tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367573406788606526.comments2023-08-28T06:16:37.857-04:00Thoughts from the BishPapa Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08973128964213805496noreply@blogger.comBlogger137125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367573406788606526.post-3044344760295853902011-12-21T23:19:12.708-05:002011-12-21T23:19:12.708-05:00I am really glad that I finally came here! I did a...I am really glad that I finally came here! I did a search on the topic and found most peoples will agree with your blog.London seohttp://www.totallyseo.co.uk/SEO_London.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367573406788606526.post-59888692163939208902011-12-06T10:29:14.833-05:002011-12-06T10:29:14.833-05:00Dear Anonymous,
I'm sorry your education was ...Dear Anonymous,<br /><br />I'm sorry your education was so limited that you have rely on such trite generalities. Had you done your homework you would know that you've managed tried to compare not just apples and oranges, but apples and vegetables. <br /><br />First, the basics of teamwork have nothing to do with political philosophy. That is such a non-sequitur that I suspect that you wrote after you ingested or inhaled. Next time be sober or straight.<br /><br />As for being "self-centered" that is also a false assumption. Self-centered easily describes those who absolutely demand to be able to grow, posses or ingest certain types of vegetable matter regardless of the problems it can cause in society or the laws that society has passed. It--"self-centered"--is less a trait of a conservative than it is of a liberal and as you attempt to put forth an argument from Liberalism 101, I must assume that you are a liberal and probably and most stupidly support any and all liberal causes without thinking. <br /><br />As for the Constitution protecting your right to possess, grow and/or ingest plants of your choice, you'd best go back and read the document. It is a framework of governance that provides society a way to enact laws and to enforce those laws once they are enacted. The Constitution doesn't provide for speed limits, safety standards on cars, protection against fraud or even a prohibition against bank robbery but it does provide a framework for all those laws to be passed with the consent of the governed, i.e., society. Unfortunately Liberals and Libertarians alike tend to think that society has to bow to their individual wishes (THAT'S being self-centered, "Anonymous) just because the document doesn't state that marijuana is prohibited. That being said, here's what I recommend you do:<br /><br />Go study some history--I have the feeling that you were stoned in history class or that the teacher was an inept, tenured, union-supported hack--and actually read about what really happened in the world and particularly here in the U.S. over the last 4 or 5 centuries, rather than what your liberal leaders would like you to believe. Then maybe, with knowledge and a decade or two of solid world experience, you won't be so totally unarmed when you try to enter into a battle of wits.<br /><br />God Bless,<br /><br />Papa BillPapa Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973128964213805496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367573406788606526.post-65125727679599688642011-12-06T06:10:45.101-05:002011-12-06T06:10:45.101-05:00>About Me
>PAPA BILL
>After 31 years of g...>About Me<br />>PAPA BILL<br />>After 31 years of government >service, most of that in Law >Enforcement and the rest in the >military, it goes without saying >that I'm a bit conservative. <br /><br />How does working for gov't, especially in occupations where you are taught that you are only as strong as your weakest link make one a self centered conservative?<br /><br />>I believe that the Constitution >needs no improvement <br /><br />And yet nowhere in the Constitution does it give gov't the power to determine the types of plants I grow, possess, or ingest.<br /><br />I don't think you've thought your positions out too well Papa...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367573406788606526.post-54699619566175236862011-09-27T10:36:46.231-04:002011-09-27T10:36:46.231-04:00Your post is rocking and knowledgeable... I really...Your post is rocking and knowledgeable... I really appreciate the way you write . I would like to read more from you. Keep blogging.lake district hotelshttp://www.justlakedistrict.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367573406788606526.post-77754504600087423372011-08-03T17:30:04.096-04:002011-08-03T17:30:04.096-04:00No need to wonder - people who wring their hands i...No need to wonder - people who wring their hands in anguish over the passing of an inconsequential flash-in-the-pan showbiz druggie invariably are some kind of dreamy, dopey leftists.Lou Bricanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14915246120875164560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367573406788606526.post-78904978487946851212011-08-02T08:57:55.097-04:002011-08-02T08:57:55.097-04:00Wow, Lou, your ability to put many words together ...Wow, Lou, your ability to put many words together and think you have made a point, is well, pointless. Amy Winehouse died. Why? Drugs. Look into her eyes, can't you see the despair. I'm in the so called liberal media in case you wondered.