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February 17, 2010

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Walt

Its great to have you back Bruce, I always enjoy your articles. The tip-toe down memory lane is quite sickening. America has had it's opprotunities to restore itself too many times in the past and failed to seize the day (see this youtube vid Reagan campaigning for Goldwater 1964) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXBswFfh6AY .

This time around we must not settle for a Rino. People have forgotten what freedom actualy looks like and we must restore it peice by peice.

Robert Berger

Actually, by today's standards, Goldwater was a raving liberal. He was pro-choice,pro gay rights and opposed to the religious right's theocratic agenda.
Vehemently opposed. In fact, he once said"The religious right scare the hell out of me". He was absolutely right.
But so many of today's so-called "conservatives" aren't conservative at all. They are total reactionaries who want to undo all the social and economic progress this nation has made in our time and turn America back to the (not so) good old days.

Philip France

Robert,

You do not know what the hell you are talking about. I keep demanding to know what drugs you under the spell of.

I pity you, I truly do. But you are the most out-of-touch and delusional individual that I have ever encountered.

May I please suggest that you forego your subscription to "Rolling Stone" for "Whistleblower"? May I also suggest that you seek natural cures for what ails you, rather than pharmacuticals?

I truly care about you and i am concerned.

Philip France

Like Walt, I both welcome back and applaud Bruce Walker for another poignant article.

In my own personal understanding of U.S. History, the Presidential election of 1964 was the major tipping-point that set our great and constitutional Republic on its headlong course toward tyranny. I was very young at the time, but I know that Goldwater’s presidential campaigned was doomed by an evil smear-ad that associated candidate Goldwater with global nuclear annihilation. It was a lie then. The lie continues to this day.

With respect to this website’s resident lunatic Robert Berger, he is actually correct in that Senator (NOT Presidential candidate) Goldwater became more libertarian later in life; bit the candidate Goldwater said these time timely and eternal words:

“The turn will come when we entrust the conduct of our affairs to men who understand that their first duty as public officials is to divest themselves of the power that they have been given. It will come when Americans, in hundreds of communities throughout the nation, decide to put the man in office who is pledged to endorse the Constitution and restore the Republic. Who will proclaim in a campaign speech, “I have little interest in streamlining government or in making it more efficient, for I mean to reduce its size. I do not undertake to promote welfare, for I propose to extend freedom. My aim is not to pass laws, but to repeal them. It is not to inaugurate new programs, but to cancel old ones that do violence to the Constitution, or that have failed in their purpose, or that impose on the people an unwarranted financial burden. I will not attempt to discover whether legislation is “needed” before I have first determined whether it is constitutionally permissible.. And if I should later be attacked for neglecting my constituents’ interests, I shall reply that I was informed their main interest is liberty and that in that cause I am doing the very best that I can.”

THAT, my friends, is leadership. THAT is what our world needs. The above quote was published in 1960, lending credence to the notion that truth is timeless and transcends human history.

As for Gov. Palin to take up this mantle, I am not so sure. It is not in that she does not subscribe to these principles; she has proven herself as such already. Governor Palin’ only real handicap is her voice. Her voice is shrill and annoying. As sound and as accurate her expressed beliefs are (and they ARE, in fact sound and accurate) they do not resonate when expressed with high-pitched tones and inflections. Joe Six-Pack cannot compute. My hope is that she continues to be the lightning rod for the visceral dishonesty, duplicity and hypocrisy of the bed-wetting, panty-wearing sissies and sycophants in the MSM.

Another thought on this is that Gov. Palin is physically beautiful. She is an undeniably attractive woman. While this should matter none in political debate and discourse, it matters now in the American Left has claimed all (physically) beautiful people as their own. Since Sarah Palin has walked off this reservation, she is therefore portrayed as an putcast, worthy of scorn and ridicule..
So where do we go from here? Who do Americans that have an understanding of our Constitutional Republic turn to for leadership? Who is our Knight in shining armor who will lead us back into the prosperity and American exceptionalism that we know to be ours?

This is a very open debate. We need no RINO’s and we need no Democrats like we need a case of syphilis or Chlamydia., or even the crabs. We need leadership.

