Nick News

Nickelodeon had a special about where a few kids stand on some issues *rolleyes*
I tried to get as many down as possible. And what I would have said if I was 7 years younger:

War in Iraq:
Worst part: Stay in Iraq even though it's draining our economy
Best part:???
My take: We can't continue the empire

Terrorism:
Worst: I'm afraid of terrorists every day since 9/11.
Best: Media fearmongers
My take: They may attack a building or blow themselves up one day, but they aren't going to take over

Education:
Worst: Plenty of kids say more government money. Kid bitching how his mom doesn't get paid enough.
Best: Yeah right
My take: Privatize it.

Environment:
Worst: No drilling for oil in Alaska. Get off oil (this way the government can invade Saudi Arabia! But the politicians say it's for the children...err...environment.)
Best: Government itself should become more green
My take: Let individuals choose. If we have to ban something though, let's ban the government. They're the biggest polluters.

Health Insurance:
Worst: Single parent/children not having healthcare heart string story. Government regulating prices. Girl calling for more taxes to pay for universal healthcare.
Best: Anti-government, pro-property girl. Tax cut boy!
My take: If the government takes control of it, the hospitals are going to raise pi=rices just because no one will complain.

Economy:
Worst: Keep low interest rates. Stimulus package. Rant against the rich (raise their taxes!). Repaying foreign debt by raising taxes. Fascism.
Best: Stop out of control spending.
My take: No intervention in the economy.

Illegal Immigration:
Worst: Fence makes tension rise. Fence is awesome. More I.D. to get into country. Hinting at taking away business owner's right to hire them. Find them and toss them out. Amnesty.
Best: Boy that wanted to ease immigration law.
My take: read best :D

The rEVOLution, MSM, and Bob Barr

You really have to love the hypocrisy of the MSM.
They focus on young liberal an neocon voters, but ignore the most dedicated young people and their candidate. Your basic Obama college age voter is only fired up about things that ultimately effect them. They would be ga-ga over Hillary if she promised free college, or at least a reduction in tuition. This frightens me since they're taking away state's rights (the price of a government school) and private property rights (regulation of the price of a private college).
It does make sense that they would ignore the ones that honestly believe that we should get back on the gold standard and end the fed, though. Most of the mainstream media's anchors and hosts are baby boomers who think they can use the government to change things for the better. They fail to see that it's like a pact with the devil. Yes, he can give you powers, but ultimately you're his servant no matter how much the opposite seems true. Most of them view people my age as apathetic if it doesn't benefit us. Paradoxally, most people my age that go to college are collectivists, so you'd think they would want to benefit humanity.
The media made a huge enemy this election year in the form of Ron Paul supporters. If Bob Barr wins the LP nomination, I expect the media to make even more enemies since they'll largely ignore him or ridicule him despite surprisingly high numbers. I hope I'm completely wrong though; it would be very interesting if he was able to participate at the presidential debate.

McCain: our lovable oaf

When I finished somewhere in the middle of my class (thanks to homework protesting/laziness), I got weird looks. When John McCain finishes near the bottom of his class, he gets a hardy laugh and a smack on the back.
When I screw up incredibly, I get yelled at. McCain crashes a few planes? Ho ho, have a medal!
If I ran for something and made vague religious references, I would be accused of using religion to further my ambition. McCain makes a few campaign videos using his POW footage and everyone loves it.

Yet if John Kerry was captured, I'm sure the neocons would have been up in arms about this sort of exploitation.
...maybe not. Kerry was pretty neoconservative himself.

Election 1920's and 30's?

What's more frightening than demons and cultists destroying whole solar systems? Nationalism and Socialism!
Keeping up the tradition of a previous post, I present Election: WWII edition!
McCain is Hitler (Godwin!), the soldier bent on fighting the enemy and making America greater.
Hillary is Stalin (Godwinish?), the one to bring even more socialistic reforms.
Obama is FDR, New Dealist, Wilsonite, and oh so beloved.
Romney was Moussolini (Corporatism in Michigan).
Ron Paul is (fittingly) Ludwig von Mises, the man who tried to fix Austria's ravaged economy (in a capitalistic way).
Now, which ones were involved in the war? Exactly.

