Friday, December 17, 2010

Re: Un-American Republican Obstruction: The Senate GOP's bore on Christmas

Tommy, Tommy, Tommy,

He is simply talking about tax collectors and customs workers... (Publicans) who were considered the lowest form of human being in the Roman rule of the Mid-East. 

For todays jargon you would substitute "nigger" for Publican if you are a KKK member, You would substitute "Fagot" for publican if you are a Homophobe, you would substitute Tutsi for Publican if you are a Hutu and so forth..... It has to do with the hate a population has for a very specific subset of that particular population... it has NOTHING to do with "Government".

On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 7:17 AM, Tommy News <tommysnews@gmail.com> wrote:
Keithie-

Obviously, you did not read the sripture which I posted here.
Take the time to Read this short exerpt, and it's message to the
publicans, and think hard and long about it's meaning:

The Word of Jesus from Mark 5:

"I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless
them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them
which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye may be the
children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to
rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on
the unjust. 46For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye?
do not even the publicans the same? 47And if ye salute your brethren
only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?"

On 12/17/10, Keith In Tampa <keithintampa@gmail.com> wrote:
> Tommy,
>
> Obviously, (like usual)  you didn't read the article that I posted.   If
> anything, the article should have made you stop, think, and look inward.  If
> you would have read the article, you would have some interpersonal
> questions.  You might not agree with everything contained within the
> article, but if you would have stopped and read it, the article would have
> caused anyone with a logical thought process to stop and think.  I believe
> that you are an intelligent thoughtful individual, you are just hell bent on
> revising history and getting your militant Gay agenda crammed down
> Americans' throats.
>
> Take the time to read the article Tom.  You don't always have to be on stage
> here, slinging out  rhetorical dogma and mimmicking the militant far left's
> spin.  On occasion, it wouldn't hurt to look at other perspectives, and use
> the common sense that God gave to you!  Stop and think!
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 11:37 PM, Tommy News <tommysnews@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Wrong., Keith.
>>
>> Jesus was a Progressive Liberal, and he may have been gay or bi.
>>
>>
>> On 12/16/10, Keith In Tampa <keithintampa@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Christ is a Conservative
>> >
>> http://lubbockonline.com/interact/blog-post/may/2010-09-06/christ-conservative
>> >
>> > Some on the Left have suggested that Jesus is a Liberal.  The basic
>> > logic
>> of
>> > their Progressive assertion is that Socialist wealth redistribution
>> fulfills
>> > Christ's admonition to take care of the poor.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > We have been directed by God to "love thy neighbour as thyself!"   So
>> > why
>> > have Liberals directed our government to take over this role instead of
>> > doing it themselves?  Jesus did not direct his people to "Ask Rome to do
>> it
>> > for you!"
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Christ told us to take care of the poor.  Christ did not tell us to have
>> our
>> > government, its politicians, and its bureaucrats take care of the poor.
>>  My
>> > recollection is that Christ did not think highly of the government, the
>> > religious leaders, the politicians, the tax collectors, and the
>> bureaucrats
>> > of his day.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Efforts to sanitize and legitimize the evils of Socialism by suggesting
>> that
>> > Socialism is the answer to Christ's admonition that we take care of the
>> poor
>> > should greatly offend Christians and people of all faiths.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Would Christ approve of the Left trying to keep whole classes of people
>> on
>> > welfare, poor, uneducated, and without hope?  Keeping people enslaved in
>> > dependency on politicians does not show compassion.  It is an evil crime
>> > against humanity.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > It has been suggested that Christ's directive to the young rich ruler to
>> > divest his property and follow Christ [as a disciple] somehow shows
>> Christ
>> > to be a Socialist.  My understanding of Christ's disciples is that they
>> left
>> > their jobs, property, and even their families in order to dedicate
>> > themselves fully to Christ.  Being a disciple was a 24-7 job.  If the
>> young
>> > rich man had property, the property would require his time and thought
>> and
>> > divert his attention from Christ and His teachings.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Allowing our government to confiscate money and property for
>> redistribution
>> > does not equate with charitable giving.  It does not relate even
>> > remotely
>> to
>> > Christ's instructions to the young rich ruler whom He invited to be his
>> > disciple.  Christ directed the young ruler to give his money to the
>> > poor.  Christ
>> > did not say he should give it to the Roman government for
>> > redistribution.
>> >
>> > Rome cared little for the poor.  Our current government cares little for
>> the
>> > poor.  Our poor are of value to Liberal politicians only when they can
>> vote
>> > and when they can be used as human shields to advance the consolidation
>> of
>> > Liberal political power.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Members of our Congress and our President should carefully note the
>> > admonition by Christ regarding the difficulty of a rich man [presumably
>> also
>> > a rich woman] getting into Heaven.  As members of Congress confiscate
>> > [steal], redistribute, and spend trillions of dollars each year to buy
>> > votes, they might want to consider divesting themselves of the control
>> > of
>> > much of this money.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > It seems lying and the bearing of false witness are also observed in our
>> > Congress, in our White House, and on the political Left.  We have
>> recently
>> > seen an increase in the activities of several on the Left in our
>> government
>> > to aid and abet greed, envy, and covetous behavior.  This has caused
>> > many
>> to
>> > demand the property of others.  Such helps us to better understand why
>> many
>> > in our government oppose the display of the Ten Commandments.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > It is the job of our government to protect people from the harm of
>> others.
>> > The
>> > rich should not oppress the poor.  The poor should not oppress the rich.
>> > Our
>> > government should not oppress, use, or abuse either the rich or the poor
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > I do not recall Christ equating paying taxes with giving a donation or
>> > caring for the poor.  I do not recall that tax collectors were looked
>> upon
>> > as good people in the Bible.  The last time I checked, taxes in the
>> United
>> > States were not voluntary.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Our Founding Fathers wisely realized federal government oversight would
>> > politicize our government and harm those for whom the government would
>> > pretend to provide.  Much of what our government spends money on has
>> nothing
