Friday Free For All: Jefferson Edition
by PubliusToday, in 1743, Thomas Jefferson was born, which makes this an especially great Good Friday. (It turns out, April 2 is true for an old style of dating. Today, April 13 is commonly accepted as Jefferson’s birthday. We’re happy to celebrate twice.) We think he’d approve of this billboard, sponsored by the folks of the Quincy Tea Party.
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Can we have one of those erected right outside the Capitol building, please?
It's a great sign but maybe it should be qualified so Ryan, Cantor and others aren't included.
On April 5th President Obama throws out the first pitch at the National's game. I came up with this video about his previous first piches:
President Obama Throws Out the First Pitch to the Newly Renamed Washington Reds
That is a riot! Where do I donate to help keep that sign up?
Is there a link to send donations?
"A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine." (Thomas Jefferson)
“Single acts of tyranny may be ascribed to the accidental opinion of a day; but a series of oppressions, begun at a distinguished period, and pursued unalterably through every change of ministers, too plainly prove a deliberate, systematical plan of reducing us to slavery.”
The Works of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 1, p. 130.
Thomas Jefferson
(1743-1826) 3rd President of the U.S
God forbid we should ever be twenty years without such a rebellion. The people cannot be all, and always, well informed. The part which is wrong will be discontented, in proportion to the importance of the facts they misconceive. If they remain quiet under such misconceptions, it is lethargy, the forerunner of death to the public liberty…. And what country can preserve its liberties, if its rulers are not warned from time to time, that this people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to the facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time, with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure.
Thomas Jefferson
(1743-1826) 3rd President of the U.S
I think Jefferson also said: "Never change your winning game." I assume he was talking about free market capitalism there. and: "If it aint broke, don't fix it."
God deliver us from Obama and Pelosi. Amen
I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. Already they have raised up a monied aristocracy that has set the government at defiance. The issuing power (of money) should be taken away from the banks and restored to the people to whom it properly belongs.
- Thomas Jefferson, U.S. President.
Words we should NOT forget!!!
"A Bill of Rights is what the people are entitled to against every government, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on inference."
Thomas Jefferson
"A coward is much more exposed to quarrels than a man of spirit".
Thomas Jefferson
"A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned – this is the sum of good government."
Thomas Jefferson
"All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent."
Thomas Jefferson
"As our enemies have found we can reason like men, so now let us show them we can fight like men also."
Thomas Jefferson
Our of the 435 congressmen and 100 senators. there aren't 50 worth keeping…
There are less than 50 Mr. or Mrs. Smiths…..
Wasn't Jefferson born on April 13 and not April 2 ?
"Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny."
Thomas Jefferson
We need to remember the words spoken by this great man!
When the representative body have lost the confidence of their constituents, when they have notoriously made sale of their most valuable rights, when they have assumed to themselves powers which the people never put into their hands, then, indeed, their continuing in office becomes dangerous to the state, and calls for an exercise of the power of dissolution.
Never mind….the difference between the old Julian and the new Gregorian calander is eleven days.
Wldbil,
I'm stealing all your TJ quotes today.
THANK YOU SIR!!!
“Our country is now taking so steady a course as to show by what road it will pass to destruction, to wit: by consolidation of power first, and then corruption, its necessary consequence.” – Thomas Jefferson
Painfully far, FAR too true…
Amen brother…
Our work here is not done.
WldBil,
How do we encourage decent upstanding folk to serve in Government, and part 2 how do we support them to keep DC from polluting and corrupting them.
Using myself as an example, I have NO INTEREST in joining that club of liars, cheats, lawyers, and thieves…
(Reuters) – As of June, there were 12,553 federal lobbyists registered in Washington, down from 14,800 at the end of 2008, and well below a record 15,137 in 2007, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, a nonprofit group that tracks such activities.
Crony Capitalism is simply killing us…This was the cause of the loss of power by the GOP, after the the gains of '94'…..
They should ship then all out Washington, right down K street..