My early vote? Ambassador John Bolton, who has demonstrated fearlessness and articulation in speaking truth to power. His running mate? Perhaps Gov.Mitt Romney, if only for his experience with business and economics. If the economic recession were to subside by 2012 (which seems more-and-more unlikely) than I would turn to a more military-oriented Vice President in the persons of either Gen. Peter Pace or Gen. David Petreas.

Walt

As to Rinos, we as conservatives must take care of business in the primaries. There is much talk of a third and fourth party but under the current monopolistic two party system a third party only yields results like Clinton. I have a particular plan that would allow third parties to exist and thrive without affecting the results of the election but I doubt the two big parties would allow the challenge to their power.

Personally, my front runners for President are Michelle Baughman and Ron Paul. And if they do not run I will pay close attention to their endorsements.

Robert Berger

Thanks for your concern,but I'm perfectly sane and rational, have never taken illegal drugs of any kind and am a normal,run of the mill moderate liberal. There is absolutely nothing extreme or wacko about my views.
In fact,I'm downright conservative compared to real left-wingers.
I infuriate both right and left-wingers with my responses to blogs and e mails to
different people. The conservatives think I'm a God-damned pinko,commie,left-wing bastard, and the left-wing people think I'm a no good capitalist conservative!

Philip France

Congratulations, Robert on being the only two-faced man without two faces.

You are not a "moderate" if you:

Support the Marxist pseudo-President Barack Hussein Obama II.

Support infanticide.

Support the radical homosexual agenda.

Support the AGW/climate hoax.

Support the Marxist/Socialist health care/health insurance deform.

Support the eradication of our nation's borders through amnesty for criminal invaders (benignly also known as "illegal immigrants".

Support the atheistic maligment of our Nation's Judeo/Christian heritage and culture.

You are the atypical "who farted?" liberal. When you feel the heat, you run to the middle.

Let me clue you in: There should be no middle. The issues that I have expressed have no middle ground. They are either right or wrong. To be in the middle suggests that you are a coelenterate (an organsim that has no spine).

I believe firmly that you ingest drugs/medications that alter your understanding (Blake: "the eye altering, alters all"). For your well-being, look up Robert Scott Bell and seek a natural solution for that which ails you.

Robert Berger

Actually, what you're talking about are left-wing extremists.But I'm not one of them.
And the notion that Obama is in any way a "Marxist" or that he's trying to impose"Marxism" on America is laughable.
The REAL Marxists don't even think he's one of them.
No one supports infanticide, and the claim that Obama supports it are a blatant lie.In fact he never voted to allow babies who have survived attempoted abortion to be allowed to die.
There's no such thing as a "radical homosexual agenda". All gay people want is not to be discriminated asgainst,mistreated,stereotyped,demonized,
portrayed as child molesters, which only a tiny number of them are,a threat to America or anywhere in the world, and all that garbage.Are you aware that it's still technically legal to fire some one from a job merely for being gay in some US states?
This is totally unacceptable.It's no more justified than firing some one for being Jewish. And by the way, I'm a heterosexual.
And I';m not an atheist, nor am I hostile to Christianity or Christians. I'm opposed to theocracy, which IS a threat in America because of those wolves in sheep's clothing, the religious right.
I have no problem with people being Christian. What I'm opposed to is narrow-minded,intolerant and self-righteous religious extremists trying to take away my freedom and that of others because of their religious agenda.
Certainly not all Christians in America fit into this category.
I believe absolutely in capitalism and the free market. But I'm opposed to the radical laissez faire kind of capitalism which many conservatives wrongly favor, which would destroy or at least greatly weaken the safety net for the poor in America, and those not originally poor but down on their luck.

Philip France

“And the notion that Obama is in any way a "Marxist" or that he's trying to impose"Marxism" on America is laughable.”
WRONG. Last week, on The Savage Nation, Dr. Savage played sound bites from a former college-mate of Obama’s and how Obama is, indeed and in fact, a Marxist. His policies are Marxist. His Czars and associates such as Robert Holdren, Cass Sunstein, Van Jones, Anita Dunn, Ron Bloom, William Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn are all Marxists. Now try explaining this one away.

“The REAL Marxists don't even think he's one of them.”
WRONG: Obama’s candidacy was endorsed by CPUSA, who also approved of his political platform.