>> > to do with charity.  Welfare has become a means of enslaving people in a
>> > dependency on politicians rather than helping them to achieve and to
>> > prosper.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > All welfare programs should be returned to local communities with the
>> > oversight of the individual states.  This will remove much temptation to
>> do
>> > evil from Washington, and many souls might be saved.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Are we to think Christ is behind the efforts of the Left to ban prayer
>> and
>> > religion in our schools, our government, and other areas of the public
>> > square?  Are we to think Christ is pushing to have crosses removed from
>> > public view, "Under God" from our Pledge of Allegiance, and "In God We
>> > Trust" from our money?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > What about global warming and climate change?  Is God in control of the
>> > weather or is man?  Would God provide us with massive amounts of fossil
>> > fuels if He did not intend for us to use these resources?  Over the past
>> 130
>> > years, humans have used less than 5% of all the oil reserves currently
>> known
>> > to exist.  God has given us and enormous amount of natural resources.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Where should we think Christ comes down on abortion?  Christ thought
>> > children were very important.  Christ also showed us that the care of
>> > the
>> > mentally and physically disabled, like Terri Schiavo, and the elderly is
>> > also important.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Are we to think Christ believes in Darwinian Evolution?  He would not
>> > support the Darwinian eugenics employed by the Nazis.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > What about the killing of tens of millions of the poor by using
>> > falsified
>> > "scientific" data to conveniently ban DDT?  Did not God tell us in
>> Genesis
>> > to subdue the Earth and to make it a better place for man and beast?
>> > Eliminating
>> > malaria, dengue, polio, small pox, and other dreaded diseases is certain
>> a
>> > worthy effort in subduing the Earth.  DDT was on its way to eliminating
>> > malaria and dengue, when the Left stopped the efforts.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Did God direct us to subdue the Earth or to leave everything as we found
>> it?
>> > It seems to me God's directive to us is to work hard to make the Earth
>> > better than we found it.  Genesis
>> > 1:26-28<
>> http://bible1.crosswalk.com/OnlineStudyBible/bible.cgi?passage=ge+1:28&version=kjv&context=1&showtools=1
>> >is
>> > worth reading.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > I do not think Christ would be happy with those who allow millions of
>> acres
>> > of our beautiful forests to burn each year because some on the Far Left
>> > think humans should not be allowed to manage and care for our nation's
>> > property.  What of the tens of millions of animals that are killed and
>> > injured each year in forest fires?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Christ did not
>> > evict<
>> http://bible.crosswalk.com/OnlineStudyBible/bible.cgi?passage=joh+2:15&version=kjv&context=1&showtools=1
>> >the
>>  > moneychangers from the Temple because he was a Socialist who opposed
>> > Capitalist moneychangers.  The Temple problem was not the economic
>> activity
>> > or the merchandise.  The problem was that the economic activity was
>> taking
>> > place in the Temple itself, a sacred place not intended to be a
>> marketplace.
>> > As Christ said, "Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an
>> > house of merchandise."  The priests of the Temple were probably not
>> > happy
>> > with this as they presumably received a sizeable portion of the money
>> > earned.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > The leaders of the Temple hated Christ because He threatened their power
>> and
>> > wealth.  The current hatred of Conservatives and Christ by Socialists is
>> > because Conservatives challenge the power and money of the Left.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > There is no indication that Christ loved, prayed for, or blessed Satan.
>> > Satan is not my neighbor.  Satan should not be your neighbor.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Satan is in another category beyond enemy.  I believe some people of
>> > Evil
>> > are also in that same category.  These people would include terrorists
>> who
>> > purposely kill innocent civilians.  Persons such as Stalin, Hitler,
>> Saddam
>> > Hussein, and others who enthusiastically kill and torture others would
>> also
>> > be in this group. Our job is not to judge the hearts of such persons but
>> to
>> > kill and incarcerate them and let God sort out the final judgment issues
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > The obligation of our government is to protect us.  It is not up to our
>> > government to reward and support one politically correct class at the
>> > expense of the politically incorrect people who work hard and achieve
>> much.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Poverty hurts everyone, especially the poor.  As such, is not the
>> > willful
>> > destruction of our prosperity by our Socialist government at best a
>> > crime
>> > against humanity and at worst an evil and treasonous act?  I do not
>> > think
>> > Christ would approve of the current efforts of our government to
>> willfully
>> > destroy jobs, close down companies, and massively increase poverty both
>> at
>> > home and abroad.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > The Left Continues to Link Christ to Liberal Issues.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Barack Obama has tried to
>> > characterize<
>> http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=57975>Christ's
>> > Sermon on the Mount as an endorsement of homosexuality and same-sex
>> > unions.  However, there is no mention of homosexuality in the Sermon on
>> the
>> > Mount.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Some have suggested that since the food that resulted from Christ's
>> blessing
>> > of the five barley loaves and two fish was given without cost, this
>> somehow
>> > shows that Christ was a Socialist.
>> >
>> > One can miss the fact that the miracle of feeding the five thousand was
>> the
>> > primary message of this Scripture.  One can also miss the fact that one
>> or
>> > more people worked to produce and provide the five barley loaves and the
>> two
>> > fish.  The boy freely gave the loaves and the fish to Christ.  A Roman
>> tax
>> > collector did not take the loaves and fish.  Roman politicians and
>> > bureaucrats did not give the loaves and fish to Christ for
>> redistribution.
>> > It
>> > was entirely a Free Market happening.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > This was an example of people producing goods that were freely donated.
>>  No
>> > Roman politicians benefited from the transaction.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Conservatives cleaned up the area after the meal and documented their
>> > cleanup efforts in Scripture.  Liberals would most likely have left a
>> mess
>> > on the ground.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > The Ten Commandments are unquestionably Conservative.  The simple proof
>> is
>> > the continued Liberal attack on the Ten Commandments and the
>> Judeo-Christian
>> > foundations of our nation.
>> >
>> > "Lazy hands bring poverty, but hard-working hands bring riches."
>>  Proverbs
>> > 10:4
>> >
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Re: BruceMajors sent you a video: "Obama DRUNK!"

