BREAKING (wind) NEWS !

New post on Fellowship of the Minds BREAKING (wind) NEWS ! by Terry I don't know why I'm posting this. I think I just really wanted an excuse to use that title! But while I'm on the subject, isn't it odd that we can buy Hitler's medical records dating back many decades, that include these little tid-bits, and we can't even find out for certain where our current POS POTUS was BORN! Maybe because G. Soros was just a penniless child at the time, and unable to afford to hide Hitler's records ? ~Terry Hitler suffered uncontollable flatulence ! Also injected with 'extracts' from young bull testicles Hitler's medical files up for auction ERIK ORTIZ NY Daily News Thursday, May 03, 2012 Adolf Hitler was apparently a coke head, doped up on 28 medications while suffering from "uncontrollable flatulence." It's a whole other side to the Nazi dictator, whose condition was revealed in medical documents now up for grabs online from Alexander Historical Auctions of Stamford, Conn. Bidding for the papers, which include X-ray copies of Hitler's skull and sketches of the inside of his nose, ends Tuesday and Wednesday. The U.S. military commissioned the medical reports provided by Hitler's personal doctors, said Bill Panagopulos, president of Alexander Autographs. Among the more surprising notes, he said, was that the "Mein Kampf" madman used powdered cocaine extensively to soothe his sinuses and throat, and was also prone to passing gas. Hitler was treated with pills containing strychnine, a poison, "which probably explains his stomach pains," Panagopulos told the Daily News. Hitler also used chamomile plants as a "cleansing enema," the reports said. And when it came to revving up his libido, he was injected with "extracts" from young bull testicles, as noted by Dr. Theodore Morrell. "Morrell believes that Hitler, although not strongly inclined to sexual activity, did have sexual intercourse with [companion] Eva Braun, though they were accustomed to sleep in separate beds," said one of the papers. The documents could sell in excess of $2,000 a piece, Panagopulos said. I can see some similarities between Hitler'and Skippy. The powdered coke, being full of 'bull' and not really liking sex with women. However, when they X-Ray Skippy's head, I'm sure they won't find anything ! ~Terry http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-05-03/news/31560543_1_adolf-hitler-medical-files-eva-braun Terry | May 15, 2012 at 6:22 pm | Categories: Uncategorized | URL: http://wp.me/pKuKY-elR Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2012/05/15/breaking-wind-news/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

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Why Republican and Democrat Establishments Hate the Constitution

Why Republican and Democrat Establishments Hate the Constitution
by LAWRENCE SELLIN, PHD May 15, 2012

All politicians crave power. Many use that power to enhance their personal wealth.

The power of the federal government is greater now than it has ever been in the history of the United States. The Constitution, as envisioned and written by the Founders, seeks to limit the power of the federal government. The Republican and Democrat establishments hate that.

Such a perspective explains why so few in government adhere to their oath of office to "support and defend" the Constitution, except in cases when it can be used to buttress their partisan political arguments. In those situations our hypocritical federal officials self-righteously wrap themselves in its protective cloak. Otherwise, the Constitution gets conveniently thrown under the bus.

At present, the American system is designed to maintain the corrupt status quo through the practice of political incest. That is, the Republican and Democrat establishments support only indoctrinated incumbents for re-election or those aspiring party sycophants carefully selected for their submissive personality traits.

Both parties vociferously oppose any grass-roots political movement, like the Tea Party, which might have the temerity to support or run their own candidates for federal office. The Republican and Democrat establishments hate that.

Such behavior explains why Republican establishment-types rallied behind Washington, D.C. insider and 36-year career politician Sen. Dick Lugar (R-IN) for re-election over Tea Party-endorsed state Treasurer Richard Mourdock.

Lugar, widely known as Barack Obama's "favorite Republican," was a co-sponsor of the Dream Act granting illegal immigrants amnesty and citizenship; supported the bailouts of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac against a majority of Republicans; was the only Republican to back the United Nations small arms treaty allowing foreign countries to dictate gun laws to Americans; opposed efforts to reform the U.N. and was the lead sponsor of the Law of the Sea Treaty, which President Ronald Reagan called a threat to U.S. sovereignty. In addition, Lugar enthusiastically appeared in a campaign television advertisement for Obama during the 2008 presidential election and served as a co-chair for Obama's inaugural committee.

In the waning days before the May 8th primary, Lugar, who only barely resembles what one might consider a Republican, even asked Democrats to cross party lines and vote for him.

Lugar lost in a rout.

