Saturday, May 29, 2010

Brutally Honest on ShockNet - 05/29/10 Show Notes

I'm just going to put this email out there...

This is in regards to my online column from May 24th, which discusses the lack of any real REFORMERS in the political system, especially from the Tea Party crowd.

To be sure David's article touches on lots of things, but I will take a stab at some of it.

My guess is, when the Tea Partier’s are saying we want a return to constitutional government, which means limited government, and that means a lot. To begin with the Rule of 545 would end. By that I mean that every aspect of every Americans’ life is controlled to some extend by the Federal Government, which is controlled by 435 US representatives, 100 US Senators, 9 Supreme Court Justices, and the President. Those 545 people, in some cases a simple majority thereof, control the 300 million of US. If it seems a little absurd, it is because it is. The founders envisioned a system of governance were power was dispersed and defused through out the land, not concentrated in the hand of a relative few. This gave a lot more people in put into running things and insured true and meaningful diversity in the US. This Rule by 545 has implications in most problems we face as a nation. Most of our problems did not arise over night, nor did the rule of 545.

It is absurd the 5 of nine members of the court, could legally choose to create or ignore, amendments to the constitution. How did it happen? It all started with Marbury vs Madison, a case from 1803 where by the Supreme Court began to assert itself as the ultimate of the “co-equal branches”. If we are to remain a free people we must rediscover our constitution.

As for the Taxed Enough Already portion of the protest: In the beginning, the constitution prohibited direct taxation. The federal government was small and with in its constitutional limits in part because there simply was not the money to do other wise. Well all that has changed, with federal tax rates on individuals in the US reaching has high 97%, during WWII. That is nearly slavery, no one should suffer that. The argument that only the wealthy slaves had to pay that much is hollow. Thanks to politicians of both parties, we now have debts that are beyond comprehension. How will those debts be dealt with?

I and the Tea Partiers, suspect it will be a combination of higher tax rates, the devaluing our currency and the forcing of future generations to pay for it. That is if the system does not just collapse out right. You know, there is a reason Ponzi schemes are illegal, at some point there is no longer the ever increasing amounts of money needed to keep the game going. The result is game over. This is exact model we have for Social Security. Why is the US government allowed to run systems like that while and you or I would go to jail for it? Can the US government somehow change the laws of geometric progression? I don’t think so. This can mean one and only one thing in the end; system failure. What will happen then? Is that the crisis the Rahm Emanuel does not want to waste? I and the TEA Partier s suspect a change in the rules. What kind of change? I also suspect the candidate Obama tipped his hand when he told Joe the plumber...’ we will all benefit when we spread your wealth around.” Hmm. Is he hoping for a return to the 97 % rate?

I have spoken with liberals with much more money than I who think is it a good think for the government to spread wealth around. While at the same time they are unable to explain why the US is the worlds wealthiest nation. When I ask, them should the Gates' and Buffets be required to share their vast wealth with you? The answer is a quick “yes”. When I asked, should you be required to share what you have with the vast penny less populations of the third world? I just get a stare. Show how their vision of social justice did not include that. But for the globalist from Kenya, they are included. If you think wealth is the result of luck, or cheating, being able to talk quick on your feet and speak in platitudes, or something other than hard work dedication and deferred gratification (saving for the future), sometimes for generations, then you probably do think it is unfair that some should have more than others.

Studies have shown a nearly surefire way to retire comfortably. Got to school, study hard, acquire useful skills, don’t abuse drugs or alcohol, get married for the right reasons, stay married, don’t party too much, and save some regularly, invest wisely. It is the same formula for a nation. Have we been living that way as a nation, or is it more like a TV series based on “Animal House”.

The Tea Partiers are saying is “this is unsustainable, lets return to the path the country was on for it first two hundred years “. Our great grand parents saw some dark times, but there was a bright future, what do you see in our future?

My response will take up most of the show. It won't be the ONLY thing that I'll talk about, but it will be the dominant subject.

So tune in THIS SATURDAY (05/29) right here on ShockNet Radio at 7pm Eastern (6pm Central and 4pm Pacific) over at www.shocknetradio.com and also at Apple's iTunes Radio Player under the "Classic Rock" category.

And don't forget that I will also be in the "Brutally Honest" chatroom at www.shocknetradio.com during the show, so I hope to see you there!

It's Social... It's Political... It's IN-YOUR-FACE... it's BRUTALLY HONEST!

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

And now a word from our producer...

You've probably noticed a new little seal on my blog sites...


This is, of course, MY seal... or at least the seal of my production company.

If you heard my radio show, then you would hear me mention "Get Brutal Productions" at the end of every show. Some of my articles would mention these come from "Get Brutal Productions" as well.

But when it came to doing comic books, that was a different subject. Not to mention a little tricky... because as a fan-made series using material owned by NCSoft, I couldn't claim to own the material myself. But then again GBP doesn't OWN the material that the series is based on... only the story itself.

Okay, let's get the big stuff out of the way... GBP does not mean that I've sold out or been bought out. GBP is me, and I am GBP, just like Oprah is HARPO. This just ties all of my work and resources so I can tell people "I did this" or "I created this". Get it?

Plus, hey, on the comic cover it looks really good... or at least you'll find out when "Guardians of the Dawn Spotlight" #13 comes out in a few days bearing the new seal.

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Brutally Honest on ShockNet - 05/22/10 Show Notes

Lot of stuff to discuss tonight... but I'm sure this will get you thinking...

What do "putty bricks" have to do with the economy? And what IS a "putty brick"?

It won't be the only thing I'll be talking about, though. I'll be talking about a guy named Dick, another named Rand, recycled movies, and something to do with a movie that has the words "Thr0bbing" and "Justice" in the title.