Find out how much you 'representative' has his hands in their pockets, there is is a direct correlation between how much they take and the true measure of their integrity…..
That is absolutely rich!
Since our has country has become so cultured and refined as to accept becoming property with such dignity it is only fitting to discuss what should be served at the wake of our freedom. I will be bringing ding dongs since they are so easy to find at the local government office. I am of no social relevance and have no experience in surrender, I think it should be up to the republicans to make the proper arrangements, they are so good at compromising themselves, and what should be on the menu, we surly wouldn’t want any “OHHH Dear” or any “OH MY” at this solemn occasion.
I realize the republicans just had classes on bondage, but please even this trailer trash knows that boot licking would be so inappropriate, just prostrating yourself at feet of the “one” will satisfy our new etiquette.
The government just stole your freedom and made you property and then laughed about it. The most sickening part is we have republicans saying we no right to get upset “we got your back“, the perfect position for another backstab.
The government will in the end use force of arms to enforce their new power. That is our future.
WldBil,
As a fairly new "insider" to DC, I hate to say it is not that easy. Many lobbyists are pure scum, but almost as many, if not more are actually doing a valuable service and we need.
There is NO WAY a Congress person of SEnator can actually understand all the intricate details of what is going on.
I personally know many of he good kind of lobbyists, and they hate the bad ones even more than you do. Destroying all lobbyists ould collapse our govenment is a slag of terrible laws, even worse than the crap we have.
Sorry…
Unfortunately this whole deal is way to flipping complicated. Even from somewhere closer to the "inside" where I sit.
Keep in mind, I am fairly new, and completely powerless with no influence. I just happen to know enough of th right people to obtain "credentials" and I am studying my fanny off trying to swim in this new soup I'm in. So my understanding is not always complete…
Thank God I have another day to learn from my mistakes and pick up new data…
"All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent."
Thomas Jefferson
Thanks to the tyrant "PC" we have been silent entirely to long…..morality & decency have been held prisoner by it.
The #1 enemy we face is the law, administered by corrupt judges & lawyers. Let these people be looked upon as
the vilest of criminals. When the rights of one trump the decency of an entire society…..society is lost. Let us return to the days of simple consequences for ones words & deeds. A litigious society is a spineless society for which rehabilitation is the code word for "given a pass" .
We have been gamed by the very laws we were told would protect us. By the criminals & corrupt that use it as a shield. Laws that by the letter crush free men & encourage & protect the criminal. All designed by the cadre of lawyers whose sole purpose is to insure a never ending revenue stream for themselves. A system that perpetuates greed & misery and crushes those who stand on the simple principles of the golden rule.
We must return to the ways of our fathers & grandfathers. A simpler time, a time of right & wrong. A time when your word was your bond and those that broke it suffered the consequences of their actions. Enough of the endless excuses and rights of the individual trumping the rights of a society. Society knows what is right from wrong…but some where we got lost in the belief that the system we created knew it as well. Until we stand up and take the actions required to return to the civil society we once were,our decent into the abyss will continue. Some have awakened to the fact we have been thrown a rope…….a chance to pull ourselves from the pit. Do we have the strength….are we willing to do what is required? The coming year will answer that question.
My Apologies if I have hit to close to home so to speak LOL..
.I remain convinced I am right based on what I know.. I am of the belief that our Government should practice a laissez-faire policy on business as much as possible…
That being said… David you obviously have a perspective that I do not, maybe we I could benefit from that perspective…
So your suggestion is we do nothing?
WldBil,
First – I don't want to exaggerate my spot in life. I get to observe limited machinations within the DoD sector due to where I work, what I do there, and my natural abilities to gather "intelligence" (skills I largely learned from the military and from my studies of history).
I am a plebe in this whole deal. But I am planning to climb the career ladder as best as I can.
Second – I'm big boy (literally) so I can take a punch. And if I am out of line, I expect those I know and trust to knock me into alignment again.
Third – I agree with your sentiment.
"Crony Capitalism is simply killing us…This was the cause of the loss of power by the GOP, after the the gains of '94'…..
