Wanderer:
I was astounded to find that, “F.A. von Hayek and Ludwig von Mises were not household names, that is, until Mitt Romney named Cong. Paul Ryan as his presidential running mate.” (Wanderer Sept 6th). Why on earth would that be? Ryan’s idea of a cut, is to cut a proposed increase, and he has no cuts for our military empire. I have been a follower of Dr. Ron Paul for six years. I mentioned Hayek’s name in my 2008 congressional stump speech, and I have had several friends travel south to attend the Mises’s Institute. Maybe Dr. Dougherty has her Paul’s confused?
In 2010, the Republican Liberty Caucus of Wisconsin published a detailed analysis of Paul Ryan’s voting record that would make President Obama proud. Ryan voted yes on TARP, the 2008 stimulus, the GM and Chrysler bailouts, Medicare Part D, Head Start, an extension of unemployment benefits, No Child Left Behind, and the raising of the debt ceiling. These are hardly examples of responsible spending.
How this political creative writing merited a top page in your great paper is a mystery. Does a higher degree in Philosophy allow someone to misrepresent two great economists?
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Maybe One Goat In Hell?
For years now, I have taken exception with several priests, who have insisted on characterizing goats as stubborn, mischievous, and evil. They seem to fall into this error, as they try to unpack Christ's parable of the final judgement. Matthew 26: 32, 33 "And he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will place the sheep on his right and the goats on his left." Those on the left are later banished, "Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels." Matt. 26:42
My complaint is that Christ's point is simply that there is a difference: a difference between a goat and a sheep, as there is a difference between someone who lives for Christ, and someone who does not. The urban view of goats just naturally makes an easy target for a homily on unacceptable behavior, which is bound to land you in hell. For the most part though, I have found goats to be good natured, trainable, and humorous. I have raised both sheep and goats, and if I had to send either to hell, it would surely be the sheep, with one exception, "Redneck".
I started writing this blog at 2:30 am after returning from my dental office, where I cut-off my wedding ban of 37 years. Earlier in the day I had attempted to give two of my three goats their worming medicine. Redneck, named for her reddish brown neck on her otherwise white coat, has always been a tad skittish. I had her penned in a stall. Just as I grabbed her collar, she broke away, and jammed my ring finger. It hurt, but I hoped I could walk it off. I kept hoping until pain woke me at 1:30 a.m., and my ring was obviously tighter against the slightly swollen finger. Luckily I have high speed drills at my office, in which a diamond-chip burr cuts through metal rather easily.
I will always take exception to this common clerical cut on goats, but if I am unable to register my complaint, I'll just figure he's referring to Redneck.
My complaint is that Christ's point is simply that there is a difference: a difference between a goat and a sheep, as there is a difference between someone who lives for Christ, and someone who does not. The urban view of goats just naturally makes an easy target for a homily on unacceptable behavior, which is bound to land you in hell. For the most part though, I have found goats to be good natured, trainable, and humorous. I have raised both sheep and goats, and if I had to send either to hell, it would surely be the sheep, with one exception, "Redneck".
I started writing this blog at 2:30 am after returning from my dental office, where I cut-off my wedding ban of 37 years. Earlier in the day I had attempted to give two of my three goats their worming medicine. Redneck, named for her reddish brown neck on her otherwise white coat, has always been a tad skittish. I had her penned in a stall. Just as I grabbed her collar, she broke away, and jammed my ring finger. It hurt, but I hoped I could walk it off. I kept hoping until pain woke me at 1:30 a.m., and my ring was obviously tighter against the slightly swollen finger. Luckily I have high speed drills at my office, in which a diamond-chip burr cuts through metal rather easily.
I will always take exception to this common clerical cut on goats, but if I am unable to register my complaint, I'll just figure he's referring to Redneck.
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
We Found Officer Friendly!
I may have become a wee bit cinical in dealing with this police state that we find ourselves in, today. Many of my repostings of middle of the night warantless house assaults, youtubes showing police using excessive force, and the routine appearance of military clad crowd control police officers have often ended with, "Have you seen officer friendly?"
