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Signature lines still fits JD.

LOLOLOLOLOLO

Still can't stop laughing.

Worthy of a like to The Indepenent mail? Way things are going, I don't know if I would want to be on a sinking ship. All newspapers are headed the way of the endangered species.

As far as regaining readership and an impact on the community all i have to say is lololololololololololololo

ROFLOL

Tears in my eys......

GOOD ONE ART.

These blogs are for entertainment only.

So VOR by your definition the majority of people who voted in Districts 3, 4, and 5 are "the Nut croud" because they voted according to their beliefs and wanted a change in council? And if the new council members are "their people" does that mean the outgoing council members were "your people"?

Maybe republikin has a running partner and a second acorn has fallen? [image]

-non-sequitur

My point was that not enought people voted. Many stayed home not caring and will soon be sorry.

I don't think you get it JD. This country and this county are in real trouble. Too many people have sat on their hands and let the WRONG people be elected to run things next year.

The Democrats are in charge next year with virtually NO checks or balances to hinder them. A mear 2 votes from the magic number of 60 in the senate.

And the Nut croud has sucessfully gotten a majority of "their people" on the council, run off Joey Preston although he seems to had the last laugh on them with his buyout, and gearing up to run the county in the dirt.

Only an Acorn JD? I think the freakin tree is a shaking and I am not going to just stand there and hope it was just one acorn.

I think that Rick Driver is Jed Clampett!!!!

-andersonretro

Sir, I watched Jed Clampett on TV, I liked Jed Clampett, Jed Clampett is a good and funny man. Sir, Rick Driver is no Jed Clampett.
:)

There are always bad stories about emergency rooms.

But despite what you may think, you may not be getting the whole picture. The people there are doing the best they can. There may have been plenty of patients there that had a higher priority of needs.

I hope you wife is fine.

Everyone always thinks, they need attention first but realize that you may not be the only one who needed medical assistance. I have always, as far as my family goes, experienced good care from ANMED and hope that it will continue.

You people are barking at shadows. I don't think you have Republikin's ID nailed down. Be careful.

<br /><br /><br /><br />By the way, what I hear coming from WAIM on those rare instances I get to listen is more like Stage 3. They need a new moderator. [image]<br /><br /><br />

-jdtippett

But in all those years, was the house and senate controlled by Democrats? A president can say all he wants that he is going to lower tax rates, but the fact is if he is a republican and the house and senate are controlled by democrats, They don't play well together.

So don't try to push on me that Democrats want lower taxes than republicans. THEY DON'T.

Very good, Virginia, but the confusion goes much further than the common mistake of using the term "Marxism" interchangeably with the form of totalitarianism under Lenin/Stalin and their string of thugs that became known as "Communism" - even though that form of communism probably had Marx spinning in his grave.

Socialism, in its purest form, is really not a whole lot different from what was practiced by our ancestors in America for hundreds of years (picture Pilgrims and other early settlers.) Everyone worked together to build the community, everybody did as much as they could to help make that community self-sufficient, and when someone - despite their best efforts - fell short, everyone stepped forward to help them out. It's like when a farmer would get sick or injured at harvest time - all of his neighbors would pitch in to bring in the crops, knowing that if the situation were reversed and they were sick, he would do the same thing for them.

Marx saw socialism as a means to an end - that end being "communism." Entire regions would be loosely organized into "communes" which would work to assure that everyone who could be productive, was, and that everyone who could not contribute fully would be taken care of by those who could contritube ("From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs.")

Mr. Marx overlooked two basic facts of human nature, however: 1. Man's basic desire to be rewarded and not punished for working harder than someone else, and, 2. Man's basic unwillingness to voluntarily give up power once he acquires it.

The first really isn't that complicated. People who find themselves working harder and harder only to see the fruits of their labor given freely to those who WON'T work hard eventually tire of it and slack off. Meanwhile, those who have grown comfortable living off the fruits of the labor of others grow ever more demanding, and at some point, something has to give. It's basically why productivity among American workers - who could always look forward to upward mobility - has continued to grow, while productivity in the old Soviet Union declined precipitously over the decades. There just wasn't any incentive to produce any more than your neighbor did if the state was going to take away (by force, if necessary) the excess fruits of your labor and give it to somebody who didn't want to work quite as hard as you did.

