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Deshanews distortes this quote
09.25.04 (2:08 pm)   [edit]

Deshanews has distored the the origin of this qoute.  " The ends must justify the  means."  Deshanews claims this is a liberal idea.  http://www.tblog.com/templates/index.php?bid=deshanews&" title="http://www.tblog.com/templates/index.php?bid=deshanews&" target="_blank"http://www.tblog.com/template...;static=296020


But this quote was republican.  The repbublicans live by this qoute.  What ever the costs we must reach desired r esult.  The links below provide some proof where the republicans have use there quote to live by,


Moderate Republicans embrace the idea that the ends justify the means http://www.makethemaccountable.com/drobny/021217_TrentLo tt.htm" title="http://www.makethemaccountable.com/drobny/021217_TrentLo tt.htm" target="_blank"http://www.makethemaccountabl...


The greatest lesson the U.S. Republican Party learned from this country's old enemy, the Soviet Union, was how Russia's Communist Party kept control of Russia and its vassal states. Republican leaders are now applying those lessons to U.S. politics. This is very bad for America.

A good Communist Party is right. It is always right. Anyone who disagrees with its pronouncements is a dissident, probably even a traitor. There is no "loyal opposition" under a Soviet-style Communist regime. There is absolute orthodoxy, defined by the people at the top, who tell others what to believe. The ends justify the means.
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The end justifies the means.


Conservatives are familiar with the principle. It's practiced by some of the more extreme elements of the party, The idea that anyone who doesn't support the jingoistic and disgustingly nationalistic policies of the current administration and the Republican Party is anti-American.  ://feeds.feedburner.com%2FAmericanBodhisattva %2Fi

 
insteresting remark by former airforce pilot
09.21.04 (11:47 am)   [edit]

Recently I attended a debate between a retired major in the U.S. Army, who is againist the iraq war and a representive from homeland security who is for the iraq war. They discussed the iraq and afgan war.  Which of the two was more important.  The major said that the white house did not put enough troops in afgan and stablize afgan.  The number of troops in iraq should have been used to afgan war.  She said the source of the 9/11 attacks is from afgan not iraq.  The white house wanted iraq not afgan.  At the end of debate the both sides allowed the attendees to question them.  This one retired airforce guy ask this question, that I found very interesting.  He said why should the U.S. put all of the iraq troops 140,000 in the afgan theater.  Why not use the north fighters to fight the afgan guys.  Why should we have our troops be bogged down in afgan when they can go and fight the war in iraq.  The major responded first of all the iraq is not the central part war in the war on terror.  The iraqs did not send iraqs to attack America.  The retired airforce said that the U.S. did good in paying the northern guys to fight the taliban and al-qeda guys.  The major responded that yes the northern guys defeated the taliban but it is these northern guys who are now making trouble in the rest of afgan.  The retired airforce guy then said yea use them let the northern guys get killed and not our soliders.  The major responded if the afgan theather had the same amount of troops in iraq we would'nt have a problem with the northern guys now. But I am going to focus on the retired airforce guy comments.  He wanted other people ( non- ameican citzens ) to do all the dirty fighting and di e instead of the American soliders. This is the type of mental state that gets America in trouble.  Some people in America want other people to do the dirty work and American do the easy work, but yet America takes full credit for all of the work.


It made me think that if American uses other guys to fight the battles in afgan and al-qeda guys then the world must think that america is a bunch of cowards.  They al-qeda guys are the ones who attacked America.  The al-qeda guys are hiding out in afgan mountains.  But American uses northern guys to attack the al-qeda guys. 


I personally equate this move or tactic as cowardice if some guy attacks your girlfriend or wife and you as the boyfriend or husband don't go and attack the guy who attacked your girlfriend or wife. But instead you as the boyfriend or husband go out and ask your girlfriend or wife, ex-boyfriend, ex-husband to fight the attacker and pay him to do so.  What kind of message does that send to your girlfriend or wife.  She going to think you are a coward and you are incapble of protecting her.   


Maybe it was me mis-interpeting the retired airforce guys comments.  But I don't see how he can be proud of the defeat of the tailban and al-qeda in afgan by using the northern guys to do the dirty work.  For me it just sends the wrong message to world and al-qeda.  When America uses another countries soliders to do the drity work for Amercia its makes the Americans look afriad to get dirty or actually do some work instead paying people to do the dirty work.   America historically has exploted the afraican American at the time they were known as slaves for economic gain.  American has also betryed the native Americans for land with gold on it breaking treaties with the native Americans.  The world I think knows that American has a history of exploting people for its own gain.  And the comment by the retired airforce guys only reinforces people that particular perception about America. 

