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ENDNOTE: Vatican starts to id CINO politicians?

October 4, 2008 · No Comments

http://cli.gs/d63Bad

Vatican official attacks U.S. Democrats as “party of death”
FaithWorld - Religion, faith and ethics
October 1st, 2008
Posted by: Phil Stewart

Tags: , abortion, archbishop burke, catholic, death, joe biden, nancy pelosi, politics, pope benedict, united states, Catholics, Catholics In Name Only,

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Vatican officials seldom single out political leaders who differ with the Church on issues like abortion rights or embryonic stem cell research. But now that the Vatican’s highest court is led by an American, the former St. Louis Archbishop Raymond Burke, we can expect things to get more explicit in Vatican City — at least when when it comes to U.S. politics.

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In the business world, protecting one’s brand is essential to preventing the consumer from wandering off out of cofusion. Guess Holy Mother Church has been too busy with pedophilia to notice that Catholic In Name Only politicians (CINOs) are leading the flocks astray. Nice to see that the “barn door” maybe getting locked long after the horse is so long gone. Maybe fifty years gone? Since the first CINO, JFK! They’ve lost generations here in the USA.

(We no longer deserve to call ourselves “The United States of America” any more. Since the “direct election of senators”, the States have been nothing more than extensions of the Federal Government. Sort of like a patient infected with a second form of cancer. Lysander Spooner was right about the Constitution with it’s “right to life”. And, while we are at it, let’s put the plastic bag of the Statue of Liberty or at least build a mile high fence around it. We should be embarased by it’s presence. A reminder of what a once great nation we were. I am ashamed of how far we have fallen fromt he Dead Old White Guy’s ideals.)

Respectfully submitted for your consideration, and action.
fjohn68

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ENDNOTE: Surrogacy as biz?

September 27, 2008 · No Comments

http://www.impactlab.com/2008/09/25/
in-india-surrogacy-has-become-a-global-business

http://tinyurl.com/4txy34

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A non-governmental organization has gotten involved, voicing its concerns about what it calls child trafficking and an abandoned child. Manji’s attorney is a famous human rights lawyer, who has offered her services pro bono. The judge asks, his voice trembling: “Which law forbids surrogacy?” The NGO attorney replies, his voice firm: “Which law permits surrogacy?” The problem is that there is no law, merely guidelines issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, which legalize surrogacy.

In the end, the court rules that Manji may remain in the care of her grandmother, for the time being, and the case is adjourned until mid-September. It appears that Manji is stuck in India, the country that was only meant to produce her.

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You have to empathize with the baby in this story. How screwed up we get when we stray from His “original intent”. Throw in primal human needs, poverty, and the ulimate wild card screw up gooferment!

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ENDNOTE: Sad commentary on what morality has come to.

September 20, 2008 · No Comments

[JR: I don't quote, or cite stories from the Quadrangle ever since one of the past editors went "lawyer" on me about their content. Guess he was "pre-Law" and never heard of "fair use". (Not much he can do about the spam sucking sites vacuuming his content! in such a way that the spam site scores higher than the Quad site in Gooogle. GUess there is a 'cosmic justice' lol) but that doesn't mean I don't, as an alumni, read it. Here's a thought provoking excerpt from Google.]

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MC’s Virgins

Manhattan College Quadrangle (subscription) - Riverdale New York,NY,USA

In his last year as President of Manhattan College, Brother Thomas Scanlan looks to leave another mark on the school: a student-run club for virgins or a …

See all stories on this topic

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Wow, the leader of a Catholic college can only hope and pray for the chastity of his students. Guess “secular progressivism” has won across the land. Have to imagine that these old “children” are the product of Catholic families sending them to 12 years of Catholic school. Another guess, it was all wasted.

Not that I’m any great saint.

Not picking on anyone in particular. Many of the “baby jaspers”, errr I mean Future Jasper Alumni, I befriend on the social media openly list their religious affiliation as anything but “Catholic”.

I believe Albert Einstein said: “Insanity was doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”

Pro-abortion Catholic politicians, non-virgin Catholic COllege students, pedophile priests.