The second thing Marx overlooked, regarding the acquisition of power, should have been obvious to ol' Karl, but he didn't see it coming. In an ideal Marxist/communist society, the need for a powerful, all-controlling centralized government diminishes as "socialism" evolves into pure "communist" utopia. Unfortunately, Mr. Lenin and others didn't see it that way, leading to more than 70 years of a Soviet state that functioned under the guise of "communism" when, in reality, it was a totalitarian socialist state. (We, on the other hand, are headed toward being a "representative republic socialist state.")

And we fell for the mischaracterization. [image]

In summary (can I do that?), Marxism and communism (not totalitarianism) in its purest form are one and the same, and "socialism" (speaking in generic terms) is just a means to achieve communism. BUT - there are a lot of aspects to socialism.

PAPPY is correct that all societies have some elements of "socialism" nowadays, including the United States. For all practical purposes, they must, in order to avoid the fate that befell the French monarchy in 1789. The argument is really over how far to push that socialism.

"Socialism" and "communism" in their pure forms can only succeed if those in the community (hey, do ya think that word has anything to do with the word "commune?") voluntarily participate in the program because they, as a community, recognize the benefits of redistributing the wealth based on ability and need.

TAXATION to achieve that goal - particularly if it is taxation specifically intended to "punish" those who contribute more than their share to the system - smells of totalitarianism and (uppercase) Communism cloaked as Marxism/socialism/(lowercase) communism. Obama wants to call it something else, though: "Spread the wealth" and "fairness." How clever! [image]

I'll be quite honest with you. If I thought Mr. Obama had, in his heart, a belief that Karl Marx' idea of socialism leading to a pure communist state might work here and wanted to pursue that, my reaction to it would be different. Socialism has seduced many a young man (including this one for a time some four decades ago) because, on its surface, it sounds so perfect. But it failed, everywhere it's been tried, because in every case there's been that power/totalitarianism issue the rears its ugly head.

What Obama is talking about through punitive taxation and government-forced wealth redistribution smacks of Leninism/Stalinism, as has always proven to be the case in "communist" societies. I don't question his motives as much as I question his honesty. Any way you cut it, what he is suggesting is that the GOVERNMENT punish those who work hard and produce by FORCIBLY taking from them to give to those who don't. For the record, we have about 600,000 Cuban refugees and their descendants in South Florida at this moment because a fella named Fidel Castrol pulled that bull**** in 1959. (We don't do business with them anymore.)

Marxism was most certainly not intended to develop a "nanny state" where the GOVERNMENT takes care of its elderly, its infirm, its young, its lazy, its ne-er-do-wells. It was intended to let the "community" ("commune") do that. Leninism/Stalinism/Obama-ism is an animal of a totally different stripe.

If Obama would be honest about that - if he would admit that he's inclined toward the totalitarian or near-totalitarian form of (lowercase) Communism - then I would be the first to admit that he's neither a Marxist, a socialist, or a communist. But I'm sure he'd never accept even a passing comparison to 70 years of Leninist/Stalinist Soviet society.

I've probably said more than enough. Word on the Driver Show tomorrow is probably already going to be that ol' JDTippett is a closet Communist. But, hey, it's my first "wall of text" in weeks now. [image]

-jdtippett

YAWN...........................

My post is all inclusive of Washington. I blame those on the scale of how much money they got from the bailout organizationsand those three took more money than most. So I blame them the most.

They are at the top of my Hankey list.

