tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-360790732011-09-27T01:04:48.871-04:00and who's driving?Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.comBlogger1411100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-70815458762193183432011-03-08T00:50:00.013-05:002011-03-08T02:50:32.300-05:00

Enthralled with the wave of successful protests sweeping across north Africa and the middle east, I've been following as much as I can via daily visits to BBC with their continuously updating live feeds. Western media may be "losing the propaganda information war" as Hillary so boldly put it recently, but compared to the state of American media today, the Beeb is providing exceptional real-time

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-75979639226128550992010-10-25T20:59:00.008-04:002010-10-25T22:06:23.333-04:00

My grandmother's satisfying and simple life can probably best be represented by the simplicity of her delicious Pound Cake. Pound cake = 1 pound of each of its 4 basic ingredients (flour, eggs, sugar, butter). Each ingredient is blended BY HAND in the proper order, and the total mixture beaten 100 strokes by hand before pouring it into the cake pan.I've always remembered this recipe in part

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-59879251590515318682009-08-12T08:08:00.008-04:002009-08-12T10:08:42.255-04:00

This Ezra Klein commentary at the Washington Post blog site, It's Democracy, Not Health Care Reform, That's Sick, opens the door for me to respond to a number of issues emanating from the current shitstorm.First, who are these protesters that allegedly sprang forth from a well-organized GOP weilding great power and influence over the grassroots, subsequently being branded racists by most media

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-61894349146669728662009-06-19T21:25:00.017-04:002009-06-19T23:22:48.543-04:00

"I will participate in the demonstrations tomorrow. Maybe they will turn violent. Maybe I will be one of the people who is going to get killed. I'm listening to all my favorite music. I even want to dance to a few songs. I always wanted to have very narrow eyebrows. Yes, maybe I will go to the salon before I go tomorrow! There are a few great movie scenes that I also have to see. I should drop by

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-56863353066782973992009-06-15T14:40:00.002-04:002009-06-15T14:48:49.318-04:00

Anxious for my tomatoes to hurry up and ripen on the vine, I decided to pick a few of these firm plump green ones and fry them up for a snack.After scouring the internet for some good fried green tomato recipes, I settled on a very simple flour dredge: 1/4 cup flour dumped onto an empty plate. Since I wasn't particularly in the mood for an extremely tart finished product, I mixed into the flour

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-11971429711157033772009-06-11T01:42:00.010-04:002009-06-11T02:58:29.630-04:00

Stumbled across this image on google maps, which looks like a shadowy face carved into a sand dune in Peru, about 22km west of Arequipa:View Larger MapThis same image appears on the aerial views at both Bing Maps and Mapquest (extreme zoom below):After googling "Jesus Face in Peru," I managed to find two or three other references to this illusion, with no explanations for it:http://

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-37885601093855377212009-04-19T07:34:00.007-04:002009-04-19T10:27:38.382-04:00

The RallyI attended the Macon (GA) Tea Party during lunch this past Wednesday. It was unclear who organized it, and which organization(s) were behind it, but being loosely billed as a tax protest I felt obligated to show my support.It was already being labeled in the media as an astroturf campaign organized by billionaires to create the illusion of a grassroots movement against government

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-27925289601420053042009-04-18T23:12:00.003-04:002009-04-18T23:33:27.873-04:00

I went to the local tea party on April 15th and came away with mixed feelings that I'll share later. What I want to share today is a very inspiring clip from a tea party in South Carolina. The speaker is GOP representative Gresham Barrett, who supported both the $700 billion TARP bailout and the current Obama stimulus package. He's come to be known to his own as Bailout Barrett.The crowd

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-60209406797792671692009-03-27T00:51:00.003-04:002009-03-27T01:15:58.174-04:00

You could say I'm fortunate to have eight or ten convenience stores within a two mile radius, because it provides ample choice in walking distance when one of them screws you over and rips you off, as was the case today. I walk alot, almost daily, and usually stop in one of these nearby convenience stores for a drink, newspaper, pack of smokes, loaf of bread, lottery ticket or whatever else comes

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-15650199691973841732009-03-25T03:48:00.005-04:002009-03-25T04:24:03.232-04:00

I only caught the last few questions of Obama's press conference last night, and am looking for a video clip or two online that would compliment my thoughts. In the meantime, here's what I saw.A question was asked about the progress of Obama's overall agenda, and he responded that all his time has been focused on the financial crisis. Where's that all-powerful multitasking Obama we saw during the