Hmmm, some one has to take something back to the metaphorical “drawing board”.

Sadly,
fjohn68

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ENDNOTE: Jaspers should demand more from candidates imho

September 14, 2008 · No Comments

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_37/
b4099087568542.htm?chan=rss_topStories_ssi_5

http://tinyurl.com/68yf3w

Fair Value
September 4, 2008, 5:00PM EST
Why American Savers Have Drawn the Short Straw
There are painfully real reasons why America’s savers feel they’ve got the short end of the stick
by Roben Farzad
BW Magazine

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American savers, take a bow. This is your moment of vindication. Your hour of glory. And you earned it (in a manner of speaking).

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Good for you! Your reward: injurious savings yields, inflationary rot, and election-season neglect, all served up with a dollop of institutional insecurity.

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Indeed, a year ago, a six-month certificate of deposit earned, on average, 3.53%, according to Bankrate.com (RATE). Today, that’s down to 2.03%. A one-year CD that earned 3.75% at this point in 2007 was offered for as little as 1.92% in April, before inching up to its present 2.38%. It’s hardly a secret that banks are only able to pay out such pittances thanks to depositors’ knee-jerk desire for security: “Hey, I might be earning crumbs on my cash, but at least I’m not losing money.”

Sure you are. Wholesale inflation has soared 9.8% in the past 12 months, the highest clip since 1981. The more widely cited consumer price index jumped to 5.6%. In other words, while your saved buck was adding 2 cents or so on one end (and even less after taxes), three times as much was getting singed off the other end of that dollar bill. “Inflation is just deadly to savings,” says David Gitlitz, chief economist at TrendMacrolytics, an investment adviser. Gitlitz observes that, taking into account the hit from inflation, rates haven’t been this negative since the dreary 1970s. (That, in turn, gave way to an early ’80s that saw the worst inflation in U.S. history since the Civil War.) “It steals your purchasing power and sets less and less of an incentive to keep money in the bank.”

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So, what are the politicians saying about this PARTICULAR pig? Oh I’m sorry, they are only chatting about who put lipstick where!

Argh!

Only Ron Paul even had a glimmer of a plan.

Instead of allowing both candidates to once agin deflect our attention from the real tough issues, Jaspers should start a groundswell of tough questions: Ask McC specifically how his “McCain Fiengold” impacts “free speech” and empowers the special interest deep pockets to buy politicians? Ask O specifically how raising taxes and bigger gooferment is going to help Detroit, the Rust Belt, and the financially struggling people?

Enough with the lipstick!

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ENDNOTE: Vaccarino, Carmine (MC1957) On Thursday, September 11th, 2008, an American flag should be displayed

September 6, 2008 · No Comments

From: Vaccarino, Carmine (MC1957)
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 11:59 PM
Subject: Fw: Subject: Re: get the flag ready

Please join us in this FLY THE FLAG campaign and PLEASE forward this Email immediately to everyone in your address book asking them to also forward it. We have a little less than one week and counting to get the word out all across this great land and into every community in the United States of America.

If you forward this email to least 11 people and each of those people do the same … you get the idea.

THE PROGRAM:

On Thursday, September 11th, 2008, an American flag should be displayed outside every home, apartment, office, and store in the United States. Every individual should make it their duty to display an American flag on this seventh anniversary of one our country’s worst tragedies. We do this honor of those who lost their lives on 9/11, their families, friends and loved ones who continue to endure the pain, and those who today are fighting at home and abroad to preserve our cherished freedoms.

In the days, weeks and months following 9/11, our country was bathed in American flags as citizens mourned the incredible losses and stood shoulder-to-shoulder against terrorism. Sadly, those flags have all but disappeared. Our patriotism pulled us through some tough times and it shouldn’t take another attack to galvanize us in solidarity. Our American flag is the fabric of our country and together we can prevail over terrorism of all kinds

Action Plan:

So, here’s what we need you to do .

(1) Forward this email to everyone you know (at least 11 people). Please don’t be the one to break this chain. Take a moment to think back to how you felt on 9/11 and let those sentiments guide you.