Endorsing the eventual loser, the usual Republican establishment suspects were rounded up to supply the appropriate kiss of death: Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels, former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour, former Missouri Sen. John Danforth and former Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter -- the former Republican.

More surprisingly, however, was a report that the Young Guns Network, a group led by two former top aides to House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA), spent $100,000 to support Lugar.

Barney Keller, a spokesman for the Club for Growth, which provided funding for Mourdock's campaign, said of the Young Guns Network mailer backing Lugar:

"Regrettably, Eric Cantor's actions confirm the worst of what grassroots conservatives dislike about a Washington Republican leadership that is more interested in protecting its own than in promoting conservative principles and candidates."

In fact, the Washington Republican leadership opposes all those it considers outsiders or anyone interested in reform.

You see, politicians are very comfortable with the status quo; gaining fame and fortune by distributing your tax dollars to wealthy financiers, who later reimburse them with campaign contributions to help prolong their stay in Washington, D.C. and, as a consequence, perpetuate the cycle of political corruption.

In that respect, there is little difference between the aims of Big Government Republicans and Big Government Democrats. The bigger the government, the larger and more numerous the parasites get.

The cure resides in strict adherence to the Constitution, in particular, the Tenth Amendment,bwhich limits the power of the federal government and, thereby, constrains the ability of Congressnand federal officials to act beyond certain clearly defined boundaries.

It is known as a government of laws, not a government of men.

The Republican and Democrat establishments hate that.



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If I Only Had a Brain

New post on Fellowship of the Minds If I Only Had a Brain by catscanner150 Betty White 'Very, Very Much Favors' Obama for President BRETT ZONGKER Associated Press WASHINGTON Betty White says she usually keeps her political views private but in this presidential election strongly favors one candidate. As she prepares to visit the Smithsonian Institution and National Zoo next week, White told The Associated Press she "very, very much favors" President Barack Obama in the election. The 90-year-old actress said Friday she is very bi-partisan and has stayed away from politics all of her life. She usually never says who she is for or against because she doesn't want to turn off any of her adoring fans. White says in this year's election, she likes what Obama has done and "how he represents us." Her comments come after Hollywood turned out at George Clooney's home to raise $15 million for Obama's re-election, a record for a single fundraiser. Is it: a. Stupidity b. Ignorance c. Senile Dementia I choose a and b Tom in NC catscanner150 | May 14, 2012 at 8:16 am | Categories: Uncategorized | URL: http://wp.me/pKuKY-ejt Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2012/05/14/if-i-only-had-a-brain/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

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U.S. soldier brutally attacked by 4 blacks in Tampa

New post on Fellowship of the Minds U.S. soldier brutally attacked by 4 blacks in Tampa by Dr. Eowyn He's a 24-year-old U.S. Army soldier of undetermined race. He was assigned to MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, and had been there for less than month. WTSP Channel 10 in Tampa, Florida, reports that on Sunday (May 13) morning, at around 3 a.m., the soldier's car broke down a few miles from home along Westshore Blvd. So he got out of his car and started walking home, using Iowa St. to get from Westshore to Dale Mabry. A neighbor's motion-activated security camera caught sight of the solder at the intersection of Iowa and Renellie Dr. A group of three young men was walking ahead of the soldier. One of the men doubled back and asked the soldier for a dollar. When the soldier reached for his wallet, the black punk throws a sucker punch so hard that the soldier is knocked onto the ground. The other two men join in, punching and kicking the soldier. A fourth man -- whom the soldier had walked past earlier -- comes sprinting into view from the left edge of the video and joins in the beating. The savage attack by the feral gang of four took only 40 seconds. The savages then leave, with the soldier's wallet and cell phone. The soldier eventually got to his feet and, since he's been robbed of his cell phone, had to knock on doors to find someone to help him call 911. The soldier described three of his attackers as young black men, and the fourth as "perhaps" Hispanic. Our streets are no longer safe. We walk the streets at our peril. American society is breeding men who are worse than wild animals. ~Eowyn Dr. Eowyn | May 15, 2012 at 5:13 pm | Tags: assault, battery, MacDill Air Force Base | Categories: crime, Culture War, Military, Race, United States | URL: http://wp.me/pKuKY-elN Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2012/05/15/u-s-soldier-brutally-attacked-by-4-blacks-in-tampa/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

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you are responsible for your own safety

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can you imagine going into battle after this?

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Should We Obey All Laws?