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-21988599501392686452009-02-07T05:37:00.005-05:002009-02-07T06:01:19.493-05:00

Researching some stock news the other day, I stumbled onto this article questioning the fate of our own currency, with the subtle suggestion that a unified North American Currency is in our future. Canadian economist Herbert Grubel first introduced a potential manifestation of this concept in 1999. The North American Currency -- called the "Amero" in select circles -- would effectively comingle

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-72758132908173295802008-12-27T18:42:00.004-05:002008-12-27T19:09:54.491-05:00

1. All meat in Brunswick Stew is GROUND. No pulled, diced, cubed, chunked, shredded or otherwise mangled meat is in genuine Brunswick Stew. Whatever meats your recipe calls for, they MUST BE GROUND UP to achieve the consistency of authentic Brunswick Stew. If you don't like ground meats in your stew, then you won't like authentic Brunswick Stew. Go make a pot roast instead.2. Attention all you

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-55104706042294830242008-12-20T02:43:00.005-05:002008-12-20T04:33:11.404-05:00

Madoff: Warnings were ignoredThis WaPo article says that the SEC had received several credible warnings over the years about the Madoff business being a ponzi scheme, and the SEC is beside itself trying to defend its multiple failures to detect and act on the fraud.Who can read that and not remember all the warnings our government received over the years about 9/11 but failed to act? As with 9/11

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-14626293759319048802008-11-30T13:41:00.002-05:002008-11-30T14:28:31.620-05:00

As I said in my first post on the Obama Birth Certificate/Citizenship issue, the left has been trying for several years to eliminate the natural born citizenship requirement for anyone to serve as POTUS. While their arguments are based on the requirement's impediment to globalization, something I'm vehemently against, I do tend to agree that the requirement should be expanded to include

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-42502474680892766672008-11-29T23:57:00.004-05:002008-11-30T00:31:53.803-05:00

Finally a Google news alert keyed to "obama birth certificate" arrived in my inbox tonight pointing to a mainstream news outlet's mention of this issue. And as I expected it's another attempt to smear those who are pursuing the issue as conspiracy theorists. Let's take a look: It's the rumor that won't go away. I continue to get e-mails about why mainstream media are not pursuing the challenge to

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-81516286937495150782008-11-27T00:47:00.008-05:002008-11-27T12:03:36.332-05:00

One question today.... well, two actually, regarding the Obama birth certificate issue.1. Which hospital was he born in? Over the last decade, his sister has given the name of two hospitals in Honolulu that he could have been born in. Which of those two is the correct one?2. Who is the doctor that delivered him?The "birth certificate" he released doesn't provide this information. Does yours?--I

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-24742988179042752032008-11-22T00:22:00.012-05:002008-11-22T15:14:58.009-05:00

I stumbled onto this post explaining that once again the Supreme Court will decide the presidential election. Written by obsessive Obama supporters, it mocks in standard liberal fashion the current court battle regarding the issue of President-elect Obama's actual country of birth. Apparently an attorney filed suit a few weeks ago to delay the election until Obama produces his birth

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-50847407203774261662008-10-28T00:20:00.006-04:002008-10-28T01:08:23.397-04:00

Growing increasingly disgusted with the seedy game of politics, both local and national, I feel drawn to follow the respected advice of others and just stop participating in such an illegitimate charade. Lew makes an excellent point about the sham of our democracy and how it's manipulated to further the state's agenda. But I've always voted because I feel it legitimizes the complaints I have,

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-52221181742206210542008-04-20T00:22:00.006-04:002008-11-12T21:16:17.066-05:00

Everywhere I turn, people are praising Rep. Paul's new book The Revolution: A Manifesto. I guess it's about time I read it, huh? (Get the audiobook here).

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-14846843935250693662008-03-23T11:17:00.004-04:002008-03-23T11:27:42.883-04:00

The topic of being an American citizen came up in recent discussions about the 2008 presidential race with friends, and I discovered that most people have trouble coming up with a solid response. The most substantial reply was something along the lines of "I'm proud to be an American citizen and can't stand the thought of having been born to another country, but we're going to hell in a

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-71027648428660595142008-02-02T23:39:00.000-05:002008-02-03T00:02:54.792-05:00

Following Saturday's MTV presidential forum, various audience members were interviewed for their reactions to the candidates which were reported in this article published at the mtv website.Check out the remarks by one 20-year old NYU student and self-described avid GOPer David Laska, regarding Ron Paul:Although Laska is siding with McCain, he said as an ardent GOP supporter, he was surprised

