Roni Bell

SINCERELY YOURS IN YANKING YOU TO SAFETY

2012-01-17T10:46:00.000-08:00

Regarding this old post – “KISSING FB FRIENDS GOODBYE” (ronibell.blogspot.com November 28, 2011), a dear Democrat friend recently said something like, “Please don’t remove me because I’m a Democrat…” This jolted me into recognizing the lousy job I’ve done communicating.
So please read this as my attempt at clarification.
First off, I love Democrats…and Independents…and Libertarians. Being a Republican is a challenge, for the Republican hierarchy has never hesitated to subject me – and dear friends – to astonishingly cruel actions that bloody the beautiful Republican philosophy (Which is what stays my registration as a Republican.).
While you read this, please keep in mind these things: I trust you in your areas of expertise and ask only that you now trust me in in my area of expertise; “The *big boys sport.” I’ve studied it inside out and know it well. My established history is one of supporting the quality of the candidate or policy, regardless Republican, Democrat, Independent or Libertarian; I’m not running for any office, and, as a volunteer, am not influenced by dangled carrots.
So why do I keep telling you things you’ve told me you don’t want to hear? Because I value your life…more than our friendship. It’s as simple as this: Consider that you forget to look both ways and start to wander out in the middle of a railroad. I see a train rumbling towards you and yank you out of harms way.
Here's the train rumbling towards you:
There are low level fractured entities (no conspiracy here) who honestly believe gambling with high level big boys will win them money, power, control. But they’re dead wrong.
The high level big boys make up the rules, keep the game fixed, then use us… and the low levels… as pawns in their game.
Yes.
That’s right.
The big boys aren’t in it for money (most are too old and rich to enjoy it). They’re in it for sport. To them, we’re nothing more than things to hunt down and pick off. He who bags the most wins. But instead of using guns, they use words- and the perfect decoy - to take us down.
Years ago they began carving a remote controlled decoy, with a façade that would resemble, move and emit noises like an all American Democrat.
They named their decoy Barack Hussein Obama and set him out on their world game table where they remotely control him.
Those who looked at him from afar saw something that looked darn good. Those of us who got close enough to pick him up and flip him upside down saw an underbelly full of remote control receivers.
But telling those afar what lay beneath the decoy Obama was met with, “That’s a lie! I don’t believe you! You’re racist! You hate Democrats! You hate poor people! You’re stupid!”
Picture when the expert on the Antiques Road Show tells an item submitter, “I’m sorry to inform you your item is not an original. It’s worth only about $10.00,” the submitter bursts out “That’s a lie…!”
I am amongst those who’ve flipped Obama upside down, and believe me, he’s not an original American Democrat. He is instead a decoy for the big boys, who are gaming you right into their sights.
Sincerely yours in trying to yank you to safety,
Roni

*big boys; Fascists, communists, socialists, unionists, Marxists and those connected to Sharia law.

SYLVESTER CHRISTMAS TOME 2011

2011-12-23T08:16:00.000-08:00

Tromp, tromp, tromp time marches! We kick the heels of 2012, while glancing back at 2011. Cowboys will tell ya, “When you ride into the hills, look back often. Knowing where you came from, will help you from getting lost.”
Scanning over the calendar months of 2011, cluttered with scrawled reminders of when, where, and what time we were supposed to “do something,” brought a visions a plenty. Some terrific, others – not so good.
As we mad dash from one situation to another, Chuck and I point at one another and kid, “I thought YOU were retired?” Then we call Philip. Philip is my oldest son turned Mr. Sylvester Farm Caretaker. Without his multiple talents and reliability, we wouldn’t be able to budge past the computer far enough to fire up a tractor or feed the horses, much less leave the state! Philip can design, build and bake anything.
January: Went to multiple events throughout the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo. Chuck thinks retirement is grand in that he can finally be one of the 600,000 “visitors.” Not having to worry about hooey and Louie, we just hang out with friends. After 2 weeks of Kevin McNicolas’s succulent BEEF, we have pan fried chicken with Kent and Cory Rutledge.
With the Round Up Riders of the Rockies (3 R), Chuck rode “Wolf” in the annual NW parade in downtown Denver. The photo grouping came undone when a few “well cantalouped girls” strolled past. Yes! When the flag’s dropped, a senior guy’s memory can go from “What’s that guy’s name again?” to speeding across the finish line with grins that can’t be scrubbed off with Lava soap and cactus rope!
Welfare Cowboys, born January 14th is still in the works: www.WelfareCowboy.Blogspot.com
Activities scattered throughout include Godfrey Ditch, T-Bone, Wings over the Rockies, Chuck’s Wyoming runs, Denver Ag, 3R, Farmer’s Union, Cattlemen’s, farm sales, Farm Bureau, Rodeos, Attorney and political meets, phone visits with brother Stuart (whose life written would be a best seller), delightful dropper-by visits, Veterans Day Parades (Chuck is honored to escort Veterans in his `42 Ford Army Jeep) along with “Gee we’re sure healthy for a couple old geezers!” doctor appointments.
We used to go to a lot of property rights meetings, but decided after years of going to what I now call “Choir Practice,” it was time to perform to audiences that need to hear the songs. So we suit up and go out to show folks how to use our State and U.S. Constitutions to resolve the seemingly un-resolvable.
Please take a look at Land And Water USA www.LandAndWaterUSA.com. You’ll see where I spend a good junk of my time and Social Security check. Frankly, I can’t think of a better use for either! It’s an honor to learn from the amazingly bright, ethical, talented great Americans who share their knowledge – without compensation – with LAW USA.
February: Got a Valentines present in the form of a complaint against my office. “Anonymous” got stressed that these old farmers just HAD to be engaged in un-permitted activities on our Ag zoned private property. We assured every building inspector ever born, “All is well.” And so far it seems to be.
We’re glad we have this little building now- in these sub-zero days, for it’s the perfect place for buckets of beet mash and crimped oats to ready for our Geriatric Equines.
We took a run to Wyoming to meet with BLM – again – regards DOI’s failure to remove the Forage/AUM stealing excess feral horses. I pray for the day Government stops funding eco-criminals and animal rights radicals whose only goals in life are to destroy every resource provider in America.
February finished nicely with the Weaver Bull Sale, Ag Forum, Merle Haggard and Kris Kristofferson.
We like Union Colony Theater in Greeley. They bring in the best darn talent, and our seats are close enough to breathe in and out with Maria Osmond, Riders in the Sky and Willie Nelson.
March: Had a hoot in Laughlin, NV! Many of Chuck’s old Rodeo buddies were there - at the 50th C.S.U. Rodeo Club Anniversary. Didn’t realize that’s such a pretty area. We became “true sight seers,” honking around the London Bridge, then on to CA. I dropped Chuck off at LAX, spent some time with my daughter Lea and her significant other David Lauer, then drove back to LV where I caught a plane home.
We met Herman Cain, and decided him to be a grand man. Still think he’s a grand man. We’re kinda of the reverse of today’s “sentence before presenting evidence” fad, in that we believe people are “innocent until proven guilty.” Besides, I remember 45 years ago as though it were yesterday when I asked Reverend Marsh, “Would it be alright if I get a job as a Cocktail Waitress?” He replied, “Ronita. If anyone asks that you be brought before the church for judgment, I’ll then ask for all the gossips, backstabbers, jealous (you get the gist) to join you. I guarantee you the entire congregation will be standing up there with you.”
April: The “Putting of the Water” (So named by Glenn Werning.) in the 1870 Godfrey Ditch. Philip spoiled the “Godfrey Bottom Boys” with his fancy “made from scratch “PEHZAAH!” Pizzas,” after they cleared the ditch and opened the gate.
In keeping with his new “Trail Rider” career, Chuck had “FUN!” on the weeklong Sombrero Ranch ride, the few days on the “Rim to River” ride, and a smattering of one day trail rides.
May: After hearing Condoleezza Rice at C.S.U., we made the run to Wyoming for another Granite Mountain Open Tour. Chuck stayed on so he could indulge in his other new career - helping whoever lets him rope, ride and brand on either of his ranches (he leased out), or, any neighboring ranches. After dallying with youngsters like Steve & Mindy Garland, Bess & Trent Johnson & the Cameron’s, he brings home smiles  that light up the farm and me!
One of the happiest dang things we got involved in was the filming of a 42 second spot in a documentary named Truthland. Chuck kept the whole film crew and - his jaded old wife laughing-out-loud the entire day! Truthland (factual counter to Gasland) should be out soon.
Our Illinois friends, Jeff and Leslie McManus, held their Heartland antique tractor sale at the Adams County Fairgrounds. Jeff did a champion restoration of Chuck’s ’37 John Deere A.
Leslie writes for Farm Collector. Together, they make a formable team, always interesting to listen and learn from. To find out about a Heartland Auction near you, please go to: www.HeartlandAuctions.com
June: Scooted back to WY for Wyoming Stock Growers, then hit the Grover Rodeo en route home. Had to forgo the wedding of our dear friend’s, Warren and Rita Thompson, to attend an emergency meeting about Gas, Oil and Mineral (GOM) rights. It’s a long stupid damn story that’s cost us nearly three years and a couple bucks. Let’s just say a title company agent failed to transfer our clearly written retaining of GOM rights from the title/sale documents onto the deed. The only good thing that will come out of this mess is Colorado legislation Chuck’s initiating that will require the necessary language on deeds.
In addition to being strapped to that darn unfair GOM deal, Chuck has incurred tremendous loss of income just because the excess feral horses. Now you know why I’m so happy he has his trail riding, cowboying, and all his BIG toys on the farm to play with. That boy has earned and deserves such respites!
Sweet Chuck was “my driver” to Saratoga, where I addressed the Independent Cattlemen of Wyoming. These hardworking, honest, decent Cowboys and Cowgirls teach me more than I could ever give them. We believe our self-reliant, charitable neighbors should be treated with utmost respect. Instead, eco-terrorists and government employees constantly jump out from behind every tiny rock and hard charge at them with crushing litigious blows. While they try to peacefully raise useful cattle and terrific children, government financed jerks busy themselves filing frivolous, un-warranted suits (It’s called stealing.) against these good people.
July: Chuck packed his BIG trunk, and trailered off with the boys on the BIG ride. Having begun in 1987, Chuck’s looked forward to the 3 R for 25 years now. I thought it was a “rough deal,” until I overheard one of the boys say to Chuck, “Wasn’t that great lobster and steak!”
Our TX friends, John and Leahray Wroten came up here, and the guys went on a ride at Estes Park – while we ladies sinned by gossiping and eating too much.
Chuck and I had to split up our engagements again at the Colorado Independent Cattlemen meet in Colorado Springs, where I stayed and he ran back north to Clint Werning’s wedding.
A real treat was seeing longtime cherished friend Evie Schaafsma, who I hadn’t seen for over 8 years. We’ve been friends since our pregnancies with our now 35 year old daughters.
Chuck & I hit the Cheyenne Frontier Days finals – then Toby Keith. We LOVE Toby Keith, but decided that big venues are too young and loud of our old psychics. So, we made the decision to hereon stick with the small rooms – with close in parking - like Union Colony, DCPA and Budweiser Center. Too bad, because I just found out Brad Paisley and Band Perry are playing TOGETHER at CFD next July. Oh well. At least we saw Paisley at Fiddlers Green. But… we could see that talent a million more times! So…maybe…uh…gee…uh…oh shoot!
August: A slam bam full month! Chuck went to Wyoming while I stayed home and took care of the farm, fund raiser, and packing for NE. Papillion H.S. had a 10 year reunion I simply could NOT miss. Kiddos from classes between 1960 and 1969 were bouncing around the hotel ballroom like some kind of hybrid Mexican Jumping Bean whirling dervish of rollicking humans.
Some of us, like Genne, Lyta & Cindy, can’t remember when we first met; maybe when stringing beads in the Methodist Church nursery?
My Bell Farm neighbors – Roger and Joy Leaders, took us on a tour of the Missouri River flooded areas around Bellevue, Nebraska. If only the Army Corps of Engineers had appropriately let that water out in increments. They’d have kept the water balance, and the flooding wouldn’t have been near so devastating. More so these days than ever before, some government employees are ratcheting up odd, squirrelly, un-reasonable activities that escape sound science, ethics, the law and common sense. It’s as though they’re (whoever THEY are) hell bent on getting us (resource providers) off our land!
Sheila Ash Barker (Best co-worker, egg raiser and cookie baker ever!) came over often enough to put together the first Out of the Chute art show and sale, here, on the farm. An exceptional, eclectic mix of about 20 artists came together and showed and donated their works to raise money for Hailey Texeira, a 5 year old cowgirl diagnosed with Aplastic Anemia. Internationally known artists Sue Hollis (TX), Shalah Perkins (CO) and David Lauer (CA) shared their sage experience with the debuters. Joe Fanganello donated a slug of antique original paintings and with auctioneer extraordinaire Scott Shuman’s immeasurable talents, the live auction brought nearly $6,000. Thankfully, Hailey is doing really well now You can learn more about the event and Hailey on www.ToLoveAmerica.Blogspot.com
The weekend after Out of the Chute, we had our Bunch Quitter Soiree. My feisty “adopted sis”  Margret Korzus stayed with us both weekends and helped. Margret and I celebrated 20 years of a friendship that began riding the canyon lands in Escalante with the Cowboys Griffin!
Weld County D.A. Ken Buck and Sheila Ash Barker were honored as the Jack Kisling Gentleman and Lady Bunch Quitter of the Year. They personify Bunch Quitter in their independent thinking, honesty and self-less contributions back to the community. Thank God for folks like them!
September: Susan and Jim D’Angelo (TX) stayed with us, and together we hauled up to Estes Park for the Tattoo. If you’ve never been to a Scottish Festival, you better get on your kilt and go a bag-piping!
Steve Garland, the young man who leases Chuck’s NT Bar Ranch, married Mindy McIntosh in a luscious field along the Sweetwater River in WY. It was a slice in the day of America. Wish everyone could have the opportunity to see, touch, smell and taste such an exquisitely Americano day.
One evening we saw “Temple Grandin” WITH Temple Grandin at C.S. U. Talk about an interesting experience. First time I met Temple was at a seminar where she demonstrated her corral designs. She’s one fascinating lady who proves if one determines to stay awake, pay attention and be alert, they can take whatever God gives them and achieve amazing things.
October: Wyoming State Rep. Sue Wallis and her husband Rod McQueary stayed
with us a weekend. OH MY GOSH did we laugh through it all! Both are Cowboy Poets! We credit Sue for nearly single-handedly getting the Horse Slaughter ban riders lifted to such extent there’s basically no ban. They live clear the heck north on the MT/WY border. In July she drove all the way down so we could meet with staffers for Senator’s Udall and Bennet and Congressman Gardner. Sue gave them the best presentation I’ve ever witnessed.
Chuck‘s grandson Charley came over several times to fix Chuck’s Michigan Front loader, help tear down the old horse chewed wood fence, and put up a new pipe fence in the corral. Only 19, this fine young man is already a good hand! Philip really enjoys working alongside Charley.
November: After a year’s absence, my old buddies, Jo Borg and Verna LoFaro, and I finally managed to get together. Every year since 1973, the three of us girls have celebrated our birthdays and Christmas. We figured it out; since we’ve known each other we’ve dealt with the birth of one child (my youngest Lea), four divorces, at least 304 glasses of wine, 152 filet mignon’s, one Frank Sinatra, 9 grandchildren, lost-count-of-crème brulees, five husbands, several dogs, Jo’s hand drawn Tulips and Verna’s homemade Pizzelles. EEEE HA!
After the last wind storm, we had huge broken trees and branches everywhere. I stabbed Barbie Tractor in her tire and made her bleed badly. Here’s how: Chuck had knocked down some massive broken branches with the front loader, and Barbie and I thought we should creatively use her grader blade to “bunch them.” It’s a miracle we’re both still “up and running!”
C.S.U. President Tony Frank, Dr. James Pritchett and Rick Brase came over to initiate talks about the South Platte River. Along its banks, water is rising non-historically and probably due to a perfect storm of Big T water and shut down of over 2,000 wells. Property is now being flooded and crops are rendered useless. Stay tuned. Hopefully we’ll be able to report in next year’s Christmas letter that Governor Hickenlooper declared a state of emergency and opened wells, allowing the re-balancing of the water table. The litigious ones are going to sue regardless what the hydrological engineers recommend. That’s a given. So, may as well save people’s private property since suits are going to fly anyway.
We went to the most bizarre child custody hearing in Ft. Collins. An absentee (about 7 years) biological father appeared out of nowhere and sued to get custody. Although the mother “Stacy Lynne,” is a wonderful Mom, she’s also an investigative reporter who’s been peeling the lid off Agenda 21 and ICLEI. Stacy’s representing herself – and articulately in our view. Last we heard, the judge demanded Stacy do something?? - or serve jail time. This whole thing is grossly unfair…mainly to the child. Regardless the outcome, the absentee father made a conscious decision to scar his son for life.
As a lean-against-the-wall-and-observe-it-all gal, I’ve noticed a definite pattern emerge: Any who dares question, demand facts, or expose the corruption surrounding matters including conservation easements, water trading, Agenda 21, EPA, ESA, BLM and climate change are ruthlessly attack and destroyed. Sadly, the courts hum right along with the destroyers, for – as mentioned earlier herein- they have government funding and support under their belts.
Unless governors exercise their Constitutional authority to protect everything and everyone within the boundaries of their states, whoever’s pulling the strings on our puppet bureaucrats will control America. And believe me, they’re not the kind of people you’re going to want taking over your life. I’ll end with that. My rants are on www.RoniBell.Blogspot.com
We spent a weekend in Denver as Weld County Farm Bureau delegates, and gained a lot of great hands on experience we hope to use to bring good into our community.
Speaking of community, Good Neighbor Law is gearing up to do more forums. Led by Colonel Mark Trostel, Dr. John Maulsby, Kimmi Lewis, Marna Dowling, Scott Shuman and Ken Keil, this impressive Board of Directors works hand in hand with LAW USA to implement the sum and total of the Good Neighbor Law; “To use your own so as not to harm another.” You won’t want to miss the next GNF!
December: NFR (National Finals Rodeo) we stayed the entire six days at Southpoint. Seems most of the Stock Contractors stay there, which makes it ever so enjoyable for Chuck, as he’s known most since the late fifties. Our seats were splendid Gold Buckle, third row, middlish but closer to the timed event box.
All and all 2011 has been quite the year for personal growth. Chuck’s my best mentor, tutoring me to become a good public speaker. It’s not something I want to do, but feel a duty to do.
Our children and grandchildren are – thank God – all fine. If you want to know about them, well heck, just check either of our Facebooks. 
And YES, Missy Sue Hollis! You have my promise to finish writing “The Magic Saddle” so your glorious illustrations can illuminate each page!
Chuck & I love working together. Particularly with our tractors. Every spring I harrow the pastures with the Ford 4000. Then Chuck puts a blade on it so I can do the heavy grading.
He keeps the blade on Barbie (Ford Workmaster) year round, for she’s proven to be a terrific little “finisher” of big Ford’s rough cuts.
OK. Confession. Chuck has an OLD tractor for every piece of equipment so “I don’t have to hook and unhook all the time!” His Ferguson has the weed sprayer, International 800 has the “big wide fork for cleaning up the branches,” Case 420 Backhoe excavates, John Deer R pulls the ditcher and disk, International 960 feeds the big bales to the horses, Michigan Loader scopes stuff, 37 John Deere A “stays in the shop and smiles pretty, or hooks onto the wagon and takes dogs, young and old children for rides on the woods trail.
Then there are “those trucks:” Dodge Ram -to haul 26 thousand pounds of concrete jersey boards and Aggie May, `93 Chevy flat bed – all purpose farm truck, `74 Chevy dump truck hauls everything, and the `72 Chevy and `68 Dodge are “stack yard ornaments.”
The only new piece of equipment is our 62” Dixon lawn mower. Chuck figured “Roni, you need it to mow yard and, ahem, the house paddock and uh…maybe the silo pasture too?”
Life is good. We walk or sometimes ride our horses on our trail. Chuck will hop on the front loader and me on Barbie and we work as a team re-sculpting the earth and clearing thickets. We’ve cleared many new areas where Chuck tries futilely replacing the weeds with grass.
We rise up our many blessings…way high over everything else! Rich in having such a cozy home, super horses, comedic family members, Miss Aggie May, Seek and June the cats, good health and loving friends truly gives us Heaven and Earth to be thankful for.
Ya’ll, come on up! Anytime. Just drop in! God has been good to us, and we enjoy sharing his abundant blessings.
Happy Birthday Jesus!
Chuck & Roni

MATHEMATICS AND STATE'S RE-DISTRICTING MADE EASY

2011-12-17T14:25:00.000-08:00

Wondering about redistricting, I asked a great Mathematics Professor. The following is my question, and the terrific answer by:

Dr. Chris Essex.

Let the re-districting decision makers know!!

On 17 Dec 2011, at 08:46, Roni Bell Sylvester wrote:

CHRIS- - - -we were just talking about you.
As you well know, some states are having to "re-district." Of course "emotion and POLITICS" are weighing in. Colorado's crazy, and now also Wyoming. Couldn't straight forward Mathematics easily re-district? I think so.
Roni
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Subject: Re: mathematics and state's re-districting...
From: essex@uwo.ca
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2011 16:00:49 -0500
To: ronibell@msn.com
Dear Roni,
Talking about little old me? No wonder my ears have been itching.
Mathematics is just a tool. You can apply different rules to get different results. There is no objective way to decide what the rules should be used. So politicians will always support rules that give their cause maximum advantage over their opponents. Putting them in charge of drawing the lines is the classical case of the fox managing the hen house.
That said, gerrymandering is so infamous that everyone knows ridiculous and tortured examples. I can't see how it can be eliminated completely, but one could lay out some general mathematical rules to eliminate the more goofy cases. Here are some suggestions:
1. Districts are contiguous. I suppose that is already the case but I am a foreigner you know. I hope and expect it is so.
2. Districts should be "convex." This means that a straight line between any two points in the district is entirely in the district. This rules out hour glasses, moon shapes, dumbbells, conveniently wiggly boundaries, rings and annuluses (i.e. no "multiply connected" districts to use topological language). It does include rectangles, polygons, circles, and many more complex shapes. Exceptions to this would be boundaries along state lines, and significant geographical divides like mountains, major rivers or shore lines.
3. The "set diameter" of a district should be less than an pre-agreed set multiple of the state set diameter divided by the number of districts. If you find the distance between all pairs of points in the district or state, the biggest of these is the "set diameter" of the district or state. This rule would eliminate long skinny districts that would otherwise satisfy the other rules. It basically means that the amount the set diameter for a district exceeds the average over all districts is limited by previous agreement. It also excludes having all of the districts looking like venetian blinds over the whole state.
OK these rules are flexible and general enough that they cannot be considered to give any party an advantage while ruling out the most goofy cases that give this process a bad name. I hope this is what you had in mind. These rules could be tuned a bit I am sure, as this is just off the top of my head.
Regards
Chris
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Dr. Christopher Essex,
Professor,and Associate Chair,Department of Applied Mathematics the University of Western Ontario
London, Canada N6A 5B7

CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM IS EASY!

2011-12-10T07:53:00.000-08:00
Campaign finance reform is easy! Here's what needs to be done.
An individual's contribution to a candidate should be identified and tracked. When it reaches a cumulative ceiling of say $5,000 within one (1) year (Donor’s first contribution would initiate the years’ time frame.), individuals would have to cease contributions. A candidate would also be beholden to the same…in that they could NOT loan their campaign money beyond the same one (1) year time frame and amount. Because each dollar would be tracked, and campaign finance brought into complete transparency, this would completely eliminate an individual's ability to cluster and hide their contributions in PAC, union, corporate whatever!
This is realistic, honest and simple to implement.
The WHY few in power would seek? They WANT to maintain the opportunity for the George Soros of the world to purchase governments.
You can fix this. The question is, will you?

KISSING FB FRIENDS GOODBYE

2011-11-28T11:48:00.001-08:00
The motivation for this write? Found “fb friends” promoting Obama…so I had to kiss them goodbye.
Why? Because their promotion of Obama tells me they’re so disconnected from reality that they know not how his actions harm me. I try not to entertain thoughts that maybe they do know how his actions harm me, and get a kick out of this sick deliberateness.
As my Mom would say whenever I dragged some guy back to the farm, “Deary, you need to have your head examined. I fail to see what you see in that worthless, lazy, rude, no good slob. But, if you’re infatuated with him, you’re infatuated with him. There’s not a thing I can say to change your mind, for it’ll just make you more stubborn in your infatuation quest. But for crying out loud at least have sense enough not to let him get you pregnant! For I will not support either one of you. I have better things to do with my time and money!”
Sometimes I’m glad Mom’s not here to witness the full blown manifestation of the danger she foresaw 60 years ago. “Government welfare is a bad, bad thing Ronita,” she’d say, continuing with, “Welfare is better left to communities where it’s personalized – one on one. Keep it local. Our churches and other community organizations do the best job getting people back on their feet until they are able to support themselves and their families. This way they’ll become self-reliant people who contribute – not take – from society.”
Mom would explain, “The danger of government taking over this role, is that the recipients don’t know where the money comes from. It’s impersonal. Then the less they work and the more babies they shell out, the more money this faceless entity doles out to them. And like un-weaned calves, they become so dependent on government checks, they’ll head buck and suckle the government until it’s dry. And remember, government doesn’t have its own money. Every penny it has, it gets from us. Just another reason why the welfare of a person is best left to the community they live in. You can pin point each penny’s destination, and make sure it’s used wisely.”
Well, that’s where we are today. An impersonal government that wastes billions of dollars training too many people to physically “bite the hands that feed them.”
Because Obama has – since birth – been a “kept man,” he has no concept of what it’s like to depend on his own hard work – or even honest work - to pay his way. It would do him and his minions a world of good, if they walked in the shoes of job providers – for at least one month. A part of that would require their pouring every cent they’ve “honestly earned” - into building a company, hiring managing and paying people, and working 24-7 juggling the deliberately built to be elusive unattainable demands of federal bullies who include Unions/EPA/USDA/NEA and ESA.
At the end of one month, whatever net earnings - before paying personal bills - they have left, would be subjected to a visit from the IRS. The IRS would state firmly, “Even though we don’t even understand the thousands of tax codes, we know damn sure you made a mistake! How? You’re RICH! BAD, BAD boy! Now – because you’re rich we demand you hand over all your money! BAD, BAD boy! Here. We’ll read you your IRS bill of rights: You have NO right to re-invest that money in your company; you may not hire one more person unless you get Richard Trumpka’s blessing. Furthermore, we will decide how much you should pay us- even if we lie and inflate the amount. You may not have one cent to pay the orthodontist for Susie’s braces or any other personal needs. You have to get a permit from us for your personal matters, and if we don’t approve, well then TOUGH! You’ll have to figure out how you’re going to pay for those things. And if you don’t, we’ll simply destroy your credit by reporting you to our in-house team of thug collectors. EEE HA! We got you strapped down buddy. We have visions for your private property and you. We control you!
Another federal agency would layer on that: “We think we saw a phantom mouse near your hedge. Surely it’s a rare, jewel, about to become extinct, most precious in need of designation. So you must stop everything you’re doing while we take a look see. Never mind that our look see will cost YOU millions. It’s YOUR fault we think we saw something we need to look at. And while we’re doing all this paper work, you may as well sign over the deeds and titles to all your private property. We know better how to manage it for the Common Good. Instead of growing wheat, you can sell “Made in China” calendars that have pictures of wheat to the Common Good, after they’ve had an enjoyable experience twittering past a phantom mouse no one can see, but we know for sure has special needs.
Obama could clean up this mess and move America back on the road to good health, by simply being a Good Neighbor.
How? Well, being a Good Neighbor means “To use your own so as not to harm another.” Like Mom said, “The government doesn’t have any money. Every penny it has, it gets from you!” So Obama could start by first identifying “that which is his own.” As a representative of the government, he’d surely recognize, “The government owns nothing.” And because it uses other people’s money, he should take extra care to instruct government to use it so as not to harm another (Another includes rich, poor, ugly, pretty, black and blue, smart and dumb.).
Where does he start? Well first, he should honor an individual’s opportunity to acquire and enjoy private property, for this…is the very foundation of America. He would issue a moratorium on all agencies to stop making regulations. He’d initiate independent audits to be completed and brought to him within one month. He would then begin carving off every regulation that did not go through congress and threatens Constitutional private property guarantees. He’d eliminate every regulation that “harms another and stop the practice of agency’s doling out grant monies and entitlements. He’d eliminate every agency caught with unaccounted money losses.
Any Agency that honors the congressional process, can account for every penny spent, stops grant and entitlements, and has used its budget so as not to harm another, can remain. Agencies not meeting those requirements should be instructed to close their doors and throw away the key!
Then Obama can embrace Mr. Cain’s 999 plan, and use it to pace the abolishing of “income” tax and installation of a consumption tax. This would necessarily drop the class warfare game like a hot potato!
And everyone, regardless their income, country of origin or profession would become a participant in re-building America each time they bought something.
Lastly, Obama should demand his supporters walk in the shoes of a job creator for one month. And at night, even if they’re bone aching tired, should be required to write each taxpayer a Thank You.
If Obama did these things, I would join his fb supporters and promote him heartily and kiss all “Hello.”
Roni Bell

AGW BELIEVERS VS SCIENTISTS

2011-09-05T15:49:00.000-07:00
The one thing AGW believers and scientists whose findings reveal the Sun + make the climate change agree on, is "the science is not settled."
Because there has never been a thorough debate on this matter, here’s what needs to happen: The 30 some thousand scientists who’ve put their name on the line declaring their scientific findings are contraire to the ideology of say – an Al Gore, should be summoned to appear together and debate their points in front of our elected delegations; not Czars, the guys and gals we elect. Not one single solitary regulation or law should be made, until each scientist laid out their facts, and each AGW believer laid out their emotions.
The elected ones should then be required to take notes, ask fact based questions, not “how do you feel” questions, then sort through the entire debate and carefully remove all the emotion until only the facts are left standing.
Then the elected ones should review every pre-existing law and regulation, to see if there are any pre-existing in need of enforcing/activating before wasting our money making up a new law or regulation. If this research reveals need for a new law or regulation, they should use their respective state’s constitution and the U.S. Constitution, to ensure the prospective law or regulation doesn’t violate said constitutions.
The elected ones should also put to an end, this un-constitutional business of government agencies making law sans constitutional administrative procedures.
Lastly, it should be noted that “consensus” and a “vote” are two entirely different things. Consensus means general or widespread agreement, which essentially means nothing. It is used more often to propagandize something by one who is void of facts. Vote means a formal choice for or against something, which means a counted show of hands (so to speak).
I raise my hand in a vote to support said debate.
Roni

FAITH IN PRIVATE CITIZENS

2011-08-29T16:42:00.001-07:00

I have more faith in private citizens than faceless government clomps. Most private citizens rely on providing consumers with steady supplies of safe, cheap, quality products. They'd be out of business in a Nano-second if not. Contrarily, the government does whatever the hell it whims, and never goes out of business.
It doesn’t create one single solitary essential consumable product. Government does NOT generate income! They create ingenious ways to steal money from you, while telling you they have more compassion and philanthropic know how than you. In doing so, the government reminds you each and every day that “you’re stupid.”
Industry, ingenuity and entrepreneurial risk taking are what made America desirous enough for people to clamber to her shores.
In other words, I like people who create jobs - then pay people to do them. Let the consumer decide whether or not to buy the products they create, not the government!
The government does it backasswards. They mandate we buy products we do not want – like mercury filled light bulbs, abortion and crappy educations, and deny us the corn our neighbor grows down the road.
Go to www.AmericanConsumerTax.com (ACT) - Therein lays the solution to this mess. If the government was sincere in wanting to get America back to good health, it’d embrace ACT.

TIDBITS FROM MY FB

2011-08-08T06:17:00.000-07:00
Is anyone listening? This is the crux of it all. No one – in the decision making area is listening. If they are listening, none attempts to apply the sound, workable solutions we offer. Why?
Regards “taxing the rich” –Stealing is stealing is stealing! No matter how much lipstick or chrome you slick it up with. Taxing the rich more..."just because they're rich" is still stealing... the same as rape is still rape when it's forced on a prostitute.
I don't care what the heck a person does, as long as I don't have to *pay for it!
*Pay: Don't do stupid stuff or commit a crime that – harms my loved ones, invades my privacy, interrupts my life, steals my property, or denies my pursuit of happiness.
Don't you see King Kong (income tax) squatting in our economy?
For our economy to get healthy, we must remove him and bring in the American Consumer Tax (ACT). This would force federal to honor state’s rights, and address only that which it’s defined to address under our Constitution.
Considering 2% of the wealthiest contribute to 33% of the spending shores up the argument in favor of ACT!

SHORT TAKES ON OBAMA & BIDEN

2011-08-07T08:19:00.000-07:00
Obama can choose one: He's either stupid about the *Law of diminishing return, or - he's cunningly using it as one of his tools to bring down America. Regardless, he shouldn’t be president.
*Law of diminishing return: Increasing the number of unionized government employees diminishes the number of private sector product/money generators.

Obama can choose one or the other: Either he's an empty suit executing his string pullers “Destroy America” plan, or, he's stupid. Regardless, implementation of his stupidity guarantees destruction of America as sure as any ingenious plan by his string pullers…and…he should not be president.

To Biden: This fluid movement called Tea Party is made up of Democrats, Republicans, Independents, and Libertarians et al. Tagging it terrorism is as genius as your convincing jobless Americans they should pay to import sugar cubes from Brazil, pay to export them to China, pay China to glue them to lemons, and pay China to ship them back here where we’re mandated to buy at your lemon-aide stand.

MUSING ABOUT THE U.S. CATTLE INDUSTRY

2011-07-26T19:56:00.000-07:00
Dear Beef Magazine,

Just musing about your contributing writer Troy Marshall.
Periodically I read his column. Don't need to though, for regardless the year, he inks the same ol' finger wagging at cow-calf producers.
Now perhaps this would be alright if adults enjoyed being scolded, and, once in a while he chose... say... his index finger, or thumb, or pinky. But noooo, he uses only his middle finger. This skews any potential of his letting them know they're number one.
For example, in Troy's "COOL" lessons, he once again forgot to extend beyond his usual scolding of cow-calf producers and humming praises to packers.
While it's a given cow-calf producers need packers, I'm not so sure anymore, that packers need cow-calf producers who provide born and raised in the U.S.A. beef; particularly when packers can cheaply import all tough chewy stuff they want.
It appears to this outside observer that the only area packers need said beef, is to serve foreign markets that demand this high quality beef that generates sweet profits for them. Now I don't think America's beef producers are adverse to this, as it is a backasswards compliment that confirms they grow the best beef in the world.
But, the kinks in this journey include: America's beef producers must take whatever price packers give them, and do not share any financial boost from exports. On top of that, packers expect producers to pay for geographical indicators (see animal I.D. such as NAIS) as required for exports.
In other words...for the lay person who might be reading this...Cow-calf producers receive one paycheck a year, and at an amount not determined by them. They can't pass along cost of doing business like weather, government regulations and fuel. Contrarily, because packers may negotiate prices they generally make money selling beef whether it's coming or going.
Fifteen years ago, I remember speculating with a producer that their future might be in "Branded Beef;" where each package would not only have its Country of Origin, but the name of the ranch area it came from.
Scoffing at my idea they stated firmly, "Not enough packing houses. There's only three! They control the entire U.S. Cattle Industry - and - the U.S.D.A.!"
Imagine: Independent packing houses popping up everywhere; directly serving communities while inadvertently busting up the packer monopoly; The rightful death of WTO and the honored birth of COOL; The beginning of honest competitive markets that would generate a re-growth of American herds? A USDA that'd embrace "fair" trade; A cow-calf producer actually receiving a civilized price for his incredible product.
Imagine: "Compromise" enough to end Troy's finger wagging.
But then, I'm just an observer. What do I know about the intricacies and complexities of the U.S. cattle industry?
I am though, an expert consumer who knows how much I hate it when I'm the one who gets that damn ol' skunky piece of imported Brahma on my plate, knowing some Poodle across the ocean is enjoying a tender, sizzling, succulent, born and raised in the U.S.A. Ribeye!
OK. I'll stop here before my middle finger has mused itself into an out of order experience.

EPA LETS MOSQUITOES LIVE AND HUMANS DIE

2011-07-26T10:50:00.000-07:00
Annually, EPA blows about 10 billion supporting a hostile takeover of American soil. Yes, that’s correct. Federal and its partners, including federally subsidized groups like the Sierra Club, Nature Conservancy, World Wildlife Foundation, AGW believers, so-called green job groups and Center for Biological Diversity, comprise Obama’s military force that marches forward executing his hostile takeover of American soil.
EPA and its Non-government partners are systematically seizing control of private ownerships of U.S. land and beneficial water users.
Taxpayers! Did you know EPA’s war on domestic resource providers is one area your paycheck funds?
Yes. That’s correct. EPA is lavishly funded with your money to engage in over the top criminal behavior that also includes advocating genocide of millions (ban on DDT ='s malaria). To comply with Depopulationists wants, the EPA makes sure mosquitoes get to live and humans get to die.
Given these facts, wouldn’t you agree that one significant spending cut would be to close EPA’s military base and end federal grant monies to its eco-criminal partners?
Now that, is a military spending cut I’d support!

