Nelson Mandela no longer considered a terrorist

Nelson Mandela no longer considered a terrorist. Wow! It goes to show anyone the U.S. doesn't like can be considered terrorists. Like now! How many are fighting for the safety and stability of their country of Iraq? Yet they are all branded terrorists by McCain.

Grouchy types in the office

Generally when I am in a happy mood, I have on a happy face and where I go people generally smile and greet me first, even people I don't know, be it at a restaurant, or most places outside. I'm not even trying to meet people. They just seem to be friendly towards my energy. However when I am in the office, people clear their throat a lot when they see I have on a happy face.
It is weird. It's like most people in an office building are grumpy types. Without fail, when I am in a good happy mood, there will always be plenty of people clearing their throat in an office building, usually not anyone I work with directly.

When I don't have on a happy face and that happens a bit too. I have no problems with people clearing their throats or otherwise. It's funny.

It's funny because I finish my work faster than most people my pay grade, so I complete plenty of work and things that are often pretty complicated. I don't really like coming into the office, too many grouchy types. They need to lighten up and enjoy life a little bit. Maybe they'll be more creative and productive.

I prefer to work at home or outside when I can.

FDA Admits Mercury Fillings are Hazardous

FDA Admits Mercury Fillings are Hazardous. The FDA has finally admitted mercury fillings are dangerous to your health. I went to the numerous medical doctors years ago and they all repeated what the American Dental Association kept repeating, that mercury fillings are safe. If you know me, I didn't wait for professional liars to tell me the truth. I mean, it's possible they could be forced to tell the truth one day, but then I might be dead by then. I've been poisoned most of my life by mercury, much like Isaac Newton. I can just tell by the symptoms. I went to many medical doctors in the U.S. to help me with my health problem, but not one was able to identify it. When I told them of mercury poisoning, they looked at me like I was delusional and instead urged me to take medication to reduce cholesterol level. I lost my trust in U.S. medical doctors after this and numerous other failures on their profession.

If you know me, you know I didn't wait for answers from them. I took my health into my own hands. I've been using the Mercury Detox Protocol successfully for some time. Waiting for the American Medical Association or the American Dental Association to tell you the truth is like waiting for the neo-conservative controlled GOP to tell you the truth. There's such a conflict of interest. If they work for you, the U.S. citizen, they get paid between $160,000 and $400,000 depending on if their position is Congressman or President of the United States. If they work for the entities who work behind the scenes, they can get paid between $1,000,000 to hundred of millions. In fact, if they divert the billions of dollars sent to Iraq to their own personal funds, they can make in the billions. Of course, you know there is no accounting in the Iraq funding, so who knows where that money is actually going. It is not in the interest of GOP to tell you the truth, when it is not you the, the U.S. citizen, they are serving.

By the way, my cholesterol and mercury levels are now much reduced without the help of the dangerous cholesterol prescription drugs.

Supreme Court Gun Ruling

Supreme Court Gun Ruling. I'm certainly glad the voters are in agreement with the ruling. A lot of misinformed people think that guns create more crimes. Nothing could be further from the truth. Most of the crimes are committed by people who carry guns illegally. A lot of people don't understand that no law allows a convicted felon to carry a gun ... yet they do anyway. They will blatantly violate the law regardless ... that's why they are felons. Allowing guns really protects the honest citizen and allows them to protect themselves. The honest citizens are the ones following the law.

I remember when I was back in college in Texas and there was controversy on whether the concealed handgun law should be passed. People against it said it will create crime and people for it said it will prevent crime .. because criminals intent on committing crimes know that people can carry guns to defend themselves with lethal force and will have second thoughts. Who really knew what the result would be ... though I had my guesses. Well the law passed and crimed was reduced and it stayed that way until the New Orleans residents came to Texas but that's another story. It doubt if most of them were carrying guns legally in Texas. More criminals in an area, more crime. So citizens need to arm themselves.

When I was taking the defensive handgun classes, the Humble Police Lieutenant told me that we need more people registered to carry concealed handguns. He said, during the aftermath of the Katrina disaster, that crime rate was rising and we need more people registered with concealed handguns. He firmly believed what he told me, I could tell.

Again, convicted felons are not allowed to carry handguns under any law. Most felons carry them illegally. There are occasional incidents where someone goes ballistic and goes on a college campus and shoots a lot of people. There have been no laws limiting guns in the history of the United States that could prevent this. Anyone who is not a convicted felon can buy a gun. Even with the tightest gun control laws, people can buy guns for home protection and then carry it illegally. They are doing it against the law, but if they are intent on committing a crime, they don't really care about the law. Now if honest students were allowed to carry guns and defend themselves, that would be another story.

I don't know if people know, but while taking the concealed handgun class, if the instructor senses you are a danger to society or out of control, he can write you up as having mental problems, and you may never get to carry a gun legally. It is a class in gun education, and it is better for people to take it and use a gun responsibly. I think everyone who buys a gun for the first time should be required to take such a class. It may prevent a certain number of problems.

The bottom line is that criminals are not allowed to buy or carry guns under any law, yet they do anyways because they can get their guns in the black market. The only hope is to allow honest citizens to be able to defend themselves and educate them on the proper usage.

Study: Chimps calm each other with hugs, kisses

Study: Chimps calm each other with hugs, kisses

US soldier refuses to report for active duty in Iraq

US soldier refuses to report for active duty in Iraq

Tim Russert

It's sad to hear about Tim Russert dying right in the middle of work, quite unexpectedly I presume. Though I've never seen his program, I've often think of working jobs that are too stressful for one's health. I've been thinking in the last years to work a job that is more enjoyable, and less enjoyable. What's the point of making the big bucks, if you die right in the middle of making it? Though I don't make anywhere near what news anchors make, my job pays quite a big more than minimum wage and it is stressful. I've been thinking in the last month, to just quit my career and just get a job where I meet people more, and provide service to the general public. Most of all, I don't want a job sitting down most of the day. I thought that working at a bookstore would be good.

Obama's Military VP Selection

Obama's Military VP Selection. If Obama is looking for a retired military VP, I think Colin Powell would be an excellent choice.

Congrats to Obama

Documentary: Uncovered: The War on Iraq

Uncovered: The War on Iraq

A lot of information and testimonies here that should back up what Scott McClellan says. Testimonies include those of CIA experts, military experts, counter terrorism experts, UN weapons inspectors, etc. It shows how original intelligence documents were modified and forged by the Bush administration in order to knowingly and falsely convince the American people to go to war. Worth seeing and subpoenaing those individuals.

Message to Bob Dole

Dear Bob,

Yes, if you do immoral and illegal things, chances are people will report you. I know it makes it harder to get away with things but so far no one in your inner circle has turned on you. Maybe you will die in peace one day knowing that you got away with the things you did, or maybe not.

