"Their View" Archives:

June 27, 2004

• Battling With The Corporate Drug Cartels (Just Do Your Job And It Won’t Be A Problem)
• The State of New Jersey: Unsafe at any Speed
• The Criminal Bar Association  

June 20, 2004

• In The Eyes Of The Beholder
  (What You See Is What You Get)
• The Bolsheviks of Baseball
• Bush the Next FDR?

June 13, 2004

• When Saprophytes Speak
  (Around The World In About Eight Hundred Words)
• Ladies Night of the Living Dead
• Gun Control = Government Security

June 6, 2004

• Mission Accomplished Sir!
  (So You Wanna Talk About Vietnam? - Part 5)
• "Click It or Ticket" Sticks It To Drivers
• Ronald Reagan - Man of the Century

May 30, 2004

• Colonel Dunn: A Gentle Reminder (So You Wanna Talk About Vietnam? - Part 4)
• Persecution at the Shoe Store

May 23, 2004

• Major General John Paul Vann: ‘The Cat’ (So You Wanna Talk About Vietnam? - Part 3)
• The Patriot Act is a Refuge for Scoundrels
• To Conspire or Not to Conspire, That is the Question

May 16, 2004

• Lyndon Banes Johnson: The Beagles Nightmare (So You Wanna Talk About Vietnam? Part 2)
• Abu Ghraib Ain't No Animal House
• Deconstructing the JFK Myth

May 9, 2004

• Vietnam And Current Demographics
  (So You Wanna Talk About Vietnam? Part 1)
• This Just In: John Kerry Is Dull
• None Dare Call It Conspiracy! 

May 2, 2004

• A Family Of Spies
  (Oh The Webs We Weave...)
• Grab Your Sweater: D.C.'s Feeling a Draft
• America First is Populism in Action

April 25, 2004

• A Place Called Perfect
• Articles of Confederation Was Preferable

April 18, 2004

• The Day I Learned To Shoot
• The Problem With Shock And Awe
  (Cleaning Up The Rest Of The Mess)

April 11, 2004

• Look, Boys! Now You Can Fight Like Real Men!
• Benighted Brains
  (It Only Makes Sense To ‘Thems’ and ‘Dems’)

April 4, 2004

• The Governor is a Harsh Mistress
• Hanoi John and Mutha Theresa
  (Benedict Arnold Takes Aim at Benedict Arnold)

March 28, 2004

• 9/11: Blood On Bush's Hands?
• Entangling Alliances (Not On My Tires, You Don't!

March 21, 2004

• Creating Iraq In Our Image
• The New Face of America
  (Ranting Sheep Are But A Tempest In A Tea Pot)

March 14, 2004

• To Rock the Vote, Knock It, or Block It
• Why I Still Like Bush (A Word to the Pseudo Cons)

What They Thought July 4, 2004

R.A. Hawkins
Jonathan David Morris
SARTRE

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R.A. Hawkins

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Jonathan David Morris:
The Mental State of Our Union

George Bush has got to go.

Why am I saying this? Two articles, in particular. The first appeared in the Washington Post on June 16th. The second appeared in World Net Daily on June 21st. When taken together, and looked at in context, they suggest a very frightening future -- a future in which Americans won't be able to say what's on their minds. So I'm saying "George Bush has got to go" now, while I still can.

Consider it a preemptive strike.

Let's work backwards here and start with the second article from World Net Daily. In it, we learn: "President Bush plans to unveil next month a sweeping mental health initiative that recommends screening for every citizen." That means he's sending us all to the shrink soon. Emphasis on "all." This includes you, me, your favorite aunt, etc.

"The initiative began with Bush's launch in April 2002 of the New Freedom Commission on Mental Health," the article goes on. "The panel found that 'despite their prevalence, mental disorders often go undiagnosed' and recommended comprehensive mental health screening for 'consumers of all ages,' including preschool children."

It adds: "Critics say the plan protects the profits of drug companies."

Now, I don't want to discount the financial motives here. Money isn't the root of all evil, but evil people use it to get what they want sometimes -- like new homes and sharks with laser beams on their heads. But if you ask me, this isn't about Bush's wallet. Nor is it about his best friends' wallets. It's about something bigger.