What's the correct term?  "VideoShopped"??  (e.g.;  "Photoshopped"??)
 


 
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Re: ACTION ALERT: Tell the Senate and House to Pass DADT Repeal NOW!

Quite false, Pinto.

Most gays are experienced and good at hiding their sexuality,as they
have been forced to do so by a society that generally opresses and
persecutes them. On the other hand, many straights flaunt their
sexuality at every turn, holding hands, kissing, bragging in public,
and worse.

Gays serve honorably in the military now, and the existing code of
conduct will be more than sufficient for a few isolated behavioral
issues that could arise. Gays are gentlemen and gentlewomen, perhaps
more cultured, and refined and well behaved than many of thir
heterosexual counterparts. Gays make fine soldiers.

On 12/16/10, DinnerAtMoes <pinto_a1@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Reps. Hoyer and Patrick Murphy have announced they will introduce a
>> free-standing companion bill to the Lieberman/Collins stand-alone bill
>> torepeal"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in the Senate. House passage could
>> increase pressure on the Senate to move onrepealto send the bill to
>> the President's desk. We all need to increase our pressure on both
>> houses now and whip these important votes forDADTrepealnow.
>
> << snip >>
>
> Bad news. Recall that when DADT was first enacted Gays 'said' that
> they only wanted to serve, and that their sexual preference was not
> the issue. Since that time we have learned that the ability to
> broadcast their sexual preference is now the requirement. It is past
> time that the population says that we have had enough. Why is it so
> difficult to not broadcast your sexual preference? Those who cannot
> accept this criteria should not be serving in uniform. Additionally,
> if your sexual preference is the controlling factor in your life, you
> need therapy and not 12 weeks of boot camp.
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Re: Un-American Republican Obstruction: The Senate GOP's bore on Christmas

Keith-

Thank you for your kind words, to which I will respond with kind
words, as is my nature.
I will read youtr article, with and open mind, as I do when I look at
The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Times, The National Review,
and even when I turn on Fox News, as I try to do whenever I flip
through the channels. Being an activist means staying informed, even
when one disagrees strongly.

What really bothers me is the politicians in BOTH parties who regard
and treat their friends in the other party as hated enemies, as we see
so often in the Government, in your group and, frankly, from you as
well.
Democrats are fine Americans, not Marxists, Keith. Those on the far
left are very similar to those on the far right, as if the politcal
spectrum almost goes around full circle and the twain meet and
intersect way over on the other side of that ellipse.

We need to find that common ground and work together for things like
peace, harmony, liberty and the persuit of happiness, and for the
common and collective good. Fighting and political obstruction are not
the answer. Dissension, debate, and finding common goals is.