Bob Dole on Scott McClellan

Bob Dole's statement, 'every presidential administration has "miserable creatures like you ... who don't have the guts to speak up or quit if there are disagreements with the boss or colleagues."
This presupposes 2 things:
1) That Bob Dole has dirty secrets he doesn't want people to know as well
2) That instead of listening to the message about the lies this country was told, Bob Dole chose to shoot the messenger. In fact, it doesn't even appear that Bob Dole cares about this country or the wrong direction it is headed it, that Bob Dole, a former Republican presidential candidate, is only concerned about image.

On Scott McClellan

Sometimes you have to speak up and do the right thing. I'm sure the White House has an excuse for this, as they seem to have excuses for everything.

I, for one, believe Scott McClellan. Though obviously being a press secretary, he wasn't privy to everything, including the real reasons for the continuation of the war.

Keith Olbermann Interview

Anyone who has worked deep in the Department of Defense knows that if you speak up, the government, especially the Bush administration, can make you disappear forever. It is generally not a wise thing to speak on certain issues, because you will be investigated and blacklisted early. Two, if you decide to speak up after you've been in deep, you know that the government can make you disappear, held without a trial, and incarcerated permanently in unknown locations, and without given access to the press, obviously.

This was probably the best time to do it, as the President's power is coming to a close. When you go public, in a book and with the news, you are almost untouchable from them doing anything illegal to you, at least not without major consequences.

I too would have done the same as Scott McClellan, because the President had powers almost that of a King. For my personal safety because no one else will protect me, the best time for me to speak would be at the end of his career when his power is dwindling.

McCain economic policy shaped by lobbyist

McCain economic policy shaped by lobbyist.

McCain: We are Winning the War in Iraq

After watching McCain today, I will say that least he has a good sense of humor. As far as his statement that we are winning the war in Iraq, it reminded me of Gen. Westmoreland's televised speech that we are winning the war in Vietnam shortly before violence levels erupted to new heights during the 1968 Tet Offensive. It's like "the quiet before the storm".

If I know anything about wars, I can personally guarantee that violence levels in Iraq will get much worse long before it ends. The insurgents are likely just preparing for a major attack. Of course, "foreign policy experts" take this as a win. How hilarious.

We can prolong this war for as long as we like, but if I know anything about counterinsurgency and guerrilla warfare, we will never win this war even with the draft re-enacted.

Pat Buchanan: Former Republican Presidential Candidate

Pat Buchanan says, "The Republican Party in Washington DC today are the sort of people we went into politics to run out of town. … We have become what we opposed." 07/07/2005

"the neocons, who are a small cabal, actually, not very many people, insinuated themselves into Bush’s camp, they had allies in Cheney and Rumsfeld, who are not neocons, and then they set this pre-cooked meal in front of the President of the United States, who was an untutored individual in foreign policy… They captured the President, and in so doing they captured the foreign policy, but my own belief is their time is passing." 07/07/2005

Taking a Break

I'll be taking a break from posting for a while. I am working to pay bills and am taking care of my kids. I'll post occasionally.

Watch McCain's Expertise on Foreign Policy

Video. Watch how clueless McCain is on foreign policy. McCain quickly changes his statements about after being corrected. The funny thing is the person who corrected him is also wrong. It's like the blind leading the blind.

If you want the facts, read the article below on who the Iranians are training:
Iranians Funding Shiite Insurgency

And the reason why Iran is funding them is ... should I really tell anyone ...?? I don't think most people know. The reason is Iran wants a neighboring country than is pro-Iran, much like the U.S. wants its neighbors Canada and Mexico to be friendly towards it. We, the U.S., would be funding wars if Canada or Mexico were under attack to protect our borders. This has nothing to do with radical extremism, which is something that was made up. Iran has a personal interest in protecting in borders. Iran has no reason to trust an Iraqi puppet regime of the U.S., especially after the 1953 incident. Iran has no reason to trust Israel, again due to the 1953 incident. In 1953, the U.S. installed a repressive puppet regime in Iran which killed and tortured their citizens. For Iran's own security, they are funding Shiites in Iraq.

Documentary: Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers

Documentary: Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers

Interesting look at fraudulent business practices of defense contractors and corrupt government officials who fuel them. It also looks at how the CACI contract was listed on the war funding as providing IT support, however they money actually ended up paying CACI for illegal interrogations. The next time Congress passes a War Funding bill, they should realize that money may not be used for what it was authorized for. They should also make stipulation that the money is actually accounted for. Right now the money, U.S. taxpayer dollars, goes into mysterious bank accounts. No one knows where.

Of course, the excuse is, "The bill is to make sure our troops get paid." It is a good selling point but very dishonest. The troops only get a small fraction of it. Most of it goes to paying private defense contractors. It's like saying Johnny the waiter needs to get paid, so the solution of the government is to buy the restaurant chain where Johnny works at. Sure Johnny gets paid, most of the money goes to making the owners becoming rich, Congress members get paid, and it's marketed in the newspapers at "Johnny Gets Paid". A true win for Johnny and the working class .. or not. And the Bill only costs U.S. taxpayers 102 million dollars, what a deal considering that Johnny's weekly pay is about $380.

Billions of dollars in Iraq Funding Unaccounted For

Billions of dollars in Iraq Funding Unaccounted For

It wouldn't be surprising to find the that money is funneling in McCain and Bush's private Cayman Island's bank accounts.

Peace Efforts in Middle East

Peace Efforts in Middle East. Funny how peace efforts start to happen when McCain and Bush are not involved. I could see how Bush and McCain's involvement can prevent peace in this world.

Documentary: Why We Fight

Why We Fight

An interesting look at American Imperialism. From the rise of the military-industrial complex as warned by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, which I often refer to here as defense contractors, and how it has taken over foreign policy. It covers how the CIA recruited Saddam Hussein and funded by President Reagan, and how he was our ally in the 80's, until he got out of control and wanted more oil, which threatened our supply. A campaign was then made to portray him as the enemy.

A Soldier's Experience of the War Crimes in Iraq

A Soldier's Experience of the War Crimes in Iraq.

"War Heroes"

I think too many outsiders see that when someone has served in the military in a time of war, they are automatically called "War Heroes". Fortunately, the standard is much tougher inside the military. A War Hero is someone who goes above and beyond the call of duty to protect his men, fellow soldiers, and country. It requires courage and bravery to do more than what is required, against many odds, risking one's life in imminent mortal danger . This is an elevated level of risk that is more than is required by fellow soldiers who also have to go to combat. Medals are awarded for such acts of bravery.

