Democrats, Republicans, Independents: Take this Republican's advice this fall.

Seeing the Forest: Republican Says We Need A Dem Congress: "Republican Says We Need A Dem Congress

The following is a letter from former Republican Congressman and Presidential candidate Pete McCloskey.

THE NEED FOR A DEMOCRAT MAJORITY IN THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN 2007"

It may be that almost all politicians are crooked in some way, but this man is right.

From Techdirt: How to foil the RIAA. Is it?

Techdirt: RIAA Will Drop Cases If You Point Out That An IP Address Isn't A Person: "RIAA Will Drop Cases If You Point Out That An IP Address Isn't A Person"

Iraqi Blogger - Worst days ever in Iraq

iraqi screen: "These Days
These days are the most fearful days I have ever seen in Iraq, stories of kidnapping and killing have made me walk in the street and look around in fear some one might be chasing me or another might jump and drag me in a car or shoot me to death."

USA: A New Dictatorship?

Asia Times Online :: Asian News, Business and Economy.: "Wars of aggression, torture, domestic spying and arbitrary arrest are the hallmarks of dictatorship, yet Congress, run by the president's party, has refused to conduct full investigations into either the false WMD claims, or the abuses and torture, or the warrantless wiretaps, or the imprisonment without habeas corpus.
"

Interesting read - Click link for entire article


The US: Too late for empire
By Jonathan Schell

(This article, which will appear in the August 14/21 issue of The Nation)

An investigation unfolds

More about the last post. I feel for the Heitholt family, and hate something as senseless as this, but I have a feeling these two didn't do it. That one was a little crazy and very suggestable and the other just got screwed.

Free Ryan Ferguson -- information you probably have not heard

This guy got totally railroaded. I swear. Check it out - also look for the link to CBS 48 Hours. Unfarking believable

Where is the "Straight Talk Express" Now? - McCain on Stewart's show

William F. Buckley, Father of Conserativism, Slams President Bush - His legacy is indecipherable

The Raw Story | William F. Buckley, Father of Conserativism, Slams President Bush

Says Bush should resign or retire...he's a failure [obvious]

My Way News - Specter Prepping Bill to Sue Bush

My Way News - Specter Prepping Bill to Sue Bush

He has been a champion of the Constitution since Bush started wiping his arse with it. I say good work Mr. Specter; what took so long?

Know your rights

Tell THE MAN to keep his thumb off you!

This mother is almost an hour long, but far too many people don't know their rights. Watch it, learin it, live it.

Another example

The Bush logic is not only skewed, it is asinine.

You said it.

Here is an excerpt from an op-ed piece I stumbled across by Anthony Wade

I think he summed it up pretty well considering the death and destruction GWB has brought to the world


The Bush logic is not only skewed, it is asinine. His argument centers on outlawing the destruction of embryos, which will be destroyed anyway. So, in the mind of George Bush, throwing the embryos away in the trash is acceptable but using them to better mankind is somehow immoral? The cynic inside of me wonders if the Pharmaceutical Lobby that owns Bush would prefer a sick world where medication can alleviate symptoms but not impart a cure.

Moving past the why, Bush then attacked the proposed law by offering up this hypocritical nugget, "This bill would support the taking of innocent human life in the hope of finding medical benefits for others. It crosses a moral boundary that our decent society needs to respect, so I vetoed it."

Hilarity ensues on FARK

I don't think he was fooling anyone.

