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- Berkana, on 12/02/2007, -6/+29Lessons to be learned: just like the Gamespot fiasco and their brazen attempt to cover up any wrongdoing, the main stream media needs to get it through their thick skulls that when you try to cover something up that ought to be heard, it builds up pressure and eventually blows up in your face. And it is very apparent that they're trying to cover up the Ron Paul revolution, thinking that if they ignore it enough, it'll go away.
Proving them wrong is what this movement is about. I'm proud to be a part of it! - jeffiek, on 12/02/2007, -3/+21I LOVE it!!!!
Freedom works, and this is how. People can say what they want, think what they want and put those thoughts and words into ACTION.
Money bombs, tea parties, even a blimp.
Freedom is LIVE. You can't plan it. You can't rehearse it. You can only join in. - TheMadPoet, on 12/02/2007, -5/+23Dugg - for the cartoon! Rudy hides his expenses... lol!
- williamdyer, on 12/02/2007, -1/+18Yes, we are. Everyone hates the war, and yet the ***** spend our kids' future on it.
- inactive, on 12/02/2007, -3/+16
All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." (Edmund Burke) - jgzman, on 12/02/2007, -1/+11I do not feel particularly represented. There is noone in congress doing what I want them to, hardly anyone in congress doing ANYTHING I want them to, and the three that are assigned to cover me personally are utterly opposed to my way of thinking.
- EzraT1, on 12/02/2007, -2/+9It's not about Ron Paul it's about what he stands for.
- skews13, on 12/02/2007, -1/+8america.stand up for freedom.abolish the department of homeland security.
- inactive, on 12/02/2007, -3/+10Ron Paul is the only candidate who actually cares for we the people. The others are all Neocons who want to help destroy America. Look at Paul's principled stance on all the issues and you will see the truth.
http://ronpaul2008.com - DigitAl56K, on 12/02/2007, -2/+8^^ Yeah, you're right. Heck, if we send anything to anyone the Postal Service, UPS, or FedEx are bound to benefit from it.
Let's just do nothing instead, we're already good at that. - iRoy, on 12/02/2007, -1/+7Yeah, I'm sure buying a car was on the very top of Samuel Adams' list of things to buy.
A really good one, probably Lambo. - toasty168, on 12/02/2007, -1/+6don't know about sending tea but i'm gonna donate some more money to Ron Paul's campaign come Dec 16th. Money speaks loudest.
- trevah, on 12/02/2007, -2/+7Did you not understand the article at ALL?
They're not asking you to spend 10 large on a whole bunch of tea. That's the estimated amount of tea thrown overboard at the original Boston Tea Party.
Come on, seriously. - PseudoThink, on 12/02/2007, -0/+4Buried for not linking to either http://teaparty07.com/ or http://www.ronpaul2008.com/
- LeFou, on 12/02/2007, -0/+4Hehe... um, whoever it was that was covering up whatever it was, it worked. I don't have a clue what you're talking about.
- Gimpishi, on 12/02/2007, -0/+4Spam, spam, eggs, bacon and spam?
- quickening, on 12/02/2007, -1/+4The original quote is much more appropriate here - "No man, who is not inflamed by vain-glory into enthusiasm, can flatter himself that his single, unsupported, desultory, unsystematic endeavours, are of power to defeat the subtle designs and united cabals of ambitious citizens. When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle."
- davidlow, on 12/02/2007, -3/+6Think to yourself: Even if the message were authentic, and even if that authenticity required that it be widely distributed and repeated to strangers, then necessarily the only thing that separates it from spam is the message itself and your understanding of it.
It's spam only in the sense that the nightly weather report is spam, or the U.S. Constitution is spam. They're not.
Sometimes these things deserve your attention, which doesn't make them spam. Some messages simply bear repeating. And shouting. - inactive, on 12/02/2007, -1/+4How are nations occupied by foreign armies "free" exactly?