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367573406788606526.post-28361191211004238372011-07-26T07:29:11.942-04:002011-07-26T07:29:11.942-04:00Talk about thin skins! Go look in the mirror, Lou ...Talk about thin skins! Go look in the mirror, Lou or unknown or whatever your name is. My problem with your post starts out with your first sentence, "I don't give a rat's rear about Winehouse...". In that you amply demonstrate a total disregard for the lives of other human beings who don't fit your personal vision of what a human being should be. Amy Winehouse was not a favorite singer of mine but was a human being and she did have a lot of fans who will miss her as well as a family that grieves regardless of the path she took. My point is that drugs are basically bad right along with other bad decisions that humans can make that are not only bad for them but for society as a whole. Sorry, Charlie, your attempt to come back as all seriously contemplative over the drug situation quoting some statistics you pulled out of NORML or High Times is what falls flat. But have a nice day anyway!Papa Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973128964213805496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367573406788606526.post-30376651748806153132011-07-26T02:18:16.117-04:002011-07-26T02:18:16.117-04:00Nice little ad hominem you got going there; too ba...Nice little <i>ad hominem</i> you got going there; too bad it falls flat. I don't do drugs, and my position isn't based on trying to make it easier for me. I smoked a little weed 30 years ago, but gave it up in the same way most people give it up. <br /><br />You ought to look in the mirror re "aggression" - I made a calm and coherent case for the legalization of drugs, and you went berserk. The two main benefits I stated from legalization - the disappearance of distribution-related violence, and the tremendous saving from stopping the futile war on drugs - are both undeniable and immediate. Your concern about an increased social cost from greater drug abuse is entirely aleatory, and even if it occurs, the cost of addressing it is less than what we're spending now in the failed war on drugs.<br /><br />Society permits people to wreck their lives in plenty of other ways besides drugs. Permission is not encouragement. It is not the job of society to prevent people from wrecking their lives.<br /><br />There is a reasonable estimate by economists that full legalization with taxation would put $80 billion per year into the economy: $44 billion in the form of law enforcement saving, and the rest from tax revenue. You can buy one heck of a lot of drug abuse rehab for $80 billion.<br /><br />The prohibition should end. It isn't the state's business what people consume; prohibition doesn't work; it wastes billions; the policy creates massive corruption and violence; it has given us an unstable narco-state on our border.<br /><br />Go ahead and call me some more names - it proves you don't have a defensible position. You might want to reconsider this blogger career choice - I don't think you have a thick enough skin for it.Lou Bricanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14915246120875164560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367573406788606526.post-39426921007983335192011-07-25T17:08:30.547-04:002011-07-25T17:08:30.547-04:00Lot of aggression there, Lou. Aren't druggies...Lot of aggression there, Lou. Aren't druggies supposed to be all laid back and stuff? Better have a couple of more hits and then go refill your prescription for medical marijuana so you can think of more sterling reasons why society should allow people to destroy themselves, and others, in an era when the government is trying to make the people who pay the taxes pay for the medical care of those who don't.Papa Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973128964213805496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367573406788606526.post-21558401154375606432011-07-25T16:45:31.296-04:002011-07-25T16:45:31.296-04:00I don't give a rat's rear about Winehouse ...I don't give a rat's rear about Winehouse - she <i>was</i> a trainwreck, by choice. I do care about someone using her death as an argument against drugs legalization. Papa Bill asks should we give up a good fight against something bad because the results haven't been perfect. That's standing it on its head - what we should be asking is should we continue a bad fight because the resulting peace won't be perfect. Legalizing drugs - all drugs - solves more problems than it creates. The two biggest problems - lethal violence by competing distributors, and the horrific waste of resources squandered in an obviously futile effort at prohibition - both disappear <b>overnight</b> if drugs are legalized. Those are two huge wins for civil society. The downside of legalization - the possible