(2) Fly an American flag of any size on 9/11. Honestly , Americans should fly the flag year-round, but if you don’t, then at least make it a priority on this day.

Thank you for your participation. God Bless You and God Bless America!

Kathy Sondej

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[JR: Another inet chain letter, this one has SOME merit. I'm all for the people and their rights. How about the Revolutionary War flag or the Gasden flag? I still think the people should have been encourage to rebuild the WTC back identical except one story higher!]

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ENDNOTE: Let’s NOT forget the workers on ‘Labor Day’!

August 31, 2008 · No Comments

Last night, I heard three waitresses in a ‘greasy spoon’ commiserate that they only earned 2.63 per hour with no holiday or overtime pay. Not being annoying, while I am never an advocate for gooferment action, in this case I was.

I want to urge the gooferment to get out of its improper and unconstitutional role in education. Clearly these women had been miseducated in their rights in the free market. I wanted to stand up and scream ‘qwit yur kvetching and get a better job!’ at the top of my lungs.
I appreciated these women serving Frau and I. (You might ask why I was in a greasy spoon, but that a matter for another day!) But, I’m saddened that America’s “Labor” is so under educated!

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ENDNOTE: Let’s NOT forget the child survivors of a botched abortion on election day!

August 24, 2008 · No Comments

http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/08/obamacide.html

http://tinyurl.com/5p4j3m

August 23, 2008
Obamacide
By J. Matt Barber

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How does one properly describe another who would — for purely selfish political reasons and with deliberation — intentionally refuse a thirsty child water or a hungry child food?

More specifically, what does one call a lawmaker who would condemn to death the child survivor of a botched abortion by permitting doctors to refuse that child, once born alive, potentially life-saving medical treatment and nutrition?

A number of things come to mind. Mr. President isn’t one of them.

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It’s hard to imagine how this issue can swept under the rug under the rubric of “hope & change”!

For a pro-life Libertarian, it’s hard for me to imagine a better exemplar of the gooferment in action. Following it’s perverted logic to the ultimate extreme, gives us this “law”. And we wonder historically how the “Good German People” allowed genocidal death camps.

The answer is one step at a time!

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ENDNOTE: I’m going to start getting my fries and shakes somewhere else

August 17, 2008 · No Comments

I’m going to start getting my fries and shakes somewhere else

Ronald has come out of the closet and has done it again. First, the he paid $20,000 to become a member of the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce and to have a seat on the board of directors. Next, he refused a request to remain neutral in the culture war by choosing to promote the gay agenda. Then Ron accused those opposing the gay agenda, including same-sex marriage, of being motivated by hate.

Now we learn that he sponsors training for homosexuals on how to promote their agenda among corporations from the inside. Out & Equal™ Workplace Advocates is a national organization devoted to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in the workplace. One of its primary purposes is to train employees how to aggressively promote homosexuality within the company they work for, all the way to the corporate boardroom.

Part of last year’s Out & Equal Summit in Washington, DC, (sponsored by none other than Ronald) was an organized march into congressional offices demanding same-sex marriage laws be passed. At the bottom of his half-page ad in the Out & Equal Summit booklet is this statement: “From neighborhood to neighborhood, coast to coast and around the world, McXxxxxd’s is proud to celebrate diversity” (homosexuality).

I think my next chicken sandwich is going to come from BurgerKing. If you want to get involved go to The American Family Association at www.afa.net to get more information.

Carmine (MC1957) Vaccarino
Guest Curmudgeon

[JR: It's certainly approprate for you to buy your favorite "cardiac condition" where ever you see fit. What I see wrong in this story is (1) It's incestuous for a gooferment coorporation becoming involved in lobbying the gooferment. It creates a positive ffedback loop making politicnas more powerful. (2) Sponsorig any group to campaign to use the gooferment's force against other groups is just wrong. (3) Any 'agenda', even that of the KofC, that uses the gooferment to force people to do this or that, is un-American. Everyone should MYOB. We have enough serious ones here; we don't need Ronald or any Gooferment file folder interfering with real people. Go get 'em CV57!]

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ENDNOTE: foreclosure for parking fine!

