Astartiel's Expressions

Sweeney Todd Numerology

Sun, 14 Sep 2008 04:56:33 GMT

Since I'm so into Sweeney Todd lately, I decided to use my Decoz Numerology program's Name Advisor to see what Sweeney Todd would be. Just for fun, I also did his other name Benjamin Barker and the man who played him in the movie Johnny Depp. And just for comparison, and to show I still have a thing for the guy, I also did Viggo Mortensen. I thought the results were really interesting. If you too are into Sweeney Todd and are curious about numerology, then you might enjoy this read.

Dominant Impression: This section describes the first and dominant impression the name conjures up in most people.
Vowel Vibration: The Vowel Vibration of a name enhances or decreases the impact of the Dominant Impression, and sometimes adds a completely different flavor. Read about the Vowel Vibration with the Dominant Impression in mind.
Base Vibration: The Base Vibration is subtler than the Vowel Vibration, but should be
considered equally important.

Results for the entry "Sweeney Todd"

Dominant Impression - The name "Sweeney Todd" inspires trust, confidence, and security. This name is grounded and practical, and promotes steady progress and consistent effort. "Sweeney Todd" makes one feel that everything will be taken care of; you are in good hands. Not a dreamer and lacking imagination, this name represents integrity and stability. It is comforting, a strong foundation, and the bedrock of society. It also reflects strong organizational skills and an eye for detail. It has a strong sense of structure. Family-oriented.

The name "Sweeney Todd" reflects a rigid, inflexible atmosphere, which, however, is good for some businesses, such as insurance, banks, accounting, and brokerage firms.

Most positive characteristics: Reliable, trustworthy. Structured and disciplined. Makes steady progress.
Most negative characteristics: Rigid. Lacks passion, creativity, and tolerance.

Vowel Vibration - The vowels in "Sweeney Todd" add joy, inspiration, creativity, and a happy-go-lucky feeling. They add light and humor to the Dominant Impression. They inspire enthusiasm and excitement. The vowels make "Sweeney Todd" more energetic and dynamic. They also give one a feeling of mental and emotional balance. They certainly enhance its ability to draw people. However, the energy the vowels in "Sweeney Todd" reflect can also be scattered and people are not immediately convinced that it will deliver on its promises. It is short on discipline and focus.

Base Vibration - The Base Vibration in "Sweeney Todd" increases a sense of dynamic energy but in the form of a controlled and carefully guided force. There is a feeling of purpose and efficiency. There is courage and effort in the face of difficulties. There is a certain dignity, a correctness that radiates from "Sweeney Todd". The base vibrations also reflect a pioneering spirit, creativity, and originality. The Base Vibration in "Sweeney Todd" can be experienced as aggressive and unreceptive by some and will therefore not be attractive to particularly sensitive people.

Results for the entry "Benjamin Barker"

Dominant Impression - Responsible, caring, loving, nurturing, healing and comforting, the name "Benjamin Barker" is warm and makes one feel loved and special. Harmonious and peaceful, the name "Benjamin Barker" feels good to anyone, but doesn’t call up any particular feeling strongly. "Benjamin Barker" is neutral, suitable for those for whom stability and harmony are high priorities. Good sense of business, but slow and not particularly adaptable. Strong sense of beauty, but not passionate. Idealistic, with a strong sense of justice.

The name "Benjamin Barker" makes one feel like a home away from home. It offers protection and love. It takes away anxiety and fears, and heals the broken-hearted. If you want others to feel like this is their home, this is their safe haven, then this is an excellent name. The name "Benjamin Barker" attracts money slowly, predictably, the result of effort and common sense.

Most positive characteristics: Protective, harmonious, comfortable to all.
Most negative characteristics: Stick-in-the-mud. No passion.

Vowel Vibration - The vowels in "Benjamin Barker" add joy, inspiration, creativity, and a happy-go-lucky feeling. They add light and humor to the Dominant Impression. They inspire enthusiasm and excitement. The vowels make "Benjamin Barker" more energetic and dynamic. They also give one a feeling of mental and emotional balance. They certainly enhance its ability to draw people. However, the energy the vowels in "Benjamin Barker" reflect can also be scattered and people are not immediately convinced that it will deliver on its promises. It is short on discipline and focus.

Base Vibration - The Base Vibration in "Benjamin Barker" is uplifting, inspiring, charming, and full of life. One senses joy and optimism. It generates a positive outlook on life. It reflects a sense of humor, wit and intelligence. The base vibrations add glamour, romance and sex appeal to the name "Benjamin Barker". At the same time, the energy is scattered and often superficial, producing little or no results. The name "Benjamin Barker" inspires early success and popularity, but more is required to make them last. However, there is also a distinct "lucky streak" that opens the door to opportunities.

Results for the entry "Johnny Depp"

Dominant Impression - The name "Johnny Depp" reflects drive, a pioneering spirit, leadership, independence and originality. The energy behind this name is strong and forceful and promotes an unconventional, innovative, and decisive approach. Highly focused and self-reliant, the name "Johnny Depp" carries with it an unmistakable “can do” attitude. It reflects confidence, energy, strength and perseverance. There is a definite sense of danger and risk-taking as well. The name "Johnny Depp" does not inspire patience and sensitivity, and does not promote cooperation or a diplomatic approach to problem solving. Think of this name as a masculine, aggressive, creative force.

Most positive characteristics: Strength, originality, courage, imagination, creativity, confidence. Good for competitive, high-risk ventures.
Most negative characteristics: Pride, intolerance, excessive aggressiveness. Not good for people-oriented ventures or healing, counseling and retail businesses.

Vowel Vibration - The Vowel Vibration in "Johnny Depp" reflects some of the best humanity has to offer: idealism, self-sacrifice, generosity, moral strength, and, above all, a true love for all of mankind. The vowels reflect dreams of utopia, belief in the goodness of mankind, and faith in the universe at large. The vowels in the name "Johnny Depp" enhance its ability to attract people from all walks of life, all races and cultures, all religions and all schools. There is honor and respect for every human being. Although the vowels in "Johnny Depp" do not reflect financial strength in itself, they tend to attract resources of just about every other kind: people, governments, institutions, even religious entities. The vowels in "Johnny Depp" can also reflect self-righteousness and arrogance.

Base Vibration - The Base Vibration in "Johnny Depp" increases a sense of dynamic energy but in the form of a controlled and carefully guided force. There is a feeling of purpose and efficiency. There is courage and effort in the face of difficulties. There is a certain dignity, a correctness that radiates from "Johnny Depp". The base vibrations also reflect a pioneering spirit, creativity, and originality. The Base Vibration in "Johnny Depp" can be experienced as aggressive and unreceptive by some and will therefore not be attractive to particularly sensitive people.

Results for the entry "Viggo Mortensen"

Dominant Impression - The name "Viggo Mortensen" promotes optimism, inspiration, and enthusiasm. It feels cheerful, outgoing, and charming. This name represents self-expression and communication skills. Its upward energy is a sign of tremendous creativity and all artistic endeavors are empowered by its vibration. The name "Viggo Mortensen" attracts just about everyone. It carries great public relation and communication skills, and an innate ability to charm the most cynical folks. However, it lacks focus and discipline, can be a “happy-go-lucky spendthrift”, and can give the impression of flightiness and instability.

Most positive characteristics: Upbeat, creative, capable communicator, inspiring, uplifting. Has sense of humor, draws creative and passionate people.
Most negative characteristics: Scattered energy, difficulty in finishing projects, unreliable.

Vowel Vibration - The vowels in "Viggo Mortensen" add stability and a sense of trustworthiness. They add orderliness, organizational strength, discipline, an eye for detail, focus, and the ability to stay the course no matter what. Honesty and reliability are paramount. The Vowel Vibration in "Viggo Mortensen" adds strength to the Dominant Impression, not unlike structural braces and cables in a building. And, similarly, the vowels take away some of the flexibility,
which makes the name feel more rigid and secure. However, the vowels in "Viggo Mortensen" also take some of the spark away from the name - one might even call it boring. In some cases, however, that becomes an asset, especially when predictability and routine are required.

