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Bob Kaplow - 22 Jan 2006 23:23 GMT
Items compiled from Tribune news services
Published January 22, 2006

NEW YORK -- Entertainer Harry Belafonte, one of the Bush administration's
harshest critics, compared the Homeland Security Department to the Nazi
Gestapo on Saturday and attacked the president as a liar.

"We've come to this dark time in which the new Gestapo of Homeland Security
lurks here, where citizens are having their rights suspended," Belafonte
said in a speech to the annual meeting of the Arts Presenters Members
Conference.

His remarks, part of a 45-minute speech on the role of the arts in a
politically changing world, were greeted with a roaring standing ovation
from an audience that included members of the arts community from several
dozen countries.

Calls to Homeland Security and White House officials were not immediately
returned.

Belafonte had called President Bush "the greatest terrorist in the world"
during a trip to Venezuela two weeks ago.

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Robert Juliano - 23 Jan 2006 00:00 GMT
Bob,

My wife and I used to joke, that I should learn german, for the
following phrase:

"the district commander said that my papers are in order."

I am thinking this phrase may be more useful as time goes by...

the other Bob

> Items compiled from Tribune news services
> Published January 22, 2006
[quoted text clipped - 18 lines]
> Belafonte had called President Bush "the greatest terrorist in the world"
> during a trip to Venezuela two weeks ago.
Alan Jones - 23 Jan 2006 02:49 GMT
>Bob,
>
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
>
>the other Bob

What is also sad is that the US government will not issue "papers" to
it's citizens.  Instead, it forces unfunded mandates on the states to
do that using the less offensive sounding "drivers license".
shockwaveriderz - 23 Jan 2006 03:36 GMT
so you would prefer a national  id to a state level  id?  It is in fact a
defacto "national id" as the states have to all adhere to one
standard(finally), which is good. I don't see what the problem is with
identifying those who are citizens and those who are not citizens.
Obviously if you are a legal citizen, then you will not have a problem with
getting proper id. If you are an illegal immigrant, perhaps you might have
issues about being identified as such. But you are correct, it is an
"unfunded" mandate, but then so is the federal requirement that states
provide medical and health services to illegal aliens .....and all the other
federal mandates that require states to provide services to illegal aliens.
Now before you call me  a bigot, let me state that I have no problem with
legal immigration into this country, in fact I am all for it.

I also think the new rule that US citizens must now soon have passports to
goto canada or mexico is also a good idea.

shockie B)

>>Bob,
>>
[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
> it's citizens.  Instead, it forces unfunded mandates on the states to
> do that using the less offensive sounding "drivers license".
Alan Jones - 23 Jan 2006 17:34 GMT
>so you would prefer a national  id to a state level  id?  It is in fact a
>defacto "national id" as the states have to all adhere to one
[quoted text clipped - 13 lines]
>
>shockie B)

Putting aside your spew above, yes, I would prefer a national ID.  The
Feds already i issue SS cards, they could just as well issue national
ID cards, ideally with biometrics, and fully fund it, including
database access to states, businesses, and individual citizens.
Actually I'd rather do away with the ID card and just use a thumb
print, or similar biometric, instead of the card, although that may
not be possible.  Let a state's drivers license be just that. And
absolutely stop unfunded and underfunded mandates.
Jerry Irvine - 24 Jan 2006 16:18 GMT
> Putting aside your spew above, yes, I would prefer a national ID.  

They have one now. It's called a passport.

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The Rocket Scientist - 23 Jan 2006 23:38 GMT
> so you would prefer a national  id to a state level  id?

I find it repugnant that I can be stopped without probable cause and be
required to prove my identity.  This is, at the very least,
unreasonable search and seizure.  Where will this erosion of basic
liberty stop?  Definitely not at sobriety checkpoints.

> It is in fact a
> defacto "national id" as the states have to all adhere to one
> standard(finally), which is good. I don't see what the problem is with
> identifying those who are citizens and those who are not citizens.

