June 12, 2014

They also kidnapped and sterilized poor whites, a source of old white anti-government hatred.

Conservatives morphed that into hating the poor and other races, going far beyond the original justified paranoia.

Now they embrace private ways to reduce 'worthless mouths' and rail against the government for keeping them alive and well.

Quite a turn around, but not really unexpected.

June 12, 2014

Do you see it as part of 'The Family' as some of the same players are there?

The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power

http://www.amazon.com/The-Family-Secret-Fundamentalism-American/dp/0060560053/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1402599280&sr=8-4&keywords=The+Family

Excellent post above, pulling the threads together. Thanks for linking it in another thread I read today or I wouldn't have seen it at all.

June 12, 2014

Oh, they are sooo into abortion of 'undesireables.' And rape, too:

Maine Republican regrets saying men should rape women if abortion is legal

A Republican state lawmaker from Maine says he regrets making decades worth of offensive comments about gays, rape, and abortion that were compiled recently by a liberal activist.

Blogger Mike Tipping dug up several offensive comments made by state Rep. Lawrence Lockman (R-Amherst) from old news reports he posted on the Bangor Daily News website, which has spurred Democratic calls for the lawmaker’s resignation.

In one of the quotes posted on the blog, Lockman falsely suggested HIV and AIDS could be spread by bed sheets and mosquitos, and he also said the progressive movement helped spread the virus by claiming “the practice of sodomy is a legitimate alternative lifestyle, rather than a perverted and depraved crime against humanity...”

“If a woman has (the right to an abortion), why shouldn’t a man be free to use his superior strength to force himself on a woman?” Lockman said. “At least the rapist’s pursuit of sexual freedom doesn’t (in most cases) result in anyone’s death.”*

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/02/27/maine-republican-regrets-saying-men-should-rape-women-if-abortion-is-legal/

to Bjorn Against:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024576266

*A new defintion of liberty and freedom! He really does respect 'the rapist’s pursuit of sexual freedom,' no?

And his statement, "why shouldn’t a man be free to use his superior strength to force himself on a woman?” sounds like the voice of experience to me!

'Liberal bloggers' should make sure this goon in Virginia 'regrets' this...

June 12, 2014

LOL at that beautiful pic of Obama! Well, we won;t have that weasel Cantor to kick around anymore!

Okay, after Jack gets in, who's next on the list?

June 12, 2014

As one of 'the people' I can't sit back in an ivory tower for perfection to save the day for me:

Some people don't live down at ground level, but some of us do...

June 12, 2014

What's the other one? "How can we miss you if you don't go away?"

If only I could remember who started that one. Was it John Cleese?



Please excuse me, no insult intended. Cat pic is mandatory...

June 11, 2014

Sorry, K & R for a translation of 'Mortapror scortchastew.' Off to the Greatest Page!

Muahaha!!

June 11, 2014

Disagree with the alleged humor of the OREOs he's carrying. These guys own this meme:

I'm clearly on that list, and have seen that bumper sticker for over twenty years. Yuk-yuk.

No, using a bag of OREOs to denigrate the first AA POTUS on the basis of skin color is not amusing and won't fix this:


Spitting, Stalking, Rape Threats: How Gun Extremists Target Women - Welcome to the dark side of America's war over guns

By Mark Follman - May 15, 2014

...Ever since the Sandy Hook massacre, a small but vocal faction of the gun rights movement has been targeting women who speak up on the issue—whether to propose tighter regulations, educate about the dangers to children, or simply to sell guns with innovative security features. The vicious and often sexually degrading attacks have evolved far beyond online trolling, culminating in severe bullying, harassment, invasion of privacy, and physical aggression. Though vitriol flows from both sides in the gun debate, these menacing tactics have begun to alarm even some entrenched pro-gun conservatives...

Last May in her hometown of Phoenix, she (Jennifer Longdon) helped coordinate a gun buyback program with local police over three weekends. On the first Saturday, a group of men assembled across the street from the church parking lot where Longdon was set up. They shouted about constitutional rights and tyranny, and called people arriving to trade in their guns "sellouts." (The program netted nearly 2,000 firearms with more than $200,000 in reimbursements.)

Some of them approached Longdon. "You know what was wrong with your shooting?" one said. "They didn't aim better." Another man came up, looked Longdon up and down and said, "I know who you are." Then he recited her home address. The harassment continued, and the men showed up throughout the program, a Phoenix police official involved confirmed to me.

