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Iran’s parliament votes to label CIA, U.S. Army ‘terrorist’ groups « It’s time to say “When.”

September 30, 2007

Iran’s parliament votes to label CIA, U.S. Army ‘terrorist’ groups « It’s time to say “When.”

What we have here, I believe, is a clear cut case of the kettle calling the pot black. Has the United States ever done anything that it should not have done with the benefit of hindsight? Certainly that is true. However, nearly everything that was pointed out passes “Just War Doctrine” as a basis for taking the actions that were done at the times that they were done.

This whole piece, in my opinion is just another example of the thought processes of those that I call neo communist’s and the hate America first coalition.

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The United Nations are again seeking to undermine our Constitution

September 30, 2007

U.N. Members, Gun Lobby Face Arms Fight

September 30th, 2007

UNITED NATIONS (AP) – Britain, Japan, Australia and others are pushing for an unprecedented treaty regulating the arms trade worldwide, in a campaign sure to last years and to pit them against a determined American foe, the National Rifle Association.In what U.N. officials say is an “overwhelming” response, almost 100 governments have submitted ideas for such a treaty, to be reviewed over the next year. There’s an “extremely urgent” need for controls on the international gun trade, says Kenya, echoing the sentiment in much of guns-besieged Africa.

But in the U.S., the NRA says it sees a creeping attempt to limit civilian gun ownership within nations – even though the focus now is on setting standards for arms exports and imports.

The international issues “necessarily will come to involve at some point domestic laws and policies regarding firearms,” said former congressman Bob Barr, a leading NRA voice on the subject.

“That’s not what we’re looking at here,” countered Greg Puley, of the Control Arms coalition of pro-treaty advocacy groups. “The point is to control trade in weapons that contribute to conflict and atrocities.”

The NRA and other U.S. gun lobbyists have helped blunt earlier efforts at the United Nations to rein in the weapons trade. Last December, the U.S. delegation cast the lone negative vote when 153 nations approved a General Assembly resolution initiating this new treaty process.

Full Story Here:
U.N. Members, Gun Lobby Face Arms Fight

source:http://texasfred.net/archives/586/trackback/

This is yet again another attempt, in the long run, to undermine the Constitution of the United States. They (elements of authoritarianism within the U.N.) continue to attempt to weaken, and destroy freedom and liberty across the entire globe. So what? It’s only guns…. Well people it’s time to wake up. What will it be next? Your right to spew forth whatever you care to say? Or, it could be any of the other rights that are found in the documents that are the foundations of the United States of America?  Those rights are all needed in place, for one supports the other, and so on. Chip away, or remove any of them and the entire ideology that they support will come apart.

Posted in Economics, Editorial, Opinion, Education, Gun Control, Hunting Fishing and the Great Outdoors, Local Politics Colorado, Men's Issues, News, Politics, Uncategorized | Comments Off on The United Nations are again seeking to undermine our Constitution

Home Grown Hate mongers in the media

September 30, 2007

The enemy is among us, and in positions of power. Here is a short list, supplied by the team over at Gunny Bob’s on KOA 850 radio. source: http://www.850koa.com/pages/shows_gunny-extremists.html

DENVER MEDIA EXTREMIST AND PROPAGANDIST WATCH

A Service Of The Gunny Bob Freedom Defense Team
In this section of the Gunny Bob Show website, audience members are kept informed on radical merchants of hatred, bigotry and intolerance in the Colorado media who seek to harm America and the freedoms guaranteed to us by the Constitution. It is updated regularly. Audience members may submit material for consideration by emailing the Gunny at gunnybob@850koa.com.