From FARK.com

Mixed reaction for Bush at NAACP: Some think he's a stupid racist cracker, while others believe...alright, there wasn't any other opinion

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Addition to Eyes on the Prize

William Lynch Speech

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The William (or Willie) Lynch Speech (or Letter) is a text of unknown origin which drew widespread attention when it circulated throughout the Internet during the 1990s. It purports to be an address given to an audience on the bank of the James River in Virginia in 1712 regarding control of slaves within the colony. The speaker, William Lynch is said to have been a slaveowner in the West Indies, summoned to Virginia in 1712; in part due to several slave revolts in the area prior to his visit, and his alleged reputation of being an authoritarian and strict slaveowner. No provenance for the speech has ever been supplied, and the text as given below contains numerous anachronisms ("self-refueling", for example, since the word 'refueling' dates only to the early twentieth century, or "fool proof", a word not attested until the early twentieth century). Its grammar is also thoroughly modern. In addition, the themes covered in the text do not appear to coincide with any of the known concerns of plantation owners in the early eighteenth century. Thus it appears the actual document is fraudulent and was forged in the late twentieth century. The purported deliverer of the speech is probably named for the later Virginia landowner William Lynch who authored the Lynch act and practiced lynching.

Contents [hide] 1 Text 2 William Lynch 3 Legacy 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

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Text

The text of William Lynch Speech reads:

Gentlemen, I greet you here on the bank of the James River in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and twelve. First, I shall thank you, the gentlemen of the Colony of Virginia, for bringing me here. I am here to help you solve some of your problems with the niggers. Your invitation reached me on my modest plantation in the West Indies where I have experimented with some of the newest and still the oldest methods of control of the niggers.

Ancient Rome would envy us if my program were implemented. As our boat sailed south on the James River, named for our illustrious King, whose version of the Bible we cherish. I saw enough to know that your problem is not unique. While Rome used cords of woods as crosses for standing human bodies along its highways in great numbers you are here using the tree and the rope on occasion.

I caught the whiff of a dead slave hanging from a tree a couple of miles back. You are not only losing a valuable stock by hangings, you are having uprisings, slaves are running away, your crops are sometimes left in the fields too long for maximum profit, you suffer occasional fires, your animals are killed.

Gentlemen, you know what your problems are: I do not need to elaborate. I am not here to enumerate your problems, I am here to introduce you to a method of solving them. In my bag here, I have a fool proof method for controlling your Black slaves. I guarantee everyone of you that if installed correctly it will control the slaves for at least 300 hundred years. My method is simple. Any member of your family or your overseer can use it.

I have outlined a number of differences among the slaves: and I take these differences and make them bigger. I use fear, distrust, and envy for control purposes. These methods have worked on my modest plantation in the West Indies and it will work throughout the South. Take this simple little list of differences, and think about them.

On top of my list is "Age", but it is there only because it starts with an "A": the second is "Color" or shade, there is intelligence, size, sex, size of plantations, status on plantation, attitude of owners, whether the slave live in the valley, on hill, East, West, North, South, have fine hair, coarse hair, or is tall or short. Now that you have a list of differences. I shall give you an outline of action-but before that I shall assure you that distrust is stronger than trust and envy is stronger than adulation, respect, or admiration.

The Black slave after receiving this indoctrination shall carry on and will become self re-fueling and self generating for hundreds of years, maybe thousands. Don't forget you must pitch the old Black male vs. the young Black male, and the young Black male against the old Black male. You must use the dark skin slaves vs. the light skin slaves and the light skin slaves vs. the dark skin slaves. You must use the female vs. the male, and the male vs. the female. You must also have your white servants and overseers distrust all Blacks, but it is necessary that your slaves trust and depend on us. They must love, respect and trust only us.

Gentlemen, these kits are your keys to control. Use them. Have your wives and children use them, never miss an opportunity. If used intensely for one year, the slaves themselves will remain perpetually distrustful. Thank you, gentlemen.^[1]

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William Lynch

According to an essay appearing in "Brother Man: The Odyssey of Black Men in America- An Anthology", Lynch was a British slave owner in the West Indies who came to the United States to tell American slave owners how to keep their slaves under control. Some attribute the terms "lynching" and "Lynch law" to Lynch's name.^[2] Reference sources, however, indicate that the etymological Captain William Lynch was born in 1742, thirty years after he supposedly delivered his speech.^[3] Still others attribute the origin of these words to Charles Lynch.