So, who do we have running for presdent?

A keynesian neoconservative that wants war with Iran and Russia
A keynesian Christian-rightist that wants war with Iran, Syria, and Jordan
A socialist who wants a conflict in Darfur and a war with Iran and Russia
A socialist who wants a conflict in Darfur and a war with Iran and Pakistan
An austrian traditional rightist that wants peace and prosperity

Pretty easy to pick from there. Socialism for all and war for most! Ho ho! I wants mah free collidge! Yeehaw!

Still debating whether I should vote third party. Hm...

Election 40K

Hillary Clinton as Nurgle (the country will decay as the government expands)
Barack Obama as Slaneesh (drives his audience into estatic fits when he just blows his nose...seriously)
John McCain as Khorne (blood god wants endless wars and more skulls for the skull throne)
Mike Huckabee as Tzeentch (apparently flip flopping as he claims the conservative mantle)
Ron Paul as Malal (the outcast god...pretty apparent)

Big Pimpin'

Conservatives and Liberals really are grasping at straws. Ever since Pimp My Ride, pimping was redefined. Yes, selling a prostitute about is still pimping. It could also mean making better, spiffy, raising to a certain level, or (in these cases) put forward. No, not put forward sexually. If you think that, you should really stop ordering all that junk from Talk Radio.
I'll start with Olbermann. Although thinking of Gen. Petraeus as a prostitute (i.e. clown makeup and walking about the streets of Baghdad at night)does make me giggle, but Keith meant NOTHING like that. Truly, grasping at straws. And yes, another example of the nation worshipping the military.
What about David Schuster and Chelsea? The only reason this is anything at all is because (drumroll and Captain Obvious warning) she's a woman! Ho! No, I don't mean ho as in prostitute, but a joyous shout. Seriously, you nappy headed ho (not meant as a joyous shout).
Ack, I'm a miserable heretic...blasphemy against the military and a, like, totally dignified woman!
Anyway, they meant nothing sexual or seedy by it. People should get off their case. Now Hillary is in a fit of "grr WOMAN POWER!!!! OMGZ" and saying that the media is treating her badly. Aww, ain't that a sin? No, really, ignoring any annointed frontrunner in the media is a sin. That's why we had Rudy shoved down our throat for so long. Hillary isn't being ignored. She's just pissy that Obama has a chance. She has the favor of the MSM gods.
And no, I'm not a big fan of political incorrectness. I just happen to hate when people make mountains out of molehills.

Why da yoof luv Barack

Free (or cheap) college!
You think "Hellya! Eye Ken lerned reel gud!"
Who's going to pay for it? Taxpayers.
"Dud, jus, like...print money"
Like I said, damn it, taxpayers. Printing money=inflation. Inflation=idirect taxation!
"Hold yer horses, bucko! The government could set prices!"
Yes, we need far more government intervention. They are, truly, looking out for you. So, in conclusion:
1. It'll be paid for via direct taxation
2. It'll be paid for via indirect taxation
3. The college your dumb rear end will just become another community college.
Go Barack, go! Steal money! Counterfeit! Make Americans even dumber! But Everyone will cheer as America burns. Free money for you! Free college! Gotta get that edumacation in a college that I got in because I memorized a bunch of words that I forgot already! GOD BLESS THE SAT!!!!11

The fightin' 14th

Here's the fellow running against Ron Paul:
http://www.chrispeden.org/
Keeping the idea of a "noble America" alive and...well...on life support. We can't cut funds to NASA! Those evil Chinese are going into space! We need to claim space for ourselves! We need to keep our honor by not surrendering to those Islamo-fascists! Fred Reed certainly knows what honor really is...
I believe he says Ron Paul believes 9/11 happened because of America whie he believes it's Islamo-fascist terrorists. No doubt terrorists did it, but they didn't do it because we're free or prosperous. Some may want to make us submit to their laws, but most of the radicalized Muslims really just want to be left alone. Don't we all? Well, except Americans. We don't mind being taken care of by the government.
Anyhoo, here's to Ron Paul's congressional campaign!
I'm waiting for "Catho-Fascism" and the Pope being called a Theocrat and Terrorist. Just think about it. He wants Catholic Culture to spread. He's against the US' interventionist wars (yes, he is Catholic Neocons) and might be in league with the terrorists! After all, he regularly talks to middle eastern countries! Even Iran!

