[CTRL] When Conspiracy Theories Induce Paralysis

2006-08-04 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- When Conspiracy Theories Induce Paralysis by Gary North The Christian Right has a problem that afflicts every activist movement: a proliferation of conspiracy theories and theorists. Some of them have better footnotes or videos than others. But they all risk self-destruction.

[CTRL] The Most Successful Fraud in American History

2006-03-28 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- The Most Successful Fraud in American History by Gary North 27 March 2006 Before I identify what has to be the most successful fraud in the history of the United States, I should first define my terms. Fraud: A deliberate attempt to deceive a targeted victim, so as to

[CTRL] The ignorant American voter

2004-10-25 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- The ignorant American voter Jeff Jacoby October 25, 2004 Not long after Dr. Johnson's landmark Dictionary of the English Language appeared in 1755, a woman demanded to know why he had defined pastern as the knee of a horse. Johnson's reply was refreshingly candid: Ignorance,

[CTRL] Wilson, Churchill, Roosevelt and Bush: The Banality of Betrayal

2004-09-16 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Wilson, Churchill, Roosevelt and Bush: The Banality of Betrayal by Morgan Reynolds Poke holes in the government’s ludicrous account of what happened on 9/11 and mention the possibility (likelihood) of it being an inside job, and the first reply is likely to be, No, that’s

[CTRL] Government Spending A Tax on the Middle Class

2004-07-10 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Government Spending A Tax on the Middle Class by Rep. Ron Paul, MD All government spending represents a tax. The inflation tax, while largely ignored, hurts middle-class and low-income Americans the most. The never-ending political squabble in Congress over taxing the rich,

Re: [CTRL] The 'Conservative' Index

2004-07-10 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Those feigning a difference between Republicans (Rs) and Democrats (Ds) might find the grading efforts of the New American (12 July 2004) entitled Conservative Index http://www.thenewamerican.com/tna/2004/07-12-2004/108-3.pdf It is well past time to consider ACTION instead of empty

[CTRL] Socialism, Bush Style

2004-02-16 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Socialism, Bush Style by Tibor R. Machan Compassionate conservatism always was a fraud but just how straightforward a fraud it is can be seen from recent statements from Bush Administration officials. Why was it a

[CTRL] Iraqi Sanctions and American Intentions: Blameless Carnage?

2004-02-11 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Iraqi Sanctions and American Intentions: Blameless Carnage? Part 1 by James Bovard, January 2004 (Posted February 9, 2004) President Bush’s advisors assured Americans that U.S. troops would be greeted as liberators

[CTRL] Dadacracy Now, Totalitarianism Next

2004-02-10 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Dadacracy Now, Totalitarianism Next by Eric Englund Our founding fathers gave us a republic, if we could keep it. The United States’ Constitution was crafted to strictly limit government so as not to deprive citizens

Re: [CTRL] Dadacracy Now, Totalitarianism Next

2004-02-10 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Joy the anti-environmentalism comments approaches soapboxing, because that's screed, not substance.. MJ There were no 'anti-environmentalism' comments. Regard$, --MJ Our doctrine is based on private property. Communism is based on systematic plunder, since it consists in

[CTRL] White Hats Waiting

2004-02-08 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] White Hats Waiting by Paul Hein The problem with being the good guys is that you're always on edge, waiting for the next assault. Nice folks, in other words, are content to go about their affairs minding their own

[CTRL] Congress AWOL

2004-02-08 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Congress AWOL by Rep. Ron Paul, MD Before the US House of Representatives, February 4, 2004 There is plenty of blame to go around for the mistakes made by going to war in Iraq, especially now that it is common knowledge Saddam Hussein told the truth about having no weapons of mass

[CTRL] An Honest Mistake

2004-02-06 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] AN HONEST MISTAKE February 3, 2004 by Joe Sobran In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. I've always loved that ancient saying, whose author seems to be unknown. But in the age of democracy, it

[CTRL] Fake Crimes

2004-02-03 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Fake Crimes by Paul Craig Roberts Studies show Americans close to being the worst educated and least aware population among first-world countries. Americans easily stumble into war and give up their rights because of

[CTRL] Is War Necessary?