BUREAUCRATS HIDE BEHIND BIG DOG SPENDING!

2011-07-24T10:07:00.000-07:00

Bureaucrat hiding behind big dog spending!
You’re the government employer. You have a duty to tell it what actions you’ll pay it to take.
A useful way to discern these actions, is to put at the fore the “genesis of an action.”
Example: The atheist pleads “Government should not sponsor prayer.”
The genesis of America’s foundation was built with a whopping amount of blood, sweat, tears, prayers and Judeo-Christian principles. We cannot conjure law able enough to peel one off from the other. Nor should we. To do so would be like taking a razor to slice a smile off the face of an utterly delighted child.
This Judeo-Christian foundation debate is without end; an action you won’t pay… but instead pray…government will engage in.
Other actions you don’t include in government’s job description lay in messing around with an individual’s personal choices; unless they break the law.
Example: The genesis of the word/concept of “marriage” is the bible. The want of homosexuals to use “marriage” to define their partnership should and can easily be separated from government and taken up with ecumenical councils. Therefore, the marriage genesis dictates sponsorship of church, not state.
The private affairs of abortions, birth control and Planned Parenthood should remain between oneself and their God; not slop over onto you and your paycheck.
You should not pay government to steal. Stealing is stealing is stealing! No matter how much lipstick or chrome you slick it up with. The want of taxing the rich more..."just because they're rich" is still stealing... the same as rape is still rape when it's forced on a prostitute.

As employers of government, I unapologetically pray you’ll seize control of your errant employee. Empowered with your new knowledge about the genesis of an action, tell your government employee exactly what you’ll pay it to do!
Any federal subsidy not defined within our U.S. Constitution should be terminated today!

CONVERSATION WITH GOD

2011-07-23T07:39:00.000-07:00
Our Father Who Art In Heaven.
Yes?
Don't interrupt me. I'm praying.
But -- you called - ME!
Called you? No, I didn't call you. I'm praying.
Our Father who art in Heaven.
There -- you did it again!
Did what?
Called ME.
You said, "Our Father who art in Heaven"
Well, here I am... What's on your mind?
But I didn't mean anything by it. I was, you know, just saying my prayers for the day. I always say the Lord's Prayer.
It makes me feel good, kind of like fulfilling a duty.
Well, all right. Go on.
Okay, Hallowed be thy name.
Hold it right there. What do you mean by that?
By what?
By "Hallowed be thy name"?
It means, it means . . good grief, I don't know what it means.
How in the world should I know? It's just a part of the prayer.
By the way, what does it mean?
It means honored, holy, wonderful.
Hey, that makes sense..
I never thought about what 'hallowed' meant before. Thanks.
Thy Kingdom come,Thy will be done,on earth as it is in Heaven.
Do you really mean that?
Sure, why not?
What are you doing about it?
Doing? Why, nothing, I guess.
I just think it would be kind of neat if you got control, of everything down here like you have up there. We're kinda in a mess down here you know.
Yes, I know; but, have I got control of you?
Well, I go to church.
That isn't what I asked you. What about your bad temper? You've really got a problem there, you know.
And then there's the way you spend your money -- all on yourself.
And what about the kind of books you read?
Now hold on just a minute! Stop picking on me!
I'm just as good as some of the rest of those People at church!
Excuse ME...I thought you were praying for my will to be done.
If that is to happen, it will have to start with the ones who are praying for it.
Like you -- for example.
Oh, all right. I guess I do have some hang-ups.
Now that you mention it, I could probably name some others.
So could I.
I haven't thought about it very much until now, but I really would like to cut out some of those things.
I would like to, you know, be really free.
>Good. Now we're getting somewhere.
We'll work together -- You and ME.
I'm proud of You.
Look, Lord, if you don't mind, I need to finish up here. This is taking a lot longer than it usually does.
Give us this day, our daily bread.
You need to cut out the bread.You're overweight as it is.
Hey, wait a minute! What is this?
Here I was doing my religious duty, and all of a sudden you break in
and remind me of all my hang-ups.
Praying is a dangerous thing. You just might get what you ask for. Remember, you called ME -- and here I am. It's too late to stop now.
Keep praying. ( pause .. . )Well, go on.
I'm scared to.
Scared? Of what?
I know what you'll say.
Try ME.
Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us.
What about Ann?
See? I knew it! I knew you would bring her up! Why, Lord, she's told lies about me, spread stories. She never paid back the money she owes me. I've sworn to get even with her! But -- your prayer --
What about your prayer?
I didn't -- mean it..
Well, at least you're honest.
But, it's quite a load carrying around all that bitterness and resentment isn't it?
Yes, but I'll feel better as soon as I get even with her. Boy, have I got some plans for her. She'll wish she had never been born.
No, you won't feel any better.
You'll feel worse.
Revenge isn't sweet.
You know how unhappy you are -- Well, I can change that.
You can? How?
Forgive Ann. Then, I'll forgive you; And the hate and the sin, will be Ann's problem -- not yours. You will have settled the problem as far as you are concerned.
Oh, you know, you're right. You always are. And more than I want revenge,
I want to be right with You . . (sigh).
All right, all right . .I forgive her. There now!
Wonderful!
How do you feel?
Hmmmm. Well, not bad.
Not bad at all!
In fact, I feel pretty great!
You know, I don't think I'll go to bed uptight tonight. I haven't been getting much rest, you know.
Yeah, I know.
But, you're not through with your prayer, are you?
Go on...
Oh, all right.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Good! Good! I'll do that. Just don't put yourself in a place where you can be tempted.
What do you mean by that?
You know what I mean.
Yeah. I know.
Okay. Go ahead... Finish your prayer.
For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever.
Amen.
Do you know what would bring me glory --What would really make me happy?
No, but I'd like to know. I want to please you now.I've really made a mess of things. I want to truly follow you. I can see now how great that would be. So, tell me . . .How do I make you happy?
YOU just did.

Sent by a friend, writer un-identified...

BENZENE IN CAR AIR-CONDITIONERS

2011-07-18T14:18:00.000-07:00
Submitted by an Unknown Person...
My car book says to roll down the windows to let out all the hot air before turning on A/C.
WHY? Car Air-conditioning - No wonder more folks are dying from cancer than ever before. We wonder where this stuff comes from but here is an example that explains a lot of the cancer causing incidents.
Many people are in their cars first thing in the morning and the last thing at night, 7 days a week.
Please do NOT turn on A/C as soon as you enter the car. Open the windows after you enter your car and then turn ON the AC after a couple of minutes.
Here's why: According to research, the car dashboard, seats and air freshener emit Benzene, a Cancer causing toxin (carcinogen - take time to observe the smell of heated plastic in your car).
In addition to causing cancer, Benzene poisons your bones, causes anemia and reduces white blood cells. Prolonged exposure will cause Leukemia, increasing the risk of cancer. Can also cause miscarriage.
Acceptable Benzene level indoors is 50 mg per sq. ft.
A car parked indoors with windows closed will contain 400-800 mg of Benzene.
If parked outdoors under the sun at a temperature above 60 degrees F, the Benzene level goes up to 2000-4000 mg, 40 times the acceptable level.
People who get into the car, keeping windows closed will inevitably inhale, in quick succession, excessive amounts of the toxin.
Benzene is a toxin that affects your kidney and liver.. What's worse, it is extremely difficult for your body to expel this toxic stuff.
So friends, please open the windows and door of your car - give time for interior to air out -dispel the deadly stuff - before you enter.
Thought: 'When someone shares something of value with you and you benefit from it, you have a moral obligation to share it with others.'
This is what snopes.com says. It is not the air conditioning in the car but the Benzene producing agents that cause cancer.

http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/benzene.asp

BLM & FERAL HORSES

2011-07-07T09:33:00.000-07:00
Actually, they (BLM) want feral horse herds to grow. That’s their "job security!” Granted, there are some REALLY great BLM agents, but – DOI has no intent to comply with their part of the WH&BA of 1971. They will not remove the horses, for as these excess horses continue to steal forage, the deprecated range never improves. (Granite Mtn. Open letters from Permittees on www.LandAndWaterUSA.com). Blaming cattle – instead of horses - for said deprecation has proven to be a boom industry for grant writers and groups like Western Watershed Project. It’s all about “takings” without just compensation, breaking the law and state constitutions. They do this nowadays, and without compunction! Government and their government subsidized allies like TNC, Sierra Club, and Center for Biological Diversity (and on…you get the picture) …use these tactics to realize their end game (seize control of our land and water), and get rich (Karen Budd-Falen article on EAJA on www.LandAndWaterUSA.com) along the way.

GREEN NOT SO PEACE-FUL

2011-07-05T12:59:00.000-07:00
When will Greenpeace investigate The Nature Conservancy, World Wildlife Federation, and Center for Biological Diversity, Sierra Club, EarthJustice, PETA, Humane Society of The United States, and OK – all eco-criminals, and thereby identify every penny these groups get in federal subsidies?
If what Greenpeace claims re: Willie Soon, then I’d have to give a big handshake and “Thank you free-market, free enterprise companies! Not only do you provide real products, jobs, and services, you support real scientific research!”
This is far more acceptable than the before mentioned groups getting federal welfare to engage in what government does best; generate toxic political waste that pollutes millions of minds, kills initiative, entrepreneurship, and creativity, drives jobs overseas, steals private property and shuts down domestic resource production…to mention a mere handful.
Oh. And does Greenpeace get government welfare?

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT GOVERNMENT BUREAUCRACY

2011-07-05T08:47:00.000-07:00
ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT GOVERNMENT BUREAUCRACY
By Unknown

Pythagorean Theorem: 24 words
Lord's Prayer: 66 words
Archimedes' Principle: 67 words
10 Commandments: 179 words
Gettysburg address: 286 words.
Declaration of Independence: 1,300 words
US Constitution with all 27 Amendments: 7,818 words
US Government regulations on the sale of cabbage: 26,911 words
SORT OF PUTS THINGS INTO PROPER PERSPECTIVE, DOESN'T IT?

ADDRESS AT INDEPENDENT CATTLEMEN OF WYOMING

2011-06-19T13:13:00.000-07:00
by Roni Bell Sylvester June 20, 2011
Thank you Independent Cattlemen Of Wyoming… for inviting me here today.
Special thanks to Cork Meyer… for giving me opportunity to share my story with you.
Although I’m a native Nebraskan - who lives on a farm in Colorado - you’ve made Wyoming another cherished home.
It’s good to see friends – - - -
Before I started hanging out with that Chuck Sylvester guy over there, I was what you Cowboys call a “Green Horn!”
Speaking of Chuck – today’s his birthday!
Anyway - in many ways I was a Green Horn.
From Colorado. Strike one!
City girl. Strike two!
Knew squat – about cowboys, horses and cows. Strike three!
I should have been OUT!
But… you took this City Slicker in … put me on your “good” horse… sometimes with the bridle inside out…You cranked up the stirrups… then rolled one down, then raised up the other…then hid behind the fuel tank and chuckled over my confusion.
You de-spooked me… pliared off the tics… smacked my horse on the butt… and shouted – “Get around that cow NOW!”
“Damn’t!”
Somehow, you also roped me into cookin’ for the wranglers.
Now that was OK, cause it kinda- sorta- gave me a chance to act like a big shot with control… at least over one hungry dog.
Then, you let me “sit up at the table” with you.
After doing these things for about a year, I made an announcement…
“Well, I figure it’ll take me about three more years before I’ll learn your language - and really sit up at the table with you guys!”
It took 15 years for wisdom to finally prevail.
And today… I can honestly say… “I’ll never be able to sit up at the table with you guys.”
Why?
Because the way your blood runs deep in this soil…
You understand water…care for your horses and livestock.
You never miss a chance to dismount- stoop down- and gently touch a wildflower.
You love that “one good horse”… or… “one good dog.”
You have a canny knowledge of weeds, drought, grass, flood, hail, rain, blizzards, snuffy bulls, snuff, poetry, BLM, town folk, lariats, breached calves, guitars, rank horses, guns, “Little Joe the Wrangler,” banks, mean women, country music and rattlesnakes.
These aren’t things one can inherit.
Or purchase.
Or gain through osmosis.
Or “read a book” and KNOW.
I swear you guys come at a dead spiral out a saddle bag placenta… build a loop… and lasso off your own umbilici cord!
Although a mere infant, you say to your Mom in a low earnest voice… “Get my hat Ma.”
You sling your pudgy little leg over a horse - - put a bare heal to it… and the way you go!
Each of you have more useful stuff stored in your heads, and then a hundred pouty professors packed in a pannier.
OK. Enough about you, you, you, you, you, I wanna talk about ME.
Silence.
OK.
That’s all I know.
Are there any questions?
Questions…….
Ever since Cork emailed and asked me to talk today, I’ve been thinking…thinking…thinking.
What could I possibly tell you… that you don’t already know?
I know what’s on my mind.
What I need to know… is - what’s on your mind?
First off…here’s my disclaimer.
I’m a surface skimmer.
Seriously.
I don’t get into the complex minutia of anything.
For example, I don’t know beef cows.
Yes. I grew up on a dairy farm. But there’s vast difference between milking a Holstein and pushing an Angus cross.
Never once did I put on chaps and spurs to go milk.
Besides haying, we do share commonalities though.
We had to “Keep the milking parlor spotless,” - - because we never knew when the inspector would drop by, and shut us down!
You have to, “Keep that grass at an acceptable height!” - - to pass the range con’s inspection. Lest they take away your AUM’s.
We both lived in fear of “The Banker!”
Many times I heard my Dad mumble, “Got to get these books done. Bob Clark may stop by today.”
Bob Clark owned “Clark Bank” in Papillion. He was “rich” because he was the ONLY person in town who had a swimming pool in his back yard.
We were “impressed,” because our swimming pool was the cow tank in the corral.
For three years - - after my brothers left the farm - - Dad and I tried to run our dairy operation.
I ran the milking… while he toiled in the fields.
It’s was an impossible venture. Dad finally sold the farm when I was 16.
Then I moved to town…then the city of Omaha…then big metropolis of Denver.
Going full circle 40 years later…I landed back…on a farm.
One thing I hate… is using the word I.
It’s rampant here!
Forgive me. But there didn’t seem to be any other way to show you where this is going… without telling you where I came from.
So how did all this private property rights stuff...Good Neighbor Law – Land And Water USA start?
It started with one of those conversations around the table…where the fear of the “Banker” had been replaced by fear of … “The Government.”
Something the Cowboys and I shared!
The Cowboys jawed about moving their cows around…juggling to do split second re-adjustments to Mother Nature…trying to second guess weights…read the markets… find good help…and who’d be the dead tired one that’d have to leave calving…and run to town for vaccine or a tractor part.
Town is ALWAYS at least an hour away—
If-- you’re not pulling a trailer.
If -- the road grader just happen by within the last year.
If you didn’t have food poisoning from potato-salad-in-the-sun-too-long-at branding.
And if – the road isn’t greasy… or gone with a ground blizzard.
Anyway, those weren’t the things that “damn frustrated” them. After all, “That comes with the territory,” they’d say.
What didn’t come with the territory were eco-terrorists, and, “This new, God awful foreign government.”
Seemed the government and these odd people we’ve come to know as eco-terrorists…started sneaking around together…doing stuff short of out-right killing you Cowboys.
Making some say, “It’d be more humane if they’d just shoot me.”
While I was busy trying to earn a seat at the table with you, eco-terrorists had already taken your money - - and bought seats in government.
They sued you. So you had to drop everything and “go to town.”
They cut your fences. So you had to drop everything and fix them.
They plopped un-identified objects on your property, then demanded, “Remove those cattle now! We have to take a look see at that! It might be rare, precious, a jewel, endangered, scenic thing they claimed needed, “Protection from ranchers!”
They poured sand in your equipment tanks. That’s self-explanatory.
They mandated feral horses feed off your forage and grow into massive herds.
They bitched and whined about “My view shed,” complaining “Those stupid Cowboys have the wrong color water tank. It’s disrupting my enjoyable experience with nature.”
And so it goes on and on.
That – is when I made a commitment.
A commitment to be the guy who “went to town.”
I hated what evil people were doing to my Cowboys. “My salt of the earth resource providers!”
So with luxury of time to “go to town” - - “Go to town I did!”
Once I got over the shock of finding out eco-terrorists are paid hacks sent out by government and government’s partners to steal your land and water, I started writing.
Good God I wrote loud.
I was enraged!
It got so bad Dr. Pete Simpson finally jerked my bit and said, “Roni. You’re so shrill you turn me off.”
I gulped and asked, “Shrill like Pat Schroeder?”
Then I called a guy named Ron Arnold. Heard he was a big shot eco-terrorist chaser, and wanted to pick his brain.
The conversation lasted long enough for him to curtly tell me, “You don’t even know enough to ask me a question. Study this so you’ll know what the hell you’re talking about! You’re making a damn fool of yourself and wasting my time!”
So I re-grouped, stepped way back, started learning about the players and worked hard on bringing the whole picture into focus.
Along the way, the many astonishing ways government and eco-terrorists take control of your land and water – began to surface.
Ways including Global Warming, Endangered Species, Conservation Easements, Death Tax, Climate Change, green energy subsidies, Environmental Protection Agency regs, monument designations (Remind me to tell you about our friends in Utah), wildlife corridors, feral horses and adding “non” to navigable waters are some of the many.
Because I’m not an expert in any of these areas, I ventured out to find… the best… brightest… and most honest experts in America.
An expert in any arena that connects back to protecting your land and water…your private property rights.
It’s not enough for them to be terrific in their particular area.
They have to be of unshakable character, love America, honor our constitution and be funny!
One of the main things I love about these experts I call “My Guys”, is that each and every one of them has a robust sense of humor!
They also have to show a kindred chemistry with my Cowboys - and other experts. This insures a good balance of fun and work…so together we can produce powerful products.
This is how Good Neighbor Law evolved… then overlapped into Land And Water USA.
This troupe of experts includes religious leaders, policy research analysts, soldiers, scientists, and yes…even some good politicians…like your own Senator’s Barrasso, Enzi and Congresswoman Lummis.
LAW also has veterinarians, educators, medical doctors and some good lawyers…like Harriet Hageman. There are many good attorneys like Harriet, who freely share their time and knowledge.
They deserve our abundant thanks and appreciation.
I can proudly say that if it has to do with property rights and keeping domestic resource production healthy, I can dip into my reservoir of incredible experts, and get one who can answer your question.
Today, our experts come from around the world. Greece, Czechoslovakia, England, Australia, Canada, Mexico, France to name a few. Because they’ve carried the burden of socialism, they share our passion for staying private property rights!
Each work you see on Land And Water USA – also known as LAW- - is contributed by the author. None have ever asked for compensation.
They love sharing their knowledge. That’s the kind of people they are.
When we see something we believe would fit in, we quietly vet the author, and then ask permission to post their work.
Most likely you’ve noticed we’re engaged in a psychological warfare… unlike anything I’ve witnessed in my 66 years of life.
So where do we go from here?
Good Neighbor Law and Land And Water USA have put together tips that are already helping back down illegal, un-Constitutional activities by government and eco-terrorists.
Good Neighbor Law means, “To use your own so as not to harm another.”
The government and eco-terrorists – have a different way of going…. They “use your own so as to harm you!”
Their end game? Take control of all land and water.
That’s country takeover 101.
And they’re doing it without firing a shot.
This may sound overly dramatic, but it’s true.
And the findings from our experts show…this is fact!
Tips from Land And Water USA
Never forget. When you’re presenting something to someone, count on the fact that someone else is presenting them just the opposite. The recipient of these contraire presentations has to make a decision (choose) between you – and the other. If your case matters enough to you, you’ll want them to choose you.
1) Presentation is everything!
Have you ever wondered why there are so many bad actors on the big screen or TV? It’s because they are “professional auditioners.” They know how to present their product.
2) Be a problem solver.
Think up some practical, workable solutions in advance of your meeting. Go in with the intent to help them solve a problem. Be firm, but not so rigid you snap.
Read as much on the subject as possible. See what others have presented. Boil it down to its simplest form, and then present a solution, in a new and creative way.
3) Watch your words.
Most likely the person you’ll be making your case to will be a bureaucrat. Picture them as a little guy or gal, with vulnerabilities, feelings and the ability to get scared…just like you.
Don’t threaten, bully, or try to quote law. They will shut down, dismiss you, fight you, or clomp onto something and use it against court of law…against you.
4) Remember the B’s: Breath, Body, Butt, Boobs. Don’t let any of it stink or hang out!
Dress in a way that shows you respect yourself and the person you’re meeting. Check those little things, because 99.9% of the time, they will become the big things that kill your deal.
Remember, the recipient will choose you… or the other.
5) Mind your manners. Manners never go out of style.
Remember my encounter with Pete? Yup! I’d forgotten my manners, and lost the sell.
6) Be alert to what’s going on around you.
Build and keep in mind a whole picture. Don’t be myopic and think only of your special area.
7) Choose “one” area, then stay focused on that.
8) Know what it is you want to know.
Remember the reaming from Ron? I had no clue as to what I wanted to know. I rambled and wasted his time.
9) Identify and know your enemy. Then work hard to maintain a united front.
One affective ploy eco-terrorists and government use, is to stir the neighbors into fight’n and feud’n by dangling money and puffed up agreements in front of them. When they’ve fractured and splintered the neighbors off from one another, they easily pick them off one by one.
10) Don’t be afraid to ask questions.
The only stupid question is – well see Number 8. A gracious person will answer kindly. A slob won’t. How the person answers will be more telling about them…than you. And that – will be good information for you to have.
11) Rely on our Constitutions as your foundation and truth for everything.
Our U.S. and State Constitutions are written in plain speak. That’s how brilliant our forefathers were. They knew the grace of putting words together in ways everyone could understand…and apply. Don’t let anyone try to sell you on some deep philosophical psychobabble interpretation. They’re contorting it to serve their goal of self-enrichment.
Construct you presentation around upholding our Constitutions. Demand your governments follow Administrative Procedures, and expect them to terminate any activity that is un-Constitutional.
12) Have each person who sets foot on your property sign a Property Admittance Agreement.
You’ll find Sample Forms on: www.LandAndWaterUSA.com Look for one that most closely suits your particular situation, tailor then use it.
Each person who asks to mull around on our property, hunters, wood gatherers, public servants, children, “the help,” higher education teachers, relatives, is required to sign a “Property Admittance Agreement.”
Another that’s useful is the “Public Servants Questionnaire.”
Ask, “Are you a government employee?” If they say yes, have them sign both the Private Property Admittance Agreement – and the Public Servants Questionnaire. Signing these agreements won’t stop those who intend to harm, but knowing their name is on a legal agreement will definitely slow them down.
13) Show me the law.
If someone shows up on your doorstep and starts barking orders at you, take Karen Budd-Falen’s tip and state firmly, “Show me the law.”
Stand your ground. Don’t take, agree to take, or sign anything right then. Make them show you the law, and ask them to leave their materials for your review. Tell them you’ll consult with your lawyer and get back to them.
Don’t be a jerk and play games. Give them a definite date you’ll get back to them…then do it!
14) Never lose sight of how you factor into the equation.
The one talent God gave me is - the ability to read people. I can read human body language the way Doc Beeman can read a horse.
Something really interesting emerged from one of the many times I was asked to sit and “read the players around the table.” Much to my surprise I discovered: Everyone around the table was so busy reading each other, that none – read themselves. That’s right. None “factored themselves into the equation.”
Example: One would act like a non-hemorrhoided asshole… explode the whole deal…then walk away bitching about “those lousy bastards.” They never saw how it was their action that aborted the deal.
Donald Trump is a master at “factoring himself in the equation.” While he’s studying the other players, he never loses sight…of himself. He’s a good model to study.
15) Call whatever by its correct name.
One of the reasons why Land And Water USA is fast becoming one of the most reliable resources on the World Wide Web is the fact we’re not afraid to call whatever by its correct name.
Examples: It’s not “wild” horse. It’s “feral” horse! They’re not prairie “dogs,” they’re prairie “rats!”
We know full well that political correctness is a necessary part of behavior modification. We won’t be behaviorally modified. Why should we be?
We see very clearly, and recognize the difference between right and wrong, good and evil.
The political correctness police refuse to identify themselves, so to us – they’re phantom nothings.
Unlike eco-terrorists, the phantoms and low bred bureaucrats, we don’t engage in bad – or illegal behavior. We’re not rude. We’re just accurate. And that – scares the hell out of them!
16) Empower your local authorities to - “claim their authority.”
Federal must recognize local authority! That’s the law. Federal is required to notify counties the minute they think of an action. Help your County Commissioners put a coordination plan in place. Federal must recognize that authority. Use that authority to pull actions targeted to harm, to a screeching halt!
Here are some NEPA illustrations you can use as a bit of a directory. One of the biggest violations by government is their blatant dismissal of the Human Dimension – cultures/custom and economic impact on a community – as required in NEPA.
That’s all for now. I encourage you to get on that website. Study it. Use us. That’s what we’re here for.
Questions:
I made a commitment to “Go to town” for my guys, and will continue doing so… until I need a youngster to take the reins.
Thank you again, for inviting me. It’s a pleasure – and honor - to be with you “salt of the earth” Cowboys.
My Green Horn hat off to you!

HERMAN RAISING CAIN WITH DENVER POST

2011-06-18T12:53:00.000-07:00
Dear Denver Post,

Your editorial, “Candidate Cain’s flawed judgment,” http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_18302405 was so loaded with naivety that even this un-educated old lady quickly found that you neglected to consult with someone like Brigette Gabriel, or any who've witnessed - in the name of Allah - beheadings during an Islam football game's halftime.
Before you make your next judgment call on anything, I would encourage you to bring in all the ingredients, then step back and force yourself to look at the whole picture.
In the particular case of Muslim vs. Shariah, Shariah is the religious law of Islam. They can no more be separated than flour from baked bread.

2011-06-18T06:23:00.000-07:00

THE OBAMA SCRIPT

2011-05-21T10:49:00.001-07:00
By Roni Bell Sylvester

People with money enough, set out to take over America.
1st step: Get someone they could control into the key position of President of the United States.
2nd step: Sketch out the exact makeup and profile of that person – the product - they knew they could sell to millions.
3rd step: Scouted for and found this product in a boy; good looking, perfect blend of ethnicity, ego and natural acting talents enough to carry out the role.
4th step: The documented find was 1991. More likely the boy was found at least 20 years prior.
5th step: Because the boy was not a natural born citizen, they replaced his history with layers of conflicting, confusing documents, names, social security numbers, birth certificates and records.
6th step: They took care of his education. In every way. Period.
7th step: They took care of his finances. In every way. Period.
8th step: Launched the most phenomenal marketing blitz in political history. The public bought…thereby casting the boy into the role of president.
This is where it gets interesting, in that many other entities took notice and began hitching their wagons to this star. Each promised him gifts of glory if he’d perform to their demands.
The Muslims know he’s their boy, and the socialists think otherwise.
Blacks and Jews on Democrat auto-pilot, unquestioningly gifted him the presidency, and are now confused.
Richard Trumka and The Union Boys believe that because they paid for him…they own him.
His original handlers, most likely Maurice Strong, George Soros and their sub layers of Valerie Jarrett, David Axelrod, Vladimir Putin and Hugo Chavez, appear agitated with his independent dalliances with the others.
In real time though, his original handlers smartly factored in the time frames needed to execute each step necessary to stir Americans into frenzy enough to teeter on anarchy, before their boy president got yanked off the stage (For non-compliance with the U.S. Constitution.).
What you can expect next.
Trumka, Soros et al will whoop and holler with pretend noises of unhappiness over the boy president, peaking when forensics prove that in fact he does not meet the Constitutional requirements to be President of the United States.
WALLA! They’ll trot out their understudies with claims of: “Regardless President Barack Hussein Obama’s lack of credentials, we know you’ll agree he’s done a wondrous job turning around the economy, creating jobs, saving your elderly parent, baby, education, health, religion, industry, tiny sparrow and planet earth.”
Long and earnestly they’ll pitch their new product with claims, “You love the boy king and all that he’s started. That’s why we’re proud to announce ‘So And So’ has stepped up and made the personal commitment to you to carry on Obama’s legacy.”
“We’ll make sure his awe-inspiring works continue into perpetuity”
“’So And So’ has our complete support, the blind support of all the media outlets we own, and the combined support of global unions united.”
“We will…take care of you forever.”
The end.
Really.
Unless, you choose to take care of yourself.
May 21, 2011

RE: "OBAMA'S COURAGE VASTLY OVERRATED..."

2011-05-07T11:03:00.000-07:00
May 06, 2011
Obama's Courage Vastly Overrated in Pakistan Raid
By Victor Volsky http://www.americanthinker.com/victor_volsky/
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From:Roni
I look at the whole thing a bit differently.
Many a summer I sweated, whined and cried when Mom made me "sew your own outfits."
Her advisement: "You won't learn a thing if I sew them. The other girls whose Mom's sew their outfits are being taught nothing but dishonesty. At least when YOU get a ribbon, you'll KNOW you earned it!!!"
Obama reminds me of those girls whose Mom's sewed their outfits. But the minute the girls "put on the outfit," they got all the credit.
Bush sewed the outfit. Obama put it on and got all the credit.
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Answer from: Leslie T.
Yep! Good analogy. Unfortunately, few people are thinking about this, but him doing one thing… which really wasn’t a gigantic feat for him… what work did he do?? But the economy is the same, the unemployment, everything else. Getting bin Laden was an important thing, but it’s only one small portion of what is wrong in our country. So… everyone just go ahead and praise him for how wonderful he is, and forget the rest… like bin Laden was THE most important problem we have/had going on.

BLOGGING ON TONY'S FB

2011-05-07T10:53:00.000-07:00
Julie Solorio
Michael, I worked my butt off for my degree. I don't brag or flaunt my acheivement. I don't see a science based degree is Communist though. Science, math, and medicine are not presented in the context of politics, ethics, or socio-economics curriculums. Not to mention there are Conservative universities and colleges out there, I doubt they are introducing anything Communist there. Please don't assume that every young person who goes to college is witless and absolutely maleable. I have faith that plenty of these students can think for themselves and decide what beliefs they follow. I might also add that the person someone is in college is often different than the person they are much later in life. I know my first time in college I was only interested in partying and wasn't too disciplined. If they were trying to "indoctrinate" me, it was a waste of time. I was not paying attention. Now at 41, the experience was different. I came into my education as a mother, someone who had all the responsibilties of an adult and all too aware of what the world at large was about. I can think for myself. I am not about to fall prey to anyone's agenda. Give us some credit. I know you mean well, but it's a little insulting to assume I am being brainwashed by being in college. I'm adult. No one makes decisions for me but me.
Roni Bell Sylvester
Julie and Michael, excellent, enlightening exchanges. May I suggest you both go to www.LandAndWaterUSA.com - and study all the works by Beverly Eakman...regards "Behavior Modification."
Julie, I must disagree with your - "Science, math, and medicine are not presented in the context of politics, ethics, or socio-economics," for daily I'm faced with the daunting task of trying to "remove" politics et al from real science. The infusion of politics into policies -with the simultaneous removal of science is the very progenitor of all that is destroying America.
Julie Solorio
Roni, I guess that has not been my experience. Other topics. Definitely. What have you seen? I am trying to imagine the scenario you could be speaking of and only creationism vs evolution is coming to mind.
Roni Bell Sylvester
Hi Julie, did you read all of Beverly's work? It’s all thoroughly documented.
I do a backwards trace. In other words, I look at an action...then trace back to the progenitors.
Re: creationism vs. evolution – Both have a commonality in that with both, there comes a point in which one is forced – whether willingly or not - to proceed “faith based.” The myriad of “interpretations” arise…and therein lays the ongoing arguments.
If, for example, a teacher is sincere in their charge “to teach critical thinking,” they have a duty to give students the “whole” picture; not parts and parcels.
Their fair and good follow up, would be to play “devil’s advocate” to any argument the student then presents.
What I’ve witnessed instead (and tragically I might add, is the politically deliberate blocking of scientific findings that are contraire to the glut of federally subsidized political beliefs.
Follow the subsidizing Julie. Corruption is its inseparable partner.
Yo Tony! Thanks for initiating this worthwhile discussion!!

AGW BIRTHERS

2011-05-01T09:11:00.001-07:00
Now that Obama has put the birther matter to rest, maybe he can shift to addressing - "man birthed climate change, aka global warming believers."
Like Obama, regardless the short, long scientific documents provided by qualified, investigative scientists, that bear out man did not birth global warming or climate change, AGW birthers continue yowling and making a lot of un-necessary trouble claiming otherwise.
Now this wouldn't be too bad, if AGW Birther leader Al Gore hadn’t talked Obama into blessing his birther follower’s authority enough to generate believably destructive policies like cap and trade, un-realistic EPA regs, damaging ESA holds and more.
I look forward to Obama's likewise moving beyond playing games with his birther "silliness," and do what we hired him to do; and that is address the very real "seriousness" of policies which are ending domestic resource production; polices based on the baseless AGW Birther notion that man gave birth to climate change aka global warming.

RESPONSE TO: SENATOR UDALL'S "HELP ENCOURAGE KIDS TO GET OUTDOORS"

2011-04-27T14:58:00.000-07:00
Dear Senator Udall,
You could do our children a better service by providing them opportunity to work.
The healthiest opportunity you can give a child is to teach them how to do volunteer work.
Doing something for another, and without pay, would give them a sense of purpose, achievement, pride, self-confidence, respect of other people's property, and work ethic.
Please give some serious thought to what I’m about to suggest:
Outside their homes, what view sheds do children see the most? If you answered, “sidewalks, roadways, rail roads, streets and highways,” you’d be spot on.
Now picture what they see: Fast food containers, poopy diapers, plastic bags, beer bottles, Styrofoam cups, mattress, plastic bags, blown tires, garage sale signs, pigeon poop, dog poop, cat poop, plastic bags, human poop, cigarette butts, pop cans, weeds, razor blades, spit, cardboard, political candidate signs, plastic bags, the occasional chair or couch, clothing, gum, needles, “Send us money and we’ll get you a date” signs, a thrown away pet, and plastic bags.
What our children see, are people who care so little about themselves and their neighbor, they demand the government seize their neighbor’s money so they can buy stuff to later throw in the neighbor’s yard.
Senator Udall, you can help change that, by encouraging them to get outside and go to work.
If work is presented the right way, there’s not a reason in the world it can’t be fun!
So instead of keeping ourselves in a chronic state of angst over whether or not we’re providing children streaming entertainment, let’s teach them how to work.
Get them outside where they can hike up and down banks, ravines and barrel pits while picking up the before-mentioned.
Hefting huge bags of trash will develop their muscles and character.
Exposing them to the elements, whether rain, blizzard, sunshine will teach them how to endure and get on with a task.
They'd grow an appreciation and respect for of our resource providers, who work come rain or shine.
They’ll learn the difference between factual science and fantasy opinions.
They’ll learn the difference between earning and stealing something.
Get them outside where they can learn how to operate a hose, a scraper, and some good concrete detergent.
Then when everything’s sparkling clean, send them back outside with flowers, shrubs, trees and maybe even some ornamental rocks. Show them how to properly dig the hole that will accommodate annuals, perennials, evergreens, deciduous and more.
Imagine the horticultural lessons they’ll learn.
Then keep taking them back outside where they can learn how to maintain those living things, and keep their new, beautiful surroundings free of the ugly stuff.
I can’t think of a better way to weld children to nature.
Can you?
I'd sure appreciate a note that shows you really read this.
Thank you.
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COMMENT FROM SHARON BOGGIE
Hi Roni - Guess I just don't know how to use Facebook because I made a comment and it didn't show on my new fangled email/facebook stuff.
I wanted to make a comment regarding your 'comment' to Sen. what's his name regarding kids getting out to seeing what life is all about.
Last Saturday, Lisa had set up a day with Matthew's baseball team (unbeknownst to John because he was in Nashville attending an FBI info seminar) to come down to the ranch to help brand and castrate calves. John of course was worried about injuries...not being a safe 'sport' to partake in. But you know Lisa....Everything will work out just fine!!!!!
Most of the team showed up. One wasn't the least bit interested and one wasn't allowed to because 'mom was worried'. The rest of the 'city' kids AND their parents came including the parents of the kid who wasn't interested. Dale and I were entertained Easter Sunday as Lisa showed videos and stills of the event. It was absolutely priceless. These boys stood around not knowing what to expect until John 'informed' them in no uncertain terms that one mistake could be disastrous. Hesitency ensued at O Dark Hundred but by quiting time at lunch time, ALL boys took great pride in their accomplishments and learned that "Yes Sir!" was a phrase to use at all times. In spite of a few weak moments at the site of the first castration, they all cowboyed up and did a tremendous job. In fact, one dad got so excited he insisted on trying his hand at the whole process. One little boy who came along with his big brother was assigned the task of 'ear tagging' and he did his job to perfection. John took all the new cowboys out to lunch at The Spur in Larkspur and you never saw a more 'shot in the ass' crew in your life.
You have to give many people credit, the way I see it. Lisa for organizing the thing, John for being a great role-model, patient teacher and strong leader, the parents for supporting and taking the chance of something new and a bit dangerous for their sons, the coach for supporting the 'team work' cause...because it was based on teamwork and the boys themselves for not being afraid of new experiences. Isn't that what America is all about? I am so proud of 'my kids/grandkids' and fellow friends and team members and their parents who exhuberate what all of us should be supporting. These kids learned alot about animals, working together, doing a hard job for no monetary return and had a wonderful experience while having 'fun'.
I'm sure they were all walking a little slower and moving a bit more gingerly the next day but heck, the baseball practice the next day will loosen them all up. Plus the young teenage girls will be duly impressed by the bicep bruises. Hopefully, the thigh bruises will only be referred to!
Just thought you might want to know there is still hope in the young generation if we allow them to do and be all that they can do and be.
Yea ranch/farm families. A dying breed but will always be around in one way or another, even if it is "I remember when" fond memory.

