I like to drink, go around, and do whatever I want

Well, that's what Bill O'Reilly says about Libertarians in one of his segments with a Russian woman that knows the meaning behind words.
Bill, you can have your protection, I just want my freedom.

p.s. I may want to do whatever I want, but just because I want to doesn't mean that I will.

Long hair is destroying America!

First, I was abducted by aliens. Well, that's my best excuse. Sorry to any lurkers for the lack of updates. Been working on my website though. Yeehaw. Anyway, the show continues.
I'm watching Fox now and the anchor/radio host is picking on some kid (11 I believe) with long hair. It goes past his shoulders. Now, I don't have short hair. It's also not long. Heck, I can't grow long hair without it looking like a total mess. If mine is short, my head looks huge. Absolutely huge. So, my hair helps my head look smaller.
I'm all for people having long hair if they choose (obviously, it's not hurting anyone). The woman said when he goes for a job interview, people might think he's a slacker if it's still long.
I think a fairly close shave looks trashy on a lot of people while long hair could look incredible. Slicked back in a ponytail, combed, whatever. It's not that hard to make long hair look presentable.
Another one of her points was something about the line between boys and girls was being eroded in America or something. God help us all! People aren't wearing that stereotypical 1950's buzz cut or something you might see in the corporate world!
Jesus probably had long hair, and Samson most certainly did. St. Louis IX had long hair. So long for her point.
Finally, she asked what else the mother lets him choose. She said his clothes in the morning. This is pretty good. The only reason children rebel the way they do (in m opinion) is mainly because parents don't want to give thir kids more freedom as they hit puberty. Choosing a hairstyle (and a nice one at that) is a good starting point.

FU Frank---I, the Traditional Conservative, Voted for Ron Paul, the Classical Liberal

Got back not too long ago. I also saw Frank Luntz say on Fox that he didn't want to admit that he ate in a Denny's. Never been to one, but do I ever want to go! So take that you elitist snob. Some of us really do like pancakes and sausage.
Anyway, like I said, it's over for me. Had a hard time finding the Republican row. I also got ticked off by the people running the election. No, they didn't give me a hard time. They just don't listen. I told them how to pronounce my name and how to spell it. First they misspell it, then they mispronounce it. They also asked me if I was a Republican a few times. I'm hoping they forgot and it isn't some sort of security check QUICK WHAT'S YOUR MOTHER'S MAIDEN NAME?
Now I can contemplate which party I'm going to switch to. Maybe I'll be more traditional and switch to a third party. Maybe I'll write down "Monarchist." If Ron actually does win, I'll stay with the RP (Ron Paul...RP...Republican Party...RP?!).
You know the world is messed up when a traditional Conservative (Monarchist/Altar and Throne) greatly supports a Classical Liberal (Pro-Constitution). We do have a common enemy and may be allies for a long time. Down with the Neo-Jacobin Neocons! Vive le Christ-Roi! Vive Louis XX! Long live Ron Paul!
P.S. Giuliani was still on the ballot. Who wants to bet a lot of dopes are going to vote for him?

Holiday Tree

Just saw on Fox news that WI (I think) is having a debate on whether or not to call the tree in the State Capital a "Christmas Tree" or a "Holiday Tree".
Some lady said it can't be a Christmas tree because (paraphrasing) "Christmas...Christ's Mass!" I would reply (not paraphrasing, though I wouldn't censor myself) "Holiday...Holy Day...HOLY S---!"

Fox Smears

They had a segment about a guy that covered his car in Ron Paul stickers. In the begining they had a prostitute say "this is the room I'm prostituing for Paul in."
Completely unfair since it had nothing to do with the story!

Violent Video Games

More Fox goodness!
They reported on an attempted violent video game ban in California or something like that.
My take-
I. Violent video games aren't going to make killers
II. They'll attract killers and violent people, but may act as a deterrent
III. Parents are putting the blame on video games trying to excuse either their horrid parenting skills or the fact that their child is insane.

The third point brins us back to our Puritanical American Values. "Gah! No way little Eeyore was depressed. No way! That would mean our genes aren't perfect!!!!" And, of course, we learn the "I can't do any wrong!" mindset from our government and false sense of patriotism.

NBC, you're traitors

Freedom's Watch isn't about the troops, but the neoconservative agenda. Their ads are full of emotional appeals. I just saw on Fox and Friends that NBC is going to play those neocon ads.

