DragonFly - Politically Outspoken

Prime vs Past Prime

nospam@example.com (DragonFly) — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:39:50 -0700

In his prime --------->

Past his prime ------->

Why does the McCain camp keep stating that Obama has no executive experience when neither does McCain?
And why is this fact largely ignored?

In reality, no candidate can truly claim to have enough experience for the position of the presidency, because our nation and the world in general are constantly faced with an ever changing set of demands and challenges.

But when considering which candidate would be best for the position, I think it's fair to say that the following matter - vitality, mentally acuity, stamina, and the ability to remain cool and flexible in all types of situations.

For most people, that requires being in one's 'prime'.

How Gross is Our Gross National Product

nospam@example.com (DragonFly) — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 06:33:33 -0700

A voice from the past,

a voice silenced forever,

said it best.

Mr. Branson, You're Bumming Me Out

nospam@example.com (DragonFly) — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 07:24:00 -0800

Virgin Air’s Biofueled 747

Ain't all it's cracked up to be.

Misguided? Or Misleading.

Like Hope, But Different

nospam@example.com (DragonFly) — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 06:34:09 -0800

John, honey ...

Please seek mental health support
not the presidency

Really ...

Amping Up the War on Greed

nospam@example.com (DragonFly) — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:08:37 -0800

"Equality means dignity. And dignity demands a job and a paycheck that lasts
through the week."
Martin Luther King

"The livelihoods of families have been directly attacked by actions of buyout billionaires like Henry Kravis putting Wall Street's special interest ahead of his 800,000 employees...and pocketing $51,000 an hour in the process."
WarOnGreed.org

Greed has many faces...here is but one.

"We Don't Give a Crap" Sincerely, Your Credit Card Company

nospam@example.com (DragonFly) — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 04:41:55 -0700

Credit card companies are on par with the mafia when it comes to predatory practices.
Watch 'MaxedOut', then find out what you can do to help protect yourself.

What's in your wallet?

Learn more and take action

Quotes That May Give You Heartburn

nospam@example.com (DragonFly) — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 05:08:19 -0700

“Getting U.S. militarism back to a level of
incontestable, integral ideological hegemony has been a long sought goal that
appeared well in reach after 9/11. The shock and awe unleashed on
Iraq in 2003 was to restore U.S. militarism as the premier ideological
construct. Behind this construct U.S. power could fluidly unfold, as the
world’s only superpower demonstrated that no form of nationalist defiance would
go unpunished. A new era of neoliberal militarism was consolidating, according
to the architects of the new model—Paul Wolfowitz, Richard Pearle, Douglas
Feith, Dick Cheney, and Donald Rumsfeld (among others)… The bellicose
architects and their many supporters in the Senate and House of
Representatives—many dumbstruck by 9/11—could count on the money,
allegiance, enthusiasm, trust, (press-led) jingoism, and short attention span
of the U.S. citizenry.”[135]
James M. Cypher, June 2007

“Americans think their danger is terrorists. They
don't understand the terrorists cannot take away habeas corpus, the Bill of
Rights, the Constitution…The
terrorists are not anything like the threat that we face to the Bill of Rights
and the Constitution from our own government in the name of fighting terrorism.
Americans just aren't able to perceive that."[136]
Paul Craig Roberts, July 19, 2007

“Al Qaeda is a creation and a tool of our own CIA. The CIA through the Pakistani Intelligence Bureau called the ISI funds it.
The facts are that we wired $100,000.00 to ISI that has links to al
Qaeda . In late September 2001 there was an FBI source that published a
report that determined that the FBI and CIA were linked to the ISI.
General Ahmad, the head of the Pakistani ISI wired $100,000 to al
Qaeda, in fact, to Muhammad Atta, the leader of the group that staged
the 9/11 attacks. This was in the Summer of 2001. This was in a press
report that was covered by the MSM, and talked about the ‘money man’
that financed and supported the 9/11 hijackers. This General Ahmed was
in Washington when the attacks on 9/11 occurred. He met with George
Tenent, Richard Armitage and Senator Joe Biden.”[12] Tim Gatto, August 17, 2007

“Bush and Cheney would have been impeached long ago if
Congress was carrying out the will of We the People, especially since last
November. By taking impeachment "off the table", Nancy Pelosi and the
Democratic power structure are abetting the formation of dictatorship and the
shredding of the Constitution. Why is this happening? The
answer can be summed up in two words: "Corporate Personhood".
Ever since the late 19th century, clever corporate lawyers have been gaining
the rights and privileges of persons for the fictitious persons that are
corporations.”[145]
Carol Wolman, August 13, 2007

Quotes obtained from Arabesque 911

'The Shock Doctrine' Alfonso Cuarón and Naomi Klein

nospam@example.com (DragonFly) — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 05:25:26 -0700

The birth of modern torture techniques and there applications for political and economic control.

Say It Often So the Fools Will Buy It

nospam@example.com (DragonFly) — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 04:13:06 -0700

Oh Bush, you so funny.