LOOKING FOR A FEW COURAGEOUS IN THE SPOTLIGHT

2011-04-26T13:24:00.000-07:00
Listening to Ed Schultz generated the thought, "If you think everyone you hate is really guilty of your charges, then file charges in a court of law, accept the win or loose verdict, then hush up!"
The crude, rude, boundary-less, interruptive screaming over the top of one another, chanting the same partisan mantra in sneering form, is today’s ugly fashion worn…by yes you guys and gals in the spot light!
Regardless your politics, you lack manners.
In addition to stripping our deserving children of healthy role models, your behavior is stripping our nation naked of decency.
In today's culture, we celebrate that rare individual who cares enough about themselves, or others, to extend a benevolent "aura of influence."
It’s understandable that because you folks are paid to rant, keep class warfare alive, skew numbers and market lies, perpetuating such behooves you… because it’s your job security.
Probably why you won’t promote the non-partisan activation of available, simple, clear, workable, equitable, solutions; like the American Consumer Tax.
You don’t want to hear from us.
Your job security is dependent on keeping people stirred up; dependent on a low class thief called the government.
When one of the “Medi’s” (medicade/care, whatever it's called-) came in, I tried wading through it enough to explain to my Mom.
The very "second" she deciphered it as "welfare" she got so mad (Unusual for her, for unlike me she was a lady.) I truly thought she was going to knock off my head.
"I have NEVER taken a penny from the government! I WILL NOT start now!!!!"
"Ronita, that's stealing! I'm disappointed you'd suggest I start stealing."
Calming down she said, "Deary, someone worked hard to honestly earn that money. The government doesn't earn one cent, and it's getting into a nasty habit of helping itself to money that's not its.”
When I’d go “uptown” to Omaha, Mom would use “the city” to point out stuff like, “See those drunks. They’re on Welfare. Welfare programs that breed slobs who won’t lift a finger to earn money.”
“Social services is a growth industry. Government employees are dependent on growing numbers of people to be dependent on government,” she explained.
I vividly remember physically puling Mom back into her chair, when she rose up ready to “punch that woman right in the nose!”
“That woman” was Congresswoman Pat Schroeder shrilling her indignance over any request for accountability of the millions lost in welfare. Her pat answer was “Oh look. Gene wants to take away milk from single mothers.”
I hold individuals like Pat Schroeder accountable for growing the millions who now squat firmly in my home demanding, "I HAVE THE RIGHT TO STEAL YOUR MONEY, BECAUSE YOU GOT IT AND I DON'T!”
Deceased since 2002, I can thank God Mom doesn't have to witness the dreadful magnification of her foresight.
Recently, while in Sen. Mark Udall's office with a cowboy, Mark said (Or maybe it was an aide. Can't remember.), "You can start grazing on (some acronym...I get them all mushed together.) land again."
Thinking Wyoming and a return of AUM's I said "Thank you."
The Colorado cowboy heightened up and said, "No - thank you."
Puzzled, I later asked, "Why did you say that? Explain just what happened back there."
He launched into essentially the same speech Mom gave me.
"Welfare. It's all welfare Roni.”
“Unfortunately, some of my own take those damn government carrots! But I won't!"
God I was proud to walk along-side that gentleman!
President Obama prepped for the presidency for 17 years, and has had near three years as president to stop the stealing. Instead, he makes up lies to protect the stealing.
Since first spotting little lies springing out of then candidate President Obama, I’ve ruffled many feathers when publically noting.
Claiming "Obama's a liar" doesn’t come lightly. But that's where he chooses to dwell.
He too, lacks manners.
Read Beverly Eakman's work. http://www.Beverlye.com
Beverly has tracked and documented the dumbing down methods that meet the requirements of making people dependent on a government.
Obama and his handlers know they can lie to Americans. For what they know about the majority of their voter base, is that they don't know.
The majority of Obama's voter base is so ill-informed they’re un-aware they embrace a contradictory philosophy of "hate the rich," while celebrating Obama’s big ol’ personal pocketbook that promises to “buy me a new house!”
Recently a person pushed me to answer, "How do we educate enough people to at least counter-balance the un-educated who vote?”
“The mathematics are completely against us,” they continued.
The "us" who asked the question is a Democrat; for the "us" I hang with are Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians and Independents come Tea-Partiers.
Here’s an idea for you in the spotlight:
Have a regular “open mic” spot on your show.
Have only those who promise honest to God workable solutions.
Shut off the sound on any who’d attempt to over-blab another.
Help turn the ill-informed into voters smart enough to refuse welfare and stop that government growth industry; Voters smart enough to refuse liars; Voters smart enough to take the mic and show children what manners look like.
Are you that guy or gal in the spotlight with courage enough to share your mic?
Either that, or file charges in a court of law against those you hate so much, accept the win or loose verdict, then hush up!
Heck. Come to think of it. Having those of you in the spotlight become the silent majority might be improvement enough.

Roni Bell Sylvester April 26, 2011

DARK TIMES

2011-04-21T14:16:00.000-07:00
OK guys and gals,

Over 2 years back, my independent research revealed Obama was born in Kenya.
The oldest Kenyan Newspaper "The Kenya Standard" was severely ransacked in 2004.
Obama visited Kenya sometime in 2004. Don't know if it was before or after the ransack and the Standard's article (see below).
Regardless Obama's country of origin labeling, it's his habitual chronic lying that gives reason enough to fire him!
A person simply can't get their footing with this guy.
Trying to re-build America on him is as futile (albeit stupid) as building a home with no foundation or stabilizing anchors on quicksand.
History will bear out, "Obama's lying was the worst environmental disaster America withstood."
But listen up: The Obama presidency had to happen.
We fell asleep at the wheel, and his presidency has been like hittin' the rumble bars along-side the highway, awakening us before we drove over the cliff.
Let's face it folks. Obama, a likeable kiddo, was one hell of an attractive candidate who was marketed to perfection.
And the alternative - although a deeply respected war hero - was not suited for the job either.
Had I not dug deeper than most, discovering a troubling history that gave insight as to his demolition plan for America, it's possible that even I -yes this hold-everyone-suspect tough old broad - would have been lured into voting for him.
Therefore I hold no blame, nor will I waste one second in counter-productive told-ja-so scoldings with any who voted for him.
What's done is done. I just pray they'll have the good sense not to make the mistake of voting for him again.
And WHEW! Given the phenomenally qualified, impressive individuals lining up to apply for the job, there won't be one excuse, not one, for any to vote for Obama...period!
Happily gearing up for a 2012 clean up and rebuild after his mess, I remain a more hopeful than ever Roni.
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Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:07:54 -0600
From: MLittwin@DenverPost.Com
To: ronibell@msn.com
Roni,
It’s hard for me to believe that you send this garbage out.
Mike
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OK Mike...
I had my chronology out of whack. It goes somewhat like this: June 2004 - Obama Kenya newspaper son reference: Febr. 2006 newspaper's ransacked. Oct. 2006 Obama's in Kenya for the third or fourth time.
Remember though, I don't give a hoot about Obama's COOL. His lying is what's unstable.
I'm not sure what you're referring to as garbage; Obama? his lying? My claim he's a "likable kiddo" and on...?
Just so that I'm clear, please understand my earlier "thank you" was because I assumed you were agreeing with me on all the points; and were proud and in disbelief I actually exercised my "press freedom."
Glad you sent Zeleny's column, for I totally agree with Obama's statement: "Press freedom is like tending a garden, it's never done," Obama said. "It continually has to be nurtured and cultivated and the citizenry has to value it. It's one of those things that can slip away if we don't tend to it."
Last night (in a short address at CSU) Condoleezza Rice talked similary - about the importance of not muzzling dialogue and instead having open debates about ones cultures/beliefs.
Isn't it grand you, Condoleezza, Obama and I all agree.
Progress! ::-)
Thank again Mike.
BTW - did you ever receive my compliments on a couple of your past articles?
Roni
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Roni,
You suggest stuff, then you suggest you didn’t mean it. You imply that I’m a liar – if you recall – and then you say that’s not what you meant. You imply that Obama ransacked a newspaper because it had said he was Kenyan-born as if that would eliminate the copies of the paper, of which I’ve seen screen-shots everywhere. It first went up as the AP saying that Obama was Kenyan-born, but it was then learned that the AP didn’t say it. So then it changed to Obama ransacking. It’s all so tiresome.
If we could just agree that the people we disagree with are people we disagree with. They’re rarely evil. I don’t personally know any American politicians who are anti-American. As I said, garbage.
Mike
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Mike, Mike, Mike,
You're implications of my implications are skewed.
I NEVER claimed you lie!
Nor did I claim Obama ransacked anything!
READ - don't conjure your own imaginative whatever's.
READ what I write. Don't get distracted with - and I agree with you - the "It’s all so tiresome" stuff!
Obama's lying is my point. Stay with that. Don't go fluffing away in pretend chase of some phantom fly...over there...
I won't turn my head.
I'm older than you, could be your Mom, and you're starting to tick me off. You don't want to do that. Ask my four. :-)
More often than not Michael, as I've written you many times, I find myself agreeing with you.
You're smart, observant, funny, and enjoyable to read.
It's just that once in a while, you go "fluffing away" somewhere that is not reality based.
That's my observation Michael. Not a disagreement.
Ask anyone. I get stirred up about any media person - who - encapsulated in their mic/pen labs, view "most of us" as little specimens to entertain them, be studied in petri dishes, and give them "something to talk about" because that's how they make their living.
Sides kiddo, told ja I had my chronology out of whack.
Thanks for taking time to jaw with me.
I seriously do appreciate you.
Roni
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Great letter Roni… as I recall, I think I sent you the Kenya Standard article to begin with, as I remember finding it… you then researched further… and found the issue of the ‘ransacking’ you mention below. Wish my old computer hadn’t died, because I KNOW I would have saved the article! Is it possible to still find the article link? Or is it down, forevermore?? Thanks for this good note. EVERYone in the country needs to be reminded of the Kenya Standard Article… it’s plain as day… too bad if it’s not still available somewhere. The note I sent out earlier… the one about Nobody coming out of the wordwork who knew him before, dated him, ‘danced with him’, taught him, went to class with him… a guy soooo charismatic he won the presidential nomination and election with his charm, gifted speech, silver tongue… and no one has come forward saying they were a friend, an acquaintance, a classmate, a neighbor???? Nobody… and those things alone should make everyone suspect. No BC, a SS# from a state he never lived in, nothing. Frightening. As the subject title said… “…. Not one piece of evidence that he ever existed….” Leslie T
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Great one Roni, I posted
http://www.freedomforallseasons.org/Obamanations.dwt.asp
Jack Venrick
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Beck on Fox today exposed the Obama lie which claimed that burning coal causes asthma in children. According the National Health it could make trigger an asthma attack but it is not the cause.
If Obama's lips are moving... he is telling a lie. Sue H.
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I’ve seen this article before – I’d love to see him washed out of the White House as a fraud, it would make my day, but the more pressing issue is: do you think O had a nose job? I mean really, look at the honker in the photo, then compare it to a more recent photo. I really think he had it reduced. Soon, he will be lightening his skin to look less black. Sharon C

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STORM CLOUDS

2011-04-05T09:41:00.001-07:00

Recently, a friend I've known since childhood expressed her anger (she lives in Nebraska) over the 5,000 illegal immigrant votes in Colorado's 2010 election. She firmly believes Ken Buck won the senate, not Michael Bennet.
When I responded it was too late to do anything about this, she unleashed more anger; later apologizing as you'll read here.
From: A dear, long time friend
To: ronibell@msn.com
Subject: RE: Lock the Vote! Over 5,000 American votes Stolen by Illegals in Colorado
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2011 09:10:33 -0500
I'm sorry Roni you were the recipient of an angry person such as me. Illegals really get my goat...I think the Al Frankin and all the ilk of the left will do anything to get votes...

My response:

Never an apology necessary.
Georgia, doing the volunteer editing for LAW USA and GNL over these past few years has exposed me to the inner workings of the scummiest of the scum!
Just this morning I got on a rant with Chuck about "some friends" who think Obama's the cutest thing, and that "a little bit of socialism" might be good for America.
Daily, I learn of more regulations that come from entities richly financed with your tax payer dollars - entities like the Nature Conservancy - whose dictates resource providers are ordered to comply with!
Yes. That's right.
We're micro-managed and controlled by entities who've NEVER gone through the microscope of an election process, never been vetted, operate in anonymity, and get MILLIONS in grant money.
Again, this is YOUR money they use for the sole purpose of "doing you harm!"
How can we compete with that?
We can't.
Hell! Here's one of hundreds of examples: We requested via email and phone call, to meet with Secre. DOI Salazar (back in Nov.). Although he has 69,000 people under him, apparently not one has the skills to pick up a telephone and say, "The secretary can't meet with you."
They EXPECT you to dig deeper in your own depleted pocket book, and come to them groveling for a crumb of bread; bread made from the grain you grew, harvested, and tried to get to market while juggling trips to their thrones.
Our opposition gets PAID to shut us (resource providers) down.
Paid with YOUR tax dollars.
They get paid to hang out at the capital lobbying to get control over our land and water.
As you know, Chuck and I go to numerous meetings where we witness the uglies getting praised and recognized for possible sainthood.
We know many of these people personally, and know the underbelly of their ugly work... which includes the likes of trying to get honest, decent whistle blowers fired; and when that doesn't work, they put porn on the whistle blowers computers.
Oh - I could tell you stories you wouldn't believe. Then again, you probably would.
And don't even get me started on unions. I've had first hand exposure to those thugs to extent I came up with the saying, "Never let them get you in the hallway."
I've seen good, healthy, needed pieces of legislation vanish before my very eyes, because the carrying legislature was threatened...in the hallway.
And I don't mean just a light hearted little chiding. I'm talking mafia style, "So. Little Susie gets out of Ross Elementary at 2:30?" Or, "We have pictures (of you and your latest squeeze)."
Contraire to the highly financed uglies, we have to drop our shovels, pitchforks, lariats, gloves, reins, hay bales whatever, and take time AWAY from that which is our only source of income, and pay for our own travel etc. to "go to town" to try and fight government financed crooks.
What's particularly frustrating to me, is my total ineffectiveness in trying to explain these facts; along with the fact that Obama and whomever he's fronting for, boldly, brashly steal my private property, livelihood, liberties and freedom, and are of worse character than Bernie Madoff could imagine.
My ineffectiveness leaves me in a chronic state of frustration.
Seems every approach I take, is rebuked.
Believe it: Folks have been so well-trained (see "brain-washed") by the federal government's psychological execution experts, that they don't get the American Consumer Tax (ACT).
They'll say to me, "You wish!"
Or, "It'll never happen. Stop wasting my time with stuff like that."
If they'd just take one minute away from their pedicures, and READ the American Consumer Tax, they'd SEE it's an integral way to straighten out the massively corrupt pile called federal government.
Read the fantastic opposition to ACT Jack Venrick wrote. I was so happy to post that because HE CARES!!!!
But is he the only American Citizen in the U.S. who cares?
Those who brag about Barack Obama are either damn stupid, or cold hearted to the fact that what they do is no different than if I boasted and fawned over someone who bust into their home, stole everything, violated them, then had to watch them coyly grin through the trial knowing they'll get away with it, because they'd either paid off or threatened the judge! Again. With YOUR money!
The furthermore abuse comes from the fact they use MY money to beat me up! Hush me up!!! Patronize and scold me for questioning them, or calling out their crimes.
Enrage? Baby you ain't seen anything!
The ugliest, most grossly unfair and illegal actions I've been subjected to in my 66 years of life, have been generated by government(s).
Basically, this leaves me with little else to talk of, but that.
Most people's response? "Roni, all you talk about is politics. I don't like talking about politics, and won't be your friend if you continue."
My response? "I'd love to talk about something fun, enjoyable, enlightening, creative, joyful. But, politics/government has deliberately sat its fat ass right in the middle of my life, stripping me of doing what I really want to do; love to do. So, why don't you help figure out a way to get government out of my life, so I CAN visit with you about something else?"
Barbie Tractor and farm work are my release.
Thank God for spring time in the Rockies. :-)
I just pray he'll give me the wisdom and direction to actualize some good -and justice - for those deserving!
r

BARBIE TRACTOR'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE APRIL 3, 2011

2011-04-03T14:36:00.000-07:00

Barbie Tractor in the woods pasture...waiting for snow to stop!

OK. So we got up at 5:00 am to make the drive to Jeffrey City, WY.
At the Colorado/Wyoming border, we drove into a typical "April in Wyoming blizzard."
Turned around and headed home.
Hungry.
Stopped at a teensy cafe (GRAY'S CAFE) in Ault, CO, where we had the best breakfast we've had since some etsy-betsy berg outside Vernal, UT in 1996!!!
Storm chased us down Hwy 85, across county road 394 then WAMMO - it hit The Farm!
Ram-jamed Jerry-rigged Barbie Tractor to the harrow, drove fast to the 6 acre pasture and pushed up and down the rows while my butt slowly became frozen to Barbie's steel seat.
Peaking through fogged-over glasses out my hoodie's hole, I made a sharp turn at the end of each row to miss Chuck's newly carved irrigation ditch, and keep the Jerry-rig from getting tangled in the harrow teeth.
Baling wire and string are "must haves" on a farm. They hold things together better than fancy duct tape!
With only one row left, Barbie, now turned red from the snow pelleting, began to ground down, down, down.
Suddenly, through the 1 inch hole in my hood, I spotted Chuck waving wildly at the gate.
Shushing horses, he flagged me through.
Barbie started for the shop, but blizzard weary and sick of my wet jeans whacking her steering wheel, she just plumb tuckered out on a bit of an incline.
I felt bad leaving her out there in the storm by herself, but the warm house beckoned me more than tromping my ice-berg body around to fill her gas tank.
Yup! She and I both ran out of gas at the same time.
So Chuck and I went into the house, leaving Barbie to fend for herself while we had homemade Chi Tea and ate a Cinnamon Roll we bought "to go" at Gray's Cafe.
Trust us. It was the most phenomenally succulent, perfect Cinnamon Roll in the world.
Our endings are now much happier than Barbie Tractor's.
No worries.
Tomorrow I'll fuel her up, pat her little pink hood, and tell her, "Barbie, you're the best tractor in the whole world!"
And she is.

Windchimes point out Barbie Tractor

DR. ART ROBINSON'S FAMILY UNDER PERSONAL ATTACK BY POLITICAL OPPONENT!

2011-03-07T10:51:00.000-08:00
Please read the following from Dr. Arthur Robinson. I know Dr. Robinson and his son Noah personally. They are sterling people. Please make phone calls and help the Robinson family! Thank you - Roni
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Dear Friends,
Since the November 2 election and our announcement that we would run again against Democrat Peter DeFazio in 2012, we have suffered some annoying personal and political attacks by the DeFazio political machine. While these attacks have cost us personally some time and money, they were the sort of thing that many political candidates endure behind the scenes. Unprecedented, however, has been an effort to arrange the expulsion of my three children, Joshua, Bethany, and Matthew, from their graduate studies in nuclear engineering at Oregon State University - a DeFazio political stronghold. This attack is, so far as I know, unprecedented in American politics. We need your help! For the past 4 months, our lives have been so disrupted by this attack at OSU that we have been distracted from our work, including work necessary to prepare for the 2012 elections. This is the reason that you have heard so little from us since the election. We have been working to further our scientific research and have made some preparations for 2012, but not as many as we would otherwise have done. Please read the following account. When we decided to run against DeFazio, I expected the unprincipled campaign for which he is well known. I never dreamed, however, that "political payback" would include a campaign to destroy the education, career, and future of three of my children who are outstanding graduate students in nuclear engineering at OSU. Now, the only thing that can save them and the embattled professor who risked his career to help them is a public outcry in their favor. Please read the following account and then, please help us with your letters, emails, phone calls, and faxes to OSU. Click here for more information and updates www.OregonStateOutrage.com. Please, also, accept our deepest thanks and gratitude for your support. Art Democrats Attack Republican Candidate’s Children By Art Robinson Published by WorldNetDailyhttp://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=271753 on March 7, 2011 The Democrat Political Machine is Attacking Republican Congressional Candidate Art Robinson’s Children and a Distinguished Nuclear Engineer at Oregon State University. Please help save these students and their courageous Professor. In an effort to do my part in rescuing our country from the out-of-control Obama administration, last year I ran for Congress in Oregon's 4th District against 12-term incumbent, far-left Democrat Peter DeFazio, co-founder of the House Progressive Caucus. Although I won the nominations of the Republican, Independent and Constitution Parties and the endorsement of the Libertarian Party, a massive media smear campaign by DeFazio, paid for with money raised by MoveOn.org and from special interests favored by DeFazio in Washington, resulted in a 54.5 percent to 43.6 percent victory for DeFazio in a race that was expected to be much closer. Although I had never run for public office before, I immediately announced my candidacy for Congress again in 2012. However, when you take a stand for what's right, sometimes there is retribution. On Nov. 4, 2010, as soon as the election results were in and they were sure their candidate had won, faculty administrators at Oregon State University gave new meaning to the term "political payback." They initiated an attack on my three children - Joshua, Bethany and Matthew - for the purpose of throwing them all out of the OSU graduate school, despite their outstanding academic and research accomplishments. OSU is a liberal socialist Democrat stronghold in Oregon that received a reported $27 million in earmark funding from my opponent, Peter DeFazio, and his Democrat colleagues during the last legislative session. Thus, Democrat activist David Hamby and militant feminist and chairman of the nuclear engineering department Kathryn Higley are expelling four-year Ph.D. student Joshua Robinson from OSU at the end of the current academic quarter and turning over the prompt neutron activation analysis facility Joshua built for his thesis work and all of his work in progress to Higley's husband, Steven Reese. Reese, an instructor in the department, has stated that he will use these things for his own professional gain. Joshua's apparatus, which he built and added to the OSU nuclear reactor with the guidance and ideas of his mentor, Michael Hartman, earned Joshua the award for best Masters of Nuclear Engineering thesis at OSU and has been widely complimented by scientists at prominent U.S. nuclear facilities. Meanwhile, faculty member Todd Palmer notified four-year Ph.D. student Bethany Robinson (OSU grade point average 3.89) that he was terminating her thesis work and taking all of her work in progress for himself. Some of Bethany's graduate work has already been used, without credit to Bethany, in the thesis of another favored student now recently hired on the department faculty. Palmer, until recently married to a member of the OSU psychology faculty, is now married to former OSU student Camille Lodwick. They are both faculty members in the nuclear engineering department. It is also rumored that Higley, a long-time associate of Palmer's and who is adamant that Bethany leave OSU, may dislike Bethany because of criticism Higley received when department students complained of sexual assault at wild drunken parties of OSU nuclear engineering students during taxpayer-financed trips to scientific meetings. These incidents may have been more likely because Higley had failed to report to OSU authorities an earlier instance of milder sexual harassment against Bethany, probably because Bethany - a brilliant but very mild-mannered, conservative, homeschooled Christian young lady - does not share Higley's views. My children and I attempted to counter all these actions against us as they unfolded, but were initially uncertain as to their ultimate intent. All became clear, however, when OSU faculty administrators abruptly took a further and very serious prejudicial action toward Joshua. At that point, OSU Professor of Nuclear Engineering Jack Higginbotham, who was privy to all of the meetings and actions, warned us and came to our defense. Professor Higginbotham, who also serves as president of the OSU Faculty Senate and director of the Oregon NASA Space Science Consortium, has been a member of the OSU faculty for 24 years. He has held many responsible positions in the university and has received numerous professional awards. Moreover, he is very widely admired for the many instances in which he has given special help to students at OSU. This is a man who thinks always of his students and never of himself. Professor Higginbotham warned us that faculty administrators at OSU were working to make certain that Joshua, his sister Bethany and, if possible, his brother Matthew never receive Ph.D. degrees in nuclear engineering from OSU, regardless of their examination, academic and research performance. Professor Higginbotham then reviewed with us the details of the plan to destroy the education of these students and advised me to do anything I could to protect my children. Since November, a remarkable battle has been raging within OSU. I considered an immediate public exposure of this plot and warned the faculty of this possibility, but instead my family and I decided to try to prevent a scandal at OSU and save the students within the confines of OSU. We fought these unprincipled academics on their own ground and held them off for four months. That effort is, however, now failing, and Joshua and Bethany are both slated for dismissal from the department of nuclear engineering very soon. Also, unless action is taken immediately, Professor Higginbotham's career will be completely destroyed. Indeed, in retribution for Professor Higginbotham's efforts to protect the Robinson students from these unprincipled attacks, he personally has become the target of a campaign of defamation, vilification, persecution, Star-Chamber humiliation and other career-destroying actions orchestrated by Higley and the other people who are attacking us. Now nearing success is a disgraceful effort to strip Professor Higginbotham of his faculty position and his research grants. His career now potentially in ruins, he is fighting back in hopes of saving himself and the positions of the students and staff who depend upon him at OSU and who may also lose their careers as collateral damage in these astonishing events. The attack on Professor Higginbotham, if not stopped, may also destroy the graduate work of his student, Matthew Robinson. Matthew (OSU grade point average 3.91) passed up a $57,000 per year offer from the MIT graduate school so he could join his brother and sister at OSU two years ago. Demonstrating unanimity with the DeFazio cause, both responsible OSU deans and the president of OSU, Edward Ray, have so far failed to halt these dishonorable and illegal actions. Ray, a supporter of DeFazio on the campus, has refused even to meet with me or my son Joshua concerning these events. Knowledgeable observers have concluded that orders for the attacks on the Robinson students are coming from sources far above Ray in the Democrat political machine. The department of nuclear engineering attracted the Robinson students to OSU during a better day when it was directed by distinguished nuclear engineer José Reyes, who has now moved to NuScale Power. The department was in the hands of a group of very outstanding nuclear engineers. The ranks of these engineers have unfortunately been thinned by retirements and departure to other universities, including Michael Hartman now at the University of Michigan, but still mentoring Joshua. The engineers no longer control the department. The department is now controlled by ideologues, most of whom do not have Ph.D.s in nuclear engineering. Nepotistic husband-and-wife combinations and new hires of their own graduate students have brought the department under the control of unprincipled people who have enthusiastically participated in the attacks on the Robinson students and Professor Higginbotham - attacks that have violated numerous OSU academic rules, several laws and the most basic professional ethics. Professor Higginbotham, Joshua, Bethany and Matthew Robinson can still be rescued - but only by immediate, intense public pressure. OSU administrators think they can violate ethical academic standards of professional conduct, break formal OSU rules and regulations, and even violate U.S. laws with impunity because, in any resulting litigation, they would be defended by lawyers from the Oregon Department of Justice, assuring that only students with huge sums of money and many years to invest in litigation can oppose them. The Robinsons do not have those huge sums of money, and, moreover, they want to complete their education - not receive money in exchange for the destruction of their education and opportunities. If these people succeed, a delighted Peter DeFazio will be able to brag to the voters that the Robinson children were thrown out of Oregon State University. Why else but to favor DeFazio would the OSU administration condone seemingly irrational actions that are potentially so damaging to the reputation of the university? OSU dances to the tune of the Democrat machine, and DeFazio controls that machine. As things stand today, Jack Higginbotham and his students and staff, along with Joshua Robinson are in immediate danger. Bethany Robinson is slated for dismissal soon after and without the Ph.D. that she has nearly completed. The dismissal of Matthew Robinson may not be far behind. And the danger to Professor Higginbotham's other students is likewise very high. Please don't let this happen! Please notify OSU of your interest in this matter and urge the university to stop its destructive actions against Joshua, Bethany and Matthew Robinson and against Professor Jack Higginbotham, the remarkable president of the OSU faculty senate who has risked his career to help them! Contact information for the OSU nuclear engineering department is: Phone: 541-737-2343. Fax: 541-737-4678. E-mail: joan.stueve@oregonstate.edu. Mailing address: 116 Radiation Center, Corvallis, OR 97331-5902. Please also contact the President of OSU, Edward Ray. Phone: 541-737-4133. Fax: 541-737-3033. E-mail: pres.office@oregonstate.edu. Mailing address: 600 Kerr Administration Building, Corvallis, OR 97331-2128. The email address of the OSU Vice-President for University Relations and Marketing, Todd Simmons, is todd.simmons@oregonstate.edu For more information or to take further action, please visit: www.OregonStateOutrage.com. Please ask these people why the destruction of the academic work and careers of these students and Professor Higginbotham is so important that they are willing to sacrifice the good name of Oregon State University. Please ask them to stop the attacks on the Robinson students and Professor Higginbotham. Further details and regular updates regarding this issue will be posted by Art Robinson at www.OregonStateOutrage.com. Arthur Robinson, Ph.D., the 2010 Republican candidate for U.S. Congress in Oregon's 4th congressional district, is a research professor of chemistry and co-founder of the Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine. After graduating from the California Institute of Technology in 1963 and earning his Ph.D. from the University of California at San Diego, he served as a UCSD faculty member until co-founding the Linus Pauling Institute of Science and Medicine with Linus Pauling in 1973. In 1981, Dr. Robinson, his wife, chemist Laurelee Robinson, physicist Martin Kamen, and later joined by Nobel-winning biochemist R. Bruce Merrifield, cofounded the Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine. In recent years, Dr. Robinson has also directed the Petition Project, which has obtained the support and signatures of more than 31,000 American scientists for a petition opposed - entirely on scientific grounds published in peer reviewed journals - to the hypothesis of "human-caused global warming." ==============================================Thank you for contacting the Art Robinson for Congress Campaign. Should you wish to be removed from this list, please click the link below. 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MY FAVORITE CARTOON

2011-03-06T15:31:00.000-08:00

RULES OF CONDUCT FOR PUBLIC SERVANTS

2011-02-21T15:32:00.000-08:00
In 1939, Richard Rutledge laid out rules of PUBLIC SERVANTS conduct within the U.S. Grazing Service.
Some follow:
Self Reliance: There is often the tendency upon receiving a tough assignment to push it aside and wait until you can ask the boss a lot of questions concerning the way he wants the job done. This results in procrastination and in a leaning [sic] attitude on the part of the doer. Stand on your own two feet and take responsibility.
Organizational Attitude: No organization can be successful if cliques or jealousies exist. These things tend to retard and to break down the spirit of the organization. Likewise, feuds and personal fights are extremely detrimental and are bound to react upon someone. Troublemakers have no place in the organization. Rating officers must take recognition of such things. The ability to get along with and work with others, and the attitude toward others, are important factors in efficiency determination.
Public Service: Let's get firmly fixed in our minds at the outset that we are public servants, employed by the public and paid by the public from funds provided by taxation in some form. We are responsible to the entire public and are not bureaucratic bosses to work our will upon the public as we see fit.
Sharp Practices: There can be no place in the administrator's thoughts or actions for anything that approaches sharp practices. Stockmen are usually not as well informed as the administrator. Many times they are trusting, depending upon the administrator. There should be no tendency toward scheming or taking advantage of lack of information or ignorance. Your actions should always be square, with equity and fairness.
Mixing: This is somewhat akin to friendliness, although it goes farther. It is very necessary that an administrator mix with or contact all kinds of people, meetings, associations, church groups, and others. Be a part of the community.
Self-Justification: One of the very worst habits that an administrator can fall into is that of trying to justify his actions under all circumstances. If an administrator had made a mistake, the thing to do is to face the situation and correct the action. An administrator can lose the respect and confidence of his users very quickly by adopting an attitude of self-justification.
Capriciousness: The administrator should avoid actions which might be termed capricious. Any funny notion or foolish idea, or snap judgement, may take the turn of capriciousness. Keep your feet on the ground and remember that you are business men [sic], doing business.

HIDDEN GEMS

2011-02-21T07:29:00.001-08:00
In respect to Hidden Gems, I need to first have the federal government answer these questions:
Who wants Hidden Gems?
Who will benefit?
Who will be harmed?
Who will pay?
Will anyone’s private property rights be threatened?
Will pre-existing agreements with BLM be threatened?
Instead of talking about what I’m against, I’m much for comfortable addressing what I’m for.
I am for Domestic Resource Production; this includes gas/oil/mineral production, fishing, timber, livestock and agricultural production.
I believe it is critical for America to be as energy independent as is possible.
After all, a country’s ability to feed itself is a matter of national security.
The federal government should protect, not jeopardize America’s safety.
Unfortunately, the historical pattern to federal government’s designations includes the complete shutdown of domestic resource production.
And, we’ve all seen how multi use is slowly diminished to the extent that too many areas are accessible only to individuals wealthy enough to be helicoptered in, or are physically fit enough to hike in. I believe this kind of discrimination is unacceptable.
Now you’re beginning to see my concerns regarding designation of any more hidden gems, last great places, treasured jewels, wild life corridors, monuments, wild and scenic rivers, wilderness areas and parks on federal lands.
Federal government already controls nearly 30% of all land in America. It is struggling to maintain those lands, and most do not pay for themselves.
In other words, for the few who have opportunity to “enjoy” such lands, it’s simply not a cost affective program for taxpayers.
Particularly at this time when spending needs to be cut.
It would be prudent for the federal government to consider liquidating at least, 10% of its land, selling it at a cost agreeable and accessible for purchase by adjoining *Indigenous land owners who would commit to returning that land into the resource production conducive to it.
In respect to domestic resource production, we - as independent citizens - should be allowed untethered by the artificial manipulations of federal government, to aggressively explore every alternative energy. Let the entrepreneurial in us soar!
We should simultaneously encourage and keep vitally alive, historically tried and true energy sources -including coal, nuclear, oil and natural gas.
The federal government should neither punish or favor any particular energy production, and instead give producers opportunity to exercise their rights to produce, succeed or fail in the free market arena.
And by the way, I’m presently researching environmental groups that receive government grants, as I do not want to knowingly take any campaign contributions from any entity that receives taxpayer money.
One of the first things I will do as your congressman, is request an audit of federal grant monies.
Federal government has no business taking your hard earned money and giving it to entities who then would have the unfair advantage of competing against you.

FYI Here’s the part of NEPA which is ignored:

"In recognition of "Human Dimension" (Custom and Culture as defined under NEPA.), any Entity (includes government) proposing introduction or re-introduction of any: Substance (includes plant, fish, fowl, mammal, snake, insect), land expansion, water use, legislation or policies that attempts to redefine the business of an *Indigenous, must present a completed "Impact Study" to *County Government.
Entity assumes full fiduciary responsibility of "Impact Study," and will not cause any disturbance what-so-ever, to the Indigenous of particular, geographical area under Impact Study.
Completed Impact Study must be presented to County Government for review. County Government 's decision to proceed or kill proposal is final and binding.

*Indigenous: U.S. Citizen whose main source of taxable income has been and continues to be derived from usage of public and or privately owned land and water, in the county of ________ state of ____________ for no less than 25 years.
*County Government: Has constitutionally guaranteed rights to "participation" - as either joint lead agency or cooperating agency - in the management and planning of federal lands; and foremost standing in the protection of privately owned lands.