The constitutional right to travel within and between the states is
long established in law and precedent.  Why then must we get the
state's permission to operate our mode of travel?  This is one step
away from requiring citizens to carry internal passports.

> Obviously if you are a legal citizen, then you will not have a problem with
> getting proper id. If you are an illegal immigrant, perhaps you might have
> issues about being identified as such.

Of course.  Good Jews have nothing to fear from the Reich.
When they came for the Jews I didn't care because I wasn't a Jew.
When they came for the communists I didn't care because I wasn't a
communist.
When they came for the artists I didn't care because I wasn't an
artist.
When they came for the queers I didn't care because I wasn't queer.
Then they came for me, and there was nobody left to care.
(I paraphrase this.  Does anybody know the original quote and source?)

> But you are correct, it is an
> "unfunded" mandate, but then so is the federal requirement that states
> provide medical and health services to illegal aliens .....and all the other
> federal mandates that require states to provide services to illegal aliens.
> Now before you call me  a bigot, let me state that I have no problem with
> legal immigration into this country, in fact I am all for it.

I don't call anybody a bigot.  Their own actions will prove or disprove
that.

> I also think the new rule that US citizens must now soon have passports to
> goto canada or mexico is also a good idea.

I can claim dual citizenship since my grandmother was born in Ireland.
Maybe I can do a Tip O'Neil and get an Irish passport.  Then I can
travel freely in the EU.

Incidently, you don't need a passport to enter either Mexico or Canada.
The nice folks there will greet you with or without papers.  And if
you need papers they will be happy to sell them to you.  You will need
a passport to get back into the USA.

Bill Sullivan

"Round up the usual suspects."  -Louis Renault, Casablanca
Kevin OClassen - 24 Jan 2006 09:01 GMT
A poem by Pastor Martin Niemoller (1892-1984). There is some dispute about
whether he actually penned the poem, but most sources attribute it to him.

--------------------------------------
When they came for the communists,
I remained silent;
I was not a communist.

When they locked up the social democrats,
I remained silent;
I was not a social democrat.

When they came for the trade unionists,
I did not speak out;
I was not a trade unionist.

When they came for the Jews,
I did not speak out;
I was not a Jew.

When they came for me,
there was no one left to speak out.

------------------------------------
Kevin OClassen

"Those who would give up a little liberty to gain a little security deserve
neither liberty nor security"--Ben Franklin
The Rocket Scientist - 25 Jan 2006 01:55 GMT
Thanks, Kevin.
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Like four lean hounds the lighthouse keep
Wildflower seed on the sand and wind
May the four winds blow you home again.

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Bob Kaplow - 24 Jan 2006 13:09 GMT
> Of course.  Good Jews have nothing to fear from the Reich.
> When they came for the Jews I didn't care because I wasn't a Jew.
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
> Then they came for me, and there was nobody left to care.
> (I paraphrase this.  Does anybody know the original quote and source?)

Maybe this time they'll start with the idiots, and W will be among the first
to go.

> Incidently, you don't need a passport to enter either Mexico or Canada.
>  The nice folks there will greet you with or without papers.  And if
> you need papers they will be happy to sell them to you.  You will need
> a passport to get back into the USA.

That all changes very soon. IIRC you will need one for the Carribean in a
year or two, and shortly after that, to go to Mexico or Canada.

> "Round up the usual suspects."  -Louis Renault, Casablanca

We're not far from that police state right here in our own country. Say,
maybe that would be a good team name :-)

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The Rocket Scientist - 25 Jan 2006 01:59 GMT
>>Of course.  Good Jews have nothing to fear from the Reich.
>>When they came for the Jews I didn't care because I wasn't a Jew.
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
> Maybe this time they'll start with the idiots, and W will be among the first
> to go.

It might be fun to joke about the shrub's intelligence (or apparent lack
thereof) but that aw-shucks-pea-pickin-country-boy image is carefully
constructed.  Bush is a canny, formidable foe.  Underestimate him at
your peril.  Kerry did.