I would just like to take this opportunity to thank a few people.
Senator Barak Obama
REP. Barny Frank
Senator Chris Dodd
Any other Democrat or Republican who let this fiancial mess get us where we are today. You all know who you are.
You see, I got my 401K statement today. After working my butt off all summer long, doing my job the best I can to make our company a profitable place, and doing ok I might add, I find that our elected officials in Washington DC have not done theirs.
Of the total amount of contributions I put into my 401k in the 3rd QTR. I have -$20.00.
YES NEGATIVE - that means I am in the hole. That means I threw away every penny plus of 401K contributions since July 1st.
So Barak, Chris, and BARNEY.......Since you took so much money from these people on wall street and let the financial mess come about, how about throwing me some of that MILLIONS you took and compensate me? I need a bailout too.
But that will never happen will it. See, I am a republican and know not to wait for the GOV'T to bail me out cause it won't happen. So basically, I am F$#@ed. Thanks Washington, way to look out for the little guys.

Sorry, Citizen1, I made a proposal that you can take or leave. It's true the "thumbs down" feature has turned into a thumb war over who likes whom more than a valid system to determine whether posts are approriate of not. It usually events itself out.&nbsp;In your case, for example, the ones who DON'T like anything you post (i.e., the old StraightTalkers) will almost certainly give your video a thumbs down whether they like it or not, while thse who DO like you (the anti-moderation set) will probably give it a thumbs up. Those like Wyatt, who are in both categories, will just have to decided what they hate most and go from there.

By the way, I do recognize that Dave Chappelle's stuff winds up on television - cable and premium channels, though, and seldom on network television. Consider Anderson Talkzone to be network television. Go over to Hankey's place for cable stuff and pay-per-view features. (Well, if they'll let you.)

Now, do Honkeydonkey's question about Prevail.

Prevail was one of that "Original Foul 4" Hankey likes to brag about being a part of. Nick originally suspended their accounts, then offered to let them come back if they would behave. Zn declined. Hankey, RINO and Prevail returned to the fold. RINO was later removed again for menacing and threatening other forum members, along with using multiple screen names to hide posts of those he personally doesn't&nbsp;like.

Hankey and Prevail remain and, to my knowledge, have received no further formal warnings from the moderators. Most of what they post is nothing more than political opinion from the right - just as Citizen1, G-papadopolis and others post political opinion from the left. It is just that - political opinion - which is not against anybody's rules unless it gets into any of the -isms like racism, sexism, anti-semitism - or the -otics, such as idiotic (although being an idiot is not&nbsp;a disqualifying factor for participation in this blog, as those who think they know JDTippett will attest.)

If they cross that line beyond political opinion or forum rules, the moderators will deal with them. Otherwise, just don't read their stuff if you don't like it.

&nbsp;

-jdtippett

Sorry JD, you have a short memory. Please read below:

"It is with some reluctance that the administrator of this forum, with the concurrence of a majority of the panel of moderators has deleted the following three screen names from the membership list:
Bic
the-puppet-master
Republikin
All three logged on within the past 48 hours specifically for the purposes of attacking both moderation and individual moderators of this forum. The posts that led to these actions can be found on the threads OBAMA'S TROUBLING INTERNET FUNDRAISING, Moderators, and Can Obama B.S. His Way To The Top.
Any attempts by those three - or any other members - to launch personal attacks against ANY member of this forum will result in the deletion of additional screen names if necessary. All three may appeal this action by asking a current member to notify the moderation panel, or by using one of their other screen names to send a private message. They were deleted with the concurrence of three of four moderators; they can be restored by the same. Do not attempt to appeal on the forum itself.
Two other screen names that will still be posting here have been warned about actions detrimental to the civility of this forum: Mr. Hankey and Citizen1. A third screen name, voice-of-reason, is hereby warned that further efforts to undermine moderation on Anderson Talkzone will result in ....."

You can't recall anything can you.

1. Your post I inserted above shows YOU banned Bic, republikin, and Puppet Master. They are unable to post. There was no warning to them before you exercised you NEW powers.

2. You warned Hankey at the same time, along with citizen1 and me.

3. You banned them simply because the made "personal attacks on you and pappy"

4. They were not given the chance to say sorry like pappy did in his RACIST charge. You and pappy think it is ok for him to get no warning on over the line posts, but everyone else lives under your threat of being banned.

