the Texan Cyclist

Getting tired of YouTube

2009-02-17T21:12:00.002-06:00

So I'm gonna start double posting my videos at: http://s660.photobucket.com/albums/uu328/TexanCyclist/Figure it won't be long before the Y.T. will become useless. After teaming up with Zionists videos are becoming increasingly harder to upload. Never been able to censor myself, so I'm not going to allow some one else to censor me.Got to get back in the habit of posting here on a more regular

Posting Here

2008-07-28T00:03:00.005-05:00

Windows ate my desktop. After the 3rd time someone asked me a question about Vista, I figured I had to add it to my knowledge base. Talked my favorite retailer into a free copy, he knows I butter his bread & why, & installed it. Now, my basic computer is only 3 years old & was rated as second best @ that time. I'll admit that some of the inner components, TV card & video cards are 10 & 8 years

Long Time No Post!

2008-03-01T21:17:00.004-06:00

Basically moved myself over to YouTube. Setting up my camera & letting my rants flow is just so much easier. An additional benefit is knowing not only that my views are being shared, but actually subscribed to and commented on. Here, I've always felt like I was ranting in the dark with an audience of one. Me.I reckon what I should be doing is embedding my videos here in case YouTube gets wise and

404 Congressional Action

2007-10-27T23:50:00.000-05:00

Talk about error. On October 23, 2007 404 of our congress critters voted to give the Shrub et. al. authority to police our thoughts (especially on the net) and arbitrarily decide if we are inclined to be violent.Not happy enough finding terrorist in every country with exportable assets, they are getting ready to start filling detention centers here at home. So, be careful what you print or say,

"The Rant" by Tom Degan: Bush and Cheney's Private Gestapo

2007-10-06T00:30:00.000-05:00

This particular post caught my comment, but most of his post are equally relevant."The Rant" by Tom Degan: Bush and Cheney's Private Gestapo

Bruce is Back

2007-10-05T22:51:00.000-05:00

Thanks to the Tennessee Gorilla Girls a taste is available. Also on AlterNet a cut you can sample. I'll admit I thought he was a lightweight when first I heard him. Nothing but respect for him now. Funny how his music makes you dancing happy while his words bring sadness and sorrow. Kinda like the drumbeats for war, they get you all excited while bringing nothing good.Now, into the circle file...

What would you have done in '38

2007-10-03T21:04:00.000-05:00

William Blum (via ICH) led me to this:I.F. Stone: "The only kinds of fights worth fighting are those you are going to lose because somebody has to fight them and lose and lose and lose until someday, somebody who believes as you do wins. In order for somebody to win an important, major fight 100 years hence, a lot of other people have got to be willing -- for the sheer

The News We Lose While Americans Snooze

2007-09-15T22:56:00.000-05:00

Your military industrial complex is hard at work, while your main stream media is acting like jerks to ignore it. They are setting the stage for the next 9/11, while some celebrity gets all the headlines. A brief blip. A quick explanation. A mistake is claimed (an unacknowledged first!) A revision of the facts. First there were six and now there are five. And...someone in the USAF has stolen a

Summer's Over

2007-09-09T16:22:00.000-05:00

Took a $hrub clue and spent the last month regathering my strength. That last congressional bill really took the wind out. The Resident's new limits on speech have me wondering how many laws I'm inadvertently breaking. Well, along with the storm clouds there are silver linings and rainbows!Actually spent the last week rebuilding this machine. Didn't even bother trying to find out why, it was

A Public Service Announcement.

2007-07-14T13:20:00.001-05:00

Call in your vote TODAY for impeaching Bush and Cheney at this number: 202-225-0100House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office is taking calls voting for Impeachment of Bush/Cheney at 202-225-0100. PLEASE CALL TODAY. At the toll free capitol switchboard #s below, you can also call your particular district’s congressional representative to insist that they support impeachment for Cheney. E.g., for Rep.

Sometimes the best writing is in the Comments section.

2007-07-11T15:04:00.000-05:00

Since this poster' "BORROWED" from someone else (he didn't credit the author, just admitted it wasn't he,) I feel free to post iot myself. Bushcronium is discovered... Posted by: kelly.nickell on Jul 11, 2007 5:16 AM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] • NEW

Politics as it should be talked about.

2007-07-09T13:30:00.001-05:00

One step forward, two steps back. When Bob Shieffer derided the scramble to interview Paris Hilton, I applauded the man. There is so little to applaud on Sunday AM talk shows. The next Sunday he’s back in the style of all the bubble heads. Everyone’s talking about the London car incidents as cars filled with explosives. Gasoline is NOT an explosive! To create an explosive using gasoline as a part

Cheney Flip Flops and other's News on Freedom

2007-06-28T20:38:00.000-05:00

Funny how us ordinary people could see the writing on the wall when the SCOTUS nominees were up for confirmation. Now, with freedoms and rights being slapped down from on high, the dumb Demos are beginning to catch on (Thank you ICH): Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) echoed that sentiment in a statement: "When they were nominated, John

Tin Foil Hats

2007-06-24T11:16:00.000-05:00

My friend and neighbor and I were talking about tin foil hat wearers, he's a psychologist, and he told me that when one of his patients migrates to wearing said apparel, they show a marked improvement at first, over time though, the hats seem to lose their effectiveness. He credited it to a diminishing placebo effect. Myself, being a former Aviation Electrician, offered a different explanation.