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Legacy

Believers in the authenticity of the William Lynch Speech see in it a critique of what they call "mental slavery" – defined as a psychological state of submissiveness rather than a physical bondage.

Lynch's alleged method used to cause hatred between the slaves was a deep division in regard to the skin tones of the slaves. "Light-skinned" blacks are believed to have fared better under the conditions of slavery given this doctrine; being allowed tasks requiring authority over other slaves, and were generally assigned to tasks within the house of the slave master himself. Conversely, the "dark-skinned" slaves were confined to the fields, performed back-breaking labor, and generally did not enjoy the privileges of the lighter-skinned slaves. This, it is contended, would have caused discontent among the slaves, thus executing Lynch's "divide and conquer" method of control. Thus, many present day divisions within the African American community could be traced from this idea. ^[4]

Many, however, view two imperative problems with this argument, one is that the concept of "light-skinned blacks" originates long after the alleged date of this speech (at the time, terms indicating racial mixture such as "mulatto" would have been used); the other is that it bears no resemblance to the known concerns of planters of the time. The division between "house" and "field" slaves is historically inaccurate, as slaves employed in the plantation household were a subset of non-predial slaves (others included craftsmen such as carpenters and masons) and were under closer white supervision than were the field slaves. It is worth noting that one of the most successful slave revolts in history, the Haitian Revolution, was led by a non-predial slave, Toussaint L'Ouverture.

Some people contend that since blacks were said to be under bondage for 300 years, the year 2012 will be of great significance for black people.

Louis Farrakhan, in his open letter regarding the Millions More Movement, cites Willie Lynch's alleged scheme as an obstacle to unity among African Americans.^[5]

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See also

• African Americans
• Divide and conquer
• History of slavery in the United States
• Slavery

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References

• ↑ The Freeman Institute, Wille Lynch Speech, June 25, 2005. Accessed October 19, 2005
• ↑ The Colby Institute, William Lynch, January 3, 2003. Accessed on October 23, 2005
• ↑ Stein, Jess, ed. "Lynch law." The Random House College Dictionary. 1988 ed. ISBN 0-394-43500-1
• ↑ The Colby Institute, William Lynch, January 3, 2003. Accessed on October 23, 2005
• ↑ Farrakhan, Louis. An appeal .... The Official Site for the Millions More Movement. Accessed on October 12, 2005.

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External links

• More on William Lynch
• The first traceable publisher
• Examination of text's inaccuracies by William Jelani Cobb
• Full speech of Willie Lynch (the making of a slave)

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From FARK - Looks like WWIII is starting

In case no one noticed, World War III probably just broke out in the Middle East. Technically, it wasn't our fault, at least not directly

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Rumsfeld, Cheney linked to '70s "Tiger Force" coverup.

This is from digg.com. The story is so disturbing that, if you are emotional, you may break down crying. Doesn't it make you wonder not only what exactly is going on in Iraq and Afghanistan but what is encouraged, covered up, or at least ignored? It should

Rumsfeld, Cheney linked to '70s "Tiger Force" coverup.


The only reason the case ever became public was that the CID officer who directed the investigation, kept a copy of the file, and prior to his death in 2002 made provision for the file to be delivered to a reporter with the Toledo Blade. Thirty years later, Rumsfeld and Cheney refuse to comment on it, even as more and more evidence piles up.

More Links: gold oil currency

http://www.toledoblade.com/

www.veteransforpeace.org/

WikiPedia

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Proud to be an American?

This is a disgusting account. Sadly, it is easy to believe.

An excerpt of the article from the Salt Lake Tribune's David R. Irvine

U.S. soldiers raped and killed an Iraqi woman, killed her family, and burned the bodies to cover the crime.

Read the linked article to find out more, and learn why Cheney and Rumsfeld are mentioned in the headline

Here is the account of the Vietnam "Tiger Force"t atrocities addressed in the linked article -> Toledo Blade

Here is one hell of a way to catch a buzz

Who wouldn't do the same. A quote from Mr. Neddermeyer:

"Curious about the taste and its effects, I dipped into this lake of liquor and drank what I considered to be 2 to 3 ounces. The next thing I remember is waking up in Crawford County Memorial Hospital."