- inactive, on 12/02/2007, -0/+3"S Club! There ain't no party like an S Club party, hey ho. Gonna show you how, hey, yeah. Everybody get down tonight." (S Club)
- hiphoc, on 12/03/2007, -0/+3Yes, its about people in power pulling strimgs for their corporate buddies to fool the people out of their hard earned money. What if that game got a good review and people went out to buy it?
- bvagasky, on 12/03/2007, -0/+3Hey Patrikimo, no need to base the man's platform on some of his supporters.
Ron Paul's supporters come from all walks of life, from both ends of the spectrum. I understand the intent of your comment, but I submit to you that you should review the man's policies, listen to him speak, and decide for yourself if this is the man our country needs at this very hour, or whether the status quo is good enough... or is the status quo even sustainable?
The cure for skepticism is knowledge and self-enlightenment. I urge you to look up Ron Paul's positions, research on your own what he is saying and see for yourself! - bvagasky, on 12/03/2007, -0/+3Indeed were are, in two ways:
1. Our tax dollars are being spent on a war that 70% of the American public opposes. If Congress truly represented us, this war would never have even happened. The Iraq war has cost $2 trillion (yes, with a T) so far.
2. A sneaky way to collect revenue without actually raising taxes is by increasing the money supply. When the Federal Reserve increases the money supply, the first ones to get that money are the government and government lobbies, such as the military-industrial complex that President Eisenhower spoke of. Increases in the money supply decreases the overall value of currency already in existence, and therefor essentially sucks money out of your pocket, because the money in your wallet has less buying power (prices of everything go up). That, my friend, is a tax. - trigonx, on 12/03/2007, -0/+2hahaha that was awesome.
- cecinestpasvrai, on 12/04/2007, -0/+2Do you understand what a metaphor is? Do you understand symbolism? You note that homeland security might be unable to deal with the countries own people sending tea bags to the capitol. Isn't that a statement about the quality of our government in itself? Any way this pans out, it shows the organization and creativity of Paul's supporters (of which I don't particularly count myself, but am enjoying the ***** of the whole thing), and how ineffective and hypocritical our own government has become.
- alpine75, on 12/02/2007, -4/+6Are you seriously comparing politics to a Gamespot firing? Really?
- omegaant, on 12/02/2007, -0/+2I happen to have a big box of tea bags I'll never use - and some Christmas stamps, and envelopes - yes, I'm in - and no, it's not a dumb idea that will be negatively publicized - it's called activism and it SHOWS you CARE!!
- JustinHopewell, on 12/02/2007, -3/+5I don't see this going well and can see the media spinning this in a very negative way, continuing a perception that we're wackjobs or "Paulbots" as they call us. At the very least, all the combined money spent on these teabags could be better used as donations for Paul.
A few years ago, someone organized an effort to collect a truckload's worth of AOL cd's from anyone who would send them. He stated that once he had enough to fill the truck, he would have it delivered to AOL's doorstep.
I still get AOL coasters in the mail.
Ron Paul 2008 - cecinestpasvrai, on 12/04/2007, -0/+2Is this your form of feeling better about yourself? putting down what other people are clearly interested in? calling people names even though you've never met them? Hey I got an idea, maybe Edmund Burke said that *gasp* because he believed it, and these people here? They believe it too!
- ReturnToFreedom, on 12/02/2007, -3/+5Yes, oh God yes!!! If there was ever a more perfect time for those who understand the value of liberty to rise up and let their voices be heard, I haven't seen it in my lifetime.
There are enough of us, we put our money where are mouth is, and the message of freedom is contagious. There is a natural instinct in every single human being to want to be free. We don't like people telling us what we can do, what we can say, what streets we can take pictures of, and when the government is exempt from the Constitution. There are more of us than there are of them. No government can impose its will against a united people who cooperate and look out for each other.
"In matters of power let no more be heard of the confidence in man but bind them down from mischief by the chains of the constitution", Thomas Jefferson. - Progrockusa, on 12/04/2007, -0/+2i guess you think the baby don't have rights?
