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Sun, 26 Jul 2009 15:04:03 -0700

During Patrick Henry's famous "Give me liberty or give me death" speech, he said the following:

"Mr. President, it is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth and listen to the song of that siren, till she transforms us into beasts. Is this the part of wise men, engaged in a great and arduous struggle for liberty? Are we disposed to be of the number of those who, having eyes, see not, and having ears, hear not, the things which so nearly concern their temporal salvation? For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth, to know the worst and to provide for it."

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Thu, 14 May 2009 10:20:16 -0700

Naturist Action Committee Alert, Vermont area and to all nudists!

http://www.naturistaction.org/
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for its content. Permission is granted for the posting, forwarding or
redistribution of this message, provided that it is reproduced in its
entirety and without alteration.
DATE : March 27, 2009
SUBJECT: Vermont Legislation
TO : All Naturists
Dear Naturist,
This is an Action Alert from the Naturist Action Committee regarding a proposed new law currently under committee review in the Vermont
legislature.
BRIEF HISTORY AND DISCUSSION
At the request of a former constituent, Vermont State Representative John Rodgers (D-Glover) has introduced a bill entitled "Prohibiting
Public Nudity on Public Lands." The bill was introduced in the House of Representatives on February 4, and it has been designated "H.154."
It has been referred to the House Committee on General, Housing and Military Affairs, where it remains at this time.
WHAT IS NAC DOING?
NAC has been following this legislation closely since its introduction, and NAC is working with lawmakers and local grassroots activists to
monitor it and assure that it does not become law. WHAT IS NAC ASKING YOU TO DO?
The Naturist Action Committee is asking you to take action. NAC requests that you send a letter, fax or email to each member of the House
Committee on General, Housing and Military Affairs, expressing your opposition to this bill.
WHO SHOULD WRITE OR CALL?
NAC encourages all naturists, regardless of your state of residence, to make your voices heard in this important situation. Of course, the
participation of Vermonters and New Englanders is vital. You may write or call. If you are unable to contact all members of the committee,
at least make sure that you contact the Committee`s Chair, Representative Helen Head.
Vermont`s economy relies heavily on tourism, and its lawmakers understand the importance of out-of-state visitors who come to enjoy the
state`s lakes, rivers and streams. Especially if you live outside of Vermont, it is imperative that you mention your preference for visiting
Vermont`s clothing-optional swimming areas.
WHOM TO CONTACT
Send a letter, a fax or an e-mail, or make a phone call to members of the Vermont House Committee on General, Housing and Military Affairs.
Committee members share the same street address, phone number and fax number at their state capital offices in Montpelier. Alternatively,
you may choose to contact the lawmaker`s district office.
Rep.(Representative`s Name)
State House
115 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05633
TEL (802) 828-2247
FAX (802) 828-2424

Rep. Helen Head, Chair
EMAIL: hhead@leg.state.vt.us
DISTRICT OFFICE
65 East Terr.
South Burlington, VT 05403
(802) 862-2267

Rep. Joseph Baker, Vice Chair
EMAIL: jbaker@leg.state.vt.us
DISTRICT OFFICE
1479 Whipple Hollow Road
West Rutland, VT 05777
(802) 438-9819

Rep. John Moran, Ranking Member
EMAIL jmoran@leg.state.vt.us
DISTRICT OFFICE
58 Hi-Hopes Rd.,
Wardsboro, VT 05355
(802) 896-9408

Rep. Kesha K. Ram, Clerk
EMAIL kram@leg.state.vt.us
DISTRICT OFFICE
31 N. Prospect St.
Burlington, VT 05401
(802) 881-4433

Rep. William F. Johnson
EMAIL -none-
DISTRICT OFFICE
3603 Rte. 102
Canaan, VT 05903
(802) 277-8329

Rep. Brian K. Savage
EMAIL bsavage@leg.state.vt.us
DISTRICT OFFICE
P.O. Box 232
Swanton, VT 05488
(802) 782-9314
(802) 868-3566

Rep. Robert South
EMAIL rsouth@leg.state.vt.us
DISTRICT OFFICE
P.O. Box 206
St. Johnsbury Ctr., VT 05863-0206
(802) 748-0873
(802) 748-5111

Rep. Tom Stevens
EMAIL tstevens@leg.state.vt.us
DISTRICT OFFICE
12 Winooski St.
Wat

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Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:58:37 -0800

http://www.wimp.com/videobanned/

This is an outrage! Contractors such as Haliburton Titan and others, legally stealing from the American and Iraqi people.

Your congressman should see this, and have to give an account!

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Sun, 11 Jan 2009 09:53:37 -0800

BANKS TO LEND YOU YOUR OWN MONEY (taken from the daily mash)

THE government is to invest �500bn of your money in British banks so they can lend it back to you with interest.

The historic move is being hailed as a lifeline for the financial system as long as nobody asks too many questions.

Julian Cook, chief economist at Corbett and Barker, said: "The government will give your money to the banks so the banks can start lending you that money, probably at around 7% APR.

"Thanks to all the interest you're paying on your own money, the banks will make billions of pounds again and normality will be restored.

"After a few years of this the government will cash in the bank shares it bought with your money and use the profits to build a huge dome somewhere."

He added: "In case you hadn't already worked it out - the entire global financial system is predicated on the assumption that you're an idiot."

