Who is John Galt?
America was once a country full of people who knew how to make their own way and were repulsed by the idea of depending upon other people or the government to provide for them. Now, we are on the cusp of electing a man who is either a complete dolt or an evil, conspiring Marxist depending upon which way you look at it who thinks that the solution to economic stagnation is for the government to subsidize unemployment. I am so disappointed in half of my country. I am not a partisan; I am a red-blooded capital-A American who wants to preserve his liberty raise his family to depend upon (and be accountable to) God and themselves alone. I have a hard time believing that anyone who has more than a spoonful of brains could think that Barack Obama could possibly “save the economy”. In all honesty, he has no intention of saving the economy. In fact, he intends to penalize success by forcing those who make money to give it to those who do not. He wants to force you to tolerate ideas that are base and repulsive to those of us with a conscience.
“I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!” -Patrick Henry, 1775
“Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.” -Ben Franklin, 1755
“That government is best which governs least.” -Henry David Thoreau, 1849
“We can’t drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times… and then just expect that other countries are going to say OK. That’s not leadership. That’s not going to happen.” -Barack Hussein Obama, 2008
October 13th, 2008 at 5:23 pm
Just as all great empires whithered away, America is rotting from the inside. I am a proud partisan! I say defeat the liberals. Compromise always shifts us to the left. It is a shame how utterly ignorant the people of our society is was a whole.
Love the quotes. I think the contrast has great meaning. And I cant come to think that good Mr Patrick Henry was bi-partisan. Give me liberty or give me compromise?
October 14th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
If you hand a Democrat a semantic, he’ll throw out your entire blog. Thus, you should probably provide the correct quote.
OBAMA: All right. So that’s what we want to do on global warming here in the United States. We are also going to have to negotiate with other countries. China, India, in particular Brazil. They are growing so fast that they are consuming more and more energy and pretty soon, if their carbon footprint even approaches ours, we’re goners. That’s part of the reason why we’ve got to make the investment. We got to lead by example. If we lead by example, if we lead by example, then we can actually export and license technologies that have been invented here to help them deal with their growth pains. But keep in mind, you’re right, we can’t tell them don’t grow. We can’t drive our SUVs and, you know, eat as much as we want and keep our homes on, you know, 72 degrees at all times, whether we’re living in the desert or we’re living in the tundra and then just expect every other country is going to say OK, you know, you guys go ahead keep on using 25 percent of the world’s energy, even though you only account for 3 percent of the population, and we’ll be fine. Don’t worry about us. That’s not leadership.
October 14th, 2008 at 3:47 pm
That does clear up what Obama was saying. But the meaning is still the same. He is putting guilt on Americans. We are a privileged nation because we work hard. Therefore we have benefits, that if paid for, can be used without feeling guilty. What Obama fails to acknowledge is that the USA is a HUGE producer, and thus uses energy. Population has little to do with % usage of the worlds energy. Most of that is being used in production and economy. And for Obama to claim that we need to feel guilty and therefore suffer in lowering our standards of living is simply un-American.
But here’s a better quote:
(In response to a citizen asking stating that he will raise taxes)
“It’s not that I want to punish your success. I just want to make sure that everybody who is behind you, that they’ve got a chance for success too. My attitude is that if the economy’s good for folks from the bottom up, it’s gonna be good for everybody … I think when you spread the wealth around, it’s good for everybody.” - Barack Obama, 2008
October 20th, 2008 at 11:38 am
America was not founded to be a nation that appeases other countries. Obama cares too much what Europe, the Middle East, and China think about our country. His comparisons and policies betray these motives, and to what end these foreign motives go, we may not know until its too late.
and Troy, the expansion of Ryan’s quote really doesn’t change what he’s saying there. Obama’s policies would make America even weaker in the eyes of the world. He and all the other liberals talk so much about foreign policy, but here’s some foreign policy they fail to understand:
If we as a country stand apart in policy and in government from all other countries, we by default gain the respect of other countries. We won’t get warm fuzzies from France or the Middle East or wherever else they care about, but we will not be vulnerable. Many countries will continue to hate us, but love us when they need us (see: France). This is how America has been and how it should be. If we start implementing all these Obama/democrat spread the wealth nonsense ideals in our government, two HUGE things will happen to our country that will leave it way worse than it is now.