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Cranny Dane - 25 Jan 2006 03:26 GMT
"The Rocket Scientist" <bill.the.rocket.scientist@gmail.com> wrote in
message Incidently, you don't need a passport to enter either Mexico or
Canada.
>  The nice folks there will greet you with or without papers.  And if
> you need papers they will be happy to sell them to you.

Tops or Zig Zag ?
the notorious t-e-d - 25 Jan 2006 04:27 GMT
> "The Rocket Scientist" <bill.the.rocket.scientist@gmail.com> wrote in
> message Incidently, you don't need a passport to enter either Mexico or
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
>
> Tops or Zig Zag ?

Randy's :)

Ted Novak
TRA#5512
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James L. Marino - 25 Jan 2006 11:29 GMT
       Double-wides!!  8^)

> "The Rocket Scientist" <bill.the.rocket.scientist@gmail.com> wrote in
> message Incidently, you don't need a passport to enter either Mexico or
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
>
> Tops or Zig Zag ?
sgallagher@rogers.com - 27 Jan 2006 18:51 GMT
> > so you would prefer a national  id to a state level  id?
>
[quoted text clipped - 48 lines]
> you need papers they will be happy to sell them to you.  You will need
> a passport to get back into the USA.

Of course, since as you say, a passport will be necessary to return to
the US, Canada and Mexico may want you to have the passport when you
enter, otherwise they're not sure that you will leave.

The other question will be whether part of the US requirement is that
you be in possession of a US passport when departing the US (even if
there is no checkpoint).
Bob Kaplow - 23 Jan 2006 14:12 GMT
> Bob,
>
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
>
> I am thinking this phrase may be more useful as time goes by...

What I want to learn is Obi-Wan's "These aren't the droids you're looking
for"...

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hiltyt@weinerboy.org - 23 Jan 2006 15:02 GMT
>Bob,
>
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
>
>the other Bob

"Der Bezirk Kommandant sagte, daß meine Papiere im Auftrag sind."

Cool.

I love babelfish!

<g>

tah

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shockwaveriderz - 23 Jan 2006 03:18 GMT
hyperbole and bleeding heart leftist liberals go hand in hand.... wah wah
wah

If the DHS actually was the Gestapo, Mr. Belafonte would have disappeared
long ago before he even had time to spew this  BS..

shockie B)

> Items compiled from Tribune news services
> Published January 22, 2006
[quoted text clipped - 19 lines]
> Belafonte had called President Bush "the greatest terrorist in the world"
> during a trip to Venezuela two weeks ago.
llobdelljr@afo.net - 23 Jan 2006 06:22 GMT
> hyperbole and bleeding heart leftist liberals go hand in hand.... wah wah
> wah
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
>
> shockie B)

That's right, a historical reality some people either overlook or seem
to forget when they too easily talk about the Gestapo.  Read history
and it's obvious the DHS is not the Gestapo and Bush is not the
greatest terrorist in the world.
I'm not trying to justify the excesses of this administration, but
let's not diminish the force of our arguements by engaging in excess
ourselves.  Certain word images may be appealing and dramatic, but if
we use inaccurate ones we are simply dismissed as ignorant fools.  And
then we accomplish nothing, just like Belafonte.
Larry Lobdell Jr.

> > Items compiled from Tribune news services
> > Published January 22, 2006
[quoted text clipped - 32 lines]
> >        They are acting out scripts written by parents, associates, and
> >        society. --Stephen R. Covey
llobdelljr@afo.net - 23 Jan 2006 06:22 GMT
> hyperbole and bleeding heart leftist liberals go hand in hand.... wah wah
> wah
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
>
> shockie B)

That's right, a historical reality some people either overlook or seem
to forget when they too easily talk about the Gestapo.  Read history
and it's obvious the DHS is not the Gestapo and Bush is not the
greatest terrorist in the world.
I'm not trying to justify the excesses of this administration, but
let's not diminish the force of our arguements by engaging in excess
ourselves.  Certain word images may be appealing and dramatic, but if
we use inaccurate ones we are simply dismissed as ignorant fools.  And
then we accomplish nothing, just like Belafonte.
Larry Lobdell Jr.