Bye Bye Democracy

2007-06-24T10:10:00.000-05:00

Once again Paul Craig Roberts not only hits the nail on the head as to where our country is heading if we don't wake up the sheeple and do a 180* fishtail, but drives it home with clear, simple language that not only connects the dots, he does so in an irrefutable manner. In this age of empty talking heads and propaganda puppet pundits, it is easy to see why he cannot be found in the arena of the

Reminds me of past posts

2007-06-19T22:49:00.000-05:00

Complete with facts and figures which weren't available at the time I posted, Micheal T. Klare paints a vivid picture as to how we are beginning a phase where the wars we fight are simply to fuel the war machine. I'm of the opinion that the last few wars were to deplete the stockpiles of munitions in order to keep the military contractors in profit mode. Now, we're fighting to obtain the oil

The Drums Are Growing Louder.

2007-06-17T12:54:00.000-05:00

The talking heads are at it again. Blatantly repeating the Neo-con lies in order to start a new war. With nary a shred of evidence, no, even when the evidence proves the lie, all facts are ignored and all blame for the failure of the Iraqi adventure (what a sweet word for the bloody, grimy, horrible injustice that is the occupation of Iraq ) is being put on Iran. All options being on the table,

There are still a few journalists around.

2007-06-02T13:29:00.000-05:00

First, watched Bill Moyer's "Journal" last night and while he's covering the weakness of the Ethics bill roll-over by the Demo-wimps, giving time to ex-Senator Bob Kerry's apologetic applause to the Demo-wimps follow the leader giving, $95 Billion plus supplementary spending bill with the excuse that it is for the troops is merely one more example of the propaganda that shapes the conversation

Tiptoeing around the edges of Resistance.

2007-05-28T21:58:00.000-05:00

Deciding to relax of an evening, I tuned to the History Channel. A favorite subject, Star Wars, is being covered. Seeing in it an allegory for our times, I hear all these references to Greek and Roman mythology and even comparisons to Roman, Napoleonic, and even Nazi attempts at Empire. They even threw in Saddam Hussein as if he had actually attempted an Empire of his own. Only in the last

When conflicts arise, fire the truth teller.

2007-05-11T23:00:00.000-05:00

General John Batiste speaks out against the war in a commercial from votevets.org and is fired by CBS. CBS is owned by General Electric. So, I reckon it is a conflict of interests due to their being such a large supplier of military equipment. Can't have the help belittling such a profitable situation. Title link is Olbermann's interview with Gen. Batiste. $hrub listens to his Generals only when

A Wakeup Call

2007-05-10T23:24:00.000-05:00

Manuel Valenzuela posts a powerful essay that is in essence a call to action. The above link is to his blog. I read his post off of ICH, a great source for news and opinions, but Manuel proves to be good for some independent truth.Like I, he has noticed how the corporate media leaves more questions than answers. No longer a source of information, they've become the propaganda branch of government

Defining Progress in Iraq

2007-05-08T19:42:00.000-05:00

Political progress in Iraq looks like this:Read the "liberal" New York Times and you get an other apologetic explanation of progress in Iraq in behalf of the criminals in Washington in a prominent story there today.If, instead, you wish to inform yourself as to the truth, then Cris Floyd once again provides the most apt description of the ongoing bloodbath that is Iraq. More eloquently than any

Beneath the Radar of the MSM

2007-05-01T23:56:00.000-05:00

Paul Hawken ends with a simple statement:Healing the wounds of the Earth and its people does not require saintliness or a political party. It is not a liberal or conservative activity. It is a sacred act.He began with a dawning realization:I have given nearly one thousand talks about the environment in the past fifteen years, and after every speech a smaller crowd gathered to talk, ask questions,

We need to vote the old-fashion way, on paper.

2007-05-01T00:56:00.000-05:00

If you're looking for info on electronic voting here are two Important links.The first one shows how the Ohio vote in 04 was stolen and by whom. Thank you, Steven Rosenfeld and Bob Fitrakis on Common Dreams. The same computers the W.H. was using to hide emails is the same one used to falsify the Ohio vote count during the ninety minutes the official count was frozen election night.The second one

Texas scores another first

2007-04-23T22:45:00.000-05:00

Seems Texas has acquired another first. We lead the nation in the most convicts exonerated by testing of DNA evidence. We got rid of one idiot (sorry, nation) and elected an other to replace him. I used to believe Texans were independent and willful. I'm seeing in them the same sheeple quality that infects the majority of the citizens in the US. There is no outrage in the public at large.The

