tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32095600.post1853921422194788440..comments2017-01-12T09:34:22.548-06:00Comments on Rev Ron's Rants: Careful... it's "Them!"RevRon's Rantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07786080982796903930noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32095600.post-49338059206409103112008-10-27T16:34:00.000-06:002008-10-27T16:34:00.000-06:00Ah, well, you SAY paranoia isn't one of your flaws...Ah, well, you SAY paranoia isn't one of your flaws, you SAY that...but how do I REALLY know...<BR/><BR/>Really though, America is not somwhere I've been to so I can't really understand the place. Next best thing is ask the natives.<BR/><BR/>The Rhodes thing seems pretty straightforward, and for it not to be serving that purpose still, there would have to have been a significant change of direction in his organisations in the last century or so. That's probably inevitable to some degree, but by how much I don't know, I've just recently started to look at this stuff. From what I see there is a very strong vein of anti globalist/imperial feeling in America, but it's often very simplistic. That's what a google search will show anyway. I notice also that a lot of the anti feeling originates from christians, and there is a ready made hidden hand behind all ills in that religion which may be a template for further paranoia. From what Quigley wrote though, it would be hard to deny the intent of the British aristocracy towards the US in this regard, however it has turned out. <BR/>I can say that regarding the EU, it was definitely sold as just a few trade agreements at first, but has turned out to be something quite different. It wouldn't surprise me if the US goes the same way, and you find yourselves part of a greater federation- but yes, there is a lot of room for easy paranoia to take the place of proper research. Especially here in the kingdom of CCTVania.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32095600.post-68576981633595371442008-10-25T09:26:00.000-06:002008-10-25T09:26:00.000-06:00"how do you know they are not actively working to ..."how do you know they are not actively working to destroy your republic?"<BR/><BR/>Not to be glib in my response, HHH, but... while I have my share of personality flaws, paranoia isn't one of them. :-)<BR/><BR/>It's one of those A=B, B resembles C, so A = C arguments that just don't work for me.RevRon's Rantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07786080982796903930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32095600.post-42090262699577818452008-10-22T16:13:00.000-06:002008-10-22T16:13:00.000-06:00Re you're earlier coment, to say that Wolf is not ...Re you're earlier coment, to say that Wolf is not far wrong is quite an admission.<BR/>What have folks been saying about Obama's youth brigade, and is it an isolated incident?<BR/>How much awareness have Americans got of where political youth movements can lead to? <BR/>I have next to me an illustrated copy of Shirers 'Rise of the Third Reich', which I shall be perusing, (slightly ironically the readers digest abridged version.)<BR/>I have watched that obama youth video, and my jaw dropped when they referred themselves as dogs. Animal Farm?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32095600.post-85994409121226112062008-10-16T05:51:00.000-06:002008-10-16T05:51:00.000-06:00From 'the Anglo American' establishment.-(sorry it...From 'the Anglo American' establishment.-(sorry it's long)<BR/>The secret society of Cecil Rhodes is mentioned in the first five of his seven wills. In<BR/>the fifth it was supplemented by the idea of an educational institution with scholarships,<BR/>whose alumni would be bound together by common ideals—Rhodes's ideals. In the sixth<BR/>and seventh wills the secret society was not mentioned, and the scholarships monopolized<BR/>the estate. But Rhodes still had the same ideals and still believed that they could be<BR/>carried out best by a secret society of men devoted to a common cause. The scholarships<BR/>were merely a facade to conceal the secret society, or, more accurately, they were to be<BR/>one of the instruments by which the members of the secret society could carry out his<BR/>purpose. This purpose, as expressed in the first will (1877), was:<BR/>“The extension of British rule throughout the world, the perfecting of a system of<BR/>emigration from the United Kingdom and of colonization by British subjects of all<BR/>lands wherein the means of livelihood are attainable by energy, labour, and<BR/>enterprise, . . . the ultimate recovery of the United States of America as an integral<BR/>part of a British Empire, the consolidation of the whole Empire, the inauguration of<BR/>a system of Colonial Representation in the Imperial Parliament which may tend to<BR/>weld together the disjointed members of the Empire, and finally the foundation of so<BR/>great a power as to hereafter render wars impossible and promote the best interests<BR/>of humanity.”