tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post834433657868493119..comments2023-10-09T12:55:26.688-04:00Comments on The Burning Taper: Hidden agenda: Mainstream media's political coverageWidow's Sonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05135009678671539418noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-35543800356057813222009-12-21T08:20:37.872-05:002009-12-21T08:20:37.872-05:00Hi,
I came across your blog http://burningtaper.bl...Hi,<br />I came across your blog http://burningtaper.blogspot.com/and think it looks great. I thought it would be good for both of us to do a content link exchange. If you are interested please send me a mail at davidwilsen@gmail.com .<br />Thanks<br />David,Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13584280045900577599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-43026956426828115222008-01-08T17:42:00.000-05:002008-01-08T17:42:00.000-05:00Christine and Drew:While I understand your frustra...Christine and Drew:<BR/><BR/>While I understand your frustration and your belief that Paul, et al's exclusion from the recent debates is an outrage (and I agree!), it is the right of a private business to decide what they do. <BR/><BR/>We could argue that the FCC's "equal time" rules say that all the candidates should have been included, but then we'd have to get into the libertarian stance on free enterprise and government coercion.<BR/><BR/>Even Ron himself noted, on last night's Jay Leno program, that to complain would open up a discussion of "property rights."<BR/><BR/>When you become a libertarian, you gotta <I>be</I> a libertarian, even when things don't go your way.<BR/><BR/><BR/>— W.S.Widow's Sonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05135009678671539418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-89272281800382200012008-01-08T17:13:00.000-05:002008-01-08T17:13:00.000-05:00What ABC and FOX have done to Ron Paul, Duncan Hun...What ABC and FOX have done to Ron Paul, Duncan Hunter, Dennis Kucinich and Mike Gravel is pretty much an outrage, keeping them out of their televised debates. Corporate controlled media has no right to decide who the valid contenders are with ten months to go before the final elections. It is a network that is robbing Americans of our right to make an informed decision about who our leader should be. Any way you want to spin it, it's just wrong.<BR/><BR/>If anyone reading this would like to let the FCC and FEC know how you feel about this, myself and some concerned voters have created a form on our website that will make it easy to do so. Please visit www.everyonespeaks.com and let us know what you think of the place, or better yet, let the FCC know that what ABC has done is wrong.<BR/><BR/>--End of pitch. Sorry for the spam-like nature of this comment, but we got this website up over the weekend, and if we can do any good whatsoever, I had to move quickly. Thanks and take care.<BR/><BR/>www.everyonespeaks.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06017560208029148783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-53346926910917496302008-01-07T00:50:00.000-05:002008-01-07T00:50:00.000-05:00Excellent post as always. Thank you for so eloque...Excellent post as always. Thank you for so eloquently stating the dilemma we face daily in America. As Masons, we tend to speculate more often the meaning behind words we hear. If more Americans did the same, heck, if there were more Masons, then the intentional propaganda may be lifted and the truth shall set us free.The Plumblinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365779662356932912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-51942409127802067692008-01-06T14:22:00.000-05:002008-01-06T14:22:00.000-05:00Paul's showing in the rep. debates was disappointi...Paul's showing in the rep. debates was disappointing. I might vote for him if he were running as a Lib.My Name is Still Nobodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850691431078980626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-80387570171432841932008-01-06T08:03:00.000-05:002008-01-06T08:03:00.000-05:00Ron Paul's Dilemma - America Exists In Two WorldsA...Ron Paul's Dilemma - America <BR/>Exists In Two Worlds<BR/>A Major Reason Ron Paul Will Not Win<BR/>Commentary<BR/>By Ted Twietmeyer<BR/>1-5-8<BR/> Much has been stated on the web about conspiracies which will stop Ron Paul from winning. Some of it may be true, and some will not. I have informally conducted a small survey of several people I personally know who are intelligent, take an interest in politics and desire to have a new president that won't run us into the ground. <BR/> <BR/>At an annual luncheon yesterday, there were 14 professional people at the table, all professionals. Over and over when I mentioned Ron Paul to them, the usual response is "Who is he? I haven't heard anything about him." Other than myself, I suddenly found myself introducing Ron Paul's name and platform to the other 12 people when the Iowa event came up. <BR/> <BR/>Here is what I've concluded the problem is, all conspiracy issues aside. Those of us who use the web regularly and are regular readers of websites like rense.com, really USE the web. Not just for email or professional reasons, such as scientists or engineers do who use it for research related to their work to read up on latest papers, find grants, etc... Other people only go online to read about sports scores, get their email or visit a chat room to waste time. Depending on where they go on the web they may never hear or see anything about Ron Paul. Heavy internet users such as those who read this opinion, are in a different world from those who merely restrict their web use to professional reasons. <BR/> <BR/>There is the world of the well informed who use the web to it's fullest, and the world of the semi-informed who let mainstream media do their thinking for them. Does it take a degree in politics to see who the semi-informed will vote for? And to realize that THIS is the determining factor in Ron Paul not being able to win? It is a fallacy to think