"I lost two family members to Al Qaeda -- my uncle, a firefighter, on 9/11, and my husband, Travis, in Iraq. Congress did the right thing, voting to defeat terrorism in Iraq and Afghanistan. Switching their votes now, for political reasons, it will mean more attacks in America."-Iraq War Widow
I lost two family members, therefore we should stay. More attacks in America, therefore we should 'poke the hornet's nest'.
I think we ought to swallow our pride. Let them "die in vain", with neocon wars every death is a vain death! Instead of defending our dwindling honor and falling position in the world, why don't we act truly pro-life and just get out? A massacre is going to happen, but there's already one. We can't afford to stay there for 50 or more years. It's going to happen no matter how long we're there. The only difference is how many of our soldiers are going to die. The longer we're there, the worse the massacre is going to be whether it's a million dead in a year or a million dead in ten years+750,000 dead the year we leave.

"They attacked us, and they will again. They won't stop in Iraq."-Iraq War Veteran
They won't stop in Iraq, therefore, we must attack other nations we deem are aiding terrorists? Sorry for the possible straw man, but I can't think of any other way of interpreting that.

Fox advocates violence...again and again and again!

The idiots over at Fox played a clip of a guy getting beaten by cops after they "caught up to him".
See, no matter how fast I drive on the wrong side of the highway (like they guy on Fox said he heard he did) if I turn around, put my hands up, and jump into some shrubs I'd expect to be cuffed.No, the first cop punched the guy after he gave up, then and then another cop jumped in and joined in. And then more joined in.
The guy clearly gave up. It's the officer's job to arrest the guy. It's the judge's job to bring justice to the criminal.

Mon Dieu, MSM!

My God! I never really bought into media bias that much before I supported Ron Paul. They ignore the man, and when they don't, they ridicule him. They attack him. They give him bad questions.
He mentions cutting the IRS, he's a kook. Huckster does and the people cheer and he's a winner. He wants to actually cut taxes by cutting programs, they say he's an extremist. Everyone else says they want to cut taxes while somehow maintaining the Empire and ignoring the paradox, they report it as possible. They don't press Hillary on how she's going to balance the budget while expanding the bureaucracy (I bet it involves making more money).
It's wrong that a brothel owner supports him, but it's not wrong that Rupert Murdoch supports Hillary? It's cool that an old meme and Ric Flair supports him, but they don't say Val Venis or Kane does? Oh, of course...the only people that support Ron Paul are anarchists, libertarians, white supremacists, terrorists, prostitutes, and all kind of fringe kooks.
They air Romney and Giuliani fighting like two little kids that have crushes on eachother. They air when people slap Ron down and he's not allowed to reply. They don't air when he shoots down the Neocons.
The ultimate knife in the American people's back? Hailing Mike Huckabee as the great winner of the debate! No, he didn't win. He showed himself as a tax lovin' liberal. Chris Matthews did make a good point, though. The questions he "hit out of the park" were inappropriate.
In all honesty, no one really won. Not even Ron. Yeah, I said that because he didn't get enough questions. He did a great job defending himself, though. There were clear losers.
Romney lost on the immigration lovefest at the beginning and over the CS navy jack question. Thompson lost on the government program cutting question. McCain lost with his failed attack on Dr. Paul. The audience lost because they booed the golden rule and the Sermon on the Mount. Blessed are the peacemakers (though they might have heard the Cheesemakers)
Check the results in the media. How do they choose the winner? Well, whoever happened to tell the best jokes, and to a lesser extent, whoever spoke the best.

Special Report and Ron Paul

They just reported that an owner of a brothel is putting in a donation box for Ron Paul. And they said Tucker Carlson told him about Ron Paul.
LOL HOW FUNNIE!
It's time to counter the neocons' poison with charity and explain why Ron is against prostitution but isn't going to let the Federal Government do anything.
When Ron wins, just watch Fox say Ron is a tyrant for vetoing things the government shouldn't do.

Just a heads up

Fox reported on the two new American Cardinals. It's one thing to be proud that a fellow countryman is becoming a Cardinal, it's another to be nationalistic about it. Maybe they hope they'll throw their red hats aside and kiss the altar of the state! The arrogance in these hosts' voices is frightening.
The more Americans in the Vatican, the better for America...right?
And no mention of the Chaldean...oh yeah, I forgot...there's a genocide that is America's fault. Whoops!
If there weren't any Americans, would Fox mention them so much? I highly doubt it.

What I learned this thanksgiving

I. Puritans weren't fundamentalists.
II. Alexander Hamilton was the first real conservative and Jefferson was the first liberal
III. Being an American is better than being a Catholic.