 
General said the god put Bush into office well I say god is punishing florida
09.14.04 (10:20 pm)   [edit]
A few months some general in the military said the god has put George Bush into office.  "The majority of Americans did not vote for him," he said. "Why is he there? … Because God put him there for a time such as this."
http://www.progressive.org/webex03/wx1020a03.html" title="http://www.progressive.org/webex03/wx1020a03.html" target="_blank"http://www.progressive.org/we...  Well if this religous nut can say this. Then I will use his nut ideology and say this since the GOP denied the black Flordia voters there right to vote freely in 2000 election.  Then I think GOD has deceided to punish the entire state of florida by creating three hurricanes that will destroy florida.  Maybe God is the using the right wing hawk tactic,  Remember Bush speech.  America will make no distinction between the terrorrist who attacks America and the state that harbors the terrorrist.  Apparently God is doing that same thing.  God is punishing the entire state of Florida for the actions of the GOP.  I wonder what will happen to Ohio in the coming years if the GOP cheats in 2004 election. I wonder how God will punish the residents of Ohio for the crimes of the GOP?  
 
Personal testimony better then documented facts.
09.14.04 (10:05 pm)   [edit]

Today in philosophy a fellow student was listening to right wing radio.  According to the student some women was was telling the listeners about the swift boat controversy.  She claims that personal testimony by the swift boats for truth people is better then documented facts proving Kerry earned his medals.  In philosphy class the instructor emphizes that personal testimony is not all true.  Becuase we as humens lie.  That statement by the women made me think that the right wing radio listeners are all ingnorant.  It also made me want to get into car sales. Becuase if there are people out there like this who think that personal testimony is better then documented facts I could make millions telling them lies. I could tell them that the DOT documented facts the suvs roll over often in a high speed turn is false. My personal testimony as the car sales person is better.  My personal testimony that an suv will not roll over in a high speed turn is better then the DOT documented safety standards.  I have to come to the conclusion that America is one part intelligent people and one part ingnorant people.  I personally think that it is the ingnorant people who think this is good them becuse everyone else says so, don't know that if may actually be bad for them, but they really don't know that it is bad for them.  Like in the 1970's when the department health said that smoking does not contribute to death early.  I wonder why the department of health will tell the people that.  Maybe it was the lobbist who represent the tobaco industry who did not want to lose millions of dollars if people started to stop smoking or maybe it was the personal testimony by the tobaco industry representives who told congress that smoking does not have any negitive impacts on your life.  Because personal testimony is better then document facts.  Right wing radio host are the leaders of the ingnorant people.  I look at it this way. The right wing leaders (the bussiness owners, etc )&n bsp;own the land.  The right wing radio host are the cattle ranchers and the right wings leaders own the land the cattle grazes on, and the cattle of course is the people. The cattle makes money for the bussiness owners but the owners need people ( right wing radio host ) to direct the cattle ( people)  to slaughter house ( bussiness )   

 
Floridan people stay there face nature develop some courage
09.03.04 (7:21 pm)   [edit]

These people who are evacuating florida because of the hurricane need to stay there and develop some courage.  " For the 2.5 million residents told to clear out – the biggest evacuation in Florida’s history – and the millions of others who remained at home, Frances’ tardy arrival meant yet another day of waiting and worrying." http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=3451817" title="http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=3451817" target="_blank"http://news.scotsman.com/late...
What is a hurricane gusty wind, hard rain, thunder showers.  I have been through two hurricanes. I did not run away to another state.  I could not run, all you have to do is ride out the storm.  If you prepare yourself properly you will survive the aftermath.  But these people are leaving florida becuase of what fear.  These people think that hurricanes are horrible no one survives the hurricane.  People survive hurricanes like people survive tornados or earthquakes.  These people who are fleeing are a bunch of cowards.  I would hate to have fight along side me on a battlefield,  they might run and hide when the battle starts to get intense.  Those people should of stayed in florida ride out the storm and learn about courage instead of giving into fear. 

 
Linda Lingles lies at the gop convention
09.03.04 (12:36 pm)   [edit]
Linda Lingle said that bush tax cut polices has helped the hawaiian economy. " My administration is just 21-months-old, but in that short time, because of President Bush's tax cuts and his pro-growth policies along with our team's commitment toward creating a more solid growth policy, Hawaii's economy has turned around dramatically," Lingle said.



httpthehawaiichannel.com/news/3700297/detail.html://www.