VERA BELMONT QUOTED

2011-02-16T12:19:00.000-08:00
"My father and mother were not stupid people, but they needed to believe that after the war things were going to change. The Communists said they were going to abolish anti-semitism, and a lot of Jews believed that. It was the same mentality as religion. What’s obvious to you, is never obvious to them. They had an argument for everything, an answer right away. Marxism, somewhere at its base, has a logic because it’s based in reality, the economic market philosophy. Marx was really brilliant, but Marxism is impossible on a practical level."
Vera Belmont (1938)
From a 1990 interview: http://bombsite.com/blog

TO: DONALD TRUMP - FROM: CHUCK SYLVESTER

2011-02-15T10:16:00.000-08:00
Dear Mr. Donald Trump,

About a month ago- in a Fox News phone interview, you offered you might consider running for President of the United States.
Observing the alleged field so far, I've come to the conclusion that you are the ONLY one who can win!
As compared to most, it doesn't appear you've held a life ambition to be President. This has great appeal to us.
I believe you when you say you love America!
I believe you have affirmative solutions to move it back into a healthy direction.
Even with its present ailments, America still maintains opportunities that lure foreigners to come pursue their dreams.
Your business experience, ability to plain-speak, and the passion you have for America's well being are characteristics most of us yearn to have back at the helm!
You are well qualified to lead this nation!
During my 40 years in the executive arena, I knew enough to know I didn't have all the answers.
Therefore, I deliberately sought out people I could place enough confidence in, to turn loose to do all that I couldn't.
They performed brilliantly and joyfully!
Yes. We worked hard together, but damn't - we had a hell of a lot of fun too!
My wife Roni and I have been talking to others about you. She's posted you on her fb for near a week.
We run mostly in the Agri-Culture.
When we both firmly state, "We're supporting Donald Trump!" to our farmer, rancher friends, we're met with shocked silence.
Then they start asking questions, and within about 3 minutes...they too become your supporters!
While we genuinely like many of the prospective candidates, we recognize this has nothing to do with the reality of winning the general!
I'm generally a happy person. But, I'd be happier if you were elected President!
Why?
Well yes, I still have enough years ahead to enjoy you and the positive changes you could enforce; but it's more so the promise of bright and certain futures for the generations that will follow.
Although I've actually studied the cabinet, and see other candidates for President who could fill those slots beautifully, I'll share with you one in particular I strongly urge you to consider: Governor Sarah Palin as Secretary of the Interior.
The DOI now unnecessarily bulges with over 70,000 employees; most of whom are manipulated by The Nature Conservancy, Al Gore, UN, Federal Reserve and more...in their quest to shut down America's domestic resource production, and move all private land and water under their control...which is indisquinishable from federal.
Example: Although Ken Salazar was on the Natural Resources Committee (when McCain picked her as his VP running mate) he either portended no knowledge of Sarah Palin, or was stupid in not knowing she...as Alaska's governor, had to sue the federal government to dislodge their blockade against Alaska's production abilities.
We were aware of her from the onset, because we thought it shameful the federal government would actually block a state from doing that which it was admitted to the union to do.
What needs to be shut down, is at least three quarters of the DOI. Not domestic resource production!
You and Sarah could do the needful pare down.
Roni has one tip for you re: Gay marriage. Her recommended response to that question: "That, is one of many matters that I'll move out of governments arena, and back to the private sector or, in this particular case, the ecumenical councils."
Lastly, the overriding solution to America's economic woes is the American Consumer Tax (ACT) www.AmericanConsumerTax.Blogspot.com - or www.LandAndWaterUSA.com
Mr. Trump, if you were to embrace (take ownership of) ACT and present it with your usual authority, you'd get elected in a landslide, and we - Americans - would all win. For fact!
Encouraging you to run for President of the United States of America,
I remain a very hopeful
Chuck Sylvester
Retired General Manager National Western Livestock Show and Rodeo

MEET THE "RIGHT?" PRESS

2011-02-13T10:13:00.000-08:00
David Gregory shocked me this morning!
I thought he was left handed until he morphed into a far right birther.
Gregory’s frustration over Rep. John Boehner’s refusal to agree with him on the importance of Barack Obama’s citizenship left this flapper mouth speechless.
To David’s credit, he had to have steeled up mightily to publically stake his concerns about Obama’s lack of a birth certificate.
Still rubbing my eyes.

BILL MAHER

2011-02-09T13:57:00.001-08:00
About five years back, I found out Bill Maher is a pot smoker.
Right then I dismissed him with finality.
Why? Because any person who does illegal drugs knowingly contributes to: Killing fields of drug cartels; unfair medical and crime related costs mandated by federal onto those who resist drugs.
Solution? Legalize "Grown on U.S. Soil only" Marijuana.
Yes, it's a known that Marijuana use too often leads to the more treacherous drugs that destroy lives.
But... follow me along here a second. If "Grown on U.S. Soil only" Marijuana was legalized, this would de-incentivize foreign markets...and you know the rest - of the story.
Years and years ago, I used to really enjoy Maher. He was fun, dispassionate, really funny, and educational.
Then his whole way of going shifted. He evolved into an angry, mean, view lopsided, rude, not funny, agitated man.
By time I found out he was a pot smoker, my interest in his show waned anyway.
Then he pops up, like now, and I begin my speculations again: Was it the pot? Maybe his vegan diet? What?
What changed that boy?
Maybe it's the people he hangs out with. After all, one day when I was 16, my Mom looked me straight in the eye and stated firmly, "Ronita. Right now I don't like you!"
Shocked I stuttered, "Whaaat? Why??"
Her answer? "You used to be a joyful, thoughtful young lady until you started hanging out with Harry. Now you're rude, judgmental and mad all the time."
Maybe, if Bill started hanging out with decent folk, stopped smoking pot, and re-introduced beef into his diet, he'd evolve back to that super cool guy he once was?

IS OBAMA A SCORPION?

2011-02-09T12:47:00.001-08:00
Just like the Scorpion in the story about the Scorpion and the frog, Obama will be a remarkably good little boy these next two years.
His campaign mantra will be: "Here. Just get on my back. I'll carry you across all deep waters."
We'll say, "No. You'll sting us half way across, and we'll die."
He'll counter, "No I won't. Trust me. I care about you."
We'll hop on his back, and half way through 2013, he'll sting us.
Sinking, we'll cry out with our dying breathes, "You stung us! You promised you wouldn't. Why?"
He'll shrug and say, "It's my nature. Once a Scorpion, always a Scorpion."

WHAT ABOUT THAT USDA?

2011-02-07T15:27:00.001-08:00
Closing departments within the USDA could have favorable impact on federal budget reduction.
Unlike federally subsidized entities including The Nature Conservancy, National Education Association (NEA), Department of Interior (DOI), National Public Broadcasting (NPR), National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), Health/Human Services, Housing, the USDA does provide an essential service:
It acts as a balancer of food cost to the consumer.
You see, your food has to jump over un-Godly hurdles to get to you; sleet, drought, blizzards, disease, blight, ice, floods, blistering sun, freezing dark, weeds, employees and more.
Today’s urban populace is so removed from the reality of producing a carrot, that their lack of knowledge stamps its foot demanding water be diverted from the carrot, to gush instead over their Kentucky Bluegrass in their semi-arid desert lawn.
The USDA’s allocation of dollars to the farmers and ranchers subjected to the un-controllable Mother Nature and the out of control populace, is like an insurance policy for consumers, insuring them steady, safe, cheap supplies of food.
Where the USDA does get a bit onerous to the farmer and rancher, is in areas of not enforcing such as Packers and Stockyards, implementing “fair” trade, and overproducing rules and regs.
They also perpetrate the perception farmers/ranchers are royally subsidized, by hiding school lunch programs and food stamps under nearly 65% of the total ag budget.
USDA should either separate those two arenas, or call it the “Consumer” Farm Bill budget.
Regards Ethanol funding? This has nothing to do with farming, and everything to do with federal’s love affair with Al Gore, his CO2 theory, and so-called green programs.
It’s an unjust artificial stimulation of one market, leaving others to suffer.
The worse part of this dabbling, is that elected officials take your paycheck, parcel it out to the favorite child of the day - like Ethanol, while kicking the rest of the children in the teeth!
It gets to be an ugly, elite little circle of “gifting,” in that the favorite child slips some of that money back to said elected official.

THOUGHTS ON DENVER POST OPINION(S)

2011-02-06T16:11:00.001-08:00
Thoughts on Denver Post Opinion(s) from a Homemaker
Sunday, February 6, 2011 By Roni Bell Sylvester

Beginning with the editorial, "Don't give fed power over Net," I'd like to add, "Don't stop there. Cut fed power from
the remaining 99.9% arenas they have zero business subsidizing!"
Now. Let's roll that into Vincent Carroll's write on education reform.
Beautiful, healthy education reform will occur when federal completely withdraws its "occupation of," and "nation building"
activities from our schools.
I'll never be able to erase the words and image of my black neighbor 34 years ago, when I asked if he'd sign my "stop busing"
petition. Heavy with sadness, he said through tears, "Roni, I worked all my life to get myself and my children out of the ghetto.
Now they're busing them right back in there."
Federal's attempt to color-code society returned only a multitude of ruined educations.
Dan Haley's write "Did Reagan ruin it for GOP?" gave us a view of that which remains elusive to Reagan posers. And that is the
natural grace Reagan embodied.
Should law enforcement be allowed to use "red-light cameras." Absolutely! Furthermore, enforcing the law could be
enhanced through their using more so-called "plain wrapper" vehicles.
With today's technology, they could easily activate (through LCD/retractable lights etc.) notification - "Hey! We're law enforcement"
for emergencies or the pursued, alleged, law breaker.
Gail Collins gave us a blizzard of words; something about Al Gore and other snow jobs blowing across America.
Though her flakes flew mightily, I still didn't get her drift.
Maybe she was suggesting that Chicago's next mayor will be Rahm Emanuel because he'll succeed in bunch quitting
away from federal dictates, and showcase how because carbon dioxide levels were much higher yesterday
(when man wasn't honking around) than today, don't blame him each time that hell freezes over.
Susan Levin wrote about her desires to have government dictate a global vegan diet; which could have been
credible, had it not been for some boo boos.
1) One cannot blame meat for diabetes. Why do I say this? Because we have a non-meat eating Haflinger who contracted Type 2
diabetes. How did we get him healthy again? By simply removing him from that lush green pasture where he "put on the weight!"
2) If you want to "fatten" a cow...or a horse, all you have to do is put them on a "whole grain" diet.
Everyone knows too much of a grain based carbo diet such as bread, doughnuts and pasta, leads to constipation, hyper flatulence
and excessive driving speeds.
3) How many people have a beef allergy? We know there are many with wheat, soy and many fruit, vegetable, and even
garlic intolerances.
OK. I'll stop with a question: If federal stopped subsidizing things it's not supposed to subsidize, wouldn't that fulfill its goal
of wealth re-distribution?

Roni Bell Sylvester
Farm girl, homemaker, volunteer editor www.LandAndWaterUSA.com

WRITTEN IN 2004, TIMELY TODAY!

2010-11-01T16:46:00.000-07:00
Dear Ms. DeVincent,

I just found this old write of mine - attached to a column of yours.
Am requesting your permission to post your column - with any update you may have (Though I find it exceptionally present and more so relevant!- Particularly in light of Sarah Palin's calling media "corrupt bastards."), to post on my blog www.RoniBell.Blogspot.com and website www.LandAndWaterUSA.com
Thank you, Roni
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As long as your blog, Roni, isn’t one of those profane or vulgar ones (and I doubt that it is), you have my full permission.
I should have a new article coming out on www.newswithviews.com within a week.
Keep in touch anytime. And thanks for asking. It is my honor.
Gianni
Gianni DeVincent Hayes, Ph.D
Radio host: Wed, 8-10pm, EST www.theamericanvoice.com
International speaker
Author: 14 books, 100s of articles
www.theamusezine.com
www.creative-services.biz
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Media: by Roni Bell Sylvester 2004

Back some 26 years, I read a book titled "The Fourth Branch of the Government." That book made me acutely aware of the unlimited power of the media.
It told of the flex a news reporter has in skewing a story to get whatever results (In addition to getting paid by-the-word.) the reporter and his or her boss wants,-- to influence a reader.
In his recent article, "A message for journalists protecting sources," E.J. Dionne opens, "Dear citizens, are you feeling the chill? There is a quiet campaign being waged against your right to know things. God forbid that ordinary folks should learn more about what government officials and others among the powerful might be up to."
Dionne inference includes honest reporting is being aborted by a powerful people.
Who are these powerful people? Are they stronger than the people who own the media? I doubt it.
Maybe a quiet campaign was waged against my right to know the truth -- by less than forthright reporters, long, long ago.
E.J.'s also concerned about "protecting sources." Well, since I may be a "source" someday, certainly I'd want to be protected.
But on the other hand, knowing how journalists abuse subjects they write about, my first interest would be to protect myself from the journalist.
It's as though news turns into stories -- the minute a reporter becomes a journalist.
Today's journalists seem driven to pour from a hack philosopher's bag of bent on being bent. They tweak, gravy, conjure, sleek up, tap dance, spin, frost, put on spurs, and jump words on a verbal trampoline, just to say a pot hole on 42nd Street was fixed today.
I had the honor of knowing an old fashioned true reporting reporter. We attended many of the same political functions. When I'd read his accounting of such, - it was always - the mirror image. Other reporter attendees wrote up those events in ways unrecognizable!
He never let his private affiliations get in the way of the truth.
The reader never knew how he felt about what he reported. He just stated the facts.
He never lied. Ever. Truth was his word, and the reader knew that. The reader trusted him.
Good grief, even those dasterdly government people trusted him!
He believed people came to read the event; not him.
Now days, most journalists think they are the event.
I appreciate E.J. Dionne's hard fought campaign to help us learn more about the underbelly of our government while protecting the tellers of said activities.
And since the media ranks top in the powerful, wondering what they might be up to is of interest. Who's gonna report that?
Trust is not gifted - just because. One has to earn trust. Yes, even you, the journalist.
A journalist/reporter should report in a way open to the same level of micro examination they dole out to ones they investigate.
Journalists should remember to report news; not make news.
Journalists, it's not your story. And unless or until...you're the pot hole, deceased, murderer, soldier, sex offender, elected official or whatever, it won't be your story.
If you're happy to do these things, you'll readily have opportunity to protect your sources, and help us learn more about your company, the government and others among the powerful.
Words of truth, even whispered, will melt away chills.
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The following, by Gianna DeVincent Hayes, Ph.D is a recommended read.

MEDIA: THE KINGDOM, THE POWER, AND THE FURY
By Gianni DeVincent Hayes, Ph.D
December 21, 2004
NewsWithViews.com
It's been said that only a handful of people own all the money in the world.
Many refuse to believe this, but in reality, there are only about six people/corporations that own the ten big media.
If given much consideration, ontweak discern that the power of the news rests with these head-haunchos who determine what we should be told, how, by whom, and when, and certainly what slant or outright untruths and disinformation should be passed on to us. I find it amazing that educated people today still trust in the media for the truth, and even worse, have no concept of the media's hidden agenda for a one-world government, and how they have made us fodder for it all, and how fallow we are about what's really happening

The Columbia Journalism Review does a commendable of job of trying to keep up with all the media ownership and merger changes. The lists of monopolies and cross-owernships run seemingly endlessly like the roll call of immigrants on Ellis Islands' walls. Therein lie two key problems: 1). domination, and 2). pre-determined information. The global media giants kick us in our pants every time we turn on a radio or TV channel, surf the Net, read a newspaper, magazine, or book by feeding us only what they want us to know, and not what is authentic. Thus, our opinions are built solely on their propaganda. They're no dummies. They've set themselves up so that they could never collide into a financial collapse, as their holdings aren't limited to just sole print or non-print conduit; instead, they own in whole or in part such other entities as sports teams, amusement parks, movie screens, music groups, satellite and cable networks, cable wires, toy companies, Blockbuster and other video and music stores, shopping networks, retail stores, beverage firms, communications companies, computer services, appliances and weapons, websites, water industries, cartoons, mobile phones, resort areas, video games, and on an on.

Who Owns What:

Here is a small smattering of who owns what; only half are American properties. The big six consist of: AOL TIME WARNER (world's largest media company) Time Magazine, HBO, History Book Club, publishing companies; Hanna-Barbera Cartoons; Warner Bros. Studio in 30+ countries, amusement parks, numerous magazines (120 million readers); Turner Entertainments internationally, such TBS station, Cartoon Network, Turner Classic Movies, TNT, and others. Sports, such Metro Sports, the Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Hawks, and Turner Thrashers. Also operating under this media mogul are high speed cable, online services in addition to AOL, i.e. CompuServe, Interactive Services, and Netscape, etc.. Too, ownership exists in CNN Newsroom; all of Warner Music Group as Warner Bros. Records, Reprise, Atlantic Jazz, Elektra, and 47 other labels. They also possess stores in over 30 countries, as well as theme parks, and various consumer products. The company partners with other media ownerships, such as Sony. Chairman: Steve Case; CEO: Gerald Levin; 79,000 employees; ~$32 billion revenues[1] AOL division: Chairman & CEO: Jon Miller, J. Michael Kelly; about 18,000 employees; THE DISNEY COMPANY As the second largest media dynasty, Disney has percentages of other various corporations and media holdings. Its biggest acquisition is Capital Cities/all of ABC TV, radio networks, and publishing groups (magazines, books, daily newspapers). TiVo (partial investment), Disney productions, and much of the ESPN networks (especially sports), belong primarily to Disney but they also share the History Channel (with Hearst and GE). More Disney properties, some co-held, include Disney Channel UK, France, Italy, and Spain; Eurosport England, Tele-Munchen Germany, Scandinavian Broadcast System; sports franchises and Sports Network of Canada, and the broadcasting of sports around the world, such as soccer in Latin America, table tennis in Asia, cricket in India, Anaheim Ducks (national hockey league), a world's sports complex, and other major league teams. Additionally, they hold Hollywood pictures, Miramax Films, Caravan Pictures, Buena Vista Television, Touchstone Television, WD Television, Disney Animation, with production facilities in Australia, Canada, and Japan. Online shopping, 15 amusement parks, hotels, cruise lines, stores, their own merchandise, and communications tools belong to this titanic company. Chairman & CEO: Michael D. Eisner; nearly $24 billion in revenues BERTELSMANN Labeled as the third largest media firm, this corporation has ownership in other companies, and is the world's largest publisher as seen in this sampling: Random House (in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and UK as well), with Ballantine, Bantam, Crown, Doubleday, Knopf, Fodor's, audio components, and business, science, trade and professional, and medical books. Additionally, Modern Library, Book-of-the-Month Club, and Doubleday Book Club are also their properties, as are 50% ownership of Bookspan, European book clubs, online bookstores, and 40% ownership of Barnes & Noble. They also hold international TV and radio stations, various newspapers, magazines such as PARENTS, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC (France), FAMILY CIRCLE., McCALLS, PRIMA, FOCUS, etc., along with music groups (Arista, RCA, BMG, EMI), and videos, DVDs, and Lycos Fireball. This gigantic company owns companies that are in the paper business as well, such as offset paperback manufacturing, a maul-belser industry, graphic design entities, along with locking in computer/database businesses, e-commerce, financial services, and call centers. CEO: Dr. Thomas Middlehof; 64,000 employees; $16-billion in revenues) NEWS CORPORATION This is the Australian-born but naturalized U.S. citizen Rupert Murdoch's holding which encompasses, New York Post, and, internationally, books-owned in whole or in part with other media magnates-published from top-notch houses like Harper Collins, Hearst Book Group, William Morrow, Avon, Zondervan, and others. Fox broadcasting, BskyB, sport networks, Madison Square Garden network, Fox News, and many other cable/TV stations, and film companies belong to him, not counting cross-ownership with Cablevision, Speedvision, the Health Network, and Liberty Media - a bagful of more goodies. News Corporation owns magazines, studios, and partially the L.A. Staples Center, the NY Knicks, NY Rangers, the L.A. Dodgers, L.A. Kings, L.A. Lakers, an Australian rugby league, U.K. football clubs, as well as sports and entertainment. Chair and CEO: Rupert Murdoch; 50,000 employees; revenues of about $14-billion. VIACOM This company, as is true with other media tycoons, owns some properties outright, while many are held in a percentage ownership. Simon & Schuster imprints, MTV books, Scribner, the Free Press, and other publishing houses; numerous nationwide T.V. film, and radio networks, such as Infinity Radio (184 stations) \belong to this company. Others consist of Nicolodeon, CBS and all its affiliates, VH1, Spelling Television, King World Productions, UPN T.V. stations, cable networks, United Paramount Films, consumer products, MTV, videos, DVDs, cinemas, United Cinemas International (with Vivendi Universal) media merchandise, online music, Sonicnet.com, sports online, as well as 7,300 American Blockbuster stores with additional stores in nearly 30 other countries. Under their deeds fall five Paramount Parks. Chair & CEO: Sumner M. Redstone; 127,000 employees; appx. revenues: $13-billion VIVENDI UNIVERSAL Operating in over 60 countries, this media cartel owns telecommunications operations, T.V. and film via Canal+ Group, Comcast, AT&T (pending), USA Networks, EchoStar, alcohol (Seagrams), privatized water; MP3, 60 publishing houses, Universal and other studios as well as about 24,000 TV episodes, the SciFi channel and more. Universal Music Group, Decca, MCA, Motown, Polygram are part of their portfolio, as are utilities, Connex (UK train services), mobile phones, Havas press, imprints, and multimedia. Add VivendiNet, Vizzavi, Viventures, Cineplex, United Cinemas International (49% ownership), video distributions, and theme parks, as well as environmental services. Chairman & CEO: Jean-Marie Messier; revenues of no less than $55-billion GENERAL ELECTRIC can arguably be considered one of the biggest, or on the second tier of media omnipotence, with its 11 divisions and 15% revenue growth in the last quarter. The Olympics, along with an international folder, fueled GE's holding of Universal, NBC stations, studios, and distribution. They also own Universal Pictures, parks, sports, health care technology, and transportation.

Playing right behind the big guys are more media tiers that consist of Sony, Gannett, Hearst Corporation, Tribune, Community Newspaper Holdings, McClatchy, Advance publications, Pearson, Lee, Copley, Cox, Belo, Cumulus, Clear Channel Communications, and several others.

A Nasty Purpose:

The bigwig owners' intent is to converge with every medium and other diversities they can in order to be globally supreme and information-dictatorial.

Although the FCC has eased up on its multiple ownership rules ("…the 1995 act removed the national cap on radio station ownership and dramatically loosened it in individual markets"[2]), it is again considering loosening them even though only a few big media firms dominate the world. Consider that AOL Time Warner, Disney, Hearst, and Viacom alone control the top 20 cable channels.[3] It's easy to see just how much over-lapping of ownership and power there is.

Media owners not only manipulate the content of the news, but they also control their distribution, circulation, products and merchandise. These handful of omnipotent producers, through their books, TV and radio stations, have propagated murder, sadism, sex, witchcraft, greed, Satanism, deceit, and a multitude of other immoral commodities and show-n-tells. This worldwide cartel that pedals what we hear, read, think, touch, desire, does so not to help civilization become better citizens - more courteous, considerate, helpful, protective of one another - but rather to rot our minds, destroy our principles and ethics, and line their pockets. On this note, author Ben Bagdikian states, "What is at stake is democracy itself. "[4] A media-consolidated country and world "… without all the …points of view, and [non-biased] information . . . has produced something alarming"[5] which is pretty near an oligopoly.

World-famous author Noam Chomsky tells us, in his article, "What Makes Mainstream Media Mainstream,)[6] how the media controls our lives, giving us whatever misinformation or disinformation they deem appropriate. Normon Solomon's article,[7] "Journalists Doing Somersaults," informs us that only a handful of people own the world's media and that they dictate what they want us to know or not know in their preferred versions.

Overall, in the big picture, we need to keep awake us to how the world really fits together as determined by the media moguls and the Elite, many of whom own much of that very same media. To them, our importance is marginal at best and only if we are compliant, and work for their betterment. We are mere peons, laborers, slaves to their global government, the New World Order, not for our benefit, but rather for the almighty, dictatorial wealthy.

By believing the media, and behaving accordingly to their directives, we are consenting to the shredding of our Constitution; the clobbering of our rights; the subjugation of our American sovereignty; the corruption of our government; and the loss of our privacy while allowing ourselves to be tracked and traced. In our minds that they have tainted, we are agreeing to surrender our children to the village to raise them since we are lousy parents, horrible disciplinarians, religiously-oriented, and morally conservative. The media tell us

that we must be politically correct, accept diversity, and tolerance of even those dogma we don't believe in, or those people we normally would not chose to befriend. Most notably is that the media has us disbanding Christianity while forcing us to accept soaring of paganism and Satanism; and partake in malevolence, sin and wickedness.

Countless members of the media (some respected and others ridiculed) belong to secret societies that convene purposefully for initiating an agenda that will work for the Elite and for their strides for global governance, and use their possessions as a fulcrum in advancing the New World Order. It is not just an American media coercion but rather a transcontinental collusion for this one-world society, and how we are being duped on just about everything we believe and think.

Chomsky, for example, says,[8] "...the elite media, sometimes called the agenda-setting media...set the frameworks in which everyone else operates....[and] if you get out of line and produce stories that the elite press doesn't like, you' will hear about it." He also claims that universities are non-independent thinkers ruled by the media and the elite: "Those of you who have been through college know that the educational system is highly geared to rewarding conformity and obedience; if you don't do that, you're a troublemaker. So it [media/education] is a kind of filtering device ...for people who are really trying to internalize the framework..." That might explain the lack of creativity in our students. Adds Chomsky, "The media believes that the general population are ignorant and meddlesome outsiders."

Normon Solomon offers correlative views: "Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one.... In 2000, half-a-dozen corporations owned the media outlets that control most of the news and information flow in the United States."[9] Imagine: Only six big corporations internationally own all the media. This is the push for globalization, a one-world federation. The Elite should not dominate media in our republic form of government.

But if Chomsky and Solomon criticize the media, more writers have attacked other underhanded American activities, such as seen in Earl Lee's "School Textbooks" where we're told that what our children are taught is either altered history or cherished mythology, and that the course of religion is seldom treated in textbooks (especially the creation vs. evolution controversy), and many of which textbooks are erroneous.

Is it no wonder, then, that the truth can't emerge in this colossus, international media ownership arena. The selected few determine for us what we should know. It is only through a handful of online radio stations such as The American Voice, online newspapers NewsWithViews.com, and newly positioned TV and print venues, that we can hope to get the facts, realism, and accuracy. Be wary of what you read, what you watch, what you see, and what you hear. You can't believe everything.

Footnotes:

1 Mediachannel.org; "Restriding the World" by Granville William.

2 The Center for Public Integrity, "Captive Audience" by John Dunbar; May 22, 2003.

3 Ibid

4 Bagdikian, Ben. The New Media Monopoly; 2004 www.benbahdikian.com

5 Bagdikian, Ben. The New Media Monopoly; 2004 www.benbahdikian.com

6 Noam Chomsky, from a talk at Z Media Institute, June 1997; also appearing in Russ Kick's You Are Being Lied To.

7 Norman Solomon, "Journalists Doing Somersaults: Self-Censorship and the Rise of the Corporate Media State," as it appeared in Russ Kick's You Are Being Lied To.

8 Noam Chomsky, from a talk at Z Media Institute, June 1997; also appearing in Russ Kick's You Are Being Lied To.

9 Norman Solomon, "Journalists Doing Somersaults: Self-Censorship and the Rise of the Corporate Media State," as it appeared in Russ Kick's You Are Being Lied To.

© 2004 Gianni DeVincent Hayes - All Rights Reserved. Do not reproduce any part of this without the permission of the author.

CAROLINE HELDMAN, YOU'RE WRONG! TWICE!

2010-11-01T13:45:00.000-07:00
Dear Caroline Heldman,

You're wrong! Twice!
Where?
First: Claiming government is superior to free enterprise because it doesn't have a "profit motive."
The reason government is so distinctly rotten corrupt, is because too many individuals who make up
"government" are driven by "self profiteering motives."
Power and motives so strong they wear "government programs" as masks when they shout,
"This is a stick up! Hand over your money!"
Good grief Caroline, where the hell do you think Pelosi gets her travel bucks?
Where do you think Obama gets his date with Michelle money?
Where do you think - oh heck...this list could go into infinity!
Therefore, each time you repeat, "Government doesn't have a "profit motive," it calls for one,from these two honest answers:
a) You're stupid.
b) You're aiding... and betting on... the thieves.
Which do you choose Carolyn?
Second: Claiming Obama "inherited" a surprising mess.
That's like suggesting he's Rip Van Winkle: "A cluckhen pecked husband who so despised free enterprise
he slept from 1991 to 2009.
What did Obama do with his 17 years of "grooming for the presidency?"
American Citizens are ever aware and current on the containments of America's Will.
How do you and Obama keep missing the readings?
Therefore, each time you (and Obama) repeat, "inherited," it calls for one, from these two honest answers.
a) Obama's stupid.
b) Obama's cunningly sweeping us into socialism.
Which is it Caroline?
Footnote: President Obama could clean up said mess and get America back to good health within
one year!
How?
Abolish "income" tax in its entirety, and install the American Consumer Tax.
Everyone knows this. Even Obama.
All Obama would have to do is extend a kind, welcoming, sincere, bi-partisanship invitation to
Democrats, Republicans, Tea-Partiers, Libertarians and Independents - for a little get together
where they would enjoy demolishing the structurally un-safe "income" tax, and build a sound new
American Consumer Tax.
Caroline, if Obama did this, would you still support him?
Roni Bell Sylvester

MY AMATEUR TAKE ON COLORADO'S 1ST C.D. RACE

2010-10-30T10:44:00.000-07:00
Dr. Mike Fallon Republican Candidate CO 1st C.D. vs. Incumbent Congresswoman Diana DeGette

What might give a Dr. Mike Fallon win: * Assemblage of an exceptional "foot" army. Mike and his supporter volunteers have walked and phoned the 1st C.D. extensively! * DeGette doesn't have near the I.D. or die-hard supporters Pat Schroeder enjoyed. * 2010 tidal wave against incumbents - Democrats in particular. * Fallon's by far the best Republican candidate in the 1st. C.D. since my former husband.
Gene (Hutcheson) was good enough to have the pundits call it a horse race. So Pat and her Fourth Branch of the Government (media) pulled out their tried and true Judo Principle. Probably Gene would of lost regardless...
Gene's only regret? That he didn't deck Schroeder in their last televised interview! :-)
Interestingly enough, when I bumped into Sally Brown (Schroeder's campaign mgr.) some 12 years later and introduced myself, she stepped back, firmly looked at me and stated, "I KNOW who you are. THAT was a campaign I'll NEVER forget!"
But then I digress...
DeGette's obvious partner (Denver Post publisher William Dean Singleton) most likely instructed his employees (Some - like Chuck Plunkett strayed.), "do not acknowledge Dr. Fallon."
Because it would have raised Mike's name I.D.?
DeGette couldn't afford that, for then she would have had to attack Mike; a great E.R. Doctor with an impeccable background. That, would have been akin to attacking - someone universally admired. The backlash would of been DeGette's incumbency demise; moreover leaving it with an big ol' ugly keloid scar!
The argument could be made that Singleton chose to protect DeGette and openly support Hickenlooper and Bennet.
Why?
Haven't the foggiest. For if they win, they'll install their policies and Wyoming's (where Singleton owns a ranch next to Chuck's) economic base will crash! Their "stop fracking-capandtrade-expanded wilderness" type policies will shut down the very industries that keep resource rich states like Wyoming and Colorado vital!
If each registered Democrat votes for DeGette, she'll win. That's demographics pure.
Reverse it with Republicans, Independents and a sprinkling of true Democrats... Dr. Mike Fallon will win.
If you live in CO 1st C.D., please vote for Dr. Mike Fallon.
If you have friends in the 1st C.D. please - encourage them to do likewise.
For sure, this election cycle will go down as the only known, verifiably "Man-made (political) Climate Change!"
Please check Saturday, October 30, 2010 posts on: www.LandAndWaterUSA.com

BEING GAY IS LIKE BEING HAPPY

2010-10-30T10:30:00.000-07:00
Dear Mike Ditto, Michael Huttner, Kjersten Forseth (ProgressNow)
{An answser to their plead for money using Ken Buck as their tool.)
Being gay is like being happy.
Remember?
That was the original time honored definition - and a pretty nice one too... of the word gay.
It, along with many beautiful words, have been hijacked and changed into some kind of foreign language to be used by the changers to police vocabularies and pop a public into paralysis.
Now. If you'd like to address homosexuality, here's my overview:
Man cannot change the weather or his gender.
Nature (see God) makes both the climate change and one's gender pre-disposition.
Man neither has the power to force the sun to shine brighter or dimmer, or change his gender.
We have the man-makes climate change faithful, who believe taxing any not of their belief will stop the sun in its rays.
We have those who claim psychological treatment will adjust ones chemical levels of testosterone and estrogen while morphing the genes into another kind of an animal.
I think it's arrogant of man to waste one moment of time trying to re-adjust that which God bestowed.
There is though, something man does make, that damages us thousand-fold more than any catastrophic act by God.
It's called lying.
It's unbelievable to listen to Mike Littwin or Al Gore repeat the lie, "man-makes climate change," to explain away their offensive treatment of scientists whose findings reveal otherwise.
Unbelievably, despite decades of scientific evidence and documented research that clearly show man has little if anything to do with changing the weather, politicians including Barack Obama
just don't get it.
As one who's requested Al Gore debate scientists, his arrogant, "I'm not interested in debating (whomever)," and getting a free pass not to do so, is the type of thing that makes my blood boil!
And I can guarantee you that lying is in fact, a lifestyle choice!
Not to defend Mr. Buck, but instead to give you a little more humane, compassionate way to address his innocent goof, consider that as a D.A., he's probably had to deal with many world class liars.
Some could have been those lying heterosexuals who dally in an odd little sport of "Let's pretend I'm a Gay or Lesbian?"
When I was about 11, I learned from observing a tough little heifer with a tiny udder (worthless milker my dad called her) that "rode" other heifers and shunned the bull, that humans are also born with those different degrees of masculinity or femininity that result in bi-sexuals, trans-genders, homosexuals and lesbians.
Now, after learning this, I'm sure that as broadminded, honest folks, you'll concede this lying little game further confuses the equation of sexuality; particularly to those un-schooled in genetics, physiology, chemistry.
Therefore, I'd like to suggest to you, that instead of wasting your time and perhaps my money (if you get money with trace back to government grants) wagging your finger at confused innocents like Ken Buck, set up a campaign to help liars choose a healthy lifestyle of honesty.
You could set up schools that would help liars stop lying and to respect the honest. Regardless their gender.
Thank you,
Roni Bell Sylvester
Homemaker, volunteer editor www.LandAndWaterUSA.com
cc: Mike Littwin, Ken Buck
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Roni,
Sort of surprised you’d publicly call me a liar. But if that’s what you need to do, I guess that’s what you need to do.
Mike (Littwin)_________________________________________________________________
Mike,
Read it closer. I did not call you a liar. I simply said you "'repeat the lie, "man-makes climate change,"'.....
Huge difference.
I would no more call you a liar, than I'd accuse myself of being a writer.
Get it now?
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Then who is lying exactly? Willfully repeating a lie is lying. There’s no difference.
After saying Gore won’t debate whomever, you say lying is a lifestyle choice. You’re clearly suggesting Gore is lying. You use Gore and me in the same sentence as repeating lies.
If I’m not lying, who is lying?
Mike
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Mike,

Hummm...you're forcing me to think. Ouch!
You've plopped in words that weren't in my text.
You're only referenced in one sentence - albeit with Gore - that pertained only to the subject of global warming; but that was the end of any reference to you.
Why? Because I consider your "repeat" of Al Gore's lie as not done willfully, nor with intent to deceive.
You're simply mimicking... perhaps playfully - to tweak the reader - to see if they're paying attention?
I continued with Mr. Gore, because his alarmist and grossly inaccurate CO2 claims have served him well. His tried and true formula of lying has unjustly enriched and empowered him.
He's smart enough to know this, therefore it is obvious to even this lowly educated homemaker, that what he does - he does with very practiced intent to deceive.
If he wasn't getting so damn wealthy off his formula, it'd be too easy to state otherwise then dismiss him as a buffoon!
Lying is a lifestyle choice. A curable choice.
Gore is lying. You're toying. :-)
I do though, stand corrected on this sentence: "I would no more call you a liar, than I'd accuse myself of being a writer." What I meant to write is: I would no more call you a liar, than YOU would accuse me of being a writer.
Roni
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Ok I take your word for it. But I'm not thin-skinned, so I'm pretty sure others would think the same thing.
Mike
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Roni,
Let's just say that we differ on the opinion of homosexuality.
A LOT!
I do agree and am tired of the bastardization of the word Gay.
Well, I could say more, but as a dear friends you and Chuck are...let's just agree to disagree!
Jim R
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Jim,
Yeh, I know.
Anyway...
I was trying to make a point - regards climate change.
Maybe I'll post the exchange I had with Littwin.
Hey! How are you anyway?
Making Chili - better go stir. :-)
Always love your feedback!!!
Roni
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With exception to a phone visit (I initiated.) with Michael Huttner,
ProgressNow never responded.
Mike Littwin is always decent enough to engage in debate. Thank you Mike!

NOTES TO PROGRESSNOW COLORADO

2010-10-15T07:59:00.001-07:00
----- Original Message -----
From: Roni Bell Sylvester
To: michael@progressnowaction.org ; progress@progressnowcolorado.org
Sent: Friday, October 15, 2010 8:51 AM
Subject: Michael - Kjersten, there you go again...

