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I thought it was funny. I post things from many points of view. And it was definitely political.
I really like how Howard Dean stuck it to the inside the beltway corrupt dems - Especially the DLC. That was my favorite part!!!
I said the context was important - but not as important as the words - And definitely not as important as the deed itself.
Here is an example where context was badly needed. The movie Farenheit 911. While from the strictest sense of the words, it was factual, the context for those words was totally different. There were so many quotes taken out of context in that movie as to render the movie worthless.
Although the scene of him driving around the capital building in an ice cream truck reading the patriot act is hilarious.
Shermann
I said the context was important - but not as important as the words - And definitely not as important as the deed itself.
Here is an example where context was badly needed. The movie Farenheit 911. While from the strictest sense of the words, it was factual, the context for those words was totally different. There were so many quotes taken out of context in that movie as to render the movie worthless.
Although the scene of him driving around the capital building in an ice cream truck reading the patriot act is hilarious.
Shermann
I added "(Yes this is definitely biased towards the left)" at the top title line.
I did not write the article, so that does not make me partisan, although I did point out it was partisan.
No Judgement there
I am glad we agree that Jesus was a phenomenal person. That is what matters here. As you can tell, I am not much of a fan of any religion. One of my favorite quotes is "What does religion have to do with god?".
The Martin Luther King Quote was a metaphor.
Context means nothing without the words and actions.
Context is important. Words are more important. Actions are the most important.
The reason the context is not as important in "He who is without sin may cast the first stone" is the deed he performed in doing it.
You might find this interesting.
My Favorite four presidents from 1950 on in order are:
Eisenhower, JFK, Reagan, and Nixon.
By the way - While Tax and Spend is a bad policy - Tax much less and spend much more is an infinitely worse policy.
I once had someone tell me that Martin Luther King Jr. was not a great man because he had copied half of his thesis from someone else.
Dont need anything to refute Romans - It does not say that rulers have the right to judge in gods name. One cannot refute what does not exist.
There is no context required to understand what Jesus meant by "He who is without sin may cast the first stone".
Jesus was pure of Heart. He said what he meant.
All religions are inherently corrupt as they are institutions of men. There are many contradictions in both the new and old testament. Having said that, all that is read has to be taken with a grain of salt. Context is important. The words are more important.
For fun - Check the difference of meaning in the word betrayal now and 2000 years ago.
Ugly scenes like this are not the divine providence of Islam.
Many countries and religious groups have embarked on campaigns much worse than you are describing. This would include the United States.
The "Threat of Islam" is just propoganda!!!
That is my last word on the subject.
Shermann
I have read all about it. For Judaism, the commadment is though shall not murder.
The Vatican is very succinct on this point. The commandment is "Though shall not kill".
There is a growing movement in the Evangelist community for "Though shall not murder". It gives them the right to kill anyone they say "murdered" or proclaim self-defense. However, Jesus would hear none of this.
The context is simple. Jesus was an honest man not afraid to die. He did not play contextual games or politics or any of that. His words are his words.
"God has given instruction to governing authorities to judge"
Belief in the above quote is bordering on delusional.
Shermann
Nosey - Not much substance here.
The term Islamofascist is an oxymoron and cannot exist relative to the religion of Islam. Fascism pertains to Nations and unrelenting Nationalism. Islam is a religion, and supports shariah law - Not nationalism.
I see no evidence that we are fighting a war on terror. When the govt decides to protect our borders and inspect more than 5% of cargo, I will be willing to listen. This pertains to BOTH PARTIES.
For the mentally hadicapped - In WWII, Germany and Japan invaded many countries before we declared war. Hitler called it "Pre-emptive" war. We invaded Iraq which was little threat if any to us. If you cant see the difference, then you need to switch brands of Kool-aid.
Shermann
I stated what I believe.
I will not get into Partisan shouting matches with anyone.
It is obvious that the majority of the two parties are fundamentally corrupt, and sold out a long time ago. There is less difference between them than there has ever been.
This partisan divide is intentional. It is meant to keep our eyes off the ball.
"In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way." - Franklin D. Roosevelt
Shermann
Howard Dean says the Democratic Party need...