This is lie Hawaii's number one source of income is tourism.  The japanese are the tourist who spend the most money in hawaii.  "The typical Canadian stays twice as long as the typical Japanese. But the typical Japanese spends twice as much per day. " http://pacific.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2003/ 06/02/story6.html" title="http://pacific.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2003/ 06/02/story6.html" target="_blank"http://pacific.bizjournals.co...


Gov. Linda Lingle said Hawaii's economy has diversified and strengthened under President George W. Bush. She said it is "transforming the state into a true Land of Opportunity with an improved quality of life for all our citizens."


The Hawaii economy has allways been strong under both democratic and republican presidents.  The Hawaii economy is attached more to the asian economy more than it is to the American economy.  The japanese own the majority of the Hawaii hotels, and shoping malls, 7 out 10 bussiness are owned by people of japanese decent.  "http://www.census.gov/prod/2001pubs/cenbr01 -7.pd" title="http://www.census.gov/prod/2001pubs/cenbr01 -7.pd" target="_blank"http://www.census.gov/prod/20... " Japanese companies in 2001 divested more than $678 million of commercial properties in Hawaii, more than half of the total number of commercial transactions in the state, according to a market report by Colliers Monroe Friedlander Inc.


As for lingle saying this about George Bush has improved the quality of life in Hawaii is another lie.  Here is some local things that linda lingle has done to the state of Hawaii.   


I don't see how linda lingle can say that the bush econonmic polices have improved Hawaii. when this happened. "The strong economy has not touched everyone equally," Lingle said next. "We have an exploding need for affordable housing." Hawaii has 6,000 homeless, the governor said. And 45 percent live on neighbor islands. 


Gov. Linda Lingle is making line-item vetoes that will cut about $3.6 million from 20 social service programs around the state.  The governor said yesterday that lack of money and the need to "restore fiscal discipline" affected her decision to make the line-item vetoes in Senate Bill 1305. Among the cuts are $400,000 in subsidies to the Kahuku Hospital, $500,000 for youth service centers in Kalihi — which the Lingle administration called illegal because it did not specify any recipients — and $450,000 for the Health Department to provide oral care to underserved children. Also cut was a $300,000 subsidy for the Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women and Children Sex Abuse Treatment Center; $200,000 for the operation of the Waipahu Community Adult Day Health Center and Youth Day Care Center pilot project; and $250,000 for Wahiawa General Hospital. Despite the cuts, Lingle left roughly $7.4 million for other programs, including $350,000 for Kahuku Hospital.  http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2003/Jun/22/l n/ln01a.html" title="http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2003/Jun/22/l n/ln01a.html" target="_blank"http://the.honoluluadvertiser...


I don't see how lingle can claim that bush has impoved life in Hawaii,  When she has cut health care for the people of Hawaii.  Linda Lingle has also cut the libarary budget in the entire state of Hawaii.  Why has she done this becuase lack of federal funds promised by Bush.  I don't see how linda lingle can say these pro things about bush. When she her self has done this to Hawaii health care.  Does she not that she lives on an island that is 2500 miles away from california.  It should not be her self interest not to have and the majority of local poor hawaiians with nothing to lose mad her and the repulbicans.  Its not like you can drive to another state if a uprising was occur in Hawaii. 


The Hawaii industries have benifited from the bush tax cuts, Hawaii's major trading partners is not America but other countires Japan is number one trader of  Hawaii made products.


In 2002, Hawaii exported $513.651 million worth of merchandise to 96 countries across the globe. 


Leading export destinations were- Japan ($163.669 m), New Zealand ($97.887 m), Singapore, ($77.060 m), Australia ($54.750 m), South Korea ($22.504 m), Canada ($18.961 m), Taiwan ($16.961 m), Hong Kong ($8.658 m), China ($7.998 m), Malaysia ($6.749 m), Philippines ($4.899 m), Guatemala ($4.020 m), Germany ($3.857 m), Thailand ($3.642 m), Mexico ($2.870 m), France ($2.822 m), Netherlands ($2.796 m), Marshall Islands ($2.599 m), United Kingdom ($2.019 m), Maldives ($1.308 m), Italy ($1.268 m), Other countries ($6.354 m) . http://www.enterprisehonolulu.com/html/display.cfm?sid=106" title="http://www.enterprisehonolulu.com/html/display.cfm?sid=106" target="_blank"http://www.enterprisehonolulu...


Linda lingle also noted that tourists are traveling in record numbers because the president has made the skies and oceans safer for travel. 