Go New York!

Ron Paul did pretty good here. I thought we would get 3% of the vote.
McCain seems to be doing a pretty good job. Good luck to him, he'll need it. I know I never uploaded the Rudy video, but I'll be tearing into both nominees and I'll upload quite a few.
We did pick up a few delegates. Even if we only have a handfull, they'll surely be the most passionate!

!!!Blame Ron Paul!!!

A few minutes ago, Hannity mentioned that Hillary didn't break 50% against Ron Paul. Then he went to complain about the ones he gets negative feedback from while saying his campaign isn't serious.
Then he went and said if Ron Paul ran for a third party, it would get Hillary elected. Funny stuff considering-
•Neocons like Hannity don't consider Paul a real Republican.
•A lot of his supporters aren't going to vote for the Republican if it isn't Ron Paul and end up voting third party.
•Some votes will go to Hillary since hes attracted some Democrats

If neocons are going to vote for anyone but Hillary, if Ron Paul is going to take votes away from her, if people who would have voted third party would vote for Ron, wouldn't he be the best choice?
Somehow, Ron Paul might just get the proverbial guillotine.
If it's a choice between a Jacobin (Rudy, Mitt, etc) or a more moderate Jacobin (Hillary, Obama, etc), give me Christ the King!

Ron Paul at the Fox debate

http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Ron_Paul_s_Wife_Talks_About_Fox_News_Debate
Well, there ya go, proof that Fox was up to no good. We're fully in the "fight" phase of that Gandhi quote. Here we go!

If Hillary wins...

First we have to assume she's going to win, let alone get the nomination.
Who are the poor jacobins going to blame?
The media? Probably. After all, every ill comes from the mainstream media. Well, that's what Fox tells me. Aren't they mainstream though? Yes, but they don't want to admit it. Just because they don't have a major network, but affiliates, doesn't mean a thing. If MSNBC is with their "horrible ratings" or CNN which they joke about "what channel is that on?" is mainstream, shouldn't the one that "dominates cable news" be mainstream. Of course not! The mainstream is our enemy and the cause of that evil devil Hillary winning! Give me a break! They're more mainstream than the other cable news networks because they have the better ratings. Of course, the mainstream media is going to be a possible cause.
Another one? Somehow Ron Paul. "He drove Republicans away!" Of course, all weak since he brought in potential Republicans, like myself. I'll stay around if he wins. If not, adieu voting! Well, until another good candidate comes.
The Christian Right? Ding ding! This is the most likely to happen. They are the neocons's Robespierre. Once a great hero to the "right", they're going to get guillotined. Not literally, of course! It won't be pretty, though. It's already happening with the threat of a third party. "If you go Hillary will win!"
Of course, it'll be anyone but themselves. They preach responsibility, but don't want to take it when they lose.
Beware!