So stick that in you high and might pipe and smoke it.

BTW.......isn't Ginsing good for memory? You need it.

Your double standards make me sick.

Maybe lifting the bans on the other boggers would ease the hurt.
Afterall you and JD banned them for FAR less than what you just did pappy.

Then maybe you should ban yourself for a personal attach Pappy.

Just because you have that shinny Moderator badge, does not give you the right to attack anyone.

Seems you think can just say you are sorry and think it is all better. Calling anyone a racist is a serious charge and I don't take that lightly.

Maybe you should think a little more before putting such a thing in print.

Well, if you can believe their tax plans, the Republicans will spread it among the upper 5% andgive tax breaks to the big oil companies. The Democrats want to spread it among the lower 95% and take away tax breaks from companies that outsource jobs previously done by Americans.

-pappy

And Pappy, those jobs were helped to move out of the country by.........wait for it...........Bill Clinton (D). Anyone heard of NAFTA?

NAFTA was stupid then and is stupid now.

All this talk of spreading the wealth around does nothing to get people independant and on their own feet. It just keeps the DEPENDANT on the GOV'T for everything. That is the DEMOCRAT way, to keep their constituants under their thumb.

The above quote is a bunch of crap, and right out of the Preston playbook.&nbsp; I could careless if Joey Preston stays or goes, but to attribute that money to Cindy Wilson is pathetic.&nbsp; Joey Preston has an open checkbook to sue anyone he wants for any reason.&nbsp; And you and I pay for it.&nbsp; Cindy is not perfect, actually she is far from it.&nbsp; But she at least asks questions.&nbsp; No one else in the puppet show asks anything.&nbsp; They just nod their heads.&nbsp; That is why Larry Greer, Bill McAbee and Michael Thompson are going home in January (thank God).&nbsp; If Preston did his job and the council did their job, we wouldn't have the bad roads, or the high taxes we pay.&nbsp; But before you get on the legal fee bandwagon, do a little research rather than drinking the coolaid made in the old historic courthouse.

-yankeefan

High Taxes???????????
Excuse me while I pick myself off the floor.

MR. Hankey, you wanna weigh in on this? Being a Yankee and all, I'll bet he has seen what real "High Taxes" are.

You don't know how good you have it here in Anderson?

OMG - My sides hurt.

Hankey, if your "full of hope" is the same thing that Obama is full of, then I don't want it. Just flush it, cause that is where we are headed. The Sewers.........

God Bless America

SLAM DUNK by MR. HANKEY.

bet your still Confused!!!!

vor - "It is questioning athority. That is what makes America great."willieh - "Sent here to limit the free speech of bloggers her on the cocklebur."vor - "....censorship. Isn't it wonderful."Do you think you have an inalienable right to post here, or that the rights we enjoy as American citizens include unfettered posting to AndersonTalkZone? Do you think the First Amendment applies here?No. Suck it up, follow the rules, or suffer the consequences....but, for God's sake, quit whining!

-stringcheese

I used to think everyone had a right to post here. No matter what their opinion was. If you recall when JD threw Mr. Hankey under the bus (unjustly as Mr. Hankey was not involved with the three others) and whined to Nick about foul language, I stated that I was not for anyone getting banned on the basis of a few posters wishes. I seem to recall JD penning a LONG goodbye lecture. Seems he just could not have enough and somehow, knew control was soon to be his, by the way he had secret contact with Nick and all.

But JD and Pappy seem to be ruling the roost here now, so Free Speach is dead on The Cocklebur.......opps now Anderson Talkzone.......Opps, lets call it what it is...........

JD'S Place.

Play by his rules.........or don't play at all.

Keep banning people JD, PAPPY, IBVIRGINA, MERRRYMACSC and you'll have what you wished for. A blog for the 4 of you where you can pat each other on the back and stroke your egos.

