tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post5822151373723601260..comments2023-10-30T07:54:27.317-04:00Comments on Allegiance and Duty Betrayed:: The End of Reagan's Americajoaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11914891807184694081noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-15796661532431750912009-07-13T10:36:04.976-04:002009-07-13T10:36:04.976-04:00http://citizenwells.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/ke...http://citizenwells.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/kerchner090713washtimes.jpg?w=500&h=642Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-76735004039375205032009-07-06T13:42:15.469-04:002009-07-06T13:42:15.469-04:00Joanie, you said you'd be gone from here a mon...Joanie, you said you'd be gone from here a month. Just a reminder: it's a month! ;)Cal Brindisinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-90106493308426478502009-07-06T13:40:46.635-04:002009-07-06T13:40:46.635-04:00I think Joanie and a few other posters on the Inve...I think Joanie and a few other posters on the InvestorVillage message board may have contributed to the Deep Capture Dendreon research, but don't quote me. I know they recently advised on one but not sure it's this one.Cal Brindisinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-19540027103994338552009-07-06T13:15:55.028-04:002009-07-06T13:15:55.028-04:00http://www.deepcapture.com/michael-milken-60000-de...http://www.deepcapture.com/michael-milken-60000-deaths-and-the-story-of-dendreon-chapter-8-of-15/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-6466852625853286042009-07-02T05:38:40.869-04:002009-07-02T05:38:40.869-04:00Particularly in Central America, the military as a...Particularly in Central America, the military as an institution became a material force, sometimes independent of the economic ruling class. From the early 1930s until the end of World War II military dictatorships ruled each of the five Central ... Fourth, in the 1980s, Ronald Reagan brought the struggle against “international communism” to Central America.Rumelahttp://www.asiarooms.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-56672611157550905872009-06-24T23:19:56.961-04:002009-06-24T23:19:56.961-04:00You are an awesome writer with awesome thoughts an...You are an awesome writer with awesome thoughts and conclusions. Thank you!!!!!!<br /><br />I will be back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-86396259216583232932009-06-16T00:46:31.916-04:002009-06-16T00:46:31.916-04:00Nietzsche rightly perceived that the most likely c...<b>Nietzsche rightly perceived that the most likely candidate would be what he called the 'Will to Power,' which offered a far more comprehensive and in the end more plausible explanation of human behavior than Marx or Freud. In place of religious belief, there would be secular ideology. Those who had once filled the ranks of the totalitarian clergy would become totalitarian politicians. And above all the Will to Power would produce a new kind of messiah, uninhibited by any religious sanctions whatsoever, and with an unappeasable appetite for controlling mankind.</b><br /><br /> Nietzsche had a powerful and accurate crystal ball.<br /><br />We need to replace a dozen or so liberal columnists with conservative ones of your caliber and this country would be a different place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-37677089001112488922009-06-13T12:08:10.270-04:002009-06-13T12:08:10.270-04:00Gary Burgess, I heard the same thing. And the MSM...Gary Burgess, I heard the same thing. And the MSM is keeping all this spending and fudging the numbers completely under wraps.<br /><br />This administration has a green light to do whatever it wants, as far as implementing universal healthcare or anything else, and the media are always looking the other way.<br /><br />What little they do report, most of the people just yawn and get back to "life as usual."<br /><br />Well, believe me, "life as usual" is going to become pretty "unusual" quick enough, and then it will be too late to do anything about it.<br /><br />Thanks for the excellent commentary, Joanie! You are a national treasure.Ed Whealandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-66791467346651360372009-06-13T01:40:53.492-04:002009-06-13T01:40:53.492-04:00I heard today that the new proposed healthcare bud...I heard today that the new proposed healthcare budget is in the neighborhood of $600 million (which means that it will really top a couple trillion). Also, Congress and the White House want to circumvent the Congressional Budget Office (which has been a watchdog forever) and instead let the White House OMB (Office of Management and Budget) run the figures on healthcare from here on.<br /><br />Is everyone familiar with the concept of "cooking the books"? If not, you soon will be.Gary Burgessnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-79320685783633896822009-06-13T01:16:31.573-04:002009-06-13T01:16:31.573-04:00If I could call every American's attention to ...<b>If I could call every American's attention to one paragraph of 'literature' in these toubling times, it would be this excerpt from Paul Johnson, in Modern Times, regarding the decline, and ultimately the collapse, of the 'religious impulse' in the modern world, and the filling of the hideous vacuum that it will create:<br /><br /><br />Nietzsche rightly perceived that the most likely candidate would be what he called the 'Will to Power,' which offered a far more comprehensive and in the end more plausible explanation of human behavior than Marx or Freud. In place of religious belief, there would be secular ideology. Those who had once filled the ranks of the totalitarian clergy would become totalitarian politicians. And above all the Will to Power would produce a new kind of messiah, uninhibited by any religious sanctions whatsoever, and with an unappeasable appetite for controlling mankind.<br />Our messiah is now among us. But he is not the one foretold by Scripture. <br /><br />Beware.