> > Items compiled from Tribune news services
> > Published January 22, 2006
[quoted text clipped - 32 lines]
> >        They are acting out scripts written by parents, associates, and
> >        society. --Stephen R. Covey
Alex Mericas - 23 Jan 2006 14:29 GMT
> hyperbole and bleeding heart leftist liberals go hand in hand.... wah wah
> wah
>
> If the DHS actually was the Gestapo, Mr. Belafonte would have disappeared
> long ago before he even had time to spew this  BS..

Point!  And Mr. Kaplow for forwarding it. This should be in the FAQs.

Why was it OK for FDR to crack down on domestics?

Why was it OK for FDR to pack the supreme court?

Why do we give instant credibility to entertainers?
Len Lekx - 23 Jan 2006 14:54 GMT
>Why do we give instant credibility to entertainers?

  Personally, I give NO credibility to entertainers.  (Also sports
figures, certain groups of scientists, lawyers...)

  The mere fact that they earn hundreds of times more money than I do
is no indication that they're better, or smarter, or worth listening
to.

  Matter of fact - when the 'Arts Community' gets so upset, I figure
there must be SOME merit to whatever idea they're railing against.  :)
Tweak - 23 Jan 2006 15:13 GMT
> Why do we give instant credibility to entertainers?

Please leave me out of that we.
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hiltyt@weinerboy.org - 23 Jan 2006 15:19 GMT
>> Why do we give instant credibility to entertainers?
>>
>Please leave me out of that we.

Me too.  Um, well, except for Paul Harvey.  He knows *everything*...

<g>

tah

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Jay  Goemmer - 27 Jan 2006 05:04 GMT
>Um, well, except for Paul Harvey.  He knows *everything*...
>
> <g>

Of *course.*  Why else would he always know, "The *Rest* of the Story?" ;-D

Cheers,

--Jay
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Dave Grayvis - 23 Jan 2006 15:26 GMT
>>Why do we give instant credibility to entertainers?
>
> Please leave me out of that we.

I think He meant *famous* entertainers.
Tweak - 23 Jan 2006 15:31 GMT
> >>Why do we give instant credibility to entertainers?
> >
> > Please leave me out of that we.
>
> I think He meant *famous* entertainers.

Eh?  I do not give lend credence to any entertainers, thus the "leave me
out of the we".  The amount of fame they may hold is not relevant.

IOW, shut up and dance, puppet on a string.
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Dave Grayvis - 23 Jan 2006 15:34 GMT
>>>>Why do we give instant credibility to entertainers?
>>>
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
>
> IOW, shut up and dance, puppet on a string.

My mistake, I thought You were an entertainer.  :)
hiltyt@weinerboy.org - 23 Jan 2006 15:42 GMT
>>>>>Why do we give instant credibility to entertainers?
>>>>
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
>
>My mistake, I thought You were an entertainer.  :)

He is.  Kurt's just being modest...

Who do ya think this person is?

http://www.subservientchicken.com/

That's his "day job"...

<vbg>

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randyolb@charter.net - 24 Jan 2006 01:33 GMT
>My mistake, I thought You were an entertainer.  :)

I thought everyone here was an entertainer.

Randy
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Dave Grayvis - 24 Jan 2006 03:09 GMT
>>My mistake, I thought You were an entertainer.  :)
>
> I thought everyone here was an entertainer.
>
> Randy
> www.vernarockets.com

Does that mean I have to join a union?
randyolb@charter.net - 24 Jan 2006 04:08 GMT
> Does that mean I have to join a union?

RMR is an onion.  ; )

Randy
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John Stein - 24 Jan 2006 13:30 GMT
>> Does that mean I have to join a union?
>
> RMR is an onion.  ; )
>
> Randy
> www.vernarockets.com

ONION POWER!

