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22APR2001 COPS and ROBBERS
With this issue, we are introducing Crime Watch and Speed Traps.
Crime in Oregon is like everywhere else. The cops are chasin' down bad guys and in their imes they don't know the diff between a bad guy and an ordinary citizen. If we aren't cops, we are considered by the cops to be the bad guys rather than their boss; the ordinary citizen (taxpayer) who pays their wage.
The War on Drugs is a status quo business that justifies the existence of cops but which conveniently makes criminals out of drug users and addicts. The Criminal Justice System is in fact a Criminal Justice Industry complete with more privately owned for-profit prisons than ever.
It is in the interest of Prison Owners and Law Enforcement to keep drugs that could and probably should be legalized illegal. It is in the interest of defense lawyers and district attorneys to keep drugs that could and probably should be legalized illegal. It is in the interest of corrupt cops and other public servants who deal or protect baksheesh-paying drug dealers to keep drugs that could and probably should be legalized illegal. At what unnccessary expense to the American taxpayer is the War on Drugs?? It is in the hunderds of billions of dollars!!
Drugs are for sick people. Drug users are usually sick people. Illegal drugs kill thousands of people every year. Legal drugs, pharmaceuticles, kill hundereds of thousands of people every year, but that's another story.
Drugs awareness programs, and prevention programs that help people from ever using drugs in the first place are probably quite good. Rehab for addicts is also a good thing along with 12-Step programs. The availability of Free (or at-cost and appropriately taxed) Drugs (illegal and legal) for users and addicts would also take a bite out of crime. While the user or addict is still using or strung out, at least they aren't having to do crimes in order to support their habits.
The billions of tax payer dollars now spent fighting a losing battle; i.e., the War on Drugs, could be spent on education and health rather than prisons if illegal drugs were legalized and the people now in jails and prisons for drug-related crimes were turned loose. Cops could spend their time fighting real crime and searching out real criminals rather than playing Cops and Robbers with recreational drug users and drug addicts.
Your comments welcome here.
22APR2001 Sign on to end the Climate of Fear at Interior!
Dear Friends,
As you are well aware, our federal environmental laws are meaningless if
they are not enforced. From the Endangered Species Act to Superfund, to the
Clean Water Act and the Wilderness Act, we rely on federal employees to make
sure America's environmental laws have teeth. Unfortunately, some early
actions in the Bush Administration have had a chilling effect on federal
employees--one that may be specifically planned to make agency professionals
afraid to make professional judgements or practice sound science without
fear.
Last month, USGS cartographer Ian Thomas was fired for creating a map
showing caribou migration patterns within the politically-hot Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge. By firing Ian Thomas, the Department of the
Interior sent a very clear message to its employees that "incorrect"
scientific findings and professional judgements can be hazardous to your
career.
Since Ian's termination*, PEER has received a number of phone calls from
federal scientists afraid to publish research data that the new
administration may consider controversial. Even worse, many scientists are
not waiting for a direct order to halt or suppress their research--many are
becoming self-censoring in order to protect their jobs. If this is not
stopped, we will see even less sound science and less environmental
enforcement coming from federal agencies in the years ahead.
Please help end the climate of fear in the Interior Department! If you
represent an organization, please sign your group on to this letter to
Secretary Norton urging her to institute an agency-wide non-retaliation
policy against biologists and other professionals who simply want to do
their job without fear of retaliation.
Click here to see the letter: http://www.peer.org/norton_signon.html
The deadline to sign on is Monday, May 21, 2001
If you would like to act as an individual, write your own letter to the Secretary today! Send it to:
Secretary Gale Norton
gale_norton@ios.doi.gov
United States Department of Interior
1849 C. Street N.W. Washington, DC 20240
*See the 23MAR2001 entry for some background on "baby caribou" calving area eyed by Duh and Company as ripe for oil drilling.
21APR2001 In today's mail...
No to Global Sweatshops from The Nation
A reminder herewith filed as URL of interest: The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is the leading civil liberties organization working to protect rights in the digital world. Founded in 1990, EFF actively encourages and challenges industry and government to support free expression, privacy, and openness in the information society. EFF is a member-supported organization and maintains one of the most-linked-to websites in the world.