A POW on the other hand, is more of a victim's role, unless of course he orchestrated a prison escape, which is not the case here. Being a POW requires mental resolve and toughness, but not necessarily the same kind of courage or bravery. Does he have the courage to do what is right?

Sen. Chuck Hagel

There has been talk that Sen. Chuck Hagel would make a good Vice Presidential candidate for Barack Obama. Perhaps. It all depends on what kinds of voters he can unite together with Barack. I don't know the full discourse of the effects because I don't have the resources to do a national poll. However that being said, I think he will bring discontented Republican voters to unite with Obama.

I haven't done any research on Sen. Chuck Hagel so I don't know what issues and policies he represents. That will determine whether he will be a hinder or help to the Obama camp.

Sen. Chuck Hagel Offering Honest Criticism

Sen. Chuck Hagel Offering Honest Criticism of Presidential Candidate John McCain.

It's a breath of fresh air to hear some honesty in the Republican ranks. I certainly appreciate his candor and integrity. Some analysts were quick to jump to the conclusion to judge his motives to be out of pure selfishness. Maybe, maybe not. It all depends if he thinks he can make a big contribution to the nation.

I think that if most Republicans had the courage to be honest and do what is right, they wouldn't be losing their seats on re-election. People are tired of the Bush-McCain lies and many Independents are smarter than to believe McCain. National poll numbers prove it. The more John McCain lies, the bigger the lead Barack Obama will have.

My personal belief on Sen. Chuck Hagel is that he is a true soldier. There is something taught in the US Army about Honor, Integrity, and Loyalty to one's country that most outsiders just won't understand. This is especially true of soldiers who won many military decorations and honors such as: Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry, Purple Heart, Army Commendation Medal, and the Combat Infantryman Badge. Chuck Hagel is one of those soldiers.

Start a War right before you leave: How Immoral and Irresponsible

CNN: Israel told by White House of immiment plans to attack Iran. Can Bush be impeached, or at a minimum be charged with high treason? Especially when a Declaration of War has not been authorized. Members of Congress need to see this through.

Some thoughts on the cause of 9/11

Senior CIA Officer who ran the Counterterrorist station on Osama bin Laden speaks.

Book: Why the West is Losing the War on Terror.

Bush Out to Hurt Americans

If you take a look at a number of articles below, you'll see Bush had no interest in protecting the lives of Americans. He knowing let an imminent attack happen on 9/11, only later to justify a huge war budget. He didn't even pretend to act surprised when it did happen. I suspect McCain will let another attack happen, or even fund one indirectly if necessary, in order to justify continual wars. These people are not interested in protecting Americans. Bush want Americans to get hurt in order to justify additional Holy Wars. McCain wants to continue Bush's security/war justification policy.

Articles Detailing Prior Knowledge of 9/11 Attack.

About Iran US Relations

The United States Anti-Democracy Foreign Policy in Iran.

William Blum, author of Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower, on the United States role in torture. "

The notorious Iranian security service, SAVAK, which employed torture routinely, was created under the guidance of the CIA and Israel in the 1950's. According to a former CIA analyst on Iran, Jesse J. Leaf, SAVAK was instructed in torture techniques by the Agency.

After the 1979 revolution, the Iranians found CIA film made for SAVAK on how to torture women."

William Blum on the SAVAK

"The notorious Iranian secret police, SAVAK, created under the guidance of the CIA and Israel, spread its tentacles all over the world to punish Iranian dissidents. According to a former CIA analyst on Iran, SAVAK was instructed in torture techniques by the Agency. Amnesty International summed up the situation in 1976 by noting that Iran had the "highest rate of death penalties in the world, no valid system of civilian courts and a history of torture which is beyond belief. No country in the world has a worse record in human rights than Iran."

"When to this is added a level of corruption that "startled even the most hardened observers of Middle Eastern thievery", it is understandable that the Shah needed his huge military and police force, maintained by unusually large US aid and training programs, to keep the lid down for as long as he did."

Iraq is Bush's Holy War

President Bush inciting Biblical Context for War
Article 2.

Sen. John McCain to continue Bush's Holy War creating Islamic Jihad creating World War III, world chaos and destruction.

Israel and Palestine

The Jews and Muslims have been at war with each since the Holy Crusades and a little before that, if my memory serves me correctly. Though admittedly, my memory is getting rusty. :) Both sides are very aggressive towards each other. Both sides have done "terrorist tactics" towards each other. Personally I don't see this war ending. And don't see why the US has to get in the middle of it with American lives. If Israel needs military equipment, we can sell it to them, as we have been. The only way to end this war is for the US to totally wipe out the Palestinians completely, including killing all innocent civilians. I don't see how we even have the capability or moral right to do so. The US won't be able to wipe out an entire race anymore than Hitler was able to do so and even if we tried, the world would be totally against us for killing innocent civilians. And of course, there will be some survivors and retribution (ie. heightened terrorist attacks) against the Americans for the next one thousand years, or eternity, whichever comes last. Another problem though, is that due to their violent religion (not unlike the Christian Old Testament), the innocent civilians would one day continue the task. The war between Israel and Palestine will continue for the next thousand years. Us jumping in the middle will not end the conflict. Just leave it be, unless of course you want to send your own children out there to fight and only your children. Do not put other people's children in harm's way.

These wars have a religious undertone to them, fighting for the Holy City of Jerusalem. Religion is suppose to bring spirituality and enlightenment, but instead it is practiced as death and destruction. Funny that Islamic and Jewish Bibles from the time until Abraham are about the same God. They are supposed to be brothers, but instead kill each other.

This begs the question: is religion inherently evil? Looking at all the destruction and wars it has caused. Christianity is included in this list. Just look at the Holy Crusades, and as recent as the Iraq War. Bush: God told me to invade Iraq. On President Bush's speeches leading up to the invasion of Iraq, he mentions God, destroying evil and it moved many Christians to agree ... initially. People use religion to start wars all the time, Christianity included.

The most important question though is: Can the United States come up with a plan that will bring a permanent end to this conflict? Most likely not.

Schools and Racism

While there is some racism among blue collared whites, the most racism I experienced were with black people. It is amazing growing up in a black neighborhood and going to black schools how they constantly talked about the white man not giving them chances and easily claim racism, but being an Asian, I remember being treated pretty badly by blacks because of my race. While I was in a magnet vanguard program from grades 6-12, this was at a public school that had to coexist with regular school program. I had to attend the regular program classes for electives and physical education. While in the magnet program, I was treated fairly well and got along fine, every time I went to the regular classes, which were primarily black, they would find a reason to pick on my because of my race. I had to take martial arts at an early age for fear of my physical safety. Even then, when a black kid attacked me and I started to win, the other black kids would step in and stop the fight. However in the first minute of the fight, when I was losing, no one bothered to step in. Amazing.