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  • PAUL CAMPOS

    Affiliations: Rocky Mountain News opinion columnist, “professor” at the University of Colorado at Boulder

    Campos claims conservatives have deep desire for war, bloodshed, carnage and death; suggests those killed by US forces in the war on terror are simply “hapless foreigners”:

    http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/opinion_columnists/
    article/0,2777,DRMN_23972_5706252,00.html

  • MIKE LITTWIN

    Affiliations: Rocky Mountain News “news” columnist, International Society of Bad Barber Victims

    Littwin defends profane, immature CSU editor; claims scandal is a free-speech issue:

    http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/news_columnists/
    article/0,1299,DRMN_86_5708487,00.html

  • DIANE CARMAN

    Affiliations: Denver Post “news” columnist

    Carman implies anyone who wears a cowboy hat and wants illegal aliens held accountable for their crimes is a racist:

    http://www.denverpost.com/newscolumnists/ci_6942264

  • ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS EDITORIAL BOARD

    Affiliations: Rocky Mountain News RMN: “In principle, there’s nothing wrong with the president of Iran laying a wreath at the World Trade Center site . . . “

  • DENVER POST EDITORIAL BOARD

    Affiliations: Denver Post DP: Evil U.S. conservative government employees might be knowingly and intentionally spying on totally innocent liberal Americans for nefarious purposes:

    http://www.denverpost.com/editorials/ci_6962777

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    The Bellyaches of Free Speech

    September 30, 2007

    The University of Colorado is yet again in the news in a most negative manner this week. Our friends over at the Independence Institute sum the situation up nicely for us.

    The Bellyaches of Free Speech

    By Jessica Corry & Ryan Olivett

    		Sept. 26th 2007
    Free speech to a college newspaper editor is like an endless supply of candy to a five-year-old. Too often, both will partake of the sweets now and pay the consequences later.It’s a lesson Colorado State University officials are reminded of this week as they deal with the public furor erupting after staff at the school’s student newspaper, the Rocky Mountain Collegian, let their thoughts concerning President Bush and the state of American civil liberties be known on the editorial page.

    Specifically, the paper’s September 21st editorial page contained a four word editorial. “Taser this. . . F*$% Bush,” it read.

    Collegian Editor David McSwane and his board say they intended to ignite debate about free speech. “We thought the best way to illustrate that point was to use our freedoms,” McSwane said. In other words, they saw shock treatment as their best possible approach. How sad.

    In reality, there are plenty of other means to discuss free speech. But, McSwane and the Collegian chose an immature and irresponsible way to get attention–the candy they crave. They also assumed their readers weren’t sophisticated enough to engage in a legitimate dialogue on a very important political issue.

    Like a child howling in a candy store to get what he wants, the Collegian substituted a four letter word for genuine political discourse. All for attention. If only McSwane had stepped back for a moment to acknowledge not just his freedoms as an American–but also his ethical obligations as a newspaper editor.

    According to the code of ethics espoused by the Society of Professional Journalists, “gathering and reporting information may cause harm or discomfort,” but this doesn’t mean the “pursuit of the news (serves as) a license for arrogance.” Journalists are, therefore, advised to “show good taste.” By printing their juvenile editorial, McSwane and his staff irresponsibly violated this ethos.

    As McSwane is learning all too well, the First Amendment grants impunity from unnecessary government suppression–not impunity from public scrutiny. He is also getting an important lesson in basic market economics. While university officials should resist booting him for his choice of words, community members should be free to respond with their wallets. Advertisers have already yanked more than $30,000 in revenue.

    The pain from lost advertisements is just the beginning. As CSU officials contemplate Swane’s fate, his journalistic reputation is now being solidified as someone unable to make important but basic ethical distinctions in everyday editorial decisions. This reputation is bound to follow him to his next journalist position–if there is to be one. Most professional journalists understand that obscene words don’t amount to quality journalism.

    Ultimately, the CSU newspaper staff got what it wanted–attention. It’s just too bad that the paper’s editors will likely realize too late that this is just the type of attention a journalist should never seek. Free speech is sacred. We don’t need to scream obscenities to prove it.

    		 Summary: “Free speech to a college newspaper editor is like an endless supply of candy to a five-year-old”

    Word Count: 917 _____

    If you experience problems viewing this op-ed, you can find the op-ed on-line at: The Independence Institute

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    (c) 2007
    The Independence Institute
    13952 Denver West Parkway, Suite 400
    Golden, CO 80401
    303-279-6536
    www.independenceinstitute.org


    INDEPENDENCE INSTITUTE is a non-profit, non-partisan Colorado think tank. It is governed by a statewide board of trustees and holds a 501(c)(3) tax exemption from the IRS. Its public policy research focuses on economic growth, education reform, local government effectiveness, and Constitutional rights.