August 9, 2008 · No Comments

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=779234

JS ONLINE: NEWS: MILWAUKEE:
PUBLIC INVESTIGATOR: TAKING TIPS, CHASING LEADS, SOLVING PROBLEMS
Milwaukee man faces foreclosure because he didn’t pay parking fine
The ticket went unpaid for four years, eventually amounting to $2,600 in fines
By RAQUEL RUTLEDGE
rrutledge@journalsentinel.com
Posted: Aug. 2, 2008

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Peter Tubic ignored a $50 parking fine in 2004, and on Monday, it cost him his $245,000 house.

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Among other health issues he’s dealing with, Peter Tubic has had headaches dealing with his van, which is parked in his driveway without a license plates. He faces foreclosure on his home and is in a dispute with the city over citations he received for the van’s lack of plates.

A Milwaukee man received a $50 fine for parking a van with no license plates in his driveway. He ignored the ticket for more than four years, and last week the city foreclosed on his house.

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In what city officials believe is the first case of its kind, the city foreclosed on Tubic’s house on W. Verona Court after repeated attempts to collect the fine - which over the years had escalated to $2,600 - had failed.

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This must be more of that “loving” “Social Justice” that you Socialist love to throw in my face. I’d call it “gooferment run amuck”.

What the Socialists fail to mention, and maybe they don’t see it, is the gun in the room. When someone dares to live their own life as the Good Lord gave them using their brains and free will, some one fo their betters, aka Socialists, will want to tell them what to do “for their own good” or “for the children” or “for something else”. If they don’t listen, then the ‘law’ gts involved. Socialists are too effite to get their own hands dirty so they have politicians and bureaucrats to do their dirty work for them.

Why if I come to your house and take your wallet is it “stealing”, BUT me an my ten friends “elect” someone who goes and does the same thing is it called “taxes”?

Huh?

Bottom line, if you don’t comply, slave, there is a gun in the room pointed at your head to MAKE you comply.

More of that there friendly “social justice”! I don’t think it’s so “social” and slavery sure ain’t “justice”!

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ENDNOTE: the State costs us in ways we can see and ways we cannot see

August 1, 2008 · No Comments

http://www.lewrockwell.com/rockwell/tax-dollars-at-work.html
Your Tax Dollars at Work
by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr.

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Frédéric Bastiat famously observed that the State costs us in ways we can see and ways we cannot see. Economists tend to focus on the second type because they elude public perceptions. What inventions are we denied because of regulations? What might have been done with the resources that are diverted in taxes or higher prices due to protectionism? The answers demonstrate that, because of intervention, we are worse off than we know.

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Take a picture of dead soldier, or the child of a killed Iraqi family, broadcast it on your blog, and what happens? Photo journalist Zoriah Miller has found out. He was kicked out of his “embed,” which is the name for the pack of journalists permitted to travel with a group of soldiers and report what those in command want reported. Afterwards, he was prohibited from traveling in any Marine-patrolled area of Iraq. The military command worked to get him kicked out of the country altogether.

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The truth is that the State must hide not only its wars but all of its activities. It hides its inflation. It hides the effects of its taxation and its protectionism. It fears anyone who draws the cause-and-effect connection between its activities and their deleterious consequences for the rest of us. It is the most destructive force in our world. Because that truth is so momentous, the State does everything possible to hide the smallest drop of blood.

The State wants us to all go on with our lives, believing it, loving it, and seeing only the pictures it wants us to see.

July 28, 2008

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[JR: Sigh, we talked about "social justice", but funny how it only means "more gooferment". Your gooferment belies your concern with "social justice". It ain't mine! If it was, I'd be the benevolent dictator and put it out of its misery. I've come to be an anarchist. Only gooferments blunder about killing people. Our solutions have to be about keeping them broke and underfunded. Interesting that the USA post-1860 needed more and more  tomoney wage more and more wars. Tax evasion is a virtue. Not to the extent that the "blue light gang" comes and takes you away or kills you, but to the extent that you deny them the funds they need to kill people. That sounds like the start of "social justice". imho!]

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