Base Vibration - The Base Vibration in "Viggo Mortensen" is one of the most powerful and impressive that any set of base vibrations can produce. It reflects extraordinary drive and determination. It is ambitious, highly competitive, and ruthless in its pursuit of goals. It represents authority, leadership, and an uncompromising desire to win. This Base Vibration radiates confidence and effectiveness. The influence of the base vibrations in "Viggo Mortensen" will attract some of the strongest and most confident people, but at the same time, it will push away pretty much anyone else.

Mrs Lovett's World Famous Meat Pies ;-)

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:24:18 GMT

I have become infected with a musical, once only a Broadway play but recently served to the masses thanks to Tim Burton and company. I must say I'll never look at priests the same way again. ;-)

If you haven't guessed what I'm raving about, it's a little Steven Sondheim piece played by Johnny Depp (and a simply amazing cast) called Sweeney Todd, a macabre musical that makes one hungry for more.

After my first viewing, I've had to watch it two more times and get the script and lyrics online so I can sing along next time. It seems somewhat wrong to like a story with such an awful subject so much but Sondheim's music gets inside you and doesn't let go until you find yourself singing, "These are my friends, see how they glisten," or "I'll steal you Johanna," or even "Try the priest," at odd moments of the day and to the confusion of others around you.

Needless to say, this isn't a movie I'm going to be watching with my daughter and her cousin. No, I'll be watching this demented picture alone and hoping it does drive me as mad as Todd.

If any of you haven't seen this film yet, go out and rent it or better yet buy it because you're going to want your own copy once you see it. ;-)

PS - Funny that Anthony Head, a wonderful singer and good actor made famous by the Buffy the Vampire Slayer series, was in this but didn't even get to sing. And he wasn't even in the credits! He is the man that asks about Todd's shop after his competition with Pirelli.

PPS - Now I want to get a t-shirt that says "Mrs Lovett's World Famous Meat Pies" on the front and "Try the priest" on the back!

A Child's Wonder And An Adult's Sex Life

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 03:51:55 GMT

A Path In The Woods by Anna Kamienska - what a powerful poem! Thank you Viggo Mortensen for posting this for us all to read! "To recognize as wisdom the child's wonder," "to search for it everywhere." That is so much how I feel about life and about my own childhood! How wonderful to find that feeling captured for me so beautifully in a poem! As I sit here writing this, I'm thinking of my own daughter, who is five, and the wonders that life still hold for her. She is starting Kindergarten tomorrow and she is so very excited to be starting "all day school" as she calls it, having gone to pre-school last year at the same school.

I am finding it hard though to "give her up" to school. I'm giving the time I usually have with her during the day up to the school system, so they can teach her. And so that she can be around other kids her age because she is such a social child and really thrives on such social interaction. I wish I could be both teacher and playmate for my daughter and so home school her. I know though that I don't have the energy or inclination to be everything for my daughter. And so I must sacrifice some time to the school system to allow them to supply my daughter with the things I cannot give her by myself. But that jealous side of me still wants to keep her home. Five seems awfully young to be going to "all day school." I'm so glad that I'm working this week, to help keep my mind and body occupied while my daughter is at her first days of school!

Viggo also posted two poems by Robert Creeley. (Lemons) Pear Appears is just a bit weird and I'm not completely sure I understand it. I do understand The Way though and I have loved that poem for a while now. I'm so delighted to see Viggo posted it again. He obviously likes that poem a lot too since I know he posted it at least once before. Where is such a man to feel that way for me? Will I end up an "old maid" forever hoping the "right man" will come along? Well, according to the times when such a term as "old maid" was in fashion, I definitely would qualify as one since I'll be 35 in six months. Today I would just be called a "single unwed mother." Either way, it amounts to the same thing - I'm guy-less and have no prospects of having a guy in my life because I'm a single mom and a terribly picky woman.

I can't even refuse sex in order to protest war because I'm not having any sex! I've taken a vow of chastity and I'm not even part of any monastic order! Maybe I should form a cult called Church of the Green Fairy or just Green Church - that celebrates all green and growing things. That way, I wouldn't have to feel so bad about not getting any because I could claim it's part of my religious vows, lol. Okay, maybe not. Perhaps I just need to have some good sex with a hot guy...

Random thoughts during the Democratic Convention

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:29:42 GMT

While celebrities like Viggo attend the Starz Green Room and politicians give speeches at the Democratic Convention, the rest of the world marches on. Us normal American folk prepare our children for another (or a first) year of school. The world spins on its axis, the people continue, individually and en masse, to spin the webs of their lives, and the universe continues to expand. Whatever happens with these American elections, the rest of existence will continue mostly the same as before.

While Viggo posts more political and environment news and enigmatic poetry, I think about the shortness of our lives compared to the vastness of the life of our universe.

On a totally (but not really) unrelated note, I want to post this song I heard earlier that really struck a cord with me. (Puns definitely intended.) This song is so true.

Ricky Nelson - Teenage Idol

Some people call me a teenage idol
Some people say they envy me
I guess they got no way of knowing
How lonesome I can be

I need somebody to be my baby
Someone to tell my troubles to
I've got no time to ever find her
Cause I'm just passing through

I travel around from town to lonely town
I guess I'll always be just a rolling stone
If I find fortune and fame and lots of people know my name
That won't mean a thing if I'm all alone

I get no rest when I'm feeling weary
I got to pack my bags and go
I got to be somewhere tomorrow
To smile and do my show

I travel around from town to lonely town
I guess I'll always be just a rolling stone
If I find fortune and fame and lots of people know my name
That won't mean a thing if I'm all alone

Some people call me a teenage idol
Some people say they envy me
I guess they got no way of knowing
How lonesome I can be
How lonesome I can be

PS - I wonder if the band, "The Rolling Stones" were around yet when this song came out or if this is where they (and the magazine Rolling Stone) got their name? Hmmmm...

Overuse of the word "woo"

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:31:52 GMT

I've been reading a self-proclaimed skeptic's blog over the last two days to understand the other side of the equation when it comes to what people think about paranormal and spiritual things that have no proof.

What I've noticed is that such skeptics demand proof before they'll believe what they can not observe with their senses or with empirical evidence to back up (again proof) people's claims in the "otherworldly." That's okay, I too want evidence before I blindly believe something. I would call myself though a hopeful skeptic. I don't believe everything but I hope some things are true.

The only problem I had with these "critical thinkers" was the overuse (I might even call it abuse) of the word "woo." What does the word "woo" mean anyway? I looked at several dictionaries and aside from an etymology dictionary, most dictionaries agreed that "woo" meant, "1. To seek the affection of with intent to romance. 2. To seek to achieve; try to gain.; To tempt or invite 3. To entreat, solicit, or importune."

Those people using the word do not mean that when they use the word "woo" though. No, they've come up with a whole new meaning of the word. Perhaps they are taking their meaning from that same etymology dictionary, which states that woo in those terms means "of uncertain origin and with no known cognates; perhaps related to woh, wog- "bent, inclined," as with affection."

Okay, if you use it that way, to mean "of uncertain origin and with no know cognates" then I suppose you could call anything "of uncertain origin" woo. But these skeptics expand on this meaning, and add that woo means anything that is not rational or scientific.

That basically means that most beliefs are indeed "woo." No wonder skeptics that depend on the scientific method to discover meaning in their life use the word "woo" so very much.

I do find it seriously funny though that they are using a word that means to seduce to mean irrational thought. If you mean one thing, then find an appropriate word for it. Don't make up a new word to try to sound cool or more intelligent. There are lots of good words that already mean what people today are trying to make the word "woo" now mean. I'll stick with the original meaning thank you. And I love wooing too, no matter how you use the word! ;-)

Here are a few words from a thesaurus that work much better than the word "woo" - absurd, addlepated, alogical, asinine, crazy, demented, fanatical, fatuous, foolish, illogical, imbecilic, insane, mad, mindless, pathological, preposterous, psychotic, ridiculous, senseless, stupid, surreal, transcendental, unbounded, unfounded, unreasonable, unstable, unwise.

Really those words more than accurately describe what skeptics think of "woo bleevers" (yes I spelled that wrong, the skeptics started it! Don't get me started on a rant about that word ;-), so why not use those words? They are already in common use in the English language and you don't have to define them to make others understand your meaning. No, I'm sure skeptics will continue to abuse the word "woo" to mean irrational and non-scientific because they like their new word so much. Never mind that they are still making up a new word to make themselves feel superior.