Officer friendly was a P.R. push years back, directed at a softer, more human image of our local law enforcement. I could relate, because my dad was a Baltimore City Police Sargent for twenty-some years. The man who held our hand to cross the street, or sang "Stinky River Rock" on our way to the beach, was the same man who went to work each day carrying a 38.
The Baltimore Police were also respected. During the College Park anti-Vietnam War demonstrations that blocked U.S. 1, the state was failing at clearing the street, to allow traffic to flow. Day after day the students would crowd blocks of this major thoroughfare connecting Baltimore and Washington. They tried the National Guard, and they tried county police, but to no avail. Then they brought in three cheese buses full of Baltimore City Police: no riot gear, no military get-up. The crowds dispersed.
This past Sunday, Jane and I accompanied about eighty-some pilgrims into West Baltimore City for the Religious Freedom Walk. As we took a rest stop, at a McDonald's on Warwick and Rt 40 in a rather tough area, our R.V., which had been following and calming the traffic, was pushed off of the main drag by the Baltimore City Police. The officer approached our leaders and asked what we were doing. He quickly called for a squad car to give us an escort. The officer quickly went about blocking intersections as our block long line of pilgrims walked our last two miles. As we reached our destination, for some it was their 100th mile, I made a point of establishing eye contact with the officer, as he blocked a huge intersection, and said "Thank you!" He smiled, and you could tell, he was glad to help. I found "Officer Friendly".
Officer friendly was a P.R. push years back, directed at a softer, more human image of our local law enforcement. I could relate, because my dad was a Baltimore City Police Sargent for twenty-some years. The man who held our hand to cross the street, or sang "Stinky River Rock" on our way to the beach, was the same man who went to work each day carrying a 38.
The Baltimore Police were also respected. During the College Park anti-Vietnam War demonstrations that blocked U.S. 1, the state was failing at clearing the street, to allow traffic to flow. Day after day the students would crowd blocks of this major thoroughfare connecting Baltimore and Washington. They tried the National Guard, and they tried county police, but to no avail. Then they brought in three cheese buses full of Baltimore City Police: no riot gear, no military get-up. The crowds dispersed.
This past Sunday, Jane and I accompanied about eighty-some pilgrims into West Baltimore City for the Religious Freedom Walk. As we took a rest stop, at a McDonald's on Warwick and Rt 40 in a rather tough area, our R.V., which had been following and calming the traffic, was pushed off of the main drag by the Baltimore City Police. The officer approached our leaders and asked what we were doing. He quickly called for a squad car to give us an escort. The officer quickly went about blocking intersections as our block long line of pilgrims walked our last two miles. As we reached our destination, for some it was their 100th mile, I made a point of establishing eye contact with the officer, as he blocked a huge intersection, and said "Thank you!" He smiled, and you could tell, he was glad to help. I found "Officer Friendly".
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Strike Two!
June 27, 2012
Gary Kelly, CEO,
Southwest Airlines,
2702 Love Field Drive,
Dallas, TX 75235
Mr Kelly:
My husband and I used to be frequent flyers up until about two years ago when TSA introduced the new scanners or pat-downs for those refusing to be x-rayed. We have children and grandchildren living in Chicago, Dayton, Indianapolis and Nashville (we live in Maryland, and fly out of BWI). All cities served by SWA and/or Air Tran. We used to love to fly to visit them until, as I said, TSA got out of control. We always said if we did not have to go through security manned by TSA we would love to fly again and your airline would be our choice. That was until we received the latest edition of Life Decision International’s Boycott List and your company was on there. Your company is there because donations made to Planned Parenthood. I was shocked to learn that such a family oriented and customer friendly company such as yours would choose to donate to such a vile organization. They are the largest abortion provider in the US, and they would like to be international.
My husband and I are pro-life and try to boycott any company on the list. Just recently Bob Evans was on the list and there was such an outcry from the pro-life crowd that they quickly changed their policy and now are off the list. I implore you to do the same.