“No one supports infanticide, and the claim that Obama supports it are a blatant lie.In fact he never voted to allow babies who have survived attempoted abortion to be allowed to die.”
WRONG: Far too many people approve of infanticide. $300 million of our Federal tax dollars supports Planned Parenthood. As Illinois State Senator, Obama TWICE voted against a Born Alive Infant Protection Act. Do you still want to sing in his Mickey Mouse Club?

“There's no such thing as a "radical homosexual agenda".”
WRONG: Perhaps you’ve never heard of “After the Ball” by Marshall Kirk and Hunter Madsen. They have laid out the radical homosexual agenda and you are falling for it like a gullible child. Do a web search on Michael Ovitz and the Pink Mafia.

“All gay people want is not to be discriminated asgainst,mistreated,stereotyped,demonized,
portrayed as child molesters”
Meet Robert Berger: Spokesman for “All gay people”. Way to go! Homosexuals have the very Constitutional protections that heterosexual do. What the homosexuals are seeking are unique and special rights that are akin to Orwell’s “all animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.

“Are you aware that it's still technically legal to fire some one from a job merely for being gay in some US states?”
RUBBISH. Where do you learn such crap?

“I'm opposed to theocracy, which IS a threat in America because of those wolves in sheep's clothing, the religious right.”
Who in the US is advocating for a Theocracy, besides radical Moslems?

“What I'm opposed to is narrow-minded,intolerant and self-righteous religious extremists”
Who just-so-happens to be anyone and everyone who does not walk in lock-step with your badly distorted worldview.

“What I'm opposed to is narrow-minded,intolerant and self-righteous religious extremists trying to take away my freedom and that of others because of their religious agenda.”
Who is doing this? Name one person or even one group. When you make an outrageous claim such as this, at least have intellectual honesty to show cause.

“But I'm opposed to the radical laissez faire kind of capitalism which many conservatives wrongly favor”
Laissez faire capitalism is radical? You are out of your mind. What you may mean is “crony” capitalism whereby a few evil crooks in high places take advantage of areas in the free market and feed their greedy faces with filthy lucre. Other forms of economy do not stop this, Mr. Berger. In fact, it gets worse. What economic system do you suggest might correct this? By the way, you darling Comrade Obama took huge campaign contributions from Wall Street executives. Why do you think they supported him?

Thus concludes the latest chapter of Robert in Wonderland.

Philip France

“And the notion that Obama is in any way a "Marxist" or that he's trying to impose"Marxism" on America is laughable.”
WRONG. Last week, on The Savage Nation, Dr. Savage played sound bites from a former college-mate of Obama’s and how Obama is, indeed and in fact, a Marxist. His policies are Marxist. His Czars and associates such as Robert Holdren, Cass Sunstein, Van Jones, Anita Dunn, Ron Bloom, William Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn are all Marxists. Now try explaining this one away.

“The REAL Marxists don't even think he's one of them.”
WRONG: Obama’s candidacy was endorsed by CPUSA, who also approved of his political platform.

“No one supports infanticide, and the claim that Obama supports it are a blatant lie.In fact he never voted to allow babies who have survived attempoted abortion to be allowed to die.”
WRONG: Far too many people approve of infanticide. $300 million of our Federal tax dollars supports Planned Parenthood. As Illinois State Senator, Obama TWICE voted against a Born Alive Infant Protection Act. Do you still want to sing in his Mickey Mouse Club?

“There's no such thing as a "radical homosexual agenda".”
WRONG: Perhaps you’ve never heard of “After the Ball” by Marshall Kirk and Hunter Madsen. They have laid out the radical homosexual agenda and you are falling for it like a gullible child. Do a web search on Michael Ovitz and the Pink Mafia.

“All gay people want is not to be discriminated asgainst,mistreated,stereotyped,demonized,
portrayed as child molesters”
Meet Robert Berger: Spokesman for “All gay people”. Way to go! Homosexuals have the very Constitutional protections that heterosexual do. What the homosexuals are seeking are unique and special rights that are akin to Orwell’s “all animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.

“Are you aware that it's still technically legal to fire some one from a job merely for being gay in some US states?”
RUBBISH. Where do you learn such crap?