The way they use the word "woo" is rather insulting to those that believe in all that "woo," isn't it? I'm sure that is the true intention of people using the word. If you start off an argument by making your opponent sound like an idiot by calling all they are writing about "woo" in the first place, then you don't have to try very hard to prove your are right. You've already ridiculed the other person into submission with the simple word.

It reminds me of using the word "fag" to mean homosexual. "Fag" or "fagot" used to mean a type of cigarette or a burning stick but today that meaning has been changed into an insult against those that prefer their own sex to that of the opposite sex. It is only used against other people today in a derogatory way. In the same way, the use of the word "woo" to mean irrational, non-scientific beliefs is used to insult the believer (not bleever, which is also not in any real dictionary) from the very start.

To you of skeptical mind who are able to form a rational, scientific, real argument, without using such ridiculous methods of attack, perhaps you will be able to make some headway to sway others to your own viewpoint. If you go to such lengths as using "word sabotage," you are just alienating those you would desire to help change. Their minds are already made up before they got to you, so alienating them by calling their beliefs "woo" will only serve to make them fight against you with more passion. Try to sway others to your viewpoint with actual scientific proof yourselves instead of playing word games. Otherwise it's reasonable to assume nothing will change.

Now, I'm going, to try and woo someone or is that what I just did?

Happy 4th of July - Happy American Independence Day!

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:23:24 GMT

Today is a day that we American's celebrate our Independence Day and more than any other day, I'm reminded of how much of what we cherish as Americans has been taken away in the last decade or less. It's amazing to me that so much damage could be done by the Federal government in so few years.

I just don't see how another President will not abuse the new powers that position has been granted recently any more than the current one is doing. I thought Senator Hillary Clinton, our former First Lady as President Bill Clinton's wife, would be able to fix things but she was pushed out of the picture by the Senator Barrack Hussein Obama-loving Democrats.

My favorite celebrity, Viggo Mortensen wrote on his own personal soapbox, Perceval Press, today telling the Spanish-speaking people of the USA to not trust McCain, who I guess is doing things to try and appeal to that portion of our population right now. The thing is, I don't think Obama is any better than McCain really. I think Obama is a real "wolf in sheep's clothing," if there ever was one. He shows one face but I feel there is much more to him than he is presenting to the world, and we have seen way too many hints of that to deny, no matter how much back-tracking he does to try and hide it. McCain is also no good as his years as a politician have shown us. I'm left without a person I want to vote for and see as President for the first time since I could vote.

But despite all this, I know I will enjoy this 4th of July with my family just as I have done on previous years. I did enjoy watching the Mt Rushmore fireworks last night. Now, those were some Presidents you could feel proud of and be happy to vote for. When will see another man like Abraham Lincoln or Teddy Roosevelt run for office? When will we see men with that type of strength of character as President again?

To the Great George Carlin!

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:14:56 GMT

Here are some of George Carlin's best jokes posted in honor of the man he was. He will live forever in all of our hearts! These following lines are some of the reasons I just loved the man and his sense of humor!

Some of George Carlin's Best:

What if there were no hypothetical questions?

Inside every cynical person, there is a disappointed idealist.

The wisest man I ever knew taught me something I never forgot. And although I never forgot it, I never quite memorized it either. So what I'm left with is the memory of having learned something very wise that I can't quite remember.

Most people work just hard enough not to get fired and get paid just enough money not to quit.

I have as much authority as the Pope, I just don't have as many people who believe it.

Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.

Weather forecast for tonight: dark. Continued dark overnight, with widely scattered light by morning.

When you're born you get a ticket to the freak show. When you're born in America, you get a front row seat.

Hey kids! It's mostly bullshit and garbage, and none of the stuff they tell you is true. And when your dumb-ass father says he wants you to amount to something, he means make a lot of money. How do you think the word amount got in there?

Most people are not particularly good at anything.

Some national parks have long waiting lists for camping reservations. When you have to wait a year to sleep next to a tree, something is wrong.

Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day.

Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?

Ever wonder about those people who spend $2 apiece on those little bottles of Evian water? Try spelling Evian backward.

The only thing high-definition television will do is provide sharper pictures of the garbage.

Regarding Pokemon, Beanie Babies, and such: something is really wrong when a major news story concerns how hard it is to buy a toy.

If the #2 pencil is the most popular, why is it still #2?

Electricity is really just organized lightning.

I don't have hobbies; hobbies cost money. Interests are quite free.

Fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity.

"I am" is reportedly the shortest sentence in the English language. Could it be that "I do" is the longest sentence?

Men are from Earth, women are from Earth. Deal with it.

If all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting?

Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things.

Dusting is a good example of the futility of trying to put things right. As soon as you dust, the fact of your next dusting has already been established.

How can there possibly be a self-addressed envelope? They say now they even have envelopes that are self-sealing. This I gotta see!

Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy.

I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death.

Someone said to me, "Make yourself a sandwich." Well, if I could make myself a sandwich, I wouldn't make myself a sandwich. I'd make myself a horny 18-year-old billionaire.

There's no present. There's only the immediate future and the recent past.

The very existence of flame-throwers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done.

Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.

The IQ and the life expectancy of the average American recently passed each other going in opposite directions.

You know why I stopped eating processed foods? I began to picture the people who might be processing them.

The only good thing ever to come out of religion was the music.

Atheism is a non-prophet organization.

Religion convinced the world that there's an invisible man in the sky who watches everything you do. And there's 10 things he doesn't want you to do or else you'll go to a burning place with a lake of fire until the end of eternity. But he loves you! ...And he needs money! He's all powerful, but he can't handle money!

I think people should be allowed to do anything they want. We haven't tried that for a while. Maybe this time it'll work.

I was thinking about how people seem to read the Bible a whole lot more as they get older; then it dawned on me - they're cramming for their final exam.

This is a little prayer dedicated to the separation of church and state. I guess if they are going to force those kids to pray in schools they might as well have a nice prayer like this: Our Father who art in heaven, and to the republic for which it stands, thy kingdom come, one nation indivisible as in heaven, give us this day as we forgive those who so proudly we hail. Crown thy good into temptation but deliver us from the twilight's last gleaming. Amen and Awomen.

I'm always relieved when someone is delivering a eulogy and I realize I'm listening to it.

I don't know how you feel, but I'm pretty sick of church people. You know what they ought to do with churches? Tax them. If holy people are so interested in politics, government, and public policy, let them pay the price of admission like everybody else. The Catholic Church alone could wipe out the national debt if all you did was tax their real estate.

I think it's the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately.

George Carlin, 1937-2008, Rest In Peace

THE HOUSE VOTES ON IMPEACHMENT - GOES TO JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:06:23 GMT

These are from the Dennis Kucinich myspace page and I felt they needed to be posted here. Click on the links to read the full articles and go to http://impeachment.kucinich.us/ to download the Articles on Impeachment pdf.

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THE HOUSE VOTES ON IMPEACHMENT!

I'm pleased to see that the U. S. House of Representatives voted at 3:08 EDT (12:08 PDT) today on House Resolution 1258, calling for the impeachment of President Bush. Roll Call 401 indicated Ayes, 251 (including Kucinich and 226 other Democratic plus 24 Republican); Noes, 166 (all Republican).

Rep. Kucinich shows amazing courage to stand up for what should be obvious.

See MSNBC coverage from his website:

http://kucinich. us/index. php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2257&Itemid=1

The result of the vote is that H. Res. 1258 has been sent to the Judiciary Committe, where it will likely languish indefinitely.

However, contacting Representatives to request support of the resolution may make a difference!

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We need to BIRD-DOG the members of the Judiciary Committee and let them know we mean business. We also need this list spread all over the place far and wide. We need to call and email these Judiciary members relentlessly and let them know WE THE PEOPLE WHOM THEY SERVE want IMPEACHMENT!!!
Let's NOT let this one die with the Judiciary Committee again!
MOMENTUM IS NEEDED!
Program their phone numbers into your cell phones and call them daily!!!
Email to other like minded groups.

Start NOW and FORWARD WIDELY and tell others to do the same thing!

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FLASH!!! Dennis Kucinich introduces ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT 6/9/08!

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:04:25 GMT

I got this from the Dennis Kucinich myspace page posted ten minutes ago:
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FLASH!!! Dennis Kucinich introduces ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT 6/9/08!

