http://reallypolitical.com/ Political Discussion http://reallypolitical.com/article994.htm jedge1234: Tim, I was looking through some old statements and found the one on Sam Adams. There are lots of great, historic , and influential Americans who are sometimes forgotten. I have always been a history buff having a interest since I was a kid. I few years ago, I went back to school for my Master (in History) and re-found a great number of patriots who, as mentioned, are nearly lost to (dare I say it) history. The ones that come to mind first are Ben Franklin and John Adams. What you say, I know them, they are not lost to history. Well not lost but overlooked much of the time. John Adams, who is remembered as a failed President (because he was not reelected), but he was also a Lawyer, who defended the officer involved at the Boston Massacre, became a true defender of his State, and the colonial movement. He was there at the beginning of the revolution, and in the Congress, he was appalled at he British Solder shooting there own citizens. He became involved in almost every committee in the early congress because he was dependable. He was always supportive of the Independence, after the separation, became a representative overseas, and return home as a great representative and asset of the US. He was a loyal Vice-President to G. Washington, unlike Jefferson was to him. In my opinion he was overlooked for so many years because he did not like political party’s (Neither did Washington). After Jefferson was elected, John Adams was pushed to the side. It took many decades for history to re-look at Adams and show what he truly contributed to this Nation early on. Ben Franklin, “WOW” what he you say about this man. Worked hard as a youth, profound writer, started and made it in business, local politician, newspaperman, inventor, ambassador, early leader for a united colonies. Return to the US and after slowly coming to the cause of independence was instrumental, in organizing Congress, leading many of the committees, and a orator second to none. I believe Franklin could have elected President early on if he was not so old and infirmed. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:16:14 -0700 History http://reallypolitical.com/article1440.htm Matches: You know, recycling is a great idea. They should put a 10 cent deposite on each bulb. You know you cannot find an empty soda can on the ground in Michigan? Really, you can't just try. people don't throw out dimes the way they do nickles, it's the just enough differnce that gets people to save them up and head out to the store. Deposite recycling is just about the best idea ever and it costs the consumer net nothing. I've never understood why it wasn't more widely used. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:24:23 -0700 Science http://reallypolitical.com/article1442.htm Matches: What medical condition (aside from Heroine addiction) could you possibly have that would require you to buy heroine at the corner drug store even with a prescription? The reason you don't want heroine in the general public is that it is infact highly highly addictive, and debilitating. You know those statements about how nicotine is harder to kick than heroine? That's because you can't bum heroine. Imagine if you could? Imagine how hard it would be to get off heroine if every corner store had Red Scorpion Brand Heroine for sale? You know, there are some very real negative outcomes to regular and repeated drug use, negative outcomes that the state does have a vested interest in curtailing. It's not really the illegality of the drugs that cause these negative outcomes so much as the drugs themselves. you can make the mostly harmless argument for pot, but it's alot harder to do for cocaine or heroine or even opium. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:20:42 -0700 General Political Discussion http://reallypolitical.com/article1441.htm Matches: Just two points. The European countries mentioned are in fact democracies, and I am a believer in democracy. If these nations feel they should change their immigration laws they can do so by popular vote, or through the election of representatives (depending on their system). If it's a problem for the Netherlandese (Netherlandians? Netherherenoretherians) then it should be they that object not I. If you are a Netherlandite, feel free to run for political office or use your vote to further your cause. If you are in the minority, sorry, dems the brakes in democracy. Oh, and with regard to your comment on interracial or intercultural marriage, please understand that it isn't a one way thing. For every white person to marry a black person for example, every black person would infact have to marry a white person. If you are in a majority white country there will be more whites than nonewhites, so the white people would have the ability to remain statisticly pure as it were. Finnally, when it comes to white nations, I suppose you are speaking of Europe and Much of Russia and it's sattelites, as opposed to say, the United States, since well, the United States used to be a Red Nation, then a largely brown nation (Spanish Conquest of most of the Western Half would qualify as such) and finnally settiling in ever so briefly on whiteness for the past centrury or so, of course it should be noted that at that time, the Irish weren't considered white, so whether we were a white nation even then is debatable. I think you likely need to take a deep breath, think about what your actual point is and come back with a more reasoned argument. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:20:43 -0700 General Political Discussion http://reallypolitical.com/article1443.htm pakratmak: [quote]First Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) surrenders his chairmanship of the Ways and Means Committee amid an ethics investigation. Now Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) proposes an idea that she hopes will help her make good on her promise to help lead "the most ethical Congress in history"—a party-wide ban on earmarks. Will it happen? Don't bet on it. Reason.tv's "Pork Party House" helps explain why neither party can resist the pull of pork. If you're a politician, lobbyist, or insider and you're in the mood to party, check out a Washington D.C. mansion called the Sewall-Belmont House. Party with senators and celebrities at thousand-dollar-a-plate fundraisers! You might even get to ride a mechanical bull! The Sewall-Belmont House hosts so many A-list events, you might be surprised to find out that your tax dollars help fund this hotspot for Washington insiders. "Over the last 10 years, the Sewall-Belmont House has gotten over $3.4 million in earmarks," says Leslie Paige of Citizens Against Government Waste. Reporters often highlight the most ridiculous examples, but politicians have learned how to make their pork projects sound uncontroversial, even appealing. Just say your project will help children, senior citizens, or—if you really want to slip under the radar—direct taxpayer dough to a museum. "Museums are one of the biggies because they sound so good," says Paige. Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) used that angle to direct a million-dollar earmark to the Sewall-Belmont House (after the Senator received an award from the Sewall-Belmont House). Turns out Landrieu was just getting warmed up, because her recent $300 million "Louisiana Purchase" shot her into the ranks of pork legends. It wasn't supposed to be like this, laments Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), one of Congress's few legitimate pork busters. Flake tells Reason.tv that despite pork-laden scandals that stuck some members behind bars—remember Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-Calif.)?—and promises from Barack Obama to reform earmarks, spending on pork continues to swell in the giant pork party house called the U.S. Congress. "Pork Party House" is written and produced by Ted Balaker. Producer: Hawk Jensen; Host: Nick Gillespie; Field Producer: Dan Hayes; Associate Producer: Paul Detrick; Additional Camera: Meredith Bragg; Production Assistant: Josh Swain; Music: "Get What You Want?" by Beight (Magnatune Records). Approximately 6.30 minutes. [/quote] Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:31:57 -0700 General Political Discussion http://reallypolitical.com/article1439.htm pakratmak: What is Operation Exodus? Had to look that up myself: Found this [url=http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20100227/NEWS01/2270314/Bossier-sheriff-launches-Operation-Exodus]HERE[/url]. [quote]The Bossier Parish sheriff's office is launching a program called "Operation Exodus," a policing plan for an end-of-the-world scenario involving a mostly white group of ex-police volunteers and a .50-caliber machine gun, inspired in part from the Book of Exodus in the Bible. [/quote] Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:49:08 -0700 General Political Discussion http://reallypolitical.com/article1438.htm pakratmak: Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:54:27 -0700 General Political Discussion http://reallypolitical.com/article1427.htm pakratmak: [quote]My perspective doesn't include rethinking the common ordinary settled common sense avenues of thought that have been in place for generations.[/quote] Feel free to make a list of those 'avenues' and we can go over them to see which have actually been around for generations and then have a field day seeing which are actually common or right for that matter. [quote]The toy gun was way too small to be seen as a real gun. Therefore it shouldn't have caused any problems.[/quote] That would be true if the only problem would have been someone confusing it with a real gun. This is obviously not the case since it became a news story and all. [quote]Tim and Pak argue over the invention of the light bulb.[/quote] You start. [quote]We need our own TV show. We really do.[/quote] I think we need more participants right in this venue actually. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:25:56 -0700 General Political Discussion http://reallypolitical.com/article1437.htm pakratmak: [quote]Over the past couple of years, the medical marijuana industry in Los Angeles has exploded. Estimates vary, but there may be as many as 800 dispensaries currently open for business in the city of angels. An ordinance recently passed by the LA city council, however, is about to change all that. The new ordinance will force hundreds of dispensaries to close and all but a few to relocate. The goal was to bring clarity to the medical marijuana industry, but the only thing that's clear is that the transition process will be difficult. Especially now that the DEA has begun raiding dispensaries again, despite the promises made by the Obama administration. While federal, state and local governments struggle to make sense of medical marijuana laws, an increasing number of Californians support a completely different approach: marijuana legalization. Nothing more than a pipe dream? Maybe. But consider this: 56 percent of Californians currently support pot legalization, the same proportion of Californians who voted for the Compassionate Use Act, which legalized medical marijuana, back in 1996. Produced by Paul Feine. Shot and edited by Alex Manning. Graphics by Hawk Jensen. Hosted by Nick Gillespie. [/quote] Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:56:02 -0700 General Political Discussion http://reallypolitical.com/article1436.htm pakratmak: [quote]The land of the free has become a legal minefield, says Philip K. Howard -- especially for teachers and doctors, whose work has been paralyzed by fear of suits. What's the answer? A lawyer himself, Howard has four propositions for simplifying US law.[/quote] Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:40:03 -0700 General Political Discussion