When I worked in high school at Wendy's. The laziest people were the black people, they constantly complained about every little thing, and did the least work. It is amazing to see.

When I went to basic training in the Army, we had to wake up in the middle of the night to do security duty. After my turn was up, I had to wake up the next person to be on duty. Whenever it was a black person, they would not want to wake up and make excuses. I've never had this problem with anyone else. I wasn't allowed to be off duty until they woke up. They took their sweet time and were the slowest.

My parents still live in the same black neighborhood that I grew up in. Usually when I go there, there would be some black people driving next to me and making fun of me for my race. These were more often females than males.

I had to get this off my chest, as this was the environment I grew up in. If black people want to be respected, they need to treat others with respect. They also need to develop a good work ethic. They are the first to make claims of racism, and they are also the first to perpetuate racism when given the opportunity.

While I had good experiences with college educated blacks, when I had joined a small growing black church, the blue collar blacks are the most racist I have ever met. Even when I worked in the states with predominant blue collar whites, I wasn't treated poorly.

As far as maturity and development goes, the blue collared white people have matured much further.

Oh I forgot one of the reasons why I wanted to post, people ask for more money for the poor schools but my experience has been that when attending classes in the regular school, the students are very unruly and the teacher often has problems controlling the class. More books, and more money, won't make much difference, as these students are determined in class to jack around. They are not there for learning. They don't care about an education. In my experience, teachers can't control the students in the poor schools. Until that is resolved, and the students actually want to study, more money is a waste of resources.

I took 2 years of high school Spanish in the regular school. One of the black students was constantly goofing around in class and would not study during study time. At the end of the 2 years, the teacher asked him if he had learned anything, he responded, "Si". She asked if that is all he learned, he responded, "Si". While the guy was trying to be funny, and I actually liked him, he learned very little. I don't consider him to be unruly. I thought he was more of the class comedian. Very funny, but did little school work. He may even be a very successful comedian now. Who knows. Quite charismatic. The point is, under the same teacher, textbooks, and conditions, I had managed to learn quite a bit of Spanish while some didn't. It is really up to the student during study time, to study. The teacher constantly threatened to fail students who didn't study and got low grades, as a result, but she had a kind heart underneath and didn't fail anyone. She now teaches at a prestigious private school. I guess she had enough of students who weren't interested.

Students now graduate without learning to read because they don't want to. You can't blame the teachers for that. They actually try to teach, but it is up to the student if he wants to learn.

I support more money for the public magnet schools, which exist in poor neighborhoods too. I went to them. I should know. In the magnet schools, students are serious about their education and they deserve good materials. Students who are interested in a better education should apply for the magnet program. Learning to read is something that is up to the student and more money will not help.

And yes, even in the magnet program, a number of teachers were asses. Though there were some good teachers, I will always remember, who sparked my imagination and creativity.

McCain on Wars

McCain on War. Interesting that McCain addressing the crowd said, "[if elected President] ... I'm going to be asking you to serve". Interesting. Is he planning to institute the draft again? How does McCain plan to have the manpower to support all these wars?

A look at Reality and McCain

Let's look at John McCain's record on Veterans.

Republicans Red Herring Approach

Republicans, especially W. Bush and McCain, are using fear as a red herring technique to distract people from knowing the real issues. They don't want people to know what they are doing, conducting criminal activities in foreign countries through covert operations, continuing necessary wars, etc. Gen. Colin Powell has said that the war in Iraq is a revolutionary war. To distract from reality, the Republicans keep saying we have to win in Iraq to beat the terrorists to or we suffer doom. The two are a non-sequiter. The real issue is: Why are we still in Iraq? Well for one, it definitely benefits Dick Cheney's company, Halliburton, which is the primary contractor for logistical support (which is huge amount of money).

During the Vietnam War, it was said that if we lose this war, the communists will take over the world and we will certainly perish. Well, we lost the Vietnam War, and none of that has happened. Now that communism isn't much of a threat, the have to invent new enemies to justify huge budgets for wars, mostly paid to defense contractors. The new enemy are "terrorists". The U.S. Army Field Manual No. FM 3-0, Chapter 9, 37, 14 June 2001, defines terrorism as "calculated use of unlawful violence or threat of unlawful violence to inculcate fear. It is intended to coerce or intimidate governments or societies ... [to attain] political, religious, or ideological goals." By all accounts, this is an exacting description of George W. Bush's foreign policies, which John McCain now backs. According to the US Army then, we are a state sponsored terrorist organization, subverting foreign governments through the CIA at first, and then escalating it to full-scale war then that doesn't work. People may think I am being funny, however I spoke with a number of US citizens who reside overseas in these or nearby countries, and they say they get verbally accosted because the local citizens know they are Americans. They view the US as terrorists, and that is a statement of fact. In order to stop foreign countries from retaliating with their attacks, we need to stop these wars and repair our image. The current Bush foreign policy is only making it worse for us.

We need someone who will help repair our image and improve diplomatic relations.

Buzzwords

During the cold war, the scare tactic buzzword for people to stop any rational thinking was communist. Today it is 'terrorist'. When Republicans have no way to explain their acts of aggression and murder, they call everyone that disagrees as supporting terrorism. It used to be called pro-communism.

Interesting idea about the no talk policy of McCain and W. Bush, when Reagan himself sat right next to a communist state supreme premier Mikhail Gorbachev. Amazing what one can achieve by discussion. Due to their talks, which resulted in friendly relationships with the USSR, we are no longer in a Cold War with them.

Bush and McCain do not want to sit down and discuss with 'the enemy'. It provides for an excuse for continuing the war, of course to make themselves richer. McCain is used to a nice rich life thanks to his wife. Besides he wants to prove to her he can make more money, by defense contractors offering him money in unnamed offshore accounts.

Common sense would dictate that talking to the other side would be the first step in resolving a conflict. It resulted in the end of the Cold War. I seriously question McCain's leadership and judgment. We would be in bigger, and bigger wars with him in place. Anyone he doesn't like, he just starts wars with ... no end in sight ... just bomb, anyone and everyone, and of course a bomb will hit us in response on U.S. soil. Who are we to blame if we elect him?

Say 'No' to War Candidates

Daniel Ellsberg, man who released Pentagon Papers.

Nixon and McCain

In 1968, when Nixon ran for the Presidency of the United States, he said, "I pledge to you, we will have an honorable end to the war in Vietnam," as part of his campaign. Of course he was the one who, when elected Preident, secretly bombed Cambodia killing countless civilians, and made the country vulnerable to the Khmer Rouger who later killed 2 million civilians.

Are we seeing a repeat?

Nixon also ordered a host of illegal wiretaps on citizens of this country, not unlike today.