2004-01-17 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Is War Necessary? by Harry Browne January 16, 2004 I have managed to live on this planet for 70 years without ever striking another human being. There have been a dozen or so times when someone wanted to fight me.

[CTRL] Lying for a Living

2004-01-08 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Lying for a Living by Harry Browne December 31, 2003 The Bush administration lied to the American people about many things in order to drag America into a war against a country that posed no threat whatsoever to it.

[CTRL] To Vote, Or Not To Vote That Is The Question

2004-01-04 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] To Vote, Or Not To Vote That Is The Question by Linda Schrock Taylor My apologies to Shakespeare, but the phrasing so clearly expresses the dilemma that I have faced since the mid-sixties, when my friends and I

[CTRL] Unheeded Advice on Saddam

2003-11-20 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Unheeded Advice on Saddam by Ralph R. Reiland How many additional American lives is Saddam Hussein worth? The answer I would give is not very damn many. That was the answer from Dick Cheney during a May 1992 briefing,

[CTRL] Bush's Budget Betrayal

2003-11-19 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Bush's Budget Betrayal by Christopher Westley [Posted November 19, 2003] The Washington Post's Jonathan Weisman recently scored a front page story about President Bush that would have galvanized D.C. conservatives

[CTRL] Land of the Free, Home of the Slave

2003-09-18 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Land of the Free, Home of the Slave by Steven Greenhut America is such a wonderfully free country that I thoroughly understand why the Bush administration, like the Clinton administration before it, is so eager to

[CTRL] Lifting the Wool: Governments Are Mafias, War Is Their Racket

2003-09-16 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Lifting the Wool: Governments Are Mafias, War Is Their Racket by Alan Bock It is unlikely that the veil will be parted long enough for the great casserole of prejudice, misinformation, partial information and (occasionally) accurate perception that pollsters and political

[CTRL] Eminent Remains: The Buried Legacy of the Original Ground Zero

2003-09-11 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Eminent Remains: The Buried Legacy of the Original Ground Zero by Gary North Which looks proper to you: twin towers or Twin Towers? For most people, Twin Towers looks proper. We rarely see twin towers in uncapitalized

[CTRL] Slavery, Everyone?

2003-06-22 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Slavery, Everyone? by Paul Hein Someone in Congress has introduced a particularly silly bit of legislation: the National Slave Memorial Act, which would serve to erect a National Slave Memorial on the Mall in

[CTRL] The Hillary Bogey

2003-06-18 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] The Hillary Bogey by William L. Anderson Washington, D.C. a.k.a. the Belly of the Beast has been a-twitter these past two weeks with the release of Hillary Clinton's new book Living History. Contrary to the hopes of

[CTRL] Fibbing It Up at Fox

2003-06-16 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Fibbing It Up at Fox by Dale Steinreich Flat out lies should be confronted ~ Bill O'Reilly; Fox News Channel; May 22, 2003 Since the Iraq conflict began on March 20, Fox News has been on a mission to legitimize

[CTRL] The Political Economy of World Domination

2003-06-16 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] The Political Economy of World Domination by Thomas J. DiLorenzo Inspired by the strange, Eastern European philosophy of Leo Strauss, the neoconservatives who now control the Republican Party (and hence, the federal g

[CTRL] Crude-o-cons

2003-06-16 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Crude-o-cons by Adam Young You have to wonder what's going on with the official conservative movement when one of its leading figures includes homosexual prison rape in a commencement address to a graduating class of

[CTRL] Justifying War

2003-06-16 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] JUSTIFYING WAR May 29, 2003 by Joe Sobran A few weeks ago, during the Iraq war, I wrote about Ali Abbas, a 12-year-old boy who lost his entire family and both his arms when a U.S. rocket struck his Baghdad home.

