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Ron Paul not invited to iowa debates

2007-06-21T00:51:00.000-05:00

Ron Paul Excluded in Iowa Forum !!!

Iowans for Tax Relief and Iowa Christian Alliance will host a presidential candidates forum on Saturday, June 30th in Des Moines. Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney, Sam Brownback, Jim Gilmore, Mike Huckabee, Tommy Thompson, and Tom Tancredo will participate.

Ron Paul, however, will not participate. Why? Because he wasn’t invited.

We heard about this forum from numerous supporters in Iowa who asked why Dr. Paul was not going to participate. Those supporters assumed that Dr. Paul was invited.

The campaign office had not received an invitation so we called this morning; thinking we might have misplaced the invitation or simply overlooked it. Lew Moore, our campaign manager, called Mr. Edward Failor, an officer of Iowans for Tax Relief, to ask about it. To our shock, Mr. Failor told us Dr. Paul was not invited; he was not going to be invited; and he would not be allowed to participate. And when asked why, Mr. Failor refused to explain. The call ended.

Lew then called Mr. Steve Sheffler, president of the Iowa Christian Alliance, to talk with him. Mr. Sheffler did not answer so Lew left a message. He has yet to respond.

Why are the Iowans for Tax Relief and the Iowa Christian Alliance excluding the one Republican candidate who scored at the top of every online poll taken after the MSNBC, Fox News, and CNN debates? Why are they denying Iowans the opportunity to hear from the Republican presidential candidate whose popularity is growing by the day?

We couldn’t get answers to these questions from Messrs. Failor and Sheffler. Maybe you’ll have better luck. Their contact information is below.

It's ironic that on the same day we learned the Iowans for Tax Relief and the Iowa Christian Alliance excluded Dr. Paul from their candidates forum, we received a call from ABC News confirming Dr. Paul’s participation in its nationally broadcast August 5th debate to be held in Des Moines.

Kent Snyder, Chairman
Ron Paul 2008

DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN !!!

PLEASE CALL & EMAIL ASAP

Contact Information

Edward Failor
Iowans for Tax Relief
2610 Park Avenue
Muscatine, Iowa 52761
Phone: 563-263-5459
Phone: 563-288-3600 or 877-913-3600
Fax: 563-264-2413
E-mail: itr@taxrelief.org

FYI - Ed Failor, is a Senior Advisor to the McCain Campaign in Iowa.

Steve Sheffler, President
Iowa Christian Alliance
939 Office Park Road, Suite 115
West Des Moines, Iowa 50265
Phone: 515-225-1515
Fax: 515-225-1826
E-mail: slscheffler@iowachristian.com

Sign the Petition to Invite GOP Ron Paul to Iowa Debate
http://www.petitiononline.com/rp063007/petition.html

How the government is behind the drugs in this country.

2007-06-12T21:52:00.000-05:00

So I stumbled upon an article on CNN today about a new drug. I would like to dissect it and explain how I believe that the government is actively trying to get people hooked on drugs.

Here is a link to the article

By posting that article on CNN, they ...well just look at the opening statement

DALLAS, Texas (CNN) -- A cheap, highly addictive drug known as "cheese heroin" has killed 21 teenagers in the Dallas area over the past two years, and authorities say they are hoping they can stop the fad before it spreads across the nation.

They took something that was only known in Dallas Texas, and JUST TOLD THE ENTIRE NATION

"Cheese heroin" is a blend of so-called black tar Mexican heroin and crushed over-the-counter medications that contain the antihistamine diphenhydramine, found in products such as Tylenol PM, police say. The sedative effects of the heroin and the nighttime sleep aids make for a deadly brew.

THE NEXT PARAGRAPH!!!! They tell you how to MAKE THE STUFF!!

Cheese" is not only dangerous. It's cheap. About $2 for a single hit and as little as $10 per gram. The drug can be snorted with a straw or through a ballpoint pen, authorities say. It causes drowsiness and lethargy, as well as euphoria, excessive thirst and disorientation. That is, if the user survives. (Interactive: What is "cheese"?

SHIT they even tell you how much is should cost. So you know your not getting ripped off, AND they tell you how to take it!

I could go on but I don't think I really need to.

We can use the South park Underpants Gnomes logic with this one

step 1 Spread the word about new drugs
step 2 Bust people who use new drug they learn about
step 3 Lock up people and rob their lives cause they used a drug they never ever heard of until YOU told them about it
step 4 Profit

Republican debate 6-5-07

2007-06-05T19:24:00.000-05:00

On june 5th there was a debate in the republican party i missed the first 1 1/2 hour (had to catch Paul on the daily show) but i will be liveblogging it from this point on

8:26 guliani talking about prescription drug prices. Somehow he feels that the freemarket will decide the prices on drugs. To me this means that he has no plan period.

8:28 Hunter talking about people going to other countries to get drugs
Hunter seems to be saying that we should be able to buy insurance from other states if needed.

8:29 thompson thanks a blogger

2 tril in health care
93% for after your sick 7 % for when your sick

make it a wellness system

29 Mil americans with cronic illness (tobbacco diabites etc)

25% of americans use 2/3 of resources

IT revamp can save 10 %

8:31 romney real concerns in health care

"washington is all talk"

personal responsibility

really does not answer anything other than the fact that washington is all talk.

8:33 huckabee most pressing moral issue no the table?
understanding of the value of every single human life. pro life "we shouldnt be satisfied that old people are abused in nursing homes" "should never be acceptable thinking that people are expendable"

8:35 guliani same question
are we able to share our gifts with the rest of the world? blitzer keeps saying thank you and he keeps talking.

8:36 ron paul same question
(stop pre emptive war) we have always responded and now we are pushing pre emptive war
we are not even willing to remove the pre emptive stike nuke strike from the table
"We cannot think we can change the world by starting wars."

8:38 brownback - said we cannot nominate guliani, but he would support them.

8:39 romney - flip flopping on immigration
why are you airing ads in Spanish when you just said earlier that you want english to be the language

"i love immigrants and i will reach out to them by any means necessary
we need to enforce our borders and stop those who came here illegally and they should not get a special pathway."

romney keeps talking after his time is up

8:41 tancredo
i would not advertize in spanish
the preservation of the english language is important, keeps our country together
bilingual countries dont work
english is the language of our country and we should not be ashamed of that.

8:43mcain
muchos gracias
stop illegals
go to vietnam memorial you will see alot of hispanic names

if we more of the same why will things be different.

mccain Cut spending it leads to coruption
largest increase in government ever stop with earmarks
veto EVERY bill with a veto
limit talkings to 10-15 sec
guliani bushes biggest mistake
wants to add to mccain, establish credibility, he never answered the question he was asked

thompson still no one will answer the question of bushes mistake, when will wolf call them out???

tancredo - bush ran as a concervitive and ran as a liberal

paul - ran on humble foreign policy and flip flopped on that 1 tril a year. on the war cut that and spend on education

hunter - son in falusia reunite, so far only one who actually answered the question

8:50 imigration what does it mean to be an american? what are the atributes

trancrado - cut ties from the past, if you come here legally welcome
are we ready to say enough is enough. only let family memebers in now and stop all imigration
We need to treat other countries immigrants the way we would be treated there

guliani uncomfortable with trancrados statements, bringing in lincoln
being an american isnt about commng over on the mayflower or yesterday

8:54 mccain share a common goal

8:54 what would you do to include moderate republicans and bring back the independants back into the party?

gilmore - conservitivism goes to all people (???) talk about people

8:56 hunter - arnald has been good at bringing in independants and dems - repubs should NOT follow that strat

called out guliani and romney

romney - the model for how we win is by winning everyone, regan is key
strong military
econemy
strong family
wont stop talking

guliani -can unite on being strong on terror
growth economy blasts dems

mccain - protect the family
battle with radical islam,

tonight ron paul once again had the best words followed closely by mccain

guliani is almost as scary if not worse than bush with his reterik

july 23rd next debate

What the media is saying about the G.O.P. debate number 2

2007-05-16T17:48:00.000-05:00

Hannity and Colmes. Colmes came out and called Laura Ingram out on ron paul, he defended Paul and everyone continues to claim that Paul is saying that "it is our fault" Again NO. he said that our policy contributed to it

So I am watching all the networks today and i stumbled onto foxNews at 6:45 PM eastern and saw the guliani responce to ron paul.
"Right now, we're building an embassy in Iraq that is bigger than the Vatican. We're building 14 permanent bases. What would we say here if China was doing this in our country or in the Gulf of Mexico? We would be objecting," Paul said in explaining his opposition to going to war in Iraq.

"They are delighted that we're over there because Usama bin Laden has said, 'I'm glad you're over on our sand because we can target you so much easier.' They have already now since that time they've killed 3,400 of our men and I don't think it was necessary," he continued.Paul was dead on with his assessment here. If we were not meddling in other countries affairs we would not have the animosity towards americans that we have now.