5/15/2012
Should We Obey All Laws?
Walter Williams

Let's think about whether all acts of Congress deserve our respect and obedience. Suppose Congress enacted a law — and the Supreme Court ruled it constitutional — requiring American families to attend church services at least three times a month. Should we obey such a law? Suppose Congress, acting under the Constitution's commerce clause, enacted a law requiring motorists to get eight hours of sleep before driving on interstate highways. Its justification might be that drowsy motorists risk highway accidents and accidents affect interstate commerce. Suppose you were a jury member during the 1850s and a free person were on trial for assisting a runaway slave, in clear violation of the Fugitive Slave Act. Would you vote to convict and punish?

A moral person would find each one of those laws either morally repugnant or to be a clear violation of our Constitution. You say, "Williams, you're wrong this time. In 1859, in Ableman v. Booth, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 constitutional." That court decision, as well as some others in our past, makes my case. Moral people can't rely solely on the courts to establish what's right or wrong. Slavery is immoral; therefore, any laws that support slavery are also immoral. In the words of Thomas Jefferson, "to consider the judges as the ultimate arbiters of all constitutional questions (is) a very dangerous doctrine indeed, and one which would place us under the despotism of an oligarchy."

Soon, the Supreme Court will rule on the constitutionality of Obamacare, euphemistically titled the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. There is absolutely no constitutional authority for Congress to force any American to enter into a contract to buy any good or service. But if the court rules that Obamacare is constitutional, what should we do?

State governors and legislators ought to summon up the courage of our Founding Fathers in response to the 5th Congress' Alien and Sedition Acts in 1798.
Led by Jefferson and James Madison, the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions of 1798 and 1799 were drafted where legislatures took the position that the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional. They said, "Resolved, That the several States composing, the United States of America, are not united on the principle of unlimited submission to their general government ... (and) whensoever the general government assumes undelegated powers, its acts are unauthoritative, void, and of no force." The 10th Amendment to our Constitution supports that vision: "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."

In a word, if the Supreme Court rules that Obamacare is constitutional, citizens should press their state governors and legislatures to nullify the law. You say, "Williams, the last time states got into this nullification business, it led to a war that cost 600,000 lives." Two things are different this time. First, most Americans are against Obamacare, and secondly, I don't believe that you could find a U.S. soldier who would follow a presidential order to descend on a state to round up or shoot down fellow Americans because they refuse to follow a congressional order to buy health insurance.

Congress has already gone far beyond the powers delegated to it by the Constitution. In Federalist No. 45, Madison explained: "The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State governments are numerous and indefinite." That vision has been turned on its head; it's the federal government whose powers are numerous and indefinite, and those of the state are now few and defined.

Former slave Frederick Douglass advised: "Find out just what people will submit to and you have found out the exact amount of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them. ... The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress."

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Realtors rally Thursday

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Dear Bruce, It's the American way. More than 10,000 REALTORS® from across America will be assembling at the Washington Monument Thursday for the Rally to Protect the American Dream. REALTORS® are a formidable force when we come together with a common purpose. As you know home ownership is under attack like never before. This is why we must redouble our efforts and be active like never before to elect and support leaders who really understand how vital owning a home is for hard-working American families and the economic health of their community.  This is why I am asking you to do more than ever before and make an investment in RPAC-the REALTOR® Political Action Committee today. You can make an investment of $25 online right now to show your support for your fellow REALTORS® who made the trip to DC to show Congress and the White House just how willing we are to do whatever it takes to protect home ownership? This week we should not only show REALTORS'® strength in numbers, but also our ability to raise resources to elect leaders who understand what it takes to keep your business strong and the dream alive. Don't wait another minute.  Help make this a record-breaking day for RPAC fundraising. Make your investment of $25 or whatever you can afford now. I thank you for your past RPAC investment. Members like you are the extraordinary leaders of our industry and advocates for the American Dream of home ownership.    Sincerely,   Moe Veissi 2012 NAR President REALTORS® are the heart of the deal Thank you. This message was sent to majors.bruce@gmail.com. Visit your subscription management page to modify your email communication preferences or update your personal profile. To stop receiving this e-mail in the future, click to remove yourself from this list. NAR maintains a separate email system to communicate our national news and programs. If you would like to manage those subscriptions and optin/optout of those communications please click here to login to Realtor.org.

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Wrong man was executed in Texas, probe says

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He was the spitting image of the killer, had the same first name and
was near the scene of the crime at the fateful hour: Carlos DeLuna
paid the ultimate price and was executed in place of someone else in
Texas in 1989, a report out Tuesday found.

