Vast Write Wing - October 2011

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Jesse Jr thinks he can force Perry to apologize ? Jackson believes something he hasn't saw with his own eyes,such as a name of a rock? Someone is awfully afraid of Perry for some reason.


House Turns Away Resolution Demanding Perry Apology Over Hunting Camp Name

Published October 06, 2011
| Associated Press


WASHINGTON -- The uproar over the name of a hunting camp once leased by the family of Republican presidential hopeful Rick Perry reached the House floor on Thursday, as lawmakers derailed an effort to demand that Perry apologize.
The five-page resolution offered by Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., was aimed at the name "N-----head" that was painted on a rock outside the Texas camp.

The measure called on Perry, the Texas governor, to apologize for not immediately removing the rock and for taking people there to hunt. It also called on Perry's GOP presidential rivals to condemn the rock.

Perry has said the name is offensive. He said that after he saw it, in 1983 or 1984, the word was painted over.
The House voted 231-173 against taking up the measure.


Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/10 ... z1a3ceWTWD

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Lynn, you and your sidekick appear to have a surprisingly naive understanding of American history. You know as well as I that the two parties have flipped flopped in the past 80 years; especially in the last 40 -50 years. So why the gratuitous remarks about the Democrats were Klansmen or it "it was the Republicans who passed the 14th Amendment" [whoo!]. Greater New England was the birthplace of the Republican Party and the catalyst for the War of Southern Independence. Greater New England [which includes the San Fran -Seattle corridor] is now the bastion of progressive liberalism. It hasn't changed and neither has the South that much except we now recognize that individual liberty, which we cherish, is the God-given right of all men; not just white men. Please, no more straining to falsely equate today's Dem's with yesterday's Dem's and the same for Republicans. It just isn't true.
Unsigned,
Waco

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What really FROST me, is hearing conservatives defend freedom of speech allowing radical liberals to protest unchallenged while an innocent comments like Hank William Jr.'s freedom of speech is totally trampled. Conservatives should circle the wagons around him and refuse to watch Monday night football until he is restored. Is there really freedom of speech if one has to fear loosing their “job” for an innocent comment? That is how “they” meaning socialist, communist, liberals etc are shutting up conservatives and probably sooner than you think everyone else.

Best regards,

Peggy Clemons

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Mr. Woolley,

Great show. Can you explain why having too have a conceal carry permit is constitutional? I believe shall not be infringed upon means leave me alone. The 2nd amendment I thought was a right not a privilege

Sir 10% ethanal doesn't do nothing for the environment. Just a renewable fuel & homegrown. Burning food.

Have a good weekend sir
Ken
Copperas Cove

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Private property is 1 thing. But my understanding of the constitution a US citizen should be allowed to carry in the US without a permit. I could be wrong. But that's how I understand it. It is the constitution the supreme law of the land. 10 th amendment states if it's Not in the constitution it reverts too states than individuals. The right to bear arms is covered. So state gun laws should be unconstitutional. I buy all my guns used so there is No Record of them. And a bank or anywhere why wouldn't you want a law abiding citizen caring? The bank robber will be. Only exception I can see is if your drinking alcohol or a court room.

Ken

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The people who attended the Values Voter Summit in Washington, D. C. this weekend are some of the most conservative voters in the country. It is ridiculous to think that this group of conservatives would have chosen Ron Paul in the straw poll if the straw poll had been conducted under secure conditions.

Ron Paul is out of step with conservative Republicans. He thought Al-Alwaki should have been given a trial in an American court instead of being considered a war criminal and killed with a drone.

Ron Paul believes in allowing Iran to have its own nuclear bomb and portrays Iran as being bullied by America.

Paul also said he would not have ordered the killing of Osama bin Laden.

In 1987 when Ron Paul was preparing to run as a Third Party candidate, he publicly resigned from the Republican Party and even had the nerve to blame Ronald Reagan for his leaving.