Dear Michael Huttner,
In case you did not receive the following.
Dust ups like the one yesterday between O'Reilly, Behr and Goldberg always bring this first thought to me:
"How does hate and intolerance for commoners like me, and adoration and tolerance for such as Shariah Law reside side by side within their hearts?"
Entities including NOW, Arianna Huffington, Behr, Goldberg, Maher, either aggressively ignore or minimize ladies like me. Can you explain this?
I would be happy to come down to Denver (Or, you're all welcome to come up to our farm.) and visit with you and Kjersten about this and more.
For the health of America, we need to arrive then work together from a place of mutual respect.
Don't you agree?
Thank you Michael.
Call me: 970-284-6874
Roni

----- Original Message -----
From: Roni Bell Sylvester
To: progress@progressnowcolorado.org
Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 11:51 AM
Subject: Kjersten, there you go again...

Dear Kjersten Forseth and ProgressNow/Colorado,

Freedom of speech is terrific!
Though it would be helpful to the public, if spokespersons on a subject would exercise the courtesy of first alerting the audience as to their qualifications (or lack of) to address said subject.
A suggested header alert could be: "Buyer beware. I am not a certified/authentic/learned/well trained scientist, psychologist, doctor, cowboy, attorney, statistician, mathematician, physicist, psychiatrist, geologist, peace-officer, veterinarian, foreign policy expert, agriculturalist, hydrologist, climatologist, astrophysicist, investigator, lawman, farmer, historian or war analyst. What I am about to tell you is my own personal interpretation based on my own feelings."
Now. Regards: Liberal group releases 2005 tape of Ken Buck's advice to alleged date-rape victim -
By Allison Sherry
Read more: Liberal group releases 2005 tape of Ken Buck's advice to alleged date-rape victim - The Denver Post http://www.denverpost.com/election2010/ci_16323540?source=rss#ixzz12Fx2Szy8
Let me allow my own "buyer beware," for the only qualification I have to make the following statement - frankly -disqualifies me in your eyes.
Why? I'm a woman. A woman you rank amongst those women you choose to be "insensitive" towards and dismiss.
Why? Because I'm not a socialist, Marxist, communist, fascist, eco-terrorist, Sharia law enthusiast, U.S. Constitution demolitionist, or one who's on a government teat.
Because I'm none of the before-mentioned, I fall into your category of women you faithfully profile as alarmingly "insensitive" to you and your ilk, and therefore deserving your smears, lies, denigrations and subsequent dismissal.
If Ken Buck were a woman who advised the alleged rape victim you claim he "insensitively grilled" (Were you there?), would you still hold to your personal interpretation?
Probably.
Why?
The before-mentioned common characteristics of women you dismiss.
Which begs another buyer beware I'd appreciate your stating up front: "I, Kjersten Forseth, do not speak for all women."
It is unacceptable for groups like NOW and individuals like you to portend to be spokespersons for all women; particularly since you dismiss so many of us.
Recommendation: Progress Now could use their war chest to fund a trial for said alleged rape victim. Get all the involved at the table together.
Kjersten, because alleged date-rape victim has become a close friend of yours, and you have her best interest at heart, I'm sure you'll want to seize upon my suggestion and get this matter resolved plein air.
Again I ask you, "Please switch your course and hereon engage in activities that are kind, sweet, constructive, thoughtful and truthful."

Thank you,
Roni Bell Sylvester
A non-expert on everything.
An un-abashed solicitor of verifiable acts and truth from those who will provide them.
P.O. Box 155
LaSalle, CO 80645
970-284-6874
Volunteer Editor www.LandAndWaterUSA.com
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http://www.denverpost.com/littwin
Article Discussion: Littwin: Buck will only be as scary as t
by Ronita on Today, 5:49 pm

Dear Mike, Following is my response to Mike Huttner, Alan Franklin et al at Progress Now regards their T-shirt campaign.
Click here: join the U.N. Bicycle Ambassadors while you still can. Only $25 minimum donation.
Thanks again for doing your part to turn Denver into a dreaded "United Nations Community!"
Alan
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Mike (Littwin),
I think my note to them, and subsequent note (to a friend) applies to your write up about Ken Buck's friends.
Sadly, I see I now have to add you to those who hate the Chuck Sylvester's of our community.
Also, I love Ken's ability to update and change course when presented with new information. If he was a doctor, I'd sure as hell go to him than some who'd say, "Sorry. Can't give you the medically, scientifically, biologically sound prescription you need, for I'm beholden to the federally funded, politically correct, mandated medicine du jour. I must stay rigidly opposed to any new scientific findings that are contraire, or I'll loose my job."

Roni
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Dear Alan, Mike et al,
This makes me very, very sad.
When so many honest, decent, hard working, law abiding American citizens struggle to make a living, feed the poor and hungry with what little they have left, and are kind and well mannered to everyone...just to be harassed by those whose main pursuit in life is to steal from and use the stolen money to ridicule and lie about those they stole from.
Your T-shirts and campaign are not cute or funny.
You've chosen to be cruel, ugly, and I don't know why. Do you make a lot of money? Is it your form of entertainment?
Using stolen money and funding from whomever - including maybe Stryker, Gill, Polis, Bridges, to perpetrate the present environment of lies is the cruelest action you can take against Americans; particularly our children.
Please switch your course and hereon engage in activities that are kind, sweet, constructive, thoughtful and truthful.
Please.
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Dear Friend,
(Re: Huttner et al's T-shirt campaign.)
I want so much to stand on a mountain with the biggest megaphone ever, and shout, "STOP IT!!!"
Lies - once scorned, shunned, and advised against, are today's accepted fad.
Liars do it with in your face boldness.
Instead of man-ing up and debating the facts...they (always more well-funded then the truthful...it seems anyway) are allowed privilege of hiding behind more ridicule, lie based campaigns.
Today's political way of going is finally wearing me down.
More lately than not, I just wish President Obama and whom ever he's Manchurian Candidating for, would just shoot us outright, instead of first stealing our paychecks, then burying us in the sand and slowly stoning us to death...one stone at a time.
When I know how much great people like Chuck Sylvester sacrifice, quietly, without grandstanding, to support issues and people that come from places of fact and truth, stuff like Progress Now's t-shirt campaign are the constant reminders from those who hate him.

SHARIAH LAW AND HOMOSEXUAL MARRIAGE

2010-08-19T13:36:00.001-07:00
by Roni Bell Sylvester

Muslims want a mosque near Ground Zero in New York, claiming this a religious want.
Homosexuals want the blessing of Marriage, claiming this a political matter.
In reality, these two things are the reverse.
Marriage between homosexuals is strictly a religious matter; a matter they should remove from the political arena, and take up with the Ecumenical Council.
Why?
The word marriage originated from the bible; a.k.a the word of God.
The Supreme Court recognizes anything built on and using the word of God, as a religion. Groups that exclude the word God are not recognized as a religion.
Example: Though widely known as a religious movement, eco-anthropogenic global warming believers are able to deeply influence government with their faith based policies, just because they don’t use the word “God” in their language. “Gods” yes. But in the text of “many.” That’s correct. Most eco-anthropogenic global warming believers worship many gods including Gaia (Where one God works fine for most of us, they fear that’s not enough to get them into heaven?).
Do Muslims really want a religious mosque in New York? If true, and their pursuit began and ended with religion, it’d be a whole different situation.
But that’s not what they want. They want a facility where they can expand “Shariah Law” world wide.
Shariah Law has nothing to do with religion. It’s 100% pure politics! A plug ugly murder homosexuals, randomly stone and behead humans, and the crush rights of children and women form of governance.
They want to remove America’s U.S. Constitution, freedoms, liberties and trial by jury protections, and implement Shariah Law.
Now that you know the wants of homosexual marriage and mosque in New York were wrongly presented to you in reverse, how do you feel about them?

WILL WE GET STRAIGHT ANSWERS FROM TNC?

2010-08-19T07:58:00.000-07:00
Mr. Mark Tercek
President and CEO of The Nature Conservancy
Worldwide Office
The Nature Conservancy
4245 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 100
Arlington, VA 22203-1606
Dear Mr.Tercek, August 17, 2010
We studied your website, but could not find answers to some items of interest. Therefore, we would appreciate your help by providing answers to the following questions:
TNC claims it makes decisions using "great science and smart partnerships," and that the "Earth is heating up because gases produced from vehicles, power plants, deforestation, and other sources are building up in the atmosphere, acting like a thick blanket over our planet."
Does TNC base policies on Anthropogenic Global Warming (AGW)? Yes _____ No_____
Does TNC base initiatives on Nature makes climate change? Yes_____ No_____
Does TNC base initiatives on Political science? Yes______ No_______
Does TNC consider the (over) 30,000 scientists whose findings reveal Nature makes climate change? Yes____ No____
Please provide the names of all of TNC affiliates, partners and joint initiatives.
Please provide dollar amounts TNC received in tax funds (a.k.a. federal grant monies) for each year from 1951 through 2009.
Please provide dollar amounts TNC received in tax exempt bonds from organizations including The Colorado Educational and Cultural Authority.
Please provide actual number and locations of TNC's deeded acres._________
Please provide number and locations of acres TNC's in the process of acquisitioning._______
In a September 6, 2007 to Chuck Sylvester, you claim you are not a partner with U.S. Army: September 6, 2007
Is TNC a partner with any branch of the U.S. Military? Yes_____ No ______
Your answers will be posted on: www.LandAndWaterUSA.com
Thank you in advance for your courtesy in answering our questions in full and to the best of your knowledge.
I will call you next Wednesday, August 25th, if I haven't heard from you by then.

SUBSIDIZED ECO-ACTIVISTS

2010-08-19T07:50:00.001-07:00
Daily you read dismissive charges filed on scientists whose findings reveal Mother Nature makes climate change.
Federally subsidized eco-activists say stuff like, “They (scientists) are Anthropogenic Global Warming skeptics only... because they’ve been bought off by big tobacco, big oil, big money.”
OK. Let’s say the federally subsidized eco-activists are correct (they’re not). Their little paws ain’t so clean either.
Why?
Their silly wacky comments are paid for by the federal government.
I am the federal government, and I do not approve of their message.
Why?
Federal government money is taken from you. Me. Our paychecks.
It’s taken through convoluted, deliberately complicated, threatening, invasive and unfair practices.
Our paychecks are pooled together and doled out by a handful of czars and czarites, to causes that most of us would never engage in!
Causes that are corrupt, contraire to our religious and political beliefs, and without fiduciary responsibility or commitment for investment return.
Comparatively, accepting money from so-called big tobacco, big oil, big money is by far a more honorable way of getting money.
Why?
At least that party has opportunity to know what it’s getting into, and therefore makes a wiser decision as to whether or not they can afford and want to give away their money.
And oh! Those so-called big tobacco, big oil, big money generate jobs and incomes.
Something the federal government will never do!
Usually the ones making such dismissive charges against said scientists, receive obscene amounts of federal government grants to fund such charges.
To honest people, accepting federal subsidizing is like knowingly accepting stolen property.
You’d think the eco-activist, self-proclaimed superiorly intellectual would be smarter and more ethical than to use stolen money to gag scientific research that reveals anything substantively contraire to their emotional beliefs.
But then...

SHARIAH LAW

2010-08-09T20:29:00.000-07:00
FOLLOWING IS A SERIES OF A NOTE, VIDEO, COMMENTS, WRITE UP BY AN UNKNOWN, AND MORE CONVERSATION.

Received a video (It's next.) from a researcher friend.
Damn near had a heart attack "trying" to watch. Shut it off immediately!
It's been over a month since, and my stomach and heart still wrench. Will forever.
There is nothing one can say to prepare you for this video. Even all the conversations I've included here, preceding it.
It is pure evil.
The devil.
I sent it to friends in security and law-enforcement. One informed me that when in Islam, they learned it's common for Muslims to stone, beat and behead women (and men) during half times at their sporting events.
I wrestled as to whether or not to send this.
But, a combination of hearing Oklahoma State Representative Rex Duncan say," the courts' willingness in Britain to consider Shariah has become "a cancer upon the survivability of the U.K." Continuing with- the ballot question "will constitute a preemptive strike against Shariah Law coming to Oklahoma." The amendment would require courts to adhere to the laws of the U.S. and state constitutions, as well as federal and state statutes. It would prohibit the courts from considering "the legal precepts of other nations or cultures," including Shariah; meeting Brigette Gabriel and hearing her tell about growing up in Beirut, and having to "prepare for death," when she was only 13 years old, because "Muslims kill infidels!" - The Muslim drive to build a mosque near Ground Zero and receiving this video, add up why I'm compelled to send it.
If you love your family, it is your duty to study the Muslim religion, learn about its founder - the murderous pedophile Muhammad - and get so that you can recognize the signs of Shariah Law, Jihad and Jihadists, so you can help stop even a hint!
Remember: Neither lye or Muslim Jihadists (and their Shariah law) negotiate once they've touched you.
JBS Greeley, CO - is bending to the Somalians who want their Shariah Law enforced at the plant.
As Brigette states clearly, "They Must Be Stopped!"
When asked if she thought President Barack Hussein Obama is a Muslim, she said, "It is easy for one to change their name. I know I have - many times. For as a Christian, I must for my own security (There were several armed guards in the room.). If a Muslim truly wants to be a Christian, they WANT to and do change their name. Muslims never change their name."
Then she simply looked at us.
Please...do NOT let your children near this. Roni
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Video
To help you to understand exactly what it is we are fighting against, if you can, please view this short video. http://www.truthtube.tv/play.php?vid=2008
It shows a 12 year old boy being taught by his father how to behead a man. This is a very graphic video, but if you will watch it, you will see exactly what it is that we are fighting against. The people in this video are living in the age that we thought was in our past history, many centuries ago. We can not allow these kind of people who care so little for human life, to succeed in their quest to conquer the world. MW
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COMMENTS:
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It's for real...........and those kids are being taken beyond any guilt feelings of committing such atrocities to the point of seeing that action as "normal" and "deserved" by the one the act is committed on - its called brain washing and stealing innocence of youth...MF
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How does one even get footage like that, without getting beheaded themselves?
This will haunt me for ever!
I'm going out side to work!!! Roni
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The videographer is one of them. They film and broadcast that to show others what will/can happen to those "infidels" and use the films to promote recruitment to their ranks.
One has to be very desensitized to any value of life in any form to do this.
Then again, as far as I'm concerned, we should have free access to films like this showing abortion procedures (including the partial birth abortion) so that we can see how those brutal doctors, nurses and "enlightened liberal" women that murder tens of millions of infants so "enlightened liberal" women can "have control of their bodies" and "life without sin" are no different that those Muslim folks teaching their children to behead their elders. MF
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When we invaded Afghanistan and then later Iraq I remember sitting on my couch watching video of the soldiers of the 3rd Infantry fighting next to the Euphrates river. My son George was 5 years old at the time, and he was sitting next to me.
He ask me, "Daa (he still calls me that)...are those our soldiers."
I said, "Yes."
George then says, "Why are they fighting?"
I responded by telling him how the Taliban had attacked us. I told him how Iraq had also attacked Kuwait (hurt women and children), killed lots of people and how we invaded to take it back. I also told him how the 2nd Armored division during the First Gulf war found hundreds and hundreds of chemical weapons-- artillery shells that were supposed to be destroyed, but for 12 years nothing had been done by the Iraqis to prove they had been destroyed.
I told him how in 1993-94 Iraqi agents tried to assassinate George H. Bush in Kuwait, but we did nothing about it. I told him how Iraqi agents also bombed the World Trade Center back in 1993.
I told him how 19 UN Resolutions to force Iraq to comply with the cease fire had done anything. I told him how this terrorist thug named Saddam Hussein was funding PLO suicide bombers in Israel. I told him how this same thug was threatening all the people in the region again and again.
Well you know what he said to me?
"Daa...sometimes people just need killed huh?"
I said, "Yes son they do." ...MR
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Yes, we got to tell our children how America will only be great if and only if we are willing to fight and die for our country ... we have too many enemies from within...and we must not forget the fallen soldiers ...it is painful to watch what is good about this great land being belittled by bad Americans ...MS
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Roni:
Pol Pot did the same sort of thing when he pulled homeless young boys down from the mountains and forests and taught them terror tactics. Keep in mind Pol Pot was educated in Paris and was from a successful family in Cambodia. So it wasn't like he was nursing some sort of vendetta, or that he was ignorant or even abused by his parents. He wasn't. Yet he killed over a million Cambodians.
It's the mainstream press and govt. fence-sitters that need to see this stuff, verify it, confirm there are no "special effects," etc...
Our fellow patriots are already concerned and know that the real terrorists are using the tactics they learned at the hand of Communists, just like Pol Pot did when he hooked up with them in Paris. Our ludicrous excuse for a press, however, will not report the facts, mostly because they have bought into socialism and/or Marxism, sometimes without even realizing it, inasmuch as they started getting this message in school beginning 40 years ago. They need to be shocked out of their complacency. Their present, "free-to-be," elitist lifestyle certainly didn't include beheading and stonings and burquas.
They need to hear it from the Brits (as per your message here), because their people & govt. have mostly have turned to socialism, a little before us, actually.
But they nevertheless are clueless when it comes to the threat of Shariah law within their own county.
Moreover, preaching to the choir here is not going to be enough. It wasn't in the 60s and it certainly isn't now. We all need to get this stuff into the hands of people, in govt. and the press,. Just maybe, they will get their head out of the sand and realize how much trouble we are about to be in, and start doing their job of protecting this country and its people instead of targeting them with a bunch of politically correct "gotcha" nonsense!
Best, Bev
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All I can say is I am stunned, but not sure why.
I watched the beheading of the journalist years ago, so thought I got the depravity of the culture.
I watch the planes fly into the twin towers, over and over again, I thought I understood the heinous nature of these people. I didn't and my stomach hurts too. sharon
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I've long been familiar with such scenes because of my wide contacts and travel, and have pondered the problem of Islam, studied its texts, spoken with its adherents, and examined its values for many years. My message here ends with a question that is difficult to face, but I'll pose it for your consideration anyway. Observation: Islam is irreconcilably and irretrievably at war with the West. Demographic: There are about 1.57 billion Muslims in the world. Strategic fact: In order to win the war against Islam, it is necessary for the West to kill 1.57 billion Muslims and to exterminate all who attempt to revive it. Question: Are you personally willing, with a gun in your own hand, to put a bullet in the brain of 1.57 billion men, women and children, some of whom may not be extreme Islamists but who might become such? I personally am not. But I would like to hear any thoughtful reframing of the problem. George
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Oh my goodness Roni, I could not watch it, I immediately turned it off. Made me so sick to my stomach, but I know it is true. Our President is a 'Muslim'; although I do not know his heart but I know he is not a Christian. I just viewed another video of him mocking God and the Bible. It is sad that so many dumbfounders went to polls and voted for this questionable man or did they? Did Acorn and the far left cheat to have him win the election? I don't know the answer to these questions, but I wonder deep down if he wasn't elected by the right way of democracy. Anyway it must have been in God's plan because there are several of us wide awake now, many more have to wake up still. I believe he should be impeached! He has broken laws and disregarded the constitution in which he took an oath to uphold. He is a disgrace to the oval office! The idiots that believed in him once but have changed their minds is a relief, but we must continue to spread the truth about this man occupying the greatest office in the world. Those that say they don't care need to see this video. It is coming the U.S. very rapidly make no mistake about it..Pauline
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Article by unknown
Islam is not a religion, nor is it a cult. In its fullest form, it is a complete, total, 100% system of life.
Islam has religious,legal, political, economic, social, and military components. The religious component is a beard for all of the other components.
Islamization begins when there are sufficient Muslims in a country to agitate for their religious privileges. When politically correct, tolerant, and culturally diverse societies agree to Muslim demands for their religious privileges, some of the other components tend to creep in as well.
Here's how it works:
As long as the Muslim population remains around or under 2% in any given country, they will be for the most part be regarded as a peace-loving minority, and not as a threat to other citizens. This is the case in:
United States -- Muslim 0.6%
Australia -- Muslim 1.5%
Canada -- Muslim 1.9%
China -- Muslim 1.8%
Italy -- Muslim 1.5%
Norway -- Muslim 1.8%
At 2% to 5%, they begin to proselytize from other ethnic minorities and disaffected groups, often with major recruiting from the jails and among street gangs. This is happening in:
Denmark -- Muslim 2%
Germany -- Muslim 3.7%
United Kingdom -- Muslim 2.7%
Spain -- Muslim 4%
Thailand -- Muslim 4.6%
From 5% on, they exercise an inordinate influence in proportion to their percentage of the population. For example, they will push for the introduction of halal (clean by Islamic standards) food, thereby securing food preparation jobs for Muslims. They will increase pressure on supermarket chains to feature halal on their shelves -- along with threats for failure to comply. This is occurring in:
France -- Muslim 8%
Philippines -- Muslim 5%
Sweden -- Muslim 5%
Switzerland -- Muslim 4.3%
The Netherlands -- Muslim 5.5%
Trinidad & Tobago -- Muslim 5.8%
At this point, they will work to get the ruling government to allow them to rule themselves (within their ghettos) under Sharia, the Islamic Law. The ultimate goal of Islamists is to establish Sharia law over the entire world.
When Muslims approach 10% of the population, they tend to increase lawlessness as a means of complaint about their conditions. In Paris, we are already seeing car-burnings. Any non-Muslim action offends Islam and results in uprisings and threats, such as in Amsterdam, with opposition to Mohammed cartoons and films about Islam. Such tensions are seen daily, particularly in Muslim sections in:
Guyana --Muslim 10%
India -- Muslim 13.4%
Israel -- Muslim 16%
Kenya -- Muslim 10%
Russia -- Muslim 15%
After reaching 20%, nations can expect hair-trigger rioting, jihad militia formations, sporadic killings, and the burnings
of Christian churches and Jewish synagogues, such as in: Ethiopia -- Muslim 32.8%
At 40%, nations experience widespread massacres, chronic terror attacks, and ongoing militia warfare, such as in:
Bosnia -- Muslim 40%
Chad -- Muslim 53.1%
Lebanon --Muslim 59.7%
From 60%, nations experience unfettered persecution of non-believers of all other religions (including non-conforming Muslims), sporadic ethnic cleansing (genocide), use of Sharia Law as a weapon, and Jizya, the tax placed on infidels, as in:
Albania -- Muslim 70%
Malaysia -- Muslim 60.4%
Qatar -- Muslim 77.5%
Sudan -- Muslim 70%
After 80%, expect daily intimidation and violent jihad, some State-run ethnic cleansing, and even some genocide, as these
nations drive out the infidels, and move toward 100% Muslim, such going's on have been experienced in:
Bangladesh -- Muslim 83%
Egypt -- Muslim 90%
Gaza -- Muslim 98.7%
Indonesia -- Muslim 86.1%
Iran -- Muslim 98%
Iraq -- Muslim 97%
Jordan -- Muslim 92%
Morocco -- Muslim 98.7%
Pakistan -- Muslim 97%
Palestine -- Muslim 99%
Syria -- Muslim 90%
Tajikistan -- Muslim 90%
Turkey -- Muslim 99.8%
United Arab Emirates -- Muslim 96%
100% will usher in the peace of 'Dar-es-Salaam' -- the Islamic House of Peace. Here there's supposed to be peace, because
everybody is a Muslim, the Madrasses are the only schools, and the Koran is the only word, such as in:
Afghanistan -- Muslim 100%
Saudi Arabia -- Muslim 100%
Somalia -- Muslim 100%
Yemen -- Muslim 100%
Unfortunately, peace is never achieved, as in these 100% states the most radical Muslims intimidate and spew hatred, and satisfy their blood lust by killing less radical Muslims, for a variety of reasons.
I was nine, I had learned the basic canon of Arab life. It was me against my brother; me and my brother against our
father; my family against my cousins and the clan; the clan against the tribe; the tribe against the world, and all of us against the infidel. -- Leon Uris, 'The Haj'
It is important to understand that in some countries, with well under 100% Muslim populations, such as France, the minority Muslim populations live in ghettos, within which they are 100% Muslim, and within which they live by Sharia Law. The national police do not even enter these ghettos.
There are no national courts, nor schools, nor non-Muslim religious facilities. In such situations, Muslims do not integrate into the community at large. The children attend madrasses. They learn only the Koran. To even associate with an infidel is a crime punishable with death. Therefore, in some areas of certain nations, Muslim Imams and extremists exercise more power than the national average would indicate.
Today's 1.5 billion Muslims make up 22% of the world's population. But their birth rates dwarf the birth rates of Christians, Hindus, Buddhists, Jews, and all other believers. Muslims will exceed 50% of the world's population by the end of this century.
We are letting the fox guard the henhouse. The wolves will be herding the sheep! Two devout Muslims are in Homeland
Security posts.
Arif Alikhan, a devout Muslim, as Assistant Secretary for Policy Development.
Kareem Shora, a devout Muslim who was born in Damascus, Syria, as ADC National Executive Director as a member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC).
NOTE: Has anyone ever heard a government official being identified as a devout Catholic, a devout Jew or a devout Protestant...? Just wondering.
Devout Muslims in critical Homeland Security positions? Does this make you feel safer? That should make the US ' homeland much safer, right? Was it not Devout Muslim Men who flew the planes into those buildings 8 years ago? Was it not a Devout Muslim who killed 13 at Fort Hood?
Also: This is very interesting and we all need to read it from start to finish. Maybe this is why our American Muslims are so
quiet and not speaking out about any atrocities.
Can a good Muslim be a good American?
This question was forwarded to a friend who worked in Saudi Arabia for 20 years. The following is his reply:
No, Because his allegiance is to Allah, The moon God of Arabia
Religiously - No, Because no other religion is accepted by His Allah except Islam (Quran, 2:256)(Koran)
Scripturally - No, Because his allegiance is to the five Pillars of Islam and the Quran.
Geographically - No Because his allegiance is to Mecca ,to which he turns in prayer five times a day.
Socially - No, Because his allegiance to Islam forbids him to make friends with Christians or Jews.
Politically - No, Because he must submit to the mullahs (spiritual leaders), who teach annihilation of Israel and destruction of
America , the great Satan,
Domestically - No, Because he is instructed to marry four Women and beat and scourge a wife when she disobeys him (Quran 4:34)
Intellectually - No, Because he cannot accept the American Constitution since it is based on Biblical principles and he believes the Bible to be corrupt.
Philosophically - No, Because Islam, Muhammad, and the Quran do not allow freedom of religion and expression. Democracy and Islam cannot co-exist. Every Muslim government is either dictatorial or autocratic.
Spiritually - No, Because when we declare 'one nation under God,' the Christian's God is loving and kind, while Allah is NEVER referred to as Heavenly father, nor is he ever called love in The Quran's 99 excellent names.
Therefore, after much study and deliberation.... Perhaps we should be very suspicious of ALL MUSLIMS in this country. - - - It seems unlikely that they can be both 'good' Muslims and good Americans.
Call it what you wish, it's still the truth. The religious war is bigger than we know or understand.
Can a muslim be a good soldier?
Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, opened fire at Ft. Hood and Killed 13. He is a good Muslim!!!
The Muslims have said they will destroy us from within.
Author unknown
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Hi Roni,
Please help me get this straight. After reading all this, and carefully analyzing it, it appears to me that the only conclusion implied by all the assertions and all the comments is that every Muslim on earth must be killed.
That conclusion is never stated clearly, but is implied by every statement.
I would like to see if that is the correct conclusion, and have it stated in clear, honest and straightforward words: "Yes" or "No."
I also respect the right of the anonymous author and the commentators to evade that conclusion or to refuse to answer the question.
I respectfully ask if that is your personal conclusion.
I'm not asking whether or not you think it is the conclusion of the other commentators or the conclusion of the anonymous author.
I would appreciate a straightforward yes or no answer or a straightforward refusal to answer.
Please, nothing else, just "Kill them all" or "No, don't kill them all" or "I don't want to answer that."
I will understand no matter which, so please don't expand on your answer.
The only answer I need is "Yes" or "No" or "I refuse to answer." Please.
I do need help in understanding the purpose of the messages below.
But, even though I know you like to write extensively on a subject, I really can't deal with anything other than a simple, straightforward answer to a simple, straightforward question.
The exact question is: "must every Muslim on earth be killed?"
The exact answers are (please pick one):
1. Yes.
2. No.
3. I don't want to answer.
Thank you for considering this request. George
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Dear George,
I don't know who wrote that piece...and - no excuse but - didn't take time to investigate who did.
Interestingly enough, I just heard from a professor who answered, "a good Muslim is a dead Muslim."
Now - thinking on both your question and the profs comment, combined with what I learned from my Vietnam vet X husband, Green Beret cousin, FBI friends and so forth, let me answer in this way.
No. I don't think carte blanche "kill every Muslim on earth." Nor did I get that impression from unknown writer.
If I thought that way, then wouldn't I'd be subscribing to their way? And opposing myself?
But, if I had reason to believe they - or anyone for that matter - put me in a position of having to shoot them to protect myself, you my friend, my neighbor or loved one, I'd do so with dead aim.
The before-mentioned explained well how fighting cultures wherein lives are expendable, was horrific beyond horrific. They KNEW that a baby buggy with the baby - also contained a bomb. They knew, that to save their life, they were left with zero choice as to take the baby’s life.
No wonder we know Vietnam Vets who have slid over the deep edge; for nothing rids their minds of those impermeable, unresolvable, tragic images.
It's wise to exercise preventive maintenance and use necessary precautions against anything known to be harmful...whether the rattler out on the range, cancer giving sun, un-planned pregnancy, hot stove, wasp nest, buggies with bombs, Holstein bulls, snake oil salesmen, rapists, drugs (prescription and illegal) and quick sand. Anyway - you get the picture.
OK. OK. This is ONE area I agree with employing a "precautionary principle."
Regards specifically the Shariah Law? To me there's no gray area. It's black and white. It seeks to eradicate infidels and America's constitution; and that, is non-negotiably unacceptable!
This is one American who will not cower in a politically correct corner, thumb up my ass afraid of Bill Maher and Joy Behar taunts, fearful I might offend the very thing that intends to kill my family, neighbor, you, me, and our country...just because we’re not...Muslim.
After reading this, I’m not sure I answered your question. Did I?
Thank you for asking, Roni
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No. George
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Good Morning George,
Had to run to Parker yesterday. Received this late, late last night.
Then I couldn't sleep.
Why?
I realized never once did I think to ask why you ask..."must every Muslim on earth be killed?"
Now I'm disappointed...in myself.
Why do you ask? Roni
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I wanted an answer. George
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Then I choose # 3. Roni
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Dear Roni,
I truly appreciate that answer. Simplicity was the essence of my question.
There are many reasons I wanted a simple answer, mostly because the question is so complex that nobody faces squarely the central intractable problem: there is no version of Islam that can respect the First Amendment.
You asked what brought it up in my mind. The answer is, my long study of all major religions and the endless history of war between the West and Islam. Remember that war began with the First Crusade.by Pope Urban II in 1095 after the Muslims had conquered the entire Levant, including Jerusalem. to "rescue the Holy Land from the infidel Turks." Urban was responding to a call for aid from Byzantine Emperor Alexius I to repel the invasion of the Seljuk Turks from Anatolia. The Knights Templar captured Jerusalem in 1099, but refused to give it to Alexius (Christians hadn't controlled Jerusalem for nearly 500 years at the time anyway) and kept it as their own new State of Jerusalem.
After that beginning, Islam and the West have been at war, with very few instances of peace and co-existence, the most remarkable being in Islamic Spain (Muslims were called by the Spaniards "Moors," a word that came from their original home in Morocco) at about the same time as the First Crusade. There was a city-state in Spain, Valencia, that was ruled by Rodrigo de Bivar (from the Spanish Kingdom of Castile and Leon), known as El Cid (meaning "the lord," as in a feudal lord or ruler) whose army was mixed Christian and Muslim, as were his administrators. That cooperation lasted through the Cid's death in 1099, the year the Templars conquered Jerusalem, for three years of rule by his wife Jimena, and then dissolved into war.
Since then, it's been one war after another, so overlapping it's hard to tell one from the next.
The Muslims themselves present the West with conflicting emotions: After the first explosion of Islam to conquer Arabia and North Africa, the Muslims became the only intellectual light left in the world when Europe slid into the dark ages. From the Muslims we got our numbers, 1 thru 9 and the concept of zero as a mathematical place-marker. Algebra (from Arabic al-jabr, meaning "restoration") was developed by Muslims (from scholars in India and earlier in Greek Alexandria, who invented it, but could not systematize it). The basis of modern medicine from hematology and peer-reviewed experimental science to surgery and anaesthesiology, was developed by Muslims because the Quran says, "For every disease, Allah has given a cure," and the belief that there is a cure for every disease encouraged early Muslims to engage in medical research. While Islam enjoyed a Golden Age, knowledge died in Europe except in a few monasteries in Ireland (of all places) whose copyists kept Greek and Roman literature and science alive.
In contrast, Musilms have been at war with themselves from the death of Muhammad, first between two sides of his family and since then in ever-diverging sects. Each sect developed its own sacred law (Sharia) so now the law is determined differently in almost every town or region by committees of religious leaders with a hierarchy of power, much like a corporation, and there is endless confusion between customary law and Sharia. One Sharia committee may rule over thousands and others over only a few families, but none rule more than a small fraction of all Muslims. So Sharia is a baffling tangle of divergent rules.
Most but not all versions of Sharia are absolutely hostile to any other belief system. A few are tolerant within limits. None are compatible with Western beliefs or political systems. Islam hates capitalism and communism equally. Islam hates democracy and totalitarianism equally. They hate Western notions of civil liberty, and particularly America's non-religious civil liberties that forbid government from passing laws respecting an establishment of religion. On that point, all the hundreds of Sharia and their courts agree,because Sharia is sacred law and thus must be established by government, and we forbid it. Go read the Wiki on Sharia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharia to grasp the complexity of the problem.
Bottom line: our constitutional imperative to never legislate against the free exercise of religion is in direct contravention of our need to survive.
Nobody will face that simple fact. So, if we kill every Muslim in a global genocide, we have not gone beyond our Constitution, which gives Congress power to declare war and suppress insurrections, but we have violated non-constitutional moral principles that many Americans hold as inviolable. If we did that, it's hard to image another nation that would approve. If we did that, it's hard to imagine that someone wouldn't recreate Islam and keep the cycle of death and destruction going.
If we don't kill every Muslim, we are faced with an implacable enemy that will never stop trying to destroy us, prompting security measures so restrictive that it makes us captive in our own land. If we try to negotiate with Islamists (an extreme sect of Islam of the Wahabi school, including al-Queda), they will ignore any accord reached. If we encourage semi-friendly Islamic states such as Turkey, to fight and kill extreme members of their own faith, will they do it? And if they do, what will our relations with them be afterward? And so on.
I can't find anyone ready to say what we should do about Islam and its tangle of sacred laws ruled by committee (Sharia).
I'd like to find someone able to confront that question with a direct answer.
Thank you again for #3. That's about as good as I could do right now if someone asked me. George

WAS I THE MYSTERY WOMAN?