1) many Americans will get even lazier, with more and more people living off welfare and qualifying for wasteful government programs.
2) American businesses will suffer more. The greedier and lazier the American government makes our people, businesses will plummet in value. Taking away the freedom of our businesses would cripple our international effectiveness and power.
I like Obama’s ideas of responsibility and accountability, they sound really good when he’s whipping up his followers into a religious frenzy, but what he actually plans to do is largely uninspiring and will only further weaken our country.
October 20th, 2008 at 8:09 pm
“Now, we are on the cusp of electing a man who is either a complete dolt or an evil, conspiring Marxist depending upon which way you look at it who thinks that the solution to economic stagnation is for the government to subsidize unemployment.”
I like the choice of words here. When government subsidizes something, we get more of it.
“To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical. ” -Thomas Jefferson
October 20th, 2008 at 11:27 pm
And this is all why they ignored Dr. Ron Paul, the last great American.
October 23rd, 2008 at 5:10 am
You guys should have run for president. You have all of the answers. Why didn’t you ever become politicians? You act as if you have a voice in America and will be around for it’s downfall. There is a time after ours before America is destroyed so don’t act so self important. Crying on a blog won’t do much to stop Obama anyway. Ahh, whatever crump will delete this anyway like any good liberal.
October 23rd, 2008 at 3:39 pm
Who says we dont have a voice? You? Tell me that on Nov. 4 when I vote. It’s my country. I care what happens to it. We dont just cry on blogs (which is exactly what you are doing).
We may not have all the answers, but we have common sense.
I own a business. The outcome of this election greatly affects me. It’s obvious you have no clue what’s going on. Good luck.
October 23rd, 2008 at 4:50 pm
“like any good liberal”? now those are fighting words.
you don’t have much at stake, which is why you are able to throw words around like that.
some of us actually do have families, businesses, homes, etc. that we care about.
October 23rd, 2008 at 5:34 pm
I know that I don’t have a voice. That’s what I’m saying. Our votes aren’t going to matter because Obama will get elected anyway. I’m sure that you guys are going to be well off financially regardless of the outcome in this election. The economic problems that we have won’t go away or even get better by voiting either Mccain OR Obama into office.
October 23rd, 2008 at 6:15 pm
But it seems you choose to not have a voice. Work hard. Get something in your life worth fighting for if you havent.
Remember: Gore was leading in the polls on election day, and Kerry was leading in the polls on election day. Bush won both (and this is Bush we are talking about). And it is an even easier decision for McCain and Obama than it was the last two elections. Obama is the most liberal member of congress (based on voting record) and the most liberal presidential nominee ever. Do not be so swayed by the polls. They are just as corrupt as the politicians. All the major American news outlets are in the tank for obama except fox. Dont let them determine what you are going to do.
Well off financially? I want to be more than that. I want the American Dream to not end at $250k. I support both my parents. Cost of living in Honolulu is huge. If Obama wants to take MORE money away from me, I have every notion to fight against it. Even if you think fighting for a cause you think wont change is useless, how can you beleive in something and not fight for it? But in reality, I beleive McCain is going to win the election. I dont want to settle for well off. I earned my life. It’s mine, not the government’s.
Maybe the problems wont go away, but with Obama, they will get WORSE. Fact. Period.