But I think the whole "putty brick" thing will really stick in the back of your mind until the show.

So tune in THIS SATURDAY (05/22) right here on ShockNet Radio at 7pm Eastern (6pm Central and 4pm Pacific) over at www.shocknetradio.com and also at Apple's iTunes Radio Player under the "Classic Rock" category.

And don't forget that I will also be in the "Brutally Honest" chatroom at www.shocknetradio.com during the show, so I hope to see you there!

It's Social... It's Political... It's IN-YOUR-FACE... it's BRUTALLY HONEST!

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Brutally Honest on ShockNet - 05/15/10 Show Notes

Okay, I'll make this simple... lots of stuff to discuss, including a graduation speech, Net Neutrality, and I get to verbally berate cons and neo-cons again.

And to answer your question now before you ask it, YES I AM ANGRY! But that's a long story.

So tune in THIS SATURDAY (05/15) right here on ShockNet Radio at 7pm Eastern (6pm Central and 4pm Pacific) over at www.shocknetradio.com and also at Apple's iTunes Radio Player under the "Classic Rock" category.

And don't forget that I will also be in the "Brutally Honest" chatroom at www.shocknetradio.com during the show, so I hope to see you there!

It's Social... It's Political... It's IN-YOUR-FACE... it's BRUTALLY HONEST!

Saturday, May 08, 2010

Brutally Honest on ShockNet - 05/08/10 Show Notes

I wanted to take the week off. RJ and CA both took the week off. I was about to as well... but then I couldn't.

You want to know why? Well you'll just have to listen in to find out why. But you won't have to wait for very long, because the culprits will be discussed right there in the first segment.

So tune in THIS SATURDAY (05/08) right here on ShockNet Radio at 7pm Eastern (6pm Central and 4pm Pacific) over at www.shocknetradio.com and also at Apple's iTunes Radio Player under the "Classic Rock" category.

And don't forget that I will also be in the "Brutally Honest" chatroom at www.shocknetradio.com during the show, so I hope to see you there!

It's Social... It's Political... It's IN-YOUR-FACE... it's BRUTALLY HONEST!

Monday, May 03, 2010

Guessing the Chickenhawks

Okay... big story over the weekend... it was Amateur Terrorism weekend in New York City. Someone wanted to turn an SUV into a frag grenade. Wasn't that good, though. Only managed to set off some smoke, which alerted the police and they got the whole thing diffused before it could blow up.

Good job NYPD.

NOW... the fun part comes in. Who tried and failed?

A terrorist group has CLAIMED responsibility. But that doesn't mean they really did it. A Shiite group claimed they did the Oklahoma City bombing fifteen years ago, but they clearly didn't do it. So keep that in mind when we start hearing the news reports dealing with the progress of this investigation.

But this is not going to be about my speculation about WHO really did the deed... rather it will be on the REACTION of our most vocal extremists... the conservative and neo-conservative chickenhawks. The same ones who pushed us into two wars that we are now having to deal with. How THEY will react will depend entirely on WHO is discovered to have done this.

IF the bad guys are Muslims... Expect the chickenhawks to be pounding their chests and strutting up and down like peacocks proclaiming that their fear-mongering rhetoric was right all along. They will declare this to be nothing less than the complete and total vindication of EVERYTHING that George W. Bush and his Neo-Roman Imperium did for eight years, and they will immediately crucify President Obama and the Democrats in Congress for "endangering" the nation.

IF the bad guys are conservative extremists... Expect the chickenhawks to immediately pound their chests and scream "PERSECUTION" at the top of their lungs. Expect them to scream that President Obama and the Democrats in Congress will use this to enact the Fairness Doctrine to "shut down talk radio" and to persecute Fox News and the conservative/neo-conservative websites.

IF the bad guys are any other group... Expect the chickenhawks to blame it all on liberals. Expect them to proudly strut around like peacocks and beat their chests and proclaim "Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity were RIGHT ALL ALONG! These liberals are a THREAT to America and they have to be STOPPED!" Expect them to immediately call for a "War on Liberals" and to defeat any Democrat that is running for election or re-election in November.

Oh, and for the record, I am a LIBERTARIAN and longtime political outsider. Don't think for a microsecond that I have any appreciation for the Do-Nothing crowd. The only difference is they don't have a track record of shooting first and not-apologizing later.


Update: Turns out the bad guy is from Pakistan.

Okay chickenhawks! Prove me right! Start strutting around like you always do and beat your chest and scream at the top of your lungs about it.

Update #2: The chickenhawks are strutting!!

SQUAWK! SQUAWK! Eric Cantor!

Saturday, May 01, 2010

Brutally Honest on ShockNet - 05/01/10 Show Notes

A lot of stuff to go over this week...

We have TV channels telling to pretend they're better than they are; we have more commercials that insult our intelligence; websites that presume we'll accept anything they shove us; we have the REAL reason for Congressional hearings; and then we have broken promises and what to do then.

Lot of stuff. Oh, and I also have some programming announcements to make concerning next week. You don't want to miss out on those.

So tune in THIS SATURDAY (05/01) right here on ShockNet Radio at 7pm Eastern (6pm Central and 4pm Pacific) over at www.shocknetradio.com and also at Apple's iTunes Radio Player under the "Classic Rock" category to see what kind of "stuff" I'll be talking about!

And don't forget that I will also be in the "Brutally Honest" chatroom at www.shocknetradio.com during the show, so I hope to see you there!

It's Social... It's Political... It's IN-YOUR-FACE... it's BRUTALLY HONEST!