This was broadcast LIVE on C-SPAN!
Story and video are at this link:
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Kucinich_presents_Bush_impeachment_articles_0609.html

An Ohio Democratic lawmaker and former presidential candidate has presented articles of impeachment against President George W. Bush to Congress.

Thirty-five articles were presented by Rep. Dennis Kucinich to the House of Representatives late Monday evening, airing live on CSPAN.

"The House is not in order," said Kucinich to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), upon which Pelosi pounded her gavel.

"Resolved," Kucinich then began, "that President George W. Bush be impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors, and that the following articles of impeachment be exhibited to the United States Senate. ...

"In his conduct while President of the United States, George W. Bush, in violation of his constitutional oath to faithfully execute the office of president of the United States, and to the best of his ability preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, has committed the following abuses of power..."

The first article Kucinich presented, and many that followed, regarded the war in Iraq: "Article 1 - Creating a secret propaganda campaign to manufacture a false case for war against Iraq."

Kucinich, a 2004 and 2008 Democratic candidate for the White House, abandoned a prior attempt to begin impeachment proceedings against Bush in January of this year.

In April of 2007, Kucinich presented impeachment articles against Vice President Dick Cheney, but the effort went nowhere. Kucinich exclaimed that "impeachment may well be the only remedy which remains to stop a war of aggression against Iran."

Before leaving office in January 2007, Rep. Cynthia McKinney--currently a Green Party presidential candidate--introduced articles of impeachment against President Bush as her last act in Congress, but that effort also was fruitless.

Rough closed caption transcript of the first 10 minutes of proceedings follow...

the rules are suspended, the resolution is agreed to. and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the speaker pro tempore: will the house come to order. for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio rise?

mr. kucinich: madam speaker, the house is not in order. the speaker

pro tempore: will the house come to order. please take your conversations off the floor. the speaker pro tempore: will the house come to order. the gentleman from ohio.

mr. kucinich: madam speaker, pursuant to clause 2 of rule 9, i rise to give notice of my intent to raise a question of the privileges of the house. the form of the resolution is as follows. the house is not in order.

mr. kucinich: the form of the resolution is as follows. a resolution, articles of impeachment of george bush, president of the united states. resolved that president george w. bush be impeached for high crimes and misdemeanor and that the following articles of impeachment be exhibited to the united states senate. articles of impeachment exhibited by the house of representatives of the united states of america in the name of itself and of the people of the united states of america in maintenance and support of its impeachment against george w. bush for high crimes and misdemeanor. it is conduct while president of the united states, george w. bush, in violation of his constitutional oath to faith fully execute the office of the office of president of the united states and best of his ability, preserve protect and defend the constitution of the united states and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be safely executed has committed the following abuses of power. article i, creating a secret propaganda campaign to manufacture a false case for war against iraq. in his conduct while president of the united states, george w. bush, in violation of his constitutional oath to faith fully execute the office of president of the united states and to the best of his ability, preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states and in violation of its constitutional duty to take care that the laws be safely executed, has both personally and acting through his agents and subordinates, together with the vice president, illegally spent public dollars on a secret propaganda campaign to manufacture a false cause for war against iraq. the department of defense has engaged in a years long secret domestic propaganda campaign -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. the house will come to order. please proceed. . mr. kucinich: the president and the department of defense promoted a secret program for war with iraq this program follows the pattern of crimes detailed in articles i, ii, iv, and 7:00 -- strike that, 8:00. the mission of this program placed it within the field controlled by the white house iraq group, known as whig, a white house task formed -- task force formed in 2002 that ind colluded karl rove, lewis libby, mary matalin, nicholas calleo, and james r. wilkinson. the white house iraq group, or whig, produced white papers detailing so-called intelligence of iraq's nuclear intelligence that later proved to be false. this sprosed -- supposed intelligence included the claim that iraq had sought uranium from niger and that the high-strength uranium tubes were to be used for building centrifuges to enrich uranium. unlike the national intelligence estimate of 2002, the whigs' white paper provided lit rare license on intelligence. it was written at the same time and by the same people as speeches and talking points prepared for president bush and some of his top officials. the white house-iraq group also organized a media campaign in which, between september 7 and 8, 2002, president bush and his top advisors appeared on numerous interviews and all provided similarly gripping images about the possibility of a nuclear attack by iraq. the timing was no coincidence as andrew card explained in an interview regarding waiting to labor day to try to sell the american people on military action against iraq he said, quote from a marketing point of view, you don't introduce knew products in august. september 7 and september 8, 2002, nbc's "meet the press," vice president cheney accused saddam of moving aggressively to develop nuclear weapons over the past 14 months to add to his stockpile of chemical and biological arms. cnn. then national-security -- then-national security advisor race side of iraq obtain agnew clear weapon, we don't want a smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud. president bush said saddam was six months away from developing nuclear weapons and cited photos of weapons inspectors in iraq that saddam was trying to develop nuclear arms. the pentagon prop began dist military program was revealed in an april 20, 2002, "new york times" article. the program illegally involved, quote, attempts to change opinion through the use of third parties. secretary of defense donald rumsfeld recruited 75 retired military officers and gave them talking points to deliver on fobblings, cnn, abc, nbc, cbs, and msnbc, according to "the new york times" report, which has not been discomputered by the pentagon or white house. quote, participants were instructed not to quote their briefers directly or otherwise describe their contact with the pentagon. according to the pentagon's own internal document the military analysts were considered, quote, message-force multipliers, unquote, as surrogates to deliver administration themes and messages to millions of americans in the form of their own opinions. in fact they did deliver the themes and messages but did not reveal the pentagon had provided them with their talking points. robert s. bevelaqua a retired green beret and fox news analyst, described this as follows. he said, it was them say, we need to stick our hands up your back and move your mouth for you. congress has restricted annual appropriations bills since 1951 with this language, and i quote, no part of any appropriation contained in this or any other act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes within the united states, not here turnover authorized by the congress, unquote. a march 21, 2005, report by the congressional research service states that publicity or propaganda is defined by the u.s. government accountability office, g.a.o., mean either one self-aggrandizement by public officials, two, purely partisan activity, or three, covert propaganda. these concerns about covert propaganda were also the basis for the g.a.o.'s standard for determining when government-funded video news releases are illegal, and i quote. the failure of an agency to identify itself as the source of a prepackaged news story misleads the viewing public by encouraging the viewing audience to believe that the broadcasting news organization developed the information. the prepackaged news stories are purposely designed to be indistinguishable from news segments broadcast to the public. when the public does not know the stories they watched on television news stories they watched about the government were prepared by the government the stories are in a sense, no longer purely factual. the white house's own office of legal counsel stated in a memorandum tpwhrin 2005, following the controversy over the armstrong-williams scandal, i quote, over the years g.a.o. has interpreted publicity or propaganda restrictions to preclude the use of appropriated funds for, among other things so-called covert prop began dasm squint that view, the office of ledge -- of legal counsel demermed 1988 that a statutory prohibition on using appropriated funds for publicity or propaganda precluded undisclosed agency funded of advocacy by third-party groups. we stated that covert attempts to mold opinion through the undisclosed use of third parties would run afoul of presixth -- restrictions for using funds for propaganda. asked about the pentagon's propaganda program at a white house press briefing, white house press secretary dana pe reno defended it not by arguing it was legal, but by suggesting that it should be. he said, quote, look, i didn't know. look, i think you guys should take a step back and look at this look. d.o.d. has made a decision. they decided to stop this program. but i would say that one of the things we try to do in the administration is to get information out to a variety of people so everyone else can call them and ask their opinion about something. i don't think that should be against the law. i think it's fropet provide information to people who are seeking it and will be providing their opinions on it. it doesn't mean the military analysts agree twhed administration. i think you can go back and look and think thi a lot of their analysis was tough on the administration that doesn't mean we shouldn't talk to people, unquote...