This statement is COMPLETELY true.
LOVE that sign!
no….. the republican have already started the the surrender talks. Tom Coburn the golden boy republican has already started it calling the president his dear friend and it was all congresses fault.
Just pointing out facts.. time to walk away from the republican party, they are not your friend just another baby crying to have their diapers changed.
Part 2.
I suspect I will get flamed for this, and attract every troll in the joint, but here goes…
It is Good Friday. Tonight I will celebrate the crucifixion of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I say celebrate because without His supreme sacrifice there would be no Salvation, no Amazing Grace, and a dirty scumbag sinner such as myself would be doomed to eternity in the lake of fire.
That said. I can’t tell you how to fix DC. Because John Adams already said it…
Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.
Nuff said…
Where can I get one of those signs?
I need one for the side of my house.
A minor point, while we're at it: Mr. Jefferson was born on 13 April.
Jefferson was born April 13, not today..
The sign was fantastic,…………….
Almost as fantastic as the majority of these posts,…………..Thanks everyone.
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I'm sorry, but when "common decency" begins to be held in higher regard than individual rights and liberties is when society is lost. You espouse the ideals of freedom and liberty, but start off by contradicting them.
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WldBil,
Thanks for your support… Same right back at you sir.
The day our nation took the Bible out of schools, out of "polite" conversation, and put it on a shelf to collect dust is the day that began all the crap we are suffering today.
From Enron, Global Crossing, Earmarks, and all the crap with loving scialist dictators and other crap comes from abandoning the one TRUE God and trying to make ourselves into gods.
We humans are so flawed and full of sh!t, no wonder it all goes to hell when we play at being gods…
Love love love that sign.
Just heard on Imus the Prez wants us to 'tone down our rhetoric' in opposition to HC legislation.
That moron should have thought of the consequences before he had Nan ram the crap through.
All I have to say is, try to MAKE us tone it down, Hugo jr., see where that gets you, you 2 bit dictator
wannabe.
Maybe Hugo jr is learning a valuable lesson lately. In Chi-town he had the peeps to back him up
so that he could go into the hood, bluster to his hearts content, & the po folk ate it up. Out here in
the big wide world, not so much.
Is this man insane? Doesn't he know HE sets the tone? He rammed the bill through, then hit the
campaign trail, for what? To MAKE us like it ? Whose idea was that? He didn't understand from
the polling, there would be backlash? Doesn't he understand these appearances he's making
give the impression of 'gloating' ? Sheesh, what a moron!
Clever sign. I too hope they keep it up with the disclaimer,"Paid for by the teapeople at biggovernment.com".
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If that isn't a warning from beyond the grave, then I've never heard one!
Now we agree on something. That sign is just as fantastic as the majority of posts on BG.
barb, Tom Coburn?……………. I think I'm gonna' be sick now.
I wouldn't worry about the Trolls….They turned their backs on God willingly…..they will suffer for that on there own………
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In my grandfather's day women couldn't vote, blacks couldn't stay in the same hotels or eat at the same restaurants as whites. Acts of terror were committed openly against American citizens while the authorities looked the other way.
Times may have been simpler for you, but for many folks it was a daily struggle for survival. So let's hope we are not willing to "do what is required" to return to the good old days.
You won't find any answers here. This guy is more interested in his vendetta against Republicans than he is in saving the Republic. All you have to do is look at a few of his posts and it will become obvious to you.
Agreed, they just overflow my inbox (very similar to an over flowing toilet in fact) with their drivel and hateful screeds.
Unfortunately they don;t realiz that their unbelief in God has no impact on his feelings towards them… Nor will it mitigate the consequences for their foolish disbelief…
Have a Blessed Easter weekend RandomOrder.
yes………… ktok had his words all over the place…
well look who came crawling out.. Mr hate himself….. did you comed here so I can expose you to the whole world again.. Your answers is always save the progressives. I mean republicans. shall I remind what lindsey socialist thinks of you.