It's about mind control.

"Wait a minute. Mind control?" you say.

That's right. Mind control. Don't act so surprised.

Remember the first article I told you about? The one from the Washington Post? Yeah, that one. Well, in it, we learn about "an expert panel of federal experts," which is suggesting -- what with all their expertise -- that the FDA approve "a surgical implant that stimulates the brain" to treat chronic depression.

I repeat: A surgical implant to treat chronic depression.

"Using a technique known as vagus nerve stimulation, the device uses electrodes implanted in the neck to activate brain regions that are believed to regulate mood."

In other words, they want to delete your sorrows with a computer chip.

Here's me being sad :-(

Click.

Here's me being cured :-)

Click. Click.

So now let's look at it all in context. According to the Washington Post, the government wants to put a chip in your head if you're unhappy. With me so far? And according to World Net Daily, the government wants to be the one to tell you if you're unhappy to begin with. Don't you see what they're trying to do here? Put two and two together. George Bush wants your brain.

He already stole three-fourths of mine when I passed out against an ATM in the run up to the Gulf War. But you? You still have time. Reject this plan. Pronto.

"JDM, you sound like a lunatic," you tell me.

That's easy for you to say. For now. But I can run off a list of a million and one things that make me proud to be an American, and having a computer chip in my head is not one of them -- nor will it ever be, unless they program me to say otherwise.

I don't want to sound like an alarmist. I don't want to sound like I've watched too many sci-fi movies (I have). But there's a clear and present danger here. Anyone who can't see this has far too much faith in the goodness of government.

The possibilities are as endless as they are frightening. I envision a future in which Americans respond to the Commander-In-Chief's command at the sound of a bell. I envision a future in which we drop what we're doing and salivate like dogs as we hop on our lawn mowers and head towards D.C. to give the White House hedges a trim. You think it's impossible? The chips they're implanting "regulate mood." All they've got to do is flip a switch, and voila! We're sculpting bushes to look like the Family Bush.

I'm telling you this has "a population of slaves" written all over it. Are we not almost there, the way we hand over half our paychecks to the government?

Look, I have no idea if Bush actually wants to set up governing councils inside our minds. I'm not inside his mind -- hold your God-forbids till the end, please -- so I can't tell you what his true intentions are. But I can tell you this: I don't care if being sick-and-tired counts as a mental disorder now; I am sick-and-tired of having presidents who promise to "fight for us," who, in truth, only fight their way into the most intimate portions of our lives. That's why I'm saying Bush has got to go. And that whole stinking lot in Washington ought to go with him. I'm sorry, but I can't endorse a politician who endorses setting up shop in my own human head.

The government is a big, bumbling bureaucracy, which can't even keep its books straight, or pave the roads correctly. I have enough mental problems as it is. I don't need some two-bit, pencil-necked Washington intern playing The Sims with my childhood memories.

So call me crazy -- or better yet, don't -- but the "New Freedom" after which Bush's mental health plan is named sounds a lot like Old Tyranny to me. I happen to hold my civil liberties dear. There are things I'd rather do on a Saturday afternoon than pound out license plates for the ships in our Fearless Leader's Intergalatic Armada. He wants to conquer Mars? Great. Let him conquer Mars. But I've got my own chores to do. George Bush isn't my father. I don't want to rule the universe with him.

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R.A. Hawkins
Richard Hawkins was born in Aurora, Colorado and grew up in Littleton, Colorado in a quiet little neighborhood nobody has ever heard of called Columbine Knolls. He has been married to the same woman for twenty-six years, and worked for the same aerospace company for twenty-eight. His primary interests over the years have been his family, sociology, mastering his survival skills, windsurfing, music, politics, raising wolves, art of all types, mycology, perma-culture, archeological anomalies, geo-politics and staying gainfully employed; not necessarily in that order. He often describes himself as a separate subspecies of human – ‘Eclecticus-Iconoclastimus’. His primary driving force is his unwavering belief that as sovereign citizens we are each responsible not only for our own beliefs and actions, but where those beliefs and actions take us in life: That the truly intelligent person learns to determine what the consequences might be for our beliefs and actions and then acts accordingly. Our individual actions always affect far more than we can imagine. R.A. Hawkins is the author of "Through Eyes of Shiva," available via Amazon.com. More of Mr. Hawkins' commentaries can be found on his web site, Entropical Paradise.