Ron Paul teamed up with far-leftwing, liberal homosexual, Congressman Barney Frank, to support the federal legalization of marijuana. Why would Ron Paul have made such an “unholy alliance” with one of the most detested Democrats in Congress?

Ron Paul told the attendees at the Values Voter Summit that he is in tune with Biblical values, but I and many other conservatives take issue with his statement.

Please read the comments by Tony Perkins of Family Research Council as he verbalizes his belief that in spite of precautions taken by Values Voter personnel, the Ron Paul supporters evidently bought blocks of tickets and stuffed the ballot box at the straw poll. It is ludicrous for anyone to think that Ron Paul could have won the Values Voter straw poll fair and square.

Also, please take time to read the comment posted on The Hill.com in which the blogger explains that Ron Paul is not technically a pro-life advocate. -- Donna Garner

October 8, 2011 4:42 PM
Values Voter straw poll organizers suggest a fix in Ron Paul's win
By
Lindsey Boerma


Rep. Ron Paul scored a decisive victory Saturday in a mock presidential election at the Values Voter Summit, trouncing fellow Texan, Gov. Rick Perry, but an organizer of the straw poll suggested ballot-stuffing may have skewed the results.
In a press conference following the announcement of the straw poll results at the annual Washington gathering of social conservatives, Family Research Council President Tony Perkins all but dismissed the results as irrelevant, citing 600 people who registered Saturday morning and, he said, "left after Ron Paul spoke."
A total of 1,983 ballots were cast. "You do the math," Perkins said.
A year ago in the same contest, Paul came in second-to-last. Speaking briefly with reporters before the straw poll results were announced, the Republican lawmaker said, "If I win, it wouldn't be as important to the media than if I lose."
Paul has a history of scoring unlooked-for straw poll wins by packing the electorate with diehard supporters. But Perkins said it's too early to take much away from Paul's win. "Let me just take you back four years to this event, when we had a straw poll. Mitt Romney won that straw poll," he said. "I think people are still in the process of deciding where they want to go."
Paul got 37 percent of the vote. The rest of the ballots showed how widely social conservatives support is splintered among the rest of the field.
Two other conservative favorites, businessman Herman Cain and former Sen. Rick Santorum, took second and third place, respectively, with 23 percent for Cain and 16 percent for Santorum.
Perry and Michele Bachmann won 8 percent apiece. Mitt Romney got 4 percent of the vote and Newt Gingrich, 3 percent.
For Perry, who is struggling to regain momentum after some disappointing showings in debates and the polls, the results represent a disappointment. The Texas governor is counting on voters who share his socially conservative views to help power his candidacy into the top tier of Republicans. He didn't get the ringing endorsement he might have wished out of the Values Voter Summit. Instead, the gathering put Perry in the midst of a controversy when the Dallas pastor who introduced him Friday later told reporters that Romney's Mormon faith is a "cult" and "not Christian."
Perkins said his organization did "everything to preserve the integrity of this straw poll," including denying campaigns from buying blocks of tickets, "which they attempted to do this year." But Santorum on Friday seemed dubious, and told National Journal that his success in the polls would depend "on how many people, how many campaigns, tried to buy a bunch of tickets and try to stack the poll, which unfortunately happens."
The victory for the longtime congressman and three-time presidential contender over his Republican rivals in the presidential contest was all the more surprising because Paul's principled libertarianism sometimes puts him at odds with the views of social conservatives on issues such as gay marriage and drug laws.
But in a speech hours before the straw poll results were announced, Paul argued that his staunch fiscal conservatism and dogmatic views on liberty were in tune with family values and the Bible.
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/gop ... 2#comments
Comment posted at 10.8.11 at 16:35:
Attendees listed abortion as one of their top concerns, but they nevertheless selected a pro-choice candidate.
Paul claims to be pro-life and even says Right to Life is the foundation for all rights in the Constitution. Many conservatives agree with Paul when he says "life does begin at conception," and abortion “is an act of violence.” The problem is that he does not mean it. Rep. Paul is really pro-choice on the state level. That is the purpose of his Sanctity of Life Bill (H.R. 2597).

