Arnold Schwarzenegger is pulling no punches in his first formal interview since leaving office, claiming that the highest office in the state left him “addicted” to its power.
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2011/01/17/schwarzenegger-i-was-addicted-to-being-governor/
“The only big political office that really interests me is unreachable for me because I was born in Austria and therefore cannot become president.”
http://hypervocal.com/news/2011/does-arnold-schwarzenegger-love-public-office-as-much-as-he-loves-cumming/
If we ever let this doofus into the Whitehouse we will have serious problems...
Mormon Perspective
I am a Mormon. This of course has a very weighted effect on my perspective of the world. However, this blog is not just for Mormons and I definitely do not pretend to speak for Mormons. I am a Mormon, but I'm also an American, a father, a student, an employee, a teacher, etc.. I hope that many Mormons do read this blog because I think some of the things aired are terribly important for our people to understand. I also hope that those of you who are not Mormon feel welcome. I invite comments and criticism from people of all walks of life. I hope that we all learn from one another on this blog. So please participate. Don't be shy about comments. The great thing about the internet is you may be able to say things that you wouldn't in a face to face conversation. That is not to say that respect is to be thrown out the window, but I hope that this is a place where thoughts can be freely shared.
THE CONSTITUTION IS OVER RATED
(STALIN DIDN'T NEED ONE):
"The constitution, on its own, does not provide the solution. Indeed, there is something infantile in the belief of the constitution-worshippers that the complex political arguments of today can be settled by simple fidelity to a document written in the 18th century." from The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/17103701
"The constitution, on its own, does not provide the solution. Indeed, there is something infantile in the belief of the constitution-worshippers that the complex political arguments of today can be settled by simple fidelity to a document written in the 18th century." from The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/17103701
TIME TO USE THE PATRIOT ACT ON SOME CITIZENS!
TIME TO USE THE PATRIOT ACT ON SOME CITIZENS, "Homegrown terrorists represent a new and changing facet of the terrorist threat." Napolitano said, "To be clear, by homegrown, I mean terrorist operatives who are U.S. persons, and who were radicalized in the United States."
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/homegrown-terror-threat-significant-officails/story?id=11699198
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/homegrown-terror-threat-significant-officails/story?id=11699198
At least the Russians approve...
"Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin... offered
unusually warm words for the American leader[Obama] Monday, calling him a
'deep, profound person' whose 'sincerity is not in question.'"
unusually warm words for the American leader[Obama] Monday, calling him a
'deep, profound person' whose 'sincerity is not in question.'"
The terrible truth:
"...men in general judge more by what they see than by what they feel. Everyone sees
what the prince seems to be, few know what he really is, and those few do not dare to oppose the opinion of the majority." -Machiavelli
what the prince seems to be, few know what he really is, and those few do not dare to oppose the opinion of the majority." -Machiavelli
Reinstating the Draft
“I have introduced legislation to REINSTATE THE DRAFT AND TO MAKE IT PERMANENT during time of war. It is H.R. 5741, and what this does is to make everyone between the ages of 18 and 42 – whether they’re men or women, whether they’re straight or gay – to have the opportunity to defend this great country whenever the president truly believes that our national security is threatened,” Rep Charles Rangel 7.15.2010
http://articles.cnn.com/2003-01-07/politics/rangel.draft_1_military-draft-rangel-poor-fight?_s=PM:ALLPOLITICS
http://articles.cnn.com/2003-01-07/politics/rangel.draft_1_military-draft-rangel-poor-fight?_s=PM:ALLPOLITICS
What Stalin and Hitler could only fantasize about...
LINK:Google, CIA Invest in ‘Future’ of Web Monitoring
www.wired.com
Wow, great world we'll be leaving for our children.
"It’s not the very first time Google has done business with America’s spy agencies. Long before it reportedly enlisted the help of the National Security Agency to secure its networks, Google sold equipment to the secret signals-intelligence group. In-Q-Tel backed the mapping firm Keyhole, which was bought by Google in 2004 — and then became the backbone for Google Earth. This appears to be the first time, however, that the intelligence community and Google have funded the same startup, at the same time. No one is accusing Google of directly collaborating with the CIA. But the investments are bound to be fodder for critics of Google, who already see the search giant as overly cozy with the U.S. government, and worry that the company is starting to forget its “don’t be evil” mantra"
www.wired.com
Wow, great world we'll be leaving for our children.
"It’s not the very first time Google has done business with America’s spy agencies. Long before it reportedly enlisted the help of the National Security Agency to secure its networks, Google sold equipment to the secret signals-intelligence group. In-Q-Tel backed the mapping firm Keyhole, which was bought by Google in 2004 — and then became the backbone for Google Earth. This appears to be the first time, however, that the intelligence community and Google have funded the same startup, at the same time. No one is accusing Google of directly collaborating with the CIA. But the investments are bound to be fodder for critics of Google, who already see the search giant as overly cozy with the U.S. government, and worry that the company is starting to forget its “don’t be evil” mantra"
Privacy is going the way of the dinosaur...
Google gathers an awful lot of your data... Schmidt says..."you're online all the time, computers are generating a lot of information about you. This is not a Google decision, this is a societal decision. In Britain, you all allow yourselves to be photographed on every street corner. Where are the riots?”
