by Runaway Slave | Aug 29, 2007 | Freedom, Government, Libertarian Curmudgeon, Politics
My friend Dennis Weller pointed me to this article: Burning the Law in a Riot of Treason By William Rivers Pitt t r u t h o u t | Columnist Monday 27 August 2007As nightfall does not come at once, neither does oppression. In...
by Runaway Slave | Aug 25, 2007 | Government, Libertarian Curmudgeon, Liberty, Politics, Ron Paul, Voting
Evidence Suggests Ron Paul Was Cheated Ron Paul’s fifth place in the Iowa Straw Poll questioned due to voting machine failure, fuzzy figures and conflicts of interest swirl in a nasty stew of ruthless politics. MORE...
by Runaway Slave | May 19, 2007 | 9/11, Government, Libertarian Curmudgeon, Politics
An unexpectedly smart opinion on CNN, not that of the company’s management, of course.By Roland S. Martin CNN contributor Roland S. Martin is a CNN contributor and a talk-show host for WVON-AM in Chicago. (CNN) — Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani...
by Runaway Slave | May 17, 2007 | Libertarian Curmudgeon, Politics
Why Hasn’t Rudy Giuliani Read the 9-11 Commission Report? May 16, 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ARLINGTON, VA – During the "First in the South" GOP debate in South Carolina last night, one thing was made clear: Rudy Giuliani does not understand how to keep...
by Runaway Slave | May 16, 2007 | 9/11, Freedom, Libertarian Curmudgeon, Politics
John Nichols at no less a liberal stronghold than The Nation on the Paul/Giuliani dust up. Rudy Giuliani made clear in Tuesday night’s Republican presidential debate that he is not ready to let the facts get in the way of his approach to foreign policy. The most...
by Runaway Slave | May 16, 2007 | Democracy, Essays & Articles, Libertarian Curmudgeon, Politics, Ron Paul
I’ve written before about the voting scam, about the delusions of power it gives to members of a well trained herd, about the lack of any real choice in most elections. When PR hacks and hairstylists create the only differences between candidates, voting simply...
by Runaway Slave | Feb 2, 2007 | Freedom, Government, Iraq, Libertarian Curmudgeon, Liberty, Politics, Terrorism, War On Terror (WOT)
“The practices of arbitrary imprisonments have been, in all ages, the favorite and most formidable instruments of tyranny.” ─ Alexander Hamilton Since the events of 9/11/2001 particularly, but even before that, the shepherds of the Nanny State in Washington, D.C. have...
by Runaway Slave | Jan 7, 2007 | Essays & Articles, Fraud, Iraq, Libertarian Curmudgeon, Politics, Terrorism, War On Terror (WOT)
We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office. ─ Aesop There’s nothing quite like a public hanging to brace the spirits and fortify a sense of moral rectitude. The days are long gone when engraved invitations were sent out for the executions of...