anyone can win an election based on the internet alone. Even without conspiracy issues. <BR/> <BR/>The reason is that everyone in America exists in one of two worlds, and the media already knows this. Ron Paul really doesn't have any excuse to be unknown with 10 million dollars on hand, not to be well known in New Hampshire and to take that state by storm. Perhaps the real question is - will Paul spend a significant part of the money to become well known in New Hampshire? <BR/> <BR/>Ron Paul has the perfect platform for that state to earn the majority vote there, if only people in NH will get to know about him in time before they vote. He might need a new campaign manager that can see the tremendous importance of getting his name out in the public NOW, not later. People tend to vote the way they see others vote - it's like a hive mentality. Perhaps this is one of the reasons why they re-elect a defective president. After NH, the die may be cast and the pattern set. If he cannot become well known in NH, he might as well drop out of the race.Question remains - what happens to what's left of the ten million dollars? <BR/> <BR/>Ted TwietmeyerT. Ron Duncehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13245304543455678913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-60814987486521013902008-01-05T17:12:00.000-05:002008-01-05T17:12:00.000-05:00"The revolution starts nowWhen you rise above your..."The revolution starts now<BR/>When you rise above your fear<BR/>And tear the walls around you down<BR/>The revolution starts here<BR/>Where you work and where you play<BR/>Where you lay your money down<BR/>What you do and what you say<BR/>The revolution starts now<BR/>Yeah the revolution starts now<BR/><BR/>Last night I had a dream<BR/>That the world had turned around<BR/>And all our hopes had come to be<BR/>And the people gathered ‘round<BR/>They all brought what they could bring<BR/>And nobody went without<BR/>And I learned a song to sing<BR/>The revolution starts now"<BR/><BR/>Steve Earle<BR/><BR/>http://www.steveearle.comMy Name is Still Nobodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850691431078980626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-76101590621757956902008-01-05T17:01:00.000-05:002008-01-05T17:01:00.000-05:00Revolution is just re-evolving.http://www.redpeppe...Revolution is just re-evolving.<BR/><BR/>http://www.redpepper.org.uk/article251.htmlMy Name is Still Nobodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850691431078980626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-48100790613858408652008-01-05T16:48:00.000-05:002008-01-05T16:48:00.000-05:00The media does make it difficult for a third party...The media does make it difficult for a third party candidate to present their message.<BR/><BR/>Thank goodness for the Internet and Freedom of Speech.<BR/><BR/>Is your vote wasted on a third party candidate? I would say no more wasted than voting for the "lesser of two evils."<BR/><BR/>The moving lyrics of Tracy Chapman's song, "Talkin bout a revolution" sums it up much better than I can;<BR/><BR/>"Don't you know, talkin bout a revolution sounds like a whisper."SQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17769197896941881830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-70267325844118814302008-01-05T15:19:00.000-05:002008-01-05T15:19:00.000-05:00"No matter how much you take away, everyone has so..."No matter how much you take away, everyone has something that belongs to them, to them and nobody else. Everyone has something and no matter how deep you dig, you'll never get it."<BR/><BR/>- <BR/>Tom VeilMy Name is Still Nobodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850691431078980626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-52180827622979355202008-01-05T15:16:00.000-05:002008-01-05T15:16:00.000-05:00Dig the cover of the ILLUMINATI card game for your...Dig the cover of the ILLUMINATI card game for your icon, too dunce. Lots of fun!My Name is Still Nobodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850691431078980626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-84797277070789254822008-01-05T15:12:00.000-05:002008-01-05T15:12:00.000-05:00http://www.nowhereman.orgFor origin of the picture...http://www.nowhereman.org<BR/><BR/>For origin of the picture.My Name is Still Nobodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850691431078980626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-25385580739930650132008-01-05T15:01:00.000-05:002008-01-05T15:01:00.000-05:00http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/For Good Infohttp://www.whatreallyhappened.com/<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>For Good InfoT. Ron Duncehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13245304543455678913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-17590324075131624732008-01-05T14:28:00.000-05:002008-01-05T14:28:00.000-05:00Love the NOWHERE MAN reference.Love the NOWHERE MAN reference.My Name is Still Nobodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850691431078980626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-37833465825782533322008-01-05T14:20:00.000-05:002008-01-05T14:20:00.000-05:00As Mason's we are to search for that which was los...As Mason's we are to search for that which was lost. After reading this article it is clear that we have one more thing to search for. And it will probably be no easier to find than the other!George the 3rdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17985713769906513276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-69442711100850800462008-01-05T13:53:00.000-05:002008-01-05T13:53:00.000-05:00Excellent post Brother!As Masons, we're supposed t...Excellent post Brother!<BR/><BR/>As Masons, we're supposed to be active members of soicety - discahrging our civic duty.<BR/><BR/>One of those duties is to become infomred and stay informed. Thanks for expressing it more elequently than I ever could.<BR/><BR/>Be Well,<BR/><BR/>Traveling ManTraveling Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13965508897438794269noreply@blogger.com