US backs UN resolution calling for nuclear-free Middle East that singles out Israel
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/05/singles-israel-calling-membership-nuclear-nonproliferation-treaty/
Another reason to love the Fed...
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Mexico's Hypocrisy
USA TODAY "Mexican authorities have harshly criticized Arizona's SB1070, a law that requires local police to check the status of persons suspected of being illegal immigrants but in Mexico, illegal immigrants receive terrible treatment from corrupt Mexican authorities, say people involved in the system and Mexico has a law that is no different from Arizona's that empowers local police to check the immigration documents
of people suspected of not being in the country legally 'There (in the United States), they'll deport you,' Hector Vázquez, an illegal immigrant from Honduras, said as he rested in a makeshift camp with other migrants under a highway bridge in Tultitlán. 'In Mexico they'll probably let you go, but they'll beat you up and steal everything you've got first.' To discourage migrants from speaking out about abuse, Mexican authorities often tell detainees they will have to stay longer in detention centers if they file a complaint, Vertíz said."
http://www.infowars.com/activists-blast-mexicos-immigration-law/
of people suspected of not being in the country legally 'There (in the United States), they'll deport you,' Hector Vázquez, an illegal immigrant from Honduras, said as he rested in a makeshift camp with other migrants under a highway bridge in Tultitlán. 'In Mexico they'll probably let you go, but they'll beat you up and steal everything you've got first.' To discourage migrants from speaking out about abuse, Mexican authorities often tell detainees they will have to stay longer in detention centers if they file a complaint, Vertíz said."
http://www.infowars.com/activists-blast-mexicos-immigration-law/
Re: Rate of Dissent "Welcome to the Machine"
The interesting thing about evolution is that if things evolve they evolve everywhere in the universe. There are millions of stars and likely millions of habitable planets (why would ours be the only spec of dust in all this vast space that's habitable? We're not that special.). That would likely mean that this evolution to higher states of being that Kurzweil is always talking about has happened someplace else already (i.e. this super intelligence exists someplace already and perhaps understands most of everything). Starts to sound a bit like God. And maybe it's happened many places already? And perhaps the vast expanse of space is actually ruled and ordered by these monolithic intelligences. Even designed by them...
My News Addiction...
My news addiction isn't getting any better. I served a mission for my church for a period of two years. During that time I didn't do anything other than focus on scriptures, teaching, learning about people, and volunteer work. When I got home I had been checked out of the world for about 2 years. One of the first things I did was go to the magazine section of the library and flip through magazines for hours. I did this several times a week. Not reading through everything, but seeing what was being written about, what was in the news often and reading things that seemed most important. I would of course come up with questions and interests as I did so and I followed them. From this I decided a few things. First, i didn't want to go into psychology like I thought I had before (I had thought that the secret to life was understanding people & yourself). I also decided that I would finally learn what this politics stuff was all about. While I was on my mission, we invaded Iraq. Although I heard a lot about it from French Canadians who weren't fond of our Country, I hadn't really been able to follow it much. I decided I would learn about this political stuff. Understand the issues. I also decided that I wanted to learn about business (I decided that maybe the secret to life was understanding a the world, hence business). I guess more than anything I thought that I had the greatest chances of happiness in my life if I understood the world. So I kept reading the news. Magazines and magazines and magazines. I eventually discovered the stock market, Fox, and the Drudge Report. And I kept learning. I argued with people about politics as if I knew what I was talking about. I guess I still do. I know more than I did before, but I still really don't know that much. I eventually discovered the economist, started reading about history, watched and read a lot of Bill O'Reilly. I just couldn't get enough. I wanted to know about this big soap opera we call the world. There was so much information out there to feast on. I learned about computers, business, politics, people, history, etc.. I'm still trying to figure it all out and I am a news addict. I need information, up to date information. I need to understand. I have this love hate relationship. I love the excitement and the learning and the changes in my perception of the world, but I also hate it too. I've gradually found that the excitement, learning and changes in my perception always seemed to be somewhat negative. The world is a wonderful and terrible place. I believe in beauty and I see beauty in my life. But so often the news is horribly dismal. I think though that I keep up the addiction and quest, like many of the "truthers" out there because I also perhaps naively hope that some how some way the study and airing of all these evils will lead us to be wise and perhaps somehow avert the troubles yet to come.
Praise from Communist Junta!
Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro on Thursday declared passage of American health care reform "a miracle" and a major victory for Obama's presidency, but couldn't help chide the United States for taking so long to enact what communist Cuba achieved decades ago. Paul Haven, Associated Press Writer, On Thursday March 25, 2010, 12:39 pm EDT
If only Stalin could have seen it too!
If only Stalin could have seen it too!
Faith in Science
From an article in the environment section of the NYT today (3/3/2010): "Two universities are investigating the work of top climate scientists to determine whether they have violated academic standards and undermined faith in science."
Faith in science? I've heard of faith in religion. It's interesting that that is the magic ingredient to understanding global warming is faith?
Faith in science? I've heard of faith in religion. It's interesting that that is the magic ingredient to understanding global warming is faith?
Sorry Mitt, you're too phony!
"Rep. Ron Paul, hero of a fervant band of libertarians, unexpectedly won the presidential straw poll at the Conservative Political Action Conference today, claiming 31% of the votes cast." USA TODAY 2/20/2010. Sorry Mitt, you're too phony!
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