20APR2001 "Can McVeigh Killing Be Hacked?"
I just think it is interesting that Wired refers to the execution of Tomothy McVeigh as a killing. I also think it is interesting that among the despicable rats of this world the media in general doesn't mention Timothy McVeigh's middle name as per the Conspiracy Theory; James EARL Ray, Lee HARVEY Oswald, Sirhan Sirhan... but from outa the chute W's middle initial and now his middle finger is in our face every day of the week, and his daughter named after his mother and her and their exploits have become Off Limits Online. Cute. It seems the daughter behaves in a way that brings shame to His Selectedness, and the mother owns stock in privately owned prisons - so much for the War on Drugs and the accidental shoot-down of some Baptists for Evangelism members mistaken for Peruvian drug smugglers.
19APR2001 Wrong Ray or Wong Way, the Chinese pilot...
Could it be true that Wong accidentally bumped the US spy plane because he just got too close; trying to flash our guys his e-mail address so he could be an e-pen pal??
What a story if it's true!!
Does anyone have any info on this?? Let me know.
Last night on PBS there was a feature about Gary Peck, the actor. Seems he was invited to the White House to receive an award from Bill Clinton. An announcer made the intro, "Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States..."
While the White House audience was applauding, someone in the Barber Shop quipped, "Now there was a President! Someone who just ran the country and we didn't have to think about him. Someone who at least didn't bring us embarassment or shame!"
Which reminded the Barber Shop patron of a story and a rememberance of better times...
A man takes the day off work and decides to go out golfing. He is on the second hole when he notices a frog sitting next to the green. He thinks nothing of it and is about to shoot when he hears, "Ribbit 9 Iron." The man looks around and doesn't see anyone. Again, he hears, "Ribbit 9 Iron." He looks at the frog and decides to prove the frog wrong, puts the club away, and grabs a 9 iron. Boom! He hits it 10 inches from the cup. He is shocked. He says to the frog, "Wow that's amazing. You must be a lucky frog, eh? The frog replies, "Ribbit Lucky frog." The man decides to take the frog with him to the next hole."What do you think frog?" the man asks. "Ribbit 3 wood." The guy takes out a 3 wood and, Boom! Hole in one. The man is befuddled and doesn't know what to say. By the end of the day, the man golfed the best game of golf in his life and asks the frog, "OK where to next?" The frog replies, "Ribbit Las Vegas."They go to Las Vegas and the guy says, "OK frog, now what?" The frog says,"Ribbit Roulette." Upon approaching the roulette table, The man asks, "What do you think I should bet?" The frog replies, "Ribbit $3000, black 6." Now, this is a million-to-one shot to win, but after the golf game the man figures what the heck. Boom! Tons of cash comes sliding back across the table. The man takes his winnings and buys the best room in the hotel. He sits the frog down and says, "Frog, I don't know how to repay you. You've won me all this money and I am forever grateful." The frog replies, "Ribbit Kiss Me." He figures why not, since after all the frog did for him... With a kiss, the frog turns into a gorgeous 15-year-old girl. "And that, your honor, is how the girl ended up in my room. So help me God or my name is not William Jefferson Clinton."
18APR2001 Students ask questions about the militia...
By Carl Worden
Ladies & gentlemen:
A very respectful young man named Jacob recently contacted me by e-mail, asking that I give him an e-mail interview about the Militia
for his High School assignment. The following are his questions, and my answers to them.
Dear Carl F. Worden,
We are researching militias for a high school course. We live in Oregon and found your e-mail address. We would like to conduct an
interview through e-mail. Here are some questions we would appreciate if you could answer.
1. What exactly is a militia in your words?
2. What makes the Southern Oregon Militia different from others?
3. What ideals does the Southern Oregon Militia stand for?
4. The Southern Oregon Militia has been labeled as a hate group by the
Willamette Week, how would you like to respond to these allegations?