Associated Press
Rasha Madkour
HOUSTON, Texas -- Howard Dean says the Democratic Party needs to look beyond its dated goal of getting gays and minorities a place at the table and instead work toward getting them on the ballot.
"We've got to share power, not just responsibility, from now on," Dean told about 200 people Saturday at the International Gay & Lesbian Leadership Conference, an annual gathering of gay public officials.
Dean, the chairman of the Democratic National Committee, said little about issues such as same-sex marriage or civil rights, and instead addressed broader Democratic agendas such as raising the minimum wage.
Flush from big Democratic gains in last week's elections, Dean emphasized that the "new Democratic Party" reaches out to all citizens, even those less likely to vote for them.
The downfall of the "old Democratic Party," he said, had been its acceptance to represent half the nation.
"We've got to take the attitude: Everyone's our boss," Dean said.
He then outlined the issues he believes the party should focus on now that Democrats control Congress, including increasing college financial assistance and passing an energy independence bill.
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Howard Dean Gets It Right: Democratic Victories Are Loan, Not Gift
by Joe Gandelman
Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean got it right. He is telling Democrats that they shouldn't view the November election victories as a restoration, but as a loan of power — to see what they can do.
Basically, the Democrats are like a brand, new employee who's hired and is initially on probation. Should independents, centrists and moderates who fled today's GOP stay with them beyond this one election?
Should the Reagan Democrats who had left their party think about a more permanent return? Should some GOPers still upset about their party's apparent tin ear to voters wanting change (by retaining an old guard in its Congressional leadership, being clearly still enmeshed in the politics of polarization, and by not visibily shifting to a more effective Iraq policy with more than "we're going to win and not leave until this mission is over" as a policy formulation gameplan) stick around or revoke their support of the Demmies?
The Democratic National Committee chairman, Howard Dean, warned party leaders on Saturday not to revel too long in the victories from last month’s midterm elections or treat their Congressional majorities as a permanent directive from voters.
“The other party made mistakes in the past claiming that elections are mandates,” Mr. Dean said. “Elections are not mandates. The voters of this country loaned the Democrats the power of the country for two years. Now it’s our job to earn it back again.”
And, indeed, immediately after the hotly-disputed and controversial 2000 Presidential election news stories were peppered with a then-shocking concept: Karl Rove & Co decided to treat the Republicans' razor-thin victory as an actual mandate and push for big changes, as if they had won a landslide. That's what they did...and for a while it worked, helping helped expand executive wing political power and win Congressional seats.
In a speech to the party’s executive committee here, Mr. Dean said “governing is more difficult than campaigning,” and declared that Democrats must not squander opportunities to keep building the party. The modest gains winning over evangelical voters, he said, should be strengthened by asserting that “moral values are an important part of foreign policy.”
“If George Bush made any single huge mistake,” Mr. Dean said, “it’s that he thought he could be president by being president for half of America and by treating the rest of us with contempt. That is not a mistake I ever want Democrats to make.”
That's correct, athough you would not think that was the case if you listed to some progressive talk shows (particularly some of the non-network, local ones). The election is being interpreted as a massive mandate and a chance to undo ASAP a host of things associated with the Bush administration.
To some, it's take-no-prisoners-time and those mushy moderates and flaccid-believing independents who probably only watch American Idol should be ignored. (Apparently the mushy moderates and ignoramus independents were not so much or as ignorant about issues in 2006 because they voted in huge numbers...)
The Democrats now have a golden opportunity to win back the center and glue it in place as part of a winning or at least more competitive electoral coalition. And that won't be done by giving the back of the hand to parts of a possible winning coalition or powerful or rich Democrats looking down their snoots at the center.
If there is a lesson of the past six years — one that will be noted in future history accounts and any books that come out analyzing the Bush 43 administration — it will be that George Bush and Karl Rove calculated that independents, centrists and moderates really weren't independents, centrists and moderates and so they didn't really matter in campaign and governing calculations.
The idea was that government of the base, by the base and for the base could not only work but consolidate Republican power. That did prove feasible for some of the time — but, due to such narrow support, the GOP had no safety net if some things went wrong. And a few things didn't turn out too good...