Our children are planning to come to our home this year for Christmas and I will encourage them to give their money to another airline to travel here. They will have lots of other options as your company is the only airline on the list. Please stop funding Planned Parenthood!
Thank you for your time,
Jane Hargadon
Gary Kelly, CEO,
Southwest Airlines,
2702 Love Field Drive,
Dallas, TX 75235
Mr Kelly:
My husband and I used to be frequent flyers up until about two years ago when TSA introduced the new scanners or pat-downs for those refusing to be x-rayed. We have children and grandchildren living in Chicago, Dayton, Indianapolis and Nashville (we live in Maryland, and fly out of BWI). All cities served by SWA and/or Air Tran. We used to love to fly to visit them until, as I said, TSA got out of control. We always said if we did not have to go through security manned by TSA we would love to fly again and your airline would be our choice. That was until we received the latest edition of Life Decision International’s Boycott List and your company was on there. Your company is there because donations made to Planned Parenthood. I was shocked to learn that such a family oriented and customer friendly company such as yours would choose to donate to such a vile organization. They are the largest abortion provider in the US, and they would like to be international.
My husband and I are pro-life and try to boycott any company on the list. Just recently Bob Evans was on the list and there was such an outcry from the pro-life crowd that they quickly changed their policy and now are off the list. I implore you to do the same.
Our children are planning to come to our home this year for Christmas and I will encourage them to give their money to another airline to travel here. They will have lots of other options as your company is the only airline on the list. Please stop funding Planned Parenthood!
Thank you for your time,
Jane Hargadon
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
NO WAKE!
When I was younger, I did the one thing that many residents in the Chesapeake Bay area dream of: I bought a boat. For many, the two happiest days are when you buy a boat, and when you sell it. Between those two days there is great fun, but there are also rules. One very common rule is: ”No Wake!”. Simply put, this means that if you race your engine which produces waves in creeks that damage docked boats or land areas, you will be held responsible. This damage can be significant enough that some land owners have built bulkheads in the water, to break the wave action before it reaches their docks.
We land owners also love to complain about the waves of tyranny, the swells of war, and economic white caps. Just as there are marine laws, there are government rules. Our constitution is our primary rule, and exists to avoid the damaging governmental wake. The constitution also provides a bulkhead, in our Bill of Rights, to protect us from our government.
This same sense of accountability for boaters sending walls of water onto people’s property, also applies to voters in electing “leaders” to represent us, and defend our constitution . If we elect candidates out of willful ignorance, laziness, or in defiance of our common sense, we become accomplices to government abuse and the destruction it creates. An obvious example is the Iraq War.
Only few, like Pope John Paul II or Ron Paul, spoke-out emphatically against this unprovoked invasion of a sovereign nation. Now, many more try to distance themselves from this futile mistake: a mistake that has left over 115,000 civilians, (men, women and children) dead, just from violence in the anarchy that developed when we invaded Iraq, and dismantled their police force. We were lied to by our government, and terrorized by our main stream media (MSM). Ultimately, there were no weapons of mass destruction (WMD). There are indications that we were being sold this undeclared war, through later reported intelligence briefs, and the inability to find any WMD.
We will be held accountable by God for this destructive wake of humanity. If our upcoming vote is based solely on the tripe we are fed from the major media outlets, than we might consider not voting. We may have become MSM zombies, fed on a diet of partial truth, deletions, and lies. This crisis of truth spreads all the way to our national candidates. Mitt Romney, in a 2008 televised debate, stated that we went to war with Iraq because, “Iraq would not allow the U.N. inspectors into the country”. The truth is, we had to tell the inspectors to get out of Iraq, because the decision had been made that we were going to invade. Do you want this guy running our ship-of-state?