2010-08-08T09:53:00.000-07:00
Like an Octopus, many newspapers defend their political leanings by expelling volumes of ink to camouflage their whereabouts.
The one who moves factual differences too close to these newspapers, risks being ink blackened like a pork chop charred distasteful to the hungriest dog.
A good example of such blackening, happened to Dan Maes (CO gubernatorial candidate).
Dan raised a question about Mayor Hickenlooper’s (Also a gubernatorial candidate) enrollment of Denver in a global organization known as ICLEI.
Sure. I read the accountings and wrote (see following) about it.
But - it wasn’t until this morning the thought hit me, “My God Roni. You may of been that “mystery woman" who gave Maes information about ICLEI.
After all, as I do with everyone (Regardless their party affiliation. Ask Michael Huttner), I tonaged Dan Maes with un-biased, non-partisan, documented facts and truth pertaining to land, water and individual liberty takings.
I’m not protecting Dan. I am instead scolding him. He should of known better than to make the mistake of plopping ICLEI into the sun. He should of taken the usually chosen positions of being either: Too terrified to broach such weighty truths; engaged in the business of taking our land, water and individual liberties.
Reminds me of 40 years back when my eldest was approached by three husky boys. They made him an offer: “You can stand on this side of the road and throw rocks with us, or you can stand on that side of the road and get rocks thrown at you.”
Yup! I’m probably the mystery woman guilty of giving Dan those papers.
So char me!
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Bike agenda spins cities toward U.N. control, Maes warns ...
Maes said ICLEI is affiliated with the United Nations and is "signing up mayors ... All contents Copyright 2010 The Denver Post or other copyright holders. ...
www.denverpost.com
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Regardless when Denver joined ICLEI (supposedly 1992), Mayor Hickenlooper should of recognized it as the striping of state and community sovereignties via engagement with a globalization clump containing the European Union, religious Eco-Movement and United Nations, and immediately cancelled Denver’s membership.
By downplaying the destructive nature of ICLEI, ICLEI’s “Cool Mayor” Hickenlooper shows either naivety or the knowing selling out of Denver. Either makes him unacceptable as a governor.
Don’t take my word for it. Do your own homework. http://www.ICLEI.org
ICLEI’s not the innocuous little warm, fuzzy cute little ol’ thing it portrays itself as. It is instead, another weapon used by those marching to seize control of you, your land, and your water.
This is a truthful fact. I can’t make up stuff this damn ugly.
This is not an endorsement for any other candidate running for governor of Colorado.
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Dear Mike (Peters) Greeley Tribune, August 8, 2010
Thought you might be interested in this note I wrote to Dean Singleton.
After reading your column yesterday, it hit me that whoa...I may have been that mysterious woman who gave Dan Maes information on ICLEI. YIKS!
Anyway, the following for well, whatever.
Thanks your great, entertaining, spot on work!
Roni
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August 5, 2010

To: Mr. William Dean Singleton
Chairman and Publisher Denver Post

Good Afternoon Mr. Singleton,

BTW, your Wyoming Split Rock ranch adjoins my husband Chuck Sylvester's Circle Bar Ranch.
In case you missed my write of yesterday, August 4, 2010, it follows this note regards your Denver Post's editorial, "GOP's big tent is a real circus."
I agree with editorial statement, (ICLEI) "Hardly a conspiracy,” but disagree with the inference it is instead some delightful global lifesaver for local dummies.
Claims of ICLEI as an “information-sharing group,” that “doesn’t come with a mandate agenda,” is contraire to their mission statement: “The 'International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives' became 'ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability' with a broader mandate to address sustainability issues.”
In the 80's, I had opportunity to get to know a world class con-artist. He un-wittingly tutored this eager student well.
Today I can spot a con an ocean away.
Unwaveringly congenial, con-artists thump bibles, lullaby babies, and peddle bikes to gain your confidence.
OK. Hopefully I’ve qualified my self as an expert enough in con-artistry that you’ll take seriously my dispassionate view of ICLEI.
Their website reveals manmade cons more devastating than anything Mother Nature thinks up!
Here’s a tiny sampling:
Agenda 21: A design for America to be one big wildland corridor. This is done by first systematically seizing control of all land and water. The elite Agenda 21 designers will herd everyone into a handful of hubs they call “sustainable communities,” while they helicopter in to their wilderness surrounded castles.
Climate Change: Earth to man-makes climate change believers! Mother Nature tampers with your weather more than you! Should you trash her? No. That's a given.
But, did you know groups like ICLEI uses climate as a way to trash you?
How? They con your federal government into giving them your money, so they can perpetuate their manmade war on climate. This conjured war is big money for them; they'll do anything, to keep your money rolling their way.
Biological Diversity: Another federally subsidized group like The Nature Conservancy and the Center for Biological Diversity; facilitators to Agenda 21's land and water takings.
How do you feel about the federal government taking your paycheck and giving to those who harm you?
In my eyes, these groups along with the United Nations and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have zero credibility. Why? They do bad stuff with your money like: Kill good science and replace it with political science; refuse to correctly and humanely lift the ban on DDT (An act that would save millions of lives.); make un-substantiated claims of endangered species and/or wetlands to deplete their target’s capital so it becomes ripe for takeover (Known on Wall Street as a “green - or hostile takeover.); finance political causes and candidates not of your choosing.
Local communities, resource producers, county commissioners/planners and extension have their own excellent tools, including Baseline Production Acre, to help determine the healthiest practices for their particular area's land and water. They don’t need global to dictate local!
And if "information sharing" is all ICLEI's engaged in, who needs them? Why do they even exist? For as volunteer editor for www.LandAndWaterUSA.com, I, like millions of others online, receive information from educators, scientists, attorneys, doctors and resource providers from all over the world, and share it freely to whomever wants it.
In today's communications abilities, this is not rocket science nor does it require federal/global government funding or mandates.
Mayor Hickenlooper can just go to www.LandAndWaterUSA.com and get all the information sharing he wants. For free. No strings attached. Yup! Won't even get Denver just a little bit pregnant!
One last note to you all,
Please. Don’t editorialize on a subject you’ve chosen not to be dispassionately equipped with the truth and facts.
Also, if you want to campaign for John Hickenlooper, do so by singing his talents as opposed to engaging in childish belittling of others.
Now that I’m through here, I’m going to check Mayor Hickenlooper’s campaign contributions filing to see whether or not he correctly reported your editorial stumping in his behalf as an in-kind contribution from the Denver Post - sure to be worth at least a couple million.
Thank you,
Roni
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MAN-MAKES GLOBE HOT

2010-08-06T14:25:00.000-07:00
"Man-makes globe hot believers" claim the temp's gotten a macro degree warmer - well, the cycling weather is peddling back to cooling.
Some observers caution: "Let us not create new technologies that generate a whole set of problems of their own. Wind farms are a case in point. There's plenty of controversy over their possible [4] health effects and habitation disturbances [5]."
I agree.
Watch. In the very near future I personally guarantee you'll see skeletal wind turbines scattered...and not by the wind.
Solar fields will consist of vacuous twisted panels, surrounded by noxious weeds and wolves, glaring up at the skies through broken panes, cobwebs and sage grouse poop.
The first layer of opportunists on the pyramid scheme, will be spending their days on fossil fueled yachts, and nights in their coal warmed castles...laughing at the rest of us dummies who, will be shivering in the global cooling and unable to squeeze enough dung outta our single buffalo nickel to buy milk. If - we can find any.
Roni
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COMMENT
Roni-spot on.
When we were in China three years ago we visited some of the energy producing areas. We saw huge wind mill farms where only one or two of 50 windmills were actually working. Having seen this first hand, I do believe that the picture you painted is exactly right.
Best, John
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You can tell the enormity of a scam, by the number of opportunistic "cottage industries" and federal government involvement that pop up around it.
When the government and its non-government partners see a means to seize control of our land and water “locally,” they’ll use it to govern “globally.”
Your hard earned money goes (without your permission) to lavishly fund federal partners like the Nature Conservancy, Center for Biological Diversity, Sierra Club and more, to orchestrate land and water takings.
To get control of our land and water, they use circuitous routes including: Wildlands, man makes the climate change, wetlands, most precious jewel this and jewel that, wild and scenic rivers/ flatlands/ prairies/ mountain/gullies/puddles and poodles, allegedly endangered mosquitos/weeds/feral horses/ rats/noise hairs and goose poop, last great vistas/porta potties and view sheds, conservation easements/land trusts/buffer zones and wildlife corridors, cap and trade, penalties on pre-existing energy company that serve us, heavy praise and perks to the new cute little baby energy ideas and on.
Surely your email box is glutted with cottage industries du jour, all claiming if you’ll send them money, they’ll protect you against climate change believers, skeptics and yourself. They will “save you.”
Remember too, the Carson/Ruckelhaus “de-population” theory, using EPA programs as: Ban DDT. Yes. They got legislation that now saves mosquitos and kills humans.
All those roads trace back to taking control of us, our land, and our water.
Roni

I AM MOMMA, HEAR ME ROAR

2010-07-21T22:32:00.000-07:00
Mostly all yesterday and last night I couldn’t stop thoughts about Colorado’s gubernatorial and senate race, and congressional races throughout the United States.
My thoughts would contract and expand, contract and expand around President Barack Obama.
Running up to Laramie, Wyoming yesterday didn’t help matters.
Why?
Well, I went to an open house hosted by the Rock Spring & Rawlins BLM to get public input on “view sheds.”
Now I know a lot of you who aren’t in the resource business probably have zero idea as to what the heck I’m talking about. Well frankly, neither do I. Or anyone else for that matter.
It’s kind of a surreal little exercise by those in public land management, in trying to appease the un-appeasable “interested public.”
My first encounters with such “public” was about 12 years ago, when they, along with the Islamic Jihad, cut fences all the way from about Lysite to Casper, Wyoming.
They are a people who troll public lands, looking for ways to get everyone...but themselves...off.
While some throw rocks at big scary cows, others are “grant writers” who get money from government subsidized groups like the Nature Conservancy and Center for Biological Diversity.
Many get their indoctrination degrees from some shambamboo temple in the bay area, and are sent out in pairs to do their trolling.
While most of us change our ideas and clothes, they don’t.
Seriously.
Walking into their presence yesterday, was like walking backwards twelve years.
There they were.
Unchanged.
Stringy haired (both genders) they shuffled into the meeting.
Long skirts (both genders) flowing, torn shirts and Birkenstocks reliably showcased riparian packed un-trimmed toenails, they reeked a mix of B.O., Pachouli and burnt beans.
They worked hard placing red dots (indicating they hated) on any picture that included a tank, trail, power line, ranch home or wind turbine.
They anointed the un-roaded vistas with green dots (indicating they loved.).
I wondered, “Did a human take the picture? If so, who gave `em permission to go in there?”
Wanting to ask, “Just how long does it take...to get a comb through that hair,” I asked one instead, “Do you like to eat?”
Taking quick inventory of my red neck followed by a chubby body, the pale emaciated one became dumbstruck.
Thinking she agreed with me, I pointed at my fat tummy and followed with, “Me too. Without fuel, there’s no food.”
Wrong!
She took her red dots and made show of pushing them on each tank and wire she could find on a photo.
Another informed me, “Energy production and free enterprise gave us global warming.”
He continued, “Now we (poor, earnest vegan slugs) are left to spend out our lives (fighting off the evil cows that steal the grass we graze on while walking from BLM office to BLM office filing FOIA requests) fighting these (evil) doers (until we lay prostrate on the Red Desert floor, solar heating our black tarpaulin cuplet containing 3.04 drops of spring found water to pour on a natural dip in a rock we found and now consider the most precious jewel ever in need of listing as endangered...therefore we’ll certainly direct the authorities to it and file a suit to stop all activities within a five hundred mile radius of it while we and the authorities study it for years; but not before we make green tea in it...from organic peyote, mushroom or cactus. We’d NEVER use anything “evil industry made.”).
No. He wasn’t that wordy.
Glancing over at the ever congenial BLM agents, I sort of mumbled back, “There’s absolutely nothing we can do to control Mother Nature.”
No kidding! The way his hands auto-jumped up to shield his eyes, ears, nose and chapped lips confirmed this was the first time such words ever touched his furry ears.
Suddenly I longed to be isolated in a magical forest cocoon, far removed from reality like them. A place where I too could rub my eyes, sleepy, childlike, and wish some adult would come along and let me stink away in a world of lollipops and unicorns.
But no. Like you, I too am duty bound to stay awake in today’s real world of selfish power struggles that enrich handfuls and destroy millions.
Each day I become more and more reluctant to open my email.
Why?
It’s rife with good vs. evil. Simple as that. Good vs. evil (And lots of things that appeal only to people breathtakingly stupid enough to buy into thereby perpetuating the advertising of.) .
Oddly enough whenever one states, “We’re in a war between good and evil,” the responses contradict: “Oh that’s trivializing,” or “overreacting!”
The one good thing that came from that 240 mile solitary drive to Laramie and back, was happenstancing onto Sean Hannity and Newt Gingrich jawing.
Hannity (Is like a child I love, but get so damn mad at I want to yank him away from the mic and demand, “time out!) was doing his usual shtick stuck in the gear of not letting the guest talk.
Then an amazing thing happen. Newt’s voice rose above Sean’s clamor, dropping words sounder than the soundest horse.
I wanted to saddle up that horse and gallop all the way to D.C.
What did Newt say?
Paraphrased: “Each time there’s a disagreement between whomever, we should get together face to face, in the same room, and work out solutions!”
WOW! Clear, plain speaking, common sense!
The way I reared my four children.
When one of those little toots ran in with a tale of woe, I’d insist all involved appear before me...face to face...in the same room.
Never once did I advise them, “Go to the press and let them decide who wins!”
Newt. Somehow I hope this gets in your hands.
I pray many more than just this solitary driver heard you yesterday. I mean REALLY heard you; to the extent they’ll demand the squabbling kids in government/media/public get together in the same room, face to face, and stay there until they come out with some honest to God workable solutions.
And there are workable solutions!
But first, pro-Americans need to wise up to who the anti-Americans are, and stop them!
Yes, I know. When all we see is here a brush fire, there a brush fire, everywhere a brush fire, it confuses, overwhelms, fractures and scares us.
We run around trying to get that guy running to his fire to come help us put out our fire.
We see our homes, neighborhoods, communities, states and yes, all America going up in flames,
while the anti-Americans, like arsonists, slip around more corners and strike another match.
They patronizingly tell us, “Oh that fire’s harmless; it’s not where you saw it; before you dose it, you must apply for a permit from EPA (The agency that allows millions to die of malaria, because it refuses to lift its ban on harmless DDT.); give us money, we’ll put it out.”
Then they pee on it.
They lie to your child, and sing praises to those who write stories about how they cry all night because big meanies are trying to get rid of the fluffy little lies they’re trying to hard to save.
They claim to know how best to raise your family.
Ooooooo, this is where they finally crossed the line with this Momma!
While I made my share of just plain stupid mistakes, I did a National Organization of Women no, no. I stayed home, raised my children, and respected - gasp - a man!
Yup! Had business cards printed, Professional Mom and Wife, and brought up those four to be adults I truly enjoy having around.
We’re told over and over and over, “You’re stupid.” But we’re not.
We know what’s best for our individual families. They don’t.
It’s time we stand up strong and demand any anti-American get the hell out of our homes!
They deliberately nit-picked, analyzed, micro-managed, regulated, ridiculed, taxed and dismissed us into paralysis.
But, today we’re going into fierce rehab until we can bust the crutches, stride out powerful, and bust their bubbles!
So where do we start?
Take Newt’s advice; take the position of an adult, and get all the children together in the same room, face to face.
Turn our focus first - to what provides the anti-American incubator and facilitator.
Everyone knows it’s “income” tax.
The way we’re taxed breeds hordes of anti-American actions.
Of course anti-Americans know this. That’s why they sneer, “No. We can’t abolish income tax.”
That’s not only misleading, it’s a down right lie.
We ARE America. We put income tax in there, we can take it out! Today!
And that, is what must be done before we do one more thing. Period!
Each time you see a candidate or incumbent for public office, barrage them with demands they commit to abolish income tax.
Be one note Charlie’s. Hammer them over and over until they understand without a shadow of a doubt, that you know the best cure for America is to end income tax.
You have two choices: Death for America and life for income tax, or life for America and death to income tax.
There’s no gray area here. Don’t let anyone tell you there is.
Let them know about the American Consumer Tax (ACT).
All it will take to ACT now, is a software program that will adjust sales receipts and send X percentage directly to the state where it was collected.
We’re already using software programs very close to such. It’d take a smart guy like Bill Gates about three and one half minutes to ACT now.
While American citizens work on the minutia of transitioning the ACT software, public servants should link arm and arm, and march income tax out the door!
As a part of this transitioning, we’ll need to teach the federal government how to be a good neighbor and learn how to “use its own so as not to injure another.”
First we need to help federal identify that which is "its own.”
That will be easy, for those identifications are defined in our United States Constitution.
Our Constitution established the boundaries between federal duties and states rights.
Each state would determine its percentage of ACT monies to send federal.
States will enjoy a higher yield on monies collected because they will no longer incur the travel expense of visiting D.C.
States rights will be honored by virtue of federal being forced back to focusing only on those areas as defined within our Constitution.
Now this part is for you, son Barack Obama.
Barack. Right now I don’t like you very much.
I love you, but I’m disappointed in you.
Why?
You’ve turned away from the Good Neighbor Law.
The people you’ve chosen to surround yourself with, abuse others in quest for self-enrichment.
They’ve turned you into an ugly behaving person.
You don’t have anything nice to say about anyone outside your circle (Didn’t I teach you not to say anything about a person if you couldn’t say something nice?).
You’ve become arrogant, judgmental, and unacceptably rude.
Did you know your aunt, who’s one of the sweetest, kindest engaged elementary teachers in Louisiana, has had students get in her face and spurt “My Obama’s in the white house now. You can’t make me do anything you white bitch!”
You promised me you were going to end divisiveness. You broke that promise.
You and your friends make huge messes, then lie, blame someone else, and go play.
Your grandmother ( my mother) would of never let me get away with such “unattractive behavior.”
You know she made me “finish the work, before you go play.”
You’ve got in in reverse. How did that happen? Maybe trying to make life easier for you, I unwittingly spoiled you?
Yes. You’re a grown man with a family, but act like a stinky child.
You’re way in over your head. So please step aside, watch, and learn from your old Mom.
I’ll be president for what ever time it takes to get my house back in order.
Barack, you’re a quick study. This shouldn’t take long.
I hope it won’t take long! For as you know I’m old, have done my work, and really want to “go play” now.
While you’re in training, I will continue to support you, Michelle, and my beautiful granddaughters. You may continue staying in my house.
In the event you choose not to learn, then as any good parent would do, I’ll insist you leave the nest and go support yourself and your family elsewhere.
Here’s what you need to know.
You now head a federal government that’s become the neighbor from hell.
A neighbor who doesn’t work or earn a cent, yet thinks it has a right to my earnings.
A neighbor who busts down my door, tromps their muddy wing tips through my house, terrifies your Grandpa while lifting his billfold, empties our refrigerator, shuts off our heat and water, leaves the door open so mosquitos can continue the sting operation, and drives off in Grandpa’s favorite red truck.
Here’s what Momma will do.
Shoot out the tires on Grandpa’s truck.
Plop the neighbor on my counter, take its little head in my hands, look it straight in its eyes and tell them they have no choice but to clean up their act, or get a meaningful spanking on their puffy diapered butt!
Push me, and I’ll ground them big time!
I’ll aggressively set up ACT. It needs to get done. I’ll get it done!
Simultaneously, I’ll secure our borders using the “Mehta Model” (Dr. Steve Mehta, candidate for 1st C.D. Arizona).
I’ll stop the spread of Shariah law, European Union laws and oil spill; lift the ban on DDT, end federal grants, return states rights, dissolve the UN and fully equip our military so they can prevail successfully wherever we need them; activate fair trade; encourage volunteer organizations to set up clinics: “Manners Are Fun” - “How to Bathe So As Not To Emit Noxious Fumes” - “How To Use Your Own So As Not To Harm Another” - and, “How To Be A Volunteer;” disconnect the pipe line between American’s paychecks and the private company known as Federal Reserve, review federal agencies and eliminate redundancies; fire the czars, facilitate selling some public land to resource producers whose land abuts, detach unions from government and allow them the right to succeed or fail in the private sector; demand robust face to face debates and make sure no policy exists before making new; install my idea of campaign finance reform while baking your favorite cookies and being kind to your Grandpa, Barbie Tractor, good horse Azteca, terrific dog Aggie May, perfect cat Seek and perfect cat in training June.
Oh. And yes. Enjoy your other four siblings.
I’m your Momma, hear me roar. I can do this and much, much more.
Dig out your work boots and gloves son Barack. We have long rows to hoe, cows to milk and rank bulls to cut.
Ok son. I’m through with you now. Will let you know what my flight schedule is so you can pick me up at Reagan International.
My final note is to Colorado Republican powers that be.
We have some of the most impressive congressional candidates and one senate candidate ever.
Get with the program and help them! They can win, they must win. They’re exactly what America needs to get healthy again!
Regards the gubernatorial: For fact there’s a gentleman who’s not running, but is wholly qualified to be a dynamic governor. He’s loved and respected by well over 600 folks across Colorado who already know him. Imagine how beautiful it will be when all voters know of him.
We don’t have to endure un-qualified candidates, or Denver’s mayor who’s well on the way to selling us out to globalists (whose end game is to control us and our land and water).
There. Now. Having purged my mind of red dot placers and other neighbors from hell, and come up with workable solutions, maybe I can sleep tonight.
And maybe some of you readers won’t.
But as my Mom would say, “If you’re going to do something that makes me loose my sleep, then I’ll make darn sure you stay awake until you get it fixed and we can both sleep!”
Disagree? Fine. Just don’t dismiss with your silent treatment, or digress into saying un-necessary stuff behind my back.
Let’s get together, in the same room, face to face, and work together to rid America of anti-Americans!
I am Momma, hear me roar, I can do this and much, much more!
And so can you.
Roni

CAP AND TRADE - A FORCED TITHING?

2010-06-14T02:23:00.000-07:00

President Barack Hussein Obama is focused on putting down America's resource providers!
He's on a mission to seize control of all land and water in the United States of America.
He wants you to be dependent on, and at the mercy of - foreign countries, for your food and fuel.
Believe it!
This is true!
How's he doing this? By deploying bills - such as the attached HR 5101.
The only reason for such as this wildlife corridor project, is to shut down domestic resource production. Period!
Please. Call your representative today, and tell them to kill HR 5101 Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 2010 - www.thomas.gov.
HR 5101 incorporates the legislative provisions of Section 481 of HR 2454 (the House version of the climate bill) and Section 6009 of the Kerry-Lieberman climate bill draft.
And regards feds inclusion of "climate" in said bill, years of thorough and non-bias research has summated that because it takes faith to believe in the ideal - "man-makes climate change," it has been subsequently identified as a religion.
Therefore, it is a given that any bill connected to such, is in clear violation of: The First Amendment to the United States Constitution: "Prohibits the making of any law respecting the establishment of religion."
Will the ACLU file suit against the federal government for its obvious violations against your First Amendment rights as pertains to freedom of religion?
The ACLU should posthaste engage in stopping the federal government in its attempts to establish the climate change/global warming/eco-movement religion as a universal religion; a religion you will be forced to tithe at least 40% of your income through taxes like cap and trade.

TO GET OIL OUT OF SAND, SUE!

2010-06-07T16:03:00.000-07:00
Environmental groups can sue the heck out of BP, but, that won’t clean up one grain of sand.
Besides, that’s my money they’re using to sue!
How do I figure that? Because the federal government does not generate income, its lively hood is dependent upon taking earned incomes; yours and mine!
The government takes our money and gifts it (in the form of grants) to groups like The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the far reaching branches in its * family tree.
Did you know environment groups are grossly obese corporate cats?
For example, TNC has over 3 billion dollars in assets. Over a hundred million of that was received from you (federal grants), just in the year 2006 alone.
Wouldn’t you like to know how much of your money the feds have given them since their inception? We’re not talking membership contributions here. In plain speaking, we’re talking money your government took from you, behind your back, without your permission, and gifted to them!
Maybe this dolled up way of stealing would be a little bit OK, but the way they use our money isn’t. It’s like having someone remove all the lug nuts from your car then using them to sling- shot holes in your head. If you complain about the pains of not being able to drive anywhere and the gigantic headache, they tell you they did that, and with federal’s blessing, for your own good.
You have the right to demand a citizens audit of federal grants to environment groups. Once identified, that money should be returned to you!
If they keep good books, it should only take about a week. If they can't do that, then you have the right to initiate a full investigation.
Suing BP will not clean up coastal areas impact by the oil spill. It will though, further enrich the environmental groups suing. How? History’s been very good to these groups; for the feds have also been consistent in simply paying them off - just to make them go away; another ingenious sneaky way for environment groups to double... triple... dip into your pocketbook..
If environmental groups really wanted to save the environment, they’d take the honestly raised through memberships money, and give that money, in this case, to Governor's Jindel and Crist.
One immediate and easy to execute way to start helping coastal areas? Pay (maybe 10 bucks a 4' X 4' X 8' bale over hard costs) American farmers for their bad hay/straw/grass. Then collect, ferry and distribute outside the shore areas. This hay would catch and filter the oil before it reached shore. Burning the hay in the water, will be much easier than scrubbing ducks into infinity.
Call your representative the minute you finish reading this, and tell them you want your money back. Tell them you’ll use some of it to help those really in need.
Tell them you’ll use a little to scrub environmental fat cats clean.
Oh. And tell them you’ll use some of it to scrub them clean too!
*A year ago, I found out TNC wanted $25,000,000 in tax exempt bond money from The Colorado Educational and Cultural Authority to acquisition land in New York. This was quite a surprise, for not more than two years prior, TNC told me personally, “We no longer acquisition land.” Subsequent research revealed TNC’s presence in every little teensy berg in the United States of America, thereby the observation “far reaching branches in its family tree.”

A HUMBLING NOTE FROM FRED BROWN

2010-05-31T18:59:00.000-07:00
Who's Fred Brown? Well, after 39 years as Capitol Bureau chief for The Denver Post...he retired.
Fred still writes terrific guest columns for the Post, and is also a political analyst for 9News.
Though I've known Fred about 20 years, his attention to impartial reporting has prevented this old super sleuth from deducing his political bent.
I solicited his input. What he said surprised, humbled, and raised the bar for me. And I'm not talking about putting the Crown Royal out of reach!
Thank you Fred! Roni
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Hi Roni,

I like your blog, and the way it covers global warming -- which seems to be a big part of its content. You are more reasoned and scientific, for instance, than Marc Morano. I used to think Morano was pretty objective on the question, but lately he has become much more political.
My own feeling is that global warming has become almost a religion, in that the underlying premise seems to be that people won't behave the way you think they should unless you scare them half to death. (That's why I've never been particularly religious). My own feeling about climate change is that, yes, overall the planet probably is getting warmer. But I think it's the height of hubris to believe that humanity's activities accelerated the change, and it's especially unrealistic to think we can do much to change it.
Do I think it's a good idea to find alternative energy sources and stop being so wasteful? Absolutely! Do I think if we don't curtail our consumption to less-than-third-world levels we will all die hellishly? No. Conserve, yes, but don't be hysterical about it. After all, millions of people -- possibly even a billion or more -- already live in places that we in more temperate climes would consider intolerable.
We're indoctrinated with stories about thousands of people in France and Germany dying in heat waves that are well below the summer norm in Phoenix or Las Vegas, or even Denver. I blame it all on air conditioning. Not only has it made us wimps, generating the power to support a refrigerated environment may be the major contributor of carbon dioxide to the planet's atmosphere. And personally, as someone who grew up about 50 miles from Death Valley, I'd prefer warmer to another Ice Age. We had swamp coolers, but I still spent most of my time outside.
I enjoyed the rest of your blog, too. You bring Western values to life with a deft touch, by turns serious and light -- and with welcome flashes of humor. By the way, did you make it to this year's CSU Gala? Mary and I got there late and didn't see everyone. Hope all is well with you and yours.
Fred Brown
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Hi Fred,
Still thinking on this.
Question - may I have your permission to post on my blog?
It may pop open some eyes. You give terrific insight and advise.
Thank you,
Roni
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Hi, Roni.
Yes, you have my permission to post on your blog. Thanks for asking.
Fred Brown

DEAR SENATOR UDALL

2010-05-27T11:53:00.001-07:00
Dear Senator Udall,

Here's what I want you to do with *my money.
Retrieve it! Yes. I want a full accounting of money the federal government took from me and gave - in the form grants - to any entity that can be easily defined as operating outside the limits of U.S. Constitution; this includes welfare, education, unions, environmental, health care, food stamps, school lunch programs and art (in all forms).
Honor states rights, and return these monies to states.
One area you can immediately begin to retrieve “billions” of my dollars, is from environmental groups.
They do not use my money the way I want it used, and I want it back now!
I demand a federal audit be launched immediately! Federal monies given out from about 1990 to present need to be identified, retrieved, and rightfully returned.
This is urgent!
If the federal government and these groups keep good books, it should only take about a week. If they can't do that, then you should seriously consider investigating the federal government and its non-government partners.
One area you can retrieve at least a hundred million today, is from The Nature Conservancy.
They have over 3 billion in assets; $100,000,000 of that you gave them (in 2006), and without my permission.
Governor's Jindel and Crist could put some of that to better use cleaning up their coasts.
American farmers could be paid – maybe 10 bucks a 4' X 4' X 8' bale over hard costs for their bad hay/straw/grass, then collect, ferry and distribute (and subsequently dispose) to those coastal areas impact by oil spill.
Give some of the retrieved monies to states burdened with horrific forest fires and pine bark beetle (a great deal of which can be directly attributed to bad control policies born out of said groups).
Because it is a given that the science is “un-settled” regards weather, I want you to stop all policies in the works, and rescind any that show a hint of connection to Anthropogenic Global Warming (AGW)/climate change/global warming/CO2 theories. This includes Endangered Species Act (ESA), Cap and Trade, EPA, Clean Air and Water Act.
Another reason no policies should be made connected to AGW theories, is because the widely drawn consensus labels them all as religions. Our First Amendment makes it very clear about Congress prohibiting the establishment of a religion. Therefore, federal has a duty to stay the hell out of anything connected to such.
And please – do not allow any colleague hook “non” to “navigable water” into any language in any bill! Keep an eye on them. You have some colleagues who are very sneaky, and will stop at nothing to seize control over our land and water.
Speaking of land and water, federal needs to stop acquisitioning America's land and water, and start liquidating a great deal of it.
Did you know that the way federal now runs these monument/park/open space/roadless/wild and scenic rivers-trails and other wilderness areas, it costs each taxpayer more than a scalped ticket to the Super Bowl just so one, OK maybe two can have an “enjoyable experience” looking at a feral horse or mosquito and noxious weed infested wetland, then running to a dilapidated park potty.
At least the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land use agreements are with resource providers who not only pay to use the land, as true conservationists they voluntarily maintain these lands and waters beautifully!
This is true.
Regards jobs? This is easy. You and the Obama administration could go down as heroes in American history, if you'd do one very simple thing: Eliminate “Income” tax completely, and transition in the American Consumer Tax. You can read more about it on www.AmericanConsumerTax.Blogspot.com Click on: “Wouldn't you like to keep your paycheck?”
There isn't one good thing about “income” tax, and there are a gazillion benefits – including generation of jobs – with ACT! Why not ACT now?
A quick way you could generate jobs in Colorado, would be to make it a “Right To Work” state. For sure, one industry, the film industry, would come here in droves tomorrow!
You could also encourage all union members to draw on their pensions simultaneously, and thereon control their own money.
Regards renewable energy: Remember, to replace the coal plant that energizes Boulder, CO, you’d need about 26,000 acres (or approximately 41 square miles) - for wind turbines, and respective of solar - one smart physics professor advised, “There’s not one thing man can do to make the sun shine at night.”
Better check with Boulder to make sure they’re prepared to give up all their green and open spaces to facilitate such turbines.
If your constituency completely understood these things, they may not want to jump the gun so fast on shutting down coal plants. FYI, if we were to go full bore on domestic fossil fuel production, there'd still be ample reserves even if new innovative means of energizing this country take a hundred years to get on board operating clean, and at the same minimal costs of nuclear, natural gas and coal.
You mentioned getting “Free credit reports.” Big deal! They should be eliminated all together. The credit reporting agencies are nothing more than the present day way of knee-capping one if they don't “pay up” what ever amount of money another conjures they owe. Anyone can pluck a number out of the air, decide they want another to “give them” that money, and if they don't they threaten “We'll just ruin your credit.”
This is the choice collection method of the I.R.S. and other un-scrupulous entities.
To summarize simply, just eliminate “income” tax. That – would take care of everything else.
Thank you,
Roni Bell Sylvester
*my money: Because the federal government does not have a product and therefore does not generate income, its lively hood is dependent upon gifts of my money.

AGW AND CHILDREN

2010-05-26T14:44:00.000-07:00
The conversation continues...

Dear Nancy,
Thank you again, for writing such a terrific article "...teach kids other side..." http://www.denverpost.com/technology/ci_15161879
Enjoyed our phone visit.
If you scroll down a bit here *http://ronibell.blogspot.com/ you'll find the letter to East H.S.
Dr.'s Soon and Legates...and Leon Coffee are excited about the prospects of working together -visiting schools from Denver to Cheyenne in Oct.
It would be very telling to find out how many children in CO (and the U.S.) have been ostracized, bullied, ridiculed, and physically shoved by students and teachers (as have the two I mentioned to you) - just for explaining findings contraire to Mr. Gore's CO2 theory.

For facts, truth and dispassionate findings by scientists, please go to: www.LandAndWaterUSA.com Because it's run solely by volunteers (no paid staff.) - it's most likely the purest "go to place" for such on the WWW.
Any information you need, holler! We'll seek it out and get it to you.
Our passion is "keeping domestic resource production alive," therefore - "protect our domestic resource providers!"
Because policies connected to climate change/CO2 theories/global warming (see cap and trade as one example), are extremely destructive to domestic resource providers - and jeopardize our national security - our mission is to stop and or get them rescinded!
I made a personal commitment to force eco-activists and their political partners to return "science" to the scientists, and federal grant monies to us taxpayers!
Roni
* It's likely this and any exchanges will be posted here. No post requests will be honored.
cc: Dr.'s Soon & Legates, David Harsanyi, Vince Carroll, Leon Coffee, GNL Board & Contributing Educators
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From: Gordon Fulks

Hello Everyone,
Mrs. Roni Bell contacted me after reading my latest Oregonian Op-Ed somewhere on the web. She has been active in the Colorado/Wyoming area on AGW issues.
Below you will find a letter that she wrote thanking a Denver Post reporter for her story on the indoctrination of children in local public schools. That is a big problem around here also - and something that we need to address. Elementary and secondary school teachers, typically lacking all but a superficial knowledge of science, are almost as heavily into Global Warming hysteria as are journalists and left-wing politicians.
Gordon
Gordon J. Fulks, PhD (Physics)
Corbett, Oregon USA
P.S. Roni Bell has also been actively trying to set up debates between some of the big names in Global Warming. Of course, proponents refuse to face Harvard Astrophysicist Willie Soon, PhD or MIT Professor of Meteorology Richard Lindzen. One professor from the University of Chicago who responded called Lindzen a "liar" as his only excuse for refusing to debate. In my opinion, that is completely unprofessional and dangerously close to slander. But it is typical of those defending the AGW empire.
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Dear Gordon,
Humble thanks.
Truly - seeing how these efforts - yours, Willie's and more, are connecting into an intelligent, reasoned force, gives...for the first time...hope to affirmatively turn the monster lies into insignificant mush.
Roni

DR. GORDON FULKS COMMENTS ON "Unabated Warming"

2010-05-22T18:12:00.000-07:00
Hello Everyone,

The Oregonian is at it again. Under a headline "Unabated Warming" on page 2 of the print edition in their Earthweek Feature Saturday, they make the following statements:
"Unabated Warming"
"This year is unfolding as the hottest ever with both the April and the entire January-April periods
ranking the warmest on record. Analysis by the U.S. agency NOAA confirms earlier predictions
that the year could turn out to be the warmest since reliable instrumental temperatures records
began in the late 1800s.
The combined global land and ocean surface temperature average for April was 58.1 degrees
Fahrenheit, or 1.35 degrees warmer than the 20th century average.
The same coverage from January through April was 1.24 degrees above the average of the past
century. The previous record warmest year was 1998, and early indications are that 2010 will be
warmer still.
Despite a bitterly cold and snowy December and early January in the eastern U.S. and Canada,
satellite analysis reveals that the extent of snow cover in North America was the smallest for
any April since satellite records began in 1967."
The full article can be found here:
http://www.earthweek.com/2010/ew100521/ew100521a.html
(Be careful at this site. Norton AntiVirus warns of three "known security risks.")
This article is classic NOAA and WM propaganda that takes advantage of the latest El Nino which caused global temperatures to "soar" in a similar fashion to 1998. Through some sort of slight-of-hand, they are claiming that this El Nino is significantly larger than the one in 1998. That is false. Here is the best data we have (from NASA):
http://www.drroyspencer.com/latest-global-temperatures/
which NOAA does not use, because they cannot control it.
This El Nino peaked at 0.65 C compared to 0.75 C in 1998. As to "Unabated Warming," the satellite data show notably abated warming in 2008 and in 1999 to 2001. In other words, the global temperature is oscillating about a slightly elevated average of about 0.2 C as the oceans shed their stored heat, and the full impact of a negative Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) takes hold. The anomaly for April was 0.5 C.
From the satellite data, it is easy to predict what is coming in the months ahead: a drop in the global temperature to near normal or slightly below normal. If we follow the 1998 pattern, this will last for a couple of years.
Globally averaged Sea Surface Temperatures (SSTs) are now headed downward. El Nino SSTs are rapidly plunging as is the Southern Oscillation Index (SOI):
http://www.drroyspencer.com/
(see second article for a full explanation under: "Globally Average Sea Surface Temperatures Poised for a Plunge.")
For the longer term outlook, I suggest people look at the talk given this week in Chicago by the noted Russian Astrophysicist Habibullo Abdussamatov, Dr. Sci.:
http://www.heartland.org/events/2010Chicago/program.html
He explains both the current oscillations and the outlook through this century. It is a chilling forecast from a world-class expert.
As to NOAA, Jane Lubchenko, and the rest of official U.S. government science that fully adheres to President Obama's policies as to what the climate ought to be doing, it is easy to predict their next moves. They will continue to tout the now dead El Nino because it will take some months for the atmosphere to cool even though ocean temperatures off of Peru are back to normal. Then they will just go into hibernation until they can find some other anomalous warming to tout.
Advocacy science continues unabated, and to no surprise, The Oregonian is happy to play its part.
Gordon J. Fulks, PhD
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Gordon,
Only this morning I lamented how cold this is for May. Yet whenever I point this out to global warmers, they tell me weather and climate are not the same.
~ Kathleen
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Dear Kathleen,
That is just one of the many games that global warmers use to try convince non-scientists to avoid drawing their own conclusions. In other words, "don't look out the window because it might challenge your faith in Global Warming!"
Gordon
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UTTER HONESTY

2010-05-22T11:15:00.000-07:00
A conversation with Dr. Gordon Fulks about his article "Utter Honesty" (following) and my exchanges with an Arthur Smith and Dr. David Archer in "What Do You No?"
'Utter honesty' needed from climate scientists by Gordon J. Fulks, Doctorate in Physics from the University of Chicago, Laboratory for Astrophysics and Space Research
Monday, May 3rd 2010.
Albert Einstein spoke for all who view science as a noble profession when he said he was "trying to understand the mind of God."
But I am concerned that many who promote the idea of catastrophic global warming reduce science to a political and economic game. Scare tactics and junk science are used to secure lucrative government contracts.
Consider first an example of what makes science so fascinating. The well-documented observation that the global temperature peaks every summer in July seems unremarkable to those of us living in the Northern Hemisphere.
But it is remarkable when you realize that the Earth's closest approach to the sun, when sunlight is strongest, occurs during the Southern Hemisphere summer in January. It is even more remarkable when you realize that the Earth was significantly warmer 10,000 years ago when its closest approach coincided with the Northern Hemisphere summer.
It is still more remarkable when you realize that we are now close to an orbital configuration for another ice age. The present warm Holocene interglacial period, during which human civilization has flourished, may give way by the end of this millennium to 90,000 years of cold. Climate changes from orbital variations are called Milankovitch Cycles and are confirmed by Antarctic ice core data. Typically, good science is not particularly controversial because it has been tested by the scientific method involving theories validated by observations made by many scientists working independently.
The ClimateGate scandal revealed that this method can be easily scammed. In that case, prominent scientists with the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change were caught conspiring to circumvent normal checks and balances in their research. They were compensating for their lack of honest evidence linking man-made carbon dioxide to global warming by doctoring data, refusing to disclose analysis techniques, bullying any who questioned them and working to silence critics.
Early hints of the developing scandal surfaced when British researcher Keith Briffa was forced by the Royal Society to release his Siberian tree ring data purporting to show a dramatic temperature rise in the 20th century. Astonishingly, he substantially relied on a single tree, far different from all others. It was a clear case of selecting data to support his viewpoint. This may be acceptable politics, but to me, it is scientific fraud.
Subsequent disclosures confirmed widespread participation in data manipulation. Others are involved in touting climate models as substitutes for honest data and as predictors of catastrophe. These far-from-rigorous computer simulations are said to "prove" that carbon dioxide is the only explanation for recent short-term warming, despite substantial evidence that ocean and solar cycles are largely responsible.
The connection to an $80 billion government gravy train should have alerted our media to conflicts of interest. But they were too dazzled by the so-called "experts" and too sold on the politics to realize that these scientists had been corrupted by the age-old problems of money and power.
A recent editorial in the journal Nature admits that implicated scientists are scared. They know that honest mistakes are typically forgiven but fraud is not. The editorial urges them to fight back with a war of words: "The core science supporting anthropogenic global warming has not changed." Such a bluff can succeed only if the public remains ignorant that the core is rotten.
The political and economic empire is already striking back. We are beginning to see blue ribbon commissions of carefully chosen "experts" whose job is to exonerate the guilty and get global warming hysteria back on track. A better approach is to embrace what the Nobel laureate in physics, Richard Feynman, called "utter honesty." Implicated scientists are aware of what honest data show. Increased carbon dioxide has, at most, a minor effect on global temperature and is highly beneficial to our green natural world.
All plants and animals owe their very existence to carbon dioxide. Scientific scandals inevitably require significant corrective measures to restore objectivity, including in this case, major revisions to the way we support scientific research.
Gordon J. Fulks of Corbett holds a doctorate in physics from the University of Chicago, Laboratory for Astrophysics and Space Research. Reach him at gordonfulks@hotmail.com.
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Dr. Fulks,
Thank you for your beautiful column "Utter honesty..."
Frankly - I can't remember if I emailed you my exchange with Dr. David Archer and an Arthur Smith. If redundant, please forgive. If not, your observation would be greatly appreciated. Roni
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Dear Mr. Bell,
Sorry to take so long to answer you. I got your similar e-mail on May 3 and have not had a chance to consider it. I have had more responses to my Op-Ed than I can handle in a thoughtful fashion. But thank you for reminding me. I will get back to you shortly.
Gordon J. Fulks, PhD
Corbett, Oregon USA
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Dr. Fulks,
I do understand.
Roni
ps: I'm an old woman.
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To: Roni Bell
Sent: Friday, May 21, 2010 4:10 PM
Subject: RE: Dr. Fulks - re: Utter honesty...