increase in use and abuse - is small potatoes by comparison. People are allowed to wreck their lives in all sorts of ways; no valid rationale exists for saving people from themselves where drugs are concerned.Lou Bricanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14915246120875164560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367573406788606526.post-85224669807728720312011-05-29T12:27:07.254-04:002011-05-29T12:27:07.254-04:00Savages from the dark ages many of the Mohammedans...Savages from the dark ages many of the Mohammedans.Bartender Cabbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623813045706584212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367573406788606526.post-9706959302653776392011-05-24T14:21:10.057-04:002011-05-24T14:21:10.057-04:00What we have here is a clear example of what happe...What we have here is a clear example of what happens when a liberal thinks too much and forgets to take his medications. So to "Anonymous"--and I think I speak for everyone here--I would like to say: Please don't forget to take your pills tomorrow, Barack. They are good for you and keep you from making speeches about Israel's 1967 borders.Papa Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973128964213805496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367573406788606526.post-50027936339348405862011-05-23T22:16:39.480-04:002011-05-23T22:16:39.480-04:00The gods tempt people for which they are most weak...The gods tempt people for which they are most weak. Artificial Intelligence will create desire in people's minds for the following sins:::<br />1. Alcohol<br />2. Drugs<br />3. Preditory "earning"<br />4. Homosexuality<br />5. Gambling<br />6. Something for nothing/irresponsibility (xtianity)<br />7. Polygamy/superiority over women/misogyny (Islam)<br />Much like the other prophets Mohhamed (polygamy/superiority over women/misogyny) and Jesus (forgiveness/savior), the gods use me for temptation as well. In today's modern society they feel people are most weak for popular culture/sensationalism, and the clues date back to WorldWarII and Unit731:TSUSHOGO.<br />It has been discussed that, similar to the Matrix concept, the gods will offer a REAL "Second Coming of Christ", while the "fake" Second Coming will come at the end and follow New Testiment scripture and their xtian positioning. I am that real Second Coming.<br />What I teach is the god's true way. It is what is expected of people, and only those who follow this truth will be eligible to ascend into heaven as children in a future life. They offered this event because the masses have just enough time to work on and fix their relationship with the gods and ascend, to move and grow past Planet Earth, before the obligatory xtian "consolation prize" of "1000 years with Jesus on Earth" begins.<br /><br />Your job as a future mother is to learn the god's ways and to help your child understand despite the negative reinforcement and conditioning of today's society. Without consciousous parents the child will have no hope, and may even exaserbate their disfavor by becoming corrupted in today's environment.<br />Your ultimate goal is to fix your relationship wiith the gods and move on. You don't want to be comfortable here, and the changes in Western society in the last 100 years has achieved just that.<br />1000 years with Jesus is the consolation prize. Don't be deceived into thinking that is the goal.<br /><br />Without the Holocaust the Nazis would have created an Eastern Block-style enviornment throught all of Europe until Reagan spent them into submission. But all Europeans would have received the extra time instead of just those from the east.<br />Chinese would have gotten more time, perhaps many decades more, if they resisted temptation when ultrasound promoted infantcide. Problem is the Chinese have a problem with growth and are stagnant. Their women are distracted and consumed excessively and it hurts the people as a whole.<br />Many Chinese may doubt infancide has hurt them, but typical of the god's tactics their punishment has already been administered:::::Western-style corporate capitalism.<br /><br />Only children go to heaven. By the time you hit puberty it is too late. This is charecteristic of the gods:::Once you realize what you have lost it is too late.<br />Now you are faced with a lifetime to work and prepare for your next chance. Too many will waste this time, getting stoned, "Hiking!", working, etc.<br /><br />The gods used AI to bring this Situation EXACTLY where they wanted it to go.<br />Don't make the mistake and fail to give them proper credit for their sinister pathology.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367573406788606526.post-25636751322805797402011-05-21T14:09:32.086-04:002011-05-21T14:09:32.086-04:00Having read this material, I have learned for myse...Having read this material, I have learned for myself a lot of the new. Thankscollege boardhttp://www.collegeboard.