He does not believe in federal intervention regarding abortion. He also does not believe pre-born babies have a God-given right to their own lives, which no individual state may ever violate. He is essential looking the other way if a state approves legislation allowing the killing of a child. He believes states’ rights supersede human rights.

On one hand the Congressman says the purpose of government is to protect life, and on the other he says this should no longer be a federal responsibility. He views abortion as an act of violence but wants no involvement by the federal government.

Rep. Paul has never supported a federal right to life constitutional amendment. He has repeatedly said a federal law banning abortion across all 50 states would be invalid. He also says anti-abortion laws are pointless and will not stop abortions.

When it comes to votes restricting abortions, Paul has really earned his title of “Dr. No.” He voted against barring the transportation of minors to get an abortion, and against making it a federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes. He says nothing in the Constitution authorizes the federal government to ban abortion.

President Obama and liberal Democrats are pro-choice. They give the life or death decision to the mother, while Paul gives it to the state. Conservatives believe the right to life is a human right, which should be guaranteed by the Constitution.

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Lynn

Your question about illegals and what is the American citizen suppose to do about them.
Easily answered- My mother always said ,1st take care of your own,If there is something left,then help others out.

Many in the country don't have a lot at this time. We can't give anymore,We gave already.

Its hard being a judge and having to make these type of desisions but you've got to at times,You have to be strong,You've got to decide whose important to you,Your own family and people, or a stranger.

Elizabeth/Killeen

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If we continue to vote in Progressives from both parties, we loose our country. Mitt Romney and most middle of the road Republicans are Progressives. Our values as a nation have become mushy and undistinguishable and we have allowed, in the name of political correctness and our own comforts, what we have become. Others can’t distinguish Christ followers from the masses anymore. We need to return to stand on God’s principals and put a stop to the progression of this mess we created. Let’s stand up.
Thank you for reading and thank you for any help you can give in the media.
Brenda Walters

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I like how these people think that if you tax a corporation, they'll just go "Damn! You got me, I guess I'll just have less money now."

Those costs get passed on to the consumer, i.e. you and me.

Larissa

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Mr. Woolley

Cingular merged w/ AT&T or were the same. Nextell merged w/ sprint. Alltell became verizon somehow

Ken

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Couple more mergers and we'll have THE cell phone company.

Lynn

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Lynn,

What's even more amazing is that they likely timed the neutrinos traveling through the crust of the earth from Point 'A' to Point 'B'.

One U.S. lab "shoots" them under ground from like Pennsylvania to Indiana or Michigan.

Should come as no surprise seeing that everything we observe was created by an inscrutable God that transcends that creation by more than we can imagine.


All the best,

Mike Bandas
MGB & Company
Lampasas, Texas

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ood Morning Lynn,
Einstein’s theory of relativity is not disproven. It is still the same. The problem is that as soon as you reach or surpass the speed of light, the equation (or math as we know it) breaks down. As Einstein wrote the equation, the solution becomes infinity. For years, scientists have tried to solve the math but it hasn’t been done. Math as we know it doesn’t mean traveling faster than the speed of light doesn’t exist.
Pat
Patrick Rasavage
Geophysicist
H. L. Brown Operating, L.L.C.

Midland, Texas

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Remember this when we are voting to replace the Obamasweep Democrat judges with our great 2012 line-up of Republican judicial candidates--especially in those criminal courts!!

Ever wonder why all the (S.E.I.U) trained & funded Wall-Street protestors http://www.wnd.com/index.php?pageId=352685 haven't shown much of a presence in Houston if any?

