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Anna,

Congratulations!  Has it really been so long?

Actually, both your commentary and your beautiful pictures have made SAB all the more intriguing and enjoyable for the rest of us.  Thank you!

“Poverty of goods is easily cured; poverty of the mind is irreparable.”

It seems longer.

Thanks Bat1.. LOL, I still laugh about that first discussion of ours here on SA. Not a very pretty one to say the least, but friendship prevailed for sure.

Lik… I’m not sure if I want to know the meaning of your comment

Anna, you’re a class act.  Live long and prosper.

You don’t have to be a moron to be a liberal Democrat but it sure helps.

Happy Anniversary, Anna! Glad you are here.

So, this is your first blogiversary?

Hope and change, in a free world, are the private possessions of motivated individuals.

wow that is really cool.... I like how you said, “I have the most important talent in blogging: an opinion.” It’s such an awesome thing, really. I remember a year or two ago Faux News’ Bill O’Rielly said he wants to “chuck a hand grenade at bloggers”, which makes me laugh. As bloggers we defy the the corporate stronghold on information that they once had.  Breaking the dam on information regulation for one year, CONGRATS! :D

MLP: I hate to burst your leftie bubble, but the very thing that brought blogs into the mainstream was our busting Dan Rather, liar and propagandist for the leftie MSM.

Hope and change, in a free world, are the private possessions of motivated individuals.

How many “Anna"versaries have you had?

Hope and change, in a free world, are the private possessions of motivated individuals.

OOOHHHH lookit 108 workin it…

“If a conservative is still a republican after the last 13 years, he is blind to the fact that his party of choice has failed him utterly.” – Realitybasedbob

Mike Liberty Peterson said, I remember a year or two ago Faux News...

Considering that Fox News gets most of its news from the AP, you’ve got a point there.

Is that the point you wanted to make with your tired “Faux” slam?

"you hate to break my leftie bubble?”

Sir, I’m the furthest thing away from anything left-wing.

On an unrelated note, Dan Rather has little to do with the rise of internet blogs. Besides, the “leftie MSM” kicked him out a long time ago.

If you haven’t figured it out right now, we have a false left/right paradigm in this country whereas there are an equal number of liars and propagandists on both sides, which in the end, neither can claim to know any real truth worth giving two cents about.

rbb=weird stalker.

Hope and change, in a free world, are the private possessions of motivated individuals.

Mike Liberty Peterson - If you haven’t figured it out right now, we have a false left/right paradigm in this country...

What is the “left/right paradigm” and what is false about it?

...which in the end, neither can claim to know any real truth worth giving two cents about.

What is happening here? Are you admitting ignorance on everything or are you somehow above the ignorant hordes who buy into the “false left/right paradigm”?

What is the “left/right paradigm” and what is false about it?

I have no idea what might be in MLP’s mind, but the MSM version of “left” and “right”, politically speaking, is wrong.  In the first place, those who are regarded as “left wing"(representing anarchy and individualism) are actually “right wing"(totalitarian central authority, collectivism).  Furthermore, conservatives(those who follow the Founding Principles of the US) are not “right wing”.  We are really the moderates here.  We represent a balance between individual independence and a minimum amount of central authority(just enough for national defense and maintenance of the infrastructure and currency, as well as enforcement of contracts).

Hope and change, in a free world, are the private possessions of motivated individuals.

What I am trying to get to is something called CONTROLLED DEBATE. You see, we were never meant to be a country with a political system that paints everything either BLACK or WHITE. This limits any real, productive discussion on real issues that matters.

It’s just a matter of examining things outside controlled debate.

To learn more about controlled debate and the false left/right paradigm, here’s a google search-
http://www.google.com/search?q=false+left+right+paradigm&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

Yes, it is possible to have republicans and democrats BOTH offer crappy and worthless solutions to problems.
IMAGINE THAT!!

On an unrelated note, Dan Rather has little to do with the rise of internet blogs. Besides, the “leftie MSM” kicked him out a long time ago.

Entirely false.  The blog that busted Dan Rather was(and still is) called “Little Green Footballs”, so you can Google it and find out the truth.

If you haven’t figured it out right now, we have a false left/right paradigm in this country whereas there are an equal number of liars and propagandists on both sides Also false; the lefties have to lie all the time, because if they revealed their real agenda, no one would vote for them.  Conservatives don’t have that problem., which in the end, neither can claim to know any real truth worth giving two cents about. You speak only for yourself; for the record, I do believe that you don’t know any real truth, but projecting that on the rest of us is completely wrong.

Hope and change, in a free world, are the private possessions of motivated individuals.