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-2860266935925206492007-12-27T05:55:00.001-05:002007-12-27T07:47:15.915-05:00

This week's cover story in the Congressional Quarterly offers a very good analysis of the likelihood that Bush's executive power overreach will remain in place should any of the leading frontrunners from either party win the White House in 2008.For the past seven years, George W. Bush has expanded presidential power in ways that no one could have predicted when he took office.[...]However, the

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-28462998746930723192007-12-15T01:07:00.000-05:002007-12-15T01:11:49.863-05:00

Completely unsanctioned by the Bible, it's full of pagan traditions and the ultimate culmination of a year's worth of coveting. Link.See previous Christmas critique calling out the AFA here.--

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-43056359265358471312007-12-11T00:30:00.000-05:002008-11-12T21:16:17.163-05:00

This wired.com story suggests regulators are going to put a lid on these kinds of innovative efforts before long. But for now, the Ron Paul Blimp will fly as scheduled.Additional Blimp reports/mentions:Ron Paul Supporters To Launch Blimp From Eastern North Carolina Paul grass roots takes to the skiesThe Ron Paul Revolution: It has just begun to fightBig Blimpin': Ron Paul Blimp Coming to Boston--

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-48971074740254843392007-12-11T00:25:00.000-05:002007-12-11T00:29:53.234-05:00

Who is the only presidential candidate who doesn't tailor his message to the sensitivities of his audience? (w/spanish-language video clip from the Univision debate 12-9-07)--

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-61591316467794536792007-12-11T00:22:00.000-05:002007-12-11T00:24:41.031-05:00

Must see TV. Here's an excellent preview to an upcoming PBS documentary on the Freedom movement of our generation.--

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-85221052043466340042007-12-10T23:44:00.000-05:002007-12-10T23:58:55.724-05:00

After reading this disturbing account of a gang-rape incident with an American contractor in Iraq, combined with other accounts of brutal lawlessness committed with impunity by these Americans under contract, I'm of the opinion that there are some Americans in Iraq who shouldn't be brought home at all. When we demand to Bring the troops home Now, are we talking about these hired guns also?

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-47715512609343500812007-11-29T19:30:00.000-05:002007-11-29T19:35:39.436-05:00

Our economy, under the management and supervision of the Federal Reserve, has become a "drug addict."According to GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul, on watching the Fed try to salvage the current credit bust:You're right, but it's sort of like a drug addict. The drug addict demands more or he's going to have convulsions. The economy would have a convulsion if the Fed didn't inject more credit.

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-18842663782385703042007-11-29T17:34:00.001-05:002007-11-29T19:47:38.586-05:00

Police Taser Pregnant Woman outside police department doors. Notice the woman had already been needlessly tackled to the ground, face down, when the officer then deployed his instrument of torture. Link, with videoUPDATEFrom the Winnipeg Sun:The woman went to the police department on Nov. 18 to ask officers to take custody of her one-year-old son, said Michael Etter, Trotwood’s public safety

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-66989810367177448002007-11-29T04:04:00.001-05:002007-11-29T04:05:59.079-05:00

Ron Paul Youtube ad that aired on CNN during Wednesday's debate.

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-3170937141621734862007-11-26T23:32:00.000-05:002007-11-26T23:34:16.620-05:00

I pledged $25 toward the $350,000 needed. How about you?

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-50891934763426644332007-11-26T20:38:00.000-05:002007-11-26T20:41:21.593-05:00

Here are the 10 most dangerous jobs in America steeped in exceptional commentary, and no, Law Enforcement is not among them, not even close.

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-76018548487456746122007-11-25T03:17:00.000-05:002007-11-25T16:28:49.448-05:00

These two diaries posted at the center of the leftist blogosphere prompts this post as a response to some of the ill-informed commenters there.The first diary addresses with envy the grassroots success of Ron Paul's presidential campaign, emphasizing their enormously successful fundraising efforts. Analysts and consultants across the board are trying to concoct the perfect formula to duplicate

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-43603310645376403202007-11-24T01:49:00.000-05:002007-11-24T01:54:46.941-05:00

This piece is by far the best commentary on the traffic ticket tasering incident currently making the rounds at youtube.It is not a crime for a citizen to demand that a police officer justify a traffic stop. Massey, who admitted to driving 68 mph in what he apparently thought was a 65 mph zone, was reasonably cooperative and genuinely puzzled by Gardner's claim that the driver had missed a sign