<BR/>Given that the Council on Foreign Relations was set up for the same purpose as the Rhodes scholarships, and given that both your candidates are members, how do you know they are not actively working to destroy your republic?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32095600.post-60324387825305468852008-10-12T15:10:00.000-06:002008-10-12T15:10:00.000-06:00This is not passion. This is deep anger and hostil...<I>This is not passion. This is deep anger and hostility toward another human being.</I><BR/><BR/>People who know McCain personally (and have the guts) speak out about his volatile temperament:<BR/>http://tinyurl.com/3uker7Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32095600.post-28837019882039473012008-10-12T14:37:00.000-06:002008-10-12T14:37:00.000-06:00Gasp! Rev, gotta see it to believe it:Barack “Osam...Gasp! Rev, gotta see it to believe it:<BR/><BR/>Barack “Osama” Printed on NY Absentee Balots<BR/><BR/><I>Election officials in Rensselaer County in upstate New York sent out hundreds of absentee ballots with this unfortunate spelling error. They are denying any intentional wrong doing despite a statement that three different people proof read the ballots and the fact that “S” is no where near “B” on the keyboard.</I> <BR/><BR/>http://tinyurl.com/3scsuw<BR/><BR/>Meantime, we are getting into the late states of the racial denunciation game:<BR/><BR/><I>I call on Senator Obama to immediately and personally repudiate these outrageous and divisive comments that are so clearly designed to shut down debate 24 days before the election. Our country must return to the important debate about the path forward for America.</I><BR/><BR/>http://tinyurl.com/3m6qln<BR/><BR/>This is going to be one of the ugliest and most contentious, if not THE ugliest and most contentious election in the US history.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32095600.post-43248083246295022642008-10-12T13:49:00.000-06:002008-10-12T13:49:00.000-06:00"The McCain/Palin ticket is the first in American ..."The McCain/Palin ticket is the first in American history in which both candidates were found to have violated ethics standards before a national election."<BR/><BR/>http://tinyurl.com/46nqhp<BR/><BR/>Mavericks, indeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32095600.post-52950091845408389202008-10-12T09:28:00.000-06:002008-10-12T09:28:00.000-06:00Apparently, his wedding ring isn't the only thing ...Apparently, his wedding ring isn't the only thing that feels too tight for him. After giving his pit bull some false teeth and sending her out to slander Obama, he is now paying lip service to the need to remain respectful. His advisers must have told him about the negative backlash, and while he knows that the smear campaign is all he has left, he knows he needs to appear above the ugly fray, even as his vice moose continues to feed it. Either he's a desperate hypocrite, or he is unable to lead even his VP pick. And folks are saying that *she's* not qualified!RevRon's Rantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07786080982796903930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32095600.post-59000922921013251622008-10-12T09:17:00.000-06:002008-10-12T09:17:00.000-06:00I took the trouble to watch your man mcain. It see...I took the trouble to watch your man mcain. It seemed like his wedding ring had become uncomfortably tight, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32095600.post-85365311365706116252008-10-11T13:05:00.000-06:002008-10-11T13:05:00.000-06:00HHH, I agree, but I still think it is offensive to...HHH, I agree, but I still think it is offensive to Reader's Digest. Can't think of a more suitable example, though. (Mein Kampf for Idiots in a Cosmo cover...?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32095600.post-24972846469505938962008-10-11T11:11:00.000-06:002008-10-11T11:11:00.000-06:00Reader's Digest in a Cosmopolitan cover.Reader's Digest in a Cosmopolitan cover.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32095600.post-32684119253494686202008-10-11T10:59:00.000-06:002008-10-11T10:59:00.000-06:00Eliz, I laughed my butt off (what little butt I ha...Eliz, I laughed my butt off (what little butt I had in the first place) watching that video. Thought he was going to start drooling there at one point!<BR/><BR/>Not that I would hold his appreciation against him, since it's something to which I can relate... I just gravitate toward different... targets for my attentions!RevRon's Rantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07786080982796903930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32095600.post-13907999509306062002008-10-10T19:21:00.000-06:002008-10-10T19:21:00.000-06:00Back to the tundra with her, straight away!Well, R...