Giuliani than followed with

"That's really an extraordinary statement," Giuliani said, interrupting FOX News panelist Wendell Goler. "That's really an extraordinary statement, as someone who lived through the attack of Sept. 11, that we invited the attack because we were attacking Iraq. I don't think I have ever heard that before and I have heard some pretty absurd explanations for Sept. 11. I would ask the congressman withdraw that comment and tell us that he didn't really mean that."

Giuliani was caught lying here, as shown in the 9/11 commission report, he has in fact heard this statement in the past. Paul did not back down, and for good reason.

Unlike Giuliani, the congressman from Texas has actually read the record. The 9-11 Commission report detailed how bin Laden had, in 1996, issued "his self-styled fatwa calling on Muslims to drive American soldiers out of Saudi Arabia" and identified that declaration and another in 1998 as part of "a long series" of statements objecting to U.S. military interventions in his native Saudi Arabia in particular and the Middle East in general. Statements from bin Laden and those associated with him prior to 9-11 consistently expressed anger with the U.S. military presence on the Arabian Peninsula, U.S. aggression against the Iraqi people and U.S. support of Isrial. The 9-11 Commission based its assessments on testimony from experts on terrorism and the Middle East.

"The 9-11 Commission based its assessments on testimony from experts on terrorism and the Middle East. Asked about the motivations of the terrorists, FBI Special Agent James Fitzgerald told the commission: "I believe they feel a sense of outrage against the United States. They identify with the Palestinian problem, they identify with people who oppose repressive regimes, and I believe they tend to focus their anger on the United States."

As you can see Paul is the only candidate who knows what he is talking about. The others are just pandering.

G.O.P. Debate number 2

2007-05-16T01:48:00.000-05:00

Ok well its 3AM and i need sleep but i took some photos that i think will end up changing so i leave them for your viewing pleasure on my picture site.

It is clear that Ron Paul is winning. Fox news does not give him credit of course.

Here are the comments from ABC in case they delete them, which i think they already have because there are only 14 posts

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Is this being braodcast on tv - and where

Posted by: jch | May 15, 2007 8:53:51 PM

Good to see abc is doing this

Posted by: handy-andy | May 15, 2007 9:17:13 PM

The moderators should ask why rudy had placed the emergency operations center in the world trade center after it was bombed

Posted by: lowT | May 15, 2007 9:24:39 PM

All candidates speak of winning the war in Iraq. Yet no one defines what exactly constitutes a win.
The question is - will they have to define what a "win" is to have a chance at winning the election

Posted by: hh | May 15, 2007 9:29:39 PM

I am talking about winning the war in Iraq. The White House has defined a win several times - and keeps changing the definitions. Should be expect anything different from this field of candidates?
Once out of Iraq we can then focus on fighting the never-ending battle on terror.

Posted by: hh | May 15, 2007 9:47:16 PM

The abortion debate is getting old. How many people vote on that issue alone?

Posted by: chotdog | May 15, 2007 9:58:19 PM

Wow, Ron Paul totally owned Giuliani! Giuliani thinks terrorists are attacking us because we are free? That's insane. Ron Paul taught him a thing or two about global politics and then he schooled Hannity after the debate. I thought Hannity was going to cry. The media can't spin this one for Giuliani. The people can see who won that debate.

Posted by: John | May 16, 2007 1:24:05 AM

Ron Paul was exactly right about why we're such a target for terrorists.

That's why he's winning all the polls.

Posted by: Chris | May 16, 2007 1:27:00 AM

The facsist dept of homeland security should be "spiked" as you put it.

Go Ron Paul! He was the only candidate up there who didnt seem as phoney as a 3 dollar bill.

Posted by: TruckIt! | May 16, 2007 1:29:17 AM

It's funny, because Ron Paul seems to always get the least amount of air time, but he almost always gets the victory. It's because his message rings true for the true majority. His supporters are the Americans that have done their homework on what the real issues are. It really is wonderful. The mainstream media can't hide the freedom message forever.

Ron Paul FTW!!!

Posted by: Joseph Arrington | May 16, 2007 1:34:48 AM

Ron Paul won the first GOP debate also and anyone who watched the debate knows it.
MSNBC Lying:
http://buenosairesenglish.blogspot.com/2007/05/why-is-msnbc-lying.html http://majorityrights.com/index.php/weblog/comments/ron_paul_demolishes_other_republicans_in_online_polls/
ABC tried to hide Ron Paul victory also:
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/BeSeenBeHeard/popup?id=3135373
CSPAN Has Ron Paul victory:

Posted by: abitarecatania | May 16, 2007 1:39:42 AM

Which is it Rudy,

if we attacked Iraq because Al-qaida was there, then doesn't that mean Al-qaida was there BEFORE 9/11???

If not then why did we attack Iraq?

Terrorism does not occur in a vacuum.
When was the last time sqitzerland got attacked? They're free, democratic and rich, so why was it us instead??

Posted by: Mick | May 16, 2007 1:53:20 AM

I thought as a whole it was a very good debate. Much better than the first one and I did not expect that from Fox News. On that note, Ron Paul was the only person to stand up and say what everyone is thinking. I really hope they give him a chance because he is a light at the end of a very very dark tunnel.

Posted by: Phil | May 16, 2007 2:46:20 AM

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ABC Plays stupid.....

2007-05-13T22:19:00.000-05:00

This message is from the ABCNews.com Editorial team: This afternoon a reader of this site let us know that there was a problem with posting comments to this story. We had our technical team take a look and we believe that we have solved the problem. Thank you for being patient and thank you for letting us know about the problem.

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Original story here

http://www.flickr.com/photos/84796146@N00/497318236/

As you can see from the below posts, this is an obvious lie. I have personally called ABC many times over the past week demanding answers and I was given responces such as "It is just one person so we are deleting" or " it was a glitch in the system." Fnyy though that this story is the ONLY one on the entire site that had this problem.

ABC I call you out. I have the evidence on this very site to prove you wrong. Tell us the truth!

We demand to know WHY you are keeping us from people like Ron Paul and Mike Gravel.

comments from ABC

2007-05-09T03:58:00.000-05:00

ok so i decided to post all comments from ABC since they are deleting them for your pleasure. this is the first batch i cought before a sweep Here is the link to the story

UPDATE may 11th they put comments back up with a little lie....

Ron paul, while i do not like as much as Mike Gravel are not getting their fair share. They are the only ones who are standing up for the american people. People in other countries around the world are all telling me what a great person he is. we need a guy like paul or gravel in 08. about time the comments are back, ill copy them again just in case pmalloy.blogspot.com if you wanna see the old comments and screenshots as proof of ABC censorship

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pmalloy4399 11:13 PM

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Ron Paul effect? Could it be just maybe this is a guy to pay attention to? Come on, the war monger McCain or the democrat in Rupublican clothing Guillani. These are not any kind of options. Ron Paul is the only one that rings true with people. In stead of playing down this real candidate maybe ABC News could start paying attention to what the people are saying. As far as a couple of Ron Paul supporters casting 1000s of votes, wouldn't MSNBC use any sort of IP tracking? This concept seems very unlikely and really bad journalism to include in an article. Get with it ABC, Ron Paul is coming and we (the people) will lose what little respect is left for ABC after the whole swallowing hook, line and sinker on the WMDs thing a couple of years ago if these sorts of articles is all you can run about a very real candidate.

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davann41 7:11 PM

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Memo to cfountain: the media is deliberately manipulating the election and we're not going to shut up about it. Tim Russert today said he's going to interview all the "major" candidates on Meet the Press. That means what? I bet you 100% it doesn't mean Ron Paul even though Ron Paul is leading in most polls and he has raised more campaign funds in New Hampshire than any other Republican candidate. Oh, but he's not a "major" candidate, why? Because the media doesn't want him to be. We will stop "villifying" the media only when they stop manipulating this election. The people are taking back the election from the media in 2008!!

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healthyandpositive 3:05 PM

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StealGeorgia, I'm sorry your perception is so wrong.

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dwdollar 2:58 PM

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Memo to Paul Fans: Can we please stop villifying the media? It sounds incredibly whiny, and will garner no support from anyone outside of the Libertarian mainstream. Let's focus on what makes Paul unique, and how important his vision is to the future of America: He is pro-free market. He is pro-life. He recognizes, unlike the neo-con right, that the cause of many of our foriegn relation problems are the result of our meddlesome tendencies. He recognizes the primacy of the Constitution, and that it shoud be a true guide as to what the true purpose of the federal government is. This unique combination of positions is what makes him so appealing. He gives voice to a constituency that has been voting while holding their nose for some time. Spread the word!

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cfountain72 11:56 AM

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But usually libertarians remind me of the smart #### skinny guy that stands behind the bully in the schoolyard egging the bully on.

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StealGeorgia 11:28 AM

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I'll vote for whomever the dem turns out to be... unless its between this guy and Hilary. He doesn't look that bad to me.

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StealGeorgia 11:25 AM

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Let`s face it "Media People",your day`s are over as far as getting away with all of your lies and deceptions. You people are more of a "Comedy Show" than a new`s agency. Does "Murdock" own you also? How do you keep your "Anti-American Way`s" form your own children?