Dear Roni,
Oops, I addressed you incorrectly. I suppose I should have said "Mrs. Roni Bell Sylvester." Judging from your picture, if you are old, then I am ancient!
I cannot give you any feedback on the individuals you were corresponding with at the University of Chicago, because I do not know them. I have been gone from the U of C for many years and was in the Department of Physics (Laboratory for Astrophysics and Space Research) as a student in the 1960's and 1970's not in the Department of the Geophysical Sciences. At one time I knew several of the meteorologists in what was once the Department of Meteorology, which I think became Geophysical Sciences. I worked for the famous Professor Tetsuya Fujita for a while. They were absolutely outstanding people in every respect and would never have called a highly respected colleague "a liar." Such bad behavior is so common today and so unacceptable.
I have found the same problem that you have found: an almost complete refusal of those promoting catastrophic Global Warming to engage in any sort of public forum where their orthodoxy might be questioned. The reason is simple: they know they will lose. The average guy will simply not put up with their "trust us, we are the experts" routine. That is especially true when he can look out the window and see that there is nothing unusual going on. The climate is always changing for many good solid natural reasons. If someone wants to claim a significant effect from the small man-made contributions to the total carbon-cycle, he must sort out all the natural factors first. And in the end, he must demonstrate a positive correlation between increased CO2 and global temperature. That was possible from about 1920 to 1940 and from 1977 to 1998 but not otherwise.
Incidentally, man-made production of CO2 declined during the Depression but atmospheric CO2 and air temperature continued to rise. Then when we ramped up industrial production after WW2 and increased our output of CO2, the global temperature actually went down for three decades. The first temperature peak the we observed in the 20th century during the "Dust Bowl" of the 1930's was very similar to the peak reached in 1998. Conditions changed back to the warm phase of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation in 1977 with what has become known as the "Great Pacific Climate Shift." Now they have flipped again to the cool phase.
Professor Richard Lindzen of MIT likes to point out that we live on a fluid planet with vast oceans and atmosphere that are never in complete equilibrium. That is a very good way of understanding why conditions fluctuate so much day to day, year to year, and even decade to decade. Still longer variations are likely the result of solar and orbital variations. Astrophysicist Dr. Willie Soon of Harvard knows a lot about the solar variations. You can access his most recent talk (PowerPoint slides) at the 4th International Conference on Climate Change by going to:
http://www.heartland.org/events/2010Chicago/program.html
I also suggest looking at the work of Habibullo Abdussamatov, Dr. Sci., an outstanding Russian Astrophysicist. There are a great many other excellent talks that can be downloaded. They cover everything from the Science of Global Warming to the Economics and Public Policy. The sponsor of this event made no attempt to censor any point of view, as is frequently the case when promoters of GW sponsor an event.
I hope this answers your questions.
Take care,
Gordon J. Fulks, PhD
Corbett, Oregon USA
P.S. You are welcome to forward or post this e-mail as you wish. I try not to say anything in private that I would not be willing to defend in public. That is all part of being a responsible citizen.
P.S. #2 Arthur Smith's comment about everyone agreeing that "man makes climate change." is ridiculous. No self-respecting scientist, let alone Richard Lindzen, will sign up for such a sweeping statement. Lindzen would probably agree that man has had a few very limited effects like the "Urban Heat Island Effect" but not more. Man has a minor effect on the earth's climate despite an enormous ego that keeps him that he is all-important.
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Dr. Fulks,
I am honored by your thoughtful, beautiful response.
You make it all so easy to understand.
Yesterday, at a panel discussion in Denver, I wanted to shout out to the legislators, governor and private businesses, "STOP MAKING POLICIES USING CLIMATE AS YOUR BASIS!" But - I was a coward and didn't say a peep. It was noisy in my car all 60 miles back home, as I scolded myself for my silence.
Will post on my blog, and pray intelligent folks with dispassionate eyes will read...take heart...then take action!
So many lies and wrongs to right...
Thank you Dr. Fulk. Your grace and dignity shine.
Roni
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A request for Dr.'s Willie Soon and David Legates, and Leon Coffee to speak at East High School, Denver.
Attention: Margaret Bobb
Science Teacher
East High School
Denver, CO
Dear Margaret, May 18, 2010

Respective of the recent visit to East High School by the Alliance for Climate Education http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/climate-change-presentation-highschool.html
we would appreciate your consideration of scheduling Dr. Willie Soon (Astrophysicist), Dr. David Legates (Climatologist), and when available - Leon Coffee ( Rodeo Clown Bullfighter).
Though it's possible they will give students truth and facts contraire to Bridget Jankovsky's May 12th presentation, we believe you'll agree un-edited education is paramount. Providing the whole picture sharpens anyone's ability to think critically and make wholly informed, healthier decisions.
To learn more about and read papers by Dr. Soon and Dr. Legates, please go to www.LandAndWaterUSA.com
We're in the process of arranging school visits in the Rocky Mountain Region for Dr. Soon, Dr. Legates and Mr. Coffee.
To get the best results, please consider an hour for each, plus one hour for Q & A (The most important part!).
As the oldest high school in Colorado, and one that is exceptionally equitable in presenting all sides of issues, East High School is the perfect place to begin!
We're looking at October 2010. Please let us know which days will work for you.
Thank you,
Roni Bell Sylvester
Volunteer Editor www.LandAndWaterUSA.com
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Not Confidential
Because we believe open dialogue is essential to honest well-rounded education,
sender and receiver of this email may use as publically as they so choose.
If respondent prefers confidentiality, please note so. Requested confidentiality will be honored.
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COMMENT

The Greenies have hijacked the minds of several generations of our youth via the publicly funded educational system..
Bravo for initiating accurate educational information as a counterbalance to the enviro propaganda.
In an ideal world, tax payers could and most assuredly should be allowed to demand a return of their hard earned tax dollars or at the very least seek prosecution for the misappropriation of funds when the education system blatantly endorses misinformation without engaging in the proper "due diligence" to discern the facts.
In other words, a way to hold the NEA's feet to the fire.
M. Sue Hollis
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Sue,
You make some interesting points I really need to think on.
Specially after listening to our CO Atty General Suthers this morning.
Gave him my card and told him I'd post anything he sends for LAW USA.
R

AL GORE'S ENVIRONMENTAL HYPOCRISY

2010-05-20T12:01:00.000-07:00
Continuation of "What do you no," and Al Gore's Environmental Hypocrisy...

Roni (re: note to Arthur Smith), it is a very kind and gentle note, and a humorous way to get people to fight on without going crazy. It makes me think of Al - let's not forget that he also got away with ripping off Native Americans for their oil. Since it was him, Occidental got a pass from the media. Remember that? The Native Americans concerned wanted to go off and have a mass suicide or something. They didn't have Roni to make them laugh and fight on. I think he just rolled on over them. Oh quite the hero of the Planet.
anyway, that's the way I remember it. M.H.
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"Nowhere is Al Gore's environmental hypocrisy more glaring than when it comes to his relationship with Occidental. While on the one hand talking tough about his "big oil" opponents and waxing poetic about indigenous peoples in his 1992 book "Earth in the Balance," the Elk Hills sale and other deals show that money has always been more important to Al Gore than ideals."
Al Gore: The Other Oil Candidate
*by Bill Mesler
Special to CorpWatch
August 29th, 2000
To read Mr. Mesler's entire article, please go to:http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=468
And as for Armand Hammer himself, well, there's a history treat. M.H.
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I wanted sooo much - to ask David Archer to "qualify/identify" the exact species of "snake," for as you well know - some - like the bull snake - kill varmints.
And I like those kind! Roni

* I tried to find contact info for the Bill Mesler who wrote this excellent article (10 years ago), but to no avail. Mr. Mesler, if you see this PLEASE, let me know whether or not you approve my posting. If not, I'll respectfully remove. Thank you. Roni

WHAT DO YOU NO?

2010-05-11T13:16:00.000-07:00
As you educated, disspassionate readers well know, the Al Gore CO2 believers have waged an all out war on good, decent, honest scientists.
Desperate to keep their cash cow putting out the cream, these jerks are FOIA'ing the heck out of these scientists.
The greedy have highjacked the scientists science. I made a committment to help get it back, and I intend to keep that committment!
It makes me sad/sick/angry! Such un-just treatment shouldn't be dished out to the meanest of dogs.
I saw how the Conservation Easement scammers brought harm to a respected friend.
The same kind of ammo is being used on these scientists.
I will NOT sit by idly and watch this happen to them!!!
Just reporting " facts and truth" - will expose the wrong doers and bring justice for the good guys.
Following are exchanges wherein a Mr. Arthur Smith challenged the credibility of Dr. Richard Lindzen.
It sounded as though my long time dream, of getting climate change/global warming debated in the open, was about to come true!
It started with my emailing Mr. Smith the offer...
There's much more to post...but this is good for starters.
Your comments are welcome, as this may be the only debate we'll ever get on whether the climate is caused by man or Mother Nature.
Roni
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OK. Here's what we can do. The "man makes climate change" believers choose one from their crew, and those whose findings claim "nature makes climate change" choose one from their crew, and I'll set up the debate at Casselman's in NoDo Denver.
Simple. Each side pick several dates, shoot them to me, and I'll work it out.
No worries. Nothing to hide on either side, so the debate will be pain free, easy to implement, and the public will finally have opportunity to see, listen, learn...then decide.
Fair?
Send the dates to me.
All being sound of mind and reasonable folks, I look forward to this wonderful event.
Thank you. Roni
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An email to friends:
This is where we stand thus far.
While I may be dead wrong, I think these guys have good hearts and really want to do good things.
Anyway, that's the premise within which I choose to continue working; until we do get a good, healthy debate at Casselman's.
Intend to also get ahold of Brooke Shields and help her. Many are going crash and burn as more truths come out.
We need to be there with gentle hands to lift them.
Roni
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---- Original Message -----
From: Arthur Smith
To: Roni Bell
Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 9:13 PM
Subject: Re: "debate"
When my children are grown and I have reached retirement age as Dr. Lindzen has (though he is still employed) I may be able to afford 3 days off work and away from family; I cannot do that now. I am also not interested in drumming up "sponsors" for a debate forum that I do not believe is productive - as I said, verbal debates allow for essentially no fact-checking, essential for scientific discussion. Also you made no mention of video recording and webcasting which I requested - perhaps your item (b) includes that, but it's not clear. In any case, without the compensation for lost work days it's a non-starter.
But I'll forward to the Chicago folks and see what they have to say.
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I surely do understand. No apologies or explanations necessary.
It's not easy trying to do volunteer work - plus raise children.
Particularly in today's economic straights.
Yes - there's no problem with video recordings. I think I got a bit confused on webcasting "before" the event? Maybe that's why I left that out...hoping to discuss later.
We'll be happy to wait to find out how the Chicago folks respond.
Thank you so much Arthur, for your efforts. Roni
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From: Arthur Smith
Date: April 28, 2010 10:17:50 PM CDT
To: Ray Pierrehumbert , David Archer
Subject: Fwd: "debate"
Either of you interested in a debate with Richard Lindzen? I have declined this but promised to forward... :)
Arthur Smith
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----- Original Message -----
From: David Archer
To: RoniBell@msn.com
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 6:17 AM
Subject: Fwd: "debate"
I personally would decline such an offer to debate Lindzen, not because I am unwilling to engage with the truth, but because I am unwilling to engage with a liar.
David Archer
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On Apr 29, 2010, at 10:56 AM, Roni Bell wrote:
Dear David,
Thank you for your quick response and candor.
If you should change your mind, please do not hesitate to let me know.
And if you know someone who would be able to debate Dr. Lindzen, I'd appreciate your contacting them as graciously as Arthur Smith did you.
GNL is trying to clean up a bit of a mess here, and we need all the help we can get.
Roni Bell Sylvester
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----- Original Message -----
From: David Archer
To: Roni Bell
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 10:31 AM
Subject: Re: "debate"
What kind of a mess?
David
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On Apr 29, 2010, at 2:44 PM, Roni Bell wrote:
Dear David,
Thank you for asking about "mess." Better give you a qualifier.
As a Mom I looked at disagreements between my children, as a "bit of a mess to clean up."
When adults disagree - not unlike children - it's messy.
More so today, because we buried our manners somewhere along the way.
A habit developed over 44 years of parenting, is to get disagreeing parties together.
Insisting they face one another, my children were expected to politely "stick to their story," and not get side-tracked with name calling, finger pointing or any other ugly behavior that exacerbates - instead of beautifying -the situation.
The focus stayed on figuring out who was most responsible for making the mess, then helping them learn how to clean up after themselves.
If it was an honest accident, everyone pitched in and took care of it.
About 55 years ago, I had my first and last physical fight with a person. It involved my ripping off all the buttons on another girl's coat. Full of myself, I went home and bragged to Mom. Instead of giving me an “atta girl,” she said, “Ronita. You march right over to her house, ask her for the coat, bring it home, sew those buttons back on, and return it to her!”
That was the longest darn walk I ever made. But about five miles, five hours, five sore fingers and five hundred tears later, I learned a lesson of a lifetime; never make a mess unless you're prepared to clean it up! Alone!
I'd like to think I passed that lesson on to my four.
Today, they're pretty darn good adult neighbors!
You’d like them. I know I sure do!
As volunteer editor for Good Neighbor Law for nearly 4 years, I’ve seen a huge mess develop over the disagreement as to what makes climate change.
What's the mess? The big, sloppy and inhumane policies that are being made out of air.
Surely you'll agree that disagreeing parties should, in the spirit of doing good, get together and publicly debate until all the lies, truths and facts are on open display.
In order to achieve this, those who believe man-makes climate change will have to steel up and go face to face with those whose findings show nature makes climate change. Sure, there'll probably be tears, sore fingers and many miles for them to walk, but, that unselfish act will serve as a beautiful example of goodness that will give millions reason to likewise...do good.
We should enjoin recommendation to policy makers, they stop any policy making connected to climate change, until such debate is finished. After which they'll have information enough to decide whether or not to proceed.
Anyway, now you know what “mess” is, and what needs to be done to clean it up.
Thank you again for asking. Didn’t mean to write a tome, but it sure felt good. Roni
cc: My children
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----- Original Message -----
From: David Archer
To: Roni Bell
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 1:48 PM
Subject: Re: "debate"
Hello Roni,
I could have used a more polite word than liar, but I would have still tried to convey the point that it is wrong to mislead the non-scientific audience. Lindzen would not be there to talk to me, he'd be there to pitch to the audience. Honesty is a requisite for conversation as far as I am concerned, and Lindzen has crossed the line long ago. regards, David
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Original Message --
From: Roni Bell
To: David Archer
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 1:57 PM
Subject: Re: "debate"
Hi David,
Wow! That was fast! Thank you.
Yes, I understand your concerns.
I get cotton tongued when met by someone who presents themselves contraire to my way of going.
But, like riding a horse across water, I refuse to program myself...therefore program the horse...to be afraid.
That's when wrecks happen. So I just take a deep breath, and make darn sure I'm sincerely relaxed, so the horse will relax and carry us both safely across the water.
If you did reconsider a debate with Lindzen, please be assured GNL would take every measure to keep everyone's eyes on the desired end result; to put all the truths, lies and facts out on open display.
I have great faith in most people's ability to make healthy decisions once they have all the information.
Thank you David.
Gotta get to work outside now. Roni
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I am not going to debate Richard Lindzen, the man is a snake. period. respectfully, David
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5/2/10
Good Morning David,
I respect that.
And as you'll read, I've gone beyond that...and into all of us working together on the common cause to stop the greedy from capitalizing off of climate - the "un-settled" science.
Come to our farm, where we work in good cheer while bringing health back to America.
Kind of like working in ER, where a sense of humor helps keep ones sanity while dealing with the tragedies.
Please check my facebook (Roni Bell Sylvester).
You'll see a photo I took from my kitchen window this AM. Yes, I know there are manure piles in our corral. I clean them up constantly. BUT - I choose to "see" the beauty of the horses in the field: Note - they're looking at wild turkeys.
Thank you David. Please stay in touch. Roni
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Dear Roni,
thanks for cc'ing me on this. I'd like to just comment on the central issue you raise:
"those who believe man-makes climate change will have to steel up and go face to face with those whose findings show nature makes climate change"
If you asked Prof. Lindzen or any of us whether we "believe man makes climate change", we would all agree, "Yes". If you asked any of us whether we believe "nature makes climate change" we would also agree, "Yes". There would be no debate on those questions. The central question is not whether man changes climate; it is a quantitative question: how much? Dr. Lindzen continues to assert with great certainty that the value of climate "sensitivity", whether to human-caused or natural changes, is very low. The remaining 97% or so of climate scientists, on the other hand, are much less certain about the value, but have mountains of evidence showing it cannot be as low as Dr. Lindzen asserts.
There has been plenty of "face to face" debate on this in the scientific literature and at scientific conferences over past decades, the normal place for such quantitative debates. If you really wish to watch a face-to-face debate-format discussion on the subject, there was one held just this past February in Australia, between Christopher Monckton and Tim Lambert (both amateurs on the subject, but able to communicate well) - which is conveniently viewable on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmnixH2_zzM&feature=related
If you feel an urgent need to hold an event with such a structure, you could just show that full debate to your audience, and I think they would come away with a good appreciation of the basic facts on the matter, as you suggest is the important thing.
Best wishes, Arthur Smith
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Note to friends: "I haven't had to time answer Arthur's thoughtful note...but shall tomorrow. I have no doubt this excellent exchange of ideas will lead to healthy benefits for Americans. Please stay tuned..."
Thank you, Roni 5:50 pm 4/29/10
----- Original Message -----
From: Roni Bell
To: Arthur Smith
Cc: rtp@geosci.uchicago.edu ; d-archer@uchicago.edu
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 5:57 PM
Subject: Possibility of a debate...
Good Evening Arthur,
As you can see by the following, I had our webmaster post this on GNL and LAW.
I love your thoughtful response, and promise to respond in kind tomorrow.
Too much work outside, - plus frankly, my eyeballs are burning from being glued to computer earlier.
Thank you, thank you!
You're a good man. Roni
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Good Afternoon Arthur,

Once again, I'm ridiculously behind on answering you.
Besides, your thoughtful note was deserving of more than a flash answer.
And, I write awful slow.
Thank you for the Lambert/Monckton video. It led to my scan of many others, a re-reading your words, and review of scientists all over the place.
I started to write you, stopped...re-thought...started again...stopped...thought some more. Something bugged me about all this, but I just couldn't put my finger on it; until now.
Here it is:
The scientific community's general take on climate change, is vastly different from that of the non-scientific community.
You said it best: "If you asked Prof. Lindzen or any of us whether we "believe man makes climate change", we would all agree, "Yes". If you asked any of us whether we believe "nature makes climate change" we would also agree, "Yes". There would be no debate on those questions."
Therefore, I feel quite comfortable staking the claim: The scientific community agrees on that which is most important: "Science is never settled."
Contrarily, the non-scientific community (Includes cap and trade pushers like former VP of the United States, principals in Goldman Sachs, Federal Reserve, United Nations, International Council For Local Environmental Initiatives, World Wildlife Foundation, Nature Conservancy and their partner politicians.) concluded for you, "The debate is over!"
These are the ones I take exception with: Not you, David Archer or Richard Lindzen.
Follow the money Arthur. None of you are enjoying financial gain from climate change.
Who is? The non-scientific community.
I made a boo boo thinking the claim "The debate is over!" initiated from scientists.
The joke's on us. You. I. The scientists.
The non-scientific community is making money off of us!
They've convinced everyone the debate is over.
They're telling us they are the only saviors left on earth, and that we must give them every cent we earn to save ourselves. But their unwillingness to die for our sins is kind of a big red flag.
They used you. Me. Most Americans.
They've taken conning into such a high level of art, they truly are con-"artists."
How do I figure this? Reflecting back on local history.
You see Arthur, once upon a time, Denver conjured its image in the likeness of Calgary.
Fancy restaurants with helli-pads popped up.
Shopping centers were named French names only the French could pronounce.
John King played war, shooting pretend cannon out his limo's sun roof.
Construed as "too hickey," the long time tradition of National Western's champion steer showcasing at The Brown Palace was ended.
Marvin Davis made millions as the king of "blue sky" promoters (allegedly, if it wasn't a dry hole, he'd cap it).
Dynasty was a hit.
Everyone was in the "Ol' biz."
Getting lenders a "little bit pregnant" was sport.
Takeover artists busied themselves finding marginally capitalized public companies and planting seeds of doubt ("Shhhh - heard Joe's filing bankruptcy.") about them.
Speaking out of both sides of their mouths, they'd whisper to one partner one thing, and promise another something else, until achieving their goal of fracturing them into the irretrievable smithereens of distrust.
On the sneak, they formed private companies, drove the public company's stock into the toilet, picked them up for pennies at the imminent bankruptcy hearings, then raised millions through pretend "R and D" needs knowing full well they'd never bring a product to market.
Promoting "bet'n on the come" deals became the proven road to unjust enrichment for cons.
Wall Street was building multiple "houses of cards."
There's an eery irony in that over twenty years ago, these takeovers were referred to as "green" takeovers.
When I reported a green takeover (A deal clearly violating a tonnage of SEC rulings.) to a Colorado SEC director, he responded with a shrug (Yes. I could see the shrug over the telephone.) and said nonchalantly, "Oh. That's done all the time. I'm busy! What do you want!"
While snorting coke, they'd wheel to their country clubs in their newly minted Cadillacs, companies, money and tuxedos, and pick up "a couple mill" from the other three in the foursome, before making the turn on the front nine where they could start the "Jack on the rocks."
You could see where the conned ones found out, for putters, drivers and nine irons dangled from fairway trees everywhere.
Some of the con-artists were caught and punished; then freed by Bill Clinton.
Some off shored and were never caught.
Doing business as usual, they still work hard to blur the definition of private property, and gain more ground for their "global" playground.
Al Gore has emerged as the best student in the class, "Art of Packaging and Selling Air."
In about 2003, someone asked if I thought Al Gore would run for president again. My answer? "Why would he do that? That's too piddly a position for that boy. He wants to be king of the world."
Gets me a little jumpy watching that projection unfold as a truism. Wish I was wrong!
While it would of been satisfying to personally punch the pudding out of these con-artists, free-enterprise and old laws usually sorted it all out pretty much OK thank you.
Until today; an environment where old laws aren't enforced, and new laws are made to control innocents and protect the bad.
Do you see the correlation between yesterday's min-scale cons in Denver, and today's global cons?
Do you see how con-artists use the scientific community to perpetuate their scams?
What really caught my attention about this whole climate matter, wasn't the science.
It was the politics!
Using climate, politicals and their con-artist partners (most often all in one the same), force unjust, unnecessary, extremely costly rules, conservation easements, monument and roadless designations, fast tracking listing of critters (ESA), regulations, taxes, laws and purchase mandates upon my community of resource providers.
To reiterate why the attack on resource providers? Their end game is no different that any war's end game: Control over boundaries...i.e. land and water. Because resource providers generally are the ones who own or have usage of said land and water, con-artists have targeted them forever!
They want Americans to become dependent on other countries for food, fuel, timber, fiber.
Why?
They're heavily invested and beholden to foreign global markets. Not domestic.
Google "Agenda 21." That'll give you an accurate view of the whole picture.
Working as one, these elected officials and con-artists went on the sneak and formed private companies (includes the beforementioned) to drive America's stock into the toilet.
You can figure out the rest.
Now you know some of the main reasons why I got engaged in the climate part of this political debacle, and why I'm unappeasable about the marketing of climate.
What can we do about this?
Stop allowing them to use us. We're not chumps. We need to stop acting like chumps.
Demand your representative stop making policies based on the "un-settled" science of climate.
Demand he or she rescind any policy already made based on the "un-settled" science of climate.
Demand they now use the time we pay them for, to identify recipients of tax dollars outside the scope of our state and federal constitutions, and insist said recipients return every cent. Today!
We need to re-connect with the tried and true good guys (Thank God they're still around.), and demand investigations of the real stinkers like Al Gore. It's obvious when un-covered, his scam will make Bernie Madoff's look like a pencil eraser heist.
How about it Arthur? And David? Richard? Ray?
Seriously. Come to our farm. Together we'll build a bridge over the man-made chasm, and mend our beloved broken America.
We must do this!
Why?
Our children.
They're in desperate need of honest to God decent, well mannered, moral, humble, honest, hardworking role models.
They deserve adults who "use their own so as not to harm another."
They deserve adults who will boldly embrace and teach them how the good neighbor way of going - is the best way of going. They deserve truth.
The scientific community can take the lead.
My fellow ladies and gentle countrymen will be with you all the way. Let's go! Thank you, Roni
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Dear Roni,
I am shocked that you have posted my and other peoples' private emails to you in a public forum.
Your "Good Neighbor Law" site claims 3 principles:
First: no man is to deprive another of his property, or disturb him in enjoying it.
Second: every person is bound to take due care of his own property, so as the neglect thereof may not injure his neighbor
Third: all persons must so use their right, that they do not ... damage their neighbors' property.
Surely you know that all writings are property, owned by the person who created them? I work in the publishing industry, and if it was not for property rights in the written word we would very likely have been out of business long ago - or at least in a very different one.
The words I wrote to you were my property; my rights to enjoy those words included the ability to reuse them as I saw fit, to allow others to read them at times of my choosing, and so forth. You have deprived me of those rights in my property.
There are real legal implications, although at present I will not pursue any legal action against you for this, you should be aware of them.
I will however, no longer correspond with you unless your abuse of the property I have previously shared with you is in some way corrected or compensated for.
Some good neighbor you have proved to be. Arthur
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On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 11:07 PM, Roni Bell wrote:
Dear Arthur,
Thank you for your note.
I made an incorrect assumption from the onset, in that I assumed you'd read my CC's and the Good Neighbor Law website - and would therefore realize that unless one informs me -"This is a private correspondance" - I post everything.
Emailers who request "personal or private" are never made public. This is where I made another incorrect assumption, in that you never indicated our emails as private.
For that matter, is anything in cyberspace private? And here comes yet another assumption; I assume not.
My emails have been randomly monitored, hacked and snooped at - well, it seems forever.
Some probably look at them when suffering insomina, knowing their boringness (is that a word?) will put them to sleep without drugs.
Being education driven, I believe giving people the whole "warts and all" picture, will help them make better decisions.
Withholding worthwhile information is unfair, unhealthy, unjust and unacceptable.
Unlike comments I've read over the years, I did not read yours as the least bit offensive. You conduct yourself like a gentleman, and make sincere efforts to present good information. That's why I chose you to communicate with.
You do use your words, in ways so as not to harm others. For that, you are respected!
I thought it of value for readers to see how individuals can present arguments in a civil manner - as we are doing.
Respective of legal action? Being transparent, not engaging in silly clandestine games, and getting truth and facts out enough to save even one life is worth whatever legal, humane action it takes.
This, I believe, is our common goal.
So let's continue to work together in that spirit. We're making good progress.
Thank you again Arthur.
Roni
PS Forgive me if you get the sense I'm visiting with one of my children; but in looking at your photo you do appear younger than all four of mine. I just can't help it.
CC: GNL Board, Contributing Educators, Dr. Lindzen and interested parties
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No, I'm sorry, our discussion began in public on my website; it continued in private via email. There is clear legal precedent on the matter, an implied contract of confidentiality. You mentioned nothing about publishing my emails until I discovered from following your link that you had done so. That is a clear violation. This is really and truly my last communication with you on the matter unless you take the material off your website. I am not interested in any further dealing with people who break the law, particularly in such a hypocritical manner. Arthur Smith
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Readers, please note:
Monday, May 3rd, Mr. Smith notified me of possible legal implications if I did not remove materials (written by him) from this website.
He warned of clear legal precedents regards implied contracts of confidentiality in email correspondence, explaining I was in clear violation.
He graciously offered not to pursue legal action, telling of his disinterest in dealing with people who break the law.
I appreciate his warnings, and consider them as a part of my continuing education.
Because I do not know the laws surrounding email correspondence, I yield to Mr. Smith's cautioning by removing his - and Dr. Archer's writes to me.
Any other request for comment removal will be honored.
To educate our readers on this important subject, I prevail upon legal minds well versed in cyberspace law to answer these questions:
a) When emails are exchanged between two parties - neither of whom are engaging in such on company computers or clock - who owns the copyright?
b) If neither party so notes, what are the implied contracts of confidentiality/private/personal?
c) What are the legal precedents surrounding emails?
Thank you, Roni
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Please note: I apologize for initially posting this on Good Neighbor Law. Unfortunately, being volunteer editor for so long generated a "posting habit" that kicked in over common sense. It was removed immediately.

PERA LAWSUIT

2010-02-27T06:31:00.000-08:00
By Lynn Bartels, Denver Post News Writer
A lawsuit was file today over legislation that reduces pensions benefits for members of the Public Employees Retirement Association Posted February 26, 2010, 11:12 am
The suit charges that the new law, signed by the governor Tuesday, is unconstitutional because it impairs the retirees’ contractual rights to receive pension benefits at the levels promised them when they became eligible to retire or when they actually retired.
The bill, in part, reduces the cost-of-living increase for retirees from 3.5 percent to 2 percent annually, except for this year when there is no increase. The move is an effort to shore up the retirement fund, which has $30 billion in unfunded liabilities.
“Both the United States and Colorado Constitutions bar reductions in pension benefits once the right to those pension vests. And that is exactly what the legislature did here,” said Stephen M. Pincus, one of the attorneys for the retirees.
More than 400 governmental and public agencies in Colorado belong to PERA, including school districts and state government.
Senate Minority Leader Josh Penry, R-Grand Junction, co-sponsored the legislation.
“Our reform bill represents the first time a state has cut the benefits of current retirees, so litigation was always expected,” he said.
“But to the plaintiff’s, who I assume are well meaning folks, I would say this: If we don’t reduce these automatic pension increases, the entire fund is poised to go bankrupt. Think United. Think GM. That didn’t work out well for the company or the retirees. These reforms are tough but they’re necessary.”
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On Feb 26, 2010, at 3:55 PM, Roni Bell wrote:

Wondered how long it'd take before this government would start nibbling away at PERA.
Yet another face of those who are murdering free enterprise, fair trade, American industry, freedoms and liberties, and stealing private property.
Why? Perhaps to feed their monstrous self-indulgent egos, get un-justly enriched, and pay back campaign contributors???
Really folks, that's what it all boils down to.
Sure, guests float through O'Reilly, Hannity, Huckabee, Beck, Stewart, Maher et al, hashing and re-hashing (Not just a Colorado thing.) whether to call "it" socialism, communism, fascism or Marxism, when the definition is the more straight forward anti-America!
Those whose private property has been taken by bureaucrats can describe to a tee, exactly what an anti-American looks like. Why not ask them? Sure would help U.S. Citizens know, so they can be on the look out and shield their loved ones.
Recently a friend told me they didn’t "agree with" my thoughts about this administration turning us into a socialistic society.
My response? "That's akin to telling those screwed over by Bernie Madoff that you don't "agree" with their thoughts on being screwed."
Roni

Frontier Airlines Big Bunny Sale is a BIG Rip!