His poems make me melt - my response

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:50:24 GMT

Thanks to the nature of the internet, I found a post online that has a translation of VIggo Mortensen's poem Un Beso De Esos, which previously I had only read a rough translation. The post is here, http://imogen-ph.livejournal.com/6195.html, at another LJers page, after the poem was posted at his Iceland photo show during the past week. The original poem has been posted at Viggo's own site, www.percevalpress.com. After reading this translations, I was inspired to write down this poem in response. It's not as good (or as long) as his but after reading that poem, I had to write something myself. I may change or add to it later but for now, this is what emotional response to his words brought out of me:

his words are kisses
by me, Jenny, Astartiel, "Guinevere Hempstead"

his words, to me they are euphoric,
sadness of love pours through me
to think of being loved by such a man as he
and envy at she who has won that heart
which brings forth such words from him
tears stream down my face as I read
what he has written about kisses,
caresses and bathing in moonlight and fog
as multicolored rain pours down upon him
and the she he is so in love with
I will sing a song of love to them tonight
as I long to find an equal love for me
that can speak to my soul the way
so far only his has, though he may never know

How Much Is Your Blog Worth? ;-)

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:03:03 GMT

My blog is worth $564.54.
How much is your blog worth?

So, if I get it up to a million, will that mean I'll be making a million? ;-)

Bill of Rights, US Constitution, Declaration of Independence

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:08:00 GMT

I just felt like I needed to post a link, a government link, that has those documents posted:

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/help/constRedir.html

You can find a better copy by doing a search like this:

http://www.google.com/search?q=%22bill+of+rights

If it's been awhile since you've read those documents, maybe you should. Although my telling you to do that could get me accused of committing "acts of terror and espionage" just like that Pastor Jeff guy:

http://www.google.com/search?q=pastor+jeff+texas+terror+espionage+bill+rights+dhs

Remember, we are citizens of the United States of America, which was founded on these types of ideas:

"WHEN, in the Course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bands which have connected them with another, and to assume, among the Powers of the Earth, the separate and equal Station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's GOD entitle them, a decent Respect to the Opinions of Mankind requires that they should declare the Causes which impel them to the Separation.

We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed, by their CREATOR, with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed, that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these Ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its Foundation on such Principles, and organizing its Powers in such Form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate, that Governments long established, should not be changed for light and transient Causes; and accordingly all Experience hath shewn, that Mankind are more disposed to suffer, while Evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the Forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long Train of Abuses and Usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object, evinces a Design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their Right, it is their Duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future Security. Such has been the patient Sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the Necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The History of the present King of Great-Britain is a History of repeated Injuries and Usurpations, all having in direct Object the Establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid World."

Remember what this country is about people! And don't let our government control us! Our government is here to serve us, not control us! Once people forget that, it's easier for others who are running things in the government to take all our freedoms and rights away from us! Don't let that happen!

"You say you'll change the Constitution, well, you know, we all want to change your head" - Better words were never spoken! And those were written by a British guy! ;-)

Hillary Comes To The Hills

Wed, 28 May 2008 06:29:53 GMT

I'm going to see Hillary Clinton speak in Rapid City, SD tomorrow! I'm pretty excited. Yes, I'm voting for Hillary and I think everyone else should to, even the Republicans come this November. I voted for her husband twice and have been happy with those decision. Excluding problems in their personal life, I thought the Clintons did a lot of good for this country last time, and I've love to see them back in action again in the White House, this time with Hillary officially wearing the pants! I want to see a woman as President of the United States and I think Hillary would make a great first woman President. And just think, we get to call Bill the First Man. ;-) That's just too funny! I did get to see and hear former President Bill Clinton speak just a few weeks ago, so this is great to get the opportunity to hear our future President Clinton speak too!

I can't really think of Obama as President. The idea turns my stomach. There are just too many reasons to question his leadership abilities and his moral compass. I have no problem with his ethnicity, since I think it would be equally great to see a black man in the White House as President, and maybe even someday a black woman as President! I just don't see Barrack Obama as that man. And I hope I'm right! Hillary has won in the most important states and is leading in the popular vote by about 150K.

If Obama wins by all the super delegates voting him in and ignoring (once again) the popular vote, then I will know that elections are not a democratic or even republican style government anymore but instead a government where the elections are paid for by the highest bidder. And if that's true, then perhaps we should reintegrate with England, since a President voted in by a relative few is no better than a King or Queen and is not what this Democratic Republic is supposed to be all about!

If Obama wins all the delegates and "super" delegates but not the popular vote (the votes of all the rest of us Americans!), to quote a Pirates of the Caribbean line, "I'm afraid currency is the currency of the realm," could be said for our electoral process no matter what the mass populace does to make their voices heard!

If Hilary Clinton wins enough of all the delegates, along with the popular votes, then perhaps my faith in America might just be restored. That faith has been running pretty low for the last eight years...

Joseph Campbell Quotes

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:57:31 GMT

I found a great page that randomly loads Joseph Campbell quotes that I thought I should share with you all. Here is the link: http://www.jcf.org/moment.php

"Myth must be kept alive. The people who can keep it alive are artists of one kind or another. The function of the artist is the mythologization of the environment and the world."
- Joseph Campbell

PS - I did a 10 hour job last night installing computers for Best Buy! Boy am I exhausted now, after only 3 hours sleep! Maybe I'll get a nap after awhile!

Happy Easter! Happy Renewal of Spring!

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 16:30:09 GMT

Happy Easter! Happy Rebirth and Renewal of Spring!

On this Easter morning I like to remind people that Easter really has nothing to do with the death and rebirth of any human but instead the rebirth of the Mother Earth, as Springtime starts again in the great cycle of life. It's no mistake that the Christian Easter holiday falls around the same time as the pagan celebration of the Spring Equinox.

And while we are all busy gathering eggs this morning, let us remember that this is a rebirth and renewal of the great Goddess Earth as she sheds her snowy mantle in exchange for the green buds of Spring. I noticed on Perceval Press, Viggo made a mention of "God, Goddess, or Holy" in his own post about the separation of the individual from the experience of that which is divine, reminding us all that we are all indeed connected. I would add that we must remember our own connection to this fine planet we walk upon.

Although, I don't really believe that "God or Goddess" is really knowable in any real personal human sense, expect perhaps in a cosmic connection like the feeling of Reiki or Universal energy flowing through one, I do believe that we are all connected to the greater Spirit and that we are all, in a sense, God or Goddess his or herself, just as the dust of stars flow through our veins. So, remember that we are all connected, yes, as we all celebrate the beginning of yet another Spring!

The Delegate Issue

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 01:41:22 GMT

In the 1970's and 1980's the political party machine replaced "party bosses" with delegates and "super delegates." But in doing so, did they just change names? It seems to me that so-called "super delegates" are indeed party bosses, with the power to decide which candidate for president will win. So, how have these super delegates fixed things for political parties? It seems the whole "delegate" system is out-dated and wrong and should be oblished. Why should I vote in a primary election if my vote doesn't really count because a delegate that I never voted for will decide for me who my party will support for President of the United States?

What's wrong with the popular vote deciding who a candidate for President should be? Why are we called a democratic Republic if a popular vote for the Presidential candidate and also for the President him or herself isn't by all the people of the country (who vote, that is)?

I propose that we stop using delegates (in both Republican and Democrat parties!) and let the popular vote decide. I also propose we get rid of the electoral college and also let the popular vote decide who becomes the next President of the United States. I wish that I really lived in a democracy instead in this farce that stands for one called the United States of America. I doubt highly that the founding fathers intended for the President of the United States to be elected in this way. I also doubt they ever intended that the President have so much power in this country but that is another argument.

I may rant about this again very soon!

Sexual Predators on Dateline and throughout the World

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 21:42:35 GMT

I've been watching "To Catch a Predator" on Dateline MSNBC lately and I was so disturbed by how many men took the bate and showed up expecting to have sex with a minor that I had to comment on the website. After I posted my comment, I started reading other people's comments to see what they thought. I was doubly shocked to find out that not once did anyone mention the lack of morals these men display and the lack of moral education obviously being exposed along with these stings.

Why is this such a problem today? Why are there so many men willing and desiring to have sex with young, inexperienced teenage girls today? Why were these men (and women too, I'm sure) not taught that it is wrong to think and do such things? Is moral education so lacking in American society today?

Well, since I don't know when it will actually be posted (the site is moderated), here is what I posted on the Dateline MSNBC website:

I'm so shocked that there are so many morally bankrupt people in America today that would consider having sex with a minor. And most shocking of all is that these men don't seem to see what they are doing as wrong. They only seem apologetic once they are caught, which is more an attempt at saving themselves than a real apology. It makes me wonder if morals are even taught throughout American families anymore. I know of a few families that do teach right from wrong, but beyond my own limited experience, I don't know.