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The fringe.. The all and powerful Republican Lindsey Graham called those who seek freedom in His party , “fringe”, I think I have heard those words before from some democrats. Too bad he was just re-elected by 58% of the vote.. Too bad the republican party is full of grahams and they have all the power and money..
Even though I battle republicans here it is to show them the light that the party doesn’t want your answers. Show all the grahams across this country that freedom and your vote comes with a price.
Register unaffiliated and fight back for they will not listen until they are forced.
They can’t win without party members and as long as you stay a republican they will always call you fringe and laugh. and win.
You never disappoint. It's not my fault you can't accept the truth about yourself. Still painting with that broad brush, I see. How's that \”No parties\” thing working for you? Thanks for the hate mail. I wouldn't want you to hold it all in, it might rot what little is left of your soul.
So PC is the answer. The race card trumps all……..
So say a stranger walks up & calls you a racist homo muslem maggot……..he just exercised his right to free speach. You would prefer to hire an attorney & go to court, as that is the "civilized" thing to do.
Had the above happened in our fathers day, the stranger would of had his teeth knocked out…….He just suffered the just conseqences of his words & actions.
"I won't be wronged……
I won't be insulted…….
I won't be laid a hand on………
I don't do these things to other people and I require the same from them……."
John Wayne in "The Shootist"
The above quote is what is required. So go ahead & twist the subject any direction you'd like & tell me things cannot be settled that way in a modern "civilized" society. Then explain to me why I'm so much better off than my father was……………………
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I can't be held responsible for what happens outside my State borders. Here in VA, Republicans are handling their business with honor and integrity…things you have repeatedly accused me of not having. We'll get rid of our Senators in 2012 and replace them with Republicans and then all will be well.
Unlike you, I am not ashamed of my representatives and am proud to defend their voting records. Can you say the same? I don't think so.
No kidding, such a divine plan – turn our backs which is code for '3rd party, or worse Ron Paul' –
It shows a basic lack of understanding of how the game works -
Indeed.
Even in your father's day assault was a crime, as it is today. I don't think any of us are willing to change that law because then we would resemble a country like Afghanistan or Somalia. So yeah, if you physically injure someone to defend your honor, you will be spending some time in county lockup, and maybe even one of our fine Texas prisons….
So that is justice…….That is the reason this country is in the sorry state it's in. In my fathers day the one who mouthed off knew the possible consequences & accepted it. YOUR polite new litigious society knows NO Bounds or Decency. My apologies in advance but you sound like a koolaid drinking lawyer or law enforcement officer.
When will the T-shirts be available? I'll buy 7 so I'll have one to wear everyday until November 2 allowing once a week laundry.
The Lesson of Good Friday. Die to your "self" and live. Simple human maturity. Nothing fancy or "other-worldly" about it. Adulthood.
L4S
My personal stalker we are quickly approaching our one year anniversary and I am soooooo pleased of your loyalty to PC me. Now for the progressive Mc Cain and his heroine Palin who has showed her true colors as a progressive.
Your loyalty to these progressives parties has now made us all property now and I hope your proud of your accomplishment.
The talk of third party is code for you can’t handle the truth. You republicans are so predictable. I seek to destroy the party system. George Washington spoke against a party system. Now if you care to debate the truth, it will expose your progressive leanings.
I have been told repeatedly, I am too boorish and I should use humor to inform the public of my provincial ranting. ………………….Sorry for the pause I had to put another breath mint in the toilet to please our new masters…WE are all property now…………. I don’t have the heart to tell them that it isn’t a real breath mint or a soap bar. I must admit I have failed to express the proper words to convince people that the good cop, bad cop or the breath mint/soap bar …………………republican/democrat of their political system has bankrupted our country, both financially and constitutionally. I pray these words are not too violent laden for the republicans or the democrats, this PC stuff is great at keeping people silent, except me who lacks the genteel education to properly write. Country before party or there will be no country.
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Not again! No mom jeans, please, Mr. President!
Great sign! How about free sky-diving lessons, too?