</b><br /><br />You can say that again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-21812938876271134842009-06-11T19:16:38.716-04:002009-06-11T19:16:38.716-04:00Today's Rasmussen polls shows Obama's appr...Today's Rasmussen polls shows Obama's approval rating at <b>62%</b>, up 2% since last month.<br /><br />Stick a fork in us! We're done!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-34678691191131837092009-06-11T11:28:49.670-04:002009-06-11T11:28:49.670-04:00Listening to the way the GM dealers are being trea...Listening to the way the GM dealers are being treated is unbelievable. The dealers that are being forced to close are being strong armed into relinquishing their inventories to the dealerships that are being "allow" to stay open, with NO COMPENSATION for the inventory turned over. WHAT COUNTRY IS THIS??????Marvin Sheehannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-9491669624368176812009-06-10T12:14:26.991-04:002009-06-10T12:14:26.991-04:00Kathy Mlynczak said:
I'm tired of always bein...<b>Kathy Mlynczak said:<br /><br />I'm tired of always being angry and watching my neighbors walk around with an ignorant smile on their faces.</b><br /><br />I understand your frustration ... on a daily basis!<br /><br />~ joaniejoaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11914891807184694081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-22151597659944452072009-06-10T12:13:19.452-04:002009-06-10T12:13:19.452-04:00Cal Brindisi,
The sad truth is that Newsweek'...Cal Brindisi,<br /><br />The sad truth is that Newsweek's Evan Thomas is the rule, rather than the exception, in the mainstream media. Their lovefest regarding this administration is historically unprecedented. The god of the universe and his chattering minions can do no wrong, and anyone who voices disagreement is somehow portrayed as 'racist'.<br /><br />By the MSM's definition (<b><i>only</i></b>) I am indeed a 'racist', and proud of it. Our Founders would have demanded no less of us. <br /><br />~ joaniejoaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11914891807184694081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-52843770795789480912009-06-10T12:09:37.936-04:002009-06-10T12:09:37.936-04:00proudpodunknative,
I've taken issue with Ron ...proudpodunknative,<br /><br />I've taken issue with Ron Paul's isolationist views, but he's spot on in most of his other beliefs. The column you copied here is brilliant.<br /><br /><b>Political pressure, rather than the rule of law, is deciding how to divide up the remains of GM. The bondholders had billions in retirement savings invested in the company, and though they were entitled to nearly three times as much as the United Auto Workers, the bondholders were left with just a 10 percent stake compared to the union's 17.5 percent stake. For their 60 percent stake, taxpayers have a future of constant bailouts to look forward to.</b><br /><br />If that doesn't make a person want to spit nails, that person shouldn't be allowed to call himself an American. <br /><br />Thanks for the excellent contribution.<br /><br />~ joaniejoaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11914891807184694081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-60729749154190749092009-06-10T12:05:57.121-04:002009-06-10T12:05:57.121-04:00The latest revelations about the Chrysler "ba...The latest revelations about the Chrysler "bankruptcy", which is hard to call a bakruptcy at all since it doesn't follow any of the bankruptcy laws, are enough to make us wonder what country we're living in.<br /><br />I think "anonymous" above's analogy to 1930's Italy is about as close as we can come to describing it.<br /><br />I'm tired of always being angry and watching my neighbors walk around with an ignorant smile on their faces.KathyMlynczaknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-26277909376408446582009-06-10T00:57:52.244-04:002009-06-10T00:57:52.244-04:00It's not like any of this should come as a sur...It's not like any of this should come as a surprise. Obama was laying out his plans to rob from the "rich" and give to the poor, and his buddies, long before he took office:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=79225" rel="nofollow">Obama rips U.S. Constitution, Faults Supreme Court for not mandating 'redistribution of wealth'</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-53478123857974993102009-06-09T18:32:09.464-04:002009-06-09T18:32:09.464-04:00Almost everything that this administration and con...Almost everything that this administration and congress are doing is reminiscent of 1930s Italy.<br /><br />The creation of all of the czars, and the mandatory closings of automobile dealerships (even those that are still turning a nice profit) is just the tip of the iceberg.<br /><br />This is fascism at its worst and you ain't seen nothin' yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-90140659342843317442009-06-09T16:05:05.808-04:002009-06-09T16:05:05.808-04:00Stanislav Mishin knows more about what ails Americ...Stanislav Mishin knows more about what ails America than 99% of Americans. They're too busy getting their nails done, and other such "necessities."<br /><br />The sickening thing is that those of us who know what's going on are dying a painfully slow death and those who are getting their nails done will go quickly.<br /><br />A pox on everyone in Washington. They are traitors of the worst kind.2ndAmendmentDefendernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-23773370981621442242009-06-09T14:05:57.126-04:002009-06-09T14:05:57.126-04:00Thank you for all you have done these past 40 year...Thank you for all you have done these past 40 years. And your writing here means that you are continuing that good work.<br /><br />God bless!<br /><br />StuartAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-41746211879264778932009-06-09T13:01:59.526-04:002009-06-09T13:01:59.526-04:00Joanie, you're gonna love this (watch the vide...Joanie, you're gonna love this (watch the video) -- Newsweek's Evan Thomas compares Reagan and Obama, claiming that Reagan was "provincial, chauvanistic, parochial", but Obama is above all of that narrow structuring, and is "sort of a god". The media are literally worshipping him now. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.mrc.org/biasalert/2009/20090606031258.aspx" rel="nofollow">Obama is 'Sort of God'</a>Cal Brindisinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-82891406033392813302009-06-08T23:22:14.429-04:002009-06-08T23:22:14.429-04:00GM, Amtrak and an Increasingly Fascist America