October 23rd, 2008 at 7:30 pm
*Senator in the Senate, not congress
October 24th, 2008 at 2:01 am
“and this is Bush that we are talking about”
Did you vote for Bush? I bet that you did. What makes you think that Mccain won’t make the same mistakes? You want more than well off? Thats not good enough for you? You want more than 250k? That is pretty good don’t you think? What does the bible say about what you do with the money that you make? I know that you have earned your posistion and that is HIGHLY respectable but what do you do to help out the poor with the money that you make? Wouldn’t it be more respectable to give some of that money to people who are more unfortuante than you are? Even if you don’t give to the poor directly, do you not think that Obama’s plan will give more to the poor “indirectly” …….
Jesus Christ had a thing for helping out poor people ya know? Wealth wasn’t really a concern for him….but I understand that you have worked hard to get what you have. It’s up to you. If you think Mccain will give you more money, then go for it.
October 24th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
What I mean by “and this is Bush we are talking about” was his during second election. There was a HUGE based that actually hated Bush for being, well, Bush. And he won. McCain does not have nearly that hatred against him. So what I am saying is that his chances of winning seemed better. McCain is more liked than Bush on both sides, and Obama is the most liberal nominee ever. Both those stats stack up positively for McCain.
Yes, I did vote for Bush. One question. Were your eyes closed during the first 6 years of his presidency? The economy BOOMED. The jobless rate was less than Clinton’s. He lowered tax rates. I could go on about a hundread thing Bush’s presidency did very very vey well. You are darn right we were better on with Bush than Gore or Kerry. Notice how when the Democrats took over the House and Senate 2 years ago, the economy as been steady tumbling down. Capitalism does not like socialism. The free market sees those people have the majority, not only do their policies hurt the economy, but the fear that they will continue to do more puts fear into speculation in the market, and in a credit based market, that’s all it needs to tank. Why does no one give Bush the credit he deserves? He did extremely well for keeping the economy in growth during a long period of war. Everyone makes mistakes. Sure McCan can make some, but Obama has PROMISED to do things that will hurt me.
“Wouldn’t it be more respectable to give some of that money to people who are more unfortuante than you are?” YES. BUT I WANT TO GIVE IT MYSELF. I dont want the government to do it for me. Do you think I dont give to those more unfortunate than me? I tithe 10 percent of my earnings before taxes. I pay for all my parents expenses. Every cent. Housing, groceries, you name it. I pay for both of their health insurance. I paid my mom through her breast cancer medical expenses. I support my uncle in South Carolina $600 a month. I gave my employee a pay increase to help him and his 5 kids out, even though business is hurting.
My goal in life is not to be rich, as you so blindly blamed me for. I dont make $250k a year. And with all my expenses I break about even. But what I dont like is that the goverment wants to take more from me. People like you annoy me so much in the fact that you assume us who have worked hard, made a decent life for ourselves, hoard and dont care about those less unfortunate. I want everyone to succeed, even you if you havent. But work hard for yourself, dont EXPECT me to do it for you. I am a very giving person without expecting return. But, is it fair for me to not want the government to take away half of what I earn?
So seriously. Dont come at me with this Jesus Christ had a thing for helping out the poor bullcrap. I know extremely well what Jesus Christ was all about. I am a proud and educated Christian. It’s not about wanting more than $250k, it’s about, whatever I make, the government not sticking it’s hand into my business.
October 24th, 2008 at 7:02 pm
Well put David. It is very respectable to give to those less fortunate, and we ought to have full control of where our gifts go. However, a portion of our society has learned that they can vote themselves money. Which, to me, is the most glaringly obvious reason government should have never involved itself no matter how noble the intentions were.
I do not believe I will ever come around to the opinion that welfare is a necessary function of the federal government. If people assume the poor are being taken care of by our government, they tend to give less than they would otherwise. Since beginning the “war on poverty” in the 60’s our country has spent more than $5 trillion on different welfare programs. Our return on this $5 trillion investment has been more poverty. These welfare programs aren’t doing anything more than creating government dependency and hopelessness among the poor.
Why should people get out and work for themselves if they know some government welfare program will keep giving them enough to survive? People need incentives!
