tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823733122082490780.comments2023-09-26T03:58:01.918-07:00Iconoclast: Altering your realityIconoclasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07096216944704600721noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823733122082490780.post-32125909073643327342014-05-27T08:45:21.897-07:002014-05-27T08:45:21.897-07:00In the 40's , 50's 60's and 70's y...In the 40's , 50's 60's and 70's yhe Upholstery industry saw booming years. My father was a top notch Upholster of boat, auto and furniture. Today Upholsters are few and far in between. The wants of people changed. His business died. He died. There were no bailouts for him. Why should there be any bailouts for automakers? Let them FAIL!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823733122082490780.post-16802555640868054022009-03-12T11:03:00.000-07:002009-03-12T11:03:00.000-07:00Anonymous said... The author is a douche-bag an...Anonymous said...<BR/><BR/> The author is a douche-bag and drinks his own urine "for greater strength."<BR/><BR/>Don't worry about the author - what are you Anonymous?Trevorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06790537461767412810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823733122082490780.post-9623849551873424892009-03-11T22:50:00.000-07:002009-03-11T22:50:00.000-07:00The author is a douche-bag and drinks his own urin...The author is a douche-bag and drinks his own urine "for greater strength."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823733122082490780.post-41460416598036202932009-03-06T19:48:00.000-08:002009-03-06T19:48:00.000-08:00Ellicott City - Church of the Reunion.Ellicott City - Church of the Reunion.Iconoclasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07096216944704600721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823733122082490780.post-83714796406662277602009-03-06T19:40:00.000-08:002009-03-06T19:40:00.000-08:00i wanted to say that was Cardinal Keeler but...aft...i wanted to say that was Cardinal Keeler but...after working with the man for a few years (in a young adult ministry setting) i don't think he'd do that.<BR/><BR/>i dunno. that's strange. i've never known him to question his conviction...so i'm inclined to believe this might be another Cardinal. was this in Baltimore?Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13826932635166933072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823733122082490780.post-64570489415020773242008-12-06T13:50:00.000-08:002008-12-06T13:50:00.000-08:00When I was at university, I often felt uncomfortab...When I was at university, I often felt uncomfortable with the zeal some of my fellow atheists had for arguing with and proving other Christians 'wrong'.<BR/><BR/>Most of them where arguably better educated than their chosen opponents, so depending on who was keeping score, the religious where sitting ducks.<BR/><BR/>Many Christians believe because of how they FEEL, not because they know every verse of the Bible in all it's self-contradictory glory and have rationally examined their whole belief system.<BR/><BR/>It seems to me that far too many of the images of Christians espoused by Atheists are not better than the straw men we accuse them of making of us. Sure, there are some ugly fundamentalist groups, but that's not ALL Christians. Far from it in my experience.<BR/><BR/>I couldn't help but feel that my fellow atheists took far too much glee in the whole process, especially when they managed to make some point that visibly stung their opponent.<BR/><BR/>Essentially, they were enjoying hurting someone else emotionally and showing off for their friends and stroking their own ego.<BR/><BR/>So, to my mind now looking back, they were actually arguing from just as emotive a position as their Christian opponent whilst denying this fervently and rationalising it all as an exercise in logic.<BR/><BR/>As an existentialist, I see that we're all trying to cope with the SAME death anxiety. Vigorously attacking someones basis for coping with that fact causes them emotional pain.<BR/><BR/>Is taunting and hurting Christians for our own amusement moral?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823733122082490780.post-90275873711382272582008-12-03T21:07:00.000-08:002008-12-03T21:07:00.000-08:00"The Fugio cent was to weigh 157.5 grains, equal t..."The Fugio cent was to weigh 157.5 grains, equal to the English halfpence and the Massachusetts coppers" Quoted from:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.coins.nd.edu/ColCoin/ColCoinIntros/Fugio.intro.html" REL="nofollow">Coins.nd.edu</A><BR/><BR/>The first pennies, from 1787 until 1837 were pure copper. What kind of fucking idiot are you to ask me that?Iconoclasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07096216944704600721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823733122082490780.post-45818759616449288062008-12-03T20:24:00.000-08:002008-12-03T20:24:00.000-08:00What was its composition and weight?What was its composition and weight?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823733122082490780.post-31890449175938106122008-12-02T06:57:00.000-08:002008-12-02T06:57:00.000-08:00I don't wanna!!I'm a raised catholic atheist too :...I don't wanna!!<BR/><BR/>I'm a raised catholic atheist too :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823733122082490780.post-35511689925491194242008-11-13T21:39:00.000-08:002008-11-13T21:39:00.000-08:00Dude, it's called CANADAOne problem: some doctors ...Dude, it's called CANADA<BR/><BR/>One problem: some doctors are greedy, major shortage of family doctors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823733122082490780.post-19215626933244230292008-11-10T03:57:00.001-08:002008-11-10T03:57:00.001-08:00CORRECTION HALF-KENYAN.Obama is not a black man li...CORRECTION HALF-KENYAN.