[CTRL] The noble feat of Nike

2003-06-09 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] The noble feat of Nike Johan Norberg Globalisation otherwise known as 'ruthless international capitalism' is enriching the world's poor, says Johan Norberg Nike. It means victory. It also means a type of

[CTRL] The Bravery of Being Out of Range

2003-03-19 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- The Bravery of Being Out of Range Roger Waters You have a natural tendency to squeeze off a shot You're good fun at parties, you wear the right masks You're old but you still like a laugh in the locker room You can't abide change, you're at home on the range You open the suitcase

Re: [CTRL] America's Top 10 Presidents

2003-03-05 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Maureen Farrell #1 - America's Top-Ranked President, Abraham Lincoln #2 - America's 2nd Greatest President, Franklin Delano Roosevelt #3 - America's 3rd Greatest President, George Washington #4 - America's 4th Greatest President, Thomas Jefferson #5 - America's 5th

[CTRL] The Flimflam

2003-03-03 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] The Flimflam Charley Reese Still think you are not being flimflammed by the Bush administration? Take heed of this: Newsweek has reported that Hussein Kamel, the highest-ranking Iraqi official ever to defect and

[CTRL] FedEd: Education for Global Government

2003-02-21 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] FedEd: Education for Global Government by Steven Yates Allen Quist, FedEd: The New Federal Curriculum and How It’s Enforced. St. Paul, MN: Maple River Education Coalition, 2002. Pp. 153. Suppose your aim is to obtain

[CTRL] Can Interventionism Be 'A Good Thing'?

2003-02-18 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Can Interventionism Be 'A Good Thing'? by Donald Mills I recently received the following e-mail, sent in response to my article entitled Orthogonality versus Opposite Direction (which appeared in the February 14

[CTRL] Government Asphyxiation

2003-02-14 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be lead to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary. --H. L. Mencken ~~for educational purposes only~~

[CTRL] Liars vs. Liars

2003-02-09 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Liars vs. Liars by David Dieteman In thinking about the possible war with Iraq, one must not lose sight of the fact that it is not ordinary men and women who begin wars, but a very limited class of men and women:

[CTRL] The Incident

2003-02-06 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] The Incident by Harry Browne In 1939 England and France went to war with Germany. Franklin Roosevelt assured Winston Churchill privately that the United States would join England in its war, even as he reassured

[CTRL] The Latest Shuttle Disaster

2003-02-03 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] The Latest Shuttle Disaster by John Bartel and Tom Coughlin The dismal economic record of the space shuttle is well known. The safety flaws in the shuttle's design are not as well known. When the first shuttle

[CTRL] Myths of Martin Luther King

2003-01-19 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Myths of Martin Luther King by Marcus Epstein There is probably no greater sacred cow in America than Martin Luther King Jr. The slightest criticism of him or even suggesting that he isn’t deserving of a national

Re: [CTRL] MRC Alert: Bush's Tax Plan 'Gives the Most to the Rich'

2003-01-13 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- MJ If Joe and Steve pay $1 in taxes, their burden is EQUAL. The Government REQUIRING Joe and Steve pay $1 in taxes is EQUITABLE. If Joe pays $1 and Steve pays $2, their burden is UNequal. The Government REQUIRING Joe to pay $1 and Steve pay $2 in taxes is

Re: [CTRL] MRC Alert: Bush's Tax Plan 'Gives the Most to the Rich'

2003-01-10 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- MJ 'Need' -- real or imaginary -- has NOTHING to do with equity. Thew The sad thing is that you don't see that as the problem. MJ That a WORD means what it states and not something else? Regard$, --MJ To COMPEL a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation

Re: [CTRL] MRC Alert: Bush's Tax Plan 'Gives the Most to the Rich'

2003-01-10 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- MJ 'Need' -- real or imaginary -- has NOTHING to do with equity. Thew The sad thing is that you don't see that as the problem. MJ That a WORD means what it states and not something else? Thew We were not discussing the WORD equitable, until I had to explain

Re: [CTRL] MRC Alert: Bush's Tax Plan 'Gives the Most to the Rich'