Long time no posts

2007-04-22T00:36:00.000-05:00

Too busy playing with videos over at U-Tube to do much writing. Politics was getting me down. Seems them Dimocrats weren't going to do much of anything other than blow their horns about how different they were. A little bit of noise about ethics reform. The Supreme Court thinks legislators are more qualified than Doctors about how to treat women. Impeachment off the table and lastly continue the

Independance in the US

2007-02-23T22:21:00.000-06:00

I discovered Dawkins almost as soon as I learned there was any controversy about evolution. Since at the time I was still a church going Catholic and the Pope had no problem with Darwin, so I didn't bother exploring his views. Catching him on C-Span the other night was, to say the least, enjoyable. As far as religious conflicts go, I've come to a new conclusion: If your religion lacks a feminine

Land of the Free & the Brave?

2007-02-21T21:08:00.000-06:00

I'm beginning to see through the lies to my youthThe bold propaganda they keep selling as truth& my anger keeps growing, it intensifiesThe more I'm assaulted by government lies.All the advertised crap that insults me each daySubsidized by the government, under its sway.To the corporate tunes the politicos danceWhile the populace slumbers, asleep in a trance.The doomsday clock ticking, increasing

To Know Now, Learn History

2007-02-14T22:45:00.000-06:00

Been suffering with a slow connection, my high speed's on the blink, so I've been sitting on the sidelines, but...Harold Pinter, a Nobel laureate, first gives you 13 or 14 paragraphs written by him in '58 outlining his take on truth in fiction and it's OK to skip it. What follows is first a synopsis of American history as it should be taught in High School:The United States supported and in many

Cancer in the News

2007-02-04T21:37:00.000-06:00

The news abounds that death from cancer's going downSo, we really aught to celebrate.Still I'm waiting for some mention even an insinuationthat the total number's starting to accelerate.Dime a dozen the survivors now are all becoming lifersHoping not to relapse.Noting not the total numbers, how this nation slumbersCommon information full of gaps.Other illness' are also on the rise increasing I

Even More War Drums.

2007-02-03T21:50:00.000-06:00

Seems that now, it's a given assumptionNo need to question the White House spin.They've lied to the public since quoting the oathBut, now, all is gospel, again.Oh, they're willing to question political promisesAnd anything goes in matters domesticBut question the war or the actions of AIPACAnd you're marked as a traitor or anti-semitic.I question ALL statements my government uttersFor the one

Beating the War Drums Again

2007-02-02T01:44:00.001-06:00

It's not news that Fox is fronting Bush's desire for more warBut now ABC and CBS and NBC are joining the push as quick as they can .And that "liberal" rag, the New York Times tries to make us believeThe reason Iraq is whipping our ass is solely because of Iran.It's the same old players with the same old liesThat got us to bleeding in the sands of IraqThat are trying to scare us and fool us intoA

Smoke & Mirrors pt 2

2007-01-25T23:56:00.000-06:00

The last of my rants at the Residents mumbles, lies, and promise of war, and of more war to come. Invading Afganistan, Iraq, and Somalia weren't enough. He wants to make a mess in Iran also. All the while driving the USA into bankruptcy.From the time he entered adulthood(?) he has done one thing consistantly. The one thing he has never failed at doing is failing at whatever he is doing. Couldn't

The depth our nation has sunk to.

2007-01-24T22:46:00.000-06:00

On national TV, On "Meet the Press," I quote from the New York Times, what came from the lips of a very vile man, Steven Hadley: Mr. Bush's National Security Adviser, Stephen J. Hadley, said in an interview on "Meet the Press" on NBC that the White House has sufficient money under its control to deploy the troops as planned, and he suggested that once the troops are in place, Congress would be

Who is driving the bus?

2007-01-22T20:58:00.001-06:00

So, I watched the ending of the playoffs, Colts vs. Patriots and the CEO and the head coach, both gave the glory and credit of the win to God. I assume they meant a Christian God of one denomination or another. Maybe even a particular denomination. After all, some of them are very jealous and intransigent in their insistence on being the only correct interpreters of the Bible. I can only wonder,

Sectarian violence, Civil War?

2007-01-19T23:00:00.000-06:00

How about a third answer. US bought, paid for, trained and directed death squads care of the C.I.A. Not much said by the MSM but they did bring up how two British commandos were "rescued" from an Iraqi police station after they were caught dressed up in arab clothing in an SUV loaded with explosives right around the time that the Golden Domed Mosque was blown up. I know I've written about this

Sunday Morning Talk Shows

2007-01-18T21:18:00.000-06:00

The Press/News are still divided, pro Surge or Anti and filled our airways with their pompous pontifications creating noise. "Face the Nation," made listening to their rants worthwhile, for at the end good old Bob said it's time for real campaign finance reform. Publicly calling for publicly financed campaigns. Inspired me to write a poem, which I put up on You Tube.Also did a vid on the

Bush Speaks World Cries

2007-01-12T18:19:00.000-06:00

We need to let Keith O. know he's not alone. His latest rant speaks Truth to Power with a rarity in media and exposes him to the Machiavellian antics of the Residences' minions. As soon as I finish my slow upload to YouTube I'll link my third rate rant to add my voice. A single voice is quickly quashed, but if the millions of us who wish we could use words like Keith simple say out loud that we

The 110 Congress

2007-01-06T23:48:00.000-06:00

Baby steps and not much more will get done till we leave Iraq and the endless drain of resources. Now, into the circle file...