<I>Back to the tundra with her, straight away!</I><BR/><BR/>Well, Rev, if we use your criteria, or rather criterion, ahem, then let's not banish her yet. There is that famous video of McCain ogling Palin's backside when he first introduced her in Ohio. It would thus appear that she is bottom-full, after all. See for yourself: http://tinyurl.com/45fnca<BR/><BR/>(By golly, how did we end up in this lawless territory... LMAO.:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32095600.post-47332519930435170512008-10-10T17:41:00.000-06:002008-10-10T17:41:00.000-06:00HHH, I'd say she's not far off the mark, but I sti...HHH, I'd say she's not far off the mark, but I still have hope that things will get better pretty soon. While I don't see the Democrats as saviors by any means, I do see them as being the one element that can break the stranglehold of fascism that currently grips this nation and threatens to destroy it.<BR/><BR/>Of course, when the Democrats have the reins, they'll screw things up in their way, and the Republicans will emerge to get their turn, only to allow power to corrupt them again. My real hope is that with each subsequent swing of the political pendulum, the partisan arc will decrease, ultimately resting in a place of balance - of power and of ideals. It's the only true road to peace and prosperity.RevRon's Rantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07786080982796903930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32095600.post-71404623950746124232008-10-10T16:33:00.000-06:002008-10-10T16:33:00.000-06:00It's a good job I want to ask a serious question t...It's a good job I want to ask a serious question then. That question is, is Naomi Wolf giving an accurate picture of America sliding into fascism?<BR/>http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_XgkeTanCGIAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32095600.post-43237449069277270212008-10-10T16:22:00.000-06:002008-10-10T16:22:00.000-06:00"Apparently there is no bottom to her ugliness."Be..."Apparently there is no bottom to her ugliness."<BR/><BR/>Being a devout ass-man, I'd have to say that given her level of "charm" and the "depth" of her political acumen, the fact (as yet unproven, however) that she has no bottom renders the woman a total wash in my book. Back to the tundra with her, straight away!RevRon's Rantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07786080982796903930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32095600.post-70282407804600556212008-10-10T16:04:00.000-06:002008-10-10T16:04:00.000-06:00Sorry HHH... I'm the only one allowed to be glib a...Sorry HHH... I'm the only one allowed to be glib and foolish on this blog. :-)RevRon's Rantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07786080982796903930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32095600.post-52965785268876414542008-10-10T11:07:00.000-06:002008-10-10T11:07:00.000-06:00Ahem. Rev, that one sentence in point 8 should hav...Ahem. Rev, that one sentence in point 8 should have read:<BR/>"And what, prey tell, did Barack Hussein Obama <I>do</I> in the same time??"<BR/><BR/>("<I>Prey</I> tell" was deliberate.)<BR/> <BR/>But, sheesh... Now the GOP will never hire me to write their PR memos (weep).<BR/><BR/>On a related(?) note, Connie does not want to get started on Sarah, while I can't seem to stop! In the latest news from Palin's dis-infomercial campaign, she has announced that Obama would diminish "the prestige of the United States presidency." I kid you not. See for yourself:<BR/>http://tinyurl.com/43kq88<BR/><BR/>Apparently there is no bottom to her ugliness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32095600.post-28443823999759608872008-10-10T10:51:00.000-06:002008-10-10T10:51:00.000-06:00May I ask a question, even though I am incredibly ...May I ask a question, even though I am incredibly glib and foolish?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32095600.post-49926100211366860572008-10-09T17:08:00.000-06:002008-10-09T17:08:00.000-06:00But then we have "Rednecks for Obama:"http://tinyu...But then we have "Rednecks for Obama:"<BR/>http://tinyurl.com/4ddawtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32095600.post-66995139141736640492008-10-09T15:11:00.000-06:002008-10-09T15:11:00.000-06:00I am amazed at the length they will go to justify ...<I>I am amazed at the length they will go to justify even the most disingenuous acts</I><BR/><BR/>Yep. This just in: "John McCain spotted eating a live baby in a Las Vegas casino."<BR/><BR/>The GOP spin machine: <BR/>1. It's not true.<BR/>2. The pictures you have do not show that the guy is John McCain for certain.<BR/>3. This is all a Dems' ploy.<BR/>4. Barack Hussein Obama is a terrist.