If we learned anything, it should be that we cannot trust the MSM. Before we vote, we need to educate ourselves, and do our own research. In Tuesday’s primary, Santorum is being sold as a fiscal and social conservative, when his record says different. He expanded the size of government five times, by voting to increase the debt ceiling. He sold-out his life principles when he endorsed pro-abort Specter over a proven pro-lifer. He voted for No Child Left Behind and Medicare Part B. He weakened our second amendment bulkhead with his endorsement of anti-gun Specter, and passed federal gun control schemes and regulations. He trashed our Bill of Rights by voting for the Patriot Act and re-authorizations, which removed our 4th amendment bulkhead. Santorum expressed delight with the assassination of scientists in sovereign nations, thereby taking a plank from the bulkhead of due process. If a candidate’s record does not fit the sales pitch, reject him. You will be responsible for the damage in his wake.
In Frederick County, our vote for president, may be as important as who we elect for the House of Representatives in the new 8th district. For the hard core Republican constitutional conservative, who is tired of these endless wars, there is really only one choice.
I believe Shelly Skolnick removes himself from the conservative pool, by labeling himself as a moderate. Timmerman openly preaches that we have been at war with Iran since the Jimmy Carter hostage days. One has to wonder what other countries we have been at war with? He boasts of being an “investigative reporter” as if that position is second only to the author of the Bible. I guess his investigation missed the report from the head of U.S. intelligence, James Clapper and16 U.S. intelligence agencies, that Iran is not a nuclear threat. He also believes the Patriot Act, which stripped our 4th amendment bulkhead, is necessary. Mr. Wallace is your typical establishment Republican. One of those who liked the way Ron Paul spoke of liberty, so they hijacked his tea party. They learned how to say “liberty”, but never managed to say “peace”.
Gus Alzona however, makes no attempts to dodge the issues. He agrees with Ron Paul to bring our troops home. He has personally seen the evil that lurks in the belly of the Federal Reserve and he wants it exposed. As a past two term Montgomery County Republican Central Committeeman, he knows the state GOP machine. Gus is outspoken about the attack on our traditional morals, and as a first generation immigrant, he understands our nation’s immigration problem.
Let’s stop this destructive governmental wake. Vote for candidates who will enforce our constitution, and insist on protection from our Bill of Rights.
We land owners also love to complain about the waves of tyranny, the swells of war, and economic white caps. Just as there are marine laws, there are government rules. Our constitution is our primary rule, and exists to avoid the damaging governmental wake. The constitution also provides a bulkhead, in our Bill of Rights, to protect us from our government.
This same sense of accountability for boaters sending walls of water onto people’s property, also applies to voters in electing “leaders” to represent us, and defend our constitution . If we elect candidates out of willful ignorance, laziness, or in defiance of our common sense, we become accomplices to government abuse and the destruction it creates. An obvious example is the Iraq War.
Only few, like Pope John Paul II or Ron Paul, spoke-out emphatically against this unprovoked invasion of a sovereign nation. Now, many more try to distance themselves from this futile mistake: a mistake that has left over 115,000 civilians, (men, women and children) dead, just from violence in the anarchy that developed when we invaded Iraq, and dismantled their police force. We were lied to by our government, and terrorized by our main stream media (MSM). Ultimately, there were no weapons of mass destruction (WMD). There are indications that we were being sold this undeclared war, through later reported intelligence briefs, and the inability to find any WMD.
We will be held accountable by God for this destructive wake of humanity. If our upcoming vote is based solely on the tripe we are fed from the major media outlets, than we might consider not voting. We may have become MSM zombies, fed on a diet of partial truth, deletions, and lies. This crisis of truth spreads all the way to our national candidates. Mitt Romney, in a 2008 televised debate, stated that we went to war with Iraq because, “Iraq would not allow the U.N. inspectors into the country”. The truth is, we had to tell the inspectors to get out of Iraq, because the decision had been made that we were going to invade. Do you want this guy running our ship-of-state?
If we learned anything, it should be that we cannot trust the MSM. Before we vote, we need to educate ourselves, and do our own research. In Tuesday’s primary, Santorum is being sold as a fiscal and social conservative, when his record says different. He expanded the size of government five times, by voting to increase the debt ceiling. He sold-out his life principles when he endorsed pro-abort Specter over a proven pro-lifer. He voted for No Child Left Behind and Medicare Part B. He weakened our second amendment bulkhead with his endorsement of anti-gun Specter, and passed federal gun control schemes and regulations. He trashed our Bill of Rights by voting for the Patriot Act and re-authorizations, which removed our 4th amendment bulkhead. Santorum expressed delight with the assassination of scientists in sovereign nations, thereby taking a plank from the bulkhead of due process. If a candidate’s record does not fit the sales pitch, reject him. You will be responsible for the damage in his wake.