Man fired for getting gassed on spilled ethanol at work

Cory Neddermeyer had a blood alcohol level that was double what is considered to be lethal.

From the Des Moines Register

The International Phonetic Alphabet

This is really for my own reference but have at it.

From Wikipedia

Phonology

Main article: English phonology

Vowels

IPA	Description	word
monophthongs
i/iː	Close front unrounded vowel	bead
ɪ	Near-close near-front unrounded vowel	bid
ɛ	Open-mid front unrounded vowel	bed
æ	Near-open front unrounded vowel	bad
ɒ	Open back rounded vowel	bod 1
ɔ	Open-mid back rounded vowel	pawed 2
ɑ/ɑː	Open back unrounded vowel	bra
ʊ	Near-close near-back rounded vowel	good
u/uː	Close back rounded vowel	booed
ʌ/ɐ	Open-mid back unrounded vowel, Near-open central vowel	bud
ɝ/ɜː	Open-mid central unrounded vowel	bird 3
ə	Schwa	Rosa's 4
ɨ	Close central unrounded vowel	roses 5
diphthongs
e(ɪ)/eɪ	Close-mid front unrounded vowel Close front unrounded vowel	bayed 6
o(ʊ)/əʊ	Close-mid back rounded vowel Near-close near-back rounded vowel	bode 6
aɪ	Open front unrounded vowel Near-close near-front unrounded vowel	buy
aʊ	Open front unrounded vowel Near-close near-back rounded vowel	bough
ɔɪ	Open-mid back rounded vowel Close front unrounded vowel	boy

See International Phonetic Alphabet for English for a more complete version and Pronunciation respelling for English for phonetic transcriptions used in different dictionaries.

IPA: English Consonants IPA Examples p pen, spin, tip b but, web t two, sting, bet d do, odd tʃ chair, nature, teach dʒ gin, joy, edge k cat, kill, skin, queen, thick ɡ go, get, beg f fool, enough, leaf v voice, have θ thing, teeth ð this, breathe, father s see, city, pass z zoo, rose ʃ she, sure, emotion, leash ʒ pleasure, beige h ham m man, ham n no, tin ŋ singer, ring l left, bell ɹ run, very [1] w we j yes ʍ what (some accents, such as Scottish) x loch (Scottish), Chanukah (Yinglish/Yeshivish)

IPA: English Vowels IPA Examples RP GenAm AuE ɑː ɑ ɐː father iː i iː see ɪ ɪ ɪ city ɛ ɛ e bed [2] ɜː ɝ ɜː bird æ æ æ lad, cat, ran [3][4] ɑː ɑɹ ɐː arm ʌ ʌ ɐ run, enough ɒ ɑ ɔ not, wasp ɔː ɔ oː law, caught [5] ʊ ʊ ʊ put uː u ʉː soon, through ə ə ə about ə ɚ ə winner IPA: English Diphthongs IPA Examples RP GenAm AuE eɪ eɪ or e æɪ day aɪ aɪ ɑe my ɔɪ ɔɪ oɪ boy əʊ oʊ or o əʉ no aʊ aʊ æɔ now ɪə ɪɹ ɪə near, here ɛə ɛɹ eː or eə hair, there [6] ʊə ʊɹ ʊə tour juː ju jʉː pupil

IPA: Other symbols used in transcription of English pronunciation
IPA	Explanation
ˈ	Primary stress (placed before the stressed syllable), for example happy /ˈhæpi/
ˌ	Secondary stress, for example battleship /ˈbætl̩ˌʃɪp/
.	Syllable separator, for example sawing /ˈsɔ.ɪŋ/
̩	Syllabic consonant, for example /ˈɹɪdn̩/ for ridden

1. ^ Although the symbol r technically represents an alveolar trill, which is absent from most dialects of English, it is nevertheless widely used instead of ɹ in phonemic transcriptions.
2. ^ Often transcribed /e/ for RP, for example in Collins English Dictionary.
3. ^ Often transcribed /a/ for RP, for example in dictionaries of the Oxford University Press.
4. ^ See bad-lad split for more discussion of this vowel in Australian English.
5. ^ See low back merger for more discussion of this vowel in American English.
6. ^ Alternative symbols used in British dictionaries are /ɛː/ (Oxford University Press) and /eə/.

