > > per week to fill. His over-active mind keep churning out > > > > > > > rationales > > > > > > > of corruption that he supposes his listeners are hungry to learn > > > > > > > about. After I recorded and listened to his TV shows over several > > > > > > > weeks, it is obvious that Beck has little or no idea what good his > > > > > > > preoccupation with the bad motives of others could possibly have > > > > > > > toward correcting the more-and-more-obvious total dysfunction of > > > > > > > our > > > > > > > government. That said, Beck has urged others to become involved. > > > > > > > The > > > > > > > numbers of concerned American who showed up at the 9/12 Washington > > > > > > > rally was probably due, at least in part, to Beck’s repeated > > > > > > > urgings > > > > > > > that Americans get involved. And that’s a good thing! > > > > > > > > A not so good thing is how Glenn Beck uses an arty reproduction > > > > > > > of the > > > > > > > first page of our Constitution to legitimize his own motives to > > > > > > > keep- > > > > > > > exposing-the-bad-motives of others. Recently, Beck referred to > > > > > > > our > > > > > > > country as a “democratic” republic. Those two words are > > > > > > > conflicts of > > > > > > > terms. If Beck’s witch hunt has the high purpose of championing > > > > > > > our > > > > > > > Constitution—it’s one which he has hardly read and doesn’t appear > > > > > > > to > > > > > > > understand very well. For the record, a republic is where a small > > > > > > > group represents the interests of a larger number of people. A > > > > > > > (dysfunctional) representative republic, like our government is, > > > > > > > is > > > > > > > where—as closely approximated as possible—the persons doing the > > > > > > > representation are apportioned to a specific segment of the > > > > > > > population. Unfortunately, the mode of apportioning > > > > > > > representatives > > > > > > > has at least 5% error, plus or minus. And such error can account > > > > > > > for > > > > > > > the erroneous outcome of at least half of the elections in the > > > > > > > USA, > > > > > > > including the supposed election of Barack Obama. That doesn’t > > > > > > > seem > > > > > > > very… “democratic”, now, does it? > > > > > > > > Glenn Beck might could save his commentator persona if only he > > > > > > > would > > > > > > > pattern his shows more after Shawn Hannity and Gretta Van > > > > > > > Susteren. > > > > > > > Those two remain largely cool, though objective; aren’t > > > > > > > know-it-all; > > > > > > > and actually form at least part of their rationales on issues > > > > > > > while > > > > > > > doing interviews with actual people. When Glenn Beck has actual > > > > > > > people in his audience, he still does 90 plus percent of the > > > > > > > talking > > > > > > > while seeming to expect that audience to agree with his rationale— > > > > > > > which they often do. At last week’s “mothers” show, Beck kept > > > > > > > proposing that those mothers should be upset at the suggested > > > > > > > requirement that all school kids get vaccinated for H1N1. > > > > > > > Finally, > > > > > > > one mother pointed out that schools already have a long list of > > > > > > > shots > > > > > > > kids must take in order to attend school. Beck seemed taken > > > > > > > aback. > > > > > > > > At present there are > > ... > > read more » --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
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