“I'm opposed to theocracy, which IS a threat in America because of those wolves in sheep's clothing, the religious right.”
Who in the US is advocating for a Theocracy, besides radical Moslems?

“What I'm opposed to is narrow-minded,intolerant and self-righteous religious extremists”
Who just-so-happens to be anyone and everyone who does not walk in lock-step with your badly distorted worldview.

“What I'm opposed to is narrow-minded,intolerant and self-righteous religious extremists trying to take away my freedom and that of others because of their religious agenda.”
Who is doing this? Name one person or even one group. When you make an outrageous claim such as this, at least have intellectual honesty to show cause.

“But I'm opposed to the radical laissez faire kind of capitalism which many conservatives wrongly favor”
Laissez faire capitalism is radical? You are out of your mind. What you may mean is “crony” capitalism whereby a few evil crooks in high places take advantage of areas in the free market and feed their greedy faces with filthy lucre. Other forms of economy do not stop this, Mr. Berger. In fact, it gets worse. What economic system do you suggest might correct this? By the way, you darling Comrade Obama took huge campaign contributions from Wall Street executives. Why do you think they supported him?

Thus concludes the latest chapter of Robert in Wonderland.

Philip France

“And the notion that Obama is in any way a "Marxist" or that he's trying to impose"Marxism" on America is laughable.”
WRONG. Last week, on The Savage Nation, Dr. Savage played sound bites from a former college-mate of Obama’s and how Obama is, indeed and in fact, a Marxist. His policies are Marxist. His Czars and associates such as Robert Holdren, Cass Sunstein, Van Jones, Anita Dunn, Ron Bloom, William Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn are all Marxists. Now try explaining this one away.

“The REAL Marxists don't even think he's one of them.”
WRONG: Obama’s candidacy was endorsed by CPUSA, who also approved of his political platform.

“No one supports infanticide, and the claim that Obama supports it are a blatant lie.In fact he never voted to allow babies who have survived attempoted abortion to be allowed to die.”
WRONG: Far too many people approve of infanticide. $300 million of our Federal tax dollars supports Planned Parenthood. As Illinois State Senator, Obama TWICE voted against a Born Alive Infant Protection Act. Do you still want to sing in his Mickey Mouse Club?

“There's no such thing as a "radical homosexual agenda".”
WRONG: Perhaps you’ve never heard of “After the Ball” by Marshall Kirk and Hunter Madsen. They have laid out the radical homosexual agenda and you are falling for it like a gullible child. Do a web search on Michael Ovitz and the Pink Mafia.

“All gay people want is not to be discriminated asgainst,mistreated,stereotyped,demonized,
portrayed as child molesters”
Meet Robert Berger: Spokesman for “All gay people”. Way to go! Homosexuals have the very Constitutional protections that heterosexual do. What the homosexuals are seeking are unique and special rights that are akin to Orwell’s “all animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.

“Are you aware that it's still technically legal to fire some one from a job merely for being gay in some US states?”
RUBBISH. Where do you learn such crap?

“I'm opposed to theocracy, which IS a threat in America because of those wolves in sheep's clothing, the religious right.”
Who in the US is advocating for a Theocracy, besides radical Moslems?

“What I'm opposed to is narrow-minded,intolerant and self-righteous religious extremists”
Who just-so-happens to be anyone and everyone who does not walk in lock-step with your badly distorted worldview.

“What I'm opposed to is narrow-minded,intolerant and self-righteous religious extremists trying to take away my freedom and that of others because of their religious agenda.”
Who is doing this? Name one person or even one group. When you make an outrageous claim such as this, at least have intellectual honesty to show cause.

“But I'm opposed to the radical laissez faire kind of capitalism which many conservatives wrongly favor”
Laissez faire capitalism is radical? You are out of your mind. What you may mean is “crony” capitalism whereby a few evil crooks in high places take advantage of areas in the free market and feed their greedy faces with filthy lucre. Other forms of economy do not stop this, Mr. Berger. In fact, it gets worse. What economic system do you suggest might correct this? By the way, you darling Comrade Obama took huge campaign contributions from Wall Street executives. Why do you think they supported him?

Thus concludes the latest chapter of Robert in Wonderland.

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