President Bush takes no responsibility for his actions

Article. Who started this war again knowingly presenting false information? He takes no responsibility for his actions. We'll likely see the same from McCain "stay the course ... I have no plan but high hopes based on pure fantasy after drinking beer."

McCain has NO IDEA how to write a military plan

Drug Inducted Prediction. Oh My Goodness! John McCain has no idea how to write a military plan to win a war and he spent 20 years in the military? I honestly thought McCain was more qualified than that. And this guy wants to run the country now? Say your prayers.

McCain's Prediction

Sen. McCain's Prediction. I wonder what this prediction is based on?? Fantasy. Likely. It is also convenient that the date is 2013 and the next presidential term ends 2012. Very convenient. Either way, he won't be responsible for what happens. It doubtful he has a real plan for winning the war, like how does he plan to stop Iran from funding soldiers and equipment for the war? We can't even win a full-scale war against Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan right now. I used to know a person who constantly made promises with specific deadlines with no idea about how to go about it. There are delusional and often lead people in the depths of hell.

If we stop creating wars in other countries, maybe people will leave us alone. Now that is a great plan compared to all the resentment towards the US for creating wars in numerous other countries, first through the CIA under the direction of the President, and killing millions of innocent civilians not even to better the country, but purely to serve the interests of the US. Remember the Killing Fields and Cambodia, how the US ousted, through a CIA backed coup, of the very popular leader Prince Sihanouk, leading to countless deaths by other parties who tried to regain power. You really think citizens of those countries don't have anything against us? What if most of your family including children were blown up by the US government and you were the only that survived? Wouldn't you be angry? Prince Sihanouk was very good for his country. Unfortunately, he pointed out the covert and immoral tactics of the US, and Nixon's bombing of his people. This made bad press for the US, so that had to get rid of him. It hurt his country and his people badly, and did not help the US win the Vietnam War as promised. We did the same thing with Iran. Why do you think there is retribution now?

Most of these wars are unnecessary and unjustified. They are acts of aggression from the United States and they need to be stopped. W. Bush should be tried as a war criminal, along with anyone who continues that war.

What Bush calls terrorists are often people seeking retribution for the criminals acts of the US in foreign countries.

What we need is to come to so kind of truce with them. That we refrain from conducting criminal activities in those countries, in exchange for them leaving us alone. That is what real peace is about.

The Suffering of Soldiers

New York Times article. It's funny that the excuse by this Republicans is that these things are too costly. That is, it costs a lot to care for our soldiers, so we rather discourage them from seeking treatment, by giving on some treatment. The funny thing is that the cost of treating our soldiers is only a small percentage of the cost of funding the war, while the bulk of it goes to feeding the rich defense contractors. Yet the Republicans and John McCain still push for the war but not for the treatment of soldiers. I think it shows their true colors.

People often think that men of the military are all honorable. That is the common misperception from outsiders. I've been screwed over a number of times by ex-Marines who served in Iraq, one who was a construction manager for KB Home and one who as the Sales Manager. They went beyond lying and into the realm of fraud in what they did.

There are some good people in the military and there are some bad. Just don't assume all military men are of honor. I was recently watching tapes of torture sessions done by the Americans during the Vietnam war. I couldn't believe all the things the US were doing ... which broke the 1949 Geneva Conventions agreement on treatment of prisoners of war. It made McCain's POW treatment look like a cake walk.

I was very sad and ashamed of America's conduct in the war. And now there's Iraq.

They vote for her because of her gender

Article. It doesn't matter what the political issues are or even ethics, as long as it is their race or their sex. Certain types of voters vote this way.

Appealing to blue collar whites

From news reports, it says that blue collar whites do not vote for Obama. Early in my career, I had lived far from my hometown to work in jobs I found to be exciting at the time. To save on costs, I rented rooms from these people, who happen to be blue collar whites. I learned a lot of things. The particular guy I had rented a room from was 3-5 years older than me. He seemed like a real cool fun guy to hang with. We often hung out and joked around. Had lots of fun. He was a very mentally tough guy. He was about 40+ more pounds than me, mostly muscle. It seemed surprising that we would get along but we often man-wrestled (red-neck style) and I would always beat him usually in a very intense few moments, overpowering his strength with skill. This is no exaggeration and 100% true. I got his respect early on, so we got along very well. I had trained in the practical portions of martial arts most of my life with over 1,000 hours in many forms of combat sparring. I was used to fighting people much more skilled during practice, but I was in a part of the country I didn't know much about. We both enjoyed it. It was a manly thing to do.

Only later on, did I find out that he worked in an environment full of racism and machismo, which is typical for blue collar whites. He would tell me how racist his coworkers and especially his bosses were. They really would never vote for a black man, out of pure racism, and how they would appear to their peers if they did. They wouldn't vote for a woman either but if given the choice, they would choose a woman over a black man. He also belonged to a union, who told him how to think and behave. It was strange, because it felt like I didn't know this guy anymore.

How do you appeal to racist people? Well the most important thing to him was his job, and the union which protected it. They hated foreign workers, who they say steal their jobs. To appeal to these people, who are racist with a big factor due to reasons of job security, you would would have to show that you will protect his job from foreign workers. By not allowing illegal immigration, not increasing the number of H1 visas , and guaranteeing that the jobs will remain in the U.S., I believe you can appeal to these people. Their job security, income, and therefore their livelihood, is the number one thing they care about. I believe they will overcome the race issue, if the upcoming president can guarantee jobs remain in the U.S. On another strategic level, to get with the union bosses and chiefs, and guarantee them their jobs are protected. The union chiefs tell the blue collar whites how to think. If you get them on your side, you have the votes of the blue collar whites. Talk with a bit of testosterone, as that is normal mode of communication with them. They will not listen to calm, educated talk. Their care about the bottom line, so be direct, and get to the point.

Racism is often due to fear. Overcome their fear and you have their support.

Obama

Obama. I think that Obama will not only win the Democratic nomination but also the US Presidency as well. But there is a lot of work to do.

Promotion for loyalty

You say what Bush wants you to say to the public and you get a promotion. Article. That's how careers work in this administration. As long as you do what W. says, he will try to protect you and promote you where possible.

Advice of Acting Generals in Iraq

The advice of acting generals in Iraq, are often biased on several different factors.
1) They report to the Command In Chief of the Armed Forces, the President of the United States, and are strongly pressured to say what the Presidents wants them to say. Their advice, may or may not change, depending on who their boss, the current President is. Think about it, how often do you want to publicly say something publicly that is against your boss and undermines what he says?
2) Defense Contractors often slip money to military personnel to push things their way. I wouldn't be surprised if they slipped some money in an offshore unnamed bank account for Gen. Petraeus. There is no actual proof of this, just that this is the common way of doing business in Washington.