I come to Bury

2007-01-06T23:16:00.000-06:00

I'm liking this YouTube thing. Now, into the circle file...

Now on YouTube!

2007-01-06T22:25:00.000-06:00

Some times I feel better saying it rather than writing, so: Now, into the circle file...

If the Bible is right then Ford is in Hell

2006-12-30T21:26:00.002-06:00

I'm happy to learn that I'm not the only one that hasn't forgiven Ex Prez Ford for his pardon to Nixon. America didn't need healing, it needed accountability. America didn't need comforting, it needed justice. And by the time Ford's reign was over, his crimes of aiding and abetting murder put him on par with every other President since Woodrow Wilson and a couple before.Ford and Carter were the

Simple Words, Simple man.

2006-12-19T06:02:00.000-06:00

In looking at differing parts of each other it’s easy to separate us and them and with anger, vengeance, or fear forget the love that man Jesus comes sharing again. Share your love with ALL. He said, “Live your life in love, like I have.” Giving every thing he had and never needing lies to guide us. Simple words, a simple man, but simply put, so often taken, used by those with darker plans.

Worse than not news

2006-11-23T22:02:00.000-06:00

Who, what, when, where, how, and, if independently verifiable, why are the hallmarks of journalism. At least, so I was taught when I first encountered the concept in school. If the story did not contain the first five, then the story was incomplete. The sixth element was allowable only if it could be ascertained by one or more sources independent of involvement in the incident.News: A three alarm

Support our Troops

2006-11-16T09:26:00.000-06:00

Reckon we have been at war, what, seven, eight years? No, wait, that’s how long it’s been since I heard he was running for the job. Then, though, I reckon it probably feels a whole lot longer than that to the men and women over there doing the actual fighting. Finally starting to slow down a little from the relief of the mid-term elections and I got to thinking of those troops we’re supporting

Too little, Too late?

2006-11-08T22:20:00.000-06:00

The Resident started out more coherent than I’ve heard him in a long time. When he stated that he didn’t know where we got the idea that he was all about “stay the course,” I got the feeling that his changing face is superficial. While he did show improvement in his political acumen, I wonder how it will translate into working with an actual opposition party in power.Of course, I’m assuming the

November, already.

2006-11-05T23:20:00.000-06:00

Voted already, to ensure I leave a paper trail. I intend to spend Tuesday at my local polling place, just to interact with the populace and hopefully educate on the stupidity of our current system of trusting those black boxes with our votes.It is almost too easy as nearly everyone has a computer and no one has had a trouble free experience. Ask them if they'd trust their life on the reliability

Elections, Southern Style

2006-10-31T23:42:00.000-06:00

Leave it to the GOP to call reaching out to the KKK as reaching out to its base. As Chris Floyd writes in the above linked article,“Freed but disenfranchised, emancipated but still in chains, balked by law and brutal custom from full participation in society, the Southern blacks also made handy targets to divert the anger and dissatisfaction of the "poor white trash" from the elites that

My First Clue

2006-10-26T07:29:00.001-05:00

My first clue, that something odd was going on? The lack of interceptor aircraft accompanying the second plane. Everything after that was just a technically impressive piece of propaganda to panic the Sheeple into going to war. Even before the Resident was anointed, in every political discussion I had, I only had two points if Republicans were to gain the Presidency: Average people would get

My Latest Nightmare

2006-10-23T12:36:00.001-05:00

My latest nightmare, at first glance,Might seem a reversal to my previous stance,But the cretins in controlHave a very different goalIt’s a much more complicated dance.Don’t be fooled because the dunceFooled us thrice and not just onceIn the stealing of electionsUsing wholesale indiscretionsAmong their illegal stunts.Oh, but this next time, I fear,More insidious and drear,They’ll allow the votes

Big Brother goes to School

2006-10-18T21:19:00.000-05:00

Once again Cris Floyd is connecting some dots. Thanks to the new law (thank you, yellow bellied minions on the congressional dole) signed into existence last Tuesday, on the Residence's whim any individual He deems a threat to "National Security" can be picked up, whisked off to some undisclosable location, and interrogated (terrorized) without benefit of legal representation. Since He knows

Terror, Terror, Terror

2006-10-15T21:25:00.000-05:00

With out doubt the propaganda's been successful, in congress at least. The Resident is now Cowboy King George. Pre Magna Carta, above the law and below contempt. The laughable 32%, quaking in fear and whom congress, for some ungodly reason, desires to impress have driven our country into some freaky semblance of a dictatorship ruled by a dry drunk. His shining star, the Iraq war. The "War on

Indian Wars

2006-10-06T12:31:00.000-05:00

In honor of the five year anniversary of the invasion of Afghanistan and the Five hundred and fourteenth Anniversary of the invasion of the Western Hemisphere:A weekend framed in celebrationOf a process flamed by insinuationEasily explained as continuationOf the Glorious Indian War.Columbus came to expand the slave tradeCasting blame, breaking promises made.Creating shame is blatantly playedIn

Remember: It's not just pedophiles and their enablers.