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-59918382059813557262007-11-23T13:05:00.000-05:002008-11-12T21:16:17.270-05:00

Using data from ronpaulgraphs.com, here's a graphic of the locations of the 17 Georgia donors whose information was captured in the ronpaulgraphs.com sampling for Nov. 22, 2007 (Thanksgiving day).Atlanta,Augusta,Bainbridge,Canton,Cleveland,Dalton,East Point,Kennesaw,Locus Grove,Macon,Madison,Mcintyre,Murrayville,Norcross,Thomaston,White,Evans

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-14611281521218325712007-11-22T00:07:00.000-05:002007-11-22T00:08:48.720-05:00

"He Took A Ride on the Taser"--

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-12621931174863041572007-11-21T23:45:00.000-05:002007-11-21T23:48:23.570-05:00

Small town SWAT Team raids, and destroys, the wrong home (CNN video). Police Dept. simply says, "sorry." Are you next?

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-1746108187809901572007-11-21T23:17:00.000-05:002008-11-12T21:16:17.349-05:00

From ronpaulgraphs.com, donor information was captured from 33 Georgians who donated to the Ron Paul campaign on Nov. 21, 2007.Acworth,Alpharetta,Atlanta (2),Augusta (2),Canton,Chatsworth,Columbus,Dacula (2),Dallas,Decatur (2),Douglasville,Duluth,Fayetteville,Griffin (2),Guyton,Hephzibah,Lilburn,Lyons,McDonough,Rising Fawn,Roswell,Savannah,Smyrna,Stone Mountain,Tybee Island,Unadilla,Valdosta,

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-30704709980132344942007-11-21T21:11:00.000-05:002007-11-21T21:13:43.207-05:00

USNews.com's news desk blog reports another amazing grassroots accomplishment for Ron Paul's presidential campaign. Worth the read.--

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-24035771675675267012007-11-20T22:57:00.001-05:002008-11-12T21:16:17.417-05:00

It's no secret that an extra special money bomb is being planned for Ron Paul's campaign to occur on December 16th in memory of the brave patriots who launched tons of tea into Boston Harbor in protest (notice the big Liberty graphic on the top right of this blog). However, as a result the regular donations to Paul's campaign have slowed to a trickle as people save their money in order to have a

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-78864150241097423912007-11-20T19:45:00.000-05:002007-11-20T19:49:45.864-05:00

Here's something America ranks #1 in: Incarceration rates.Reuters article.WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of people in U.S. prisons has risen eight-fold since 1970, with little impact on crime but at great cost to taxpayers and society, researchers said in a report calling for a major justice-system overhaul.The report on Monday cites examples ranging from former vice-presidential aide Lewis "

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-74040075479613353592007-11-20T19:42:00.000-05:002007-11-20T19:44:20.102-05:00

Monday's Cafferty file.

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-43484746443801751682007-11-20T19:33:00.001-05:002007-11-20T19:35:01.137-05:00

This objective entry in the LA Times Blog is worth the read:Certain numbers keep calling attention to the phenomenon that is Ron Paul.The most obvious one, of course, was the more than $4.2 million that his campaign reported raising in a single day via the Internet earlier this month. This week, other figures stand out: He attracted a crowd of more than 1,000 people in Nevada, and a new poll

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-49339947093818658052007-11-20T15:12:00.000-05:002007-11-20T16:27:27.529-05:00

I've been watching the support for Ron Paul grow in Georgia and am curious to see where his support is concentrated, partly to understand where more attention needs to be put to help build his support to a necessary 23-25% among GOP primary voters. Since most of the GOP voting block resides in rural areas of the state I suspect those are the areas needing the most attention. Since campaign

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-26415257785530257242007-11-19T21:17:00.000-05:002007-11-19T21:20:46.197-05:00

Candidate A (Ron Paul) wins.A new nationwide Zogby telephone poll reveals that a sizeable majority of Americans are looking to vote for a candidate who protects liberty, wants to shrink government and immediately withdraw troops from Iraq - all traits common to Texas Congressman Ron Paul.Candidate A is identified as:... a 10-term US Congressman from a large Southern state who is an advocate for a

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-81698750073917622872007-11-19T20:24:00.000-05:002007-11-19T21:26:35.760-05:00