As a civilian, I worked under a retired two-star General for a Defense Contractor. This guy took credit for other people's work, and quick to blame others when things go wrong. He was totally self-serving. All the workers and managers around me was saying this. I was a little naive at the time and asked, "How did he get to be a two-star General, if he was such a user?" The response was, "How do you think?" And the retired Lieutenant Colonel acted more like a Sales Manager than anything else in the way he conducted himself. I think this is just the norm.

Of course, there are exceptions like Gen. Colin Powell, who are highly ethical and care about his troops and doing the right thing. A number of the other retired Generals, I think are good men, who spoke against the way Donald Rumsfeld was handling the war. There are good men in there, it's just they are the exceptions.

Hillary: Voting for Experience

Well I guess according to Hillary, if we are going to vote for experience, we might as well vote for the person with the most experience in the White House .... Dick Cheney. Yup. That's right. He has more experiencing running things in the White House ... than anyone. That alone should make a good candidate, according to Hillary. And he has more experience than anyone dealing with negative publicity in the White House. All you Hillary supporters, based on your candidate's logic, or illogic, let's rally up support for Cheney.

Returning Soldiers Suffering from Mental Disorder

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New British PM

Glowing comments about W. Bush. The new British PM is either a total idiot or a major ass-kisser planning to justify more wartime in Iraq. Why does God grant us imbeciles to run the country?

Gen. Colin Powell's (retired) view on Iraq War

Article. Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff (retired) and 4-star Gen. Colin Powell (retired) *does not* believe the U.S. can solve the Iraq War. Gen. Colin Powell was a key strategist to the Gulf War and its success and would know.

Interesting why John McCain pretends to think we can win this war if we just "stay the course". Are the same defense contractors who are paying Bush also making contributions to McCain's campaign?

I think Colin Powell should be President, but he is too legit to be nominated by either the Democratic or Republican Party. Something about the way the U.S. political process works that the good guys never get nominated.

The Candidates

Looking at Hillary Clinton's website, other than ending the Iraq War and offering programs for alternative energy sources (which Obama also promotes), I don't see that she is going to do much of anything useful. Most of her plans are vague and undeveloped, mostly unresearched ideas filled with fantasy.

Barack Obama also wants to end the Iraq War and offer alternative energy programs, which is good. He believes in ethics and lobbying reform. You don't see much of a strategy or plan on ethics reform on Hillary Clinton's site. Or a single thing in her campaigning that would suggest she had ethics. I really don't think Hillary spends much time thinking of how to better this country but instead on how to better herself by becoming President. Between Hillary and Barack, Obama is the clear choice.

However I think John McCain has the good plan for America, other than continuing the Iraq War, if he actually plans to carry them out. He addresses some important issues facing this country though his stated plan for fixing things is like a band-aid and never addressing the real causes.

In the current situation, I would vote for Barack Obama, however if John McCain were to change his stance to ending the war, I would believe he would want to better the country instead of being another puppet for the neocons who now control the Republican party. It really hurts me to see American soldiers get killed needlessly in a war we cannot win, and that U.S. defense contractors are making a boatload of money in the process.

Sen. McCain

I watched Sen. McCain's talk today on his economic plan and say that I agree with what he says about cutting spending and corporate greed. I was a fan of Sen. McCain and Dole prior to the W. Bush administration. I might even be tempted to vote for Sen. McCain if it wasn't for his continuing to provide welfare to defense contractors. Unfortunately, one of the biggest spending costs of this nation is the Iraq War so I am not sure how much he can save on spending while still prolonging the Iraq War. I urge him to get with experts on counterinsurgency to give him the facts on the the likelihood of us ever winning the Iraq War. Most people in the military only understand conventional warfare so his knowledge of war and security is based on that. We are living in a period of unconventional warfare, because most countries do not have the manpower and technology to face the United States in open, conventional warfare. They will continue to fight for their country in ways they have a better chance of winning, and that is with unconventional warfare. While the Army Special Forces are experts at unconventional warfare at the small, tactical level. We sent so many Army Special Forces soldiers to Vietnam but still had no chance of winning. In fact, many of those soldiers lost their lives. They are not the cure all for all insurgency problems when other factors cannot be controlled. Sen. McCain needs to speak with counterinsurgency experts at the macro, or country level, to see what it would take to win this War and I tell you, it is no cake walk.

Being a General

I used to fantasize about being a 4-star General in the U.S. Army and all the things I could do for my country. I thought if I had stayed in, I could serve my country so well. Nowadays, I am a little bit smarter and realize that is a fantasy. You don't get to do what's right. You have to do what the President tells you to do, no matter how corrupt or dumb he is. It's not about doing the right thing. Unfortunately, those are the politics of Presidency and the U.S. military.

Are there military advisors who are experts at counterinsurgency? Yes. Are they being listened to? Obviously not. Just take a look at how things are being run in Iraq. Do the Generals know who to go to for advice? Probably. Would it change their handling of the war? Probably not. How do you get the job? By agreeing in private what the President asks. What if you do later do the right thing and ignore the President? You get replaced with a possibility of court-martial on false charges. There will be a list of corrupt people who never liked you falsely testifying against you with the promise of a promotion. Their dog tags will likely read one of the Christian denominations.

McCain

At least with McCain, we know two things:
1) the war will continue
2) gas prices will still be high. I don't see much of a push from him on reducing demand on oil, such as offering alternative energy programs

Unfortunately, some of us still have to drive to work. I would like to buy a vehicle on the market that uses less gasoline, if one exists, that has been mass produced so that I can get a warranty and get it fixed easily when there's a problem.

War

Why continue a war we cannot win? Well the answer is obvious, friends of the President, the Defense Contractors continue to make money as long as the war continues. Who cares if American soldiers die right? As long as Bush and Friends' make their blood money. Why does McCain want to continue? Probably because he is getting money from unknown sources. Whatever it takes to get the political contributions to win the Presidency.

FBI violated American privacies

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Of course when this happened, President Bush assured us that *only* terror suspects were being investigated and no American rights were being violated. Of course I knew then Bush and the FBI were lying, just based on common sense of how the government operates. The basic rule is that government officials abuse their power for personal and private gain. They try to get as much power as they can to accomodate their personal life, ie. make money from illegal deals, while assuring citizens of the country they only use what is justified and authorized. Bush used this power to spy on any agents that try to investigate him and blackmail, harass them with whatever he can. This allows W. Bush to continue to conduct his illegal activities and profiting himself to create a family fortune.

I personally would not trust any of Bush's cohorts or who he endorses. People who supported his questionable methods, vocally or by Congressional voting for his methods, are also suspect.