<BR/>5. It was McCain, but the baby was not live.<BR/>6. So the baby was live, so what? It's not like Barack Hussein Obama did not eat live babies in Kenya 100 years ago. His great-grandfather did, for sure.<BR/>7. The world is overpopulated and John McCain, being the maverick and patriot he is, was doing his patriotic duty to combat the overpopulation problem.<BR/>8. And what, prey tell, did Barack Hussein Obama did in the same time?? Did he eat any babies? No, of course not. Because Barack Hussein Obama does not care about overpopulation. He does not care about you and me, only about his terrist friends.<BR/><BR/>P.S. The baby's parents issued a statement, published in its entirety in The National Review, thanking John McCain for eating their baby. Being true patriots, they also offered him their older kid. The kid himself did not protest (or so we hear) knowing well that only John McCain has the effective solutions to the problem of overpopulation. Vote Palin... Er, McCain/Palin '08.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32095600.post-58280744246931588672008-10-09T14:15:00.000-06:002008-10-09T14:15:00.000-06:00Steve, et al -I think we can all take heart in the...Steve, et al -<BR/>I think we can all take heart in the knowledge that the crap we're seeing isn't the whole of "politics as usual," but rather the dying gasps of *failed* politics as usual.<BR/><BR/>I genuinely feel for those individuals whom have long related to the tenets of Republicanism, only to see it deteriorate into something akin to the version of Republicanism that would appear in the Bizarro World of old Superman comic books. We've heard from some who finally got fed up with the nonsense and bailed on the party, just as some of us have bailed on the abomination that the Democratic party has become. Perhaps... just perhaps, we'll see the emergence of a movement committed to some integrity in campaigning, as well as the governance that follows. Barring that, our country is in for a future that none of us wants to live to see.RevRon's Rantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07786080982796903930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32095600.post-46283642955193755832008-10-09T14:03:00.000-06:002008-10-09T14:03:00.000-06:00Great articles, Eliz! There's so much we don't kno...Great articles, Eliz! There's so much we don't know about the candidates, and sadly, too many folks take more care in hiring the people who tend their yard than they take in selecting their president.<BR/><BR/>I've wandered over to a rabid fringe blog or two (from both fringes, one of which is run by a nutcase I was foolish enough to engage from time to time), and am amazed at the length they will go to justify even the most disingenuous acts, so long as they're being done by "their guy/gal." It really makes me thankful that these products of shallow gene pools don't have much of a following. Hopefully, their readers are more intelligent - not to mention, mentally balanced - than the authors, and don't drink the toxic kool-aid.RevRon's Rantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07786080982796903930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32095600.post-27096646819146839302008-10-09T14:01:00.000-06:002008-10-09T14:01:00.000-06:00I tell you, Rev, I'm truly aghast at some of the s...I tell you, Rev, I'm truly aghast at some of the stuff that goes on nowadays under the rubric of "politics as usual." The purposeful distortion of fact, the disingenuous justification of willful smears--like this whole Ayers thing, which McCain claims to truly believe is evidence of Obama's unfitness to serve (as if McCain really believes any of that, in his heart)--I don't even know what to say anymore. It's not so much that they're distorting the truth as that they <I>know</I> they're distorting the truth in the cynical hope of picking up a vote here and there from someone who simply doesn't think these things through very deeply. As I said recently on my blog, God knows what they'll come up with at the 11th hour, when there's no further chance for anyone to fact-check or refute them before the voting starts....<BR/><BR/>Nothing would surprise me at this point. It's appalling. And--I dare say--it's un-American, given the real woes we face at this point in time. John McCain can see a real lack of patriotism anytime he wants, simply by looking in the nearest mirror.Steve Salernohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12408247867684020178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32095600.post-81154245259285227442008-10-09T13:35:00.000-06:002008-10-09T13:35:00.000-06:00BTW, the real Mavericks want their (good) name bac...BTW, the real Mavericks want their (good) name back:<BR/>http://tinyurl.com/4h4vywAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com