I don’t think Ryan was “crying on a blog” when he wrote his original post. I think he’s genuinely baffled that there is a strong possibility that the United States is about to elect a Commander-in-chief with zero military experience, zero executive experience, and who does not embody traditional American values. John McCain isn’t exactly my ideal candidate, but he has my vote long before Barack Obama.
October 25th, 2008 at 2:50 am
“Mccain is liked more than bush on both sides”. This isn’t really an accomplishment. It isn’t exactly difficult to be liked more than Bush. There are probably people who like Hitler more than they do George Bush Jr. See, the reason that Obama will get elected has a lot to do with just how bad the americans view George Bush. Mccain admitting that he supported Bush 90% of the time on his policy and the democrats exploiting that with advertisements is going to kill John. Obama isn’t an idiot and he has latched onto the word “Change” because he realized that it is a magical incantation. Americans want to get as far away from Bush as possible and it just seems that Obama will get elected simply because there needed to be a drastic opposition to balance out how much Bush screwed up.
“Yes but I want to be able to give it myself”. I see that you take care of your family and that makes you more of a man than most people will ever be but not all americans are as noble as you are. There aren’t as many David T’s as there should be and the government can’t trust everyone to act as commendable as you do. So this financial “solution” that will be written by Obama has to be imposed on the people for the stability of our country.
“But, is it fair for me to not want the government to take away half of what I earn?” Didn’t Jesus say something along the lines of
““Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s, and unto God the things that are God’s”?
I unno. I might be wrong.
Jeremy, you are right Ryan wasn’t crying and even if he was it is his blog, he can say what he wants.
October 25th, 2008 at 3:10 am
What really makes me sad is that none of you act without having faith that God will take care of us. Vote for Mccain, do it for why you think it is best, why talk negatively about Obama or anything else? Vote for Mccain and stay silent because God will do what is best. Lashing out in blogs about the way things are, were or will be shows a complete lack of faith that God will do the right thing. Whatever happens is God’s plan so why do you challange or question him all along the way for what YOU want or what you think is best for you or others?
October 25th, 2008 at 8:35 am
Yes, we are to pay taxes. However, in this country we have some control over how much taxes we pay. Whether pay taxes is ethical is not is not the issue, but I firmly believe that it is not ethical for the government to take from one person and give his money another (outside of a dispute resolution). Obviously we are going to do our best from electing someone who believes the opposite. Contrary to your opinion, it is not yet inevitable that Obama be elected. In fact, I’d suggest it may even be improbable; like Jeremy said, I refuse to believe that this many people are that stupid.
We are supposedly a country of liberty which is wholly incompatible with the ridiculous notion that government should somehow force people to be charitable and “do their part”. As you stated, we “can’t trust everyone act as commendable [as they ought]” so we CERTAINLY shouldn’t trust government to decide what is and is not commendable. If you honestly believe that is the goverment’s role, you do utter disrespect the founders of this nation and you do not deserve the privileges of freedom that you exercised on this blog. The idea that any other person can decide for others how they should live their life is the definition tyranny, and is replacing God with man.
October 25th, 2008 at 8:37 am
You are starting to make a little more sense in your arguments. I completely agree with you on how the Obama campaign is running their tactics. But you still miss my point. It is much easier to be liked more than Bush, as you agree. And even though Bush was hated soooo badly, he still won. Which means, if the other side likes McCain, that is a HUGE bonus in terms of chances winning. If you can win without them, them you can win much easier with them. Understand? The media is making it seem like he is in a much larger lead than he really is. I sure hope im right on that…
There are probably many more David T’s out there than you think. But believe me, I have my faults. The government still has no need to take that much from me. It will completely break my incentive to work hard. Why not just work less and make the same amount? That is what higher taxes on the wealthy causes. The middle class stays middle and makes it near impossible for them to go to the next higher level. It lowers the upper class. Eliminate the upper class, and what do we have? Nothing good. The government should encourage all classes to aspire forward. Not remain the same or lower.