Star Wars

I was watching Star Wars and couldn't help but notice Supreme Chancellor Palpatine's (Darth Sidious) rise to power through the declaration of emergency powers and how he commandeered the armed forces ran with many parallels to W. Bush control of the United States.

Sen. Larry Craig

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With all the news lately (see Sen. Foley), it appears members of the Republican party are associated with homosexuality. I would have never though the religious right would have supported homosexuality, since it is strictly forbidden in the Bible, but it seems to be the trend lately.

Gorbachev Blasts Bush Indirectly

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Bill Maher: The Decider

On HBO. This was hilarious. Good to watch to get some laughs in.

This guy looks familiar

Article of serial killer.
This guy looks like a guy that gave me a hard time at a public restroom stop some years back. He was such as asshole, I felt like kicking his ass on the spot.

One torturer receives punishment

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If you torture one person, you get lethal injection. If you order the torture of hundreds at Guantanamo and countless other camps such as secret CIA prisons, then you are worshipped as a hero by the Republican Party. Hi W.

Where is the justice?

A Deal was made

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Deal: Libby does not say anything incriminating against Cheney or W., in exchange a pardon.

Veterans: Be careful what you say, the military still owns you

Article. I wonder why Iraq war veterans haven't been more vocal or make statements against the war. Didn't the Bush administration use to say that if soldiers were unhappy, why haven't more said anything?

The Bush administration is playing with the general public's lack of knowledge that military owns you including what you say 24x7, if you have been a soldier in the last 8 years. Soldiers are often given direct orders as to what they can say and are warned of repercussions if they say something the commanding officer doesn't want.

CIA Secret Assasination Plots, Wiretapping, Mind Control Experiments ...

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Drugs such as steroids can impact your judgment

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Does Hypnosis Work?

I am often asked this question. My observations are that hypnosis works on very dumb people and it works very well. All the hypnosis that the Bush public relations minions do, work very well on the 29% of the population that ardently support him no matter what he does. They continue to believe what he says. Imagine a person stabbing you in the belly with a knife and taking your money. He says he is doing it in the interests of national security to protect the country. The 29% would actually believe him. It doesn't matter what he does to you, it what he says that counts. Now think of a situation where a serial killer is caught and there is overwhelming physical evidence against him in court. He says, "I didn't do it." The same 29% would believe him. So yes hypnosis does work.

V for Vendetta

A satire of the Bush regime.

Fox News Slanders Dr. Mercola

I feel for Dr. Mercola. It seems that people who do the right thing will face personal attacks, criticisms, slander, and other problems because there are so many assholes in this world. I figure it is part of life - whether you do good or bad -- there will be assholes working against you because they can't get a free ride from you. This includes many employers who underpay and overwork their employees.

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Scandal

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Anti-depressants the Cause of Killings?

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Makes you wonder if W. Bush and Cheney are on it?

Their views seems so far disconnected from reality and they have no remorse for the things they've done, that it seems very likely they are doing drugs or anti-depressants.

Key difference: Bush and Serial Killers

The key difference is if you have a lot of money and power and you kill for personal profit, then you can continue doing so and don't need to go to jail.

Virginia Killings

I don't know why they are making such a big deal out of it. Bush is responsible for more innocent deaths and killings than any other serial killer in history. Why isn't the spotlight on Bush? Why is he still running around freely? Shouldn't he be behind bars?

Donating Money

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Sexual Abuse

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Failure of the Criminal Justice System

Article. The failure of the criminal justice system is sad. Innocent people are punished for crimes that did not commit. They serve lengthy jail sentences while the real criminals go free.

Iraq Troop Escalation

What does a 4 star General who successfully managed the Iraq Gulf War think about troop escalation? Would it help? Watch here.

A Job Well Done

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China

Why does Bush only threaten war with small countries? Why doesn't he threaten war with China for their aggressive action? Bush is like one of those schoolyard bullies who picks on kids much smaller than him, taking their lunch money for personal profit, talks about being tough but refuses to face kids his own size even when they slap him on the face.

The President who cried wolf

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Vitamins and Nutritional Supplements are Healthy for you

I've been taking vitamins and other nutritional supplementation for over 18 years. If you take a look at my picture, taken when I was 34 (I am now 36), you can see I look much younger than my age. Nutrition, diet, exercise, and supplementation are very important to health. And I also switched to eating a lot of organic foods in the last 6 months. I rarely, if ever, take prescription drugs because nutritional and herbal methods were available and are much safer. Unfortunately there are members of Congress bought out by the pharmaceutical companies, and she is a Democrat, to wipe out the availability of health supplements and organic foods so that people will become sick easier and have to resort to dangerous prescription drugs instead when they need help. Stop this nonsense if Bill 3156 of the 109th Congress ever gets reintroduced into Congress.

Oppose HR 3156 (109th Congress) Dietary Supplement Access and Awareness Act

Introduced by Susan Davis and co-sponsored by Waxman and Dingell gives the FDA the ability to ban vitamin and nutritional supplements.

Please remember to vote to remove all members of Congress who support Codex Alimentarius. They know what they are doing is wrong but they don't care because they are being well paid by the big pharmaceutical companies. They are like George W. Bush. They don't care what they do to this country as long they profit out of the situation.

Why allow such an easy procedure to remove nutritional supplements from the market but not such an easy procedure for removing prescription drugs?

Health Freedom USA (Bills from 109th Congress -- last year -- no longer active but may be introduced again)
Thoughts
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To Kill

To kill one person out of anger, one is considered a murderer. To kill 3-4 out of hate, one is considered a serial killer. But to kill thousands of people out of personal profit, one is considered a Hero to the Republican Party. Alas, our President George W. Bush of the United States of America. The key is to be able to sell it to the public as "democracy", or some other grand vision. The morals are kind of screwed up. It is not surprising that the Republican Party is religiously supported by the religious right. Their morals are pretty much aligned with one another.

Will 21,000 more troops help?

We had more troops than this in Iraq within the last couple of years and that didn't help. So why is Bush asking for more troops when he knows that 21,000 won't solve it? This is a key strategic move by Bush to have the public commit to the finishing the war. Then a few months later, he'll ask for more troops and on and on. This tactic is taught in sales: first ask for something insignificant to get commitment, then once you have them hooked, get the whole shebang!!

The second reason is that justifies the war for him. Remember this war was never properly justified. It was sold on false grounds of weapons of mass destruction. Now that no tangible proof can be found, they are reselling it as something else ... creating democracy. These are all sales tactics. Now once this war is justified, we can't go back. It will be a full commitment in the future, and possibly a draft for many not including the rich.

Tell the public what they want to hear so Bush can continue to provide corporate welfare for his buddies. I'm sure he gets kickbacks in non-traceable offshore accounts. "It's all for the big bucks ... I mean democracy."

