Benjamin Franklin spoke the above words when asked what kind of government they had created for America. Truer words have not been spoken. We are still fighting to keep our constitutional republic today, and I am sure it will be a fight that is never ending.
Constitution Day, September 17th, 2010
Showing posts with label Government. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Government. Show all posts
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Monday, July 26, 2010
The Border: A Dirty War (Part 1)
As is my current personal policy toward Aruba, I will not be spending any of my hard-earned tourism dollars in Mexico until they at least start to act like they care what is coming across our border.
Friday, June 11, 2010
Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling wrote a very strong and stirring poem that is the basis of a new book The Overton Window.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Little Known American History Should Be More Emphasized in Memphis
Very interesting History lesson. Apparently he does a show on Founding Fathers every Friday.
It seems that some facts about American History and Black History in America as related to our founding have been erased, or at least marginalized, over time. If children knew there were more figures involved in the Founding of America that they might be able to identify with; maybe they would be more inclined to learn about it....
It seems that some facts about American History and Black History in America as related to our founding have been erased, or at least marginalized, over time. If children knew there were more figures involved in the Founding of America that they might be able to identify with; maybe they would be more inclined to learn about it....
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
The Lost City of Havana, Cuba
"Elections? Why do we need an election? The people have already chosen."
--Fidel Castro
I just saw a very powerful movie last night that I would strongly recommend you add to your queue if you have Netflix or look for it on DVD. It is worth buying, Im going to get a copy of it.
--Fidel Castro
I just saw a very powerful movie last night that I would strongly recommend you add to your queue if you have Netflix or look for it on DVD. It is worth buying, Im going to get a copy of it.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Ayn Rand and other Notes and Quotes
“The flood of misinformation, misrepresentation, distortion, and outright falsehood about capitalism is such that the young people of today have no idea (and virtually no way of discovering any idea) of its actual nature.”--Ayn Rand
Monday, February 15, 2010
Happy Birthday George Washington
First in War, First in Peace, and First in the Hearts of His Countrymen --- Heritage Foundation
"We hold these truths to be self-evident:"
LIBERTY
EQUALITY
NATURAL RIGHTS
CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
PRIVATE PROPERTY
THE RULE OF LAW
CONSTITUTIONALISM
SELF-GOVERNMENT
INDEPENDENCE
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Monday, February 1, 2010
Black History Month Should Be About Black History
American Thinker
Black History Month Should Be About Black History and the greatness of America, not about the so-called evils of white America.
This article is written by a self described (black) "unhyphenated American" who sees that it is the greatness of America that allows us to overcome these evils in our history and celebrate the actions of black Americans and not push the race based parts of out history.
Lloyd Marcus has some very thought inducing articles and you can see the rest of his writings here.
Black History Month Should Be About Black History and the greatness of America, not about the so-called evils of white America.
This article is written by a self described (black) "unhyphenated American" who sees that it is the greatness of America that allows us to overcome these evils in our history and celebrate the actions of black Americans and not push the race based parts of out history.
Lloyd Marcus has some very thought inducing articles and you can see the rest of his writings here.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
British Reporting More Objective American News?
Why do we have to go to Britian to see this reported? It seems like if we had an actual media and not an arm of a political party then we might hear about this over here.
Democratic Anger Goes Public In Prime Time
Are we that stupid as a country as to not ask about this?
You won't see this in an American newspaper, why not?:
" "It just stinks to the high heaven what happened here," Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-Mass., railed earlier in the day at Obama's treasury secretary, Timothy Geithner.
He was talking about the bailout, but the statement could well describe the Democrats' attitude about Obama's performance and the toll it's taken on their political standing. And Wednesday night, they were expected to put on a smile and applaud a president and an agenda many have questioned. "
Democratic Anger Goes Public In Prime Time
Are we that stupid as a country as to not ask about this?
You won't see this in an American newspaper, why not?:
" "It just stinks to the high heaven what happened here," Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-Mass., railed earlier in the day at Obama's treasury secretary, Timothy Geithner.
He was talking about the bailout, but the statement could well describe the Democrats' attitude about Obama's performance and the toll it's taken on their political standing. And Wednesday night, they were expected to put on a smile and applaud a president and an agenda many have questioned. "
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Friday, January 22, 2010
Hugo Chavez; Mildly Insane
If this guy wasn't serious he could be a writer for a television comedy series, unfortunalty, he is all too serious and has signed an agreement of mutual defense with Iran.