I realize that you are possessed of limited intellect, so I will remind you that neither John McCain or Sarah Palin reside in VA where I vote. If you want to personally attack me, you will have to do it on the basis of MY voting record and not anyone else's. Since you have no way of knowing who I voted for, you are obviously full of crap as a Christmas goose.
Everyone here is free to review both of our profiles and draw their own conclusions, and I encourage them to do so in the interest of truth , fairness and full disclosure.
You've made it abundantly clear that your underlying motivation is a deep and irrational hatred of Republicans. It is also abundantly clear that you cherry-pick the worst examples of Republicans you can find and then use them to smear the entire Party in general. The problem with this is that most people are much smarter than you and see through this ruse quite easily.
Anyone bothering to look at your profile in detail will see that you have jumped from one bad idea to the next for at least as long as you have been posting, and that your score only reflects how often you post your drivel…and is in no way representative of the actual merit of your moon-batty opinions.
And remember that I only say these things out of love; the the deep and sincere variety of love that Van Jones feels for Glenn Beck! Get well soon, my friend.
OK………..well this damn bus we're on will soon be 'hi-centered' with the R bodies
we're throwing under it.
I'm officially through mourning over the loss of ANY of them, Tom C can be replaced
just like all the rest. Nothing like a crisis to smoke out the cowards. He obviously
got a visit from oHugo jr's minions, in which his 'manhood' was stripped. Too Bad!
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please read our profiles.. please read our words.. the examples I give are plentiful they are far to easy to point out. A progressive is easy to find I only Have look for their hand in my pocket. It is both progressive parties I hate. and it is their supporters that allow them to steal my freedom and thus it is you who stole my freedom and I want it back.
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Yes. Ron Paul for everyone all around! Ha Ha HA!
you are still funny and still full of hate. I hoping for a debate but as always you cry like a baby and say nothing.
Well, you can't have it. I've got it and I'm keeping it! You should listen to yourself…if you can even hear yourself over the flapping of your wings, you moon bat.
is that best you can do.
You ain't George Washington by a long shot!
tom coburn can get caught in a tickle party and he will be re-elected. He voted for bailouts and prescription which were not paid for.
That lost feeling in your heart is George Washington calling you to action. Read his farewell address and his warning about political parties.
you are so funny
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uh…..run that by me again please…
A letter to the president:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVAhr4hZDJE
You need to start learning how to deal with reality. Step one: come out of your fantasy world and join the rest of us.
Also, the man you have so recently latched on to is, like me, a Native Virginian. My State has produced more iconic Patriots and Statesmen than the other 12 colonies combined. Don't lecture me about the words of anyone. You're not qualified.
Me too Paul, x 2, for my spouse & I both.
Also, you should pull your head out of Glenn Beck's @ss long enough to have an original though ocassionally.
wwwuuuuuu! RR, I like your angle there.
I am FAR from an Obama fan. I'm terrified of the direction he's taking this country. I watched your video and found it to be demeaning. Somwhere, something this stuff has got to stop. There are far too many real issues to discuss and faux pas to poke fun at. We need a higher standard than this. Leave this type of concept to the Democrats. They love it.
Transcending the childish mental construct of "self" that is the source of all suffering which is based on separateness, ie. fear. In other words, take your "self" out of the picture, what is left? So, the lesson of Jesus at its simplest is die to your self, and live!
ADMINISTRATOR, DING A LING, ADMINISTRATOR, …….why are we being prevented from commenting
on Rep Nunes article ???????????????????? CENSORSHIP MUCH ??????????????????????
Since Obama became President, an average of 10,000 people a DAY have lost their jobs!
Now we learn that Obama is hiring 1.4 million people to work for the US Census!
What the Hell is that? Any wonder why we're circling the drain?
Oh god, thanks for the laugh! Great good stuff. I'll forward to my son. He and his buddies will get a great good laugh.
My suggestions to Jason Mattera:
http://joekiddone.blogspot.com/2010/04/my-suggest...
Descendants of Jefferson, on the job today.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOIwl5G9lRo
Yes, in fact, he is insane. Malignant Narcissism. Google it. Obama Naricissism
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