If the Democrats adopt a Rovian view of politics — "Hey, if this is too liberal for those centrists let them go somewhere else because where can they go?" — they'll be doomed to the same fate as the Republicans.
Perhaps the U.S. would then shift into a new phase in 2008 or beyond, where voters who aren't 100 percent on the left or 100 percent on the right would then begin hunting for a third way. And third parties — so far at least — have generally thrown an election to one of the major parties...often the party with the ideas that third-party voters favor least.
My "McLaughlin Awards" For 2006 (Part 2) - by Chris Weigant (Yes this is definitely biased towards the left)
Notice that Howard Dean gets the credit he so richly deserves.
Yesterday, I listed my choices for the award categories given yearly by the McLaughlin Group show on PBS. All of the categories in yesterday's article were featured on last week's show.
Today, I offer my selections for winners of the rest of the McLaughlin Awards (assuming they haven't changed categories since last year).
These categories can be seen on this upcoming weekend's McLaughlin Group, on your local PBS station. The transcript, when it becomes available some time next week, will be posted at the show's website).
And now, the envelope please....
DESTINED FOR STARDOM
Eliot Spitzer. All eyes are currently on Barack Obama, but Eliot Spitzer may wind up being the one to watch. He just won a landslide (69%) victory in his campaign for New York governor, and many suspect he has set his sights even higher. He would likely annoy New Yorkers by jumping into the presidential ring in 2008 (after only serving one year of his term), but if the other frontrunners are damaged early, he may decide to jump in late in the campaign. Safer money is on him running in the future (2012 or 2016). But he is definitely a Democrat to watch in the future.
DESTINED FOR OBLIVION
Karl Rove. While other names suggest themselves (John Bolton, Tom DeLay, George Allen), I believe Rove is going to be tossed overboard by Bush at some point in the next year. Some have suggested that Rove's not going anywhere because he knows where the bodies are buried and which closets the skeletons are in, but I don't buy it. Rove didn't singlehandedly lose the House and Senate for the Republicans, but he was the one whispering in Bush's ear that everything was going to be OK, and that they weren't going to lose either house. Look for Bush to "accept his resignation" on a very slow news day, like the Friday before a holiday.
BEST POLITICAL THEATER
Barack Obama's recent television ad (which ran a couple weeks ago on ESPN, before a Chicago Bears game on Monday Night Football). The other contenders for this award were Latino voters marching en masse last spring (very impressive, but not very productive after the dust settled, in terms of new voters registered), and the giant rubber stamp (hilarious, but didn't make much of a splash). But Barack's ad tops them both. It was funny, both poking fun at himself and at the media frenzy which now surrounds him.
WORST POLITICAL THEATER
George Allen's "Macaca" moment. One stupid unscripted and revealing comment from Senator Allen, and he's out of a job and his dreams of running for president have been crushed forever. A cautionary note to all politicians from now on: no matter how "safe" an audience you think you have, resist the urge to reveal your true self by saying something idiotic. Because it will be on YouTube the next day. Honorable (dishonorable?) mention to the "Call me, Harold" ad run in the Tennessee Senate race.
WORST POLITICAL SCANDAL
Mark Foley. His trolling for Congressional pages helped suppress the Republican turnout nationwide. Denny Hastert learned Watergate Lesson #1 the hard way: it isn't the crime, it's the coverup. The media predictably went nutso-crazy over the story, since it was so salacious a scandal. Nothing else comes close this year.
MOST UNDERREPORTED STORY OF 2006
I have to give a three-way tie for this category, since I just couldn't pick between these three: Afghanistan and the resurgence of the Taliban; former Guantanamo prisoners (and other "extraordinary rendition" prisoners) speaking out and telling the world their first-person stories of abuse at American hands; and the gradual disappearance of our "coalition of the willing" in Iraq. There were many other stories that were underreported by the mainstream (corporate) media, but these three are the most egregious examples.
