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Posts Made By: Erwin Miller

February 7, 2009 06:08 PM Forum: Religion

The Pope's New Bishops

Posted By Erwin Miller

Catholicism with or without Pope Benedict is standing on rubbery legs. With the exposed depravity teeming within the church hierarchy one is not surprised at certain fascistic underpinnings. Best to avoid these unsavory and uncomfortable realities and accept Aldous Huxley's observation that, "celibacy is the greatest sexual perversion". To ease your discomfort try a long hard laugh at this medieval religious sect. http://comedians.comedycentral.com/pat-dixon/videos/pat-dixon---catholics grin

February 12, 2009 10:38 PM Forum: Politics

Thanks Bush

Posted By Erwin Miller

George Andrew said:

Given the chance I would like to personally kick Bush right in the nuts, hard. I only hope they go after him for the crap he pulled while in office. I guess it's just a mater of time before he flees the country. I think he should be the one in Guantanamo. I voted for him twice. And I’ve apologized to everyone for it. I would like to give the first book to his library, My Pet Goat.

Unfortunately this rogue will never be prosecuted for any of his crimes. Pelosi said while he was in office impeachment was off of the table and Obama himself has said any prosecution of Bush on any count would be too divisive. He will spend the rest of his days comfortably on his ranch in Crawford collecting untold sums for all of the favors he delivered in Washington. Iraq and Afghanistan have been decimated with hundreds of thousands dead, the treasury has been raided by the lords of high finance, and worst of all the American economy has been raped to the hilt for who knows how many years. It turned out that Richard Nixon was a crook, but only a little crook in comparison to this multi-trillion dollar heist. This could only happen in the "gangster state".

February 19, 2009 12:24 AM Forum: Politics

Out of touch with reality.

Posted By Erwin Miller

George Andrew said:

The republicans need a good slap. The country, as I see it, has voted for a democratic president that was given a mandate to change things. The republicans keep sticking their 2 cents in whether we want to hear it or not. Their platform is so far right now its unbelievable. I don’t know how much further right they can go, as they’re on the edge now. Maybe some of them will start to fall off, Limbaugh and Hannity first I hope. Even Pat Robertson said Limbaugh was silly for hoping Obama failed as president.


Unfortunately if all of the forecasts are correct we are in for the most dire of economic consequences. Added to this, right wing demagogues do very well in this type of environment. As the economy worsens best to keep your eyes open to identify these forthcoming Nazi sprouts. Stephen Colbert readily points out a new addition to Fox news Glenn Beck. All he needs is a beer hall and some brown shirts. This guy although comedic to anyone with a head on his shoulders is the kind that can manipulate the broad populace. Is this skit funny or is it a window on something very dangerous brewing? http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/218576/february-11-2009/truth-from-the-gut


February 19, 2009 02:11 PM Forum: Religion

Is God dead?

Posted By Erwin Miller

It appears he has left his position. A help wanted ad should be placed for a supreme being on Craig's list. Perfect beings need only apply. Personal and previous employer references required. We certainly don't want to be stiffed like the last deity who quit without notice abandoning us in this imperfect universe.

February 21, 2009 05:28 PM Forum: Politics

Re: New Tea Party?

Posted By Erwin Miller

Jim Babcock said:

We are all allowed our opinion. I do not think that the majority of Americans would agree that socialism and communism are better than a free market democratic system of government. As they say the only thing wrong with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money to give away. With the multi trillion dollar bills that Obama is charging to the next generations at some point there will be blow back. I would like to see the expenses per day that Obama is spending compared to all other Presidents. He has been in office for a month and how many new trillion dollar pieces of legislation has he put into effect?

We are stuck with Obama for at least 4 years unless there is a major shift in power during the midterm election and something is found to remove him from power. He is after all a Chicago politician, so he cannot be clean.

The best that we can hope for is that there is enough public opposition to every socialistic or liberal policy so that he backs off. The left is so drunk with power right now and they will end up eating their own. It is always fun seeing Dems attack Dems. There has been a little infighting, but in time this will be our greatest entertainment.

Yes we are all "allowed" our opinion, but it is seldom honestly given in this country of internalized repression. Who are the true owners of the wealth created in this system? The old addage "labor is the source of all wealth" is still as cogent as when it was first uttered. "If the workers took a notion they could stop all speeding trains; every ship upon the ocean they could tie with mighty chains." I must revert to the worn out chicken and egg analogy to smash the illusion of capitalist ideology. Jimbo, which came first human productivity or capitalism?

You need not worry your little head about Obama's socialism is only for the rich programs. But you had better worry about the people who are groggily awakening to the scurrilous rip off that this system engenders.

And yes the best hope we have is that the populace (the unspoken populace) does awaken and rightens this criminal society that we inhabit. And I am not talking about the ones idle enough to have time for this bitchin, but the slaves of America who have not enough the time to explore these questions.

"Let us not talk falsely now for the hour is getting late!"

February 21, 2009 06:17 PM Forum: Politics

Re: Stock Market Gives Obama’s First Month An 'F'

Posted By Erwin Miller

Capitalism is a highly specialized form of parasitism and the parasite is coming to the realization that the host is terribly sick or maybe even dieing.

February 21, 2009 08:24 PM Forum: Politics

Re: Wacko Obama floats plans

Posted By Erwin Miller

Hell he hasn't even had fellatio in the oval office yet! grin

February 22, 2009 03:52 AM Forum: Politics

Re: Wacko Obama floats plans

Posted By Erwin Miller

I have unusually steady skies, and Sirius B calls. Please don't impeach Obama tonight. Save him for later. The straw man construct fits Obama very well. Strike that and make it the socialist straw man construct. grin

February 22, 2009 05:42 PM Forum: Politics

Illegal Aliens and Public Assistance

Posted By Erwin Miller

Rod Kaufman said:

I was wondering how illegal aliens in California obtain so many social security numbers before applying for public assistance. I finally found the answer. It seems they go to the hall of records and obtain SS numbers from the death certificates of deceased children. Then they buy a copy of their birth certificates and subsequently apply for welfare. See answer 4 in the link:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080927213730AAyPrI9
What a racket, especially when you consider the actual costs to the California budget:
http://www.capsweb.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=25

Is the left leaning right? grin

According to Professor Ward Churchill's fine books Fantasies Of The Master Race, Perversions Of Justice: Indigenous Peoples And Angloamerican Law, A Little Matter Of Genocide: Holocaust And Denial In the Americas 1492 To The Present it is we Europeans who are here illegally. Maybe we should pack up and go back to Europe and be a drag on their economy. In fact those "illegal aliens have in the majority indigenous blood other than the contamination by the Spanish. They have every right to be here whereas we are the encroachers.

I must say in agreement with Prof Noam Chomsky that the firing Of Churchill was an utter disgrace. The suppression of free speech in America is alive and well. In the image of the Third Reich we are.

To dehumanize these people with these denigrating names demonstrates the inhumanity of Americans. These people are merely attempting to survive. Don't blame them, but blame their oppressive government, and the greed ridden Mexican ruling class. It is they that have caused them to vote with their feet.

February 23, 2009 01:11 AM Forum: Astro Binoculars

Fujinons down under

Posted By Erwin Miller

I have the newer version, but the mystique of the old draws me to them.