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jcalex2 3:15 AM

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The man is catching on all over the net and folks are talking everywhere about him. People are listening and waking up. When is Ron Paul going to get a interview ABC??....I think alot of folks would like to hear more of what hes got to say for sure. RON PAUL 2008

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JamesHjusthere May-12

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You call it "viral marketing". I call it the will of the people. Could it be that the American voters are sick of the status quo politicians, on both sides that all seem to be pushing for the same thing...one world government? Ron Paul is the last great hope that we have to save this once great nation. Help restore the Constitution & sanity in Washington DC...Vote for Ron Paul!!!!

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jkjohnsontx May-12

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ABC, how can you say all the statistics are false why your own voting survey has 17,000 our of 20,000 declaring Ron Paul the winner of the Thursday debate?

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oceanhappy May-12

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Ron Paul is the ONLY candidate that cares about the US Constitution and your rights. Count in one more voice who thinks that, at least on the Republican side of the race, Ron Paul should win.

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andrewpbrown May-12

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Before the boundaries of my Congressional district were redrawn, I had the honor to vote for (and be represented by) Ron Paul. He is one of the few members of Congress that actually understands and respects the U.S. Constitution. I wholeheartedly support his run for president. I do not expect any favorable media coverage of Ron Paul. The MSM is an integral part of the corporatist empire, and Paul's commitment to the Constitution makes him an enemy of the Ministry of Truth.

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Ampleforth May-12

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I had never noticed Ron Paul before the debate. In that setting, amidst the mealy-mouthed field of Republican hopefuls, he caught MY attention and I've since been reading and Googling further to form a clearer impression of his politics. You may be mistaken in thinking a viral assault on your poll produced unexpected results. Is it too inconceivable that people were watching that debate and found themselves surprised by one candidate's candor and intelligence? I am not a Republican - but I am grateful that someone is authentically expressing the Republican point of view.

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avatarmeherbaba May-12

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Look at the ad to the right. Obama wants to be YOUR president and is going to be interviewed on ABC. When is ABC going to place a big ad with Ron Paul's face on it and interview him on a Sunday show?

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healthyandpositive May-12

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Please stop deciding what people want. You're missing a true phenomenon of the electorate awakening and gearing up to vote with passion again... something they've been aching to do for their entire lives.

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WingFFing May-12

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To PublicMailbox: My question to you is whether people would be questioning IP addresses and how many times people voted if Giuliani or McCain had won the online polls? It sickens me to no end that you and others in the media think it's impossible that Ron Paul appeals to many, many people. I know Democrats and Republicans who adore the man. My 65 year old parents who have been staunch Bush supporters and have been pro-war until now are enamored with Ron Paul and plan to vote for him. Guess why? Because Bush and the other so-called conservatives are creating open borders and letting illegal immigrants get away with things that American citizens aren't allowed to do. So for all you media types, please realize that Republicans and not just LIbertarians are #### to Ron Paul because of his stance on the border (for one thing). I hate to break it to you, but it's not just Libertarians voting in these polls. You are deluding yourself if you think so. If Bush had pardoned Ramos and Campios (sp?) maybe it would be a different story. Bush lost the election for all Republicans except Ron Paul by his lack of action on the border.

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healthyandpositive May-12

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What evidence does RICK KLEIN have that the polls were rigged by repeat voting from Ron Paul supporters? And, what difference was there in the MSNBC poll right before the debate with expected results and after the debate where Ron Paul came out the winner.Was the MSNBC poll suddenly rigged after the debate and not before? Looks like a blatant attempt by ABC news and RICK KLEIN to spin opinion.

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freedomring1000 May-12

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I find it very disturbing that you would insult the intelligence of the American voter. The country does not want Hilliary Clinton, John McCain or the alleged 911 hero. Ron Paul is the real deal.

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gstyles22 May-12

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The author of this article clearly neglects to mention the significant fact that the MSNBC poll restricted voters to one vote per IP address.....and that the Democratic debate poll had a similar participation rate to the Republican poll. If the author is going to insinuate the poll results were tampered with, don't you think he should explain what lead him to that conclusion? I'm not saying the MSNBC poll results are of great significance, but I think a more intelligent and objective analysis of the MSNBC internet voter demographics would have been a more appropriate discussion....and that ABC made a poor decision to publish this article as it was. This whole episode clearly demonstrates why we can't trust a handful of major media corporations to freely and fairly report the news......and how they can abuse their power to shape perception. We desperately need constitutional reform, campaign finance reform, fiscal reform, and foreign policy reform. I don't see one other Republicrat who I would trust to honestly and objectively pursue the policies for the better good of the American people. I think Dr. Paul could could appeal to a lot of people like me who left the Republican Party to vote for Reform with Ross Perot in 1992 and 1996.....and have continued to distance themselves more as the moral authoritarians have become more entrenched in the Republican Party.

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Reform4US May-12

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IMO the first mainstream media network to stop ignoring Ron Paul will be viewed as heroes.

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Jomel1977 May-12

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Alright i will take v's advice I can't really wait for the 15th this is going to be great!!!!:D:D:D:D I mean Ron Paul isnt getting much coverage on Mainstream Media, but On the internet, and STILL he is doing very well. It does,however, make me mad how websites are censoring other websites such as prison planet. Like Paul said, There should be a different way to regualte what goes on the internet , not FULLY controlling it. We can do that by fighting for Net Neutrality,but from the looks of it, it's getting late. I support Ron Paul all the way and I am getting the word around about him. The best way we can do that is by simply posting banners about his website, or getting people to realize WHO he is and WHAT he believes in. What I mean by this, most people where I live don't care about this umm...call it "Wonderland", we have to get involved and speak to anyone we know, about Ron Paul. RON PAUL 2008!!!!

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I am well aware of what they did. They are deleting your post because you are just copying and pasting rhetoric and links from websites, write what you feel and relate it to their actions or the article itself.

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VForVendettaCheese May-12

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We are only 4 days away from Ron Paul's next debate slam dunk. There will be tens, if not hundreds of thousands of people watching how ABC, and the MSM as a whole, reports it. If there is any more "technical glitches" you can expect the word of mouth and Ron Paul support to grow expotentionally.

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piyrwljg May-11

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I am a registered democrat from california...and believe the constitution is not "just a piece of paper" If given the choice between all of the democrat candidates and Ron Paul...I would vote for Dr. Paul. (exception: I'd vote for Senator Gravel over Paul)

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anonymuscoward May-11

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Ron Paul is a rock star..the people LOVE him.. Get on board ABC. The combined enthusiasm of the other 9 is dwarfed by Dr. Paul. Ron Paul is the 900 lb gorilla amongst spider monkeys. You want readers/viewers? Talk about Ron Paul!

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piyrwljg May-11

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Ron Paul is the modern day Cincinnatus. Go Ron Paul!

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miketoles May-11

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Please get your facts straight! Ron Paul NEVER said that he was going to "abolish" the IRS. He agreed with Pete from Michigan's question in a rather jovial manner that he would "phase out the IRS... Imediately". Haha. A few sentances later he said very plainly, "You can't get rid of the IRS," and then went on to say, "you have to change policy [to get the desired results]."

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bendaio May-11

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I know who lost the debate: Chris Matthews. He wasn't one of the candidates you say? EXACTLY. Next time keep your biased opinions to yourself please.

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ardarvin May-11

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Technical problems do happen. I have seen entire threads vanish on Blogger sites when comments come in too fast. Give ABC a break until it happens again. BTW- I just put a huge "Ron Paul Revolution" sign on my work truck. Getting plenty of thumbs-up and honks.

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abcolin May-11

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ABC, I watched as you deleted all the comments don't lie to us.

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dwdollar May-11

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They will probably delete this whole article soon and tell us we never saw it.

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dwdollar 4:37 AM

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im gonn astart copying every comment into a word file and post them up as they get deleted

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pmalloy4399 4:37 AM

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Ron Paul is a libertarian and a laissez-faire capitalist.

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libertarian4ronpaul2008 4:37 AM

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They keep deleting my posts that expose their dishonest tactics and that "The Ron Paul Effect" does NOT APPEAR in Google search results in the form of his article. They LEAVE "Allison"'s posts, however. I wonder why that could be...

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bleuefemme 4:35 AM

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"Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are."-Bertolt Brecht

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DemosthenesIII 4:35 AM

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ABC, like the RIAA and all other clueless corporations, thinks it they can have it both ways. Well, let's see how many minimum wage peons you have to hire to stop the truth from coming out. Either this forum allows us to be heard or it should not exist at all.

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Alisson --- This is a republic. Were you one of those children left behind?

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CoolHandLuke1970 4:33 AM

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The problem here ABC is not that this is some "internet anomaly" it is about truth. About standing up for truth in government and standing up for your convictions. Sure all of what Ron Paul stands for would be hard tasks to be completed in even 4 years of a presidency. Besides that if he did he most likely would be assassinated as other presidents have who have stood up to the NWO/Globalists. It sure would be worth it to try. So this is underground under rated as the MSM will not help in the quest for TRUTH! God bless Ron Paul!!