MOST OVERREPORTED STORY OF 2006
For the sixth straight year... Paris Hilton. No, seriously, I would have to say bird flu. I've heard rumors that Dick Cheney has financial interest in the company that makes Tamiflu, which sure could explain a lot, but for two or three months all the media could yammer about was the deadliness of a disease that killed a couple hundred people world-wide, none of them in the United States. Of course, over in Celebrityland, there were countless stories that could also qualify -- from Tom Cruise and Mel Gibson and Kramer to weddings to babies to adoptions to Katie Couric. Yawn.
BIGGEST GOVERNMENT WASTE
Iraq. Not just the war, but the reconstruction money that was supposed to rebuild the Iraqi infrastructure, but instead wound up in contractors' pockets (and Swiss bank accounts). One can only hope some Congressional committees will soon be holding hearings on the massive and widespread waste and fraud of our tax dollars.
BEST GOVERNMENT DOLLAR SPENT
The last dollar in Donald Rumsfeld's last paycheck. No? How about tsunami relief money then? Or perhaps the state money that is starting to flow into stem cell research, as different states compete to create research jobs.
BOLDEST POLITICAL TACTIC
Howard Dean's 50-State Strategy. I guess this is technically a "strategy" not a "tactic," but it still was the most brilliant political maneuver of the past year. Dean had to fight with centrists (Rahm Emanuel, the Democratic Leadership Council, et al) in the Democratic Party over this concept, but it paid off big time in November.
BEST IDEA OF 2006
Firing Donald Rumsfeld. It came about four years too late, but still, a wonderful idea.
WORST IDEA OF 2006
George Bush's "stay the course." With a runner-up mention for the Dubai Ports deal.
SORRY TO SEE YOU GO
James Brown. Also Ann Richards, Robert Altman and Bo Schembechler (Go Blue!). If there were a "not sorry to see you go" category, Pinochet would top the list, followed closely by Ken Lay.
FIFTEEN MINUTES OF FAME
Harry Whittington, who caught a face full of Dick Cheney's birdshot, and then subsequently apologized for causing such a fuss. Only the second person shot by a Vice President in American history!
MOST HONEST PERSON OF THE YEAR
Jack Murtha, with special mention for Keith Olbermann.
MOST OVERRATED
Ned Lamont. Once he won the primary, he just couldn't get any traction whatsoever. Honorable mentions for Katie Couric, and for Apolo Ohno, Bode Miller, Sasha Cohen (the ice skater, not "Borat") and all the rest of the over-hyped American Winter Olympic athletes.
MOST UNDERRATED
The Taliban and the Iraqi insurgents. By Bush, of course. In the political world, Virginia's Senator-elect Jim Webb and, of course, Howard Dean.
PREDICTIONS
Speaker Pelosi will do a great job.
Karl Rove will be booted from the White House.
Congress will censure Bush and Cheney and "move on," but will not impeach.
NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION
To get paid for writing these columns. I love writing them, and now I'm ready for my paycheck!
The E. Texas LOI is the purchase of an OIL company much larger than ourselves.
BIGN got a New CEO, Jim Lancaster and made it their #1 priority.
Now compare the price of Oil to Natural gas over the last 18 months.
It is much better to be in Oil right now.
There is wisdom Here.
Shermann
What about all these Christians who favor the Death Penalty.
"Though Shall not Kill"
"He who is without sin may cast the first stone"
"Judge not lest you be judged"
Christianity is based on Christ, and not the "Eye for an Eye" mentality of Judaism and the old testament.
Shermann
Nosey - I could not disagree more with your partisan talk on this subject. Your description of Edwards "Mentality" could not be further from the truth.
He said he was wrong to vote for the war with NO QUALIFIERS.
Not like most dems who say they were mislead and did not have all the facts.
Hillary and Kerry fit into that category. Kerry is unfit for the job, and Hillary is just plain evil.
Shermann
Stephanie,
This perpetual campaigning gives us more time to get to know our candidates, and what they stand for.
That is the Silver lining inside the cloud.
I would much rather that we take who we elect seriously and not concentrate on Michael Jackson, etc ...
Shermann
Stephanie - I am really impressed with John Edwards - Especially his take on the two Americas.
I think with regard to Government Spending - The American people want to see their money spent wisely.
Not on Wars and Pork Barrel spending and Political Favors.