The other thing is,

LIBERAL (left wing) in short means BIGGER GOVERNMENT, leaning towards more socialistic, centralized-gov, collective or communistic, ideals (emphasizes collective more than indivudualism).

CONSERVATIVE (right wing) in short means LESSER GOVERNMENT, leaning towards more indivualistic, de-centralized governing, more liberty-oriented ideals, the whole “government leave us alone” mantra. UNFORTUNATELY, since the whole safety and security fads took over, the “conservatives” have been more liberal than the liberals themselves when they have been in power. Government has done nothing but increase massively under Bush’s watch.

Lastly, I think Ronald Reagan describes the modern conservative brand the best:

“The basis of conservatism is a desire for less government interference or less centralized authority or more individual freedom.”

MLP: Wrong again.  “Right wing” means either monarchy or military dictatorship.  Duh.
Conservatives are not “right wing”.

Hope and change, in a free world, are the private possessions of motivated individuals.

...a political system that paints everything either BLACK or WHITE.

You’re the one doing that.  It’s all in your uninformed mind.

Hope and change, in a free world, are the private possessions of motivated individuals.

hahaha. “Right-Wing” either means monarchy or military dictatorship??? And left-wing, as you said, means anarchy???

where do you get this??

Robert, our REPUBLIC was never meant to be a two-party/black-white monopoly that shuns out every other alternative.

where do you get this??

History.  In the French govt, those who sat on the left side(left wingers) were those who wanted pure democracy(anarchy), and those who sat on the right side(right wingers) supported the monarchy.
In the English Parliament, the House of Commons is on the left side, and the House of Lords is on the right side.

You are correct to say that the left/right paradigm is inaccurate today, but you are apparently ignorant as to the reality behind that truth.  I guess you just like to make things up, and being ignorant(like about the blogosphere outing Dan Rather) enables you to do that.

Hope and change, in a free world, are the private possessions of motivated individuals.

History.  In the French govt, those who sat on the left side(left wingers) were those who wanted pure democracy(anarchy), and those who sat on the right side(right wingers) supported the monarchy.

Are we the french government?? do we not have different definitions then them when it comes to “right/left” and “conservative/liberal”????

Heck, “right” and left” have flip-flopped meanings in America from time to time, and you’re still going with the French Gov from whatever time period.

For Dan Rather, I did not know that it was his blog that outed him. However I still am one to believe that blogs may have been popular before he lost his job thanks to a blog, but I really couldn’t tell ya. In the end, whether or not it was Dan Rather who propelled blogs to its heightened status, it doesn’t matter. I was moreso talking about internet media in general defying corporate media, some of which, are not blogs and may have little to nothing at all with Rather. Who cares, though.

what’s left and right in one country may be completely opposite of what’s considered right left in another.

Get a clue!

what’s left and right in one country may be completely opposite of what’s considered right left in another.

Typical leftie: changing definitions to suit his bullshit.  Definitional relativism: things mean what you want them to mean, right?

Hope and change, in a free world, are the private possessions of motivated individuals.

MLP: Since you’re so ignorant of history, here some more info for you.  The confusion started with Karl Marx, whose system was designed to replace monarchy(and religion) with one centrally-controlled State.  However, he told the Big Lie that he was really “for the people"(just like Hillary and Obama), and was really against the monarchy, so he was labled as “left-wing”.  The reality of Marxism is that it simply replaces the hereditary nobility with a political elite(the dictatorship of the proletariat), while promising that some day “the State will wither away”.  Fat chance.  Marxism is simply another right-wing scheme, and all you lefties are really right wingers who are lying about your real intentions to run our lives.

Hope and change, in a free world, are the private possessions of motivated individuals.

Mike, robert108 insists on using the old definitions of right and left while some here, such as myself, rather much prefer the newer pendulum left/right definitions most people use today. The far right would be total freedom aka anarchy and the far left would be totalitarianism in it’s various guises. I prefer this definition because it’s much more descriptive and it is a true “left/right paradigm”.

The left/right paradigm is not a bad thing if it is descriptive of one’s views. There is no black and white. Almost everybody has views that exist in the shades.

Now if only we could all agree to a common definition.

Typical leftie: changing definitions to suit his bullshit.

the lefties have to lie all the time, because if they revealed their real agenda, no one would vote for them.  Conservatives don’t have that problem

And Republicans/Right wingers are… completely innocent, and their agendas are completely transparent, eh? hahaha. Somehow lefties are more evil than righties…

No, in the end, they’re BOTH for bigger, more expansive government, as this is proven. both parties are STATISTS. Republicans generally love the state more than they love God. The democrats and their socialism… well.. no comment necessary.

The end.
out

Now if only we could all agree to a common definition.

