Monday, January 24, 2011

The Internet —DOA

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From the day the Internet was born there was the threat of it being 
devoured by Big Money. And Big Money doesn’t mean the likes of YOU! 
It seems its life as a free mode of communication was limited. Big Money 
stood by salivating...patiently waiting for the right moment before 
swooping down like a hawk hunting for its evening meal.
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Social Security

Republicans have raided $670 billion from the Social Security trust fund over the last 4 years alone to help pay for their giant tax breaks for the wealthiest elite.

The majority party seems to forget that during the Clinton years, we ensured Social Security trust funds were locked away so they could not be used by the Federal Government. That quickly changed after Bush came to town, and now congressional Republicans are being disingenuous by attempting to sell their Social Security proposal as a way to prevent the trust fund from being raided in the future.

Have we forgotten that the social security trust fund has been raided time and time again? It gave and it gave until there is simply nothing more to steal.

I waited and waited to see how long it would take before the Social Security Trust Fund was completely stolen and there would be nothing but IOUs as Bush claimed. He was just getting us conditioned for the eventual burglary.

Remember Al Gore telling us (unsuspecting fools) that the Social Securing Trust Fund is untouchable and safely in a Lock Box?

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What do these three “mouths” have in common other than their generous opinions? Yep! You guessed it! There isn’t one college degree among them, even if you add them together!

The Education of Glenn Beck
Ever wonder why this freak has so much sway on the Fox channels? You know who I mean...Beck’s Beauties...Well, he never let formal education get in his way. No. No. No! Keats? Shaw? Shakespeare? Joseph Conrad? Byron? Shelley? Milton? No! No! No! Stop trying to confuse him with sane thought! Now quit it!

Beck overcame a difficult childhood but ultimately graduated from high school in Bellingham, Washington in 1982.  Though he graduated, Beck himself admits that he "spent more time in the parking lot than in class." He never attended college.  He became an alcoholic.  While recovering from his alcoholism, Beck became a self-taught genius.  He put books in every room so he could become well learned.  And he didn't just read like you or I. Oh no.  He read books that contradicted each other (classic comics?).  In doing so, Beck became a well balanced juggernaut of knowledge.

The Education of Rush Limbaugh
Because of his parents' desire to see him attend college, he enrolled in Southeast Missouri State University but left the school after two semesters and one summer. According to his mother, "he flunked everything," and "he just didn't seem interested in anything except radio." He also dodged the draft due to a cyst on his bum.

The Education of Sean Hannity
Not many people know that before Hannity became a conservative talk radio host he was a contractor who did dry wall and painting.