Jonathan David Morris
Jonathan David Morris is a political writer based in New Jersey. A strong believer in small government, JDM often takes aim at oppressive taxes, entitlements, and laws, writing about incompetence at the highest levels of culture and government. Catch his weekly ramblings on his web site.

SARTRE
SARTRE is the pen name of James Hall, a reformed former political operative. This pundit's formal instruction in history, philosophy and political science served as training for activism on the staff of several politicians and in many campaigns. A believer in authentic public service, independent business interests were pursued in the private sector. As a small business owner and entrepreneur, several successful ventures expanded opportunities for customers and employees. Speculation in markets, and international business investments, allowed for extensive travel and a world view for commerce. SARTRE's intent is to stir the conscience of those who desire to bring back a common-sense moral and traditional value culture for America. So who is SARTRE? He is really an ordinary man just like you, who invites you to join in on this journey.

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SARTRE Encore Presentation from 07-01-01
Independence Day for Whom?

The celebration of the Nation's birthday sometimes gets people confused. This day is much more than another holiday from work. It is a recognition of who we are as a People. What it is not is a saint's day for a Government. When the Nation and the Government are spoken in the same breath, most believe they are interchangeable. How mistaken and easily mislead, the public can become.

Yes, a revolution was fought to establish a Free Republic, but that was well over two centuries ago. Articles of Confederation were formed to establish a working relationship among sovereign States. Later a Constitution was ratified that placed specific, distinct and enumerated limitations on the authority to rule of a central government. Functions not named were left to the individual States. And finally, Bill of Rights Amendments were added and approved to codify guarantees for the protection of the citizen from abuses of that newly created central government.

Up to this point, who would not want to attend the party? Well, the theory is fine; but the acting out of the play, has caused the show to be canceled. Why was the American Revolution fought? The reason was not originally accepted by the public that a new country was the purpose for the conflict. Many sought to negotiate a settlement with the Crown and remain loyal Englishmen. Only a small band raised the banner for self determination. Tories and neutrals were in the majority. Uncertainty prevailed with the gallows the reward for failure. The motivation to dare all was for an idea, not a lust for power. Most of the rebellious vanguard were established leaders and held authority within their circles. But they risked their sacred honor, more precious than their lives, for the sake of LIBERTY.

Out of this cauldron of fire, the world witnessed the first attempt to create a society that could be governed by principles of constitutional law as opposed to EQUITY at the discretion of the magistrate. That was the "shot heard 'round the world." Those first slugs at Concord bridge were the aftermath. This is the singular significance of the American Revolution. It was born out of the eruption and the explosion that caused the demise of the old order.

So what went wrong? For those who doubt that it has gone amiss, go off to your picnic or watch the tube. But for those who know in their heart that the tyrant that was King George III was a mild despot compared to the federal apparatus in foggy bottom, let us celebrate another anniversary. Our festivity will not recognize the central government as its legitimate steward, nor will we invite agents within their employ. Honored guests will be restricted to those who understand the nature of the American Experience and are willing to pledge their allegiance to that cause. Their Nation will profess the principles of universal sovereignty of the individual and will require strict limitations and comprehensive accountability upon those who administrate the public trust. Our gathering will bear the resemblance of our Founding Fathers' home, for we are their posterity.

So when your neighbor invites you over to have a cup of English Grey, remember your ability to smell its aroma and sip its flavor is built upon the debris of tea casks from that Boston Harbor soirée. America is unequaled because its king is the individual citizen. The sheriff serves the former serf, who is now a freeman. And the crown is worn on the head of every man.

This ideal deserves a true celebration, even if the reality has fallen so short. Our task is to restore the goal, and institute the means to make it genuine. If our Nation was created by men of honor, it can be reinstated with brothers and sisters of similar courage and integrity. Are you one of this new breed that seeks LIBERTY? Or are you content on bowing to a dictator of a depraved empire? We all must choose! Who's birthday will you celebrate...Your own as a 'son of liberty', or a master to whom you continue to pay homage?

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