After a fundraiser one night during the program, Longdon returned home around 10 p.m., parked her ramp-equipped van and began unloading herself. As she wheeled up to her house, a man stepped out of the shadows. He was dressed in black and had a rifle, "like something out of a commando movie," Longdon told me. He took aim at her and pulled the trigger. Longdon was hit with a stream of water. "Don't you wish you had a gun now, bitch?" he scoffed before taking off.

"It was like a mock execution," Longdon says, recalling the intense surge of adrenaline and how the incident triggered her PTSD from the 2004 attack that nearly killed her and her fiancé. She called the police, but they were unable to track down the perpetrator. By the following Saturday, Longdon was back at her post helping run the buyback...

Worth the time to see more details and the videos at the Mother Jones link:

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/05/guns-bullying-open-carry-women-moms-texas

Other than that, spot on. And yes, I do realize it's satire.

June 11, 2014

Some survivalists join up to be better prepared for what they see as the coming end of the world.

He as well acquainted with the use of guns, etc., which may had him thinking he could do well in that milieau.

Earlier stories said he saw it as an adventure. He was a person who had traveled widely and did a lot of extreme sports.

He may have seen this as a test of his ability to survive, but ended up in the company of the Taliban who had no appreciation for what was to him, his sacred sense of 'individualism.'

Tribalists and cultists demand absolute conformity over each other and everyone who crosses their path. They eliminate those who cannot or will not live by their rules.

People are more complicated than Bergdahl realized and no philosophy covers half of what humans are about.

June 11, 2014

From the link, one wonders what else preceded his erratic behavior:

“A wolf, mutt, hound, dog, I’ve been called these from my childhood,” he wrote in the first few pages. “But what good am I, my existence is that of exile. To live on the fringes of this world as a guard...”

Wonder who was calling him these all of those things as it doesn't fit with the happy community image. Bergdahl was an achiever in his own way, as posted this here:

Who is Bowe Bergdahl? - Life of the U.S. Soldier captured by the Taliban in Afghanistan:



Uploaded on Jul 22, 2009

HAILEY, Idaho - We are learning more about Bowe Bergdahl, the 23-year-old American soldier being held by the Taliban in Afghanistan. Since news of his capture was made public over the weekend, his friends in the Sun Valley, Idaho town of Hailey, have told ABC us that Bowe worked at a coffee house for a couple years, liked to ride his bicycle around town and had taken a class at the Sun Valley School of Ballet.

His family, concerned media descriptions of Bowe were limited to "bike riding, ballet dancing, barista," released more details about the life of their son Tuesday, through Walt Femling, the Sheriff of Blaine County, Idaho.

Sheriff Femling, who is a longtime friend of the Bergdahl family, called Bowe an adventurer. He said Bowe loves to ride both bicycles and motorcycles, but not cars. "He didn't like cars so he rode his bike everywhere," said Sheriff Femling.

He recounted how Bowe crewed a sailboat to the Caribbean and a fishing boat in Alaska. He toured Europe and California. "Not bad for somebody who is only 23 years old." He continued, "It's these adventures and others that made Bowe a very well-rounded person and I'm glad to know him." The Sheriff believes that Bowe's adventurous spirit played a part in his decision to join the military.

Bowe was good at handling guns and familiar with martial arts, and yet Sheriff Femling told us he was also a kind and courteous young man, "He would call you 'sir' or 'ma'am' and you know, to get a 23 year old these days to call you that is a little unusual."

As for education, Bowe was home schooled, but Sheriff Femling noted that he did receive his GED through The College of Southern Idaho.

Even though townsfolk had set up a fund for the Bergdahl family at a bank in Hailey, the Sheriff said the family discourages contributions. He explained that's not the focus of the family; they want prayers right now, not money. What's more, they ask everyone to pray not just for Bowe, but also for all of the men and women of the armed forces who find themselves in harm's way.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017195686

From the link about his writings:

He wrote about what he described as “shallow” and crude minds around him, and “this hell that pools so many fools, and they are all part of the illusion.”

He's not far off to a certain way of thinking, but that could be said any time if you don't respect those around you.

That doesn't fit with the video description of his behavior or the opinion of his neighbors. It's largely dependent on one's POV.

He certainly found himself in much worse company when the Taliban found him. There is something to be said for staying with those you know even in a horrible situation with people one doesn't like.

He most likely would have been sent home long before if he'd stayed with this unit. But the psychological pressure that was building up destroyed that instinct to survive in what we commonly term survival.

JMHO.