<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Wyldflower:

"You should view the world as a conspiracy run by a very closely-knit group of nearly omnipotent people, and you should think of those people as yourself and your friends."

-- Robert Anton Wilson, author<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

YAY for Robert Anton Wilson!

Hmm... Let's see what I can dredge up out of this sieve I call a memory to add to this topic.

"God forbid we go 20 years without such a revolution." -- Thomas Jefferson, upon hearing about the Whiskey Rebellion.

"You're probably going to need to grow up a little before you can understand what I'm about to say, but the rest of us NEED you as humans! I know, you look around and you see what humans are doing to the planet and each other and you're absolutely horrified to think you're one of them! It's not crazy to be ashamed to be human!" 2, the Ranting Grypon , Overboard

I wish more right-wingers would say what they really think, like this dude. It would help our side immensely:
http://mediamatters.org/items/200510140006

Things you have to believe to be a Republican today.....
>>>>
>>>>Jesus loves you, and shares your hatred of homosexuals and Hillary
>>>>Clinton.
>>>>
>>>>Saddam was a good guy when Reagan armed him, a bad guy when Bush's
>>>>daddy made war on him, a good guy when Cheney did business with him,
>>>>and a bad guy when Bush needed a "we can't find Bin Laden" diversion.
>>>>
>>>>Trade with Cuba is wrong because the country is Communist, but trade
>>>>with China and Vietnam is vital to a spirit of international harmony.
>>>>
>>>>The United States should get out of the United Nations, and our highest
>>>>national priority is enforcing U.N. resolutions against Iraq.
>>>>
>>>>A woman can't be trusted with decisions about her own body, but
>>>>multi-national corporations can make decisions affecting all mankind
>>>without regulation.
>>>>
>>>>The best way to improve military morale is to praise the troops in
>>>>speeches, while slashing veterans' benefits and combat pay.
>>>>
>>>>If condoms are kept out of schools, adolescents won't have sex.
>>>>
>>>>A good way to fight terrorism is to belittle our long-time allies, then
>>>>demand their cooperation and money.
>>>>
>>>>Providing health care to all Iraqis is sound policy, but providing
>>>>health care to all Americans is socialism. HMOs and insurance companies
>>>>have the best interests of the public at heart.
>>>>
>>>>Global warming and tobacco's link to cancer are junk science, but
>>>>creationism should be taught in schools.
>>>>
>>>>A president lying about an extramarital affair is a impeachable
>>>>offense, but a president lying to enlist support for a war in which
>>>>thousands die is solid defense policy.
>>>>
>>>>Government should limit itself to the powers named in the Constitution,
>>>>which include banning gay marriages and censoring the Internet.
>>>>
>>>>The public has a right to know about Hillary's cattle trades, but
>>>>George Bush's driving record is none of our business.
>>>>
>>>>Being a drug addict is a moral failing and a crime, unless you're a
>>>>conservative radio host. Then it's an illness and you need our prayers
>>>>for your recovery.
>>>>
>>>>You support states' rights, but Attorney General John Ashcroft can tell
>>>>states what local voter initiatives they have the right to adopt.
>>>>
>>>>What Bill Clinton did in the 1960s is of vital national interest, but
>>>>what Bush did in the '80s is irrelevant.
>>>>
>>>>Feel free to pass this on. If you don't send it to at least 10 other
>>>>people, we're likely to be stuck with more Republicans in '06 and '08.
>>>>Friends don't let friends vote Republican.

lcj, thanks! You just gave me the text for some great Valentines I will be sending this year. From the heart.

Anniversary Quotes
Quote:
retired Gen. Paul D. Eaton, who was in charge of training the Iraqi military from 2003-2004, called the defense secretary "incompetent strategically, operationally and tactically, and is far more responsible for what has happened to our important mission in Iraq. Mr. Rumsfeld must step down."

Quote:
"It is a painful anniversary. We were expecting that Iraq would get better," Munthir Rasheed said. "But it is completely in reverse. Iraq has passed through three years which are the worst in its history."


Quote:
"The security situation has worsened," said Adnan al-Dulaimi, of the Iraqi Front for National Dialogue. "Iraq is the scene of killing, torture and arrests. The infrastructure has deteriorated more because those who run the country are unable to rehabilitate the country."

Quote:
"Evil men, obsessed with ambition and unburdened by conscience, must be taken very seriously--and we must stop them before their crimes can multiply."
~George W. Bush
(Now if only the congress, house and American people would take that advice to heart)
I said that,
My Land Too

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"Senator, when you took your oath of office, you placed your hand on the Bible and swore to uphold the Constitution. You didn't place your hand on the Constitution and swear to uphold the Bible."

--Jamie Raskin, testifying Wednesday, March 1, 2006, before the Maryland Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee in response to a question from Republican Senator Nancy Jacobs about whether marriage discrimination against gay people is equired by "God's Law."

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Ceashel:

"Senator, when you took your oath of office, you placed your hand on the Bible and swore to uphold the Constitution. You didn't place your hand on the Constitution and swear to uphold the Bible."

--Jamie Raskin, testifying Wednesday, March 1, 2006, before the Maryland Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee in response to a question from Republican Senator Nancy Jacobs about whether marriage discrimination against gay people is equired by "God's Law."<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Excellent!! <img src="http://www.arlo.net/ubb/smilies/smile.gif" width=15 height=15>

that was pretty good Ceashel, I printed it and posted it in my office!

A September 11 Post:

"Gott Mit Uns has ever been the war cryof every national army on both sides of the line; while throughout the territorial reaches of Islam, the rhetoric of righteousness has been epitomized in the matched phrases, dar al islam (the realm of submission to Allah) and dar al harb (the realm of war), which is to say, the rest of the world."

From Cosmology and Mythic Imagination by Joseph Campbell

Of course we all know we have God on our side, right!

This is a quote from a young person on another site where some school kids were talking about their schools having and not having a moment of silence today September 11, 2006 - some were saying how shameful that some of the schools did not and soforth -
This kid was the only one that seemed to be able to think for themself

Thought I'd share it

"My mom said the same thing. I felt so strange about the whole thing. In a world with Darfur, Iraq, Katrina, is there enough time for all the necessary moments of silence?
We are so spoiled as a country that we can observe these tradegys this way...in other parts of the world this kind of thing is a daily reality.
I live in NY & I have not forgot- in fact like most New Yorkers I think about it every day.
At the same time the whole crisis has become a political platform, an excuse for war, a Sunday holiday so as to keep the work day on Monday prodctive...40,000 workers that were down at ground zero suffer health problems now. I feel the tragedy still continues, it's not time for silence. My Mom was mad at me for saying so... I hope I don't offend..."

Mom doesn't have any reason for being offended. She should be proud of her child. Thanks for sharing, myland2. Makes me think too how fortunate I am.

Brigitte

That young person should replace the person in the White house.

great kid, its funny when somebody comments like that they always feel the need to say "Hope I don't offend"

I usually say...
Just sayin', is all.

Loosely translated it means...
I may have just said something really stoopid, and I hope that you will forgive me?

Just sayin', is all.