Hey, I do “render unto Caesar’s what is Caesar’s.” But, our country is set up so that we the people, have the power to vote exactly what is Caesar’s. Rendering what is his has absoltely nothing to do with wanting and being proactive to legally affect that.
Your argument breaks down when you get into the to “lack of faith” stuff. We trust God. I know I do. But we are called to be PROACTIVE. If we trust in God so much, I guess that means we dont have to go an minister to other? Because God will take care of that. Or perhaps we shouldnt instruct our children. Yeah. Trust. God will take care of them. We are to act on our convictions. That is what faith is. A faith that is not proacive is not faith at all. We need to stand up for what is right. Empowering the lazy to remain lazy is against my belief. Stealing is wrong. The Bible directly instructs us to make a way for ourselves through hard work. To not be sluggards. STAY SILENT? Are you listening to yourself? Well perhaps it’s God’s plan to punish us BECAUSE WE STAYED SILENT. Your argument is really incorrect. I hope you can see that.
I appreciate the debate.
Just wondering. Are you going to vote? And if so, for whom?
October 26th, 2008 at 5:07 am
When Jesus answered the question about taxes I think the point that he was trying to make was that no matter how much the government takes from you, you should give just as much to God and you will be okay. This message from christ is trying to say that your spiritual growth is more important than worrying about something as trifling as politics and it’s financial benefits or disadvantages but I probably don’t know what I am talking about. What I got from your last responses is that you think that you are entitled to more than others because you have worked for what you have and they “haven’t”. I actually agree with you but I am not sure that God does. There always seems that there is something that balances this thing out. Do any of you agree that there is a balance in this world or do you believe that there is one way or the other?
If you “refuse to believe that this many people are that stupid” then you wouldn’t have felt threatened enough to make a blog claiming how stupid your opposition is. “We are supposedly a country of liberty”. You seem to act as if you understand how this country works. Do you really believe that our country is completely honest to its people? Are they completely honest to you? Do you know this for a fact? Doesn’t consumerism thrive by tricking our people into believing that they need what they sell? Do you think that the government uses this same tactic to survive globaly?
“The idea that any other person can decide for others how they should live their life is the definition tyranny, and is replacing God with man.”
So how are you raising your child? Are you raising him “based” on your values or you just letting him figure this thing out as he goes along? That is what the government is. They are the father telling us what to believe, leading us along based on their values. You put too much emphasis on the government but there is something higher than that and this is God.
I really don’t mean to sound like a dick and If I am just let me know.
DavidT, I know that Obama will win. This isn’t some guess or some shot in the dark. I know 100% that Obama will win the election. Like if he loses then you can squaredance in my face but I just know how this thing is going to work out.
“We trust God. I know I do. But we are called to be PROACTIVE.” Was Job proactive? Job took every punishment dealt to him by God because God was trying to prove a point to Satan and Job never stood against God in protest. Job let God do what he wanted and in the end Job was blessed. Was Jesus proactive? When he was being put to death, he just let what God wanted to happen, happen. Jesus Christ did not fight his death commanded by God and he did not fight the government who sentenced him to death. He obeyed God’s will and he was blessed with eternal life. You keep fighting for what you want and you do not appreciate God simply giving you the chance at life.
October 26th, 2008 at 5:09 am
Oh and No Im not going to vote. Think about this when the election ends. How much did my vote really count?
October 28th, 2008 at 10:15 pm
You are correct in part of Jesus’ point on paying taxes. But the other point is that we are to obey the laws of the government, as long as they do not conflict with God’s laws. Listen…. I dont worry about paying taxes from a money standpoint, but I am bothered about it from an ethical standpoint. The government is in many ways corrupt, and is using it’s powers to steal fro mthe American people “legally”. I am against Obama for many many many more reasons other than taxes.