2006-10-03T22:59:00.000-05:00

Regarding the GOP (Guardians Of Pedophiles) scandal now filling the minds of the media and public, if it serves to remove the Resident's enablers is a good thing. That damage, though real, only affected a certain number of teens. Let us not lose sight of the real damage that Congress did to this country last week. That damage was done to each and every one of us:Yale Law Professor Bruce Ackerman

Pages of pages to Pages

2006-10-03T11:20:00.000-05:00

What in the ____ is the fuss all about?The pages went up the HillTo learn how our Government operatesAnd bends to the People’s will.They learned well how the people in powerReact to the threat to their station.Or rather the lack of proper responseAnd their self serving, quiet, inaction.Well, the lesson, it seems, continues apaceI hope everyone understands.True power resides, not in powerful lies,

Points to Ponder

2006-10-02T13:13:00.000-05:00

The Congress voted for secret TortureYou have no right to remain silentNo attorney will be present.Arrested on suspicion of the PresidentThat you are a Terrorist.Meanwhile on prime timeCommercials are pushingViagra and sugar and sleep aidsGet busy. Quit thinking. Go back to sleep.Get with the program they said,“Let us lead.” And over a cliff they proceed.Do you really want to followThat dark path

October Surprises

2006-10-02T07:47:00.000-05:00

Statements like this from "The Committee on the Present Danger" scare me: The Hon. Henry Cooper Director, Strategic Defense Initiative, 1990–93 Chief U.S. Negotiator, Geneva Defense and Space Talks with the Soviet Union, 1987–89 Deputy Negotiator, Geneva Defense and Space Talks with the Soviet Union, 1985–87 "Terrorism poses as potent a threat to our freedom as did communism –

Woodward's Woeful Words

2006-10-01T23:48:00.000-05:00

An eloquently crafted tale,The masses with which to regale,Lay the blame away from BushAnd save his sorry, little tush.Now, to the rescue does Woodward sail.It’s Cheney’s, Rumsfeld’s, Brenner’s fault,The officers won’t say what’s what.Intelligence too flawed and worseConnecting dots is such a curse.Short of Bush, the buck must stop!No harm must touch this Christian KingHis praise on high his

Too sad to be Original Today

2006-09-30T22:28:00.000-05:00

Five major problems with the legislation passed by congress. Grants unprecedented and unchecked authority to the Executive Branch to label as "unlawful enemy combatants" and detain an overly broad range of people, including U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents inside the United States Denies any independent judicial review of these detentions Seeks to eliminate accountability for past

A Pre 9-11 Mindset

2006-09-29T12:29:00.000-05:00

In the early 13th Century, Genghis Kan outlawed torture. In 2006, Congress reinstated torture as an interrogation policy. Early in the Thirteenth Century, the King was stripped of his ability to detain a person with out charges being brought. In 2006, Congress voted to restore that power to the State. A truly pre 9/11 mindset.65 to 34 and 253 to 168 the US went from being a Banana Republic ,

Speaking About Elections

2006-09-27T13:49:00.000-05:00

The signs and portents do aboundThe price of gas is going downThe factor of fear is on the riseThe Terror flag waves in front of our eyesElections must be coming around.What fools the sheep of Americans beErzast "Leaders" they are following blindlyTrusting the lies of the media spinThat disregard truths that don't fit inTo the Propaganda that passes for the News we see.Our Nation devolving to a

Electronic Voting Machines

2006-09-27T13:36:00.000-05:00

In just a little bit more than a month, I will be asked to cast my vote, for the second time, on a machine that has no paper record. A machine made by a company that also makes ATMs, which, weather you ask for a receipt or not, create a paper copy of every transaction. In addition, the programs that both the ES&S machines, which record the votes, and Diebold machines, which tabulate the totals,

Sunday Morning (coming down)

2006-09-24T14:23:00.000-05:00

“Sunday morning coming down,” comes from a Chris Kristofferson song and the only way it doesn’t apply is that this down has been building up since Carter used his piety to get elected. A militant Christian for President. I ain’t saying he’s not a good man, I’m saying that the obvious contradictions between being a Christian (a follower of Christ’s teachings) and being the commander of the worlds

This is my country?