I wonder if a nationwide moratorium needs to be held in order to teach people that it is wrong to have sex with young teenage girls and boys! I'm really upset that such a thing is needed in this day and age. If parents in America would just teach morals to their children before they are adults that would consider such sexually wrong actions, instead of leaving such teaching to schools and churches, perhaps our society wouldn't be in such dire straights today!

I wish I could more directly take action to see that morality (ie: wrong vs right thought and action) was taught on a national and community level instead of just ranting here on MSNBC. I honestly don't know what I as an individual can do beyond my own little sphere. Of course, I will do my utmost to teach my child and other children I encounter that it is wrong to have sex with adults (or with anyone until they are an adult themselves!) but what can be done to teach the adults that don't know any better now!

Like I said at the beginning of this post, I am just horribly shocked to find out how morally bankrupt people in this country have become! I'm so very glad Dateline is doing these stings to get such wrongly sexual deviants out of the populace, even if it is for a short while. Maybe a few of these men and women will learn from their wrong-doings and change their ways. I doubt it, but I can hope.

Tell me your thoughts. Do you agree with me? Disagree? I'm leaving this a public post so even non-friends can read it (but of course, they'll have to friend me to respond) because this is a topic that really needs a lot of public debate! I wonder how widespread this problem is throughout the rest of the world?

PREMEDITATED MERGER - North American Army created illegally with ok from Congress

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 06:48:30 GMT

PREMEDITATED MERGER
North American Army created without OK by Congress
U.S., Canada military ink deal to fight domestic emergencies
Posted: February 24, 2008
1:45 pm Eastern

By Jerome R. Corsia
© 2008 WorldNetDaily
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?pageId=57228

In a ceremony that received virtually no attention in the American media, the United States and Canada signed a military agreement Feb. 14 allowing the armed forces from one nation to support the armed forces of the other nation during a domestic civil emergency, even one that does not involve a cross-border crisis.

U.S. Air Force Gen. Gene Renuart, commander of USNORTHCOM, signs agreement Feb. 14, 2008, with Canadian Air Force Lt. Gen. Marc Dumais, commander of Canada Command (USNORTHCOM photo)

The agreement, defined as a Civil Assistance Plan, was not submitted to Congress for approval, nor did Congress pass any law or treaty specifically authorizing this military agreement to combine the operations of the armed forces of the United States and Canada in the event of a wide range of domestic civil disturbances ranging from violent storms, to health epidemics, to civil riots or terrorist attacks.

In Canada, the agreement paving the way for the militaries of the U.S. and Canada to cross each other's borders to fight domestic emergencies was not announced either by the Harper government or the Canadian military, prompting sharp protest.

"It's kind of a trend when it comes to issues of Canada-U.S. relations and contentious issues like military integration," Stuart Trew, a researcher with the Council of Canadians told the Canwest News Service. "We see that this government is reluctant to disclose information to Canadians that is readily available on American and Mexican websites."

The military Civil Assistance Plan can be seen as a further incremental step being taken toward creating a North American armed forces available to be deployed in domestic North American emergency situations.

The agreement was signed at U.S. Army North headquarters, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, by U.S. Air Force Gen. Gene Renuart, commander of NORAD and U.S. Northern Command, or USNORTHCOM, and by Canadian Air Force Lt. Gen. Marc Dumais, commander of Canada Command.

"This document is a unique, bilateral military plan to align our respective national military plans to respond quickly to the other nation's requests for military support of civil authorities," Renuart said in a statement published on the USNORTHCOM website.

"In discussing the new bilateral Civil Assistance Plan established by USNORTHCOM and Canada Command, Renuart stressed, "Unity of effort during bilateral support for civil support operations such as floods, forest fires, hurricanes, earthquakes and effects of a terrorist attack, in order to save lives, prevent human suffering an mitigate damage to property, is of the highest importance, and we need to be able to have forces that are flexible and adaptive to support rapid decision-making in a collaborative environment."

Lt. Gen. Dumais seconded Renuart's sentiments, stating, "The signing of this plan is an important symbol of the already strong working relationship between Canada Command and U.S. Northern Command."

"Our commands were created by our respective governments to respond to the defense and security challenges of the twenty-first century," he stressed, "and we both realize that these and other challenges are best met through cooperation between friends."

The statement on the USNORTHCOM website emphasized the plan recognizes the role of each nation's lead federal agency for emergency preparedness, which in the United States is the Department of Homeland Security and in Canada is Public Safety Canada.

The statement then noted the newly signed plan was designed to facilitate the military-to-military support of civil authorities once government authorities have agreed on an appropriate response.

As WND has previously reported, U.S. Northern Command was established on Oct. 1, 2002, as a military command tasked with anticipating and conducting homeland defense and civil support operations where U.S. armed forces are used in domestic emergencies.

Similarly, Canada Command was established on Feb. 1, 2006, to focus on domestic operations and offer a single point of contact for all domestic and continental defense and securities partners.

In Nov. 2007, WND published a six-part exclusive series, detailing WND's on-site presence during the NORAD-USNORTHCOM Vigilant Shield 2008, an exercise which involved Canada Command as a participant.

In an exclusive interview with WND during Vigilant Shield 2008, Gen. Renuart affirmed USNORTHCOM would deploy U.S. troops on U.S. soil should the president declare a domestic emergency in which the Department of Defense ordered USNORTHCOM involvement.

In May 2007, WND reported President Bush, on his own authority, signed National Security Presidential Directive 51, also known as Homeland Security Presidential Directive 20, authorizing the president to declare a national emergency and take over all functions of federal, state, local, territorial and tribal governments, without necessarily obtaining the approval of Congress to do so.

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Jerome R. Corsi is a staff reporter for WND. He received a Ph.D. from Harvard University in political science in 1972 and has written many books and articles, including his latest best-seller, "The Late Great USA." Corsi co-authored with John O'Neill the No. 1 New York Times best-seller, "Unfit for Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry." Other books include "Showdown with Nuclear Iran," "Black Gold Stranglehold: The Myth of Scarcity and the Politics of Oil," which he co-authored with WND columnist Craig. R. Smith, and "Atomic Iran."

Impeach Bush and Cheney Now!

Sat, 21 Jul 2007 04:51:34 GMT

Since I agree with him, I am posting the following text and links to show my support of this sentiment. Viggo Mortensen of Perceval Press posted the following on his website tonight:

"War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength."
-George Orwell, 1984

PLEASE CONSIDER THIS:

IMPEACHMENT IS VIABLE, LEGAL, AND INCREASINGLY THE SOLE OPTION FOR U.S. CITIZENS TO EVEN MINIMALLY HOLD DICK CHENEY, GEORGE BUSH, AND NUMEROUS ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS THAT HAVE SERVED AND/OR CONTINUE TO SERVE THE ABUSIVE U.S. GOVERNMENT FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC POLITICAL AGENDAS SINCE JANUARY OF 2001.

IF YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR COUNTRY AND OUR WORLD, PLEASE DO WHAT YOU CAN TO BRING A STOP TO THE SOCIO-PATHIC, INTELLECTUALLY LAZY AND WILLFULLY MISGUIDED ARROGANCE OF POWER DISPLAYED BY THE CHENEY/BUSH ADMINISTRATION THAT HAS WROUGHT SO MUCH DESTRUCTION AND ILL WILL ON EARTH, AND THAT WILL UNFORTUNATELY BE THE LEGACY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND ITS SERVILE COALITION PARTNERS AND ENABLERS AROUND THE WORLD FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. IGNORE THOSE WHO SAY IT IS POINTLESS , DISTRACTING AND SOCIALLY DESTRUCTIVE TO INSIST THAT THE LAWS OF THE LAND AND THE WORLD COURT BE APPLIED IN ORDER THAT ALLEGEDLY CRIMINAL ACTIONS BY OUR LEADERS CAN BE FULLY INVESTIGATED AND CREDIBLY PROSECUTED IN A TIMELY AND PUBLIC MANNER.