La...<b>GM, Amtrak and an Increasingly Fascist America</b><br /><br />Last week, General Motors finally declared bankruptcy. Many in government thought $20 billion in taxpayer dollars would save the company, but as predicted, it only postponed the inevitable. The government will dump another $30 billion into GM and take a 60 percent controlling interest for it. Public officials are now involving themselves in tactical business decisions such as where GM's headquarters should move and what kind of cars it will build. <br /><br />The promise that this is temporary and will eventually be profitable is supposed to ease the American people into accepting this arrangement, but it is of little comfort to those who remember similar promises when the American taxpayers bought Amtrak. After three years, government was supposed to be out of the passenger rail business. 40 years and billions of dollars later, the government is still operating Amtrak at a loss, despite the fact that they have created a monopoly by making it illegal to compete with Amtrak. Imagine what they can now do to what is left of the great American auto industry! <br /><br />In a truly free market, GM would get your money one way and one way only -- by selling you a car you want, at a price you are willing to pay. Instead, the government is giving public money to a private company in spite of the market signals it has been sending. Throwing money at GM does not stop it from being an engine of wealth destruction; on the contrary, it simply gives it more wealth to destroy. <br /><br />Had it been allowed to fail naturally, the profitable pieces of GM would have been bought up and put to good use by now. The laid off employees would likely have found new jobs and all that capital would be in private hands, reinvested in companies that produce products demanded by consumers. Instead, we are all poorer now. <br /><br />Political pressure, rather than the rule of law, is deciding how to divide up the remains of GM. The bondholders had billions in retirement savings invested in the company, and though they were entitled to nearly three times as much as the United Auto Workers, the bondholders were left with just a 10 percent stake compared to the union's 17.5 percent stake. For their 60 percent stake, taxpayers have a future of constant bailouts to look forward to. <br /><br />Comingling public control of private business is known as fascism. While today's politicians may feel emboldened with all their new power, history will only repeat itself as all this collapses on itself. It is the height of hubris for bureaucrats and politicians to attempt to control the market and the freewill of the American people. In the end, the market always wins out. Maybe one day future generations will wise up and allow free markets to function and thrive without the albatross of government around its neck. For now, it looks like those in charge have not learned the lessons of the past, and have doomed us to repeat those mistakes once again.<br /><br /><b>by Ron Paul</b><br /><br />http://www.campaignforliberty.com/article.php?view=104proudpodunknativenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-15126555220505285342009-06-08T23:00:06.688-04:002009-06-08T23:00:06.688-04:00Thanks for the kind words, Rob and Alexi. :)
~ jo...Thanks for the kind words, Rob and Alexi. :)<br /><br />~ joaniejoaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11914891807184694081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-75927135482180576112009-06-08T22:59:20.144-04:002009-06-08T22:59:20.144-04:00Thank you for the great quotes, no_way_a_liberal! ...Thank you for the great quotes, no_way_a_liberal! We cannot say that our Founders didn't warn us that vigilance would be necessary if we are to retain our freedoms.<br /><br />~ joaniejoaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11914891807184694081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-20356469208082684392009-06-08T22:56:50.989-04:002009-06-08T22:56:50.989-04:00As a part of the remnant, what are you doing to tr...<i>As a part of the remnant, what are you doing to try to turn things around?</i><br /><br />Anonymous, your question is a good one.<br /><br />I spent close to forty years of my life in political activism -- from marching on Washington, demonstrating, circulating petitions, writing speeches, delivering speeches, organizing rallies, wearing out countless pairs of shoes campaigning door-to-door for conservative candidates, writing letters to the editor, etc. And I haven't missed voting in an election (even off-year elections) since I first registered to vote back in 1968.<br /><br />I would continue to do all of those things, if I thought they could make a difference.<br /><br />They don't anymore. The power in this country has been removed from the hands of the people and placed into the hands of a relative handful of elitists -- many of them unelected and completely unaccountable to the people.<br /><br />I spend my time now speaking with friends and neighbors, as the opportunities allow. I attempt to have them focus on the <i>genuine</i> definition and source of our liberties, ask them whether they feel theirs are being taken from them, and then suggest that they put some thought into how they can be reclaimed.<br /><br />There are very dark days ahead, and the American patriot can do little or nothing to stave them off, because 90%+ of his countrymen don't have the ability or the desire to look beyond tomorrrow.<br /><br />~ joaniejoaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11914891807184694081noreply@blogger.com