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AmerikaisLost 4:33 AM

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Will you shut up about REVOLUTION? This is a legal Democracy not some fascist crackpot idiot state. VOTE for RON PAUL, get that through your head and start to be supportive of free speech and talk on the issues Americans are concerned about.

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AlissonWhalley 4:32 AM

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/84796146@N00/sets/72157600195032824/ screenshots

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pmalloy4399 4:30 AM

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VOTE for RON PAUL. Democracy is the the best thing to change this nation for the better.

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AlissonWhalley 4:30 AM

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Yeah, keep taking screenshots people! This battle could be huge and very worthwhile! Lets be creative but stick to our morals. What I really appreciate about Ron Paul supporters is 1) compared to Spurious George and his supporters they are lterate!!! 2) They are real people that can think for themselves and express themselves well 3) They are not duped by smear tactics like those used by some of the posters here! LONG LIVE THE RON PAUL REVOLUTION!!!!

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CoolHandLuke1970 4:29 AM

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DemosthenesIII 4:29 AM

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Even Jew agent of Stormfront member - http://www.stormfront.org/forum/showthread.php/abc-now-removes-all-posts-386868.html - Loki1488 can keep screaming REVOLUTION but not talk about race in true Bolshevik fashion.

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AlissonWhalley 4:29 AM

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For anyone visiting this page for the first time, remember this. There are people commenting here that have a vested interest in discrediting Ron Paul. They use carefully crafted techniques in order to discredit him and his advocates. The most popular of which is posing like a Ron Paul supporter. These techniques have the unfortunate effect of sucking in naive yet well-intentioned people into ridiculous arguments that detract from the main point, hoping that these peoples' missteps will help further discredit Dr. Paul. Pay no attention to any ludicrous statements and instead perform objective research and come to your own conclusions.

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libertarian4ronpaul2008 4:29 AM

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allison will you drop it, no one buys into your rubbish and you are the reason that this keeps getting deleted

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pmalloy4399 4:28 AM

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The message I posted a few minutes ago was deleted. This is absolutely outrageous. Whoever doing this is going to have their boss screaming at them tomorrow after I've called ABC. STOP DELETING MY COMMENTS.

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SheLLev 4:27 AM

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Everybody knows the Jewish Supremacists run ABC News. All we have to do is get out on the internet with Por-Ron Paul words and messages on boards and VOTE for RON PAUL.

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AlissonWhalley 4:27 AM

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I think we all should forget this thread, forget ABC/Disney and NEVER view/purchase another ABC/Disney program/product ever again. Goodbye

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sheLovesG 4:27 AM

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mariereiher.blogspot.com ABC ARTICLE DISAPPEARED FROM GOOGLE RESULTS

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bleuefemme 4:26 AM

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ABC news is taking them offline and archiving them. It is how politics and public perception is controlled.

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AlissonWhalley 4:25 AM

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I should clarify, whoever is deleting posts is adding fuel to the fire.

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DemosthenesIII 4:24 AM

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I think Ron Paul is the most sensible center moderate candidtate we have this coming election.

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AlissonWhalley 4:24 AM

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some names are dated but the main contacts are good, play with the others if you like ABC ABC News Headquarters Address 147 Columbus Ave New York, NY 10023 Tel 212-456-1000 (DC Bureau 202-222-7777) Fax 212-456-5962 Letters comments@abcnews.go.com ABC News Washington Bureau Address 1717 DeSales St NW, Washington DC 20036 Tel 202-222-7300 Fax 202-222-7684 DC Bureau Chief Robin Sproul robin.sproul@abc.com 202-222-7200 World News Tonight with Peter Jennings Tel 212-456-4040 Fax 212-456-2795 Letters netaudr@abc.com Anchor Peter Jennings peter.jennings@abc.com 212-456-4025 Executive Producer Paul Friedman paul.friedman@abc.com Nightline Address 1717 DeSales St NW, Washington DC 20036 Tel 202-222-7000 Fax 202-222-7976 Letters niteline@abc.com Anchor Ted Koppel ted.koppel@abc.com 202-222-7364 Executive Producer Tom Bettag tom.bettag@abc.com 20/20 Address 147 Columbus Ave, New York NY 10023 Tel 212-456-2020 Fax 212-456-0533/1470 Letters 2020@abc.com Anchors Barbara Walters barbara.walters@abc.com 212-456-7050 , Sam Donaldson sam.donaldson@abc.com , Good Morning America Address 147 Columbus Ave, New York NY 10023 Tel 212-456-5900 Fax 212-456-7257/7290 Letters netaudr@abc.com Anchors Charles Gibson charles.gibson@abc.com , Diane Sawyer diane.sawyer@abc.com

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pmalloy4399 4:23 AM

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I agree, certainly adding fuel to the fire.

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DemosthenesIII 4:23 AM

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The Bolsheviks wanted a REVOLUTION but didn't want to talk about Race. Ron Paul is for Democracy where people can talk about race and Israel and Jews wrecking the USA economy with 8 trillion dollars of debt to defend Israel and get oil ofr Israel. Ron Paul is a sensible moderate who knows that the jews and Israel have destroyed the USA.

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AlissonWhalley 4:23 AM

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What has ABC deleted over a thousand comments supporting RON PAUL now?

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CoolHandLuke1970 4:22 AM

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I'm calling ABC tomorrow.

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dwdollar 4:20 AM

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If you do not know what is going on and would like to see some of the comments before they got deleted http://pmalloy.blogspot.com/ full account of the situation, contact information. Use it to prove to ABC that we are not all one person. If they get calls from individuals they will know we are serious

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pmalloy4399 4:20 AM

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For anyone visiting this page for the first time, remember this. There are people commenting here that have a vested interest in discrediting Ron Paul. They use carefully crafted techniques in order to discredit him and his advocates. These techniques have the unfortunate effect of sucking in naive yet well-intentioned people into ridiculous arguments that detract from the main point, hoping that these peoples' missteps will help further discredit Dr. Paul. Pay no attention to any ludicrous statements and instead perform objective research and come to your own conclusions.

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libertarian4ronpaul2008 4:20 AM

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pmalloy has the right idea just keep taking screenshots. The game is on.

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DemosthenesIII 4:20 AM

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Did anyone see what Barbara Walters said on the View the other day? They were talking about the Republican debate and they talked about Giuliani and Romney. Then Barbara said something like, "Who were all those other people? Can anyone run these days?" Uh, yes Barbara! Anyone can run! That's how America works! Or did they teach you in Fascist School something that we aren't aware of? ABC stinks!

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boycott-abc 4:40 AM

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DemosthenesIII 4:40 AM

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Having decided to play Devils' Advocate concerning this censorship thing, I did a little experiment: I went to the Paris Hilton story on their Homepage to see how many posts it had and for how long. When I checked about 10 minutes ago (it is now 1.39 am PDT), that story had 213 posts dating from May 5. Therefore, there obviously is no space and/or time limit. THIS IS TRULY UNBELIEVABLE. Have we really lost America? Really? By the way, it was kind of funny that on that site, someone posted a message saying that all of Ron Paul's posts were getting deleted. Since they don't seem to be deleting Paris, perhaps we should all go over there (and to all their other stories) and post our comments about Ron Paul there.

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timetraveler2054 4:42 AM

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In a Democracy people can talk about race. Only in fascist Bolshevist Jewish terror states are people brow beaten into not talking about race. This country was founded by White Men not Pancho Vill and a bunch of Mestizos and Jews. Sorry if that offends you 24 yr. old. Jew controllers wtaching this web board live. You even are watching our comments live as they are typed. We are watching you too. But Democracy is about Freedom of Speech.

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AlissonWhalley 4:41 AM

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DemosthenesIII 4:43 AM

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Vhat? You don't like the Suprise Soup? I died in the Holocuast six times. They gassed me seven times. You doubt my Suprise Soup? How dare you!

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AlissonWhalley 4:42 AM

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guys your starting to get off topic now we need to not look like wackos .... like allison....

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pmalloy4399 4:45 AM

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mariereiher.blogspot.com ABC ARTICLE DISAPPEARED FROM GOOGLE RESULTS - I love that. Jews on spin control madness.

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AlissonWhalley 4:44 AM

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Paris Hilton for president

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DemosthenesIII 4:44 AM

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If ABC would apologize and explain in an open and honest way, I might be able to respect them again. Deleting comments willy-nilly is not he way to gain respect. Since no mainstream American newspapers will tell the public what has happened here, we have had to go to international newspapers. They are very happy to report about censorship of election coverage in America, especially since America so often chastises other countries for similar crimes.

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boycott-abc 4:49 AM

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Go to hell ABC. I'll vote for Ron Paul if I have to write him on the ballot with my own blood.

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dwdollar 4:49 AM

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Truely Orwellian this is. This guy thinks he works for the ministry of love. I wonder if they have even read the book. Perhaps ABC has just put their pet chicken near a delete key and a timed release pelet falls every so often. That way noone has to take responsibility it was all the chickens fault. Oh wait never mind ABC is incorporated they are responsible to no one.

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Great Idea time traveler. Come on every one lets fill up the comments on all thier stories about the cencor ship of ron paul. ABC is losing in the information war,,,,, Losers!!!

