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Topic: Looking Ahead
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Poly761
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posted 11-09-2012 06:25 PM
  
>“The danger to America is not Barack Obama, but a citizenry capable of entrusting a man like him with the Presidency. It will be far easier to limit and undo the follies of an Obama presidency than to restore the necessary common sense and good judgment to a depraved electorate willing to have such a man for their president. The problem is much deeper and far more serious than Mr. Obama, who is a mere symptom of what ails America . Blaming the prince of fools should not blind anyone to the vast confederacy of fools that made him their prince.
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>The Republic can survive a Barack Obama, who is, after all, merely a fool. It is less likely to survive a multitude of fools, such as those who made him their President.”
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>>GOD HELP US. (Author unknown) IP: Logged |
wjallen
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posted 11-10-2012 08:02 AM
Poly761What a hate filled post. I did not vote for his reelection either, but to define the majority of our country as depraved because they disagree with your personal political opinions, that is not just sour grapes, it's hateful, and it goes a long way toward explaning why your side lost again. IP: Logged |
Poly761
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posted 11-10-2012 01:00 PM
ALEXANDER TYTLER, A SCOTTISH HISTORY PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH. APPX. 1770-1780. EXACT DATE OF STATEMENT IS UNKNOWN.
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>A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose fiscal policy, which is always followed by a dictatorship. IP: Logged |
Ted Todd
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posted 11-10-2012 05:18 PM
They tell us we must learn to live with less, and teach our children that their lives will be less full and prosperous than ours have been; that the America of the coming years will be a place where — because of our past excesses — it will be impossible to dream and make those dreams come true. I don't believe that. And, I don't believe you do either. That is why I am seeking the presidency. I cannot and will not stand by and see this great country destroy itself. Our leaders attempt to blame their failures on circumstances beyond their control, on false estimates by unknown, unidentifiable experts who rewrite modern history in an attempt to convince us our high standard of living, the result of thrift and hard work, is somehow selfish extravagance which we must renounce as we join in sharing scarcity. I don't agree that our nation must resign itself to inevitable decline, yielding its proud position to other hands. I am totally unwilling to see this country fail in its obligation to itself and to the other free peoples of the world. Official Announcement of being a candidate for U.S. President (13 November 1979)
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clambrecht
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posted 11-11-2012 11:08 AM
"Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority; the political function of rights is precisely to protect minorities from oppression by majorities (and the smallest minority on earth is the individual). "Ayn Rand [This message has been edited by clambrecht (edited 11-11-2012).] IP: Logged |
skipwebb
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posted 11-13-2012 02:10 PM
The quoted message that started this thread was actually attributed to a German language newspaper published in Prague prior to the 2008 election of President Obama. The paper does not confirm the item appeared in that paper, according to Snopes.com. With that said, the following quotes do exist: Cicero in 55 BC about the Roman Empire: "The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance." Paul’s admonition to the Romans, Romans 1 Verse 28-32: "And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting; being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers, backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving, unmerciful; who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them." This is a statement not about a President of a country but about its people. General Douglas MacArthur warned of our impending national disaster, “History fails to record a single precedent in which nations subject to moral decay have not passed into political and economic decline. There has been either a spiritual awakening to overcome the moral lapse, or a progressive deterioration leading to ultimate national disaster.” Correct the coduct of and change the hearts of the people first and they will elect a government that is correct.
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rnelson
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posted 11-14-2012 07:14 AM
Politics, religion, and philosophy... what next?Maybe you guys just warmin' up for Thanksgiving Day chat with the in-laws Stay safe everyone. .02 r ------------------
"Gentlemen, you can't fight in here. This is the war room."
--(Stanley Kubrick/Peter Sellers - Dr. Strangelove, 1964)
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Ted Todd
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posted 11-14-2012 08:49 AM
Ray,You are never really home for the holidays until the first punch is thrown! Ted IP: Logged | |
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