YES for: Dallas, D.C., N.Y., but here at home - HOUSTON - no problems here. Why: In short they came in '07 for a different cause and Houston conquered! The answer is simple: Humidity and Horses and a hard line approach by the H.P.D. mounted patrol's highly trained riot horses AND a hard line Harris County Criminal Justice System (see the following Houston Chronicle article). We should all be proud of our police, prosecutors, and Judges. The UNION appealed their convictions all the way to the highest court of appeals in Texas and lost. Convictions Affirmed!

Norma

Houston Chronicle – March 25, 2007
Union protesters pay price in Houston

Union protesters pay price in city
Compared with other areas, SEIU has found little leniency here

L.M. SIXEL, Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle

Published 05:30 a.m., Sunday, March 25, 2007

Photo -- SEIU protesters march down Post Oak during an October rally.
After blocking bridges and key roadways in other cities, union protesters walked away with $50 to $75 fines and a couple of hours at the jail for processing.

The Service Employees International Union may have hoped for similar treatment in Houston when the nation's second-largest union launched a series of civil disobedience protests last fall during its month long strike against five janitorial companies.

Big fines, long sentences

But in Houston, where prosecutors and judges took a harder line, SEIU protesters have been hit with fines as big as $2,000 and, in some cases, seven-day jail sentences, for blocking major intersections during sit-down strikes.
"I'm amazed at how the protest is being criminalized," said Gideon Oliver, co-vice president of the New York City chapter of the National Lawyers Guild.

He said he has handled hundreds of cases on behalf of protesters and never had one found guilty or fined more than $100.

The penalties, which the SEIU says it is appealing, have some wondering if the SEIU might change its tactics here, especially as it moves into new contract talks at City Hall. The SEIU, and another union, represent 13,000 city workers.

A notable local presence

In the past few months, the SEIU has established a strong presence in Houston, negotiating a contract for 5,300 janitors and winning, along with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, the right to represent the City Hall workers.
It's also set its sights on organizing security guards and medical workers.

Despite the tough sentences, SEIU spokeswoman Lynda Tran said she didn't expect the union to stop employing civil disobedience as a tactic.

"It's obviously very effective in getting people engaged in what the issues are," Tran said. "The whole tradition of civil disobedience is ingrained in the Justice for Janitors movement."

Besides, she said, those who were arrested knew the risks.

"I can't imagine there will be a shortage of people who want to participate in the future," she said.

Last month, Harris County criminal court at law Judge Larry Standley gave six out-of-state protesters found guilty of blocking an intersection a choice: spend seven days in jail and pay a $2,000 fine or serve probation this summer in Houston.

The protesters opted for the fine and the jail time, which they had already served when they were initially arrested.

After that sentence, the next group, which blocked the intersection near the Galleria in November, opted for a plea deal, $250 each in court costs and credit for their two days in jail.

Other groups also accepted the plea deals, and the last group, which took over the conference room at Transwestern's Galleria-area offices, is scheduled to go before a judge next month.

"The state took a hard stance, a very unreasonable one," said Christian Capitaine, a criminal lawyer with Capitaine, Shellist and Warren who was hired by the SEIU to represent the protesters.

Capitaine, a former Harris County prosecutor himself, said the county wouldn't even offer the protesters deferred adjudication, which allows offenders who successfully complete their sentences to have the charges wiped from their records.

Ted Wilson, chief of the professional development bureau for the Harris County District Attorney's Office, said he and representatives of the Police Department made it clear in a meeting with two SEIU officials the day before the downtown protests that they'd be facing a class B misdemeanor if they blocked a road.

The union officials, who laid out their civil disobedience plans, were seeking less onerous class C misdemeanors and traffic-like tickets as the only penalty, said Wilson, who oversees the misdemeanor division and is the point man on protests.

Prosecutors rejected the request and suggested the union warn the protesters of the consequences.

"That's the price you pay," he said. "We did exactly what we said we'd do. Why should people get on a plane from Wisconsin or Illinois with the intent and purpose to violate our laws here and get a break?"

After the arrests, Wilson said, the district attorney's office offered to drop additional jail time or a fine in exchange for a guilty plea. But the offer was refused, he said, which led to a weeklong trial.