On 12/17/10, Keith In Tampa <keithintampa@gmail.com> wrote:
> Tommy,
>
> Obviously, (like usual) you didn't read the article that I posted. If
> anything, the article should have made you stop, think, and look inward. If
> you would have read the article, you would have some interpersonal
> questions. You might not agree with everything contained within the
> article, but if you would have stopped and read it, the article would have
> caused anyone with a logical thought process to stop and think. I believe
> that you are an intelligent thoughtful individual, you are just hell bent on
> revising history and getting your militant Gay agenda crammed down
> Americans' throats.
>
> Take the time to read the article Tom. You don't always have to be on stage
> here, slinging out rhetorical dogma and mimmicking the militant far left's
> spin. On occasion, it wouldn't hurt to look at other perspectives, and use
> the common sense that God gave to you! Stop and think!
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 11:37 PM, Tommy News <tommysnews@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Wrong., Keith.
>>
>> Jesus was a Progressive Liberal, and he may have been gay or bi.
>>
>>
>> On 12/16/10, Keith In Tampa <keithintampa@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Christ is a Conservative
>> >
>> http://lubbockonline.com/interact/blog-post/may/2010-09-06/christ-conservative
>> >
>> > Some on the Left have suggested that Jesus is a Liberal. The basic
>> > logic
>> of
>> > their Progressive assertion is that Socialist wealth redistribution
>> fulfills
>> > Christ's admonition to take care of the poor.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > We have been directed by God to "love thy neighbour as thyself!" So
>> > why
>> > have Liberals directed our government to take over this role instead of
>> > doing it themselves? Jesus did not direct his people to "Ask Rome to do
>> it
>> > for you!"
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Christ told us to take care of the poor. Christ did not tell us to have
>> our
>> > government, its politicians, and its bureaucrats take care of the poor.
>> My
>> > recollection is that Christ did not think highly of the government, the
>> > religious leaders, the politicians, the tax collectors, and the
>> bureaucrats
>> > of his day.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Efforts to sanitize and legitimize the evils of Socialism by suggesting
>> that
>> > Socialism is the answer to Christ's admonition that we take care of the
>> poor
>> > should greatly offend Christians and people of all faiths.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Would Christ approve of the Left trying to keep whole classes of people
>> on
>> > welfare, poor, uneducated, and without hope? Keeping people enslaved in
>> > dependency on politicians does not show compassion. It is an evil crime
>> > against humanity.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > It has been suggested that Christ's directive to the young rich ruler to
>> > divest his property and follow Christ [as a disciple] somehow shows
>> Christ
>> > to be a Socialist. My understanding of Christ's disciples is that they
>> left
>> > their jobs, property, and even their families in order to dedicate
>> > themselves fully to Christ. Being a disciple was a 24-7 job. If the
>> young
>> > rich man had property, the property would require his time and thought
>> and
>> > divert his attention from Christ and His teachings.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Allowing our government to confiscate money and property for
>> redistribution
>> > does not equate with charitable giving. It does not relate even
>> > remotely
>> to
>> > Christ's instructions to the young rich ruler whom He invited to be his
>> > disciple. Christ directed the young ruler to give his money to the
>> > poor. Christ
>> > did not say he should give it to the Roman government for
>> > redistribution.
>> >
>> > Rome cared little for the poor. Our current government cares little for
>> the
>> > poor. Our poor are of value to Liberal politicians only when they can
>> vote
>> > and when they can be used as human shields to advance the consolidation
>> of
>> > Liberal political power.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Members of our Congress and our President should carefully note the
>> > admonition by Christ regarding the difficulty of a rich man [presumably
>> also
>> > a rich woman] getting into Heaven. As members of Congress confiscate
>> > [steal], redistribute, and spend trillions of dollars each year to buy
>> > votes, they might want to consider divesting themselves of the control
>> > of
>> > much of this money.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > It seems lying and the bearing of false witness are also observed in our
>> > Congress, in our White House, and on the political Left. We have
>> recently
>> > seen an increase in the activities of several on the Left in our
>> government
>> > to aid and abet greed, envy, and covetous behavior. This has caused
>> > many
>> to
>> > demand the property of others. Such helps us to better understand why
>> many
>> > in our government oppose the display of the Ten Commandments.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > It is the job of our government to protect people from the harm of
>> others.
>> > The
>> > rich should not oppress the poor. The poor should not oppress the rich.
>> > Our
>> > government should not oppress, use, or abuse either the rich or the poor
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > I do not recall Christ equating paying taxes with giving a donation or
>> > caring for the poor. I do not recall that tax collectors were looked
>> upon
>> > as good people in the Bible. The last time I checked, taxes in the
>> United
>> > States were not voluntary.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Our Founding Fathers wisely realized federal government oversight would
>> > politicize our government and harm those for whom the government would
>> > pretend to provide. Much of what our government spends money on has
>> nothing
>> > to do with charity. Welfare has become a means of enslaving people in a
>> > dependency on politicians rather than helping them to achieve and to
>> > prosper.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > All welfare programs should be returned to local communities with the
>> > oversight of the individual states. This will remove much temptation to
>> do
>> > evil from Washington, and many souls might be saved.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Are we to think Christ is behind the efforts of the Left to ban prayer
>> and
>> > religion in our schools, our government, and other areas of the public
>> > square? Are we to think Christ is pushing to have crosses removed from
>> > public view, "Under God" from our Pledge of Allegiance, and "In God We