2006-09-24T00:54:00.000-05:00

So, the three maveric? Republicans make a big show about bucking the Resident and with their tails between their legs mealy mouth how they are supporting article 3 of Geneva. NOT. BS lies for mainstream distribution to give them security cover. And the sheeple will suck it up hook, line, and sinker. The CIA will continue their torture. And innocent people will continue to languish in dark holes

Quiet! It's in the Interest of National Security

2006-09-24T00:42:00.000-05:00

Like good little soldiers we're to silently complyAnd pay for the growth of security.Take for example the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), yet another sprawling, ill-organized, inefficient bureaucracy established after 9/11 and not likely to do anything but grow in our lifetimes. Around it has sprung into existence an anti-terrorism homeland-security industry (thank you, Osama bin Laden!)

Rewriting the Geneva Convention Article 3

2006-09-21T22:53:00.000-05:00

First he broke the law, then came on TV and proudly proclaimed it, now he's beginning to run scared and is asking the congress to retroactively legalize his actions. This is the clarity he wants to lay claim to:SEC. 6. SATISFACTION OF TREATY OBLIGATIONS… (b) RIGHTS NOT JUDICIALLY ENFORCEABLE.— (1) IN GENERAL.—No person in any habeas action or any other action may invoke the Geneva Conventions or

Six Years In

2006-09-19T04:07:00.000-05:00

“I’m ashamed to say, I voted for Bush,” A direct quote from one Flea-market vendor. I truly enjoy the wide variety of people I can converse with at this monthly gathering of citizens. While the above mentioned quote was one man’s statement, his sentiment expressed a growing opinion of the people I meet there. My disability (I’m paraplegic, my legs are paralyzed) coupled with my obvious

Fear Tactics as policy of Government and the GOP

2006-09-18T14:28:00.001-05:00

In all fairness, I must confess that I've taken words from an excellent article by Brent Budowsky that I read on Buzzflash.com. Hopefully I haven't been overly plagiaristic in my endevour or am forgiven if I have been. The following is the context of a Letter to the Editor of my local Right Wing NewspaperAs I reread our Constitution, which this week is set aside to honor, and ponder on how those

Residential Insanity

2006-09-17T23:01:00.000-05:00

The Resident is ill and lack of public awareness is leading us down a dark, dark path. Paul Levey correctly lays the blame on "WE THE PEOPLE."The situation is very analogous to when seemingly good, normal, loving Germans supported Hitler, believing he was a good leader trying to help them. The German people didn't realize that the virulent pathogen malignant egophrenia had taken possession of

In Defense of Torture

2006-09-17T13:45:00.000-05:00

The Resident wants to CHA,And to shelter the thugs at the CIABy changing the laws to cover the liesThat blatantly counter observant eyesDefended by Hadley of the NSA.Their sole defense is that torture worksYou can trust the answers that halt the hurtsAnd it all plays into Republicans’ addendumTo keep fear in the front of the voters’ agendaWhile downplaying all their personal quirks.The real

Iran=No Nukes Kazakhstan=No to No Nukes

2006-09-15T22:05:00.000-05:00

Found this in the comments section of the above linked post which tells the tale of the treaty between Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan which created the first nuclear-weapons free zone in the Northern Hemisphere (New Zealand led the southern):BREAKING NEWS BREAKING NEWS BREAKING NEWS BREAKING NEWS BREAKING NEWSTerrorist School Teacher Arrested, as

Longing for September 10 while crying about Iraq

2006-09-14T22:48:00.000-05:00

Been hearing a lot of people saying, "Oh, how I wish it was like Sep. 10, 2001, again." I doubt they remember the lead on CBS news that night. Robert J. Lieberman of the GAO had come before Congress and admitted that the Pentagon had "lost" $2.4 TRILLION the previous year. And $1.4 TRILLION the year before that. A total of $7.2 TRILLION has been "lost" without a paper trail. LOST?Meanwhile the

Talking Points Vs Political Dialogs

2006-09-13T14:09:00.001-05:00

I try to spend some AM time each day listening to C-Span. I get my take on what’s at stake and where the players come from. The level of schooling, or lack there of, is readily apparent. Democrats and Independents offer a wide ranging plate of opinions, usually with facts on hand. Republicans bring their daily, dictated from the top, talking points based on fear.For five years now, the main

TruthOut on 9-11

2006-09-12T00:02:00.000-05:00

Marc Ash gives a good breakdown on Official response to 9-11"...the Bush administration used the power of the executive branch for months after the attacks of 9/11 to block the creation of any official investigation into the action of the US government. Further, such resistance by the Bush administration to an official investigation continued in the face of repeated demands by the

The Omnipresent Enemy

2006-09-10T13:00:00.000-05:00

Too often we hear from the profits of fear how the proof of repressive agendas, in making us safe is the fact that as yet there have been no attacks on our Homeland, but:Summary: Despite all the ominous warnings of wily terrorists and imminent attacks, there has been neither a successful strike nor a close call in the United States since 9/11. The reasonable -- but rarely heard -- explanation is