:-)

John
Dave Grayvis - 24 Jan 2006 14:52 GMT
>>>Does that mean I have to join a union?
>>
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
>
> John

Onion workers UNTIE!
Tweak - 23 Jan 2006 15:44 GMT
> >>>>Why do we give instant credibility to entertainers?
> >>>
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
>
> My mistake, I thought You were an entertainer.  :)

Only to those silly enough to read on RMR.
;-)

I'll shut up and dance now.
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The Rocket Scientist - 23 Jan 2006 23:41 GMT
> Why was it OK for FDR to pack the supreme court?

IIRC, he never got the chance.  Something about the senates role to
confirm justices.  (And you thought it was invented to keep Bork off
the Supreme Court!)

Bill Sullivan
Jim Yanik - 24 Jan 2006 01:08 GMT
>> Why was it OK for FDR to pack the supreme court?
>>
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
>
> Bill Sullivan

http://nationalreview.com/mccarthy/mccarthy200601231259.asp

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Alex Mericas - 24 Jan 2006 01:31 GMT
>> Why was it OK for FDR to pack the supreme court?
>>
> IIRC, he never got the chance.  Something about the senates role to
> confirm justices.  (And you thought it was invented to keep Bork off
> the Supreme Court!)

True, his first attempt (the Court Reform bill) failed.  But he did name
eight justices to the court and that court did uphold most of his New
Deal program.  In fact the FDR court may have been the beginning of the
end for the constitution as originally drafted.  Wickard v. Filburn
defined the commerce act broadly and effectively granted the Federal
Government the type of power that the founding fathers were so concerned
about.  This from a liberal Democrat the press compared to Hitler in
dictitorial asperation.  His administration changed the balance of
power.  Or perhaps it was DURING his administration that Congress
abdicated THEIR responsibility to balance the other two branches.
Alex Mericas - 24 Jan 2006 13:57 GMT
>> Why was it OK for FDR to pack the supreme court?
>>
> IIRC, he never got the chance.  Something about the senates role to
> confirm justices.  (And you thought it was invented to keep Bork off
> the Supreme Court!)

How many of FDR's nominees were rejected by the Senate?
Alan Jones - 23 Jan 2006 21:08 GMT
>Items compiled from Tribune news services
>Published January 22, 2006
>
>NEW YORK -- Entertainer Harry Belafonte, one of the Bush administration's
>harshest critics, compared the Homeland Security Department to the Nazi
>Gestapo on Saturday and attacked the president as a liar.

Who is Harry?  Is he running for public office like Kinky in Texas?

>"We've come to this dark time in which the new Gestapo of Homeland Security
>lurks here, where citizens are having their rights suspended," Belafonte
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
>from an audience that included members of the arts community from several
>dozen countries.

So, what role would that be?  (World Police?)

>Calls to Homeland Security and White House officials were not immediately
>returned.

Give 'em a break, they were just out watching "The Producers."

>Belafonte had called President Bush "the greatest terrorist in the world"
>during a trip to Venezuela two weeks ago.

I'm not surprised that performance played well in Venezuela.  Now if
it received a standing ovation on the US Senate floor, that would be
newsworthy.
Alex Mericas - 23 Jan 2006 22:10 GMT
> His remarks, part of a 45-minute speech on the role of the arts in a
> politically changing world, were greeted with a roaring standing
> ovation from an audience that included members of the arts community
> from several dozen countries.

Wasn't that a scene in "Team America"?  Maybe it was the Film Actors Guild.

And which Arts was he talking about?  There are several on this forum.
I had no idea they had their own community that spanned dozens of
countries.
Cranny Dane - 25 Jan 2006 03:36 GMT
> Wasn't that a scene in "Team America"?  Maybe it was the Film Actors Guild.

You don't mean the infamous FAG do you ?
stuffliquidation@yahoo.com - 24 Jan 2006 14:10 GMT
If you are not doing anything illegal in your life, their is nothing you
should worry about. The policies are necessary for our countries
security. We might not agree with everything that the president does but
that is the beauty of living in a democracy. Belafonte is a leftist and
I dont agree with the left's philosophy but in the end, he is entitled
to his free speech.
Tweak - 24 Jan 2006 15:46 GMT
> If you are not doing anything illegal in your life, their is nothing you
> should worry about.