>> > Trust" from our money?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > What about global warming and climate change? Is God in control of the
>> > weather or is man? Would God provide us with massive amounts of fossil
>> > fuels if He did not intend for us to use these resources? Over the past
>> 130
>> > years, humans have used less than 5% of all the oil reserves currently
>> known
>> > to exist. God has given us and enormous amount of natural resources.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Where should we think Christ comes down on abortion? Christ thought
>> > children were very important. Christ also showed us that the care of
>> > the
>> > mentally and physically disabled, like Terri Schiavo, and the elderly is
>> > also important.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Are we to think Christ believes in Darwinian Evolution? He would not
>> > support the Darwinian eugenics employed by the Nazis.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > What about the killing of tens of millions of the poor by using
>> > falsified
>> > "scientific" data to conveniently ban DDT? Did not God tell us in
>> Genesis
>> > to subdue the Earth and to make it a better place for man and beast?
>> > Eliminating
>> > malaria, dengue, polio, small pox, and other dreaded diseases is certain
>> a
>> > worthy effort in subduing the Earth. DDT was on its way to eliminating
>> > malaria and dengue, when the Left stopped the efforts.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Did God direct us to subdue the Earth or to leave everything as we found
>> it?
>> > It seems to me God's directive to us is to work hard to make the Earth
>> > better than we found it. Genesis
>> > 1:26-28<
>> http://bible1.crosswalk.com/OnlineStudyBible/bible.cgi?passage=ge+1:28&version=kjv&context=1&showtools=1
>> >is
>> > worth reading.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > I do not think Christ would be happy with those who allow millions of
>> acres
>> > of our beautiful forests to burn each year because some on the Far Left
>> > think humans should not be allowed to manage and care for our nation's
>> > property. What of the tens of millions of animals that are killed and
>> > injured each year in forest fires?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Christ did not
>> > evict<
>> http://bible.crosswalk.com/OnlineStudyBible/bible.cgi?passage=joh+2:15&version=kjv&context=1&showtools=1
>> >the
>> > moneychangers from the Temple because he was a Socialist who opposed
>> > Capitalist moneychangers. The Temple problem was not the economic
>> activity
>> > or the merchandise. The problem was that the economic activity was
>> taking
>> > place in the Temple itself, a sacred place not intended to be a
>> marketplace.
>> > As Christ said, "Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an
>> > house of merchandise." The priests of the Temple were probably not
>> > happy
>> > with this as they presumably received a sizeable portion of the money
>> > earned.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > The leaders of the Temple hated Christ because He threatened their power
>> and
>> > wealth. The current hatred of Conservatives and Christ by Socialists is
>> > because Conservatives challenge the power and money of the Left.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > There is no indication that Christ loved, prayed for, or blessed Satan.
>> > Satan is not my neighbor. Satan should not be your neighbor.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Satan is in another category beyond enemy. I believe some people of
>> > Evil
>> > are also in that same category. These people would include terrorists
>> who
>> > purposely kill innocent civilians. Persons such as Stalin, Hitler,
>> Saddam
>> > Hussein, and others who enthusiastically kill and torture others would
>> also
>> > be in this group. Our job is not to judge the hearts of such persons but
>> to
>> > kill and incarcerate them and let God sort out the final judgment issues
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > The obligation of our government is to protect us. It is not up to our
>> > government to reward and support one politically correct class at the
>> > expense of the politically incorrect people who work hard and achieve
>> much.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Poverty hurts everyone, especially the poor. As such, is not the
>> > willful
>> > destruction of our prosperity by our Socialist government at best a
>> > crime
>> > against humanity and at worst an evil and treasonous act? I do not
>> > think
>> > Christ would approve of the current efforts of our government to
>> willfully
>> > destroy jobs, close down companies, and massively increase poverty both
>> at
>> > home and abroad.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > The Left Continues to Link Christ to Liberal Issues.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Barack Obama has tried to
>> > characterize<
>> http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=57975>Christ's
>> > Sermon on the Mount as an endorsement of homosexuality and same-sex
>> > unions. However, there is no mention of homosexuality in the Sermon on
>> the
>> > Mount.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Some have suggested that since the food that resulted from Christ's
>> blessing
>> > of the five barley loaves and two fish was given without cost, this
>> somehow
>> > shows that Christ was a Socialist.
>> >
>> > One can miss the fact that the miracle of feeding the five thousand was
>> the
>> > primary message of this Scripture. One can also miss the fact that one
>> or
>> > more people worked to produce and provide the five barley loaves and the
>> two
>> > fish. The boy freely gave the loaves and the fish to Christ. A Roman
>> tax
>> > collector did not take the loaves and fish. Roman politicians and
>> > bureaucrats did not give the loaves and fish to Christ for
>> redistribution.
>> > It
>> > was entirely a Free Market happening.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > This was an example of people producing goods that were freely donated.
>> No
>> > Roman politicians benefited from the transaction.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Conservatives cleaned up the area after the meal and documented their
>> > cleanup efforts in Scripture. Liberals would most likely have left a
>> mess
>> > on the ground.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > The Ten Commandments are unquestionably Conservative. The simple proof
>> is
>> > the continued Liberal attack on the Ten Commandments and the
>> Judeo-Christian
>> > foundations of our nation.
>> >
>> > "Lazy hands bring poverty, but hard-working hands bring riches."
>> Proverbs
>> > 10:4
>> >
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Re: Un-American Republican Obstruction: The Senate GOP's bore on Christmas

