What was that FDR quote?  

“In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.”

Some say he never said it, but I think maybe he did.

A few other quotes,

“The budget is a mythical bean bag. Congress votes mythical beans into it, and then tries to reach in and pull real beans out.”

“I have a scheme for stopping war. It’s this--no nation is allowed to enter a war till they have paid for the last one.”

“I don’t make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.”

Will Rogers


“One of the greatest delusions in the world is the hope that the evils in this world are to be cured by legislation.”

Thomas B. Reed (US congressman)


“Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax
it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.”

“No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we’ll ever see on this earth.”

Ronald Reagan


“Money is the barometer of a society’s virtue. When you see that trading is done, not by consent, but by compulsion--when you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing--when you see that money is flowing to those that deal, not in goods, but in favors--when you see that men get richer by graft and pull than by work, and your laws don’t protect you against them, but protect them against you--when you see corruption being rewarded and honesty becoming self-sacrifice--you may know that your society is doomed.”

Ayn Rand


“Our government has kept us in a perpetual state of fear—kept us in a continuous stampede of patriotic fervor—with the cry of grave national emergency. Always there has been some terrible evil at home or some monstrous foreign power that was going to gobble us up if we did not blindly rally behind it.”

General Douglas MacArthur


“Occasionally words must serve to veil the facts. But this must happen in such a way that no one becomes aware of it; or, if it should be noticed, excuses must be at hand, to be produced immediately.”

“For the great majority of mankind are satisfied with appearances as though they were realities…and are often more influenced by things that seem than by those that are.”

Nicolo Machiavelli




Wake up, open your eyes, it's plain to see that the emperor has no clothes.

Yes indeed! Bravo Throbby! Great to see you my friend.


Riffy

I respect your honesty in your response.
Even though I disagree with you on pretty much everything else!

Hey Nanky,

Remeber the whole socialism argument is weak bro! Don't go there my man! Cuz Barry ain't no socialist! Wha....wha....wh....what....what? Hold on now.........


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iivL4c_3pck&eurl=http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/tob...



Damn son! You didn't have to go actually dig up evidence and shit didja?!


Yes funman, he is a socialist. Big time. He always has been a socialist, and there was a time in the not too distant past that he gladly embraced that label. That you either don't know this fact, or you choose to ignore it I know not, but one thing I know for an absolute fact is that Barack Obama is, was, and always will be a socialist. Just like all of his heroes and mentors have been.

You trying to defend Obama as not being a socialist would be like trying to defend a guy that goes to Klan rallies every Friday night, bowls with Klan members every Wednesday night, goes to the pool hall with these same Klan memebers every Monday night and then trying to claim that the guy is not affiliated with the Klan. Obama's own factual history betrays your entire argument!



Riffy

Some of us think neither the huge corporate farms nor the small family farms should be getting subsidies at this point.

nankerphelge wrote on Mar 10^th, 2009 at 11:34am:



I hear ya. That's what I tried to say. It is really hard for me to understand some of the positions I read here (and elsewhere), just like others must feel about my comments. How can they believe that, I ask myself. Strange days we're living through, for sure. I really do believe that America will get through this, and I would never say that if I didn't truly believe it. We really are a GREAT nation, and I hate all of the patriotic crap that gets spoken to rally one side or the other. We CAN do just about anything we set our minds to. Foreigners flock to our colleges to get the best education available. These educations need to be available to all citizens so that we can raise the bar and address all social and economic issues that have been put on the back burner in exchange for  band-aids. Citizens need to get engaged, and to question their own positions/conclusions. All of the lobbyist money pouring in to DC is insignificant, if people would show up at the polls. One man/one vote really is a beautiful thing. Even if you disagree with me.

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That is a good point. I agree with you. There are many other ways for small farms to keep going through tough times, than federal money.

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I won't watch, it's too gross for me, but I am interested in reading about it. Glad he is going to air his views.

fuman wrote on Mar 10^th, 2009 at 12:37pm:

I actually post some things as jokes. I will be watching something else instead.

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BTW I'm online now!

You know our new Treasury Sec'y not only didn't pay his taxes but then only paid the last 7 years worth? Those past that time he could get away w/o paying so he kept the money. Sounds like he's not quite the patriot we needed at this time.

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If that's true, it's shameful. There is a statute of limitations on back taxes? That can't be true . . .

His address to Congress wasn't effective, but I trust that the market people know what he meant, and that they know where he stands. He is unknown to me, but not to them.