In Frederick County, our vote for president, may be as important as who we elect for the House of Representatives in the new 8th district. For the hard core Republican constitutional conservative, who is tired of these endless wars, there is really only one choice.
I believe Shelly Skolnick removes himself from the conservative pool, by labeling himself as a moderate. Timmerman openly preaches that we have been at war with Iran since the Jimmy Carter hostage days. One has to wonder what other countries we have been at war with? He boasts of being an “investigative reporter” as if that position is second only to the author of the Bible. I guess his investigation missed the report from the head of U.S. intelligence, James Clapper and16 U.S. intelligence agencies, that Iran is not a nuclear threat. He also believes the Patriot Act, which stripped our 4th amendment bulkhead, is necessary. Mr. Wallace is your typical establishment Republican. One of those who liked the way Ron Paul spoke of liberty, so they hijacked his tea party. They learned how to say “liberty”, but never managed to say “peace”.
Gus Alzona however, makes no attempts to dodge the issues. He agrees with Ron Paul to bring our troops home. He has personally seen the evil that lurks in the belly of the Federal Reserve and he wants it exposed. As a past two term Montgomery County Republican Central Committeeman, he knows the state GOP machine. Gus is outspoken about the attack on our traditional morals, and as a first generation immigrant, he understands our nation’s immigration problem.
Let’s stop this destructive governmental wake. Vote for candidates who will enforce our constitution, and insist on protection from our Bill of Rights.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Beautiful Woman Tells Off Catholic Channel Establishment Shill, for Ron Paul!
Raymond Arroyo:
I turned on my radio this morning while doing some work around the kitchen. It was around 9AM. I am not usually home at that time of day and thought I would see what was on our local talk radio station, WFMD in Frederick MD. I heard your voice and thought that I had put on EWTN radio instead. I checked the station and it was the one I had originally thought. Then I heard you say you were filling in for Laura Ingraham. I decided I would listen and see what you had to say.
The longer I listened, the more upset I became. I listened to you talk about the GOP race: Romney, Gingrich, Santorum. I continued to listen: Romney, Gingrich, Santorum, again. No mention of Dr Ron Paul. I think you and all of the other Main Stream Media (MSM) do your listeners a tremendous disservice by totally ignoring this honest, consistent, and humble man. All of the media has written him off as “unelectable”, and therefore act as if he does not exist. I would like to decide for myself whom to vote for, and I am sure most people would agree with me.
Some people we have talked to, don’t even know he is running! Gee, I wonder why that is? Could it be that the fourth estate have already decided for us?
I get my news from non-MSM sources, therefore I feel it is more honest. The most recent poll I have seen shows that the only GOP candidate that can beat Obama is Ron Paul. My husband and I love to watch EWTN, but we have not been able to sit through your show anymore in the last few months because we feel that you are less than fair in this election season.
I will pray for you and I pray for God’s mercy on our country everyday. I feel that Dr Paul is our only hope. If he is not on the ballot in November, I will not be voting. Thank you for your time.
Jane Hargadon
I turned on my radio this morning while doing some work around the kitchen. It was around 9AM. I am not usually home at that time of day and thought I would see what was on our local talk radio station, WFMD in Frederick MD. I heard your voice and thought that I had put on EWTN radio instead. I checked the station and it was the one I had originally thought. Then I heard you say you were filling in for Laura Ingraham. I decided I would listen and see what you had to say.
The longer I listened, the more upset I became. I listened to you talk about the GOP race: Romney, Gingrich, Santorum. I continued to listen: Romney, Gingrich, Santorum, again. No mention of Dr Ron Paul. I think you and all of the other Main Stream Media (MSM) do your listeners a tremendous disservice by totally ignoring this honest, consistent, and humble man. All of the media has written him off as “unelectable”, and therefore act as if he does not exist. I would like to decide for myself whom to vote for, and I am sure most people would agree with me.