"JD do you use a BIC pen?or shall I say pen name?" -mr-hankey-the-d

"Hankey, JDTippett IS a pen name - one from the fancy Cross pen set. The other name is the one I use when I don't need anything other than a BIC to jot down a few quick notes. "-JDTippett

JD, Thats why :)

-mr-hankey-the-d

Hankey got you on that one JD.

JD has been salivating from Day one to get his hands on this blog. Now he has.

I can't believe that we have heard nothing yet from the High Sheriff himself, JD or the other Sheriff's of Nothingland. Must be he and Pappy are still at MCD's for the usual morning coffee breakfast of the retired.

Ah Willieh, you have now questioned his authoirty.
Your next.

Another thing JD and his band of 4, attacking a moderators actions or threats of action implied or subliminal is not a personal attack. It is questioning athority. That is what makes America great.
Maybe you moderators need to diconect themselves from their job and be more open and not take it personal.

Remember, JD. Absolute power corrupts, Absolutly...............

And, by the way Sheriff.......

I post under one name and one name only. Voice of Reason.

A third screen name, voice-of-reason, is hereby warned that further efforts to undermine moderation on Anderson Talkzone will result in direct action. All three&nbsp;screen names are subject to immediate deletion without further warning if they persist.

-jdtippett

Ladies and Gentlemen.............What we have here is the end of this blog for the use of everyone. JD, Pappy and their merry band. Have used their power to delete anyone who DARE speak against them. SHAME SHAME SHAME. But JD being a former journalist, I would expect nothing better from him. That is what journalist do. Attack with the pen, or keyboard. You see, their is no such thing as an impartial journalist, ever. Their opinions are always there, influencing our thoughts and actions. Not that long ago we were all subjected to JD's goodbye lecture. Here is mine, short and to the point.
THIS BLOG IS DEAD. You have eliminated any forum for free speach, just because YOU don't agree with them. Suppressing the minority. How nice of you JD.
SO here you have it JD. You and your merry band of 4 shall hence forth be know as the SHERIFF'S of NOTHING LAND.

For those of you who don't care for this forum any longer, search for a new on. Maybe Mr. Hankey will create his OWN.

And, JD, don't bother sending me private emails. I don't read them from you or anyone else on this blog. If you have something to say. Say it here.

So read quickly folks, as JD and The Sheriff's of Nothingland will most certainly delete me and this post. AH.......censorship. Isn't it wonderful.

republikin,'Sticks and stones. . ."&nbsp; 'Free speech' is never totally free, that has been confirmed by the Supreme Court as well, I assume, by your Mother.

-pappy

Sticks and Stones.........Pappy can you source this?
Who wrote it first, when where etc.
I don't see the by line.

Hank,What troubles me as a moderator is your propensity for copying other peoples' words without noting who wrote them or what source you used. Certainly 'a blog from an old friend' is insufficient.In your topic 'I can't believe it's not earned' you did the same thing. There a picture tells the reader nothing as to the source of the words.Please reference your words if they are not your own,Thankyou.

-pappy

So.......PAPPY,
What bothers you as a Moderator......
We can take this statement as either one or both of the following.

1. It would not touble you if you didn't have your new shinny little badge willed to you by the now passed one Cocklebur.

2. Now that you have this shinny new badge, you are using it to threaten posters on this blog. By saying to MR. Hankey, "What troubles me as a moderator" implies that you have the almighty power to levy punishment.

Well......arn't you guys just soooo richous.

And....JD, you can include yourself in this as well.
It looks to me that you had edited one of you last posts long after the 15min limit that the rest of us have. Another high and mighty privilage?

When ever possible, you should site sources. But sometimes you get emails that have some interesting tidbits that you would like to share. So you post them for others to read. Am I to post the email address of the person I got it from? I think not. You richous idiot moderators need to get a life.

OH wait, you had one and now you are retired and don't have anything to do past 10:30 when McD's switches to lunch so you can't sit there and read the paper for free and drink free coffee on their dime.

I may be copy Patse ding dong, but the sad part it's true.
You Democrats just love to live off other peoples hard earned money.