Hmmmmm........Maybe that's the reason that I like him......The "Followers are almost extinct" part.......
On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 10:11 AM, plainolamerican <plainolamerican@gmail.com> wrote:
Boortz is a muzzy hating zionist warmonger who supports an aggressive
interventionist policy in the middle east for israel.
His followers are almost extinct and his show is aired on borrowed
time.
> that this person ...
On May 27, 9:12 pm, THE ANNOINTED ONE <markmka...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Neal Boortz is a Texan, a lawyer, a Texas Aggie (Texas A&M) graduate,
> and now a nationally syndicated talk show host from Atlanta . His
> commencement address to the graduates of a recent Texas A&M class is
> far different from what either the students or the faculty expected.
> Whether you agree or disagree, his views are certainly thought
> provoking.
>
> "I am honored by the invitation to address you on this august
> occasion. It's about time. Be warned, however, that I am not here to
> impress you; you'll have enough smoke blown up your bloomers today.
> And you can bet your tassels I'm not here to impress the faculty and
> administration. You may not like much of what I have to say, and
> that's fine. You will remember it though. Especially after about 10
> years out there in the real world. This, it goes without saying, does
> not apply to those of you who will seek your careers and your fortunes
> as government employees.
>
> This gowned gaggle behind me is your faculty. You've heard the old
> saying that those who can – do. Those who can't – teach. That sounds
> deliciously insensitive. But there is often raw truth in
> insensitivity, just as you often find feel-good falsehoods and lies in
> compassion. Say good-bye to your faculty because now you are getting
> ready to go out there and do. These folks behind me are going to stay
> right here and teach.
>
> By the way, just because you are leaving this place with a diploma
> doesn't mean the learning is over. When an FAA flight examiner handed
> me my private pilot's license many years ago, he said, "Here, this is
> your ticket to learn." The same can be said for your diploma. Believe
> me, the learning has just begun.
>
> Now, I realize that most of you consider yourselves Liberals. In fact,
> you are probably very proud of your liberal views. You care so much.
> You feel so much. You want to help so much. After all, you're a
> compassionate and caring person, aren't you now? Well, isn't that just
> so extraordinarily special. Now, at this age, is as good a time as any
> to be a liberal; as good a time as any to know absolutely everything.
> You have plenty of time, starting tomorrow, for the truth to set in.
>
> Over the next few years, as you begin to feel the cold breath of
> reality down your neck, things are going to start changing pretty
> fast… Including your own assessment of just how much you really know.
>
> So here are the first assignments for your initial class in reality:
> Pay attention to the news, read newspapers, and listen to the words
> and phrases that proud Liberals use to promote their causes. Then,
> compare the words of the left to the words and phrases you hear from
> those evil, heartless, greedy conservatives.
>
> From the Left you will hear "I feel." From the Right you will hear "I
> think." From the Liberals you will hear references to groups — The
> Blacks, the Poor, the Rich, the Disadvantaged, the Less Fortunate.
> From the Right you will hear references to individuals. On the Left
> you hear talk of group rights; on the Right, individual rights.
>
> That about sums it up, really: Liberals feel. Liberals care. They are
> pack animals whose identity is tied up in group dynamics.
> Conservatives think — and, setting aside the theocracy crowd, their
> identity is centered on the individual.
>
> Liberals feel that their favored groups have enforceable rights to the
> property and services of productive individuals. Conservatives, I
> among them I might add, think that individuals have the right to
> protect their lives and their property from the plunder of the masses.
>
> In college you developed a group mentality, but if you look closely at
> your diplomas you will see that they have your individual names on
> them. Not the name of your school mascot, or of your fraternity or
> sorority, but your name. Your group identity is going away. Your
> recognition and appreciation of your individual identity starts now.
>
> If, by the time you reach the age of 30, you do not consider yourself
> to be a conservative, rush right back here as quickly as you can and
> apply for a faculty position. These people will welcome you with open
> arms. They will welcome you, that is, so long as you haven't developed
> an individual identity. Once again you will have to be willing to sign
> on to the group mentality you embraced during the past four years.
>
> Something is going to happen soon that is going to really open your
> eyes. You're going to actually get a full time job!
>
> You're also going to get a lifelong work partner. This partner isn't
> going to help you do your job. This partner is just going to sit back
> and wait for payday. This partner doesn't want to share in your
> effort, but in your earnings.