Time magazine attempts to address the uncontrolled increase in the use of Tasers by law enforcement for reasons other than self-defense.Early concerns about Tasers centered on the issue of safety, but the controversy has recently taken a new twist, focusing on the conflict between civil rights and police procedure. Though the device was initially developed as an alternative to lethal force, it

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-16931777503604745382007-11-19T04:34:00.000-05:002007-11-19T04:38:37.594-05:00

This sums it up pretty well:All great empires and nations decay from within. By the time they hobble off the world stage, overrun by the hordes at the gates or vanishing quietly into the pages of history books, what made them successful and powerful no longer has relevance. This rot takes place over decades, as with the Soviet Union, or, even longer, as with the Roman, Ottoman or Austro-Hungarian

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-14215622310323271072007-11-19T02:09:00.000-05:002007-11-19T02:11:21.160-05:00

From ABC's roundtable 11/18/07: In NH, Paul is expected to finish ahead of "two or three national candidates" so the question is "who is he cannabalizing?"

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-64364522745972125792007-11-18T22:30:00.000-05:002007-11-19T01:56:16.941-05:00

This piece by Marc Gutttman does a good job of explaining Ron Paul's positions and makes a strong argument in favor of Paul's role as a protest candidate.Pundits are speculating about the reasons behind the vast support for Ron Paul's campaign for the U.S. presidency. Deductions I've read about the campaign's impressive $4.3 million dollar online fundraising by donations from 38,000 Americans in

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-14326602484538873862007-11-18T18:44:00.000-05:002007-11-18T20:02:03.426-05:00

The author of this opinion piece attempts to itemize the private sector costs for all the goods and services provided by his local and state government and concludes that the services he receives from the government are a bargain at the prices he's paying through taxes.Several commenters to that piece pointed out various fallacies in his arguments, including his false belief that his total tax

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-67335860961666537242007-11-18T00:07:00.000-05:002007-11-18T01:06:59.867-05:00

Over the last decade I've witnessed disturbing trends in the growing militarization and aggressiveness of our local law enforcement agencies, and am especially troubled by the lack of accountability when cops commit sometimes heinous crimes in the course of their "duties." If you follow the daily writings of Will Grigg, you would come to believe that our local law enforcement agencies operate in

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-59619449788465968552007-11-17T04:00:00.001-05:002007-11-17T04:35:57.938-05:00

There used to be a grocery store two blocks from here that I enjoyed walking to when I needed a loaf of bread or an extra can of soup, but it relocated about a year ago while several larger chains moved into new shopping center developments a couple miles away in opposite directions. Before it relocated I noticed several changes taking place in the store's inventory. It was a small store to begin

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The Center for Constitutional Rights is planning to flood the White House with copies of the US Constitution. You can join in and add your signature to the nifty little cards accompanying them, here.Here's an excerpt of the personalized note you're invited to submit:Enclosed please find a copy of the U.S. Constitution. I wish you'd make some time in your busy schedule to read it. I would have

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-15864073180686471382007-11-17T02:50:00.000-05:002007-11-17T02:57:17.077-05:00

I figure this article is directed toward liberals, but makes a well written valid argument for anyone seeking advice on how to consider Ron Paul. He argues that electing one of the Democratic frontrunners won't accomplish any social policy changes that liberals want because of the budgetary deference to foreign policy concerns (read: empire building) as we head into an increasingly dire economic

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-30434502642447227442007-11-17T02:38:00.000-05:002007-11-17T03:10:19.973-05:00

Update: This piece on the front page of the Washington Post is the best article to date on the Liberty Dollar Raid. Very objective in dealing with this issue.------------ Previously:Here's one of the better articles regarding Thursday's raid on the makers of the Liberty Dollar. Authorities have attacked such alternatives as counterfeiting, while supporters of such bartering tool attack the

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-64379903237689453342007-11-17T01:59:00.000-05:002007-11-17T02:06:35.709-05:00

Here comes another in a long stream of "Ron Paul Experts" trying to radicalize his limited government views in order to scare off potential supporters. The opening arrogance is so thick you may not make it past the first paragraph, but for those willing to try, the comments rebutting this expert distortionist make me proud to be a Ron Paul supporter.--

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I'm pretty pissed that my coffee is now up to $7 for a 3lb can containing 2 lbs. 7 oz. of product. And that my generic store brand cat food is up from $1.79 a bag to $3.29, without the slightest "new and improved" excuse weaving around the package's bland artwork. And that a 5 lb bag of std all purpose flour has doubled in price from a year ago while a 5lb bag of sugar has been shrunk to 4lbs in