    Jon Caldara is the President of the Independence Institute.

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    Stuck in the Middle

    September 27, 2007

    Stuck in the Middle

    Seems like what is going on in most of the country these days.

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    Great new blog!

    September 25, 2007

    http://endthewaronguns.blogspot.com

    Stop by and give him a few hits!

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    Profiles of valor: Army Lt. Brennan Goltry

    September 25, 2007

    On the evening of 2 February 2007, Army Lt. Brennan Goltry was commanding the second truck of a five-vehicle convoy in Samarra, Iraq, when enemy insurgents fired on the lead humvee, crippling it and wounding its gunner. After directing his driver to position his vehicle as a shield for the injured soldier, Goltry opened his door amid a barrage of incoming rounds and returned fire. He sustained two gunshot wounds to his left leg. Undeterred, he continued shooting until the enemy was neutralized. Disregarding his own injuries, Goltry rallied his men and countered the ambush with an offensive. His platoon repelled the enemy, securing strategic positions and capturing one enemy combatant. When a medical vehicle sought to evacuate Goltry, he refused, choosing instead to remain with his troops.

    Lt. Goltry is quick to redirect any praise for his actions toward his soldiers: “I’m real proud of my men,” he says. “They fight real hard for me and they’ve saved my [rear] more than once.” He terms the events “just another day.” Indeed, fellow officer Capt. Buddy Ferris notes, “[T]his is the type of stuff he does every day. It’s not the first time he’s been shot, and it’s not the first time he charged the enemy.”

    For his actions, now-Captain Goltry was awarded the Silver Star, the Combat Infantryman Badge and two Purple Hearts. He is expected to receive a third Purple Heart for injuries sustained during an insurgent attack on 6 May.

    Carry on Captain!

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    Arkansas surgeons and golf

    September 25, 2007

    Three prominent Arkansas surgeons were playing golf together and discussing challenging surgeries they had performed.

    One of them said, “I could be the best surgeon in Arkansas. A concert pianist once lost 7 fingers in an accident, I reattached them, and 8 months later he performed a private concert for the Queen of England.”

    The second surgeon, not to be outdone, said, “That’s nothing. A young man lost an arm and both legs in an automobile accident, I reattached them, and 2 years later he won a gold medal in field events in the Olympics.”

    The third surgeon said, “You guys are amateurs.

    Some years back, a local gal got high on cocaine and marijuana, stole a neighbor’s horse and rode the horse head-on into a freight train traveling 80 miles an hour!

    All I had left to work with was the gal’s blond hair and the horses rear end.

    Today she’s a prominent Senator from New York State and she’s running for President.”
     

    —
    http://TexasFred.net/  = Source 🙂

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    My New Truck (humor)

    September 25, 2007

    I bought a new Ford F-150 4 door with a short bed and
    landau top and returned to the dealer the next day
    because I couldn’t get the radio to work. The salesman
    explained that the radio was voice activated.

    “Nelson,” the salesman said to the radio. The Radio
    replied, “Ricky or Willie?”  “Willie!” he continued
    and

    “On The Road Again” came from the speakers.  Then he
    said, “Ray Charles!”, and in an instant ” Georgia

    On My Mind”  replaced Willie Nelson. 

    I drove away happy, and for the next few days, every
    time I’d say, “Beethoven,” I’d get beautiful classical

    music, and if I said, “Beatles,”  I’d get one of their
    awesome songs.

    Yesterday, a couple ran a red light and nearly creamed
    my new truck, but I swerved in time to avoid them.

    I yelled, ” GD Ass Holes!”  Immediately the French
    National Anthem began to play, sung by Jane Fonda

    and Barbara Streisand, backed up by Michael Moore and
    The Dixie Chicks,  with John Kerry on guitar,

    Al Gore on drums, Dan Rather on harmonica, Ted Kennedy
    on scotch.

    Damn, I LOVE this TRUCK!!!

    From the one, and only Mister Christer!

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    USA vs Iran… « in2thefray

    September 23, 2007

    USA vs Iran… « in2thefray

    It would appear that I am not the only one that thinks this way about Iran.

    Posted in Editorial, Opinion, News, Politics, Uncategorized, War | Comments Off on USA vs Iran… « in2thefray

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