Some people we have talked to, don’t even know he is running! Gee, I wonder why that is? Could it be that the fourth estate have already decided for us?
I get my news from non-MSM sources, therefore I feel it is more honest. The most recent poll I have seen shows that the only GOP candidate that can beat Obama is Ron Paul. My husband and I love to watch EWTN, but we have not been able to sit through your show anymore in the last few months because we feel that you are less than fair in this election season.
I will pray for you and I pray for God’s mercy on our country everyday. I feel that Dr Paul is our only hope. If he is not on the ballot in November, I will not be voting. Thank you for your time.
Jane Hargadon
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Alzona Is the Obvious Pick!
Editor:
Republican voters in the District 8 portion of Frederick County are fortunate in this upcoming election. For the hard core constitutional conservative who is tired of these endless wars, there is really only one choice: Gus Alzona.
Shelly Skolnick removes himself from the conservative pool by labeling himself as a moderate.
Timmerman openly preaches that we have been at war with Iran since the Jimmy Carter hostage days, and he is serious. One has to wonder what other countries we have been at war with, in Mr. Timmerman’s mind? Despite a conclusive report from the head of 16 intelligence agencies, that Iran is not a nuclear threat, Mr. Timmerman seems hell bent on making this perceived war a reality.
Mr. Wallace is your typical establishment republican. You know, the bunch who liked the way Ron Paul spoke of liberty, so they hijacked his tea party. They learned how to say “liberty”, but never managed to say “peace”. Wallace has received an endorsement from a state delegate for his position on national defense, but his issues page fails to mention what his position is. Could it be that his hawk feathers might sour some at his tea party?
Gus Alzona makes no attempts to dodge the issues. He is in the Ron Paul camp and wants our troops home. He has personally seen the evil that lurks in the belly of the Federal Reserve and he wants it exposed. He knows the state GOP machine, in that he has been on the Montgomery County Republican Central Committee for two terms. Gus is outspoken about the attack on our traditional morals, and as a first generation immigrant, he understands our nation’s immigration problem.
We have an opportunity in this new District 8 to send a peace loving conservative who understands that our government needs to be chained down by our constitution. Let’s win against Van Hollen Let’s win a seat for true liberty! Vote Gus Alzona.
Republican voters in the District 8 portion of Frederick County are fortunate in this upcoming election. For the hard core constitutional conservative who is tired of these endless wars, there is really only one choice: Gus Alzona.
Shelly Skolnick removes himself from the conservative pool by labeling himself as a moderate.
Timmerman openly preaches that we have been at war with Iran since the Jimmy Carter hostage days, and he is serious. One has to wonder what other countries we have been at war with, in Mr. Timmerman’s mind? Despite a conclusive report from the head of 16 intelligence agencies, that Iran is not a nuclear threat, Mr. Timmerman seems hell bent on making this perceived war a reality.
Mr. Wallace is your typical establishment republican. You know, the bunch who liked the way Ron Paul spoke of liberty, so they hijacked his tea party. They learned how to say “liberty”, but never managed to say “peace”. Wallace has received an endorsement from a state delegate for his position on national defense, but his issues page fails to mention what his position is. Could it be that his hawk feathers might sour some at his tea party?
Gus Alzona makes no attempts to dodge the issues. He is in the Ron Paul camp and wants our troops home. He has personally seen the evil that lurks in the belly of the Federal Reserve and he wants it exposed. He knows the state GOP machine, in that he has been on the Montgomery County Republican Central Committee for two terms. Gus is outspoken about the attack on our traditional morals, and as a first generation immigrant, he understands our nation’s immigration problem.
We have an opportunity in this new District 8 to send a peace loving conservative who understands that our government needs to be chained down by our constitution. Let’s win against Van Hollen Let’s win a seat for true liberty! Vote Gus Alzona.
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