Oh boy.

> The policies are necessary for our countries security.

No, they are neccesary to make people feel all safe and snugly.

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randyolb@charter.net - 25 Jan 2006 00:50 GMT
> No, they are neccesary to make people feel all safe and snugly.

This... from a man who goes for the left AND right wing.  ; )

Randy
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Cranny Dane - 25 Jan 2006 03:38 GMT
> This... from a man who goes for the left AND right wing.  ; )

Myself, I prefer Breast
Bob Kaplow - 26 Jan 2006 02:28 GMT
> If you are not doing anything illegal in your life, their is nothing you
> should worry about. The policies are necessary for our countries
> security. We might not agree with everything that the president does but
> that is the beauty of living in a democracy. Belafonte is a leftist and
> I dont agree with the left's philosophy but in the end, he is entitled
> to his free speech.

Everyone is doing something illegal. You jaywalked lately. Rolled through a
stop sigh without making a full stop? Driven over the speed limit lately?
Called Bush an idiot on the internet?

How can you have free speech when the government is wiretapping whatever
they want. How can you be secure in your houe when the government can claim
you're a terrorist for speaking against it and kick your doors down in the
middle of the night without a warrant.

The current administration has stamped the constitution and bill of rights
"NULL AND VOID".

First they came for ...

Sieg Heil!

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Me - 26 Jan 2006 03:19 GMT
> The current administration has stamped the constitution and bill of rights
> "NULL AND VOID".

I can think of another recent administration under which there were
far more severe violations of the bill of rights, up to and including
abusive police and even military incursions directed against our
own citizenry, resulting in scores of needless deaths (either directly,
or indirectly via gross negligence).

Where was your leftist Hollywood outrage then?

Oh yeah, they weren't "one of those being rounded up", so they didn't care.

In fact, they stood in the wings and cheered...
lunarlosREMOVE2EMAIL@juno.com - 26 Jan 2006 03:38 GMT
Hey Me,

Ask the liberal fools, why we didn't hear the outrage when Bill "Cigar
into Monica's rectum, because she was on her period" Clinton had
project, Echelon Spy Network in full force ... look the listening isn't
going to stop and I certanly have nothing to hide.

And what is MOST telling and shows the stupidity/ignorace of the COMMON
citizen, is that a friggin TELEMARKETOR has MORE info about the
individual citizen than does the feds.  Very friggin funny ... the sky
is falling the sky is falling ... wait hold on, some joker is trying to
sell me a platinum credit card over the phone, or a great realistate
investment ... well what most of you SHOULD be worrying about is if
your social security number is on the net.  You should be worrying if
your credit card number, drivers license, date of birth, mothers maiden
name, driving record, cell phone record, last website visited, cameras
in your neighborhood, medical history, ect. is public knowlege ... get
the picture?

There are entities out there far more sinister, who will likely screw
you in some way far more personal than the feds.  Think about it, do
the feds REALLY care if you are cheating on your wife?  Do they REALLY
care if you are into phone sex?  Do they REALLY care if you are hiding
money from your wife or kids?  What the feds and this program is really
about are people who in the name of Motherf**king Allah, would fly a
plane load of civilians into a building killing thousands.  I am all
for the feds listening into my phone calls ... as it inflates my ego
and gives false importance to my calls to the local Chinese resturant
for home delivery.

Basically, if a Dem does it, its good and for the Children ... if a
Republican does its, its big buisness, white racist, anti-environment
greed ... NO WONDER THE DEMS ARE THE MINORITY POWER IN D.C. today.

P.s.  Rights are the RESPONCIBLITY of the citizen.  If we are too lazy
and dumb assed to stop tyranny, we deserve all that we receive.  So
next time you get mad at the feds, get mad at yourself a little,
because you and millions of other Americans allow this crap to go on
day after day, month after month, year after year ...
Jerry Irvine - 26 Jan 2006 16:32 GMT
> look the listening isn't
> going to stop and I certanly have nothing to hide.

But here is what is disturbing.