2003-01-08 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Thew Willie - yes any tax reduction plan will obviously benefit the person who earns more than one who earns less. The point is to try to make a plan that at least attempts to help those who need it most, rather than one that barely helps the worst off, and hugely

Re: [CTRL] MRC Alert: Bush's Tax Plan 'Gives the Most to the Rich'

2003-01-08 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Jim Our tax code is based on From each according to his ability. when it comes tax reductions, some seem to be saying to each according to his need. When you unmask it, ... you see that taxation is highwaymanry [highway robbery] made respectable by custom, thievery made

Re: [CTRL] MRC Alert: Bush's Tax Plan 'Gives the Most to the Rich'

2003-01-08 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Thew Willie - yes any tax reduction plan will obviously benefit the person who earns more than one who earns less. The point is to try to make a plan that at least attempts to help those who need it most, rather than one that barely helps the worst off, and hugely

Re: [CTRL] MRC Alert: Bush's Tax Plan 'Gives the Most to the Rich'

2003-01-08 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Thew Thinking society can be more equitable does not make one a communist. MJ There is NOTHING 'equitable' about treating people differently. Regard$, --MJ From the fact that people are very different it follows that, if we treat them equally, the result must be inequality in

Re: [CTRL] MRC Alert: Bush's Tax Plan 'Gives the Most to the Rich'

2003-01-08 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Thew Thinking society can be more equitable does not make one a communist. MJ There is NOTHING 'equitable' about treating people differently. Thew You mean all people in all situations have the same needs at the same times? What a load of crock. And by crock ,

Re: [CTRL] Reinstate the Draft

2003-01-06 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- AMENDMENT XIII Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. Regard$, --MJ Where is it written in the Constitution,

Re: [CTRL] Reinstate the Draft

2003-01-06 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Joshua I'm glad we can agree on something here. Unfortunately, because we don't have democracy here, it's not up to us if we want or don't want Empire. MJ Hmmm ... we have (supposedly) a Constitutional Republic which says NOTHING about an Empire ... although if 50%+1

[CTRL] The Trial of Lott

2002-12-24 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- EXCELLENT! ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] The Trial of Lott by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. Following the media campaign against Lott, many people were astonished by the Senator's willingness to jettison all political principle for the sake of

[CTRL] Worldwide press freedom index

2002-10-26 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Worldwide press freedom index Rank CountryNote 1 Finland0,50 - Iceland0,50 - Norway 0,50 - Netherlands0,50 5 Canada 0,75 6 Ireland

[CTRL] The Limitations of Where one seeks to begin History

2002-10-11 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/gate/archive/2002/10/09/fior ewhoops.DTL A HREF=http://www.ctrl.org/;www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed.

Re: [CTRL] 9 New Signs Democracy is Dying

2002-10-05 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- What, prey tell, does this nonsense have to do with mob rule? Regard$, --MJ We are now forming a Republican form of government. Real liberty is not found in the extremes of democracy, but in moderate governments. If we incline too much to democracy, we shall soon shoot into a

Re: [CTRL] 9 New Signs Democracy is Dying

2002-10-05 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- MJ What, prey tell, does this nonsense have to do with mob rule? thew Nothing. It has to do with autocratic dismantlement of our country. MJ The 'advertisement' claimed 9 signs Mob Rule is dying. We are now forming a Republican form of government. Real

[CTRL] The Conqueror’s Shifting Ground

2002-09-19 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] The Conqueror's Shifting Ground by Thomas E. Woods, Jr. Following Iraq's decision to allow an unconditional return of United Nations weapons inspectors to that country, a rational person might have acknowledged

[CTRL] George Bush I: The Man Who Helped Make September 11 a Reality

2002-09-11 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] George Bush I: The Man Who Helped Make September 11 a Reality by William L. Anderson As Americans embarrassingly stumble into a mawkish remembrance of those awful attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon

[CTRL] Uncertainties abound in pinpointing the real enemy

2002-09-09 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Uncertainties abound in pinpointing the real enemy By ERIC MARGOLIS PARIS -- A year after the 9/11 attacks on the United States, we know remarkably little about the attackers, or about who really organized the

[CTRL] The Empire Was: Case Method for Achieving a Peace Treaty ...