2010-02-24T20:33:00.000-08:00
Beginning 2/23/10 - for two days I tried to book a "Big Bunny Sale" flight from Denver to Austin TX.
I did everything perfectly - taking care to check ONLY the "acceptable low fare" days @ $79.00 each - one way, for 2 passengers.
No matter how many times I tried to do this, the fare NEVER came to less than $738.00 tax etc.
Simple math tells you that 4 X's 79 comes to 316.
So, I called...was on hold for over a half an hour and then Frontier disconnected me.
I called back, was told the hold time would be something like 10 minutes...when the countdown got to "1 minute" - hopeful, I waited another FIVE minutes and hung up!
Tonight, I tried again to book the same flight. Now Frontier's math went clear up to over a thousand dollars. So, I tried again, and again - and finally got this rate: $738.00
So - I called...and have been on hold for exactly one hour BEYOND the 24 minutes the first recording claimed the hold would be. So - after one hour and 25 minutes, I hung up!
Roni
https://booking.frontierairlines.com/InternetBooking/AirFareFamiliesFlexibleForward.do

SENATOR INHOFE REQUESTS AL GORE TESTIFY

2010-02-24T20:11:00.000-08:00
This is for a piece for FoxNews.com. Senator Inhofe has asked Al gore to testify on the global warming hoax. Gore has thus far declined. CNN and other networks have noticed the sudden disappearance. Do you think he should testify? What questions do you think he should be asked? What would you ask him? Please send comments by e-mail. Please include your name, title, and company. Please send comments by close of business this afternoon. Thank you. I have a tight deadline. 2/24/10
Sincerely,
Gene Koprowski
Contributor
FoxNews.com
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Gene,
Domestic resource production is on its last breath because of claims made by Mr. Gore and his colleagues; claims designed to enrich them personally, and bring America's resource providers to their knees.
Yes, Mr. Gore should be ordered to testify.
Senator Inhofe should ask him:
1) Do you know a Mr. Bruce Babbitt? If so what, if any, is your affiliation?
2) " Mr. Hank Paulson? "
3) " Mr. Tim Wirth? "
4) " Mr. Mark Tercek? "
5) " Dr. Willie Soon
6) " Dr. Richard Lindzen
7) " Lord Christopher Monckton
8) " Karen Budd-Falen, Atty
9) Please name any federal policy, regulation or designation (ESA) that has or will be made based on your claims?
a) To what degree would you claim these policies may or may not interfere with states rights.
10) Have - or will - any before mentioned (# 9) jeopardize *Domestic Resource Production (DRP)?
11) Please provide all materials you use(d) to arrive at your claims.
12) Fully provide all sources of your income.
13) To your knowledge, please provide the names of non-profit organizations that include pleads for money based on your climate change/global warming claims. Do any receive government funding?
My questions:
1) Define and demonstrate your product to me. Will it make my life easier? Do I need it? What does it cost? Does it come with a lifetime warranty? Did you test market it? If so provide where, when andtest results. Where may I obtain customer testimonies?
2) It is widely known you refuse to debate and defend your product with any of the 32,000 scientists whose findings are contraire to yours. Why?
3) If not any of them, then would you debate a 14 year old girl who - because she began debunking your theories at the age of 11 - got ridiculed by her teachers and physically abused by classmates?
* DRP: Two examples of AGW/climate change claims that jeopardize:
Friday, - 2/26/10 Jon Marvel (Western Watershed) might succeed in shutting down the entire state of Wyoming with his sage grouse claims.
Two years ago, DOI nearly gave polar bear "endangered" status, using Mr. Gore's AGW claims as "melting habitat."
Roni

Omaha - February 24th - 15 below ZERO!

2010-02-24T13:19:00.000-08:00
A Lament by Cindy
It is 15 below zero this morning in Omaha, Nebaska.....why is it warmer in Alaska? This is our 89th day of snow and temperatures below freezing...so much for global warming. Will we ever see spring? Under all of the snow.......is the green grass going to survive?

This is a distress call for HELP...prayer.....anything you recommend to survive .....comfort food is all gone.....my weight gain shows it......sick and tired to winter wool clothes....wool sweaters......boots.....dry skin.....I do sell tons of microdermabraison and lotions....which is a plus......

Must go to my Weight Watchers meeting.
Later,
cindy

Q & A on Stuff

2010-02-21T19:25:00.000-08:00
Question:
What do you think is the difference between Fox News and other news?
Answer:
Main difference between Fox and most others lays here:
Fox compliments its audience by giving un-edited info - hemorrhoids, bad breath and all; a nice way of giving people credit for being smart, and having independent, critical thinking abilities enough to winnow the wheat from the chafe.
Contrast that to the media outlets that are so glued to thinking you're stupid, that they lie while sneeringly goading you to buy products that are too costly, not wanted or needed, have no use and are defective.
How much do you suppose media outlets gave in "un-reported in violation of FEC rules contributions" to candidates this past election cycle?
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Question:
What do you think about gay marriage?
Answer:
Mother always told me, "Marriage is tough enough when it's made up of two who are of the same religion, race, educational level and background. Why in the world would you deliberately set out to marry someone outside of that, and make it even tougher?"
The Bible has the first and last word on marriage.
Because the genesis of the word marriage is the Bible, any change to its meaning should be taken up with ecumenical councils...not governments.
Regards partnerships of any kind, we already have pre-existing laws that honors ones designation of property/visitation/wills/insurance/taxes etc. to another.
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Question:
Your comments wanted on the health care bill. Sen. Mark Udall
Answer:
If the partisan Democrat insurance plan is sincere about its "public option" - they should complete this so-called public option circle by forcing unions to be a part of - and make public, the cost of their insurance program.
Prospective union members should have these cost comparatives in order to make wiser health care decisions, and ability to tailor costs to their own individual situations.
This would allow them the un-tethered freedom to opt out of union membership/insurance/dues, and purchase policies they choose based on factual comparatives and personal needs.
Union members should be assured their union will never subject them to any form of un-kind treatment what-so-ever, if they choose a non-union policy.
Do union members get a good value from the insurance premiums they pay?
If union members drew on their pensions simultaneously, would they get their money?
Because there is absolutely not one iota of difference between a union boss and the corporate managers/owners they knee-cap so vigorously, are they expected to likewise make public their base plus compensation (i.e. all monies they take in)?
If not, why not?

DISCUSSING CUSSING SOCIALISM

2010-02-21T15:41:00.000-08:00
A friend wrote:
Roni,
First, I don't buy all of the things you send about our becoming a socialist society.
What does concern me is what was said so succinctly on one of today's news programs: For someone to win a Senate or House seat, they have to raise over $3 million. They get it from all sorts of entities with vested interests. That's a major reason for the lack of corporation between Republicans and Democrats today. Our representatives have become "professionals" and their loyalty isn't to us.
With the Supreme Court ruling that businesses can openly contribute to campaigns, what happens to John Q Public? Is this one reason why the FDA has buried the information about the diabetes drug and increased heart attacks? How else will we be impacted?
What can your group and others do? JM
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My response:
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JM: Thank you for your thoughts. I really do appreciate your feedback.
I'm not as cold as I once was - regards the socialism - because I finally understand individuals who are receivers of what I consider "stolen" goods. 60% of the populace do not pay taxes. Some receivers of stolen goods are well into the fourth generation, and know of no other way of life, than to take from the 40% who do pay taxes.
Please try to understand the reason why I call socialism by its correct name, is because it hit in the resource provider arena first...through multiple fronts; Species, monument, park, conservation easements, tax-tax-tax, reg-reg-reg, roadless (and on), and therefore giving me opportunity to stare it straight in its dark, evil eyes.
I can recognize it clearly. Friends who've yet to be raped by socialism - naturally don't recognize it; but it'd be nice if they'd at least not dismiss or call us (who've been raped) liars.
Sometimes when I get temporarily stuck in anger over the whole damn deal, I grouse and say ugly things like, "Gee, as long as we're into this big "spread the wealth" deal, I'd like to have some of the PERA."
The "favorite child" treatment - started with Bush, and has escalated into an art form by Obama.
I totally agree that campaign funding has transcended obscene!
You're right. Their loyalty isn't to us...they take our money to give them personal entrée into the game of "politics."
We truly have become un-willing pawns for ugly (remember - I love the original Democrats and Republicans) ones within both parties. Last week, I finally became a registered "Constitutionalist." Back to the bare basics!
Sue O'Brien was a friend. She was one of few who not only understood my idea for campaign finance, she embraced it.
When she died, I felt I'd lost a champion for this concept:
Individual contributions - to a candidate- are tracked and tallied; regardless of how the individual gives his or her money (pac, union, 521, whatever). When individual's contributions (again - to an individual candidate) has reached an agreed upon ceiling (say $2,000 within a campaign cycle), that's it! They cannot give another cent!
It's easy, transparent, and would eliminate the cronyism and ugly ads that invisibles run. It would also make campaign finance really simple. When I was the campaign finance director for Gloria Gonzales Roemer, I had to go through over a week's intensive training. Then - much to her chagrin, removed a great many prospective contributors - just because they had shaky histories (Didn't want her to suffer taint of scandal.).
Today, hell, - it's almost become a badge of honor to take money from the convicted, obviously corrupt, and blatantly communist/Marxist/socialist/anti-American.
Back to campaign finance. Two things that make campaigns so un-necessarily expensive: So-called, "political consultants;"
and media buys (getting your name I.D. up).
Frankly I wouldn't give you a plug nickel for James Carville, Raul Emmanuel, Dick Morris or Karl Rove. NONE of them listen or care about us, for they're so enraptured with "the game," and caught up in their own self importance, - that well, it's kind of "The hell with the little people (you and I.)."
If, for example, Barack Obama really wanted what's healthiest for America, he'd impeccably stay with our Constitution, return states rights, abolish "income" tax and federal reserve, eliminate all his czars, and move in the American Consumer Tax. I would love more than anything in my entire life, if he'd do those things. He'd be my all time HERO!!!
I'd LOVE that! His beautiful wife and children deserve that!
You raise good questions. Thank you.
Roni

HELP WANTED

2010-02-21T12:25:00.000-08:00
Recent ad in local paper:
Weeding, thinning, and transplanting vegetable and other related work required for market. Work with hoes, shovels, in rubber boots, rain gear, and with hats for heat are common.
Willing to work early or late hours in the hot summer sun. Ability to work while bent over, lift containers that weigh 25-70 lbs. Willing and able to destroy weeds near vegetables and shovel ditches for irrigation. $8.15 an hour. Some housing/transportation...
Except for salary, this is a good job description of about 10 years of my life on NE farm.
Add to it, "Must be able to gather, sort and milk about 45 cows and clean up the barn, milking equipment and barnyard every morning and night, without getting kicked by a cow, chased by the bull."
Or God forbid, try to milk in pitch black when an electrical storm knocks out electricity, milkers fly and cows kick and slap ya `cross the mouth with their manured tails!
We didn't receive - or expect an allowance. It was understood that, "You do it because you're a part of the family." Roni
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You forgot to feed the cats when milking. Moving the mile bucket when cow pissed. No I didn't get paid neither and until I was a freshman, Dan and I farmed 320 acres, anhyrous bussiness with dad and bailing hay and feed a few cattle. When soild and paid for feed we made $10 per head one year. Dan S.
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and what about, "No leave of any kind in season." Lucy H.
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I sure don’t remember milking that many cows, but the cows slapping ya cross the mouth with their manured tails I sure remember. We had thousands of flies even when you did clean out the barn and we had cans of fly spray there we used before we started milking. Oh yeah, I remember the manure in the lot outside the barn as well. Ugly stuff, but we made it through because it was our job for being part of the Young family! Pauline L.
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Not to mention bottle feeding the orphaned calves three times per day and giving shots to the new truck load of sick cattle before going to church on Sunday morning.
Been there, done that. Sue H.

YES! WE CAN ALL AGREE ON SOMETHING!

2009-11-15T11:48:00.001-08:00
Here’s something we can all agree on: Income tax is man-made!
Some other things we all agree on is knowing we’ll never agree on which man-made religion is best; if we are God created or somethingoranother evolved; Broccoli is yucky or yummy; which football team outflanks others, and who to be-friend or not.
One great decision the Obama administration recently made, was to wisely withdraw from the Copenhagen climate meet; maybe because they recognized it’s the sun, not man, that makes the climate change?
I urge them to shift that time, energy and money (Otherwise wasted lecturing the sun to do other than what it’s inclined to do.) towards reducing - then ending - the verifiably known as the man-made killing gases emitted by "income" tax!
Isn't it wonderful that finally - we all have something we can agree on!
The question is, now that you know this, what are you going to do about it?
For because man made income tax, man can also make it...go away!
Roni

PLEASE GIVE TO YOUR LOCAL ANIMAL SHELTER

2009-11-15T11:47:00.001-08:00
Please do not give one cent to The Humane Society of the United States, a.k.a. HSUS.
While their late night ads - showing faces of sick and abused animals set to mournful background music - might jerk at your heart and purse strings, they absolutely enrage me.
Why? Because I know a negligible amount of the millions they raise, actually goes towards food, medical and shelter for abandoned animals.
If you really care about animals, please look up the animal shelter closest to you, walk in and visit with the veterinarians, staff and volunteers, find out exactly what they need, then donate directly to them.
Check back with them periodically. Knowing your charity helped make the puppies smile and kittens purr will make you smile and purr.
Thank you,
Roni

REMEMBRANCES AND OBSERVATIONS ABOUT GUNS, HUNTING AND MORE WANTED

2009-10-30T13:16:00.000-07:00
Dear Readers,
I'm doing something a little different here by posting the following worthwhile request from Jim Beers.
You may read my response at the end of this.
Your letter/comments are welcome! Thank you. Roni

From Jim Beers

I am writing you because I think you could make a contribution to a worthwhile project. I am helping Will Graves, the author of the popular 2007 book "Wolves in Russia", assemble material for a book about our common heritage and traditions of hunting, guns, and associated culture and how that relates to the broad social changes that worry many of us today.
What he is seeking is remembrances and observations about guns, hunting, animals, and associated incidents from men and women that were raised anytime after the First World War up to the social turbulence of the mid-1960's. He hopes to contrast the changing perceptions of and behavior toward guns, hunting, and animals in this period with the era from the mid-1960's down to the present day.
This period since WWI, when gun control began in Europe down to the social turbulence, environmentalism, animal "rights", war on traditional culture, and the ascendancy and dominance of urban political values beginning in the 1960's is worth examining and describing in order to make some comparisons with subsequent years down to today.
Since the 1960's, radical changes such as the decay of public education, the explosion of fatherless children, and the concentration of political power at ever-higher levels of national and international government at the expense of liberty, families, traditional values and local government authority have given us all concern for our culture and our children's future. Simultaneously during this period of anti-gun, anti-hunting, anti-animal control, and anti-animal use movements; the lives and values of our children have been assaulted and demeaned by ideologies and individuals that are attempting to change history in order to impose their values and their rule on us and our descendants.
With the foregoing in mind, I ask you to give some thought to your youthful memories (be they from the USA or elsewhere) of certain guns or relatives or teachers or incidents in your home or on a hunt (whether for elk or crows) or anywhere else that would be worth sharing with people today. It might have been some animal control work on a farm or for a friend; it might have been some urban incident or an event when someone's life was saved. It might have been something when you went into the military or even an incident that happened in your hometown when you were growing up. The purpose would be to give a glimpse into how a freer and more self-dependent (as opposed government-dependent) era thrived with gun availability, gun use, gun proficiency, hunting, animal management for the good of man, and strong families.
Then, if you would, please write it down; be it a paragraph or two, a page or two, or whatever it takes. You can sign and date it or just sign it Anonymous. Will's hope is to use what he can, based on what he gets. Your help is really what would be the heart of this effort and the key to any success. Please give this some thought and then send me something at jimbeers7@comcast.net
Your help is not only greatly appreciated, it just might be a way to assure a better future by helping others to understand what is right and to defend what is important. It has been my experience that too often we never hear about the good that we did but when we are fortunate enough to hear about how we affected others in a positive way, there is a feeling of gratitude and pride (good pride) that cannot be gotten in any other way.
Thank you for any and all help.
Jim Beers
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Response:

Dear Jim,

Just yesterday (October 29, 2009) I shot another squirrel with my Henry 22 Rifle.
We keep this dandy little gun right by the kitchen door.
Fifty one years ago, I sold my Holstein cow, and rode my bicycle 3 ½ miles into town where I purchased the 22 rifle I'd long admired from its perch in Sutton's Hardware store.
Every time Mom's Kennsington, Eastern Star, or Women's Club would have a bake sale in the hardware store window, I'll while away the time looking at "longs" and "shorts" bullets, and the handful of guns Mr. Sutton had in stock.
I'd tried shooting Dad's shotgun, but it sat me so squarely on my behind it begins throbbing just thinking about it these 55 some years later.
Borrowed my brother's air gun, winged a pigeon in the hay loft, ran in the house crying, told Mom and learned the first tough lesson, "The humane thing to do Ronita, is to go back and kill it." Never, will I forget standing over that flopping pigeon and pulling the trigger.
My rifle brought me a whole new world of adventures.
My dog "Beno," who I'd trained impeccably, would actually stop breathing and freeze into whatever body position he was in when I'd stop, gun on shoulder, to look and listen.
Beno would crawl under the corn crib and flush out rats for me to pop!
Mostly I just made nightly rounds shooting sparrows. Using a big lantern to spot that tiny patch of white feathers assured bringing in around 20 birds a night.
Momma Kitty would follow along gathering the dead sparrows into a pile in the driveway, where she'd distribute them to her babies and any litter that was dropped on her to raise.
My cousin and I would ride our bikes out to the Fairview Cemetery, where we'd try "crow"
hunting. Never nailed any; although my cousin did capture one, split its tongue and taught it how to whistle at the girls walking home from school.
Crows became my heavy pursuit.
The "still one on the fence" could spot the glint of the barrel over our barn's Dutch doors, and mysteriously vanish!
Some 30 years later, I had the privilege of visiting with Roy Weatherby. His eyes absolutely lite up when he leaned into me and whispered, "To tell you the truth, I loved hunting crows. I'd have to say those wily birds proved great sport."
It wasn't long after that, when my friend Bob Magness (The cable tycoon.) shared the same.
Here I thought crow hunting was some lowly deal for poor farm kids like me. Certainly nothing like the exotic big game hunting my friend Jack Jonas engaged in.
One of the reasons Fall is my favorite season, lays in those 3:00 am days Mom would wake me to get ready for the far drive (60 miles from home then...was FAR) near Lincoln, Nebraska, "Where pheasant hunting was the greatest!"
She'd make canned corned beef sandwiches on her homemade bread, and the way Dad and I would go.
Being his "flusher" made me feel tall!
We'd crunch along through the cut corn fields, crispy cold snapping our noses shut, until Dad would get his quota in time for us to drive home and milk the cows.
Mom and I would de-feather and clean the birds, carefully scouring them for buckshot. I'd ferret away all the "pretty feathers" to later make Indian headbands (I assumed for many years that I was an Indian. But that's a whole different story.).
Oh I could jaw on and on about my 22 - or watching my Dad and brothers "do bluerock shooting;" which I didn't know until well into adulthood was "skeet or clay pigeon shooting."
Where in the world did I get "bluerock?" Anyone know?
Sold my beloved 22 when I put myself in the position of being a young, poor mom with a baby.
Was a gun-less city girl for 40 years.
Married a farm boy, and well - here I've gone. Full circle.
Guns and farms now stand, as telling little book-ends of my life.
Roni Bell Sylvester

October 30, 2009 1:20 PM

WHERE DO LIES LIE?

2009-10-23T11:32:00.000-07:00
Today, it appears every inch of print, sound and sight space is filled with lies.
Conversations and analysis abound, “Why do people lie? Why do people continue doing business with people they know are lying to them?”
Well, my layperson, non-professional observations include:
Some like to play close to the flame. It's a mental, as opposed to physical way of engaging in a dangerous sport like ice climbing in a G-string, with a can of gas and box of matches.
They're stuck in stupidity denial, as in: "I'm too smart to get screwed!"
They want something for free.
P.T. Barnum said, "You can't cheat an honest man." Think about that inside out. It’s very true.
They become a staunch defender of the one who screwed them; as in: "Yes everyone warned me that Billie Bob was a rotten crook. But he was soooooooo nice and cute when he miraculously ended up with all my money."
No one should stay a second beyond the first lying word or fist of abuse, in either a business or personal partnership. But we do.
We think the liar is nice.
For examples, more than one smart, high level, well known person has said to me, "Man is cook'n the earth, because Al Gore's said so, and he’s nice.”
Or they justify Bill Clinton's placement of an M-16 in the hands of infants (Forced the finite of sex onto children who’d yet to acquire the mature intelligence or skills to handle such.) with, “He’s so cute...charismatic...nice.”
And avert their eyes from the accurately documented as corrupt activities of Harry Reid because, “He’s really nice.”
I tell them, "I've never met a con-artist who wasn’t nice."
A couple heard me say that and jumped, "That's not true! We BOTH know Bernie Madoff, and he's a real bastard, jerk!!!"
There I stood...corrected.
We launch into that surreal little mission of trying to "convert" the con-artist into something they're not; like honest.
We try even though to do so is as impossible as training a lesbian cow to grow a damn good milk producing udder.
Speaking of cows, because we're into about a third generation of people raised on the teat of "a Sesame Street- 15 second-rapid fire sound bite” form of messages, we now have few people with an attention span longer than a shrimpy night crawler.
It’s as though we’ve strolled through a Barstow California sand storm, and got our critical thinking stripped down to a skeletal vessel full of unstable emotions that stumble along in a chronic state of angst.
Because we don’t want to get left behind the fad du jour, we multi-task and do many things fast and sloppy.
We gulp. We don't savor.
We’ve placed our life's emphasis on "entertainment,” and worship at the footed alter of any celebrity.
The world view by Sesame Streeters is a detached, "everything I read, see and do should entertain me...and quickly...because in 15 seconds I'll be bored, then panic and run until I find the new entertainment that feeds me.
Good grief, if we're not fed entertainment 24-7, we scream, kick, bite, spit, pout, whine and spew words from the new slang dictionary of home-boy meets proctologist meets bureaucrat meets gynecologist.
We have reality shows that are so slick, glossy, perfect, they're anything but real.
And I'm sorry folks, but whining and crying on camera doesn't reality make!
Can you picture John Wayne collapsing in a slobbering mess of tears in a manured corral everytime a calf kicked him in the balls?
Yeh right. I can just see Big John sitting on the perfect log, near a perfectly lite campfire, his perfect little camera ready color sweat band peaking out from under his perfectly wrinkled and dirtied cowboy hat, having a long, meaningful emoting session with a real camp cook and cowboys.
Our culture is now an un-reality based mentality of: Dismissing or embracing gross negligence, cheating, bullying, lying and stealing, as "innocent mistakes.”
We shirk responsibility for our own actions. Raulo George Lynoise Brown of New Jersey U.S. blames Joe Tipperacanery's poodle in Ireland as the reason he "haz ta" wear crouch dragging on the sidewalk pants; The Vagina Monologue author poets about, "Man makes globe too hot for polar bear and too cold for human woman to survive;” William Burroughs's talking ass holes have leaped off bars and taken residence in homes everywhere.
Those fairly grounded in doing what's right, instead of chasing expedient cash or emotional fixes, are now punished, coerced and mandated by governments, to spend their personal time, talent, and money cleaning up after those who chose to engage in otherwise.
We give our children everything, except the opportunity to experience those delightful "butterflies in the tummy" that grow only in an environment of anticipation, dreaming, and waiting a long while to receive that which is wanted.
We give our children everything except the confidence, independence, and problem solving skills that come with figuring out how to work for and through something, and honestly earning what they want.
We give our children everything, except the directions on how to be a likable person.
We give our children everything, except honest, decent, respectable role models.
We give our children everything, except clearly defining the differences between right and wrong, fact and fiction, truth and lies and showing them how their actions not only impact others, but come back to them.
We give our children everything, except a mirror that will accurately reflect their actions.
We’ve given our children everything, except time to be a child.
Yes, so desperate ourselves to be parented, we want them to grow up right this minute and raise us.
We've conceded the job of parenting to our children. Reversing the roles, children now struggle along alone, trying to raise themselves and us adults.
And then we wonder, “why all the lying?”
Mostly I think it's because we don't.
Roni Bell

GLOBAL WARMING HOOEY

2009-10-10T10:29:00.000-07:00
Michael Coren says it best. Therefore I'm sharing his words here! RB
http://www.winnipegsun.com/comment/columnists/michael_coren/2009/10/10/11365
281-sun.html
Worries about climate are being manufactured by the international left
By MICHAEL COREN

10th October 2009
It's truly extraordinary how every left-of-centre journalist in the country
has managed to become an instant expert on the arcane subjects of global
warming and the science of climate change.
Imagine, for example, if some average Canadian hack who had never studied
the Middle East suddenly announced that he was an authority on
Israel-Palestine, knew which side was right and knew how to solve all of the
associated problems.
This, however, is what we are told every day when it comes to the fashion of
sounding green. The more sympathy we can exhibit for Al Gore's polar bear or
David Suzuki's whining, the more trendy and acceptable we become.
There are, however, an increasing number of peer-reviewed and intensely
credible scientific minds who believe conventional thinking on global
warming is nonsense.
One such being Lord Christopher Monckton, former science adviser to British
prime minister Margaret Thatcher and a world-renowned scholar.
He was in Canada recently and appeared on my television show. A man of
compelling wit and eloquence, he has defeated so many environmental
activists -- he calls them "bedwetters" -- that few of them will now debate
him.
"Al Gore has refused several times. Here is a man who is paid $300,000 per
speech and has his staff control all of the questions that are asked. People
ask why he is so committed," Monckton said. "Simple. He was a failed
politician worth $2 million; he's now a famous activist worth $200 million!"

According to Monckton there are more than 700 major scientists who
steadfastly refute the notion that the climate is changing to any worrying
degree, that global warming is a reality and that the planet is in danger.
"It's all about the need of the international left to rally round a new
flag."
Minimal
In a series of articles he appears to show that Earth's sensitivity to
increased atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide is minimal.
"Take the example of the medieval warm period," he says. "The bedwetters
tell us that this was brief and irrelevant. Yet if we look at history we see
it wasn't brief and is certainly relevant. Climate does change but it's
minor and it has little if anything to do with man's intervention." A brief
pause. "It's about money and control. There is a lot of money to be made out
of the so-called green economy and it allows people to tell us what to do --
which is what some people relish doing."
He continues: "Remember DDT, the pesticide used to kill mosquitoes that
carried malaria. Jackie Kennedy read a book saying it was harmful, got her
husband the president to bring pressure to have it banned and in 40 years 40
million people, mainly children, died. Now we've come to our senses and
re-introduced it but only after the fashionable left did their damage.
"Global warming is similar. It makes no sense, is bad science and policies
to deal with it will cause terrible problems. People are being indoctrinated
and critics are intimidated into silence."
Is he annoyed at his opponents' refusal to take him on?
"Actually I'm rather delighted. It means I'm winning."
Frankly, he's probably right.

WHAT RANCHER/FARMERS DEAL WITH DAY IN...

2009-10-05T15:13:00.001-07:00

"Signing the 1993 Rangeland Improvement Agreement, and trusting the federal government are the dumbest mistakes I've ever made," stated my husband Chuck.
Aggie May & Chuck
Here's a micro-glimpse into what rancher/farmers like Chuck, deal with day in and day out; an illustration as to how readily and easily our government breaks promises that will eventually reach out and hurt you... whether you reside in the country or the city.
In 1993 BLM officials told permittees (Those who have cattle grazing agreements with federal government. ) that there would be no range improvements on a common allotment unless they signed an agreement that asked for AUM (Animal Unit Month) cuts.
The permittees signed the agreement, took the cuts, and got ready to co-partner with BLM on developing more water and fences, and initiating prescribed burns.
The federal government got to work filling in this newly acquired space with feral (Generally but incorrectly referred to as wild.) horses.
After several years of growing feral horse numbers, and not one range improvement, Chuck publicly told BLM, "It's now apparent the BLM reduced our AUM numbers just to take care of and increase feral horse numbers." Not one government agent, or any present, denied or challenged his claim.
BLM forms still list total and original BLM permit numbers as active. This is not true, for BLM continues to restrict permittees by 55% of turn out, even though federal broke the agreement. Due to this AUM restriction, Chuck has calculated his fifteen year income loss to be considerable; money that could of been contributed to a worthier cause than feral horse feed.
It is indeed, a sorry state of affairs when a citizenry is forced into unnecessary, costly and harmful agreements with a federal government that has no intention of honoring its part.
Yet it is through government's layers of unattainable regulations, unjust mandates, added federal land designations, water diversion for "speculated as endangered" species, and bogus agreements that America's land and water is being systematically taken from the original owners and out of resource production, and gifted to others including the Nature Conservancy.
A parallel to this would be if the government seized every wink, ink, song and dance from our entertainment providers, then doled them out free to others. Without their words, images, notes and swing, just how long to you think entertainers would keep producing?
The ripple affect of this already shows through our increasing dependency on foreign products, higher fuel and food costs, elimination of jobs, and depletions of financial support for schools.
The next time you buy an egg, potato, gas, apple, table, bacon or donut, please know that the person who produced it spent more time and money than you, just to be able to stay in business long enough to insure you the opportunity to buy it.
Tell your representative that you've been studying up on resource production, and you know it's more important than anything else in the world to keep America's land and water producing safe, cheap, domestic supplies of food fuel and fiber!
Tell them that when you look out across your great country, that you've chosen the hillsides active with cow, corn and honey bee, over fallow vistas that few will see.
Tell them if they don't honor agreements with resource providers like Chuck, you're going to take their job and money, and give them to someone of your choosing!
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STALWART STAND BY ENGAGED PARENTS

2009-10-01T18:51:00.000-07:00

Recently on Meet The Press, Tom Friedman really got up my dander when he accused parents of stupidity. "That's just stupid. Just stupid," repeated Friedman in discussing the parental uproar over President Obama's then upcoming address to school
children.
(3 of my 4 grown children)
Although pragmatic scholars who read the president's first draft withheld censorship when providing description, parents viewed its words as parallel to youth indoctrination by cult leaders and dictators, and chose not to expose their children to it.
Apparently this pre-speech exposure encouraged Obama's speech writers to water it down.
While some baby birthers demand the government raise it, there are many American citizens who refuse welfare (because they consider it stealing), engage in healthy parenting, pay their own way, respect the property of others, and raise children who continue likewise.
They would never plop their baby onto a government teat, for they know over-suckling ends supply when a teat goes dry.
The sanctimonious, arrogant, name calling Friedman was joined by Tom Brokaw and former US Representative Harold Ford Jr., in claiming that because other presidents like Eisenhower and Reagan addressed the nation, we should eagerly await Obama's address to our children.
Lumping Eisenhower and Reagan in with Obama was a mis-categorization only skilled anti-Americans can make. For it was presidents like Eisenhower, Truman and Reagan who shielded our Democratic Republic against any onslaught by anti-American, socialistic cadres of czars.
I don't view parents who chose to refrain from Obama's talk as stupid. More likely it's people like Friedman who are stupid... for failing the manners part of their education.
Friedman, Obama and company should know motivation 101 is to build a fire within a person, not under them.
Don't you think people who psycho-babble on and on about what they want your child to see, hear and do, are adults who might be guilty of imposing psychological abuse on your child?
Don't you think that in their lust for power, control and money, too many adults have degenerated into spooky exploiters of your child?Aren't you weary of their goading and dismissals of you as stupid when you resist the garbage they ladle out?
Parents whose toleration limit of child exploitation has been reached, are taking a serious look at filing charges against any exploiter, regardless their lofty position. For examples: PETA (For knowingly terrifying children.); USDA (Mandating children I.D. location of livestock.); Schools (For promoting one side of an issue and censoring any other.); Eco-activists (For encouraging helplessness.).
As an engaged parent, something along this line might become your stalwart stand:
As an American citizen and a parent, I have the right to choose what I and my children hear, read, believe, see or say.
I will vigorously defend on the grounds of my inviolable autonomy over matters concerning my mind, voice, heart and soul.
These rights should be respected as personal choices that affect the health and future of my family.
Any legislative measure that would silence my voice and deny my right to wave subjection to any matter I deem as un-necessary, un-healthy, or contraire to my beliefs will be opposed.
I demand comprehensive education and hearty public debate between opposing views on any matter that may impact my family.
I accept the cost for my choices, so please, do not approach me for payment on any that come without my consent.
And to any who keeps trying to motivate by building fires under me, please know the charred remains you end up with may be your own.
Roni

AURA OF INFLUENCE

2009-09-23T11:53:00.001-07:00
For years I've thought about writing a book "Aura of Influence."
Something that would perfectly illustrate how the ripple affect of our actions not only impact others, but come back and hit us.
Something that would help people to see, be cognizant of, and practice good stewardship over their aura of influence.
Disconnection and complete un-awareness as to what we bring into an area contributes to the numbed down, let it all hang out, rude, if it feels good do it, me, me, me, temper tantrum, whiny, arrogant, lazy, give me your paycheck, un-healthy environment we’ve created.Visualize that everywhere you go is like one big potluck gathering. Do you bring garbage or something yummy? When you step into the gathering, do you sigh and suck out the energy? Or do you smile and re-charge it with electricity?Do you elbow others out of your way, or try and make sure you don't step on them? Do you pitch in and help, or sit, watch, and find fault with the workers?Do you use every feeble excuse you can conjure... not to help others? Or do you thank God you can still walk and talk and serve up soup to the homeless?We elect people who claim on the campaign they have the super powers that will benefit you. But the minute they’re in office, the first words out of their mouth are, "I can't do that. It will jeopardize MY career." There are doable ways to get our culture on a healthy road. We just need to find people who have the backbone, courage, and willingness to risk upsetting the apple cart...long enough to clean out the rotten.
What you bring to today's potluck is your conscious choice.
I leave you this brief to contemplate. For there's that chance I may dig up many more feeble excuses...as to why I can't write the book.
Roni

YOU CAN'T FOOL MOM

2009-09-06T18:36:00.000-07:00

On Meet the Press this morning, Tom Friedman really got up my dander when he accused parents for being stupid. "That's just stupid. Just stupid," repeated Friedman in discussing the parental uproar over President Obama’s upcoming address to school children.Friedman, Tom Brokaw, and former US Representative Harold Ford Jr. chimed in claiming that because other presidents like Eisenhower and Reagan addressed the nation, that we should be giddy with joy over the idea of Obama addressing our school children.Their sanctimonious, arrogant attitude in billing Obama’s address as some sweet innocent, innocuous thing has me boiling. And to lump Eisenhower and Reagan in with Obama is a leap of arrogant categorization only skilled anti-Americans can make. After all, it was presidents like Eisenhower, Truman and Reagan, who protected our Democratic Republic against any threat from the likes of an Obama and his cadre of czars. Maybe some who have a baby think that baby’s birthright is to thereon have the federal government raise it. Plopping it onto the fed’s teat, they have nary a care what that baby will be fed, or that over-suckling ends the supply when the teat goes dry. But, what about those who refuse welfare? Those who engage in healthy parenting, make wise choices and therefore raise families that contribute goodness into a culture? I don't think these parents are stupid. I think people like Friedman are stupid for failing the manners part of his education. People who psycho-babble on and on about what they want our children to see, hear and do, are adults guilty of psychologically abusing our children. They exploit our children for personal gain of power, control and money. Good parents, whose toleration limit of bullies and stinky behaviors has been reached, are now taking a serious look at filing charges against anyone (Including Peta for willingly terrifying our children, and USDA for mandating our children I.D. their animals.), regardless their lofty position, who tries to exercise such psychological abuse through indoctrinating a child with material that that child's parent determines as unfit.
Roni

OBAMA THE CITY SLICKER

2009-08-24T08:49:00.000-07:00
President Obama is a terrible cowboy.
He keeps trying to sign on to our bunch. We keep trying to send him packing.
He rides (so slappy in the saddle one could make checker moves between his butt and saddle) in front of the herd, shoves calves through barbed wire fences, uses sparse drinking water to wash his face, whines about the food the ranch hand's 80 year old mom makes then drives all the way out to the neverlands... and more.
He's worn out the herd (dropping their weights and market values), cut up the baby calves until we ran out of Cut `n Heal, left the wranglers trigger thirsty, and worst of all...he put the cook on the fight!
I just want to put him on a Cervi bucking horse, and watch him put a spur to that!

Roni
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COMMENT:

You speak of things here only folks that have actual experience with roundups and ranch operations - folks that know you keep the horse facing the cattle that want to cut from the bunch and not turn to the blind side of the horse to chase them back to the herd when they cut to run. Too bad the vast majority of the country can't understand what is being said here - they still think milk comes from a cartoon..............er, I mean carton...........Ric

TAKING WARREN BUFFET'S RECOMMENDATION

2009-08-21T08:55:00.000-07:00
President Obama's public health/insurance proposal has been bugging me. Something seemed dreadfully wrong, but I wasn't able to pinpoint exactly what... until now; he paints a pretty picture, but neglects to tell us about the downside.
Consider that if this health care proposal was held to SEC standards, Obama's prospectus violates the main requirement of fully describing all foreseeable ways the investor could loose their money.
Every smart investor studies all the possibilities as to how their investment can turn sour; that's the first thing they look for.
Perhaps this explains why Warren Buffet now describes said plan as having potential to turn America into a Banana-Republic. He looked behind Obama's pretty picture, and saw the disturbing downside truth.Mr. Buffet became a billionaire on "slow growth" stocks. That's always fascinated me, for it's in stark contrast to those of us, who want to "get rich quick" - yet never do. President Obama wants us to invest in his "one-time-only-offer" health/insurance plan right now! Today! Hurry!
Mr. Buffet recommends we don't. Hummmm, ok. I've made up my mind. I'll take Mr. Buffet's recommendation.
Roni
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COMMENTS
Very interesting and good analogy. My bottom line is health care is not defined as a duty in Art. 1 Sec. 8 of the Constitution, the duties of Congress. For that matter, I don't see anywhere in the C where the govt. is to be a provider, e.g., welfare, education, breakfasts for children, etc. Therefore, the Congress is violating their oath in which they swore to uphold the C. Should be no discussion on healthcare. It's mute pt. Unfortunately, most Americans are not familiar or don't understand the Constitution. Yes, I saw the article yesterday by Buffet. I always listen to what he has to say. Ken Keil