Now to explain-
I. On Fox, they were reporting on the Seattle schools reminding us that Indians (feather, not dot) mourn. More than when they find a sole piece of litter on the side of a highway. They also said that the site or pamphlet or whatever said that the pilgrims were fundies. Reported in a "yeah, right" tone. Anyone who says the puritans weren't fundies must be really messed up.
II. Well, I heard this yesterday and they were talking in terms of modern politics. Theres nothing liberal about paleoconservatism and paleolibertarianism!
III. This came from a report on an American becoming a Cardinal. Sorry, but that's not nearly as important as the Chaldean. I'm still betting that the Church in the US is going to split away. Patriotism is more important than the faith. Heck, American Catholics treat US soldiers as martyrs. The mixing of nationalism and religion is a dangerous thing.

I told you...

that the media was pimping certain candidates. Apparently, News Corp is worried that what some lady is going to say about Kerik is going to damage Giuliani.
Fair? If you're Giuliani, yes. Balanced? Only if you happen to be a Giuliani fan (or a Romney/McCain fan...there's not much of a difference). Puts a whole new meaning on "we report, you decide", eh?
So, next time Hannity talks about spamming the text message vote (which wasn't possible without another phone) or stacking the cards, I'll smile ever so giddily knowing that it's really him who's stacking the cards in Giuliani's favor.
I wouldn't worry too much about Hillary being pimped. Her patriotism is bound to be questioned by any Republican that isn't Ron Paul. Of course, it's logically fallacious. If it's a kook, fringe, far *direction*, conspiracy theory position, it shouldn't be too hard to take down.

Sup with Billo and Hannity?

Yesterday he showed child pornography. Censored, yes, but keep this in mind-whenever he reports on legal pornography, it's very lightly pixellated. This was blurred, heavier than the legal stuff, but still pretty bad. Anyway, is this distribution? Could a pedo defend himself if it's censored? I really hope the axe finally comes down on this jerk. Not literally of course.
Anyway, he said today that New York is a very liberal state. Yet if New York City broke away and became it's own state, New York State would be a red state. Not quite very liberal....
Earlier today Hannity went on about how Halloween is a liberal tool or something. Yep, "they teach our kids to beg for things for free!" Well, I'm paraphrasing, but that's pretty much dead on. Way to take something innocent (and nice) and pervert it, Jacobin!

God debate

Hannity said he's going to have a debate about the existence of God tonight...
Expect plenty of arguments from authority, wishful thinking, ad hominems, strawman arguments, and other logical fallacies. Some from one side, some from the other, and some from both. Also expect some atheists to become more militant, some Christians to use whatever new argument comes up ad nauseam, and those of us who argue by basing our arguments on the great Saints and theologians' opinion and not some sola scriptura private interpretation heretic yahoo to be very embarrassed.

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!

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.

Ron Paul's a pinhead?

Bill O'Reilly thought so. I guess he had some sort of marathon going on, and I happened to catch the last part of the 6AM one. Ron Paul said he wouldn't go on O'Reilly again because he didn't give him a chance to answer.
O'Reilly said he doesn't want a history lesson. Is it possible to answer a question about Iran without a history lesson? No, it solidifies a "no". O'Reilly is just a browbeater, like Chris Matthews used to be.
O'Reilly really needs a Zell Miller.

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.

Bill O'Reilly the Heretic

The question is if he's a material or formal heretic. I missed the factor (because I was listening to Santana) but here's his talking points memo:

Talking Points Memo & Top Story
Gay activists mock the church--in church
A shocking story out of San Francisco--this time, two gay men dressed as nuns are given communion in a San Fran Catholic church.

Thank Goodness he's reporting it, but I have a bone to pick with him. He implied that if people have to have sex before marriage, they should wear a condom. That's right, he'd advocating birth control, contrary to the Catholic Church's teachings under the pain of excommunication. I understand his intention, and it's a sad side effect from the cult of life that has been set up in the post-Vatican II Church. Sure, abortions would be down if condoms were used more often, but ipso facto excommunications rise. Chances are, they'll receive our Lord's Body while outside of the Church, and sacrilege would rise. I hope Bill stops espousing Heresy and stops making a mockery of his Catholic faith like Shawn Hannity is.
He had a chance to apologize for advocating birth control. In the end, he's no better than the men that he reported on. The same sacrilege is happening. I understand that people sin and falter, I have plenty of experience. It's not possible to justify ideological sin like this. Is he addicted to saying condoms are good? If that's even possible, he's still a sick man and doesn't belong on TV.
A note to detractors, I'm not claiming I'm better than these men. However, I challenge you to show me something I wrote that's in support of birth control.