MANY OF THE ACTIONS, STATEMENTS, AND POLICIES OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT UNDER THE RULE OF THE CHENEY/BUSH ADMINISTRATION HAVE DELIBERATELY IGNORED OR RUN COUNTER TO BASIC DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES, NATIONAL LAW, INTERNATIONAL LAW, AND COMMON SENSE. ARE WE TO REMAIN SATISFIED WITH THE POLICY THAT "IT IS NOT TRUTH THAT MATTERS, BUT VICTORY", TO QUOTE ADOLF HITLER -- REGARDLESS OF WHETHER ANY "VICTORY" EVER CAN COME FROM THE CHENEY/BUSH WAR AGAINST THE ENVIRONMENT, HUMANITY AND ETHICAL PRINCIPLES? DID YOU REALLY BELIEVE GEORGE W. BUSH WHEN HE SAID: "I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT WAR, WE'RE REALLY TALKING ABOUT PEACE"?

HOLD YOUR GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES ACCOUNTABLE. STAND UP AND BE COUNTED OR REMAIN IGNORANT AND/OR PARTY TO THE BIG LIE.

-VIGGO MORTENSEN.

HERE ARE BUT A FEW PLACES THAT MAY BE WORTH A LOOK, WHETHER YOU AGREE WITH ANY OR ALL OF THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THEM OR NOT. FOOD FOR THOUGHT. USE YOUR IMAGINATION:

• The Constitution of the United States of America
• Movement to impeach George W. Bush - Wikipedia
• Impeachment Watch
• Project Censored
• Dennis Loo
• Progressive Democrats of America
• CODEPINK:Indict President Bush
• Seven Stories Press
• The World Can't Wait
• Impeach Bush: The Four Reasons for Responsible Citizenship
• SourceWatch - The case for impeachment of President George W. Bush
• AfterDowningStreet.org
• ImpeachBush / VoteToImpeach
• ImpeachBush.tv
• Topplebush.com
• Green Party: Impeach Bush
• Impeachment Videos
• Democrats.com/Impeach
• Elizabeth de la Vega, Part I
• John Nichols, The Genius of Impeachment
• Consciousness Raising
• To Impeach or To Win?
• What About an Indictment?
• Open Letter to Speaker Pelosi
• Impeachment Watch: Lewis Lapham
• He's got Mail: New Postal Law Lets Bush Snoop into Yours
• David Lindorff website
• Impeach on the Beach
• Impeachment Song
• Land of Enchantment to Initiate Impeachment
• State Resolution: Avenue to Impeachment
• Voices of Impeachment: Videos
• Only Impeachment Can Prevent More War
• Hirsch Proposes Impeachment Trap To Stop Bush Nuclear Attack on Iran
• Impeachment and the Media: Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting
• Bush Must Go
• Kucinich: President's Actions Could Lead to Impeachment
• Conyers to Begin Impeachment Process Next Week
• Edging Impeachment Back onto the Table
• Articles of Impeachment Against George W. Bush
• ImpeachPac
• Impeachment by the People Could Motivate Congress
• Anti-War Groups Seek Impeachment
• Congress Must Draw a Line in the Sand: Attack Iran = Impeachment
• 23 Towns Take up Impeachment Resolution
• Feith-Based Intelligence = Impeachable Offense
• Emergency Summit to Impeach Bush for War Crimes
• 20+ American Campuses Protest or Strike Against the War
• NM Senate Rules Committee Passes Bush-Cheney Impeachment Resolution!
• National Impeachment Push Announced
• Merci mille fois à Thomas Jefferson
• Grassroots Impeachment Movement Rapidly Expands
• What Lincoln Really Said with thanks to David Swanson
• Vermont Puts Impeachment on the Table
• Power Abuse: Lessons from Women
• Conservative Voice on Impeachment
• Howard Zinn on impeachment
• Noam Chomsky on impeachment
• Your common sense and decency
• ETC.

Astartiel's Political Views — Astartiel's World Apology — Astartiel's Favorite Bush Quotes

Independence Day

Wed, 04 Jul 2007 16:04:58 GMT

Happy 4th of July!

Hopefully today we can all reflect on what those men who drafted the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights where trying to accomplish by forming a new nation. And maybe we can all start taking steps to making this country as great as our forefathers envisioned it!

Mind Power Secrets

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 18:35:53 GMT

If any of you are into "The Secret" and "reality creation" concepts, then you may want to check out this link and sign up for the free info!

http://www.realmindpowersecrets.com/?vip=1711

Extra, Extra...

Thu, 03 May 2007 02:19:28 GMT

Hello all. After long last (after the death and resurrection of a computer) I am back online. It's actually been a couple of weeks but I had nothing really interesting to report so I declined to update my LJ till now.

But now that I have worked as an extra in the upcoming film National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets, I feel it is worth telling the rest of the world about.

Yesterday, May 1, 2007, I spent a long night up at Mt Rushmore with the cast and crew of NT2 playing a face in the crowd. Our call time was 5pm and we didn't get done shooting till about 5:30am. I only stood around till about Midnight, then for over five hours it was, "walk here, stand there, etc."

So, with any luck, you'll catch the back of my head on a scene in NT2 when it comes out this December. And you might even hear me say, "Oooooh." I wonder if that counts as a speaking part and thus SAG credit? LOL.

Anyway, I had a great time and wish I had more days of work on the film. But alas, the movie people went back to LA this morning after being here for just over a week. They filmed several scenes at Mt Rushmore and also did a few scenes at a beautiful nearby lake called Sylvan Lake.

That's all for now!

Happy Valentine's Day

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 17:52:07 GMT

I hope you all have a wonderful and happy Valentine's Day (with lots of Valentine's cards) today!

Love, Jenny / Astartiel

May I Quote You, Mr. President?

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 03:21:10 GMT

A selection of quotes from President George W. Bush, for entertainment or meditation by Prof. Rodrigue Tremblay, Global Research, November 19, 2006
http://thenewamericanempire.com/blog.html

And now, what you've been waiting for, the illusioned words of George W. Bush:

•A man lost in his geography:

1: "We have a firm commitment to NATO, we are a part of NATO. We have a firm commitment to Europe. We are a part of Europe."

2: "It's time for the human race to enter the solar system."

3: "The vast majority of our imports come from outside the country."

•A man lost in his logic:

4: " It isn't pollution that's harming the environment.

It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it. "

5: "Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream."

6: "These people are trying to shake the will of the Iraqi citizens, and they want us to leave...I think the world would be better off if we did leave..."

7: "I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family."

8: "If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure."

9: "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."

10: Well, I think if you say you're going to do something and don't do it, that's trustworthiness.

•A man lost in space:

11: "For NASA, space is still a high priority."

•A MAN WITH HEAVEN ON HIS SIDE:

12: "I believe God wants me to be president."

13: [I was] "chosen by the grace of God to lead at that moment."

14: "God told me to strike at al-Qaeda and I struck them, and then he instructed me to strike at Saddam, which I did, and now I am determined to solve the problem in the Middle East."

15: "I trust God speaks through me. Without that, I couldn't do my job."

•The man lost in his vocabulary:

16: " Quite frankly, teachers are the only profession that teach our children.

17: "The problem with the French is that they don't have a word for 'entrepreneur'."

18: "One word sums up probably the responsibility of any Governor, and that one word is, 'to be prepared'."

19: 'There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again.'

• Thoughts coming straight from George Orwell's '1984':

20: "Iraq and Afghanistan ...are now democracies and they are allies in the cause of freedom and peace."

21: "Ariel Sharon ... is a man of courage and a man of peace."

22: "See, in my line of work you got to keep repeating things over and over and over again for the truth to sink in, to kind of catapult the propaganda."

•THE DECEIVING PACIFIST:

23: "I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we're really talking about peace."

24: "This notion that the United States is getting ready to attack Iran is simply ridiculous. And having said that, all options are on the table."

25: "Free nations don't develop weapons of mass destruction."

26: “Governments accountable to the voters focus on building roads and schools—not weapons of mass destruction.” (N.B.: The U.S. has 10,000 nuclear weapons)

•The Theologian:

27: "Islam, as practiced by the vast majority of people, is a peaceful religion."

28: "The Islam that we know is a faith devoted to the worship of one God, as revealed through The Holy Qur'an. It teaches the value and the importance of charity, mercy, and peace."

•THE Flip-Flopper:

29: "I favor leaving up to a woman and her doctor the abortion question."

30: "I am pro-life."

31: "The most important thing is for us to find Osama bin Laden. It is our number one priority and we will not rest until we find him."

32: "I don't know where bin Laden is. I have no idea and really don't care. It's not that important. It's not our priority."

33: "We found the weapons of mass destruction. We found biological laboratories...for those who say we haven't found the banned manufacturing devices or banned weapons, they're wrong, we found them."