The people WITH something to hide are also protected by the constitution.

If it is AMERICANS who ORDER the collection of data, AMERICANS who
collect it on AMERICAN assets, it does not matter where the data is
reduced. It violates the constitution pure and simple.

Some people have relativistic views on this matter, others do not.

Some who do not were the framers themselves.

Jerry

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Please bring GROWTH back to consumer rocketry.
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Me - 26 Jan 2006 18:15 GMT
> But here is what is disturbing.

You write in one-sentence paragraphs.  That is disturbing.

> The people WITH something to hide are also protected by the constitution.

This conveys a pedantic tone, as well as an inflated sense of self-importance.

> If it is AMERICANS who ORDER the collection of data, AMERICANS who
> collect it on AMERICAN assets, it does not matter where the data is
> reduced. It violates the constitution pure and simple.

ARE you USING the CHRIS Taylor AUTO-capitalizer?

> Some people have relativistic views on this matter, others do not.

The one-sentence paragraphs are incredibly annoying.

> Some who do not were the framers themselves.

Stop it, stop it, oh God, please stop it.

> Jerry

Just Me

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Cranny Dane - 27 Jan 2006 02:13 GMT
> > Some people have relativistic views on this matter, others do not.
>
> The one-sentence paragraphs are incredibly annoying.

Some would say one sentence paragraphs get a message across with little
extra waste.

CD
Alan Jones - 27 Jan 2006 03:34 GMT
>> > Some people have relativistic views on this matter, others do not.
>>
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
>
>CD

That is so poetic, err pathetic, err whatever...
Me - 27 Jan 2006 21:24 GMT
> Some would say one sentence paragraphs get a message across with little
> extra waste.

Some would say that.

But when it has only one purpose.

Which is, to break down a single paragraph worth of writing.

Into several segments.

Merely for effect.

It is quite...

Annoying.
lunarlosREMOVE2EMAIL@juno.com - 28 Jan 2006 01:19 GMT
Jerry,

WHAT THE F*&K are you trying to say ... yoou are making no sense as
usual.

What the f*&K does this mean Jerry? -

"Some people have relativistic views on this matter, others do not.

Some who do not were the framers themselves."

You are VERY ignorant of the framers of the constitution ... 50 of the
56 Bill of Rights' signatures, were members of the
Freemasons ...  I guess you should stick to things you know well, e.g.
making bail, hiring defense attorneys,
felony convictions, parole officers ... meaningful issues.  Stick to
those things and you will impress people .. otherwise, your "dumb dumb"
cells are showing.
lunarlosREMOVE2EMAIL@juno.com - 26 Jan 2006 03:50 GMT
Kaplow, you are a very strange and possessed person.  I would worry
more about my personal information in the hands of telemarketors or ID
thiefs ... I wonder what goes on in your phone calls that would cause
such a reaction?  What are you up to Kaplow ... what are you hiding?
Are you planning to shot the President of the United States Kaplow?
Are you planning to detonate a bomb in the name of Allah?  What are you
hiding Kaplow?

Now I did all that because there are software programs that regularly
scan the internet for key words ... Echelon.  It as running strong
under Bill the disgrace Clinton.  It searches internet, fax, and phone
calls for key words, and phrases.  It then sends this information to
Australia, where the data is reduced, then send back to the United
States for evaluation.  Hopefully, they will see this posting, and flag
it.  They will then open a file and do a little back ground searching
on the name, Robert Kaplow, as this name is associated with a hit on
the leader of the free world ... love it or hate it Kaplow, you are now
likely under government investigation ... and deserve to be :)
shockwaveriderz - 26 Jan 2006 04:08 GMT
bob: unless you have an uncle "BOB" over in afghanistan,iraq, syria,
iran,pakistan,etc that you are talking to, I doubt they are listening to
you.... or me... well they are probably listening to .you as you are a known
radical .....B(

If they disapear you can I have your rocketry collection?

shockie B)

>> If you are not doing anything illegal in your life, their is nothing you
>> should worry about. The policies are necessary for our countries
[quoted text clipped - 20 lines]
>
> Sieg Heil!
lunarlosREMOVE2EMAIL@juno.com - 26 Jan 2006 04:38 GMT
Shhhh!  The government under Bush is planning to kidnap Bob Kaplow,
kill him, burn him to ashes, and use his ashes as wadding.  SHHHHH!
Kaplow is right ... there is a government listening device in EVERY
mailbox :)
ChuckW - 26 Jan 2006 05:12 GMT
Ashes make poor wadding.  Too much risk of blowby.

