Defending Plutocratic Thuggery: Just another day in the Badministration

McConnell also preempted the question of White House involvement:
“The president’s guidance to me early in the process, was,
‘You’ve got the experience. I trust your judgement.
You make the right call. There’s no pressure from anybody here,”

Another thing that makes you go hmmm?

clipped from thinkprogress.org National Intelligence Director Mike McConnell Q: So you’re saying that the reporting and the debate in Congress means that some Americans are going to die? McCONNELL: That’s what I mean. Because we have made it so public. We used to do these things very differently Despite forewarning of the death of Americans, McConnell freely “pulled the curtain back” on previously declassified information about surveillance in the interview. Explaining details ranging from secret court rulings to information on obtaining wiretapping warrants Court ruling declared Bush’s program illegal on May 31 “Under the president’s program, the terrorist surveillance program, the private sector had assisted us,” said McConnell. McConnell arguing for legal immunity for the companies when Congress returns from recess. fewer than 100 people inside the United States are monitored under FISA warrants thousands of people overseas are monitored,” the intelligence community should not be restricted 200 man hours one phone number.”

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Special Broadcast for Saturday, August 11th, 2007

Listen to me, Charles Reynolds, speak to a live radio audience about violence in marginalized communities (focus on Oakland, CA).

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Proving God

The following is a recent discussion that I had with those who are Godly and those who are not. I reference assumptions, insensitivities, and presuppositions that my contemporaries exhibited. I declared the importance of genuinenesses in a discussion of such mammoth proportions.

Opening Remarks
VicGrace is coming to the table with a noble desire; to "help" even save.

Case of the Skeptic
Of course the problem is that a person like Gorric might take offense or laugh at the very idea of VicGrace offering spiritual assistance. True to tell if VicGrace's kind of observational relativistic concern is taken outside of the realm of genuine agope (love)it could be used to justify doing "terrible things" to others. A potential realized and recoded
throughout history as Gorric so graciously illustrated (I'm sure all the Godly people are taking up a collective thank offering for you Gor). Europeans used "Christianity" (all be it a different "Christianity" from what Africans already knew) to justify the slave trade, etc.

Watch that Misconception!
On the other hand, ask an Imam (Islamic minister)if murder is Jiihad; he will answer no. He will elaborate, sacrifice for fellow man is the highest form of Jiihad. How noble. How moral. Again Gorric will contend that the Imam is arrogant to imply that morality originated with some form of "god" based faith oriented religion (way of life). After all, Gorric's un-Godly and look how moral he is.

First Impressions
To the contrary, B.Durant (BSD13) might be turned off by Gorric's persistent disrespect for even the possibility of God as evidenced by his decision to consistently employ a lower case "g" in God. Sadly, this single technicality could thwart BSD13 from hearing Gor's important perspective; no matter right or wrong. Perhaps Gor is saying more than he is saying. Perhaps BSD13 would do well to hear Gor. Perhaps Gor would do well to openly express himself-- enabling all to hear the balance of his heart.

Point Being?
Therefore, my initial declaration is that a measure of sincerity and understanding is required to implement and produce this kind of intellectual, religious, scientific, and philosophical discourse.

Are you biased? What makes you bias? Is your bias justified?

Everyone has come to the table with a religion-- that is-- a way of life/belief. Knowing that: what is your motivation for discussing?

The So What Factor
Some say there is no God. Albran has implied that everyone is a deity. So then, what is the impact of your belief? Vic Grace illustrated an impact.

She has implied that there is danger in not disbelieving God, etc. Is she right?

The Quietly Roaring Lion (obvious but not obvious)
Point two is more thoroughly considered in my discussion entitled, Is Evolution Scientific? found here:
http://www.blogcatalog.com/discuss/entry/is-evolution-scientific

The underbelly of this discourse-- and also the largely shared assumption-- is that evolution has been proven. How does that presupposition impact this discussion?
-Charles Rey

Burn my Words

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