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Great Idea time traveler. Come on every one lets fill up the comments on all thier stories about the cencor ship of ron paul. ABC is losing in the information war,,,,, Losers!!!

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*note the comments getting deleted

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anyone else notice they JUST added some ads to the page. now they wanna make money on us while burying us

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pmalloy4399 4:52 AM

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Libertarianism is a philosophy that individuals are the owners of themselves and have the right to do anything they want as long as it does not infringe upon the rights of others. With this understanding it is imperative to understand that all actions should be voluntary. Laissez-faire capitalism is the economic theory of free markets. It is the idea that markets should not be interfered with by governments. Government interference only empowers monopolists by crushing their competition with regulations before it has a chance to grow organically. Ron Paul supports both concepts.

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libertarian4ronpaul2008 4:52 AM

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LOL, DemosthenesIII, ain't that the truth.

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dwdollar 4:52 AM

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VOTE for RON PAUL. Why? Because he doesn't put Israel, the Jewish racist state, before American interests. The reason we are 8 trillion dollars in debt is because of the PNAC group formed by Jews Kagan and Kristol which have embroiled us in foregin wars to defend and expand Greater Israel, a Jewish race state. This is a Democracy and the people are fed up and voting for Ron Paul, a sensible, center moderate candidate.

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libertarian4ronpaul2008 4:53 AM

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The comment by Alisson is completely ridiculous in it's prejudice and detracts from the true nature of this discussion. I think it is well established by those who have the wherewithal to think for ourselves that Mr. Paul was the clear winner of the debate.

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Cutter4444 4:56 AM

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Ron Paul is a Democratic candidate, he does not support closure of Free Speech. He is a 1st Amendment supporter. I'm sure the enemies of free speech would like the Jew Chertoff's Soviet style "Homeland Security" NKVD to put all political dissenters in the Gulags. Ron Paul is aginst that, Ron is for the 1st Amendment. VOTE for RON PAUL. Vote for Democracy.

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AlissonWhalley 4:55 AM

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Ron Paul wants to get rid of all the filthy mexiCANTS and restore America to the supreme race THE WHITE RACE! VOTE RON PAUL 2008! WHITE PRIDE WORLD WIDE! AMERICA FOR WHITE AMERICANS ONLY! It's time for the ZOG machine to be broken down! I URGE ALL WHITE COUPLES TO HAVE CHILDREN! THE BEANERS ARE TAKING OVER! Do you know the filthy Jew seeks to make the white race a minority? STOP WATCHING THE JEWVISION AND START GETTING INFORMED. WHITE PRIDE WORLD WIDE

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StormFrontWPWW 4:56 AM

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cant make it go away now comments saved before purge http://pmalloy.blogspot.com/2007/05/comments-from-abc.html

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pmalloy4399 5:00 AM

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In a Democracy people can talk about race. Only in fascist Bolshevist Jewish terror states are people brow beaten into not talking about race. This country was founded by White Men not Pancho Villa and a bunch of Mestizos and Jews, those are facts not opinon. Sorry if that offends you 24 yr. old. Jew controllers wtaching this web board live. You even are watching our comments live as they are typed. We are watching you too. But Democracy is about Freedom of Speech.

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AlissonWhalley 5:00 AM

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it feels so goooood when you delete me!

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boycott-abc 4:59 AM

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Nothing like a clean board.

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dwdollar 4:59 AM

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you're quick tonight, ABC deleters! delete me! please delete me now! oh yes, give it to me baby!

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boycott-abc 4:59 AM

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For anyone visiting this page for the first time, remember this. There are people commenting here that have a vested interest in discrediting Ron Paul. They use carefully crafted techniques in order to discredit him and his advocates. The most popular of which is posing like a Ron Paul supporter in between comment deletions. These techniques have the unfortunate effect of sucking in naive yet well-intentioned people into ridiculous arguments that detract from the main point, hoping that these peoples' missteps will help further discredit Dr. Paul. Pay no attention to any ludicrous statements and instead perform objective research and come to your own conclusions.

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libertarian4ronpaul2008 5:00 AM

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They can't even count - 48 comments and I only see 5. I'd rather ABC be stupid than tyrannical..

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ajp91750 5:00 AM

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a fresh start. ahhhhhhh. nothing like a whitewashed board to get the juices flowing.

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boycott-abc 5:00 AM

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not i just thought of it so im doing it by hand, if anyone else has the time to set up a script do it

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pmalloy4399 5:03 AM

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> http://pmalloy.blogspot.com/2007/05/comments-from-abc.html Nice. Is that an automated script?

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ajp91750 5:02 AM

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Ron Paul wants to get rid of all the filthy mexiCANTS and restore America to the supreme race THE WHITE RACE! VOTE RON PAUL 2008! WHITE PRIDE WORLD WIDE! AMERICA FOR WHITE AMERICANS ONLY! It's time for the ZOG machine to be broken down! I URGE ALL WHITE COUPLES TO HAVE CHILDREN, THE JEW SEEKS TO MAKE THE WHITE RACE A MINORITY IN AMERICA, YOU MUST RESIST BY HAVING AS MANY CHILDREN AS POSSIBLE! The beaners are gonna outnumber us in 2050 at this rate!!! WAKE UP AMERICA, TURN OFF THE JEWVISION! 14/88 to ALL OTHER WHITE BROTHERS AND SISTERS!

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StormFrontWPWW 5:02 AM

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Vhat you don't like my Suprise Soup? I was gassed seven times in the Holohoax. How dare you doubt my stories and suprise soup.

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AlissonWhalley 5:01 AM

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I'm going to send an email to the BBC as a story suggestion about this.

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dwdollar 5:01 AM

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For anyone visiting this page for the first time, remember this. There are people commenting here that have a vested interest in discrediting Ron Paul. They use carefully crafted techniques in order to discredit him and his advocates. The most popular of which is posing like a Ron Paul supporter in between comment deletions. This poster uses words like REVOLUTION and tries to delete talk about race, Israeli Jewish racial State, Greater Israel, PNAC Iraq War. These techniques have the unfortunate effect of sucking in naive yet well-intentioned people into ridiculous arguments that detract from the main point, hoping that these peoples' missteps will help further discredit Dr. Paul. Pay no attention to any ludicrous statements and instead perform objective research and come to your own conclusions.

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Please. I know it's frustrating, but let's stay on the subject. Let's keep on the High Road. It's so sad to see this happening in America, but let's all do our best to keep to the subject, ok? I think the main points here are (1) Ron Paul won the debate, hands down. (2) No major news organization seems willing or able to report that. (3) ABC is apparently deleting any and all comments related to Ron Paul. But why? Let's keep it sane, People. RP doesn't need help from the Fringe Peanut Gallery, ok?

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timetraveler2054 5:04 AM

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I am here as a person to let people know that Ron Paul is a good guy. He is the only republican running as a true conservitive. Please give him a chance people

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pmalloy4399 5:05 AM

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What I'd like to see is to create enough links to a non-ABC site so that when someone Googles "ABC News", it points to another site that describes their censorship of the Ron Paul Effect comments. Any SEO experts out there?

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ajp91750 5:07 AM

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A few of us are awake and aware and I think they are surprised by that. They didn't realize that there were still Americans who can't be manipulated. They thought they had us all licked. Well there are some of us who don't drink the fluoridated water and still have our brains intact.

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The Jew controls the banks, the media, the government, AMERICA IS TRULY A ZIONIST OCCUPIED GOVERNMENT. THE JEW IS A FILTHY RACE THAT SEEKS TO DESTROY PURE WHITE PEOPLE! Ron Paul may not be a white supremacist, but he's willing to shutdown the border so the filthy mexiCANT beaners can't cross anymore! IT'S A START! ALL NON-WHITE FOREIGNERS OUT OF AMERICA NOW! WHITE POWER!

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For anyone visiting this page for the first time, remember this. There are people commenting here that have a vested interest in discrediting Ron Paul. They use carefully crafted techniques in order to discredit him and his advocates. The most popular of which is posing like a Ron Paul supporter in between the comment buries. Defacing individuals' posts using racial slurs is also quite popular. These techniques have the unfortunate effect of sucking in naive yet well-intentioned people into ridiculous arguments that detract from the main point, hoping that these peoples' missteps will help further discredit Dr. Paul. Pay no attention to any ludicrous statements and instead perform objective research and come to your own conclusions.

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libertarian4ronpaul2008 5:07 AM

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Get the word out. Bring this story to the foreign media. I am writing the BBC.

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dwdollar 5:08 AM

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http://www.pmwatch.org/pmw/contact/media.asp contact info for many news outlets

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pmalloy4399 5:09 AM

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ajp, that's a great idea. what we need to do is get many blogs and sites to point to a site exposing ABC's censorship with the words "ABC news" in the anchor text. that's called Google bombing and it will work.

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Isn't it sad that we have to resort to foreign media to have our voices heard? In the former Soviet Union, the people had to do the same thing. The dissidents contacted American media to get their stories out. Guess what? We are officially dissidents!