Tracking powder, maybe?  "I see the rocket, it's right below that
cloud of Bob!"

Chuck W
Sharc, NAR Section 613
www.flysharc.org

Sharc, the section where two out of three certification flights always work just fine!
Dave Grayvis - 26 Jan 2006 05:33 GMT
> Ashes make poor wadding.  Too much risk of blowby.
>
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
>
> Sharc, the section where two out of three certification flights always work just fine!

Or, when the rocket separates, You could exclaim, "Kaplow!".
ChuckW - 26 Jan 2006 08:08 GMT
I don't care who you are, that there was funny.  I thought mine was
funny but yours was better.

Now I've gotta clean this beverage off of the monitor...

Hey Bob!  I was lucky enough to have BBQ twice today, and you have
inspired me to try the hotter stuff.  Good advice!

Chuck W
Sharc, NAR Section 613
www.flysharc.org

Sharc, the section where two out of three certification flights always work just fine!
lunarlosREMOVE2EMAIL@juno.com - 28 Jan 2006 01:13 GMT
Damn right ... who I am DOESN'T Matter ... what I post does!
America .. LOVE IT OR LEAVE  IT!  Team America ... F*&K Yeah!
Roe vs. Wade ... ban that crap and save the children and make women
RESPONCIBLE for their reproductive systems ... damn, that makes me
mad.  Women are just jealous that we men are "Portable" and they are
not once fertilization has occured.  Well too bad.  We have shorter
life spans
for a reason ladies!  You gals live 8-10 years longer than us, and
spend all
of our hard earned money in the end ... F*&K YEAH!
the notorious t-e-d - 26 Jan 2006 05:20 GMT
> Shhhh!  The government under Bush is planning to kidnap Bob Kaplow,
> kill him, burn him to ashes, and use his ashes as wadding.  SHHHHH!
> Kaplow is right ... there is a government listening device in EVERY
> mailbox :)

But Bob has the balls to post his identity.  Now lunar baby, who ya
hiding from?  :)

Ted Novak
TRA#5512
IEAS#75
Cranny Dane - 27 Jan 2006 02:18 GMT
> I doubt they are listening to
> you.... or me... well they are probably listening to .you as you are a known
> radical .....B(

Actually in the 60s before the 68 dem convention; The feds were listening to
all radicals via all means.

Thanks to the Borman Team going round the moon to make '68 finally a year
that didn't suck.
Alan Jones - 27 Jan 2006 03:34 GMT
>> I doubt they are listening to
>> you.... or me... well they are probably listening to .you as you are a
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
>Actually in the 60s before the 68 dem convention; The feds were listening to
>all radicals via all means.

Not to mention the Watergate break in to spy on the Democratic party.

Maybe what we need is a program for citizens to spy on the Government,
in the interest of national security of course.  What's fair is fair,
or mot to the point, what is wrong is wrong.
W. E. Fred Wallace - 26 Jan 2006 11:15 GMT
> > If you are not doing anything illegal in your life, their is nothing you
> > should worry about. The policies are necessary for our countries
[quoted text clipped - 11 lines]
> you're a terrorist for speaking against it and kick your doors down in the
> middle of the night without a warrant.

Are you speaking from individual experience Bob, or just speaking your
mind??
Alex Mericas - 26 Jan 2006 15:19 GMT
> The current administration has stamped the constitution and bill of
> rights "NULL AND VOID".

Nah, they're too busy perpetrating the myth that we landed men on the
moon.  Heck, they even "planning" for a return.  Hah!
 
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