•The forecaster of things to come:

34: "Oh, no, we're not going to have any casualties [in Iraq]."

35: "We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur. "

36: "I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in the future."

37: "Many Iraqis can hear me tonight in a translated radio broadcast, and I have a message for them: If we must begin a military campaign, it will be directed against the lawless men who rule your country and not against you."

, (speech of March 17, 2003)

38: "To the C students, I say you too can be president of the United States."

•The astute observer:

39: "A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls."

40: "Brownie (Michael Brown of FEMA), you're doing a heck of a job."

•A man and his environment:

41: "I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully."

•The double-talker:

42: "There's a lot of suffering in the Palestinian territory, because militant Hamas is trying to stop the advance of democracy." (N.B.: The Hamas government was elected)

43: "We look forward to analyzing and working with legislation that will make—it would hope—put a free press's mind at ease that you're not being denied information you shouldn't see."

•THE WOULD-BE DICTATOR:

44: "In a time of war, the president must have the power he needs to make the tough decisions, including, if need be, the decision to grant himself even more power."

45: "I'm also not very analytical. You know I don't spend a lot of time thinking about myself, about why I do things."

46: "If this were a dictatorship, it'd be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I'm the dictator."

47: "I'm the commander — see, I don't need to explain — I do not need to explain why I say things. That's the interesting thing about being president."

48: "I will not withdraw [from Iraq], even if Laura and Barney are the only ones supporting me."

49: "I'm the decider, and I decide what's best."

•And, last but not least, CONSIDERING THE MESS IN IRAQ:

50: “I don’t have the foggiest idea about what I think about international, foreign policy.”

And More "May I Quote You, Mr. President?" from November 23, 2006:

(Some of these are repeats but I like how they are put in context with where and when they were said.)

1: "International law? I better call my lawyer; he didn't bring that up to me." George W. Bush, December 12, 2003.

2: "We know that dictators are quick to choose aggression, while free nations strive to resolve differences in peace." [George W.Bush's Address to the United Nations General Assembly, September 21, 2004.

3: "...for a century and a half now, America and Japan have formed one of the great and enduring alliances of modern times. From that alliance has come an era of peace in the Pacific." [Remark made by President George W. Bush to the Diet, Tokyo, Japan. February 18, 2002, even though the U.S. and Japan have been openly at war with each other.

4: "One of the keys to being seen as a great leader is to be seen as a commander-in-chief....My father had all this political capital built up when he drove the Iraqis out of Kuwait and he wasted it....If I have a chance to invade..., if I had that much capital, I'm not going to waste it." [remarks made by Bush to author and Houston Chronicle journalist Mickey Herskowitz, who met GWB many times in 1999, to write a biography.]

5: "These people are trying to shake the will of the Iraqi citizens, and they want us to leave...I think the world would be better off if we did leave..." [This was said by Bush during the presidential debate of September 20, 2004]

6: "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." [Bush's remarks video clipped in Washington, D.C., as he signed the Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2005, on August 5, 2004.

7: "Well, I think if you say you're going to do something and don't do it, that's trustworthiness." [Bush's remark during a CNN Online Chat, August 30, 2000]

8: "I believe God wants me to be president" is a Bush's statement that came during a meeting with Rev. Richard land, head of the public policy arm of the Southern Baptist Convention, in 1999.

9: [I was] "chosen by the grace of God to lead at that moment", is a Bush's quotation reported by Michael Duffy in Time magazine immediately after 9/11.

10: "God told me to strike at al-Qaeda and I struck them, and then he instructed me to strike at Saddam, which I did, and now I am determined to solve the problem in the Middle East. If you help me I will act, and if not, the elections will come and I will have to focus on them" comes from a remark made by Bush to Palestinian negotiator Nabil Shaath, made to and reported by BBC News on Thursday, October 6 2005.

11:"I trust God speaks through me. Without that, I couldn't do my job" is a Bush's remark to a group of Amish people he met with privately on July 9, 2004, and as published by the Lancaster New Era, July 16, 2004.

12: "The problem with the French is that they don't have a word for 'entrepreneur'" comes from a remark made by Bush during a discussion of the French economy during the 2002 G8 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, as reported in The Times (London), July 9, 2002,

13: 'There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again.' is taken from a video of Bush's remarks in Nashville, Tennessee, September 17, 2002.

14: "Ariel Sharon ... is a man of courage and a man of peace" is a quote reported by Glenn Kessler, in the Washington Post of Tuesday, June 3, 2003.

15: "See, in my line of work you got to keep repeating things over and over and over again for the truth to sink in, to kind of catapult the propaganda." comes from remarks Bush made during a Social Security Conversation at the Athena Performing Arts Center in New York on May 24, 2005.

16: "I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we're really talking about peace" is taken from a Bush's speech at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, D.C., June 18, 2002.

17: "This notion that the United States is getting ready to attack Iran is simply ridiculous. And having said that, all options are on the table" is a widely known remark that Bush made during a press conference, after a meeting with EU leaders, on February 25, 2005.

18: "Free nations don't develop weapons of mass destruction" is taken from Bush's speech at the Midwest Airlines Center, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on October 3, 2003.

19: "The most important thing is for us to find Osama bin Laden. It is our number one priority and we will not rest until we find him" was recorded at a Bush's White House press conference in Washington, D.C., on September 13, 2001.

20: "I don't know where bin Laden is. I have no idea and really don't care. It's not that important. It's not our priority" was recorded at George W. Bush's White House press conference in the James S. Brady Briefing Room, Washington, D.C., on March 13, 2002.

21: "We found the weapons of mass destruction. We found biological laboratories...for those who say we haven't found the banned manufacturing devices or banned weapons, they're wrong, we found them" is a statement Bush made in Washington, D.C., on May 29, 2003.

22: "Oh, no, we're not going to have any casualties [in Iraq]" is a statement made by Bush during a discussion in early 2003 about the Iraq war with Christian Coalition founder Pat Robertson in Nashville, Tennessee, and as quoted by Robertson himself.

23: "Many Iraqis can hear me tonight in a translated radio broadcast, and I have a message for them: If we must begin a military campaign, it will be directed against the lawless men who rule your country and not against you" comes from the transcript of a Bush's speech made on March 17, 2003, days before the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.

24: "Brownie (Michael Brown of FEMA), you're doing a heck of a job" is still fresh in everybody's memory; it is a public statement made by Bush about Michael D. Brown, head of Fema, following Hurricane Katrina, at Mobile Regional Airport in Mobile, Alabama. on September 2, 2005.

25: "I'm also not very analytical. You know I don't spend a lot of time thinking about myself, about why I do things" was recorded by journalists aboard Air Force One, on June 4, 2003.

26: "If this were a dictatorship, it'd be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I'm the dictator" is taken from an audio clip of President-elect George W. Bush, at a photo-op with congressional leaders during his first trip to Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Dec. 18, 2000; it was also reported on Online NewsHour, Washington, DC, December 18, 2000.

27:"I'm the commander — see, I don't need to explain — I do not need to explain why I say things. That's the interesting thing about being president." can be found in Bob Woodward's book "Bush at War".

28: “I don’t have the foggiest idea about what I think about international, foreign policy” can be found in Bob Woodward's book "State of Denial."

29: "It's amazing I won. I was running against peace, prosperity, and incumbency" is a comment made by George W. Bush, on June 14, 2001, to Göran Persson, unaware he was still on live TV.

30: "It's very important for folks to understand that when there's more trade, there's more commerce" is a Bush's remark made during a meeting of leades of the Americas, in Quebec City, Canada, April 21, 2001.

31: "I would still invade Iraq even if Iraq never existed"
George W. Bush's remark made to the Press-Telegram, Monday, August 21, 2006.

32: "Like generations before us, we have a calling from beyond the stars to stand for freedom."
George W. Bush's acceptance speech at the Republic National Convention, on September 2, 2004.

34: "I'm the decider, and I decide what's best. And what's best is for Don Rumsfeld to remain as the secretary of defense." George W. Bush, American President, April 14, 2006

Thank you Rodrigue Tremblay for gathering these wonderful examples of George W. Bush's ineptitude.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Fri, 24 Nov 2006 02:31:25 GMT

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope everyone who is in the US had a very happy turkey day! My family did and we are all very happily stuffed. ;-)