Isn’t that the definition of “definition”?  I prefer the historical version, because the current one is arbitrary, and is being changed daily in the MSM to suit its propaganda purposes, just like Karl Marx changed it to suit his desire for the violent overthrow of his enemies.  By any sensible interpretation, conservatives aren’t “right-wing”, unless you consider that the US is a right wing country, which is ridiculous.

Hope and change, in a free world, are the private possessions of motivated individuals.

In a way, it’s like the word “liberal”, which used to mean “freedom-loving” and “individualistic”, but now the “liberals” want to mandate our behavior and every aspect of our lives.  Go figure.

Hope and change, in a free world, are the private possessions of motivated individuals.

I see MLP admits to his moral paralysis.

Hope and change, in a free world, are the private possessions of motivated individuals.

Robert, our REPUBLIC was never meant to be a two-party/black-white monopoly that shuns out every other alternative.

I give you Ralph Nader and Ross Perot, just to name two.  You are wrong again.

Hope and change, in a free world, are the private possessions of motivated individuals.

Here’s what happens: those with a totalitarian bent are always changing definitions so that they can better hide both their intentions and their methods.

“liberal” - “progressive”
“pro-choice” - “anti-choice”
“fair”
“equality” - “affirmative action” - “positive discrimination”
“universal”
“reality based”
“democratic”

After awhile, the language has to change to reflect the fact that these words no longer mean what they used to mean. The totalitarians eventually invert the meanings.

I’d say that enough time has passed since the olde French bastard days of yore where the totalitarian monarchy sat on the right side and the democracy espousers sat on the left. This is the definition in common use today.

Fight to keep our language, but when it’s lost, it’s lost. Things evolve. It’s natural, albeit not always positive.

I see MLP admits to his moral paralysis

Watch it with your offensive, self-righteous remarks. You don’t know anything about me. I am a frequent church goer, spiritual person, Roman Catholic and I attend Mass as much as possible.

So enough with your judging and your low-blows. ‘Nuff said.

Mike Liberty Peterson - Somehow lefties are more evil than righties…

Sure, if you consider a government collective over the individual to be evil.

I do.

Dude, people like bob want a one-party white monopoly. Period.

jack, we don’t need that here. Nobody at this blog fits that description.

Period.

So enough with your judging and your low-blows. ‘Nuff said.

You have stated several times that you are unable to differentiate in any way between the various philosophies of governance from which we may choose, thus the comment.  Everything is not all the same; that’s moral relativism.  Some ways of governance are better than others, much better.  You apparently don’t know that.

Hope and change, in a free world, are the private possessions of motivated individuals.

Dude, people like bob want a one-party white monopoly. Period.

Another leftie playing the race card.  Nothing new here.

Hope and change, in a free world, are the private possessions of motivated individuals.

lik and bob:

You’ve made no bones about the fact that you want a one-party republican rule---and the republican party is lily-white.

...but I really couldn’t tell ya.

Right, which is why I had to tell you.

Hope and change, in a free world, are the private possessions of motivated individuals.

You’ve made no bones about the fact that you want a one-party republican rule---and the republican party is lily-white.

Two lies from you, “jack”:  I have made no bones about the fact that I want Constitutional rule, and either Party is welcome to participate in that.  It’s just that the Dems no longer stand for anything remotely Constitutional anymore.  I support Republicans by default only.  However, McCain is another case…
Your second lie(and a racist one, at that) is that the Republican Party is “lily-white”.  Clarence Thomas and Condoleeza Rice leap immediately to mind.
In fact, black Americans are always welcome to join the conservative side, despite your racist lies.
It’s you lefties who are intolerant of blacks who exercise their free choice to follow the Constitution.

Hope and change, in a free world, are the private possessions of motivated individuals.

jack - You’ve made no bones about the fact that you want a one-party republican rule---and the republican party is lily-white.

Yeah, that Condoleezza Rice is as white as they come.

You’re an idiot.

HEY! WAIT A MINUTE… isn’t this post supposed to be about me, me, me, me.....?
Sheesh…

Yes, BUT let’s talk about Me!

Congratulations, Anna!  thanks for posting naked female butts for your anniversary.
I need a cold shower…

LOL.. thanks Abbadon, I think

Happy ANNA-versary!
We’re glad to see you, yes,siree!
You sneeze, and we say bless you! Re:
Not to imply that your opinions are anything to sneeze at! (Hee.)

I know! It sucks! But if you’d told me sooner, I coulda baked a cake!

Trolls. It’s what’s for breakfast!
And then I eat their lunch.

I’m late to the party! And such a lovely soirée it became.

Glad you found your blog legs, Annabanna!

Una Salus Victus Nullam Sperare Salutem

Congrats, Anna!