They want our representatives to understand they work for us.
Shermann
Why John Edwards Changes Everything
In the backyard of a Hurricane Katrina victim in New Orleans' 9th Ward, former Senator and Vice-Presidential candidate John Edwards announced today that he is running for the Democratic presidential nomination. And, in what can be better characterized as a talk than a formal political speech, Edwards changed the dynamic of the fledgling Democratic race for 2008 with both the tone and substance of his message.
Asking Americans to "be patriotic about something beyond war," Edwards stood in the middle of a New Orleans yard and talked about getting Americans mobilized to create domestic change now and not just in conjunction with a political campaign. He talked earnestly about the need to restore America's battered global image, the critical mass being hit in the country's health-care crisis and the fact that he believes his vote to allow George W. Bush's war in Iraq was just flat-out wrong.
Edwards says he strongly regrets his 2002 vote on the Iraq war resolution, that it was "a mistake" and rebuked the entire notion of a troop surge and escalating U.S. presence in Iraq.
"We need to reject this McCain doctrine of surging troops and escalating the war in Iraq," said Edwards. "We need to make clear we're going to leave and we need to start leaving Iraq."
But more than anything, Edwards announcing so early and, more importantly, the way he's entered the race has changed the entire landscape for aspiring Democratic nominees.
For Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack and Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich -- the only other declared candidates at the moment -- Edwards is setting a standard for energy and relevance that they will either equal or drop quickly from the radar screen, as Edwards attracts all of the early support and media attention.
For Senators Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Barack Obama (D-IL), Joe Biden (D-DE), John Kerry (D-MA) and Christopher Dodd (D-CT), along with General Wesley Clark and Governor Bill Richardson, the sheer magnetism and established support that Edwards brings so early, forces them to either declare their intentions as well or risk losing support to the former North Carolina Senator with every passing week.
And why exactly would I say something like that when we're not even out of 2006?
To begin with, Americans are bone-tired of disliking and disrespecting their president and, I believe, are unusually anxious to begin the presidential season to, if nothing else, give them the feeling that a change is coming sooner than later. People hungered for a change in the Congress and made it happen -- now that strong desire to take out the trash moves to the executive branch of government.
Second, Edwards is starting his campaign in an interesting way by making it not about him personally, but about the problems of the world, the loss of global American prestige, our domestic strife and the extent to which his campaign is about getting people to make change now and not wait for the actions of a newly-elected president.
"We want people in this campaign to actually take action now, not later, not after the next election," said Edwards this morning. "Instead of staying home and complaining, we're asking Americans to help."
Finally, many people, including yours truly, believed in hindsight that Edwards would have defeated Bush in 2004 had he been at the top of the Democratic ticket. Edwards was undeniably a more engaging personality than John Kerry and with so much of the vote driven by sheer disgust with Bush, Edwards would have picked up Kerry's 49 percent of the vote and then some based purely on the likeability factor -- that's not the way a president should be chosen but, in our country, it just is.
And, after six years of Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, death in Iraq and the growing sense among Americans that life was much better -- and safer -- when we were liked and respected in the world, Edwards has a central theme that may resonate with millions of voters.
"The biggest responsibility of the next President of the United States is to reestablish America's leadership role in the world," said Edwards in his announcement this morning.
America is starving for genuine leadership and Edwards delivered an honest, inspiring message this morning -- let's see how his future opponents for the Democratic nomination respond.
Today (Wednesday) is the last day to get the Divvy - It takes 3 business days for the transaction to clear, and Monday is not an official business day.
Shermann
There is a lot of truth in this Iraq Article.
http://www.israelshamir.net/Contributors/Contributor42.htm
Alleged Liquid Bomb Plot Credibility Crumbles Court clears Rauf of charges as much vaunted transatlantic airliner attack dissipates into another staged terror alert
Paul Joseph Watson
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
The alleged ringleader of a much vaunted plot to blow up multiple transatlantic airliners using liquid explosives has been cleared of terrorism charges and of being a member of any terrorist group, rendering August's terror scare another hyped creation of government scare mongering.