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-22551676762236468052007-11-16T01:34:00.000-05:002007-11-16T02:13:10.790-05:00

Some elements of the blogosphere, primarily on the left, are trying to pressure the Ron Paul campaign into returning a $500 donation that was made by an allegedly renowned racist by the name of Don Black. I say allegedly renowned, because I personally have never heard of him until these folks started making an issue of it.Admirably, the Paul campaign has decided not to return the donation thusly:

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-76533788356905558082007-11-15T04:48:00.000-05:002008-11-12T21:16:17.830-05:00

While composing the previous post, I performed a search at google for "blackwater drug war" because I was going to include mention of Blackwater's newest billion-dollar contract with the Pentagon focused on the War on Drugs.The search results turned up in the very first spot a grouping of several hundred news articles on this precise topic, as shown in the first screen grab below. The reason I

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-61210046299248781502007-11-15T04:28:00.000-05:002007-11-15T04:36:54.209-05:00

The burning question I've had for some time is, what oath do these armed commercial peacekeeping agents take before securing contracts with our government? Our professional military is comprised of men and women who have sworn to protect and defend the US Constitution against all enemies, both foreign and domestic. With that oath I feel safe and secure that these highly trained sophisticated

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-33495887879552190322007-11-15T03:36:00.000-05:002007-11-15T03:39:15.220-05:00

Over the past few weeks thousands of Russian bloggers have united to combat a pharmaceutical scam that tried to persuade Russian pensioners to spend around half of their annual pension on a course of Gravikol 21 - ‘anti-arthritis’ drugs that were actually little more than vitamin pills.In the course of their campaign, Russia’s bloggers have not only publicised the scam nationwide, they’ve forced

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-50087375241444278672007-11-14T12:57:00.000-05:002007-11-14T13:00:41.604-05:00

Redpillguy has charts comparing the source of bundled corporate contributions among the media-annointed front runners and Ron Paul. Take a look.

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From the grassroots.Link.--

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The latest AFA alert arrived in my inbox this evening lamenting the fact that Lowe's is calling their Christmas trees "Family Trees" in their Holiday 2007 catalog. You may recognize the AFA (American Family Association) as the loudest group out there protesting America's alleged assault on Christmas. And they leave no stone unturned in their relentless pursuit of evidence to support their cries,

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(Get Teaparty07 banner links here.)--

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On New Year's Day, the Ron Paul grassroots will set the bar for 1st Quarter 2008 fundraising for all the candidates left standing after our Boston Tea Party Money Bomb - December 16, 2007.Spread the word.--

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December 16, 2007Spread it.--

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Most of you have heard about the surprising success of the recent Nov. 5 Ron Paul moneybomb, which was a fundraising event originating from and coordinated entirely by the grassroots with no direct relationship with the official campaign. Conceived in late October and rushed through all the grassroots networking sites in just 10 short days, this Remember, Remember, the 5th of November pop-culture

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-33489024180619548792007-10-30T23:59:00.000-04:002008-11-12T21:16:18.713-05:00

Spotted during the MSNBC Democratic Debate:

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Video LinkRead the book, The End of America: Letter of Warning To A Young Patriot by Naomi WolfNext step: Take it to the Streets - coordinated action to restore the Constitution.And vote for Ron Paul in your state's primary, the only candidate who respects the founding ideals of America and lives true to his oath to protect and defend the Constitution.--

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-50006440539298749722007-10-18T02:09:00.000-04:002007-10-18T16:26:55.209-04:00

Might I recommend these short bursts of refreshing clarity: micro-podcasts produced daily by Will Grigg, called simply Liberty Minutes.

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So says the Father of Podcasting, Adam Curry, after falling under the spell of liberty cast by Presidential Candidate Ron Paul.Listen here, sprinkled throughout the podcast.warning: podcast contains profanity. --

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There's been a lot of discussion on why Ron Paul, with all of his obvious Internet popularity, is only polling in the single digits nationwide. Various theories have been presented, such as "pollsters don't call cell phones, and Ron Paul's followers don't use landlines," and "much of Ron Paul's support comes from first-time voters."The mainstream uses the single-digit poll results to support

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-34515151673650822082007-10-16T05:22:00.000-04:002008-11-12T21:16:18.824-05:00

Here is a graphic illustrating the areas of the state from which Georgia's Ron Paul campaign contributions originated for Third Quarter, 2007. To compare this with Georgia's Q2 donations, see my previous post.Below is a breakdown of totals by county (based on zip codes per FEC filings). New zip codes since Q2 are located in the counties shown in orange font, bringing in $36,432.54 from these new

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-69627869493939842172007-10-05T15:55:00.001-04:002007-10-05T15:57:53.479-04:00

Ron Paul pushed on CNN by Charles GoyetteCAFFERTY FILE: SHOULD PEOPLE LISTEN TO RON PAUL?