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367573406788606526.post-27904753108700727792011-05-09T21:53:49.341-04:002011-05-09T21:53:49.341-04:00I have been long fascinated by the Mexican border ...I have been long fascinated by the Mexican border with the US, having grown up in the lower Rio grande valley and in the shadow of its porosity. In the nineties and well into the new century, it was merely another distance to cross- nothing more. We crossed into matamoros to eat elaborate game dinners at El Senorial and The Diner, and mexicans crossed to mow lawns, wash dishes, and shop at the mall. Now it takes a passport for me to dine, and nothing for the Zetas to practice marksmanship on JetSkis. The fault belongs equally to Bush and Obama, and neither get a pass. I recall only the words of radical environmentalist Edward abbey who remarked with much prescience in the nineteen eighties that Mexico was importing it's corruption northward and the best thing we could do was meet each campesino at the border, give him a good rifle and a case of ammunition, and turn him back. He'd know what to do with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367573406788606526.post-66659327186131320072011-02-26T22:04:58.229-05:002011-02-26T22:04:58.229-05:00You're absolutely correct, Gary. Holder clear...You're absolutely correct, Gary. Holder clearly views his job as ensuring that Obama's agenda is carried out regardless of the damage to the Department or the nation. If he (Holder) had a sense of decency he would resign. That he hasn't speaks volumes.Papa Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973128964213805496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367573406788606526.post-64856658510396446642011-02-26T21:57:02.616-05:002011-02-26T21:57:02.616-05:00Bill,
You and I served in the Justice Dept. toget...Bill,<br /><br />You and I served in the Justice Dept. together. Today, I would be ashamed to work in such a dept. Under Holder, it is blatantly corrupt and no better than that of some third world dictatorship.Gary Fousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17014739065121483409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367573406788606526.post-86297048257126906072011-02-26T21:41:36.531-05:002011-02-26T21:41:36.531-05:00The MSU disruption at UC-Irvine!! Why yes, I recal...The MSU disruption at UC-Irvine!! Why yes, I recall it well. I was there.<br /><br />And it was disgusting. After being suspended for one quarter the MSU is back and still up to their old tricks.<br /><br />keep givin' em hell, Bill.Gary Fousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17014739065121483409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367573406788606526.post-89395115653806358982011-02-26T09:58:48.300-05:002011-02-26T09:58:48.300-05:00You're very welcome, Michael. Thanks for prov...You're very welcome, Michael. Thanks for providing more on the case and the "investigation" that led to a terrible miscarriage of justice. Your brother and family paid a terrible price and the sad part of it is, we may never know why; and because of that the real criminals may never be made to answer for their crimes in this life.Papa Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973128964213805496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367573406788606526.post-11396007444176807802011-02-26T01:14:43.960-05:002011-02-26T01:14:43.960-05:00Thank you very much for sharing your thoughts. Hu...Thank you very much for sharing your thoughts. Hubert is my brother and it was the happiest moment in our familly's life. For 15 years, we continuously spent every Sunday visiting Hubert in prison, just to be able to celebrate our regular family Sunday lunch's. Every Christmas/New Year, we would often ask ourselves, "Will this be the last year we'll be spending here?". And last year, it was!!! Thank you very much for the belief and support. I remember how then Ambassador Negrponte had told my father of the existence of the "note verbale" document, since we were unaware that our Department of Justice, had requested the investigation then. We finally obtained a copy and as you have mentioned, this was dismissed by the judge (Judge Tolentino) because she used the "Rules of Evidence" as the basis for non acceptance of the document (requiring the person who signs a document to personally appear in court). Even then NBI Director Mison, did not accept the document since as he states, the US Stamp can easily be falsified in passports. When one 'investigative reporter" asked him "But weren't there records attesting to his entry and exit in the US." He arrogantly replied "That is the defense job to prove that why should I do that for them?" well I guess even if he was the director of the NATIONAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, it is not his job to INVESTIGATE!!.. Thank you very much for believing in my brother's innocence and having the courage to step up.. Sincerely,<br />Michael WebbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367573406788606526.post-62925996286357440812011-02-22T10:00:19.991-05:002011-02-22T10:00:19.991-05:00Uhhhh...ok, Raimo, you seem to have a problem with...Uhhhh...ok, Raimo, you seem to have a problem with the Swedes. That's all well and good but what does it have to do with this issue?Papa Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973128964213805496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367573406788606526.post-74128727015452878142011-02-22T07:41:32.403-05:002011-02-22T07:41:32.403-05:00The Swedish government was responsible for the mos...The Swedish government was responsible for the most iron ore the Nazis received. Kiruna-Gällivare ore fields in Northern Sweden were all important to Nazi Germany.