<BR/>Obama is not a black man like the rest of the watered down brownies pretending they are african.<BR/>He's a real african, and most american blacks are too ignorant to understand african blacks HATE the american nigger.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823733122082490780.post-5633112408506895122008-11-10T03:57:00.000-08:002008-11-10T03:57:00.000-08:00CORRECTION HALF-KENYAN.Obama is not a black man li...CORRECTION HALF-KENYAN.<BR/>Obama is not a black man like the rest of the watered down brownies in america pretending they are african.<BR/>He's a real african, and most american blacks are too ignorant to understand african blacks HATE the american nigger.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823733122082490780.post-40754465132462987212008-11-10T01:27:00.000-08:002008-11-10T01:27:00.000-08:00I can see what your saying and agree with you to a...I can see what your saying and agree with you to a point. <BR/><BR/>Here is my take. Agreed, Obama is a politician. Personally though, I am hoping that he turns out to be more. <BR/><BR/>I mean, I could just say screw it and not care, but, there has to be something better for our country than the way things currently are.<BR/><BR/>Obama wont fix everything. Hell, if he can atleast stop the backslide, the next guy we elect can work on fixing things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823733122082490780.post-5806126920272937892008-11-09T20:04:00.000-08:002008-11-09T20:04:00.000-08:00Most excellent win. I couldn't have put it better ...Most excellent win. I couldn't have put it better myself.Das Fischhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02292907310181388594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823733122082490780.post-68905682466031255932008-11-07T22:04:00.000-08:002008-11-07T22:04:00.000-08:00Prop 8 banned gay marriage. The Mormons worked to...Prop 8 banned gay marriage. The Mormons worked to make sure it passed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823733122082490780.post-75295621988676442632008-11-06T19:00:00.000-08:002008-11-06T19:00:00.000-08:00I can't see circular logic in this one. This is th...I can't see circular logic in this one. This is the way i see it<BR/><BR/>The constitution grants religious freedom<BR/><BR/>A legal religion under the protection of the first amendment ordains a priest<BR/><BR/>The ordained priest has legal authority to to join people in the union of marriage.<BR/><BR/>As a member of the ULC he may marry two people regardless of status (gender, or otherwise), it seems to me it is a legal union protected as the religious agreement between the couple and the priest ordained with a church.<BR/><BR/>Scary thing is, when they announced that prop 8 passed on california, i had very similar ideas to declare it as a protected religious right. <BR/><BR/>DiscussAdamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344049540327398328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823733122082490780.post-22834259766932554792008-11-06T17:28:00.000-08:002008-11-06T17:28:00.000-08:00Perhaps I am misunderstanding, but since your argu...Perhaps I am misunderstanding, but since your argument relies on the claim that you would be willing to ensure the legality of the marriage, and at this time it is not in fact legal, you have unintentionally used circular logic. And that is a shame, because I would love to find a way to speed things along and not have to wait for the majority to be enlightened.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823733122082490780.post-60067723665093784522008-10-24T23:05:00.000-07:002008-10-24T23:05:00.000-07:00So true. One could argue that we are actually less...So true. One could argue that we are actually less safe now due to the extremely bad image the last decade has given America, the economy being as it is, and having our troops spread all throughout the world. Thank you for helping spread the word.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823733122082490780.post-14499630331275096572008-10-24T20:25:00.000-07:002008-10-24T20:25:00.000-07:00OkraJoe, if you think that's the common goal, you'...OkraJoe, if you think that's the common goal, you've been sucked into the rhetoric of the past eight years.<BR/><BR/>Fact: the country is no more vulnerable to terrorists that we were a decade ago.<BR/><BR/>Fact: Americans are inherently safe, because unless Canada or Mexico were to try and invade, we're protected on both sides by massive oceans. Any sort of significant troop movement would be slow, at best. Any sort of illicit mass-explosives would have been found under pre-9-11 airport screening.<BR/><BR/>Ultimately, the issues that you mention are only issues because the mass media wants you to think they are. If you truly think either are real issues, you have allowed yourself to be truly misled by the mainstream media.Iconoclasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07096216944704600721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823733122082490780.post-54269260849886265342008-10-24T20:02:00.000-07:002008-10-24T20:02:00.000-07:00I'm not sure I agree with the common goal thread. ...I'm not sure I agree with the common goal thread. Don't the two parties share a common goal of defeating terrorism and ensuring safety of American people?OkraJoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15718582625981578901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823733122082490780.post-88423355928951528872008-10-18T11:47:00.000-07:002008-10-18T11:47:00.000-07:00I can see how a flat tax would seem more fair, but...I can see how a flat tax would seem more fair, but it would still be a tax increase for people who are less able to afford it and a tax decrease for the wealthy. <BR/><BR/>And what about the practical side, I can't imagine that the flat tax plus increasing the minimum wage for liability would do anything but increase the deficit.