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-50178865450304917092007-09-26T05:38:00.000-04:002007-09-26T05:49:33.884-04:00

Yesterday morning, Sept. 24, Ron Paul's campaign launched a $500,000 end-of-quarter online fundraising push and put up this real-time updating widget on his website to let the world see the money flowing into his campaign. No one would believe that he would raise over $300,000 in TWO DAYS. At this rate, combined with an upcoming debate appearance on Thursday and a Friday payday included in this

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-64137369279850855252007-09-21T16:47:00.000-04:002007-09-22T22:30:40.799-04:00

Extremely powerful Ron Paul video.The song is "The Only One" (lyrics), on the album The Open Door by Evanescence.--

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-9179846839020971972007-09-16T01:34:00.000-04:002008-11-12T21:16:20.668-05:00

I started to think these updates were pointless, since Paul trounces them all every single time, so I slacked off a little. But I got curious myself to see how things were going so here's another update in spite of myself.Note: the growth charts have Fred Thompson's old Youtube profile numbers. His new profile as an official candidate is only a week old, and will be used in the next update to

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-14660544837487940152007-09-10T17:26:00.000-04:002008-11-12T21:16:21.117-05:00

Here are some screenshots from Google Trends showing the volume of internet users who are searching for information about the leading GOP candidates. The first shows the trends across all of 2007 for candidates Ron Paul, Fred Thompson, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani. (These images were captured Sept. 10, and it takes Google several days to feed new data into the system so these

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-57691270459962333142007-09-07T23:03:00.000-04:002007-09-08T01:43:54.700-04:00

It was an interesting night, standing on a street corner holding two Ron Paul signs and a cache of slimjims in the middle of this month's street party event. This particular event was larger than normal due to a Harley motorcycle group who was touring the area, complete with a downtown parade and group-sponsored blood drive. It was an excellent opportunity for alot of face time in heavy but

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-53142099604824545012007-09-06T00:37:00.000-04:002007-09-06T00:39:02.182-04:00

See why he won the latest Fox Textmessage poll with 35%. --

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Swiss Army Knife In Cobb School Parking Lot Should Not Be ProsecutedCounty's 'Zero Tolerance' Program Ensnares Another StudentWednesday, September 05, 2007 at 3:00 PM Atlanta, GA - Former Georgia Congressman Bob Barr today blasted school officials in Cobb County, Georgia, a northwest suburb of Atlanta, for seeking to bring felony charges against a 12th grade student, Wilford Ray Chandler, Jr.,

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The easiest response to the question, "why do you support Ron Paul?" is "because of the Constitution." But it's much deeper and diverse than that.But interviews with Paul supporters of all political stripes suggest less sunny reasons: alienation from both parties and a pervasive sense that the country, as they know it, is slipping through their fingers.For some, it's a bellicose foreign policy

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-1749906401922792282007-09-05T17:05:00.000-04:002007-09-05T17:17:43.713-04:00

I’m going over to the Dark Side; I have joined the Republican Party. If we’re going to have warrantless detentions, torture, prison camps, and corporate handouts, I want to be on the inside. Power and pork, here I come!Link--

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For Dr. Herndon, a candidate to watch is Ron Paul."Ron Paul is striking a phenomenal emotional chord with voters -- when they have access to his message. The mainstream political and media machines are terrified. And global financial controllers are in an outright panic. Every effort is being made -- and will be made -- to marginalize him.Link--

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-13654224685690078042007-08-25T02:19:00.000-04:002007-08-25T02:25:30.586-04:00

Actually I watched the whole thing, but the whole Horus=Jesus=the sun thing was completely unnecessary in a too-much-information kind of way. The only way I can think to get others to watch it is to challenge them with "I don't think you can handle it." And not just the whole thing in its entirety, but even just Part III: Don't Mind the Men Behind the Curtain. Speaking of, here's part III, if you

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-78761597416036200552007-08-25T01:58:00.000-04:002007-08-25T02:59:23.281-04:00