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Fwd: [I-S] Gallup state numbers predict huge Obama loss

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Gallup state numbers predict huge Obama loss

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Gallup released their annual state-by-state presidential approval numbers yesterday, and the results should have 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue very worried. If President Obama carries only those states where he had a net positive approval rating in 2011 (e.g. Michigan where he is up 48 percent to 44 percent), Obama would lose the 2012 election to the Republican nominee 323 electoral votes to 215.

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Overall, Obama averaged 44% job approval in his third year in office, down from 47% in his second year. His approval rating declined from 2010 to 2011 in most states, with Wyoming, Connecticut, and Maine showing a marginal increase, and Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Minnesota, New Jersey, Arizona, West Virginia, Michigan, and Georgia showing declines of less than a full percentage point. The greatest declines were in Hawaii, South Dakota, Nebraska, and New Mexico.

 

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Fwd: [LA-F] A declining industry

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by Richard North
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We have been looking at current newspaper circulation figures,  published by the ABC circulation bureau, with some interesting results.

The last time we looked, for instance, the circulation of The Times newspaper had dropped to the daily average of 413,233, a year-on-year loss of 11.38 percent. Four months later, the same paper is selling 393,187 copies a day, representing an increased rate of loss at 12.59 percent, year on year.

For The Times this is a particularly savage blow, as the expected result of Murdoch's paywall strategy was that it would prompt an immediate rise in readers buying printed issues. The immediate response, following the introduction of the paywall in July 2010 was a fall in circulation, with it dropping below the half-million mark on August 2010 (494,205).

Then, having cut its cover price to 50p, the Daily Mail registered a circulation of 2,169,690, a 2.45 percent increase on July and its best circulation figure of the year. But now it stands at 1,991,275 copies a day – not quite the same precipitate fall, but a decline nonetheless. At the turn of the century, the paper was doing 2.35 million sales a day.

This illustrates a more general trend , right across the board, where decline in sales is universal and well-established. In August 2010, for instance, The Guardian, already in the decline, was selling 272,112 copies a day. November 2011 saw it selling 226,473.

This April, by contrast, sees 214,128 copies a day, representing a year-on-year-decline of 18.86 percent. The turn of the century saw it selling 401,560 copies a day, and it was to peak two years later (2002) at 411,386. In ten years, its circulation has nearly halved.

Another of the so-called quality newspapers, The Daily Telegraph was making 673,010 sales a day in August 2010. It managed only 594,644 in November 2011, and in April this year could only make 576,790 average daily sales, representing a year-on-year fall of 9.82 percent.

This century, the paper peaked in 2001, with copies at 1,022,263 a day being sold. Its current circulation level is not so very far from a fifty percent decline, in just over ten years. But in 1980, it was doing 1.44 million copies a day, compared with the Mail's 1.95 million.

The Sundays, over the recent period, are showing declines similar to those of their daily counterparts. The Sunday Telegraph on November last was doing 465,389 copies a day. Now it is down to 455,378 per day, from its all-time record in 1980 of 1,017,000 copies, and from its 21st century peak of 822,931 in 2001.

You have to go back to 1966, however, to see the peak for the Observer, when it topped out at 881,000 copies each Sunday. The turn of the century saw it decline to 416,460 and now it stands at a pitiful 252,802, representing a 16.61 percent year-on-year decline.

Still, of course, the newspapers are reaching huge numbers of people, but the industry is unmistakably in decline, and with it goes its authority. In ten years' time, some of the titles we see on the news stands will no longer exist.

However, given their current standard of writing, their choice of writers and their lacklustre grasp of the issues, their authority will have dissipated long before that. Sadly, when they finally disappear in physical form, they will not be missed.

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Fwd: Canadian Libertarian April 2012 Newsletter