McCain

McCain is losing his chance for the 2008 Presidency by acting like Bush's lap dog. He thinks that by kissing ass to the President, it will give him a shoe in for the 2008 Presidency.

One can only look and laugh :P

Taxes

If it weren't for taxes, most of us would be rich by now, or at least much better off. Let's take a look at what we pay
Federal income tax 30-40%
FICA tax (about 7%)
Medicare tax (about 1.5%)
Sales Tax (3-11%)
Real Estate Tax (maybe another 5-10%)
Other property taxes (cars in some states)
State income tax (10% in some states)

Add all these taxes up and see how much of a paycheck you have left?

We are being robbed by the IRS and Bush Administration to line the pocket books of Bush's friends (ie. Cheney and other defense contractors). That is the reason why we are poor. Federal income tax is not being paid to support schools. Our schools are supported by real estate taxes. Our roads are supported by state taxes. The federal income tax is used to rob and keep the middle class in slavery. The money goes into financing the rich, such as Cheney, to make them richer.

Helping the Poor

I have been seeing articles and news about the poor this Christmas season. Whether they should be helped or not is a personal choice, most of it based on personal beliefs. However what I find interesting is that many of these people will help serve food on Thanksgiving or give Christmas presents to the poor while during the rest of the year they live a lifestyle that does not lift a finger to help the poor. They talk about it a lot but the action is so little. It really is a dichotomy how people will say or do something just to make them feel better while not doing anything else. These poor people still live on the streets and do not have a reliable meal the other 363 days of the year. Where are these alleged helpers during this time?

Lip service seems to be a common theme in America. They talk reams and reams of words and sometimes get very emotional but yet their actions speak louder than their words. What have they done to get these poor people off the streets? It's like the person who gives a dollar to the homeless man while going on and living his life totally opposite the rest of the time. Do they realize that giving a dollar will not help get the man off the streets?

This is really no different than the person who goes to church on Sunday and acts good during service and a few hours afterward just to wash away the guilt for all the things they do during the week. They lie, cheat, steal, and ruin people out of pettiness and then Sundays they go to church. Somehow they believe this makes them a good person? Somehow they believe they are not going to hell. It is true the Jesus forgives one for their sins but someone who acts unChristianlike during the rest of the week and goes to church on Sunday and then start their cycle of pettiness again on Monday is not going to Heaven. There is no sincerity. Jesus can tell the difference between a phony Christian and real Christian. I have had the pleasure of meeting a few real Christians but these people are far and few in between.

Racism

When most people think of racism, they think of news headlines about white people saying derogatory names to black people but most of these people don't realize what its like to grow up in a black neighborhood. Our family was not wealthy, my parents worked hard to make ends meet. Growing up in black neighborhoods and going to black dominated schools, I was often made fun of by the black students. They called me derogatory names and made funny sounds trying to imitate our language, and they do many more things than that which I won't mention here. This happened on a regular if not weekly basis. Black people want to be treated with respect but they do not treat others with respect. I've even worked with most of them working for the Houston Urban League when I was in high school mowing lawns and trimming bushes. Most of them were lazy and constantly made excuses why they shouldn't work, all the while being paid on the clock. I grew up in a family with a strong work ethic and did more work than most of them combined. Their main trait is that they complain and refuse to do work. If black people want to be treated with respect, they need to be respectful to others.

While there are number of fine black gentlemen whom I had the pleasure of working in my professional field, there are also a number of fine white gentlemen in the world too. I don't see the black people complimenting them when they talk about racism. I will talk about the fine black gentlemen whom I have worked with. Their personality are often a joy to work with and they are usually socially savvy. They are often funny and witty. They overcame the ghetto mentality and developed a good work ethic as well as developing into fine human beings learning to take responsibility for themselves.

James Baker and Iraq

NY Times.

The Road to Reliable Elections

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Irag Study Report

CNN. Full Report.

James Baker is finally bringing some decency and integrity back into the Republican name.

A Must See Movie

A compelling movie about the IRS, Our Big Brother, and how our 2006 election was rigged. Watch online now, courtesy of Google.
Movie.

The Draft

This guy is worse than the Republicans and he is just as bad a liar. Article. Members of Congress have always found ways to exempt their children from the draft. This guy is such a horrible liar that his reasoning, and intelligence, is along the lines of W. Bush.

I don't mind re-enlisting and found often thought about it. I like combat and war for the right reasons. I'm not re-enlisting for a bullshit war.

First Order of New Congress

1. Settle the issue of the Iraq War.
2. Revoke all privileges granted by the President during his Presidency such as warrantless spying, and return our freedom to us, ie.civil rights and civil liberties
3. Ethics reform.
4. Remove from Office, the President and Vice President.
Impeachment of George W Bush requires only a majority vote in the House. Removing him from office requires a two-thirds vote from the Senate, which is impossible with the allocation of Democratic senators at only 51 seats.
Though the Democrats can easily pass laws, the President can easily veto each law. It would require a two-thirds vote of each chamber of Congress to override the President's veto, which is not likely to happen since the Republicans still occupy a good portion. While progress was made during Tuesday's election, the President still holds power and can veto any Democratic laws passed through Congress. Of course, the President will look bad vetoing good legislation but doing bad things has never bothered W. before.
The victory in Congress for the Democrats is a good one but certainly not enough to stop the Presidential abuse of power other than noise making. The Democrats need 290 seats in the House and 67 seats in the Senate to override the President's vetos. Tuesday's elections was not enough of a landslide victory to give the Democrats enough power to take back control of the country so the items on this list are not doable. For now they can only prevent ridiculous Republican legislation from passing into law. Either the people have not spoken loud enough, or the votes were fraudulently counted so that more Republicans falsely won than really happened.

Vote

If you are tired of the Republicans KKK tactics to prevent non-Republican voters from voting, vote Democrat or Independent. The Republicans strategy to prevent non-Republicans from voting remind me of the stuff I read in textbooks over a century ago. People say that the United States has grown so much since but sadly that is no longer the case thanks to the new Republican Party which has been taken over by the new KKK. You have to wonder who at the high level is masterminding these tactics in the Republican Party? Remember to videotape all illegal activity and give it to the news agencies. Don't just call 1-888-DEMVOTE to report activity by the Republican henchmen.

Take our Country Back Today!

It's Voting Day: Nov. 7

If you disapprove of the president and the way he is running the country, remember to vote Democrat or Independent. Let's remove Bush and his corrupt gang of Republicans from office. Long live our New Country. It's time for a change.

Is flouride in drinking water really safe?

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Secrets to brushing teeth.

I use Arm & Hammer Advance White Dental Baking Soda and Peroxide toothpaste.

More on the FDA

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Thoughts on the FDA

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