<br /><br />These massive deliveries of iron ore and military facilities from Sweden to Nazi Germany lengthened World War II. Casualties of the war have been estimated at 20 million killed in Europe. How many of them died due to Sweden's material support to Nazi Germany, is not known.<br /><br /><br />The Swedish drinking toast (skal) has a rather macabre background; it originally meant 'skull'. The word has come down from a custom practiced by the warlike and terrorist Vikings who used the dried-out skulls of their enemies as drinking mugs, with the evident advantage that the mug held a large quantity of mead and could be easily replaced.<br /><br />http://www.thoughts.com/raimo/case-swedenRaimohttp://www.thoughts.com/raimo/case-swedennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367573406788606526.post-77689881900553412712011-01-28T16:29:03.575-05:002011-01-28T16:29:03.575-05:00It is good to see parents so rightfully proud of t...It is good to see parents so rightfully proud of their children's accomplishments and so willing to take up the cudgels for the USNA. I will look further into the Professor's allegations. Promise.<br /><br />The linked story indicated that the Professor is politically liberal and previously served on the admissions panel. Because liberals hold multiculturalism and diversity so close to their hearts, it is odd that he would be criticizing the use of those politically correct beliefs in the admissions process instead of embracing them unless he actually believed they were causing him to have what he believed were sub-standard students in his classroom. <br /><br />The profit motive that you bring up, Phil, wasn't mentioned but it certainly can't be ruled out. We all know that controversy can sell books and the more controversy the greater the profit as people rush to buy the book to find out what all the fuss is about.<br /><br />Thank you for your response. And thank your Midshipman for his service. What is sometimes lost in any discussion like this is the underlying fact that those who have willingly put on the uniform are people who deserve respect regardless of the source of their appointment. That they are willing to serve speaks to their character and that's the whole point. We have to be sure that the USNA (and the other Academies as well) continue to place an emphasis on character levels over all else. For them to do less is to dishonor the commitment of the Midshipmen, and Cadets, they are educating.<br /><br />As for my grand-nephew, Phil, he's extremely excited about Oregon so I think he's lost to the USNA. And that's Oregon's gain and the USNA's loss.Papa Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973128964213805496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367573406788606526.post-4777202697449107982011-01-28T15:54:36.539-05:002011-01-28T15:54:36.539-05:00No! No! No! I too am a parent of a Mid. What Steph...No! No! No! I too am a parent of a Mid. What Stephanie stated is spot on! Prof Fleming continues to spew his headline catching venom for no other reason than this; to sell his latest tome. <br />Please PaPaBill, do not run so quickly to judge an institution with the rich, culturally diverse history of the USNA, based on the not-so-hidden agenda of a professor more bent on lining his pockets at the expense of being a teacher and mentor of the mids at the Academy. <br />Investigate this yourself, please. Be rightfully proud of your soon-to-be Midshipman. DO NOT take as gospel the rantings of a professor who merely tries to sell books.<br />How sad.Philnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367573406788606526.post-88909259569169851632011-01-28T08:53:37.449-05:002011-01-28T08:53:37.449-05:00Well said and I thank your son for his service. Bu...Well said and I thank your son for his service. But what does it do for those Midshipmen, like your son, who strived to get into the Academy if it devalues their efforts by paying homage to the false gods of multiculturalism and diversity? Decades after Dr. King's speech we should be beyond looking at the color of a persons skin and looking only at the content of his or her character; but we never will be as long as there are those who use race for their own personal profit or political advancement thus promoting separation rather than integration. It would appear from the professor's statements that the USNA has fallen into the trap of political correctness and if so that denigrates the accomplishments of all the young men and women who proudly serve there.Papa Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973128964213805496noreply@blogger.com