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This is the third edition of our re-launched Newsletter! Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Welcome To The Third Edition of the Canadian Libertarian Party Newsletter APRIL 2012 On Youtube On Twitter On Facebook Join Website Since the last newsletter Before we get to bringing you stories and perspectives from across Canada, we also see a place for the party to give a brief update.  The Libertarian Party of Canada strives to be a part of the conversation, as well as facilitator. Nick Chan, a regional caucus member of the LPC, has taken on the task of building a Shadow Cabinet.  Wikipedia does a decent job of explaining what that is, but Nick has also given us an idea of his vision in an article published below. The hottest region in Canada in terms of growth, is still taking place in Atlantic Canada.  Both Alexander and Peter, who are part of the LPC organization, are building a network and foundation that I am sure will inspire libertarians and like-minded individuals to get involved.  Peter has an aricle explaining the current situation in New Brunswick regarding reorganizing and jurisdictions of government, while Alexander is working on launching a website/blog and possibly making some videos that give Atlantic Canadians solutions from a libertarian perspective. Walter Block spoke at the re-launch of the Vancouver Mises events on April 3rd.  Here is the link to his talk. Paul Geddes, CFO of the Party, gave a speech in March to a group put together by ILS.  We've posted the first third of the speech on the website, and will post the next part in a few weeks.  Be sure to check back periodically for the rest of the article. Michael McConkey gave a speech to the West Coast Libertarian Foundation (WCLF) titled "The Myth of the (Implicit) Social Contract" on April 14, 2012.  There is Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 Last but not least is our wrap-up from the Toronto-Danforth by-election.  There were many people and many dollars that went into this campaign, and everyone should give themselves a well-deserved pat on the back.  Here's how the numbers broke down: Scott (NDP) won with ~60% of the vote at 19,210 votes.  ~43% of 74,500 eligible voters voted, down from 64.9 % in the 41st GE.  John Christopher Recker clocked in at 133 votes, 6th place out of 11 candidates.  We hope the experience here translates into more involvement and a more thourough understanding of what libertarianism is amongst the general population.   Thank you to everyone involved. -Katrina Chowne Shadow Cabinet Dear fellow libertarians,   I'm excited to ask everyone, on behalf of the Libertarian Party of Canada, for your help and support in forming a libertarian think tank.  Our think tank will have many purposes, including shadowing federal cabinet ministers, and much more!   So far there has been much interest from across the country! I hope our think tank will bring libertarians together to debate and brainstorm strategies that will liberate the minds of the canadian public from current government policy.   I think the key word is to liberate, thanks to John Collison who used the word to describe how to liberate current tax laws, etc.  I hope our think tank will help to liberate Canadians by giving them better choices.  Rather than policies and laws formed by the other major political parties, our party think tank will give canadians libertarian strategies that will clearly explain step by step how our party will deal with each political issue.   Just like the Official Opposition Party of Canada serves to criticise and evaluate the current government, we also will do the same.   I welcome and encourage fellow libertarians of all kinds to participate in whatever capacity they can, and to contact me via email to discuss further. So many want to support the Party via membership and supporting candidates, but find our lack of pragmatic solutions of how to get from here to there as something they want to see first before they join.  Creating policy isn't for everyone, but this is your chance to make a real difference in shaping the future of Canadian Law!   Here's to liberating canadian politics!   -N Chan Nick is a regional caucus member of the Libertarian Party of Canada Robert McFazden's Response to an Editorial A Response to a Vermilion Voice Editorial "Attrition Through Legislation", March 19 2012    I was pleasantly surprised and encouraged to read this editorial which expressed concern with the on-going expansion of government regulation and the consequent loss of freedom. I can empathize with your concern about government regulation. As a member of the Libertarian Party of Canada I am concerned about the continued, gradual loss of liberty in our country. I define liberty as the inalienable right of citizens to choose what they do with themselves and their possessions while being responsible to respect the same right for everyone else. This might seem quite benign to most people, but libertarians distinguish themselves from other political parties by expecting governments to respect these inalienable rights of their citizens. Governments that tax away their citizens resources, regulate their citizens lives, and debase the country's currency with fractional banking and other inflationary practices are not consistent with liberty. Unless we are willing to put some effort into maintaining our liberty, it will be taken from us in the name of doing some supposed good. There is never any mention of the cost or other consequences associated with the proposed legislation. Unless we as citizens are willing to actively defend our liberty in the political arena, we will lose it.    Robert has a blog, is a retired college teacher with degrees in agriculture & economics. "My views on religion, politics, & economics integrate seamlessly.   I seek after what is true & libertarianism is part of what I have found" - Robert McFazden, Vermilion, AB Of Thomas Mulcair     The new face of the NDP Thomas Mulcair follows a long line of Quebecois lawyers lusting for the power inherent in occupation of 24 Sussex Drive. It says quite a bit about the NDP's desperation that they would turn to someone who has been with their party for only about an election cycle, to lead their charge onwards and upwards. The election of Muclair represents a significant change - not in ideology but in marketing. The goal of every political party in Canada is to have virtually full control of all activities of the individual. This is immutable, but the rhetoric politicians use to advance this cause is not. Muclair is a small part of a broader strategy the NDP has been engaged in to repackage their brand under more libertarian auspices. Gone are the days when the NDP would call for the nationalization of heavy industry; at least in public. It is often said that libertarians are socially liberal and fiscally conservative. I suggest that this is a false for many reasons. The notion that conservatives are fiscally responsible is controverted by evidence and only the most partisan of observers can possibly express this with a straight face. Conservatives use libertarian rhetoric in fiscal responsibility - that is, they pretend to have our beliefs in order to get people to vote for them. In office they are never hesitant to spend their way to reelection. Nor can a liberal be said to respect the rights of the minority if they do not first guarantee the rights of the individual, for is there a smaller minority than the man who stands alone? Muclair - who recently offered to join the Conservative government in exchange for a cabinet seat - cares for only one thing: Power. He has been a liberal, he is with the NDP, and he wanted to be a conservative. If this leader of the NDP thing doesn't work out, Elizabeth May better watch out! Zak is a full time degenerate, gambler & part time political activist from London Ontario. Send him mail - Zak Young BCTF Strike Deomonstrates Failure of Political Decision-Making