2002-09-09 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] The Empire Was: Case Method for Achieving a Peace Treaty Between Saddam Hussein’s Iraq these United States by Alan Turin The Empire Was. We knew someday America’s empire would end. The end is at hand. An empire

[CTRL] If you have dignity, the terrorists have won

2002-09-06 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] If you have dignity, the terrorists have won The Cheesification of 9-11-02 by Ted Rall NEW YORK--Are you the kind of person who believes that attaching a plastic American flag to your SUV makes a major patriotic

[CTRL] Uncle Sam's a Bigger Bully Than Saddam

2002-09-04 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Uncle Sam's a Bigger Bully Than Saddam by James Ridgeway Spun through the gears of Bush's PR juggernaut, Saddam Hussein becomes the subhuman demon incarnate. Saddam will terrorize usand not just our troops, but our

[CTRL] Abraham Dubya Bush

2002-08-30 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Abraham Dubya Bush by Thomas J. DiLorenzo As has been their tradition for decades now, neocons who are in favor of waging total war against somebody (this time it's Iraq) have been invoking the sainted Lincoln

[CTRL] The Other Reparations Movement

2002-08-19 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] The Other Reparations Movement by Thomas J. DiLorenzo Jack Kershaw of Memphis, Tennessee, wants to file a class-action lawsuit against the US government for reparations. Not on behalf of the descendants of slaves

[CTRL] This Is 2002?

2002-08-19 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] This Is 2002? by Bob Wallace Sometimes I have a hard time believing it is the year 2002. It just doesn't feel like it. I was at least expecting levitating skateboards, like the one Michael J. Fox had in one of the

[CTRL] Incentives and Motivation

2002-08-04 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Incentives and Motivation by Brad Edmonds It sounds pedestrian, but one way to gain insight into people's behavior is to ask what the motivation could be for the behavior you're observing. This is more than a

[CTRL] Bush and the Money Changers

2002-07-31 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Bush and the Money Changers by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. For all the talk about corrupt CEOs who betray their stockholders, it's time we consider the problem of power-mad politicians who betray the voters. With

Re: [CTRL] 54 Socialists are in the U. S. Congress

2002-07-30 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- 54 Socialists are in the United States Congress By Chuck Morse MJ Not even close. Try at least 534. Regard$, --MJ There is simply no other choice than this: either abstain from interference in the free play of the market, or to delegate the entire management of production

[CTRL] A short, sad history of taxation

2002-07-29 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] A short, sad history of taxation By John Seiler America was born in a tax revolt. The founders decried taxation without representation. On Dec. 16, 1773, revolutionaries in Boston dumped tea into the harbor rather

Re: [CTRL] Fwd: [ctrl] Socialism at work: ...3,2,1,0 - The self destruction of the NWO.

2002-07-21 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- MJ The NWO has NOTHING to do with capitalism. Joshua Your an idiot. MJ While it is difficult to discern the meaning of your above ad hominem, it remains that the NWO has NOTHING to do with capitalism. Jim When using the word capitalism it should be modified

[CTRL] Bad Theatre

2002-07-11 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Bad Theatre by David Dieteman In a Wall Street speech today (Tuesday, July 9) President Bush called for more penalties for corporate criminals and a crackdown on boardroom scandals. The mighty conqueror of

[CTRL] Blaming Business

2002-07-11 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Blaming Business by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. Forget gridlock and partisanship, the US Senate has found something besides attacking other countries to agree on: attacking business right here at home. No one can

[CTRL] Are We Doomed To Be a Police State?