Tommy,
 
I understand the meaning of the scripture that you have referenced and quoted.  
 
There is no disrespect intended here, but I understand more than you obviously have fathomed and/or comprehend, with regard to the concept of the Holy Trinity, (e.g.; "The Father; The Son;  The Holy Ghost);  and the importance of the Four Gospels. 
 
Although the Holy Trinity may appear simplistic, easy to interpret and conceive; the Holy Trinity is not all that forthright or apparent.  Clearly, you are missing the purpose and meaning.  This is quite obvious to any Christian who does understand the concept of the Holy Trinity.  Again, I mean no disresepct when I say this. 
 
Quickly and not to be redundant, I reference the article that I sent, specifically the first four short paragraphs which points out:
 
We have been directed by God to "love thy neighbour as thyself!"   So why have Liberals directed our government to take over this role instead of doing it themselves?  Jesus did not direct his people to "Ask Rome to do it for you!"
  
Christ told us to take care of the poor.  Christ did not tell us to have our government, its politicians, and its bureaucrats take care of the poor.  My recollection is that Christ did not think highly of the government, the religious leaders, the politicians, the tax collectors, and the bureaucrats of his day.
  
Efforts to sanitize and legitimize the evils of Socialism by suggesting that Socialism is the answer to Christ's admonition that we take care of the poor should greatly offend Christians and people of all faiths.
  
Would Christ approve of the Left trying to keep whole classes of people on welfare, poor, uneducated, and without hope?  Keeping people enslaved in dependency on politicians does not show compassion.  It is an evil crime against humanity.
 
 
  
On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 8:17 AM, Tommy News <tommysnews@gmail.com> wrote:
 
Keithie-
 
Obviously, you did not read the sripture which I posted here.
Take the time to Read this short exerpt, and it's message to the
publicans, and think hard and long about it's meaning:
 
The Word of Jesus from Mark 5:
 
"I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless
them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them
 
which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye may be the
 
children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to
rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on
the unjust. 46For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye?
do not even the publicans the same? 47And if ye salute your brethren
only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?"
 