The tourist are traveling to Hawaii because of the increase global anti-american sentiment out in the world.  Why would an American citzen want to travel to foregin country if the world is mad at america.  So go the next the best thing come to Hawaii.  Hawaii is the most isolated land mass in world.  This is why the mainland tourist are comeing to Hawaii.  Bush made the world mad at american so now americans are afraid of going to foreign coutnries.  Becuase they dont want to get kidnaped and get there head cut off.  As for sea travel those sea dogs won't be comeing back becuase of this


HONOLULU -- Passengers on Hawaii's newest cruise ship are complaining of bad service and dirty conditions on board the Pride of Aloha. The cruise line offered small cash refunds and discounts on future cruises" http://www.thehawaiichannel.com/money/3682141/detail.html" title="http://www.thehawaiichannel.com/money/3682141/detail.html" target="_blank"http://www.thehawaiichannel.c...  Don't think people are going to want to travel by ship if the conditions are terrible.   


Deomcrats control the Hawaii legislature, Lingle is a repubican govenor, for Lingle to say that Hawaii's economy is good becuase of the Bush polices is a lie.  Hawaii's economy has allways been good, regardless of what party sits in the white house.  Hawaii economy is tied to the asian economy more than it is to the american economy.

 
credit card marketing to aggressive
09.03.04 (10:23 am)   [edit]

Recently I have been phone calls telling me that I have pre-approved for a Bank of Delaware credit card.  The odd part I don't have a Bank of Delaware account,  I don't live in or near Delaware.  In fact my residence could be at far 20,000 miles away from the state of Delaware.  The bank of Delaware calls daily asking to speak with me.  I have told them in the past that I am not interested in the  Bank of Delaware credit card.  But the banks continues to call everyday in the morning.  So everyday I tell them that I am not home, but they continue to call.  The bank of Delawares reps ask if there is another number where they can get a hold of me.  I tell them sure call this number 596-7873.  This is the number for the local surf report.  If the bank won't take no for answer and continue to be aggressive I going to have some fun with their aggressive marketing.  If the bank won't take no for an answer I have decided that they next time the bank calls, I am going to give them a phone number with a foreign countries area code.  I will attempt to increase there operating costs by increasing the bank of Delaware pho ne bill. Hopefully by giving the bank of Delaware the run around they will leave me alone.  I don't want to change my home phone number to get them to stop calling. Then the bank would win.  The bank would have caused so much inconvenience for me, that I would have to do that.  I don't want go out with a fight.  So my little rebellion aginist the bank of Delaware aggressive marketing hopefully may have some kind of impact on there operating budget.   



The Bank of Delaware is aggressive on this issue of credit cards that they go out on purpose to find people with good credit rateing and try and get them to sign a credit card account with them.  Individuals with good credit rateing are low security risk for the creditors.  If owned a bank I would want low security risk individuals haveing accounts with my bank.  But these banks aggressive credit card marketing is such an inconvenience for people to deal with.    

 
credit card marketing to aggressive
09.03.04 (7:40 am)   [edit]

Recently I have been phone calls telling me that I have pre-approved for a Bank of Delaware credit card.  The odd part I don't have a Bank of Delaware account,  I don't live in or near Delaware.  In fact my residence could be at far 20,000 miles away from the state of Delaware.  The bank of Delaware calls daily asking to speak with me.  I have told them in the past that I am not interested in the  Bank of Delaware credit card.  But the banks continues to call everyday in the morning.  So everyday I tell them that I am not home, but they continue to call.  The bank of Delawares reps ask if there is another number where they can get a hold of me.  I tell them sure call this number 596-7873.  This is the number for the local surf report.  If the bank won't take no for answer and continue to be aggressive I going to have some fun with their aggressive marketing.  If the bank won't take no for an answer I have decided that they next time the bank calls, I am going to give them a phone number with a foreign countries area code.  I will attempt to increase there operating costs by increasing the bank of Delaware pho ne bill. Hopefully by giving the bank of Delaware the run around they will leave me alone.  I don't want to change my home phone number to get them to stop calling. Then the bank would win.  The bank would have caused so much inconvenience for me, that I would have to do that.  I don't want go out with a fight.  So my little rebellion aginist the bank of Delaware aggressive marketing hopefully may have some kind of impact on there operating budget.   


The Bank of Delaware is aggressive on this issue of credit cards that they go out on purpose to find people with good credit rateing and try and get them to sign a credit card account with them.  Individuals with good credit rateing are low security risk for the creditors.  If owned a bank I would want low security risk individuals haveing accounts with my bank.  But these banks aggressive credit card marketing is such an inconvenience for people to deal with.    & nbsp;