2002-06-30 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Are We Doomed To Be a Police State? by Rep. Ron Paul, MD U.S. House of Representatives, June 27, 2002 Most Americans believe we live in dangerous times, and I must agree. Today I want to talk about how I see those

Re: [CTRL] (Fwd) LP RELEASE: Southwest Airlines and jumbo flyers

2002-06-21 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- A Coward Well, if the policies on overweight people are passed...then the next to go will be the ugly people...they will have to fly at night so the pretty people won't have to look at them. Then snip MJ Start you OWN fucking airline and run it how YOU want.

[CTRL] Is Buchanan Deep Throat?

2002-06-15 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- http://www.comm.uiuc.edu/spike/deepthroat/ snip One possible clue was a line that had been deleted in the final version: Significantly, he was perhaps the only person in the government in a position to possibly understand the whole scheme and not be a potential conspirator

Re: [CTRL] Constitution? What constitution?

2002-05-15 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Someone forwarded Israel lacks a single, authoritative constitution snip MJ Why not SKIP to the chase and simply install an Oligarchy of --say -- 9 old geezers ... who whimsically decide what laws mean at any particular time? Regard$, --MJ The U.S. Constitution may be

[CTRL] The Soviet threat was bogus

2002-04-28 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] The Soviet threat was bogus by Andrew Alexander The Cold War was fraudulent and jeopardised our security Like others of my generation, I hugely enjoyed the film Dr Strangelove when it came out in 1963, despite

[CTRL] The Cooling World

2002-04-02 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- It doesn't matter what is true, it only matters what people believe is true. -- Paul Watson, founder of Greenpeace and Sea Shepherd ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] The Cooling World There are ominous signs that the Earth's weather

[CTRL] The Rise of Tax Slavery

2002-03-20 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] The Rise of Tax Slavery by Joseph Sobran Tax time approaches, and Americans are as always paying H R Block billions to help them save some of their wealth from their ravenous government. Pitiful, in a way: it

[CTRL] War on terror endangers liberty

2002-03-20 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] War on terror endangers liberty Paul Craig Roberts The war on terror is creating media attention and fund-raising opportunities for conservative organizations. It is also creating confusion of thought among

[CTRL] Fascist Code Words

2002-03-20 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Fascist Code Words by Ron Liebermann Some code words are euphemisms with political intent. A euphemism is the substitution of an agreeable word for one that is not so agreeable. That's why we have the Department

Re: [CTRL] Rosie: 'I Am Gay Parent'; Invites Bush to Spend Weekend :-)

2002-03-13 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Was there EVER *any* doubt? Regard$, --MJ I like seeing Sumo wrestlers. They make me feel like I am not so overweight, after all. -- Thomas Sowell A HREF=http://www.ctrl.org/;www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list.

[CTRL] The Left’s Truth Problem

2002-02-25 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- It doesn't matter what is true, it only matters what people believe is true. -- Paul Watson, founder of Greenpeace and Sea Shepherd ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] The Left's Truth Problem The suppressed record of liberal deception

[CTRL] Lincoln's legacy of corruption

2002-02-13 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Lincoln's legacy of corruption By Ilana Mercer Enron is not the topic of this column – Lincoln is. So why mention Enron in the same breath? Well, the system of subsidies and corporate welfare exemplified by the

[CTRL] The Mythical Lincoln

2002-02-12 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] The Mythical Lincoln by Thomas J. DiLorenzo Every February 12 Americans think they are celebrating Lincoln's birthday. But what they are really celebrating is the birth of the Leviathan state that Lincoln, more

[CTRL] The US as Third-World Nation

2002-01-19 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] The US as Third-World Nation by Bob Wallace One of my friends, a Filipina who still lives in the Philippines, told me there are basically two economic classes in her country: the rich rich and the poor poor. There

[CTRL] Our Masters of Propaganda

2001-11-15 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Our Masters of Propaganda by Stephen Gowans Washington pulls out the stops in its own propaganda war One of the surest ways of knowing you're being blanketed by propaganda is to be told that whatever makes

[CTRL] A History of Folly

2001-11-09 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] A History of Folly by Adam Young How do I respond when I see that in some Islamic countries there is vitriolic hatred for America? I'll tell you how I respond: I'm amazed. I just can't believe it,