 
On 12/17/10, Keith In Tampa <keithintampa@gmail.com> wrote:
> Tommy,
>
> Obviously, (like usual)  you didn't read the article that I posted.   If
> anything, the article should have made you stop, think, and look inward.  If
> you would have read the article, you would have some interpersonal
> questions.  You might not agree with everything contained within the
> article, but if you would have stopped and read it, the article would have
> caused anyone with a logical thought process to stop and think.  I believe
> that you are an intelligent thoughtful individual, you are just hell bent on
> revising history and getting your militant Gay agenda crammed down
> Americans' throats.
>
> Take the time to read the article Tom.  You don't always have to be on stage
> here, slinging out  rhetorical dogma and mimmicking the militant far left's
> spin.  On occasion, it wouldn't hurt to look at other perspectives, and use
> the common sense that God gave to you!  Stop and think!
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 11:37 PM, Tommy News <tommysnews@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Wrong., Keith.
>>
>> Jesus was a Progressive Liberal, and he may have been gay or bi.
>>
>>
>> On 12/16/10, Keith In Tampa <keithintampa@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Christ is a Conservative
>> >
>> >
>> > Some on the Left have suggested that Jesus is a Liberal.  The basic
>> > logic
>> of
>> > their Progressive assertion is that Socialist wealth redistribution
>> fulfills
>> > Christ's admonition to take care of the poor.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > We have been directed by God to "love thy neighbour as thyself!"   So
>> > why
>> > have Liberals directed our government to take over this role instead of
>> > doing it themselves?  Jesus did not direct his people to "Ask Rome to do
>> it
>> > for you!"
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Christ told us to take care of the poor.  Christ did not tell us to have
>> our
>> > government, its politicians, and its bureaucrats take care of the poor.
>>  My
>> > recollection is that Christ did not think highly of the government, the
>> > religious leaders, the politicians, the tax collectors, and the
>> bureaucrats
>> > of his day.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Efforts to sanitize and legitimize the evils of Socialism by suggesting
>> that
>> > Socialism is the answer to Christ's admonition that we take care of the
>> poor
>> > should greatly offend Christians and people of all faiths.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Would Christ approve of the Left trying to keep whole classes of people
>> on
>> > welfare, poor, uneducated, and without hope?  Keeping people enslaved in
>> > dependency on politicians does not show compassion.  It is an evil crime
>> > against humanity.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > It has been suggested that Christ's directive to the young rich ruler to
>> > divest his property and follow Christ [as a disciple] somehow shows
>> Christ
>> > to be a Socialist.  My understanding of Christ's disciples is that they
>> left
>> > their jobs, property, and even their families in order to dedicate
>> > themselves fully to Christ.  Being a disciple was a 24-7 job.  If the
>> young
>> > rich man had property, the property would require his time and thought
>> and
>> > divert his attention from Christ and His teachings.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Allowing our government to confiscate money and property for
>> redistribution
>> > does not equate with charitable giving.  It does not relate even
>> > remotely
>> to
>> > Christ's instructions to the young rich ruler whom He invited to be his
>> > disciple.  Christ directed the young ruler to give his money to the
>> > poor.  Christ
>> > did not say he should give it to the Roman government for
>> > redistribution.
>> >
>> > Rome cared little for the poor.  Our current government cares little for
>> the
>> > poor.  Our poor are of value to Liberal politicians only when they can
>> vote
>> > and when they can be used as human shields to advance the consolidation
>> of
>> > Liberal political power.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Members of our Congress and our President should carefully note the
>> > admonition by Christ regarding the difficulty of a rich man [presumably
>> also
>> > a rich woman] getting into Heaven.  As members of Congress confiscate
>> > [steal], redistribute, and spend trillions of dollars each year to buy
>> > votes, they might want to consider divesting themselves of the control
>> > of
>> > much of this money.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > It seems lying and the bearing of false witness are also observed in our
>> > Congress, in our White House, and on the political Left.  We have
>> recently
>> > seen an increase in the activities of several on the Left in our
>> government
>> > to aid and abet greed, envy, and covetous behavior.  This has caused
>> > many
>> to
>> > demand the property of others.  Such helps us to better understand why
>> many
>> > in our government oppose the display of the Ten Commandments.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > It is the job of our government to protect people from the harm of
>> others.
>> > The
>> > rich should not oppress the poor.  The poor should not oppress the rich.
>> > Our
>> > government should not oppress, use, or abuse either the rich or the poor
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > I do not recall Christ equating paying taxes with giving a donation or
>> > caring for the poor.  I do not recall that tax collectors were looked
>> upon
>> > as good people in the Bible.  The last time I checked, taxes in the
>> United
>> > States were not voluntary.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Our Founding Fathers wisely realized federal government oversight would
>> > politicize our government and harm those for whom the government would
>> > pretend to provide.  Much of what our government spends money on has
>> nothing
>> > to do with charity.  Welfare has become a means of enslaving people in a
>> > dependency on politicians rather than helping them to achieve and to
>> > prosper.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > All welfare programs should be returned to local communities with the
>> > oversight of the individual states.  This will remove much temptation to
>> do
>> > evil from Washington, and many souls might be saved.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Are we to think Christ is behind the efforts of the Left to ban prayer
>> and
>> > religion in our schools, our government, and other areas of the public
>> > square?  Are we to think Christ is pushing to have crosses removed from
>> > public view, "Under God" from our Pledge of Allegiance, and "In God We
>> > Trust" from our money?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > What about global warming and climate change?  Is God in control of the
>> > weather or is man?  Would God provide us with massive amounts of fossil
>> > fuels if He did not intend for us to use these resources?  Over the past
>> 130
>> > years, humans have used less than 5% of all the oil reserves currently
>> known
>> > to exist.  God has given us and enormous amount of natural resources.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Where should we think Christ comes down on abortion?  Christ thought
>> > children were very important.  Christ also showed us that the care of
>> > the
>> > mentally and physically disabled, like Terri Schiavo, and the elderly is
>> > also important.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Are we to think Christ believes in Darwinian Evolution?  He would not
>> > support the Darwinian eugenics employed by the Nazis.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > What about the killing of tens of millions of the poor by using
>> > falsified
>> > "scientific" data to conveniently ban DDT?  Did not God tell us in
>> Genesis
>> > to subdue the Earth and to make it a better place for man and beast?
>> > Eliminating
>> > malaria, dengue, polio, small pox, and other dreaded diseases is certain
>> a
>> > worthy effort in subduing the Earth.  DDT was on its way to eliminating
>> > malaria and dengue, when the Left stopped the efforts.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Did God direct us to subdue the Earth or to leave everything as we found
>> it?
>> > It seems to me God's directive to us is to work hard to make the Earth
>> > better than we found it.  Genesis
>> > 1:26-28<
>> >is
>> > worth reading.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > I do not think Christ would be happy with those who allow millions of
>> acres
>> > of our beautiful forests to burn each year because some on the Far Left
>> > think humans should not be allowed to manage and care for our nation's
>> > property.  What of the tens of millions of animals that are killed and
>> > injured each year in forest fires?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Christ did not
>> > evict<
>> >the
>>  > moneychangers from the Temple because he was a Socialist who opposed
>> > Capitalist moneychangers.  The Temple problem was not the economic
>> activity
>> > or the merchandise.  The problem was that the economic activity was
>> taking
>> > place in the Temple itself, a sacred place not intended to be a
>> marketplace.
>> > As Christ said, "Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an
>> > house of merchandise."  The priests of the Temple were probably not
>> > happy
>> > with this as they presumably received a sizeable portion of the money
>> > earned.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > The leaders of the Temple hated Christ because He threatened their power
>> and
>> > wealth.  The current hatred of Conservatives and Christ by Socialists is
>> > because Conservatives challenge the power and money of the Left.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > There is no indication that Christ loved, prayed for, or blessed Satan.
>> > Satan is not my neighbor.  Satan should not be your neighbor.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Satan is in another category beyond enemy.  I believe some people of
>> > Evil
>> > are also in that same category.  These people would include terrorists
>> who
>> > purposely kill innocent civilians.  Persons such as Stalin, Hitler,
>> Saddam
>> > Hussein, and others who enthusiastically kill and torture others would
>> also
>> > be in this group. Our job is not to judge the hearts of such persons but
>> to
>> > kill and incarcerate them and let God sort out the final judgment issues
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > The obligation of our government is to protect us.  It is not up to our
>> > government to reward and support one politically correct class at the
>> > expense of the politically incorrect people who work hard and achieve
>> much.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Poverty hurts everyone, especially the poor.  As such, is not the
>> > willful
>> > destruction of our prosperity by our Socialist government at best a
>> > crime
>> > against humanity and at worst an evil and treasonous act?  I do not
>> > think
>> > Christ would approve of the current efforts of our government to
>> willfully
>> > destroy jobs, close down companies, and massively increase poverty both
>> at
>> > home and abroad.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > The Left Continues to Link Christ to Liberal Issues.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Barack Obama has tried to
>> > characterize<
>> > Sermon on the Mount as an endorsement of homosexuality and same-sex
>> > unions.  However, there is no mention of homosexuality in the Sermon on
>> the
>> > Mount.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Some have suggested that since the food that resulted from Christ's
>> blessing
>> > of the five barley loaves and two fish was given without cost, this
>> somehow
>> > shows that Christ was a Socialist.
>> >
>> > One can miss the fact that the miracle of feeding the five thousand was
>> the
>> > primary message of this Scripture.  One can also miss the fact that one
>> or
>> > more people worked to produce and provide the five barley loaves and the
>> two
>> > fish.  The boy freely gave the loaves and the fish to Christ.  A Roman
>> tax
>> > collector did not take the loaves and fish.  Roman politicians and
>> > bureaucrats did not give the loaves and fish to Christ for
>> redistribution.
>> > It
>> > was entirely a Free Market happening.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > This was an example of people producing goods that were freely donated.
>>  No
>> > Roman politicians benefited from the transaction.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Conservatives cleaned up the area after the meal and documented their
>> > cleanup efforts in Scripture.  Liberals would most likely have left a
>> mess
>> > on the ground.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > The Ten Commandments are unquestionably Conservative.  The simple proof
>> is
>> > the continued Liberal attack on the Ten Commandments and the
>> Judeo-Christian
>> > foundations of our nation.
>> >
>> > "Lazy hands bring poverty, but hard-working hands bring riches."
>>  Proverbs
>> > 10:4
>> >
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British riots