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Someone post my idea (I hereby put it in the public domain :-)) over on digg, asking for instructions to influence Google rankings. I'm no SEO expert, but I can post and comment on blogs. Thanks.

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Stormfront is using abusive language and generalizations to discredit this thread for those who are really interested in this candidate and what he stands for. It is surely obvious to most that have posted here that there is a concerted effort by many individuals to blemish the image of an untarnished Mr. Paul who came out of this debate as the clear victor.

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DemosthenesIII 5:13 AM

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I urge everyone to go to house.gov/paul and read Paul's speeches and newsletters to see what he is about. He's an incredible gift of liberty for this nation. Watch "Freedom to Fascism" and "The Money Masters" on Google Video to understand how far from liberty this country has fallen.

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Libertarianism is a philosophy that all individuals, regardless of race, are the owners of themselves and have the right to do anything they want as long as it does not infringe upon the rights of others. With this understanding it is imperative to understand that all actions should be voluntary. Laissez-faire capitalism is the economic theory of free markets. It is the idea that markets should not be interfered with by governments. Government interference only empowers monopolists by crushing their competition with regulations before it has a chance to grow organically. Ron Paul supports both libertarianism and laissez-faire capitalism.

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Here anyone can see that there were 200+ comments here ad they got deleted, unless this comment gets deleted first. http://www.flickr.com/photos/84796146@N00/490856439/

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MY very own number (copyright)

2007-05-09T01:24:00.000-05:00

0D B2 3D C5 23 58 4D 70 E8 94 67 A4 10 31 A9 89

what is this? Why it is MY very own copyrighted number. Thats right I OWN this number according the the DMCA. If anyone is using this number for any reason, I can send them a DMCA takedown notice just like AACS did with the HD-DVD Hex code.

Google this and if any responces show up than its time for me to start issuing takedown notices!

It will be extremely funny if by some chance this code happens to be used by AACS in the future :)

how we won the ABC Ron paul issue

2007-05-09T00:15:00.000-05:00

UPDATE 4:00 am

looks like i jumped the gun, all comments are gone again

http://www.flickr.com/photos/84796146@N00/490978436/

UPDATE: 12:50 AM

I made my last update at around 4:30 PM and made a post. Currently the posts have remained. Its still early but it looks like we won!!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/84796146@N00/490856439/

Well i have 2 ideas. The first idea is that we won. Personally i have been making phone calls all day long and I know many others have been also. So far in the past month we have gotten Ron Paul AND Mike Gravel into the debates, We have called out Yahoo to update their site to include Ron Paul, We have told the MPAA to go fuck themselves and Kevin From Digg.com Caved to us. And now it looks like we got ABC to cave.

The other less apealing opption is that 4:30 when the comments were left alone is just when the IT department goes home. So far so good Lets keep up the good work and use our power for good.

ABC News activly censoring users

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UPDATE: 12:50 AM

I made my last update at around 4:30 PM and made a post. Currently the posts have remained. Its still early but it looks like we won!!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/84796146@N00/490856439/

use the next link to add your comment
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Last night we saw ABC news censoring its users

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/comments?type=story&id=3147940

AS I am writting this they are still activly erasing comments

I made this post last night

http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=489500622

As you can see there are 278 posts at the time (about 230 am eastern)

Now it is 4:43 PM eastern

http://www.flickr.com/photos/84796146@N00/490347339/

as you can see there are 15 comments and none are being shown

UPDATE : 9:20 PM
had to create a new user name because they blocked mine from posting comments.. was my comment out of line?? (the 1st link)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/84796146@N00/490617276/

SOME numbers may be dated but let the network know!

ABC
ABC News Headquarters
Address 147 Columbus Ave New York, NY 10023
Tel 212-456-1000 (DC Bureau 202-222-7777)
Fax 212-456-5962
Letters comments@abcnews.go.com
ABC News Washington Bureau
Address 1717 DeSales St NW, Washington DC 20036
Tel 202-222-7300
Fax 202-222-7684
DC Bureau Chief Robin Sproul robin.sproul@abc.com 202-222-7200
World News Tonight with Peter Jennings
Tel 212-456-4040
Fax 212-456-2795
Letters netaudr@abc.com
Anchor Peter Jennings peter.jennings@abc.com 212-456-4025
Executive Producer Paul Friedman paul.friedman@abc.com

Nightline
Address 1717 DeSales St NW, Washington DC 20036
Tel 202-222-7000
Fax 202-222-7976
Letters niteline@abc.com
Anchor Ted Koppel ted.koppel@abc.com 202-222-7364
Executive Producer Tom Bettag tom.bettag@abc.com

20/20
Address 147 Columbus Ave, New York NY 10023
Tel 212-456-2020
Fax 212-456-0533/1470
Letters 2020@abc.com
Anchors Barbara Walters barbara.walters@abc.com
212-456-7050 , Sam Donaldson sam.donaldson@abc.com ,

Good Morning America
Address 147 Columbus Ave, New York NY 10023
Tel 212-456-5900
Fax 212-456-7257/7290
Letters netaudr@abc.com
Anchors Charles Gibson charles.gibson@abc.com ,
Diane Sawyer diane.sawyer@abc.com

The magic Number is useless... What does this mean for us??

2007-05-03T07:55:00.000-05:00

As you read in my previous post, there was a revolt of sorts concerning a number. The number is an unlock code for HD-DVD AACS protection. To put it simple, With this code (and some tech knowledge) you can copy and backup your discs. To the consumer this means you can watch your product on whatever means you wish whereas the studios want you locked in as if you are renting the disc. This number has been available on the net since February. HOWEVER: this number has been useless as of April 23rd.

What does this mean legally to those who were apart of the revolt and posted said number? Let me begin with IANAL (I am not a lawyer) This piece is just intended to spark discussion.

IF this number was in fact rendered useless on a date before the posting of the numbers, how can one be legally held responsible for a number for a product that is in fact not a valid number? The number was removed from discs as of april 23rd meaning this number is a dated number and all discs made ofter that date will not use this number (my guess is we will have the new number found within the month but thats another story)

So my question to those of you out there is can one get in legal hot water for posting a string of numbers that do nothing at this point?

Digg gets dugg

2007-05-02T01:09:00.000-05:00

click on the box for pic
Everyone knows what it is. T shirts are on the way. It's Sixteen hexadecimal digits that unlock most currently released HD-DVD movies from the AACS content protection system. These sixteen digits that have been seen by millions, posted in blogs all over -- and in many cases, removed only to be reposted -- that they're hard to avoid.

IT all started with this man, Cory Doctorow with his blog "Pwned: How everyone on campus is a copyright criminal" was served a C&C and caved in. They were posted to Wikipedia, then removed and currently the blog wiki is locked. Then it was time for digg. For a few days now the number had been floating around harmlessly. Than a post hit the front page and was taken down and a user ended up getting banned. (probably more at this point)

Now the funny thing is by trying to supress the numbers, all that happened was that more people actually saw them. Lets look at it like this 1 story is off the front page usually within the hour at peak times in the day. By causing this coup it has been on the front page in every story all day long. Perhaps kevin knows what he is doing. Perhaps he is playing nice with them while fully expecting this to happen? By now more people have seen this key than they would have and i bet someone out there will digg up the stats to back up this claim, look at normal top story topics in a day vs Digg all day on may 1st 2007. I will almost put money on the fact that more people have seen this story.

UPDATE 1:45 A.M Eastern.

Digg has decided they had enough, take a look for yourselves.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/84796146@N00/480981075/

UPDATE: 2:36 AM Digg is back up, and the numers are still rampant with pissed off diggers.

UPDATE 2:45 Kevin, the founder of Digg.com made a statement

"

Today was an insane day. And as the founder of Digg, I just wanted to post my thoughts…

In building and shaping the site I’ve always tried to stay as hands on as possible. We’ve always given site moderation (digging/burying) power to the community. Occasionally we step in to remove stories that violate our terms of use (eg. linking to pornography, illegal downloads, racial hate sites, etc.). So today was a difficult day for us. We had to decide whether to remove stories containing a single code based on a cease and desist declaration. We had to make a call, and in our desire to avoid a scenario where Digg would be interrupted or shut down, we decided to comply and remove the stories with the code.

But now, after seeing hundreds of stories and reading thousands of comments, you’ve made it clear. You’d rather see Digg go down fighting than bow down to a bigger company. We hear you, and effective immediately we won’t delete stories or comments containing the code and will deal with whatever the consequences might be.

If we lose, then what the hell, at least we died trying.

Digg on,

Kevin"

could this be the beginning of something great?? =or the death of a great site. only time will tell.

My take on the Hiroshima bombings and the buildup to it

2007-02-27T20:26:00.000-05:00

this was my comment to someone elses blog, i than realized it should have its own spot on my blog so somethings posted below may seem like a reply. it was.

I would just like to start out with this

I am an American
I am 21 years old
I live in NY
I want bush gone as much if not more than everyone else...

NOW that that is said I can continue.