Chancellor Alistair Darling said the decision had been taken in tandem with the banking industry, adding: "They used a lot of dirty words I'd never heard before and one of them had an angry looking dog."

Meanwhile, Emma Bradford, a sales manager from Bath, said: "Why doesn't the government just give my money to me so I can buy stuff from businesses who will then make a profit and put it in a bank?"

But Mr Darling insisted: "Shut up."

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Sun, 11 Jan 2009 09:12:11 -0800

http://www.nolanchart.com/author481.html

Excellent blog witty with much food for thought, and a bit of wisdom combined, I couldn't have said it better myself.

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Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:07:44 -0800

This is an outrage that this can happen miles from the richest nation on earth!
By JONATHAN M. KATZ

Children dying in Haiti, victims of food crisis

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- The 5-year-old teetered on broomstick legs - he weighed less than 20 pounds, even after days of drinking enriched milk. Nearby, a 4-year-old girl hung from a strap attached to a scale, her wide eyes lifeless, her emaciated arms dangling weakly.

In pockets of Haiti accessible only by donkey or foot, children are dying of malnutrition - their already meager food supply cut by a series of devastating storms that destroyed crops, wiped out livestock and sent food prices spiraling.

At least 26 severely malnourished children have died in the past four weeks in the remote region of Baie d'Orange in Haiti's southeast, aid workers said Thursday, and there are fears the toll will rise much higher if help does not come quickly to the impoverished Caribbean nation.

Another 65 severely malnourished children are being treated in makeshift tent clinics in the mountainous area, or at hospitals where they were evacuated in Port-au-Prince and elsewhere, said Max Cosci, who heads the Belgian contingent of Doctors Without Borders in Haiti.

One evacuee, a 7-year-old girl, died while being treated, Cosci said, adding: "The situation is extremely, extremely fragile and dangerous."

At a makeshift malnutrition ward at a Doctors Without Borders hospital in the capital, 10 emaciated children were under emergency care Thursday, their stomachs swollen and hair faded by pigmentation loss caused by malnutrition. Several had the puffy faces typical of kwashiorkor, a protein-deficiency disorder.

Five-year-old Mackenson Duclair, his ribs protruding and his legs little more than skin stretched over bones, weighed in at 19.8 pounds, even after days of drinking milk enriched with potassium and salt. Doctors said he needed to gain another five pounds before he could go home.

Dangling from a scale mounted from the ceiling, 4-year-old Venecia Lonis looked as limp as a rag doll as doctors weighed her, her huge brown eyes expressionless, her hair tied with bright yellow bows.

Mackenson's grandmother, who has raised him since his mother died, said she barely has a can of corn grits to feed herself, the boy and her 8-year-old granddaughter each day.

"These things did not happen when I was growing up," 72-year-old Ticouloute Fortune said.

Rural families already struggling with soaring food prices in Haiti, the Western Hemisphere's poorest country, lost their safety nets when fields were destroyed and livestock wiped out by the storms, which killed nearly 800 people and caused $1 billion worth of damage in August and September.

U.N. World Food Program country director Myrta Kaulard said she fears more deaths from malnutrition in other isolated parts of Haiti, and search and medical teams were fanning out in the northwest and along the southwestern peninsula to check.

The World Food Program has sent more than 30 tons of food aid - enough to feed 5,800 people for two weeks - into the remote southeastern region since September, and other groups funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development have sent food as well, she said.

But the steep, narrow paths and poor visibility make it difficult to deliver the food to the mountain communities where hunger is worsening.

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Sun, 16 Nov 2008 17:18:35 -0800

If you consider that there has been an average of 160,000 troops in the Iraq Theater of operations during the last 22 months, and a total of 2112 deaths, that gives a firearm death rate of 60 per 100,000.
The firearms death rate in Washington D.C. is 80.6 per 100,000.
That means that you are about 25% more likely to be shot and killed in our Nation's Capitol, which has some of the strictest gun control laws in the nation, than you are in Iraq.
Conclusion: We should immediately pull out of Washington D.C.

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Sun, 02 Nov 2008 13:50:56 -0800

We should never forget that everything Adolf Hitler did in Germany was "legal" and everything the Hungarian freedom fighters did in Hungary was "illegal." - Martin Luther King, Jr., "Letter from Birmingham Jail,

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Sun, 02 Nov 2008 13:33:27 -0800

Not too late to vote for Ron Paul! just write him in if you are like me, and not impressed with either of the anointed candidates from either party. Real change! that's what I'm talkin about! Make a statement, let who ever wins know, that we want real change, not just window dressing, or bandaids.

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Sun, 02 Nov 2008 07:41:05 -0800

http://digits.newsvine.com/_news/2008/10/19/2011292-rnc-beating-by-police-of-17-yr-old-keith-smith

In America, expressing your ideas, no matter how repulsive or controversial, should never result in a physical altercation and especially by law enforcement. But it does and it increasingly is and I wonder how further must we go until it stops.

Keith Smith is an iconic representative of the current state of "What is wrong with authority in America." We not only need justice for Keith. We need justice for every taser victim who has suffered needlessly. We need justice for any person who has been beaten or manhandled by police. We need justice for every death that has occurred as a result of police action or inaction. We need justice as citizens of an alleged free society. And more than justice or even vengeance, we need change.