>
> Your new lifelong partner is actually an agent; an agent representing
> a strange and diverse group of people; an agent for every teenager
> with an illegitimate child; an agent for a research scientist who
> wanted to make some cash answering the age-old question of why monkeys
> grind their teeth. An agent for some poor demented hippie who
> considers herself to be a meaningful and talented artist, but who just
> can't manage to sell any of her artwork on the open market.
>
> Your new partner is an agent for every person with limited, if any,
> job skills, but who wanted a job at City Hall. An agent for tin-horn
> dictators in fancy military uniforms grasping for American foreign
> aid. An agent for multi-million dollar companies who want someone else
> to pay for their overseas advertising. An agent for everybody who
> wants to use the unimaginable power of this agent's for their personal
> enrichment and benefit.
>
> That agent is our wonderful, caring, compassionate, oppressive
> government. Believe me, you will be awed by the unimaginable power
> this agent has. Power that you do not have. A power that no individual
> has, or will have. This agent has the legal power to use force, deadly
> force to accomplish its goals.
>
> You have no choice here. Your new friend is just going to walk up to
> you, introduce itself rather gruffly, hand you a few forms to fill
> out, and move right on in. Say hello to your own personal one ton
> gorilla. It will sleep anywhere it wants to.
>
> Now, let me tell you, this agent is not cheap. As you become
> successful it will seize about 40% of everything you earn. And no, I'm
> sorry, there just isn't any way you can fire this agent of plunder,
> and you can't decrease its share of your income. That power rests with
> him, not you.
>
> So, here I am saying negative things to you about government. Well, be
> clear on this: It is not wrong to distrust government. It is not wrong
> to fear government. In certain cases it is not even wrong to despise
> government for government is inherently evil. Yes, a necessary evil,
> but dangerous nonetheless, somewhat like a drug. Just as a drug that
> in the proper dosage can save your life, an overdose of government can
> be fatal.
>
> Now let's address a few things that have been crammed into your minds
> at this university. There are some ideas you need to expunge as soon
> as possible. These ideas may work well in academic environment, but
> they fail miserably out there in the real world.
>
> First is that favorite buzz word of the media and academia: Diversity!
> You have been taught that the real value of any group of people – be
> it a social group, an employee group, a management group, whatever –
> is based on diversity. This is a favored liberal ideal because
> diversity is based not on an individuals abilities or character, but
> on a person's identity and status as a member of a group. Yes, it's
> that liberal group identity thing again.
>
> Within the great diversity movement group identification – be it
> racial, gender based, or some other minority status – means more than
> the individuals integrity, character or other qualifications.
>
> Brace yourself. You are about to move from this academic atmosphere
> where diversity rules, to a workplace and a culture where individual
> achievement and excellence actually count. No matter what your
> professors have taught you over the last four years, you are about to
> learn that diversity is absolutely no replacement for excellence,
> ability, and individual hard work. From this day on every single time
> you hear the word "diversity" you can rest assured that there is
> someone close by who is determined to rob you of every vestige of
> individuality you possess.
>
> We also need to address this thing you seem to have about "rights." We
> have witnessed an obscene explosion of so-called "rights" in the last
> few decades, usually emanating from college campuses.
>
> You know the mantra: You have the right to a job. The right to a place
> to live. The right to a living wage. The right to health care. The
> right to an education. You probably even have your own pet right – the
> right to a Beemer for instance, or the right to have someone else
> provide for that child you plan on downloading in a year or so.
>
> Forget it. Forget those rights! I'll tell you what your rights are.
> You have a right to live free, and to the results of 60% -75% of your
> labor. I'll also tell you have no right to any portion of the life or
> labor of another.
>
> You may, for instance, think that you have a right to health care.
> After all, President Obama said so, didn't he? But you cannot receive
> health-care unless some doctor or health practitioner surrenders some
> of his time – his life – to you. He may be willing to do this for
> compensation, but that's his choice. You have no "right" to his time
> or property. You have no right to his or any other person's life or to
> any portion thereof.
>
> You may also think you have some "right" to a job; a job with a living
> wage, whatever that is. Do you mean to tell me that you have a right
> to force your services on another person, and then the right to demand
>
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