Jim Carey Speaks for Victims of Repressive Regime - Video

nospam@example.com (DragonFly) — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 07:14:21 -0700

Jim Carey speaks from the heart of his humanity, and I for one - like it.

However, CNN and MSNBC have little to say about his message,
but instead redirect the public's attention to the fact that Carey 'the comedian' has something 'serious' to say.

And as expected, FoxNews just smacks it down.

...Sigh...

If you would like to add your support, please go to US Campaign for Burma.

Thank you

Fun With Dick and Dick

nospam@example.com (DragonFly) — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 05:08:32 -0700

This video was a runner up in a 'Dump Dick' Contest.
It's called 'Comeupance'.

Same Babble, Different Invasion

nospam@example.com (DragonFly) — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 06:05:16 -0700

Here We Go Again

Please do something - before it's too late.

Iraqi Refugee Numbers Tell On US

nospam@example.com (DragonFly) — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 06:07:41 -0700

This from Human Rights First.

Total number of Iraqi refugees --- at least 2.2 million, with another 2 million displaced inside Iraq

Number of Iraqis fleeing each day --- 2,000

Number of Iraqi refugees in Jordan --- 750,000

Number of Iraqi refugees in Syria Between --- 1,000,000 and 1,500,000

Number of Iraqi refugees accepted by the United States in 2007 --- 190

Hmmm ....

ZEITGEIST. The Movie That Sheeple Will Condemn Without Watching

nospam@example.com (DragonFly) — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 09:45:46 -0700

I expect there'll be the usual 'Attention Deficit Disorder' crowd and the 'Head in the Sand' people showing up to sort of check out this movie. They'll watch the first five minutes (sometimes less) then turn around and claim that they've watched it, at which point they turn movie critic and condemn it.

Then you have those who don't watch the movie at all.
Instead they read the comments of others who hated the movie without watching it, so they in turn hate it as well, all without ever having watched the very thing they are condemning.

When confronted about this exercise in determined ignorance, you'll often get responses like this: "I don't need to watch it, I already know it's a piece of libtard crap."

And saddest of all are those who think they already know the content of a film simply by reading the title.

Why not judge for yourself?

Part II - All the World is a Stage

Full Version Here:

Will Digg's Content Be Decided by Organized Trollers?

nospam@example.com (DragonFly) — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 08:51:37 -0700

Although I've been mostly absent on my own blogsite due to the inordinate amount of time I'm committing to building my house, I do manage to breeze into one of my favorite sites 'Digg' for a news and topic makeover at odd hours of the day and night.

However, most recently, I found myself fending off a swarm of hornet like comments that seemed hell bent on burying the likes of me and other diggers seeking information regarding the 911/Pentagon event - of the non-government issue kind.

A smartly compiled and researched presentation Flight 77 Black Box Data Shows Major Flaws in the Official Story was submitted for review to the Digg community on June 24, 2007, and was prancing it's way through 'Upcoming stories' with over 70 diggs and comments popping tastily on both sides of the kettle as it began to make it's way into the 'frontpage' were it could be devoured by a lot more like minded people.

Although trolling highly sensitive issues is typical, (actually it's expected) this particular article regarding new evidence about the data recovered and decoded from the blackbox of Flight 77 (the one that supposedly hit the Pentagon) brought with it a fire-breathing group ... with a plan.

The plan? - Two words with a lot of impact.
Bury Campaign.

My sense of justice got the pudding kicked out of it upon noticing that the article suddenly vanished!

Now I'm hopping mad, so I jump over to Diggs FAQ section and find this regarding the 'Poof' effect.

_{The promotion and burying of stories is managed by an algorithm developed by Digg. There is no hard number of Diggs/buries to promote or remove a story. It's based on a sliding scale that takes several factors into consideration, such as number of Diggs, reports, time of day, topic submitted to, Digging/burying diversity, etc. This is evidence of our promotion algorithm hard at work. One of the keys to getting a story promoted is diversity in Digging activity.

Until the algorithm gets the diversity it needs of users Digging the story, it will remain in the Upcoming section. That way, the system knows a variety of people will be into the story.}

Hmmm....

I returned to the comments and reread a few ...

Herkimer56:
We're burying liars like you and the people that support you and Alex
Jones.

(I'm not sure why Alex Jones is repeatedly referred to throughout the thread, as he was not involved in any way with this submission.)

When I asked Who is 'we'?, 'blueprint' snapped back:

I'm a 'we'. I ruthlessly bury Alex Jones/Prison Planet/Infowars articles.

Soon after that, my favorite toothless antagonizer 'Herkimer56' weighed in with this:

The CIA, The FBI, The NSA, The Illuminati, The Stonecutters, the Freemasons and, of course, the NWO.

Of course...Silly me.

There seemed to be an underlying message from this particular group of fire-breathers that registered 'slimey'.

Is this the future for Digg.com?

Some group of malcontents have managed to organize (on their own or with help) their collective venom and stumbled on a way to eliminate content they disagree with by playing with Diggs algorithm?

This really peesis me off.

Update: I've since discovered that this same group is doing the same thing to all other submissions of the same topic.

I've written abusive@digg.com and have received no response as of yet.