Bill Maher's Take on the latest #2

2006-09-07T22:16:00.000-05:00

And an other # 2 bites the dust. I reckon the #3's aren't exciting enough. And never mind that this #2 bought it back in June, "We're making progress!"As a commenter on his blog noted, seems that ABC is trying to rewrite history and blame 9-11 on President Clinton. Ignoring The Resident's ignoring thePDB's and taking vacations instead. "ABC Path to 911 debunked by 1996 CNN

Stolen Presidential Elections

2006-09-06T00:49:00.000-05:00

I reckon the difference must be that we've only had two Presidential elections stolen and Mexico has suffered pretty much from the git go. Sadly, for Calderon, the presumptive winner, he was aided by the Bush team. They were as incompetent there as they are here.The federal elections board in Mexico recounted 9% of the votes (from Calderon's districts no less) and had to subtract about 6000 of

Much Ado about Food

2006-09-04T00:52:00.000-05:00

The 2007 Farm Bill is coming up for consideration this year and it bothers me that true to form it will probably end up subsidizing corn and soybeans and cattle and hog agribusiness. As Wendell Berry so succiently states,"It is enormously destructive of farmland, farm communities and farmers. It wastes soil, water, energy and life. It is highly centralized, genetically impoverished and dependent

A True Patriot

2006-09-02T22:26:00.000-05:00

While Rumsy, Rize, and the Resident were spewing their babble of staying the courseSalt Lake Mayor Rocky countered with an eloquent discourse.You do not show your honor by blindly saying, "RAH!"And following the dictates or singing, "Kume ba ya!"You have to speak the Truth with no remorse.Now, into the circle file...

Finally finding it on line

2006-09-02T21:53:00.001-05:00

Afganistan never was a fight in the War on Terror. If you take the government's conspiracy theory that 19 men flew four airplanes into the Towers, the Pentagon, and the ground, well most of them came from Saudi Arabia. The rest from Pakistan and Egypt. I never understood why every one was so gung ho to bomb the rubble of Afganistan. To this day the F.B.I. admits that they cannot tie Bin Ladin to

Where is the Lost & Found?

2006-09-02T15:25:00.000-05:00

My latest "Letter to the Editor," which in all likely events will not get published:Where is the lost and found? I want my Texas back. You know, that Texas that didn’t get frightened every time somebody says, “Boo!” The Texas that wouldn’t react in fear just because some young men in England had a fantasy about mixing liquids in flight to blow up airplanes. Yes, fantasies. If our schools taught

"The Rant" by Tom Degan: Fascism American Style

2006-09-02T01:14:00.000-05:00

"The Rant" by Tom Degan: Fascism American StyleBelieve it or not I haven't read this post, yet. Will, as soon as I finish posting this one. I got to him through Alternet and read his post comparing Christ Vs Conservatives and he's a man after my own heart. Not only do Christian Rightist seldom know the 10 commandments, but they never seem to take the "Sermon on the Mount" as their guide.What

Why we need Clean Elections in Texas

2006-08-31T13:59:00.000-05:00

It’s well past time for clean electionsOur freedom is at stake.Lobbyists and corporationsOur rules and laws now make.SBC (now AT&T)Last year spent seven millionTo tell our State how to legislate.Think they listen to your opinion?At three million plus, in place number two.An electrical revelation.Helping write the rules is TXUCheck your bills for confirmation.Do your medical costs continue to

A Nightmare in Progress

2006-08-27T15:49:00.000-05:00

A government built on a simple idea:The citizens shall be in control.Open up schools, give the reigns to the peopleAllow them to gather, let free speech grow.Four two hundred years the experiment stumbledAnd staggered and strained and expanded the base.Slaves gained their freedom and women the voteThe simple idea was showing its grace.Yet, hidden in shadows and driven by greedAnd a total

Merrily off to Iran

2006-08-26T22:27:00.000-05:00

Title leads to a Christian article about the Residents proclivities, but the story I'll tell is a march into hell and the price that our country will pay. The Republican aim is to light up the flames of the fearful to get them to vote. Regardless of how the election turns out, the neo-con ache is for war. Iran is the plan, even congress can balk, cause the Resident said he don't listen.

The Once Great USA

2006-08-26T00:58:00.000-05:00

As the Resident spills the military's blood on the sands of Iraq, he spills the nation's monetary treasure into the pockets of the multi-national corporations and the coffers of the Military-Industrial complex.From an unusually large surplus to a bankrupting deficit, the biggest bully on the block may soon find that it didn't win the cold war after all.In another sign that the United States is

The Grab for Power continues

2006-08-08T00:34:00.000-05:00

The incompetance of the Resident is glaringly obvious and yet congress continues to try to give him more power with almost every bill it writes. The latest appropreations for the military has a provision in the fine print that gives the Resident the power to nationalize the Guard under any "emergency." The Peter Principle is in overdrive.Now, into the circle file...