I am glad that you also agree that people who work harder should be entitled to more. And let me assure you, God believes in the exact same thing. Im not quite sure what you mean by the balancing thing. Do you mean that no matter what, God provides for His people? If so, then I 100% agree.
And to give scriptual evidence to God’s view on entitlement…
Proverbs 10:4 “Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth. He who gathers crops in the summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.”
Proverbs 12:11 “He who works his land will have abundant food, but he who chases fantasies lacks judgment.”
Proverbs 12:24 “Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in slave labor.”
Proverbs 13:4 “The sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.”
Proverbs 21:5 “The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.”
Proverbs 24:27 “Finish your outdoor work and get your fields ready. After that, build your house.”
And how should we treat the lazy?
2 Thes. 3:10-12 “For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat. For we hear that there are some who walk among you in a disorderly manner, not working at all, but are busybodies. Now those who are such we command and exhort through our Lord Jesus Christ that they work in quietness and eat their own bread.”
It specifically says to not reward their laziness. Let them suffer the fruits of their sloth. But, we are also to exhort and encourage them to change their ways. And that is not by providing their way for them, but showing them the way, and letting them decide to work at it.
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The government is NOT here to force it’s values on us. You have a completely misguided idea of what government is and its role. Try reading the constitution for once… How the hell can you even relate that to parents raising their children?! Rediculous. That is not tyranny, that is responsibility.
WAS JESUS PROACTIVE?! Are you kidding me. His very act of dying on the cross is the most proactive thing he could have done for humanity. He CHOSE to do that. It says in the Bible, that God could have called down a host of angels to stop his suffering. The very point that He did not do that shows how proactive He was in His cause.
And Job was proactive in his faith. The easy rout is to curse God and blame Him. He didn’t. He trusted God. That is PROACTIVE. He didnt compromise on his beliefs. He didnt give up. Acting on your faith is proactive. You have such a slanted view on the scriptures. I hope this helps and makes sense.
And how dare you say I dont appreciate the “chance at life” God has given me! If I didnt appreciate it, I would be like YOU, not caring what happens in life, not being proactive in my faith. If I didnt fight for what I THINK IS RIGHT (not for what I “want”), then I would be showing an unappreciation for the gift of life.
If Obama loses, I wouldnt rub it in anyone’s face. This isnt a me versus you thing. You cant seem to understand that all of us here believe in these ideals for something beyond ourselves, can you?
How much would your vote count? How about asking this. All the MILLIONS of idiots who dont vote, how much does that count? Try looking at the whole picture for once. Im sure you are proud to be a part the problem. So yes, it does count.
October 30th, 2008 at 3:28 am
“I am against Obama for many many many more reasons other than taxes.”
Is him being black or liberal, which you’ve been programmed to hate at birth, one of your many many many reasons? Probably not. If God doesn’t reward laziness then explain Paris Hilton. I broke your butcher of outdated biblical text into two parts.
“Proverbs 10:4 “Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth. He who gathers crops in the summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.”
“Proverbs 12:11 “He who works his land will have abundant food, but he who chases fantasies lacks judgment.”
“Proverbs 24:27 “Finish your outdoor work and get your fields ready. After that, build your house.”
Come on. You are full of the lulz. So when did you go into agriculture? Do I seriously have to tell you the obvious genius in comparing this scripture to modern times? There are TONS of successful lazy people. Like all of Hollywood for a small example. They aren’t exactly outside working their hands to death in God’s earth proving that they diligent. “He who chases fantasies lacks judgement”? Paris Hilton just released a music video called “Paris for President”, you sayin she isn’t chasing a fantasy and lacks judgement? I think she is but she also has abudant food and her not so diligent hands have brought about wealth.
“And how should we treat the lazy?
2 Thes. 3:10-12 “For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat. For we hear that there are some who walk among you in a disorderly manner, not working at all, but are busybodies. Now those who are such we command and exhort through our Lord Jesus Christ that they work in quietness and eat their own bread.”