What an obnoxious neocon tool. Watch this clip of Ted Nugent begging Obama, Hillary and Feinstein to suck on his assault rifle, then belching a most perverted "freedom" yell to publicly declare his fascist intoxication.I guarantee you, when it comes down to a contest between Hillary Clinton and Ron Paul in November 2008, this bozo will follow every other neocon into Hillary's pro-war globalist

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-20225404330796016342007-08-25T00:57:00.000-04:002007-08-25T02:07:29.054-04:00

Howard Dean used to say, "You have the power!" Once that chant sunk into the consciences of lethargic voters, they got off their butts and starting doing something on their own to make things happen. Well, for a while anyway. But this post is not about Dean's March 2004 implosion. It's about people waking up and realizing the "power" to change the world is entirely in their hands. No longer

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-83339126808038045732007-08-24T23:12:00.000-04:002007-08-24T23:24:49.193-04:00

Anastasio Prieto of El Paso gave a state police officer at the weigh station permission to search the truck to see if it contained "needles or cash in excess of $10,000," according to the American Civil Liberties Union, which filed the federal lawsuit Thursday.Prieto told the officer he didn't have any needles but did have $23,700.Officers took the money and turned it over to the DEA. DEA agents

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-16224115743241681512007-08-23T14:19:00.000-04:002008-11-12T21:16:21.335-05:00

I am continually amazed at the creativity of passionate people coming up with innovative, effective ways to increase Ron Paul's name recognition among the voting public. Every single bit of this activity is being initiated, funded and coordinated by local individuals without the knowledge or support of the official campaign.For the upcoming Maryland Straw Poll, a group of 100 exuberant (and

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-20705766203429235152007-08-23T00:13:00.000-04:002008-11-12T21:16:21.489-05:00

This is how we win.Print your own (PDFs), or order 10,000 of these handouts ($0.04 each) and distribute them all over town. Use them as newspaper inserts with your local paper, hand them out at churches, football games and upcoming fall festivals. Use the front page as a newspaper/newsletter advertisement. This is what the Ron Paul Revolution is all about.Update: flyer modified 8-27-07.Download

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Bump, originally posted Feb. 24, 2007 to showcase several Lou Dobbs videos about this administration's plans for a North American Union (NAU), growing out of Bush's Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP), without congressional or voter knowledge and consent.Below are a selected handful of different media clips showing that these developments are now being brought however slowly to the public's

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...apparently for violating the law by running for president as a non-candidate.He has been presenting himself as a candidate for President, he has been raising large sums of money beyond what would be required to explore a possible candidacy, and he has signed a long term lease on a headquarters for his campaign. He has even spent advertising dollars, which are specifically prohibited by the

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-85986944669512784722007-08-11T04:24:00.001-04:002008-11-12T21:16:21.678-05:00

This full-page ad, which appeared in the Aug. 11 edition of the Ames Tribune (IA), was created just a few short days ago by a team of creative, dedicated Ron Paul volunteers led by "Lord Xar" at the Ron Paul forums, using photos submitted by Ron Paul supporters from all over the country. He's currently modifying the graphic for our unrestricted use as a generalized ad/poster/sign, and when he's

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-54250045623006569072007-08-10T19:06:00.000-04:002007-08-10T19:07:27.329-04:00

More mindblowing creativity from the grassroots.

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Aravoth has outdone himself again. This is it, folks.

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Here are the results after YouTube's final spotlight week highlighted Republican Presidential Candidate Ron Paul. Some surprises down below so brace yourself. Check out last week's charts to see exactly where Paul stood before his week in the spotlight began. A reader requested that I include stats for Democratic candidates, so for this edition only the top three Dems have been added to the

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-18583445570849797002007-08-10T07:19:00.000-04:002007-08-10T07:35:14.971-04:00

I'm likin' this trend...

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-27782026248968091362007-08-09T09:07:00.000-04:002007-08-10T07:34:43.301-04:00

Kickass song:"Make a stand and vote libertarian."

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639728081770034661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079073.post-52145131155861480192007-08-09T04:35:00.000-04:002007-08-09T04:38:42.227-04:00

As an avid reader of the local letters to the editor page, I'm often dismayed at the number of pro-Bush koolaid drinkers who continue spouting off the neocon talking points. Today however, the LTE page is filled with freedom-loving people who are waking up to the problems facing our country, and the culprit behind it all.7 letters on that page could have been written by Ron Paul supporters. And I

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