Post Debate Thoughts

I would have done some pre-debate thoughts, but like I said, I'd rather not write about politics on Sundays. No posts yesterday because I was feeling sick and didn't do anything interesting.
Anyway, the debate was interesting. Not quite great like the FNC folks were saying, but still interesting. Ron Paul isn't on the end of the group anymore, which is good.
I hated the Rudy-Mitt-John-Fred love fest that went on in the beginning. Of course, I hate anything involving the popular warmongers.
My favorite part was the gay marriage amendment question to Ron Paul.
"You're not conservative! You voted against a marriage ammendment! Ha ha! Zing!"
"It's a religious thing, and the only reason the state got into that business was for heath reasons!"
Reverse zing! Ron Paul was booed a few times. Now that's interesting. Most of the folks there were Romneyites, so it makes sense. I wonder how many people listened to the boo's instead of what he said?
I think it was McCain that wanted to build the missile defense system in Eastern Europe, which probably is the sentiment of the other frontrunners. Too bad it breaks a treaty we had with the Russians. We break a treaty, and somehow they're the bad guys? Yeesh! McCain's "Lol wen I b lookin at Putin I b seein a Kay uh Gee an-a bee" was a bit repetitive. Yet more coldwar mentality. When I stopped being a neocon, I wondered about their mentality. Now it's coming true. I'm not prophet, anyone could have seen that coming from a mile away!
Finally, what's up with the Hillary=Ron because of the war? They're completely different. Actually, when it's election time, I bet Hillary is going to become less lefty, and Rudy less righty. Then what's the difference? More smearing by FNC, but it's okay because it was in the form of a question HA-HA!
Afterwards, they had their little "spin room" thing. They sure spun Ron Paul winning the text votes. I thought I'd never type this, but Viva Colmes! At least he has one advocate on that evil channel. Stacking the votes...haha!
Well, at least Hannity was a bit nicer to him to his face. He asked if he would endorse the Republican. He said no. Then I think he asked if he would endorse the Libertarian. Best answer given in this spin room episode-maybe. That's right, there's no groupthink in every party.
Calm down, calm down. Yes, there is groupthink in the Republican Party...her name is Hillary. "Vote for the Republican, or else Hillary will win!"
The sad thing is...Hillary would be better than Rudy, Mitt, Fred, or John.
And I'm actually as conservative as they come...
Edit-I forgot that Rudy said Marriage was not just a Religious institution, but a civil one as well. This guy calls himself a Catholic and writes it off as being bad at it? Being bad at it would be falling into the same sins, not totally disagreeing with common Church sense. The differences between Rudy and Henry VIII are slowly eroding.

Will history repeat itself?

http://www.lewrockwell.com/buchanan/buchanan22.html

Ike was a leader who could say no. He was what we needed after the disastrous tenure of Harry Truman, who had left office with an approval rate of 23 percent.

Bush is going to leave office with low approval rates, and Ron Paul is known as Dr. No. Hopefully this is a pretty good indicator of what will happen.

Money and Politics-Third Quarter Numbers

Look here to see how irresponsible some candidates are with the funds they raised. And they claim that they're going to cut taxes and spending? Not bloody likely! I wonder how they're going to spin this?
Oh, and who had the most donations from the military? Click here to find out the amazing numbers!

Bring them home, baby! From Iraq, to Germany, to Korea, and everywhere our troops are stationed.

Ron Paul Astroturfing? And CNBC vs. Paul

Is it possible that a fake grassroots campaign is happening? Just what is astroturfing?

"Unlike genuine grassroots activism which tends to be money-poor but people-rich, astroturf campaigns are typically people-poor but cash-rich. Funded heavily by corporate largesse, they use sophisticated computer databases, telephone banks and hired organizers to rope less-informed activists into sending letters to their elected officials or engaging in other actions that create the appearance of grassroots support for their client's cause."

Okay, we're not going to use the term literally. CNBC pulled their poll because their numbers didn't match the national numbers. Was it astroturfing? Probably not since it wasn't possible to vote more than once. Remember when Hannity said it was just Paulites "spamming" the text message vote? Well, it wasn't possible to vote more than once.
Maybe the polls are a bit skewed, but that's the others' fault. What's so exciting about them? "More dead people and more government control although less than the democrats"? Only the most committed neocons can get excited about that.
Who is astroturfing? Anyone who brings in low numbers at rallies, like Fred Thompson and John McCain.

Speaking of CNBC, lookie at what I found.

"He lacks the support needed to win the GOP nomination, and would even if the media covered him as heavily as we cover Rudy Giuliani. Why? Because Paul's views--respectable, well-articulated and sincerely held as they are--are plainly out of step with the mainstream sentiment of the party he is running in."