So let me get this straight, God says that people who don’t work shouldn’t eat but Jesus turned a few loaves of bread into fish to feed the many? The bible teaches you that lazy people shouldn’t be fed? Wow. Cool. Kill them all, let them starve! What about the people who don’t want to be lazy but no one will give them a chance to work? This probably doesn’t exist right? Kill them all right? Let them starve! You are starting to sound like another religion we all have heard of.
“All the MILLIONS of idiots who dont vote, how much does that count? Try looking at the whole picture for once.”
Oh, the irony.
October 30th, 2008 at 3:49 pm
Him being black has nothing to do with it. I dont think color has any relevance positively or negatively on any issue. and YES BECAUSE HE’S LIBERAL. You comment as if “liberal” was some natural thing. Do you understand extreme liberalism? Marxism? Socialism? I am against distribution of wealth, abortion, stem cell research, his immigration policies, his foreign policy, his military policy, view on national security, government spending policies, his long history of ties to many America haters, universal healthcare (completely unmanagable), and his overall view of a guilty, greedy, and completely incapable American public. I was not raised to hate liberals or blacks. I was raise to think critically and with common sense. That is the sole reason for my opposition to Barack Obama.
Programmed from birth against liberalism? Yeah. Look at the major news media. The education system. Wow….. sooooooo anti-liberal…..
Looks like you are the one brainwashed by the liberal media. You keep reciting the same liberal lines youve been told to say. When the FACT overwhelmingly PROVE against you. Oh….. the true irony.
Again, you show your complete lack of foundation in reality. It’s like you only look on the outside, and fail to understand the logic behind anything. And while I am enjoying the debate, I am growing weary of having to point out all the logical failings in your argument.
God does not reward laziness. Paris Hilton is not lazy. It’s hilarious how you have completely fallen into Hollywood being a lazy people. Anyone that succeeds in Hollywood is extremely hard working people. Paris Hilton for example, does not get ONE CENT of her father’s fortune. He said that if he gave it to his children, that it would take away a sense of responsibility. So he’s giving it to charity (another proof that many rich people are charitable). She has made her fortune by herself. Perhaps she may appear as a dumb blonde, but it’s mainly an act. The very fact that you have bought into that is proof of her savy business skills and acting. Plus, Hollywood has either dead broke or extremely rich people. It’s funny how you think that all actors are rich. How do I argue with you on this. You simply make statements as fact, when you are 100% incorrect. How do I debate with someone like that? I need vaild points. I seems that every post I make is just a huge correction of your facts. You dont come back and debate you previous statements. You just add more nonsense. Hahaha, no offense, but ugh…
So no, God doesnt reward lazyness. It has nothing to do about agriculture. Why not look at getting an education and finding a good job? Wow… that really can tie into the scriptures! What are the chances?! Hmmmm. Look at the homeless people. Yeah, they are surely blessed! You give me numbers of a few lucky recipients of wealth, and completely neglect 99.999999999% of lazy people. Wow your argument is so convincing…. LISTEN AND READ CAREFULLY NOW. THIS NEXT BIT IS THE WHOLE PART OF MY ARGUMENT THAT YOU SIMPLY FAIL TO REALIZE. My argument on taxes is that raising it does not help anyone. History has shown, lower taxes = higher government revenues. Higher taxes = lower government revenues. Look at the facts during Carter’s tax increase. Clintons slight lowering. And Bush Senior’s even lower taxes. Why I dont want higher taxes is because I KNOW IT WONT WORK. Can you argue against that? Raising taxes is about control. The people are not for the government, the government is for the people.
How can you say that my scriptures are outdated when you first brought scripture referring to Caesar collecting taxes during the Roman Empire? If you really feel God rewards laziness, go ahead and be lazy. I wont stop you. Ill tell you it doesnt work, but it seems pretty apparent you beleive otherwise.