His newest delusion is that we, America, attacked Haiti with our 'earthquake weapon'! I think he is reading too many comic books!
see the article here.
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Moscow's Stray Dogs
A researcher has studied the social workings and habits, including a surprising use of the subway, of Moscow's 35,000 stray dogs and where they fit within the range of domesticated to wild.
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Tuesday, January 19, 2010
To Help Haiti, End Foreign Aid
Since this is my area of study, this is especially interesting to me.
After immediate need for first aid and basic stabilization, I agree that continuing the huge ‘relief’ effort of the past will further undermine the country.
"For Haitians, just about every conceivable aid scheme beyond immediate humanitarian relief will lead to more poverty, more corruption and less institutional capacity." -WSJ
See entire article here, it is worth a read.
After immediate need for first aid and basic stabilization, I agree that continuing the huge ‘relief’ effort of the past will further undermine the country.
"For Haitians, just about every conceivable aid scheme beyond immediate humanitarian relief will lead to more poverty, more corruption and less institutional capacity." -WSJ
See entire article here, it is worth a read.
World misled over Himalayan glacier meltdown in United Nations report | The Daily Caller
World misled over Himalayan glacier meltdown in United Nations report The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment
A warning that climate change will melt most of the Himalayan glaciers by 2035 is likely to be retracted after a series of scientific blunders by the United Nations body that issued it.
A warning that climate change will melt most of the Himalayan glaciers by 2035 is likely to be retracted after a series of scientific blunders by the United Nations body that issued it.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Books: "Emergency"
Neil Strauss researched this book from the viewpoint of someone who is doing everything they can to prepare for an end of society disaster. It is not merely an instructional book, Strauss has written it first person as he actually takes part in all the activities. Topics include; learning to kill and animal, shoot a gun, buy property on an island and preparing a way to get there. Research shows that people who do as little as think about what they would do in an emergency fare much better than those who don't. This book goes a long way toward getting you to think about it and even past that to doing something about it.
Check it out:
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Rail to Trail Approved in Memphis, Shelby County
This is something that should have been done a long time ago, but better late than never. Hopefully it will be extended also to go all the way to Cordova as far as the rail line goes eventually. Many projects of this sort are destinations throughout the country. I don't think ours will be a 'destination' trail, but at least we will be albe to ride a bike from basically Midtown all the way to Shelby Farms and possibly revitalize some of the neighborhoods along the way. Construction is scheduled to start Feb 28, 2010 to be completed by Aug 15.
I can't wait to ride it.
From Shelby County Government Press Release:
The Shelby Farms Greenline Project Moves Forward
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Shelby County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution to move forward with construction of approximately seven miles of previous rail property to create an urban greenway that will connect Midtown Memphis to Shelby Farms Park.
Interim Shelby County Mayor Joe Ford praised Commissioners for their support of what has been deemed the “rails to trails” project. “This is an historic project for Shelby County. We are using vacant property, transforming it into a valuable green corridor benefiting residents for generations to come.”
Initiated under former Shelby County Mayor A C Wharton’s administration, the urban greenway project is the first of its kind in Shelby County and will begin at Tillman St. and Walnut Grove and extend to the Shelby Farms Park Conservancy building on Farm Road. The Shelby Farms Park Conservancy has partnered with Shelby County for the construction, management and maintenance of the trail systems. Funding for the $2.4M project comes from a combination of federal, local and private donor grant funds.
Charles Hill Construction will serve as the general contractor on the project constructing a ten foot wide asphalt paved trail along the abandoned CSX rail corridor approximately seven miles in length from the Lester Street Community Center near Tillman Road to Shelby Farms Park Operations Center. The resolution sets a construction start date of no later than February 28 with completion slated for August 15.
I can't wait to ride it.
(PERE MARQUETTE RAIL-TRAIL in Michigan)
The Shelby Farms Greenline Project Moves Forward
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Shelby County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution to move forward with construction of approximately seven miles of previous rail property to create an urban greenway that will connect Midtown Memphis to Shelby Farms Park.
Interim Shelby County Mayor Joe Ford praised Commissioners for their support of what has been deemed the “rails to trails” project. “This is an historic project for Shelby County. We are using vacant property, transforming it into a valuable green corridor benefiting residents for generations to come.”