Re: [CTRL] Liberty or Death

2001-11-01 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- thew if you read the messages I didn't mention capitalism, but corporatism MJ Yawn. Thew without even getting into it the media is anti- capitalist? Regard$, --MJ The sting [of gossip] is the truth of it. -- Benjamin Franklin A

Re: [CTRL] Liberty or Death

2001-10-31 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Thew without even getting into it the media is anti- capitalist? MJ Very much so. Thew could you explain how? MJ Simply WATCH or READ the material put forth. Thew I do read it, and I do watch it, and I don't see it. So instead of a snide

Re: [CTRL] Liberty or Death

2001-10-31 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Thew without even getting into it the media is anti- capitalist? MJ Very much so. Thew could you explain how? flw If you define capitalism as Free Market, then of course the media is anti capitalist. If you define modern capitalism

Re: [CTRL] Liberty or Death

2001-10-31 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- thew what you say may be true, but there are no facts in anything you've said. MJ What 'facts' do you imagine are absent? thew all I've asked you for are some hard facts, examples to back up what you say MJ And I have POINTED to reality FOR you. thew I do

Re: [CTRL] Liberty or Death

2001-10-29 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Thew without even getting into it the media is anti- capitalist? MJ Very much so. Thew WTF? the media in this country is nothing but a corporate shill at this point - the news, which used to stand on its own, and therefore have some room to actually

Re: [CTRL] Liberty or Death

2001-10-29 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Thew without even getting into it the media is anti- capitalist? MJ Very much so. Thew could you explain how? MJ Simply WATCH or READ the material put forth. Thew WTF? the media in this country is nothing but a corporate shill at this point -

[CTRL] Children's drug is more potent than cocaine

2001-09-10 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Children's drug is more potent than cocaine Jean West The children's drug Ritalin has a more potent effect on the brain than cocaine, a study has found. Using brain imaging, scientists have found that, in pill

Re: [CTRL] Fw: The Subversion of Education in America

2001-08-28 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- laural What gets to me is the separation of Church and State is a first Amendment right! MJ This is untrue. The First Amendment PLAINLY prohibits Congress from mak[ing] laws in regards to 5 items. Regard$, --MJ The Constitution wisely forbids Congress to make any law

Re: [CTRL] Government at work: US boom bypassed middle class

2001-08-20 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Again, TAXES, TAXES, TAXES. Will you EVER learn? Regard$, --MJ He who dares not offend cannot be honest. -- Thomas Paine A HREF=http://www.ctrl.org/;www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic

[CTRL] Saddam Hussein is Right

2001-08-09 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] Saddam Hussein is Right by Bill Barnwell Do you have to be a bloodthirsty bully to be a conservative? That's one of the prerequisites, if the rhetoric of many Republicans are taken seriously. My conservative

Re: [CTRL] U.S. Aid To Israel Violates 1st Amendment

2001-08-06 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Violates the First Amendment nothing ... there is no Power provided the Congress To forcibly take the earnings of Americans and give them to *any* Foreign Government or any other 'charitable' endeavor. Regard$, --MJ I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the

[CTRL] The Roots of Racial Profiling

2001-07-31 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- ~~for educational purposes only~~ [Title 17 U.S.C. section 107] The Roots of Racial Profiling Why are police targeting minorities for traffic stops? By Gene Callahan and William Anderson It is early in the morning, and the well-dressed young African-American man driving his

Re: [CTRL] Agriculture After Global Warming

2001-07-18 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- MJ Corporations -- a creation of Government -- does NOT possess legalized FORCE. Nessie (1.) Tell that to Wackenhut. MJ You PREACH your nonsense to 'Wackenhut'. Nessie (2.) Corporations own the government. Ergo, they control the poluce and military. If you

Re: [CTRL] Global Warming Much Worse Than Predicted

2001-07-17 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary. -- H.L. Mencken A HREF=http://www.ctrl.org/;www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER ==

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