<BR/><BR/>I think it makes more sense to place more of the burden on people that can handle it, while giving the lower tax brackets a break so that they can get themselves in a better situation by getting more education, saving more, buying a business, etc... so they can become greater contributors.<BR/><BR/>I agree that we need to reform government spending, but we need to do that first. We can't reply on reform to make up for lowered tax revenue.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15011033361723139397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823733122082490780.post-40009245264737509072008-10-17T20:25:00.000-07:002008-10-17T20:25:00.000-07:00A serious challenge with any "start paying taxes a...A serious challenge with any "start paying taxes at this level of income" in a tax plan is the massive variance in cost of living throughout the U.S. $50,000 a year in NYC might mean eating a lot of Ramen, but in my hometown in rural Idaho, it would be a damn fine living.<BR/><BR/>You could index it to the regional cost of living, but that simply opens up the door for crooked politicians to fiddle with these values. We've seen what that leads to.<BR/><BR/>I'd like a tax plan that can be written entirely on a 3x5 index card in 12 point font. That needs to be the whole thing, including things like due dates, penalties and the like. If we could accomplish this, odds are it would be fairer, if only by virtue of not bing a jobs program for accountants and lawyers paid by the ultra-wealthy to keep more of their money.Scott Wimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07398480470740937873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823733122082490780.post-87996937505956337352008-10-13T22:03:00.000-07:002008-10-13T22:03:00.000-07:00Ok, I feel a need to clarify. Yes, I do agree with...Ok, I feel a need to clarify. Yes, I do agree with many things on your post, especially criminal voting.<BR/><BR/>But...<BR/><BR/>The government has no control of the Media. This is an unfortunate fact because it means that we are, as Mark Twain would put it, misinformed.<BR/><BR/>The problem is a relatively recent one, since now all of the media outlets are controlled by large corporations. If you want some conspiracy theories that result from this, check out Noam Chomsky's http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda_Model Manufacturing of Consent.<BR/><BR/><BR/>But I haven't addressed the issue. The issue isn't with government control, it's about the definition of control.<BR/><BR/>The correct question to ask is this: What is the difference between a government, and a sufficiently large corporation? Yes, corporations do not exercise the same domains as do governments, because they have the governments to deal with many of the political issues.<BR/><BR/>The difference between small corporations competing for journalism, and a group of large corporations sharing journalism equally is that the only journalism that gets to us is what will sell, and, that, coincidentally, happens to be the same journalism that appears everywhere across the nation. <BR/><BR/><BR/>If, instead, we have small journalistic companies competing for buyers, then, eventually, because of the Microsoft/New York Times/Apple Ipods & Iphones/Tissue paper effect, only the most commonly known journalism companies will become nationally regarded, out-competing all of the smaller journalistic companies.<BR/>This is made possible because of the low price of information dissemination (which is basically nothing, now that the internet is here).<BR/><BR/>And, because of the internet, we now have a couple hundred bloggers that are nationally famous, often read, and frequently quoted. Their opinions we hear most often, and the lesser known bloggers are rarely referred to, read, and considered. Yes, the system does keep a considerable amount of flow, new bloggers replace outdated views, but, for the most part, you rarely hear the voices of the least popular.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Because we have no system for ensuring that information is equally disseminated, we now have a system where selected information is cheaply disseminated, and that is what sells.<BR/><BR/><BR/>But the government has no place in the media.Sirius A Strebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01735915370193370231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823733122082490780.post-75143896329614417142008-10-13T21:46:00.000-07:002008-10-13T21:46:00.000-07:00Yes, you shouldn't have to register. But then prev...Yes, you shouldn't have to register. But then preventing voter fraud will become difficult.<BR/><BR/>If uneducated voters are not allowed to vote, yet it will lead to better leadership, what is the issue? Preserving a government because we like the name.<BR/><BR/>The first amendment specifically says that government has no control over private media. To force equal air time would be government control, and will give enormous power to the party in power.<BR/><BR/><BR/>This post says a lot about what should be done, but it's not more informative than somebody saying African Americans should reject racial stereotypes if they don't want to be stereotyped.Sirius A Strebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01735915370193370231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823733122082490780.post-37988348242487367572008-10-07T20:39:00.000-07:002008-10-07T20:39:00.000-07:00*highly disrespectful to Obama.*highly disrespectful to Obama.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com