Monthly Archives: January 2008

The Storm

Posted on January 8, 2008 by Thanos

 I came from the hills with a tear in my eye The winter closed in and the crows filled the sky The houses were burning the flames gold and red The people were running with eyes filled with dread Ah … Continue reading →

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Environmentalists Lied — People Died

Posted on January 8, 2008 by Thanos

Here’s a reprise of some articles I wrote on the net effects of Environmental Imperialism. Environmental Imperialism The environmentalists and anti-war activists in this country tend to be one and the same, and their mantra of the past few years … Continue reading →

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The Beauty of Ballot Initiatives

Posted on January 7, 2008 by Thanos

In the run up to the 2006 elections I talked about Ballot initiatives on key issues in states. These are great to get your core voters out as well as to fix things locally, usually preferrable to federal methods because … Continue reading →

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In Defense of Bush

Posted on January 6, 2008 by Thanos

I wrote this in May 2006 in response to the populist conservative BDS that was rampant at the time. I still stand by it now – we knew who we were electing. The quibbles I would have with the Bush administration … Continue reading →

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Dems and Rinos Kill Offshore Drilling

Posted on January 5, 2008 by Thanos

At at time when energy needs to be cheap and plentiful to stop quell rising tides of want and immigration Congress is lax on clearing paths to new energy. If energy is cheap and plentiful then countries just lately out of … Continue reading →

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Death and Dystopic Vision

Posted on January 4, 2008 by Thanos

A diatribe against the paranoid delusions of Hollywood. Death and Dystopic Vision Hollywood producers, directors, writers are full of fear. They are born and bred in a media environment full of fatalistic visions seething fear and paranoia. Most of them … Continue reading →

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Immigration Retrospective

Posted on January 3, 2008 by Thanos

In May of ’06 I wrote this article on the immigration bill before Congress, and some of the things I worried about did come true. Immigration reform and fiscal carelessness became the two key issues that destroyed the marriage that … Continue reading →

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Vacation Comes Again, Aussiegirl on Immigration

Posted on January 2, 2008 by Thanos

The next couple of weeks I will be on vacation, and somewhat incommunicado where I am going. So you will be getting a replay of articles that I’ve written through the time I’ve blogged, somewhat of a best of. I … Continue reading →

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Fear and Loathing in the Media

Posted on January 1, 2008 by Thanos

Since I wrote this, we’ve had the TNR / Scott Beachamp scandal, the false stringer from Iraq (Jamil Hussein, Bilal Hussein, take your pick,) Randi Rhodes fake mugging, and other journo slime revealed. Americans witness the New York Times, Reuters, and CBS news … Continue reading →

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