Paul J. Morrison - Sounds like a good choice to me

Paul J. Morrison

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District Attorney for Johnson County Kansas.

Currently running against Phil Kline for Kansas Attorney General

From his official site: Paul is a 25 year career Kansas prosecutor with a 98% jury trial conviction rate.

He is known as a tough, no nonsense prosecutor and was named Kansas prosecutor of the year in 2001.

Paul and Joyce Morrison, Mary Amanda, Drew and Cole. The Morrisons live in Lenexa

Paul has served as the Johnson County District Attorney for the past 17 years.

Morrison, age 51, was born in Dodge City, Kansas. He grew up in Hays, Plainville, Bonner Springs and Kansas City, Kansas.

Paul attended Kansas State and Washburn Universities and earned a law degree from Washburn School of Law.

• Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline

• Morrison for Kansas Attorney General Website

• Johnson County District Attorney Website

What is with the morons?

I know our educational system sucks, and there is far too much "religion" without true understanding but really...for the last couple weeks we've had some door to door sales people come around selling some green cleaner. Sure, annoying, but they are not bad kids; I've talked to every one of them. They are however...black...scary, or so you'd think. They told me a story of going to one door and ringing a doorbell, knocking, then walking away. As they left the door opens and a man with a shotgun appears. Some said "That sounds like a sales technique". I say it was true. Anyway, we have our share of these guys no matter what.....

Check out Willie Lych http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lynch_Speech

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Related To Story Brent Matthews

Man Accused Of Throwing Pig's Head Into Mosque Charged

POSTED: 12:31 pm EDT July 6, 2006

LEWISTON, Maine -- Police in Lewiston, Maine, have charged a local man for allegedly throwing a pig's head into a mosque.

• Article: About Islam
• Article: History Of Islam
• Glossary: Islamic Terms

Previous Story:

• July 5, 2006: Pig's Head Thrown Into Maine Mosque During Prayers

Where or where has my America gone?

What good is the constitution anymore?

From www.enhlaw.com

You Are Going Directly to Jail
DUID Legislation: What It Means, Who's Behind It, and Strategies to Prevent It

by Paul Armentano
Senior Policy Analyst
NORML | NORML Foundation
paul@norml.org

There's a new front in law enforcement's self-proclaimed "War on Drugs" and its name is DUID.

DUID, short for "driving under the influence of drugs," is the new buzzword among politicians and police -- however, in this case, words can be deceiving. Though billed by its sponsors as a necessary tool to crack down on "drugged driving" offenses,1 in reality, DUID laws -- in particular "zero tolerance" per se laws -- have virtually nothing to do with promoting public safety or identifying motorists who drive while impaired. Rather, the enactment and enforcement of zero tolerance DUID legislation is a direct and calculated assault on the lives and liberties of marijuana smokers, many of whom are just now beginning to feel the laws' effects.

Try Office 2007 Online - No Install!

I have to say this is pretty awesome. Nice work Microsoft.

From Microsoft's Website

Take the 2007 Microsoft Office release out for a test drive!

You are just a few clicks away from a free online test drive of the latest version of Microsoft Office programs. Take them out for a spin in this quick, easy-to-use, browser-based trial experience.

The real-time test drive does not require product installation or download—it's the fastest way to try out 2007 Microsoft Office system programs. In just minutes you can start exploring Microsoft Office through your Web browser on your own, or follow the step-by-step tutorials to experience all of its useful features.