So will the likelihood of jail time and a stiff fine — even if the union foots the bill — put a chill on future sit-down protests?

"I can sure hope not, but I can see how it would," Oliver said. "I think people need to keep coming out. Civil disobedience does change the world."

lm.sixel@chron.com

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Gary Slanga <slanga@vvm.com>

Commentary on the Wall Street Demonstrators.

In a way I empathize with them. Like you, I was brought up to believe that Capitalism was the best mechanism for allocating our scarce resources in the most efficient manner. Consumers voted with their dollars for the products they felt were the best, and entrepreneurs produced those products. That was the Capitalism that made this county great. But that capitalism is gone. It died at about the time of the Great Depression.

In the late 1800’s to early 1900’s our capitalistic society was dominated by mom and pop industries that knew a quality product and satisfied consumers was the way to sustained profits. If a business went public, the shares they sold represented shares in the company’s profits and people bought those shares for the dividends (share of profits) the company earned. Workers in these businesses were rewarded with higher wages if they produced better products and provided better ideas to help the company improve the product line and build a bigger consumer following. That is the old capitalism that built this great nation.

The new capitalism consists of large monopolies whose focus is on profits to appease the stockholder base. To increase profits they fired old experienced workers earning high wages to hire new inexperienced workers at a lower pay. High cost quality raw materials were abandoned and replaced with cheaper flawed raw materials. Product quality went down the tubes. But you were stuck with their cheap products because they were the only game in town. New capitalism is run by boards of directors whose only function seems to be increasing their own salaries and shareholders share equity. Older workers preferred quality, new workers just want to put in their time, get paid, so they can be off doing recreational activities. To get more time (for recreational pursuits) and money (because they started out as low income workers), they formed unions and demanded more pay simply because they needed more to sustain their recreational life styles.

The efficient allocation of resources, a mechanism that the old capitalism used to build this nation, is gone. We are like kids in a candy store when it comes to voting with out dollars, we would rather buy candy and bubble gum with our allowance than save it for collage. This is the recreational mentality.

Here are some examples of what I mean by poor allocations of resources. We are willing to pay a convicted felon NFL player $100 million to play a sport, but we rely on volunteer firemen (totally unpaid) to protect us from wild fires. We can build a Billion dollar stadium for football, but cannot rebuild homes ravaged by hurricane Ike. We pay a radio talk show host $400 million to sit in an air conditioned room spouting his opinions (which by the way are like A-holes, everyone has one and they usually stink), but pay only minimum wages to the poor schmucks who work 8-10 hours a day in 100 degree heat to build our roads and bridges. We will fly all the way to New Zeeland for a concert honoring a deceased Pop star, but won’t cross the street to shake the hand of a Soldier back from Iraq. We scream our heads off if we have to pay a few hundred dollars a month for health care, but think nothing of standing in line for hours to buy a several hundred dollar concert ticket fo!
r a one night stand, not to mention that we think a heart surgeon making $500 thousand is overpaid while we pay TV and movie celebrities millions.

Do you really think this new capitalism provides the best allocation of resources?
This new capitalism relies on a Wall Street where dividends are not as important as the buy low and sell high mentality hoping to get rich quick. Where brokers pad their bank accounts with your hard earned money by charging you a fee every time you buy or sell shares to build a retirement portfolio, only to tell you when the market tanks, ”Sorry your money disappeared”, while they still get their fat bonuses at the end of each year. Share prices have no relation to the worth of a company any more and CEOs make 3-4 hundred times more than the average worker within their companies. Compare that to what CEOs made in relation to workers just 60 years ago.

Peasant revolts have been occurring ever since man figured out how to accumulate wealth. It happens as soon as the difference between the haves and have-nots gets to big. History has a way of repeating itself. Maybe the next peasant revolt will start with a demonstration on Wall Street.

That’s my long and stinky opinion for what it’s worth.

Gary in Belton