In every single major terror bust or terror alert we have proven the evidence to be flawed and the charges to be cooked up nonsense aimed at prolonging the illusion that terror cells are lurking around every corner waiting to cause mayhem. The geopolitical agenda of the U.S., Britain and Israel depends on the proliferation phony terror threats in order to continue the farcical war on terror and take more of our innate freedoms at home to stifle dissent against the plot for worldwide hegemony.
The supposed transatlantic bomb plot has dissipated into another staged terror alert.
The BBC reports,
"A Pakistani judge has ruled there is not enough evidence to try a key suspect in an alleged airline bomb plot on terrorism charges.
He has moved the case of Rashid Rauf, a Briton, from an anti-terrorism court to a regular court, where he faces lesser charges such as forgery."
"The Pakistani authorities described him as a key figure."
"But an anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi found no evidence that he had been involved in terrorist activities or that he belonged to a terrorist organisation."
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Since the panic surrounding the ridiculous hoax that led to an outright ban on all liquids in U.S. and British airports, the credibility of the alleged plot itself has crumbled.
In a series of reports following the August 10th scare, we traced the source of the alleged attack plot to Pakistani and British intelligence and were rapidly able to confirm that the story was nothing more than a manufactured ploy to frighten travelers at the height of the holiday season.
It comes as no surprise that the Pakistanis have acquitted Rashid Rauf. His involvement with the Lashkar-e-Toiba group provides a direct lineage back to the Pakistani ISI, which is in turn controlled by the CIA and British intelligence. Rauf likely acted as the willing patsy for the plot to be pinned on while the Blair government waved it in front of Britons as another reason for them to accept the Blairstrip One fascist surveillance state without dissent.
It was revealed that the alleged terrorist cell that planned to blow up ten planes had been completely infiltrated for weeks before the announcement of the foiled plot by British intelligence. From the evidence at hand allied with past history of how MI5 work, which was presented in our article, it can be reasonably claimed that an MI5 mole within the group orchestrated the entire operation.
According to news reports the British government and MI5 wanted to wait at least a week before busting the liquid terror cell that their agents had fully infiltrated, including planting a mole within the bomb squad. From the acknowledged timeline and admission that the real attack was scheduled for August 16th - little else can be deduced but the shocking fact that MI5 wanted the bombings to go forward - arresting the perpetrators only after the attack.
Echoing the activities of the 7/7 bombers, some of the main suspects in the case aside from Rashid Rauf exhibited behavior that in no way suggested they were preparing to launch mid-air suicide attacks on jumbo jets. Far from preparing his last will and testament, psyching himself up for his imminent death or acquiring the necessary materials to conduct the operation, Tayib Rauf was caught on CCTV hours before the launch of the plot doing something far more mundane - he was buying cakes for his father's confectionary business.
Former British Ambassador to Uzbekistan Craig Murray slammed the so-called foiled plot story as "propaganda" on behalf of Bush and Blair who yearn for a "new 9/11" to reinvigorate their flagging support base.
"None of the alleged terrorists had made a bomb. None had bought a plane ticket. Many did not even have passports, which given the efficiency of the UK Passport Agency would mean they couldn't be a plane bomber for quite some time," said Murray.
Unconfirmed sources suggest that insider speculators with informants inside the British intelligence apparatus took advantage of their foreknowledge of the announcement of the foiled terror plot to place put options on airline stocks, reaping the benefits of their subsequent fall. Airline stocks dropped as much as 28 per cent during morning trading following the announcement of the alleged liquid bomb plot.
Amen to that Post!!!
We have to protect the planet.
People always say they want a better world for their kids, but most of it appears to be talk.
It does not take a Rhodes Scholar to know that the Earth and life will go on. Even when we become extinct.
Shermann
Some Good Quotes for today!!!
"Preventive war was an invention of Hitler. Frankly, I would not even listen to anyone seriously that came and talked about such a thing." - Dwight D. Eisenhower
"You lose nothing through peace. You can lose everything through war." - Pope Pius XII
"If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace." - John Lennon
"Nothing will end war unless the people themselves refuse to go to war." - Albert Einstein
"Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth." - FDR
"You cannot be on one hand dedicated to peace and on the other dedicated to violence. Those two things are irreconcilable." - Condoleeza Rice
"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful...They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." - George W. Bush
Wave - Friday is as good as any Day - I am expecting big news in the second or third week of January - But I dont know anything more than any of the rest of us!!!