Uh, what? His views are similar to Pat Buchanan. Yes, Pat didn't win the nomination, but he did well considering he was "out of step with the party he [was] running in". Rudy's views aren't quite mainstream if we're to believe that 25% of the party is the Christian Right. What he doesn't want to admit is that the media anoints frontrunners. Name recognition didn't matter to Mitt Romney, he was still the media's darling. And why is that? To make for good TV. Forget any sort of political bias, if the majority of the people were behind the president, they would have to report on some celebrities a lot more often! I doubt they would mind too much.
And how did he raise almost half as much as Mitt and Rudy(subtracting Mitt's own "donation" to himself)? Sure, there's a number of non-Republicans donating, but who's to say they're not going to join and stay like I will if Dr. Paul wins?
There are plenty of ex-Republicans, and those people are the ones who share Ron Paul's views. Most Libertarians are ex-Republicans too. He may not be a neocon, but if the GOP wasn't taken over by the Neocons, CNBC would need a new excuse.

Rudy has the Catholic vote?

Eighty years ago, Rudy would have been flogged with bats and chains. Now he's leading in the Catholic votes. So long Culture of Life!
Oh well, let's fight for the Reign of Christ the King and against these virtual apostates. Of course, pro-lifers want the federal government to outlaw abortion. Doesn't this imply that abortion isn't murder though? Murder laws are always left to the states. Just petition your local government, you'll have more success in the local levels. Petition the federal government to follow the Just War Theory strictly. That's something they actually have the authority to do!
Pray for the end of abortion, and pray that it will be left to the states where we can actually get something done!

If Gandhi is right, Ron Paul could darn well win this

"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win"-Mohandas Gandhi
Indeed, at first Ron Paul was ignored. Written off as a low second tier candidate. During the first debates, no one took him seriously and pretty much ignored him, with the exception of Rudy, who wanted to look like a tough guy by trying to smack down a smaller candidate. Of course, he failed miserably. When I first heard Ron Paul speak, I cheered like I did for Zell Miller back when I was a neocon. When he withstood he attack and fired back at Rudy, there was no question in my mind who I was supporting.
Then he was laughed at in a Fox News Channel debate. I'm still not sure who did it, but do we need to? Nah, all neocons always insult people instead of rebutting their arguments or backing up their insults. Why can't they? They know that if they had to justify why he's crazy, it's because he follows the law.
Are we at the fighting stage? Not totally, but we're at the cusp of it. Last debate, it was John McCain who said an ever so witty comment while Ron Paul was speaking. However, the national Review has started attacking him even more than usual.
By the time CNN airs the Youtube debate, I'll expect everyone to pile on Rep. Paul. If he fights back and either holds his ground or wins, expect him to win. If not everyone, expect the frontrunners to do it. In the end, he'll hold is own.
The third phase is likely to come before that debate though. Hannity and other neocons write him off as a nut and a fringe candidate, but they'll start attacking him.
And it'll be all the better for the one human hope for the GOP. Big guys like Giuliani, Ramney, McCain, Thompson, O'Reilly, Hannity, Levin (the posterboy of the Neocons), Limbaugh, Hume, and others will try to attack him and cut him down.
Let's hope and pray he has the vitality to win the respect of the voters by withstanding, become the neocons' worst nightmare because he's withstanding, and go all the way to the White House.

A scarier side of Rudy revealed at the debate?

In his mini-fight with Dr. Paul, Rudy said that the 9.11 folks trained in Afghanistan and Pakistan. We did something in Afghanistan, but is he hinting at doing something with Pakistan? You know, an Arab country with actual nuclear weapons. Why don't we hear about their nukes, considering that Al-Qaeda has a good chance of actually getting their hands on it? I'm not talking about attacking them, but putting pressure on India and Pakistan to get rid of their nukes.
So, what does this all imply? Rudy just may have military operations in Pakistan whether they like it or not! He may just have no respect for borders. What does that mean for us? He won't have respect for property rights or our border.
After all, if he's willing to attack people who will fight back, what would stop him from doing it to the people who won't?