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Some Historical Perspective for Ron Paul Activists

"Politically, Ron Paul is doing what the Religious Right successfully did 20 years ago when it became a major force in the party, and he's rebuilding the intellectual infrastructure of the American right wing in a way similar to what Buckley did in the 1950s. Except, where Buckley only pretended to be for the rule of law and limited government, Ron Paul is the real thing. And Paul's even doing it without CIA money, unlike Buckley. RP's the continuation of the old libertarian movement that existed in opposition to war and the New Deal before it was hijacked by the conservative apologists for the state."

Some Historical Perspective for Ron Paul Activists
Posted by Ryan W. McMaken on May 15, 2012 12:47 AM

I've been somewhat surprised by the absolutely hysterical reaction among some RP activists to Ron Paul's announcement that he's shifting resources toward winning more delegates instead of blowing it on straw polls in new primaries. In some of the forums, alleged "supporters" are hurling insults at both Ron and his staffers.

I remember how after 2008, some people I talked to pledged to "never give money ever again" to Ron Paul because he "wasn't serious" about winning. These people think elections are all that matter, but that's not how political and intellectual movements work. The election of numerous libertarian candidates will be a lagging indicator, not a leading indicator, of the success of a libertarian movement. The population still isn't there. Although it will be.

It's absolutely unbelievable that some people who claim to be champions of freedom are now viciously badmouthing a man who can claim much credit in making libertarianism a household word -- as it now is -- and has been instrumental in building the most important challenge to central banking and the warfare state in a century. All of this is in addition to taking control of the GOP machinery in numerous states and cong. districts.

I might also note that I turned on the tele the other day and there was Ron Paul talking about central banking. Note to newcomer activists: I know it's hard to believe, but before RP's 2008 run, there was once a time when libertarians weren't on TV regularly talking about Austrian free-market economics and the evils of war. I swear it's true. Cross my heart and hope to die.

Politically, Ron Paul is doing what the Religious Right successfully did 20 years ago when it became a major force in the party, and he's rebuilding the intellectual infrastructure of the American right wing in a way similar to what Buckley did in the 1950s. Except, where Buckley only pretended to be for the rule of law and limited government, Ron Paul is the real thing. And Paul's even doing it without CIA money, unlike Buckley. RP's the continuation of the old libertarian movement that existed in opposition to war and the New Deal before it was hijacked by the conservative apologists for the state.

Except now, instead of being composed of a few dozen guys who could all have met in a small hotel ballroom, the movement for peace and freedom is a huge nationwide movement.

Anyone who, like me, teaches people in their twenties can already see a huge change. The ideas of libertarianism have a credibility they have not had in decades, if not since the late 19th century when Herbert Spencer was a best-selling author in America.

Those of us who have been involved in the libertarian movement for more than ten years can see a huge difference, and those who have been around for decades undoubtedly see even more. Nevertheless, I can understand that a younger person, or a person who has never been politically active before, might view one presidential election as some kind of end-all-be-all of the freedom movement, but it's not.

The Ron Paul phenomenon isn't even close to being done re-shaping the American political landscape, yet amazingly, some people seem to think that not running TV ads in California somehow signifies a lack of seriousness on the part of the Paul campaign. Only a complete lack of experience and historical perspective could lead one to such conclusions.