- Bologner, on 12/02/2007, -0/+2WE ARE GONNA FREE THE ***** OUT OF YOU!
- odigity, on 12/03/2007, -0/+2Count me in.
- Motodog, on 12/02/2007, -2/+4Yes! A freedom Blimp! To ride away in after Tea Bagging politicians! Sam Adams would be proud.
- chaosium, on 12/02/2007, -1/+3He does for a good many Diggers.
- Petrov101, on 12/02/2007, -2/+4Yes it is confusing...
From wikipedia:
The British government passed the Tea Act, which allowed the East India Company to sell tea to the colonies directly and without "payment of any customs or duties whatsoever" in Britain, instead paying the much lower American duty. This tax break allowed the East India Company to sell tea for half the old price and cheaper than the price of tea in England, enabling them to undercut the prices offered by the colonial merchants and smugglers.
So it wasn't *more* tax that was the problem... it was *no* tax. - cecinestpasvrai, on 12/02/2007, -0/+2Are you comparing an already established, notable political force to some dude who collected a truckload of AOL cds? Are you even aware of the metaphor going on here? Boston Tea Party? Revolution? No one involved thinks tea bags are going to halt D.C. They want their existence to be known, and the threat of replacement looming.
- kainnation, on 12/02/2007, -0/+2Bad idea... this could screw up a lot of hard work and bring negative attention to something good and something most don't understand. Money needs to be donated to some organization and truckloads of tea dropped on the front lawn of The White House. I'd love to send some boxes of tea but I don't need to be illegally wiretapped... wait... how do I know it's not already... I still like truckloads on The White House lawn better.
- cmackattack, on 12/02/2007, -1/+3Yes.
- JustinHopewell, on 12/02/2007, -1/+3In refernce to my own comment above, this is exactly what I'm talking about.
- 3tcp, on 12/02/2007, -2/+4It's spam in the sense that it's advertising a fundraiser, it doesn't have a *****' thing to do with the constitution. Stories about presidential candidates are welcome, solicitations for donations are not.
- silveravnt, on 12/04/2007, -0/+2The "Ron Paul Government" would have nothing to say about this 'state issue'. He would leave it up to your state. That way you have the freedom to shop for a state whose laws you like.
@Progrockusa: These heartless bastards dont think of babies as people until the random event of live birth. My son was lucky. He became a Human only 8 months after conception. These guys are sick. - alpine75, on 12/02/2007, -3/+5It would help if you were good, then you could at least fulfill 50% of the quote.
- MrFunions, on 12/02/2007, -0/+2Even if you don't support Ron Paul, you should do this. On second thought, I'm with the person above - I think there should be an organization set up to send money to who will then send boxes of tea to the whitehouse/congress.
- cyborg, on 12/02/2007, -0/+1Send teabags on the tenth of December, and perhaps we can also send coal, just before X-mass.
- silveravnt, on 12/04/2007, -0/+1Yeah! ***** the people... oh wait.
- mtnbluet, on 12/02/2007, -2/+3Don't you see? This will send a message that we are not going to take it anymore. Take what? A runaway bureaucracy that doesn't give 2 cents for the people of the United States.
At the very least it will make the government officials nervous---and that is a good thing. :-)
p.s. If you read the attached links Ron Paul has plenty of money--what he needs is to be considered a serious contender, which he is! - Franky66, on 12/09/2007, -0/+1The offical campaign is seriously dropping the ball.....PLEASE donate here http://operationnh.com/ if you can and help spread the word....
- Ghoztt, on 12/02/2007, -2/+3Ooooh har har. I am soooo down for this. Hope they like Earl Grey. Dugg!
- inactive, on 12/02/2007, -1/+2I'm sure everyone was in love with the civil/revolutionary/Spanish-American/Korean/Vietnam war.
Want a change? Vote this time around. Influence others with something other than insults and rhetoric. Talk more about what your party/candidate CAN do for the country than what the opposition IS doing. Find a way to make people care. -
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