We are poised and Ready to move - Great looking Chart, not that matters as much with Pink Sheeters!!!
Merry Christmas to all.
Shermann
For those interested in the BIGN Stock Dividend of WW Oil and Gas - I would buy by COB on Wednesday (today) - Next Monday is a Holiday. I am not sure how holidays factor into the 3 day Clearing of funds.
I sold some stock last Thursday, and the funds cleared after midnight last night, which means they cleared today.
Anyways - Just letting you all know.
Great to see that things are finally moving!!!
Shermann
For those interested in the Divvy - I would buy by COB on Wednesday (today) - Next Monday is a Holiday. I am not sure how holidays factor into the 3 day Clearing of funds.
I sold some stock last Thursday, and the funds cleared after midnight last night, which means they cleared today.
Anyways - Just letting you all know.
Great to see that things are finally moving!!!
Shermann
Since we are 25% of the world economy, Where are those other countries going to sell their goods. We are not Bankrupt as we have wealth.
Besides that, these other countries do not want to see a world-wide depression.
Having said that, we need to spend within our means, and Balance our budget.
Go back and read Howard Ruffs Doomsday predictions in the late 1970's. They were extremely popular, and never came to be.
Then try to Explain why the German Economy which was so bust in the 1920's has recovered to where it is now.
Economies run in cycles. There is no Doomsday scenario.
Sorry you feel that way - Maybe you should totally get out of US Dollars. The only way Treasury Securities are not worth anything is if the US Govt goes Bankrupt.
Shermann
Kissinger referred pointedly to military men as "dumb, stupid animals to be used" as pawns for foreign policy.
Here is the context for that quote.
http://www.nogw.com/download/2006_dumb_animals.pdf
Nowhere does it say that Kissinger thinks this is a good thing.
Here is his Nobel Peace Prize Speech. A Truly Great Speech.
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1973/kissinger-acceptance.html
I find that his speech shows that he does not approve of this.
Shermann
I have no idea what you mean - What beliefs???
Fantastic Post - Thank-you.
Shermann
This series of posts clearly shows that Jesus transcends all mainstream religions.
The celebration of christmas is about the birth of jesus, who changed the path of mankind.
May we all celebrate the peace of Jesus on this wonderous day.
Shermann
Atheists for Jesus
http://www.atheists-for-jesus.com/
Jesus and the Lutheran church
http://www.lcms.org/pages/internal.asp?NavID=2708
JESUS, BUDDHA & KRISHNA ARE ONE and Jesus in Buddhism
There is one Christ or Logos or Atman which has appeared as all of God's incarnations.
http://www.jesus-christ.ws/
http://www.plumvillage.org/teachings/DharmaTalkTranscripts/Winter%2097-8/1997%20Dec%2024%20%20Jesus%...
"As a child I received instruction both in the Bible and in the Talmud. I am a Jew, but I am enthralled by the luminous figure of the Nazarene....No one can read the Gospels without feeling the actual presence of Jesus. His personality pulsates in every word. No myth is filled with such life."
Albert Einstein
Jesus in the Hindu religion
http://www.churchofindia.com/jesusinhindu.htm
"A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act." - Mahatma Gandhi
Jesus Peace in the religion of Islam
http://www.al-sunnah.com/true_message_of_jesus.htm
I find the argument over whether to celebrate Christmas to be a ridiculous argument.
Celebrating the Birth of a Great Prophet that spans many religions is secular, but not specific to one religion.
Even Islam views Jesus as a great prophet and Iranian Law specifically protects the celebration of Christmas although Iranian Christians consider Easter to be a more important holiday.
Arguing that Christmas should not be celebrated on religious grounds is like arguing that Celebrating Martin Luther King Day is racist.
The true nature of both holidays is the great hope they offer. It is about celebrating Great Men, and their accomplishments that transcend religion, race and provide a great example for all.
May the Peace of Jesus be with you on this truly great day
Shermann