I do not think I have seen so many factually wrong statements in 1 blog ever, and I mean on both sides of the fence and I read all 600 + comments.

first off FDR did not drop the bomb, he was dead at that point in time so to all the 30-50 people still bitching about FDR dropped the bomb (either way you lean) your wrong. Truman was president at the time.

To all the people attempting to compare the bomb to 911. There is a HUGE difference (depending on which fact line you want to follow) {doesn’t matter which fact line there is no comparison, 911 was more atrocious on a humanitarian level}

If you think it was an inside job, than obviously it is not the same, jet some of you are trying to say it is, that would only work if we dropped the nukes on D.C. and NYC, which obviously didn’t happen

If you think bin laden did do it, we were not at war, meaning no one in the civilian sector should have known to be careful and therefore cannot be compared...try again

Now for the fun part, comparing how it IS similar (talking humanitarian, not logic now)

To all those people saying that 911 was not like it cause 3000 died and that’s it. Yet some of you are also trying to claim that the hurt people are also included, so then you need to change that number to 10K (still a lot less I know let me finish) you are forgetting that the relief workers in NYC (myself included) are now coming down with different respatory
Infections and cancers. THEREFORE the deaths and causalities are continuing to this day. For all we know on a humanitarian level, the 911 attacks could be close to as deadly (using those "facts)

Some of you are probably wondering where I was going with this.

My point is that "facts" are as good as the sources they come from which are only as good as the motive behind these "facts"

500 years ago it was a fact that the world was flat

1000 years ago it was a fact that the earth was the center of the universe; today these "facts" are obviously laughable.

NOW onto where I stand based on family records text book records and internet records from both sides of the isle now that I have given you the background of my logic.

DID FDR know that the japs were on their way to Pearl Harbor?

Its not as clear cut as that, the better question would be

DID FDR have knowledge that the japs were planning to do something to us on our soil. The answer to THAT question is yes. FDR had reports that the peace talks were not working and FDR was aware that an attack was probable.
(Expand here, sources)

DID the bombs end the war or was the war over?
The Jap culture has ALWAYS been fight to the death, anyone ever hear of hari cari? For those of you who haven’t, in its simplest form it means suicide, mainly suicide due to shame or to keep from being captured. So what this means is that based on 1000 years of culture, one could not expect surrender from the japs.

ALSO if you would look back to 1941 when we were having peace talks with the japs, they went back on their word (again this all goes with what “facts you would like to follow”) and attacked anyway. Based on this information, even if the japs did claim they were ready to surrender, how could we be 100 % sure that
A - They were telling the truth about surrendering and:
B - That they were not currently capable of getting their bomb ready yet?

WE already had proof that they were in fact using “dirty” bombs. For those who don’t know what that is it is generally a term used to describe any conventional bomb which has unconventional properties, such as nuclear or biological amenities.

Is it so difficult to believe that if they could create small scale dirty bombs that they were incapable of making a larger scale dirty bomb? (IE. Nuke) Not at all?

So WHAT IF Japan surrendered and started up with the peace talks (see pre 1941) and than commenced to drop their bomb on say D.C or NYC or both? They did the exact thing in the past (Pearl Harbor) what’s to say they wouldn’t have done it again?

And now for my comments on the fact that we bombed a “civilian city”

First off we had a list of 5 places to bomb, 2 were obviously hiro. and naga

I will take from the official top secret report at the time the location scouting:
Target Committee, Los Alamos, May 10-11, 1945

Minutes of the second meeting of the Target Committee
Los Alamos, May 10-11, 1945
Source: U.S. National Archives, Record Group 77, Records of the Office of the Chief of Engineers, Manhattan Engineer District, TS Manhattan Project File '42-'46, folder 5D Selection of Targets, 2 Notes on Target Committee Meetings.

(1) Kyoto - This target is an urban industrial area with a population of 1,000,000. It is the former capital of Japan and many people and industries are now being moved there as other areas are being destroyed. From the psychological point of view there is the advantage that Kyoto is an intellectual center for Japan and the people there are more apt to appreciate the significance of such a weapon as the gadget. (Classified as an AA Target)
(2) Hiroshima - This is an important army depot and port of embarkation in the middle of an urban industrial area. It is a good radar target and it is such a size that a large part of the city could be extensively damaged. There are adjacent hills which are likely to produce a focusing effect which would considerably increase the blast damage. Due to rivers it is not a good incendiary target. (Classified as an AA Target)
(3) Yokohama - This target is an important urban industrial area which has so far been untouched. Industrial activities include aircraft manufacture, machine tools, docks, electrical equipment and oil refineries. As the damage to Tokyo has increased additional industries have moved to Yokohama. It has the disadvantage of the most important target areas being separated by a large body of water and of being in the heaviest anti-aircraft concentration in Japan. For us it has the advantage as an alternate target for use in case of bad weather of being rather far removed from the other targets considered. (Classified as an A Target)
(4) Kokura Arsenal - This is one of the largest arsenals in Japan and is surrounded by urban industrial structures. The arsenal is important for light ordnance, anti-aircraft and beach head defense materials. The dimensions of the arsenal are 4100' x 2000'. The dimensions are such that if the bomb were properly placed full advantage could be taken of the higher pressures immediately underneath the bomb for destroying the more solid structures and at the same time considerable blast damage could be done to more feeble structures further away. (Classified as an A Target)
(5) Niigata - This is a port of embarkation on the N.W. coast of Honshu. Its importance is increasing as other ports are damaged. Machine tool industries are located there and it is a potential center for industrial despersion. It has oil refineries and storage. (Classified as a B Target)
(6) The possibility of bombing the Emperor's palace was discussed. It was agreed that we should not recommend it but that any action for this bombing should come from authorities on military policy. It was agreed that we should obtain information from which we could determine the effectiveness of our weapon against this target.
B. It was the recommendation of those present at the meeting that the first four choices of targets for our weapon should be the following:
a. Kyoto
b. Hiroshima
c. Yokohama
d. Kokura Arsenal

If you turn your attention to number 2 – Hiroshima, this target was chosen due to its LARGE ARMY DEPOT, Hiro was a city not unlike the city in Los Alamos at the time, yeah there were civilians there but they were all working towards building up products for the war.
In the same sense we can liken it to if they dropped a bomb on Detroit at the time which had turned its car factories into tank and plane engine factories. Yes they were civilians but they were in fact working for the reason of ending the war by building tanks and other materials needed by the troops on the front.

As you can see in the official minutes of the day, they chose grounds which would maximize damage to the WAR EFFORT, not to just blindly attack cities for the reason of attacking cities.

So let’s recap

1 – FDR did not drop the bombs; he was dead at the time
2 – The only way one can compare 911 to the bombs is due to long term health effects. Any other comparison is comparing apples to oranges.
3 – Pearl harbor was not an inside job, we did know an attack was coming sooner or later, and we may have assumed that it would have been at Pearl Harbor, but other than that we could not have expected the attack, we could have moved quicker but that’s about it.
4 – The Japs were NOT ready to surrender and even if they did how could we trust them? (Read point 3)
5 – We did NOT bomb the cities chosen to maximize civilian causalities, but rather we bombed the locations we did to minimize military output.

Net Neutrality on the table again this year

2007-01-31T20:16:00.000-05:00

http://www.abcarticledirectory.com/Article/Net-Neutrality-Act-Once-Again-on-the-Agenda/31886

From the article

On January 9th, Republican Senator Olympia Snowe and Democrat Byron Dorgan reintroduced the Internet Freedom Preservation act to the Senate. Better known as the Net Neutrality Act, the bill was killed by the Senate last year in a vote split down party lines (Democrats yea, Republicans nay), with the exception of Senator Snowe. With the Democrats having a slight majority in the Senate, the bill certainly has a better chance this time around, but it still needs 60 votes to prevent a Republican filibuster.

For those of you who are not in the loop let me break this bill down for you:

the cable that runs to your house is owned by either the phone or cable companies

they want to be able to charge more to content providers (google, aol, myspace) for using more of the bandwidth than the normal user.

in the simplest terms possible, they wanna charge more to those who bring in the most traffic.

The beauty of the Internet is that it IS free and equal. I can go to my friends website for his family pictures just as quickly as i can go to Google.

If the companies get their way they can charge companies like Vonage (Internet phone company) extra cash for running on their "pipes".

At the current time companies like Vonage sell unlimited phone for around 25 bucks a month, the phone and cable companies would love to tax them for using their wire which would in turn make you need to pay more (cause face it if they get taxed they pass the taxes on to you)

this would be detrimental to tech development (does anyone remember how little change there was when "Ma Bell" owned the entire phone system? it wasn't until ma bell got broken up into competitive companies did we see advancements such as touch tone, caller ID cell phones and even the Internet itself.

Competition serves 2 major purposes

variety and advancement, when 1 company has the only tech available, that company see's little incentive to expand the product line, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it)

lower prices, if you sell something for 100 bucks, I'm gonna sell it for 95 and so on.

this is good for the consumer.