5. If you could change one thing about the government, what would it be?
6. What are your views on gun control and why do you feel this way?
7. What are the Southern Oregon Militia's goals for the future?
8. How would somebody go about joining the Southern Oregon Militia?
For Carl's answers, click to Law West of the Pecos
17APR2001 Mississippi Elects to Retain Stars and Bars
On their own time, as resisting entrance into the 21st Century of the "kicking and screaming" variety...
After Mississippi voters overwhelmingly decided to keep their 107-year-old Confederate-like state flag, how about an economic boycott while we're (still) waiting for them to join up with the time as we know it and rest of the Union?
16APR2001 Letter to the Editor
I Am Your Worst Nightmare. I am a BAD American.
I like 4x4's, big tits, and big cigars.
I believe the money I make belongs to me and my family, not some mid-level
governmental functionary with a bad comb-over who wants to give it away to
crack addicts squirting out babies.
I'm not in touch with my feelings all the time, and I like it That way,
dammit.
I believe no one ever died because of something Ozzy Osbourne, Ice-T or
Marilyn Manson sang.
I think owning a gun doesn't make you a killer.
I think every American could benefit from some form of military service.
I believe it's called the Boy Scouts for a reason.
I don't think being a minority makes you noble or victimized.
I don't celebrate Kwanzaa.
I believe that if you are selling me a Big Mac, you'd better do it
In English.
I don't use the excuse "it's for the children" as a shield for unpopular
opinions or actions.
I think Oprah and Rosie O' are big fat pigs.
I think fireworks should be legal on the 4th of July.
I think that being a student doesn't give you any more enlightenment
Than working at Blockbuster. In fact, if your parents are footing the
Bill to put your pansy ass through 4-7 years of school, you haven't begun
to be enlightened.
I don't want to eat or drink anything with the words light, lite or
fat-free on the package.
I believe everyone has a right to pray to his or her God or gods, just leave
the rest of us out of it. This also applies to sexuality.
I hate hypocrites.
Hillary Clinton is a carpet-munching lesbian.
My heroes are Veterans, John Wayne, and whoever canceled Dr. Quinn,
Medicine Woman.
I don't hate the rich.
I don't pity the poor.
I know wrestling is fake and I don't waste my time arguing about it.
I think global warming is a big lie. Where are all those experts now,
When I am freezing my ass through a long winter?
I've never owned a slave, or was a slave, I didn't wander forty years
In the desert after getting chased out of Egypt, I haven't burned any
Witches or been persecuted by the Turks and neither have you, so
shut-the-fuck-up already.
I want to know which church is it exactly where the Rev. Jessie Jackson
preaches.And where does he get his money.And why is he always part of
the problem and not the solution.
I think the cops have every right to shoot your sorry ass if you're
Running from them. I also think they have the right to pull your ass
Over if you are breaking the law, regardless of what color you are.
I think if you are too stupid to know how a ballot works, I don't
Want you deciding who should be running the most powerful nation the
World for the next four years.
I worry about dying before I get even.
I hate those bastards standing in the intersections trying to sell
Me crap or trying to guilt me into making 'donations' to their cause. These
people should be targets.
I think if you are in the passing lane, and not passing, your license
Should be revoked, and you should be forced toride the bus until you
promise to never delay the rest of us again.
I think beef jerky could quite possibly be a perfect food.
I enjoy watching high speed pursuits, the more damage the better.
I believe that it doesn't take a village to raise a child, it takes
Two parents.
I think tattoos and piercings are fine if you want them, but please
don't pretend they are a political statement.
I think Dr. Seuss was a genius.
I'm neither angry nor disenfranchised, no matter how desperately the
mainstream media would like the world to believe otherwise.
If that makes me a bad American, then yes, I'm a bad American. If
You too are a bad American, please share this with everyone you know.
We need our country back.
Now get crackin, before I get really mad.
15APR2001Duh speaks at Boys/Girls Club, then cuts funding
I couldn't make this stuff up if I had to...
"It's just more examples of Bush's illusion of inclusion. It's politics at its worst, it's cynicism at its worst. He uses them for photo ops and props and then he axes them out of the budget."
-- Comrade Terry McAuliffe
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