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Friday September 11, 2015 · 1:14 PM PDT

2015/09/11 · 13:14

Answering the old 1938 story about Chamberlain and Hitler proposing that the Iran Treaty was the same as Munich.
This treaty has nothing to do with 1938. At the time everybody (diplomats) were sure that Germany and Russia were going to war. They hated each other, Communists vs National Socialists. The biggest mistake that Hitler made was to try to fight on two fronts the mistake that Chamberlain made was to make Poland a non-crossable red line. The Iranians have no such desire. As a matter of fact they're angry with the U.S., among other things, because we supplied Iraq with the weapons to carry on the war with Iran, in which Iran lost one million peole. We've made a lot of mistakes in the Mid-East, but the non-proliferation treaty with Iran is not one of them. All the people that don't like the treaty, are the same people that wanted to go to war in Iraq. America doesn't do well in war. We kill and kill and kill and we lose anyway. How stupid can you get? At least this president is trying to save us from our over whelming stupidity. You can always go to war, peace is more difficult. That's what your dead relatives would tell you. That's what mine told me, before they died..

See the New Shrinking America:

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Thursday September 10, 2015 · 2:07 PM PDT

2015/09/10 · 14:07

The Old Philosopher's Perception of What’s Going On.
See the new America, shrinking behind ever growing walls of brick, wire and hate. Spending trillions of dollars on useless protection against imagined enemies. Creating enemies out of thin air, never asking questions about “How did this all start?” or “Where does this all end?”
A nation that can’t look at itself as others see it, is doomed to death from hubris. The United States of America (USA) deserts its friends and enrages its enemies. Now it builds fences, to no avail. Ocean and sky fences don’t work, they don’t work on land either
(Continued below).

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Monday April 06, 2015 · 11:07 PM PDT

2015/04/06 · 23:07

Has Bill O'Reilly finally done himself in? Tonight he said: "I trust Iran, more than I trust the US media" That should get even FoxNews reporters up in arms. There it is for all to see. I think the idiot has finally hung himself. I'm curious to see how the media will handle this. Any thoughts?

In Memorium to the Dead Man Shot By a Gun Tottin' 9 Year Old

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Friday August 29, 2014 · 5:12 PM PDT

2014/08/29 · 17:12

And Momma said, "Honey, you must be careful." And nobody shed a tear for the dead man lying there
And Daddy said, "I thought she was in good hands."
And nobody shed a tear for the dead man lying there.
And the internet commenters worried that someone would take their guns.
And nobody shed a tear for the dead man lying there.
And the commentators to a man said, "That poor girl will have to live with this the rest of her life."
And nobody shed a tear for the dead man lying there.
5 years later, the 14 year old rages at her mother and kills her with Daddy's gun.
And nobody shed a tear for the dead man and woman lying there.

One of the Best Strategies Ever

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Monday August 18, 2014 · 8:20 PM PDT

2014/08/18 · 20:20

President Obama is taking a lot of heat from the right and the left over what's going on in Iraq/Syria. He tells the American people and the world, many, many times that the United States, under no circumstances, will put American boots on the ground in Iraq. He said that the American people were tired of fighting and he would respect their wishes. No boots on the ground in Iraq! Could anything be plainer? to an enemy/terrorist?
Now, the right wing particularly, were complaining that America hadn't done enough in Syria to help the rebels. McCain(who I think is becoming senile), our most respected Viet Nam veteran was all for going in full blast . Even Mrs Clinton thought that we should be helping the rebels. The President asked everyone, who are the rebels, where are they and how do we know which ones to arm? There was quite a bit of discussion about all the different factions fighting, some representing Iran, some Al Quida, some Hezbollah and some actually fighting for their own freedom, but no facts. Typical Washington palaver. But fitting with the President's plan.
It was all a ploy by the President to assure the World, the American people and any terrorists that might be listening that the United States was not going to arm anyone in Syria. May the best man win.

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Sunday July 06, 2014 · 1:50 PM PDT

2014/07/06 · 13:50

The Supreme Court’s decision on the Sebelius vs Hobby Lobby, is controversial and a difficult pill to swallow for those who believe in the separation of church and state, however it may harbor worse pain for a certain group of citizens. The Law of Unintended Consequences is in full force.
Six members of the nine member court are Catholics. The decision was made along political lines, but it was also heavily along religious lines. The lines were particularly, Catholic. The Church is against any form of birth control. These devices are an anathema to the church.

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