Hahahahahahaha…….. Jesus feeding the five thousand……. a proof of feeding the lazy?!?!?!?! Who says they arent working?! They came to him to listen and be taught. They all could have gone home and eaten. But they wanted to stay and learn. So Jesus made a meal - ONE MEAL, ONE INSTANCE for his hungry crowd. Are you saying he kept feeding them for years to come? How in the silly heavens did it become an issue of laziness in that pasage?!?!?!?! It’s like you say it would be killing them if he didnt feed them. Wow such logic you show. I am sooooo impressed with your scripture understandings!
Dont come at me with scripture. You obviously dont know what you are talking about.
You should identify yourself. It would be nice to know who i am conversing with. Have a good one!
November 1st, 2008 at 1:56 am
“She has made her fortune by herself. Perhaps she may appear as a dumb blonde, but it’s mainly an act. The very fact that you have bought into that is proof of her savy business skills and acting.”
Have you seen her new show that she gets paid millions for called “Paris Hilton’s BFF”? I am sure that you have since you seem to be her number 1 fan. The premise of the show is that a homosexual, a tranny and a bunch of trashy women compete to become Paris Hiltons new best friend. I think that this is a bad concept no matter how much that you support her but maybe I have just bought into the image that hollywood is trying to sell me too much. Her job responsibilities on the show include giving the contestants makeovers carried out by her lavishingly good gay hair stylists, sending potential best friends text messages about how they need to get their act together, carrying her super hardcore boyfriend benji around on her arm and making the extremely difficult choice of who to cut from the BFF list each and every week. You are right though, she does work hard and she doesn’t use her dad at all for the fortune that she has aquired. Being the daughter of the man who owns Hilton Hotels has nothing to do with her fame, thats just like coincidence and stuff. She really earned her name when she worked hard in those pornos that she released. You got me. She was working really hard in those videos but you probably never saw them because that is immoral. lulz. My logic is probably flawed once again, I sure hope that you don’t point it out with your superior insight, I am just trying to provide lulz for everyone reading this. Four more days before Obama gets elected. Oh and this is Adam Schlomer, we went to school together…….
November 1st, 2008 at 5:20 am
Yep, I have seen her show. If you think marketing yourself that successfully is easy work, then you are surely mistaken. But you seem to thrive on being mistaken. And I repeat once again, her father will not give her one cent of his fortune. Yep, your logic is flawed yet again. Just wanted to make sure you knew. I have superior insight you know…
And I know Adam. And you arnt him. Just wanted to see if you would say. But I miss our days on the bus, getting Mr. Leedy all in a tiffy. Remember that time at (I think Beaufort) when you started dancing to the music playing? Priceless memories! You still in Greenwood?
November 1st, 2008 at 10:14 pm
LOLZZZ! Mr Leedy was srs bizzzznezz! He taught me how to type 582 words per minute. Leedy wasn’t just a teacher he built character in his pupils. I think that I heard a long time ago that he lost like 290 pounds or something. I can’t imagine. He was great.
November 2nd, 2008 at 11:51 am
“The constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government - lest it come to dominate our lives and interests.”-Patrick Henry
November 2nd, 2008 at 7:22 pm
Sadly, our new generations are vastly clueless to the constitution. They have no idea the power that we the people are entitled to, therefore, losing that power due to ignorance. How can one stand for his rights if he does not even know what they are?
November 2nd, 2008 at 9:00 pm
the constitution was shredded by lincoln, and sadly the principle of self-governance was done great violence along with it.
November 4th, 2008 at 9:27 pm
Ouch! Obama just won the state of Ohio. No one who has lost Ohio has ever become the president of the United States of America before.
November 5th, 2008 at 7:13 am
Ouch. He just won the United States of America. Pretty much pwnd the election. Should be interesting to see what develops in the next 4 years. The blue picked up more seats in the house and senate as well. Looks like America needed another Carter-esque wake up call.