Initiated under former Shelby County Mayor A C Wharton’s administration, the urban greenway project is the first of its kind in Shelby County and will begin at Tillman St. and Walnut Grove and extend to the Shelby Farms Park Conservancy building on Farm Road. The Shelby Farms Park Conservancy has partnered with Shelby County for the construction, management and maintenance of the trail systems. Funding for the $2.4M project comes from a combination of federal, local and private donor grant funds.
Charles Hill Construction will serve as the general contractor on the project constructing a ten foot wide asphalt paved trail along the abandoned CSX rail corridor approximately seven miles in length from the Lester Street Community Center near Tillman Road to Shelby Farms Park Operations Center. The resolution sets a construction start date of no later than February 28 with completion slated for August 15.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Via "Hot Air" blog: Insurance mandate starting to become a political albatross
"Young people starting to realize the shakles being placed on them by possibility of a mandate by the Federal Government to purchase insurance."
There are countless instances throughout history of massive social programs like this not working and being complete failures, however, hopefully poeple are starting to realize the financial constraints that will be placed on them is these policies pass.
" Michael Sertic, a college senior studying economics, is young and healthy, and he doesn’t want the government forcing him to buy health insurance.
He is among a group of people on both the right and the left ends of the political spectrum who object to proposals in Congress that would compel nearly every American to buy health insurance or face a fine.
“I happen to believe it’s unconstitutional. Government shouldn’t be forcing someone to pay for someone else’s health care,” said Sertic, 24"
"Of course, Sertic is actually studying economics, which means he understands what insurance does — and why it usually doesn’t make sense for young, healthy people to buy comprehensive policies. Insurance pools risk, and has the insured pay into a pool to cover all the expenses of all the members. Those who use the system less get less value than those who use the system more. Young, healthy people don’t use the system much at all — which means that most of their premiums will gain them no benefit at all."
see the entire blog entry here at Hot Air
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There are countless instances throughout history of massive social programs like this not working and being complete failures, however, hopefully poeple are starting to realize the financial constraints that will be placed on them is these policies pass.
" Michael Sertic, a college senior studying economics, is young and healthy, and he doesn’t want the government forcing him to buy health insurance.
He is among a group of people on both the right and the left ends of the political spectrum who object to proposals in Congress that would compel nearly every American to buy health insurance or face a fine.
“I happen to believe it’s unconstitutional. Government shouldn’t be forcing someone to pay for someone else’s health care,” said Sertic, 24"
"Of course, Sertic is actually studying economics, which means he understands what insurance does — and why it usually doesn’t make sense for young, healthy people to buy comprehensive policies. Insurance pools risk, and has the insured pay into a pool to cover all the expenses of all the members. Those who use the system less get less value than those who use the system more. Young, healthy people don’t use the system much at all — which means that most of their premiums will gain them no benefit at all."
see the entire blog entry here at Hot Air
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Thursday, January 7, 2010
American Revolution Quiz
Found a quiz put together by The American Revolution Center with things every American should know.
"The results show that an alarming 83 percent of Americans failed a basic test on knowledge of the American Revolution and the principles that have united all Americans. Results also revealed that 90 percent of Americans think that knowledge of the American Revolution and its principles is very important, and that 89 percent of Americans expected to pass a test on basic knowledge of the American Revolution, but scored an average of 44 percent. The survey questions addressed issues related to the Revolutionary documents, people, and events, and also asked attitudinal questions about the respondents’ perception of the importance of understanding the Revolutionary history and the institutions that were established to preserve our freedoms and liberties."
Here is the test.
"The results show that an alarming 83 percent of Americans failed a basic test on knowledge of the American Revolution and the principles that have united all Americans. Results also revealed that 90 percent of Americans think that knowledge of the American Revolution and its principles is very important, and that 89 percent of Americans expected to pass a test on basic knowledge of the American Revolution, but scored an average of 44 percent. The survey questions addressed issues related to the Revolutionary documents, people, and events, and also asked attitudinal questions about the respondents’ perception of the importance of understanding the Revolutionary history and the institutions that were established to preserve our freedoms and liberties."
Here is the test.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Judge asked to block wild horse roundup in Nevada - Yahoo! News
Judge asked to block wild horse roundup in Nevada - Yahoo! News
This just does not make any sense to me and I hope Congress ends up protecting these amazing animals before they are removed forever.
This just does not make any sense to me and I hope Congress ends up protecting these amazing animals before they are removed forever.
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