Must See TV

2006-08-03T23:02:00.000-05:00

Marty Kaplan has a video on Huffingtonpost.com that needs to be seen by every voter using a Diebold Voting Machine, especially by any Republican who cries,"Sour grapes," when the validity of the past three elections is called into question.As for the progress on the Resident...Let's see, Afghanistan is being retaken by the Taliban while the Warlords are busy growing Opium poppies, Iraq, in the

More History not taught in the US

2006-07-23T23:01:00.000-05:00

The Revolution was all about "No Taxation without Representation."Book TV on C-Span2 on Sundays led me to the following book:NPR : Schama's Revolutionary Tale: 'Rough Crossings'I'm sure it's available on ebay, it's here at Amazom, and probably at a local library (or should be.)Slavery was becoming illegal (oh, those activist courts) in England and they were offering freedom to any slaves in the

Not covered by the MSM

2006-07-19T23:48:00.000-05:00

NEWS YOU WON'T FIND ON CNN [HAVE TO GIVE KUDO"S TO AN EXCELLENT SOURCE] Bush Has Killed More Americans Than Were Slaughtered On

Open your eyes to why we're at war

2006-07-19T23:01:00.000-05:00

I appreciate when someone goes out and does the research:"The Bush White House is a wholey owned subsidiary of Weapons R Us. The National Institute for Public Policy, which hired several so-called thinkers from weapons makers has three alumni in the Bush Administration. The Center for Security Policy, which has 8 weapons executives on its board, has 22 former board members or associates in

A slaughter of innocents

2006-07-19T17:24:00.000-05:00

25 Israelites have been killed and 13 were civilians…240 Lebanese have been killed and 14 were not civilians.The MSM (thank you: Link TV & FreeSpeech TV), taking advantage of American ignorance, lack of curiosity, and inability to connect the dots, begins each report with the statement of the Israeli “response” to the Arabic “attack.” Never do they remember that the Arabic “attack” was in

Vacation?

2006-07-17T10:35:00.000-05:00

I haven't been posting. Too despondent. Link to video below got me in the mood once again. My own little spark against the lightening and thunder of the MSM.I know the Resident is supposed to be dealing with worldly matters at the G8, but it looks to me he's taking an early vacation. The world is exploding and all he can get his mind around is dinner. Meanwhile our political parties are chomping

Net Nutrality

2006-06-16T00:18:00.000-05:00

Two Reps from Texas Abstained from voting on the two votes on the COPE act last week. On the overall bill, two voted against it. On the amendment it was 100% against Net NutralityNow, into the circle file...

Bad Propaganda leaves too many questions

2006-06-09T11:31:00.000-05:00

If this is all the damage two 500 lb bombs can do, we've been fleeced once again .IDed by Tattoos? They are forbidded to Muslims.[correction (6/16/06): OK, he was a thug before he became a muslim.]Who really benefits by his death? Four US soldiers also died yesterday.Ideas are so difficult argue and hold that the government gives us figureheads to hate. Whoopee! We killed the head of Al-Qaeda in

A New King is Dead

2006-06-08T11:29:00.001-05:00

“The King is Dead! The King is Dead! Long live ______ (don’t worry, the propaganda arm of the Resident’s handlers will soon fill in the blank), the new King!”“We got him! We got him! The most dangerous man in Iraq! We got him!”Of course nothing on the ground will change, other than a new Martyr has been created.Meanwhile, the most dangerous man in America is First Lt. Ehren Watada, the first

Time to Bash Gay Marrige or something

2006-06-05T00:12:00.000-05:00

Found this, along with song lyrics from a lead on IN YOUR FACE RADIO.net Picture is posted on Huffington Post.When you got nothing else to offer and fear isn't working, try hate.Now, into the circle file...

Bitching on the Blogs

2006-06-02T07:58:00.000-05:00

As I peruse the Blogs one sad item of note re-occurs quite too often. A diarist on “Daily Kos,” was ranting on how the tin-foil-demagoguery of Wayne Madsen was trying to miss-lead his readers as to the source of the $90 K found in the Rep.’s freezer. Reading said blog I realized that the ranter had miss-read the lead sentence. WM stated that,” the story of the 90 K,” was linked to Nigerian oil.

2006 Elections

2006-05-31T21:17:00.000-05:00

A good friend, Art J., sent me a copy of the Resident's resume. Most succinct appraisal of the Resident, yet. Should be required reading for all voters.GEORGE W. BUSH1600 Pennsylvania AvenueWashington, DC 20520 LAW & ORDER I was arrested in Kennebunkport, Maine, in 1976 for driving under the influence of alcohol. I pled guilty, paid a fine, and had my driver's license suspended for

We Haven't been attacked since 9-11

2006-05-30T02:28:00.000-05:00

“We haven’t been attacked since 9-11,” the defining mantra in defense of all actions questioned by the population at large (when not proclaimed “Secret, due to National Security”), begets a question seldom given public discourse. Why, in the wake of that most horrible event has no penalty been paid by those who were in charge of the defense of our nation at the time not been held responsible for