If the companies get their way there will be no more vonage, Google will have to pay more taxes so you will see less development from google

there will be no more sites like myspace or slashdot, as the creators will not be able to upload the content for the users without paying more taxes. meaning there will be little incentive to get in the game.

as a user most people pay around 30-60 bucks a month for their Internet service. if one wanted to create a site such as a game, or some other website that takes off, Verizon and Cablevision want to be able to take a piece. so your choices would be

pay more for the premium so your site loads fast enough for the users
your site will not handle the traffic so your new concept never takes off (and most likely a cable company or phone company would "borrow" your idea and offer it their selves.)

this rant is all over the place but the point of this story is this bill needs to pass, if it does not you can expect the same as you did before Ma Bell was broken up. a whole lot of nothing

A look back to andy.

2007-01-30T21:22:00.000-05:00

well due to the comments I've received I guess the fact that I noted I didn't write this isn't good enough. I love how the comment is from "African American by choice"(who by the looks of it joined only to make this comment), only about 1/3 of that rant had anything to do with black people. I bet he didn't even read the rest of the rant about girl scouts and English and all the other important stuff, he was merely playing the victim yet again.

I DIDN'T WRITE THIS!!!

HOWEVER some of the information in this rant make a lot of sense, if I made an organization called the NAACP (National Alliance for the Advancement of the Caucasian People, there would be brimstone and fire. (as shown by my comments)

I DO NOT CONDONE RACISM be it white on black black on black alien on human whatever. that is the point I feel Andy was attempting to make, Not a point to further the white race, however to educate people on the ridiculous nature we live in today.

As it stands, 2 people take a test for a job at a police department (true story) 1 white 1 Puerto Rican. The white person did fairly well on his test (top 5 in the class) the Puerto Rican did NOT make the top 10 in the class.

The white (who was 5th on the class) lost his job to the Puerto Rican (who didn't break 10th) because there were no Puerto Ricans on the force.

I do not know about you but I want the best serving on our police forces, be it white, black, red, I do not care. However I do care that a sub par PERSON is patrolling our streets when a fully certified one was not accepted.

This is the DEFINITION of racism to me.

Its snowing finally! turned to global warming rant

2007-01-30T20:50:00.000-05:00

Well today we finally get snow..... yay..... so far we got about an inch or 2 and for living in new york its pretty sad that we are only getting snow to almost February. Some people will try to say this is due to "Global Warming" or "Climate Change" I feel that the latter is the way to go. Now the Question is why is the climate changing. Some will have you believe that its all our fault, man did this all with our coal and our oil and what have you. I call bullshit.

As a human we think of climate as a monthly, seasonly, or yearly. We do not think about what the climate was years ago. when i say years ago I don't mean 1995, I mean THOUSANDS of years ago. The worlds clock is WAY slower than a human clock.

So when we look back in time we start to realize that we are still in the mix of an ice age. The "climate" changed DRASTICALLY when the central American joined the continents of north and south America. This changed the flow of the oceans which in turn created an ice age.

We are still in the end of this ice age as the earth catches up with the the changes.
Have things excelerated since the oil age? Yes it has. Can we blame the climate shift to oil consumption??? There are TOO many variables to do such a thing.

End rant

My america - As told by Andy Rooney

2007-01-30T18:50:00.004-05:00

* Andy Rooney said on** "** 60 Minutes** " ** a few
weeks back:**
**
I don't think being a minority makes you a victim of
anything except
numbers. The only things I can think of that are truly
discriminatory
are
things like the United Negro College Fund, Jet
Magazine, Black
Entertainment
Television, and Miss Black America. Try to have things
like the **
United**
** Caucasian** ** College** Fund, Cloud Magazine,
White Entertainment
Television, or Miss White America; and see what
happens...
Jesse Jackson will be knocking down your door.
Guns do not make you a killer. I think killing makes
you a killer. You
can
kill someone with a baseball bat or a car, but no one
is trying to ban
you
from driving to the ball game.

I believe they are called the Boy Scouts for a reason,
that is why
there are
no girls allowed. Girls belong in the Girl Scouts! ARE
YOU LISTENING
MARTHA
BURKE?

I have the right "NOT" to be tolerant of others
because they are
different,
weird, or tick me off.

When 70% of the people who get arrested are black, in
cities where 70%
of
the population is black, that is not racial profiling,
it is the Law of
Probability.
I believe that if you are selling me a milkshake, a
pack of cigarettes,
a
newspaper or a hotel room, you must do it in English!
As a matter of
fact,
if you want to be an American citizen, you should have
to speak
English!

My father and grandfather didn't die in vain so you
can leave the
countries
you were born in to come over and disrespect ours. I
think the police
should
have every right to shoot your sorry ass if you
threaten them after
they
tell you to stop. If you can't understand the word
"freeze" or "stop"
in
English, see the above lines.

I don't think just because you were not born in this
country, you are
qualified for any special loan programs, government
sponsored bank
loans or
tax breaks, etc., so you can open a hotel, coffee
shop, trinket store,
or
any other business.

We did not go to the aid of certain foreign countries
and risk our
lives in
wars to defend their freedoms, so that decades later
they could come
over
here and tell us our constitution is a living
document; and open to
their
interpretations.

I don't hate the rich. I don't pity the poor.
I know pro wrestling is fake, but so are movies and
television. That
doesn't
stop you from watching them.

I think Bill Gates has every right to keep every penny
he made and
continue
to make more. If it ticks you off, go and invent the
next operating
system
that's better, and put your name on the building.

It doesn't take a whole village to raise a child
right, but it does
take a
parent to stand up to the kid; and smack their little
behinds when
necessary, and say "NO!"

I think tattoos and piercing are fine if you want
them, but please
don't
pretend they are a political statement.And, please,
stay home until
that new
lip ring heals. I don't want to look at your ugly
infected mouth as you
serve me French fries!

I am sick of "Political Correctness." I know a lot of
black people, and
not
a single one of them was born in ** Africa** ;so how
can they be
"African-Americans"? Besides, ** Africa** is a
continent. I don't go
around
saying I am a European-American because my great,
great, great, great,
great, great grandfather was from ** Europe** . I am
proud to be from
**America
** and nowhere else.
And if you don't like my point of view, tough...

Liberty vs. Privacy

2007-01-30T18:50:00.003-05:00

Sometimes, living in a free society makes it harder on law enforcement. There are certain prices we pay for liberty and this is one of them. Taxes are another price we pay for a civilization based on personal freedom. The "hassle" of following the Constitution and not just summarily executing bad guys that we KNOW are bad guys is another.

I'm sure it's a drag for police to have to get a warrant when they know someone is doing something illegal in their house. I'm sure the FBI gets very frustrated when they have to provide a judge with affidavits of Probable Cause when they KNOW that the bad guys are using phones to do bad things, just so they can put up a wire tap.

And it's a hell of a lot more than just a little hassle when our own freedoms allow really really bad guys to plan and execute a terrorist attack where thousands are killed. But it may turn out that too, is the price of living in a free society, God help us.

I know that as I sit in my neighborhood coffee shop, someone with a bomb strapped to their body could walk in and blow me to bits. I watched as fellow Americans (and a lot of innocent non-Americans) lost their lives on September 11, more than 5 years ago.

But I refuse to live my life in fear. And I absolutely refuse to give up one single bit of my liberty to make it easier for law enforcement to do their jobs, or to make it more convenient for our government to govern, or even to ensure that I can walk down the street without the fear of something bad happening to me. That's how important liberty is to me - more important than my security.

I see fear making a lot of people willing to live less like Americans and more like the residents of a gated community or the inmates of a prison. I mean, it's not really that bad if officials have to ask us to show papers on the street - not if it makes us safer. And it's not really that bad if someone in the Federal Government has to read my mail without my permission. And it's not really all that bad if the FBI has to sniff my packets because someone, somewhere else on the internet is doing something wrong. After all if you're not doing anything wrong, you don't have to worry.

There a lot of people who have been convinced - we see them around here - that all those little freedoms just aren't worth having to be afraid. These people have wandered very far from the principles that made the US unique in the world and a beacon of freedom to those who live in safe places where they don't fear terrorists, or pornographers, or child molestors. Those people only have to fear their own government.

I'm not willing to trade, and I'm not willing to give up my freedom. I would really, honestly rather die a free man than live under tyranny. I don't blame those of you who have become so scared that you've convinced yourselves it's OK to be watched, because you're not doing anything wrong. But I absolutely pity you. It must be hell to be so afraid.

My first post

2007-01-30T18:50:00.001-05:00

So here it is. I finally decided it was time to keep a blog. what will I rant about in this blog??? Everything

Politics - the first and foremost item I will be discussing
Sports - not quite as important, most likely will play a small role here
My daily life - quite boring but hey it wouldn't be My blog without some info on me now would it
User based questions - yeah if you have something interesting in a comment i may run with it.

Now for the legalities, Anything posted on my blog, including but not limited to pictures, soundclips, and comments are property of myself. now let me explain.
I WILL NOT take your pictures and claim them as my own, if i use one you will be given credit if i am able to
I WILL NOT take your comments and claim them as my own comments.
I WILL use these items to further my knowledge and writtings.

Enjoy as I will try to update this on a daily basis.