A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste

Posted by Kevin Carson on Dec 13, 2010 in Commentary • Comments (12)

Britain is racked by student demonstrations — in many cases riots — because Parliament tripled university tuition to $15,000 (in U.S. dollars).  Americans would still probably consider 15k tuition for a first-class university a bargain.  But until now, higher education has been a heavily subsidized good.

So why should libertarians care? Aren't these just a bunch of spoiled brats, throwing a tantrum when they're cut off from the taxpayer teat?

Not exactly.

British students, like those in America, are hit from two directions under the state capitalist model: First, by government interventions that inflate the amount of the "education" commodity they're forced to consume in order to make a decent living. And second, by government interventions that inflate the cost of procuring it.

So government has placed students in a double bind in which relying on government tuition subsidies is the only way out.

On the one hand, we've had decades of subsidized education — which makes college-educated administrative and technical labor artificially cheap and plentiful to employers — coupled with a relentless upward creep of legally mandated credentialing. As a result the credentialing primarily serves a signaling function for the employer, and is inflated far beyond the functional requirements of the actual job.

As commentator Joe Bageant points out ("The masses have become lazy, fat and stupid," December 11 2006),  the liberal panacea of more and more "education" spending is a pipe dream, based on a fallacy of composition. The Empire needs about a quarter of its population in administrative-technical positions that require a college education. Educating a larger portion of the population only results in credential inflation for other jobs.  And the more people with managerial-technical educations are competing for jobs, the more corporate bureaucracies are characterized by opportunism, shameless climbing and back-stabbing.

On the other hand, universities are dominated by the same high-overhead, cost-plus culture that Paul Goodman described in "People or Personnel": Bureaucratized administration, prestige salaries, ossified Weberian work rules and job descriptions, mission statements, and all the rest of it. When an institution is self-organized and run from the bottom up, on the other hand (Goodman uses Black Mountain College as a comparison), its members are free to economize on means, and to use their own judgment and initiative in directly solving problems in the most common-sense way without running afoul of standard operating procedures. Because the members are working for themselves in pursuit of their own interests, they don't have to work under the distrustful eye of an administrative bureaucracy.

The answer, first, is to eliminate all state-mandated licensing and credentialing, all college and technical school accreditation, and to dismantle higher education as a conveyor belt for processing human raw material for delivery to the appropriate HR department.

Educational offerings should be driven, on a demand-pull basis, by the desires of students, while all the state-created artificial scarcities that cause the wage labor market to be a buyer's market should be eliminated.

Second, we should eliminate the high-overhead, cost-plus culture that predominates in the university (as in all other large institutions of state capitalist society). Higher education should be governed by the ad hoc, bottom-up, self-organized institutional culture Paul Goodman described in "People or Personnel":  Low overhead, no administrative bureaucracy, and making do on refurbished equipment. Whenever possible, the advantages of network culture should be taken advantage of for moving information around to the point of consumption, in preference to an industrial model of moving people to a central location for processing.

In the end, we need to move toward a society where work is organized — and the qualifications for it are set — mainly by the people doing it, and such judgments by working people are the main thing driving the way they organize education for themselves.

None of this should be taken to mean I'm anti-intellectual — far from it. We need a society where people are smart enough to question authority, to subject its claims to rigorous tests of logic, and check them against against their own independent knowledge. But such skills aren't really a core competency of the "educational" apparatus, are they?

Colleges exist to cram people full of the skills employers demand, and to inculcate the cultural habit of taking orders from an authority figure behind a desk. Critical thinking, on the other hand, is a skill acquired through self-education, in cooperation with one's equals, to pursue knowledge for one's own self-determined purposes — the "Community of Scholars" Goodman described in a book of that name. Higher education is more often a hindrance than a help, in that regard.

I'm not usually a fan of General Wesley Clark, for obvious reasons.  But in the 2004 Democratic primaries, he no doubt angered a lot of professional "educators" by saying: "Yes, I'm educated. I read books." Exactly.

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C4SS Research Associate Kevin Carson is a contemporary mutualist author and individualist anarchist whose written work includes Studies in Mutualist Political EconomyOrganization Theory: An Individualist Anarchist Perspective, and The Homebrew Industrial Revolution: A Low-Overhead Manifesto, all of which are freely available online. Carson has also written for such print publications as The Freeman: Ideas on Liberty and a variety of internet-based journals and blogs, including Just Things, The Art of the Possible, the P2P Foundation and his own Mutualist Blog.

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