Faux News Ignores Dr. No...

From the Ron Paul campaign...

ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA – According to the New Hampshire State Republican Party and an Associated Press report, Republican presidential candidate and Texas Congressman Ron Paul will be excluded from an upcoming forum of Republican candidates to be broadcast by Fox News on January 6, 2008.

“Given Ron Paul’s support in New Hampshire and his recent historic fundraising success, it is outrageous that Dr. Paul would be excluded,” said Ron Paul 2008 campaign chairman Kent Snyder. “Dr. Paul has consistently polled higher in New Hampshire than some of the other candidates who have been invited.”

Snyder continued, “Paul supporters should know that we are continuing to make inquiries with Fox News as to why they have apparently excluded Dr. Paul from this event.”

The Faux News Network For Neo-Con Nut Jobs has snubbed the Good Doctor. I think this is good news.

Good? Yes, I said good.

It proves the fact that the Revolution is real and the establishment knows it.

They also know the Revolution is winning the hearts and minds of today's youth.

The establishment is scared as hell, as they well should be!

More and more Americans are waking up to the fact that they are getting screwed by the corporate fascists and their political lemmings.

Revolution is in the air.

Breathe it in deep and act upon it.

It's your life. It's your money.

Defend it like a free person should!

Huckleberry Hound Endorses Ron Paul...

In a press release issued yesterday, Huckleberry Hound officially endorsed Ron Paul for President. The former entertainer had this to say about his choice.

"After months of rumors and gossip and stuff like that there, I have decided to support the good ole Dr. Paul for President of these here United States. Besides, I was ah sick and tired of all the Mike Huckabee jokes, fer crying out loud! How would yourself like to be compared to that CFR no good neo con nancy boy?!?"

When asked how he intended to help the campaign, Huck said he intended to recruit Mr. Magoo to the cause.

I'm sure that Mr. Magoo will listen to reason.

Is Ron Paul In Danger?

http://www.americanfreepress.net/html/paul_in_crosshairs119.html

Below is Dr. Paul's response to the danger of standing up to the status quo...

From the article....

"Paul himself has stated on previous occasions that he is aware of the dangers of being such a bold spokesman for freedom and understands what threat he represents to those who would stoop to anything to preserve their grip on America.

Paul acknowledged months before the Estulin report that such a threat is “real,” agreeing with a number of historical examples where leaders were killed or attacked for successfully standing up to the system.

“That’s right. They’ll do it,” Paul said, making reference to previous men of history such as Andrew Jackson, Huey Long, Bobby Kennedy and GeorgeWallace. The attack on Jackson, on the Capitol steps in 1835, was the only one of the four not to be a successful “removal” because his attacker’s weapon misfired. Both Long and Kennedy died and Wallace spent the rest of his life in a wheelchair. "

Go ahead and start the tinfoil hat jokes because I sincerely believe Dr. Paul is in real danger. The globalist elite will stop anyone who threatens their criminal enterprise. Folks, we are engaged in a war of ideas.

When the ballot box fails...

When the jury box fails...

The ammo box will be our last option.

I pray it never comes to that.

But, if the neo-cons want a war, we will certainly bring them one.

Hornberger Asks.."Are Conservatives (Undocumented) Aliens?"

http://www.lewrockwell.com/hornberger/hornberger140.html

" Reality check: Americans are living under the biggest, most powerful government in history. It is the biggest-spending government in history. Its currency is crashing because of its out-of-control spending. Its military power extends over the entire globe. It is an empire that polices the world, sometimes with brutal and deadly force. It kidnaps, tortures, sexually abuses, incarcerates, and murders people with impunity and without even the semblance of due process or trial by jury. It engages in coups, assassinations, invasions, and occupations of countries that have recalcitrant regimes. Its jails are overrun with people who have committed no act of violence against others. It ignores constitutional restraints on its powers. Its ever-increasing welfare-state programs keep the citizenry drugged, calm, and dependent on the state."
Jacob Hornberger

Cabarrus LP Meetings Are Moving...

Beginning on Tuesday January 8th, the Cabarrus LP will have it's meetings at the Sweet Pea Cafe, located in the Natural Harvest Food Store. They are located at 16 Union Street South, in historic downtown Concord.

The Cabarrus LP meets every Tuesday evening (except major holidays) at 7:00 pm.

Come by to see us. I'll buy you a beer.

December 18th

Thomas Hill For N.C. Senate 36

As some of you may know, I am seeking the Libertarian Party nomination for N.C. Senate 36. We are very close to regaining ballot access here in N.C.. My platform is very simple. If there is any justification* for a state government at all, it is to protect the Life, Liberty and Property of it's citizens.

Nothing else.

Roads should be paid for with user fees. Parents should be responsible for their own children's education. Individuals should pay for their own health care. Charities and faith based institutions should be helping the less fortunate among us.

It is past time we started taking responsibility for ourselves and our communities.

It is time to turn our state back in the proper direction. That direction leads us to the path of Liberty and Prosperity.

Here are a few of the issues I will be addressing during my campaign...

End forced annexation.

End eminent domain.

End the income tax.

End corporate welfare.

End the war on cannabis and hemp.

End compulsory education.

End the state's dominion over every aspect of our lives.

Once we reach these "ends", we can begin a new era of self government... a beautiful new dawn. The dark night of statism will be over.

Sounds too good to be true, doesn't it?

It can happen if enough of us are willing to fight for it.

I pledge to do my part.

How about you?

*I no longer can justify the existence of the state. It is a total failure. It does a better job of trampling our lives, liberty and property than protecting them. I am seeking public office as a measure of self defense. My goal is to shrink the state government small enough to drown it in a paper cup.

Don't Blame Free Trade...

http://www.charlotte.com/business/story/403232.html

Above is a link to a recent news story concerning "free trade". To be honest, the story has nothing to do with free trade.

Free trade is the voluntary exchange of goods and/or services between consenting individuals. No force or fraud is present with true free trade. For example, I love flea markets and yard sales, where individuals exchange money for goods. Sometimes individuals swap goods instead of cash. With the exception of the use of fiat currency and (in some places) permits, yard sales/flea markets are probably the closest things we have resembling free markets.

The term "free trade", like "anarchy" or "capitalism", means different things to different people.

It is the responsibility of freedom lovers everywhere to educate those less informed as to the true meaning of these terms.

Libertarian National Committee Passes Pro Ron Paul Resolution..

http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/017570.html

Stunning news! I believe the LP has made a wise decision.

Calling All Libertarian Candidates

[Originally posted on LPNC Yahoo list. I post it here to hopefully inspire libertarians everywhere to seek public office]

Hey Folks,

At the last EC meeting in Concord, I was appointed Political Director of the LPNC. I look forward to the challenge this position provides. With the end of the ballot drive in sight, we, as a party, need to concentrate on the 2008 elections. We must field a strong slate of candidates to challenge the demopublican tyrants in our home counties, Raleigh and Washington D.C..

Tar Heel Libertarians have a score to settle with our state representatives. The first round of payback happens when we turn in enough verified signatures. This will once again show the petty tyrants our determination to provide the citizens of this state a real choice in electoral politics. The second round of payback begins when we nominate a well rounded slate of candidates at next year’s state convention. If we fail to accomplish this goal, we can not reap the rewards of the hard work we have dedicated to regaining ballot access!

I intend to lead by example. I have not completely made up my mind which office I will seek but I promise to run an energized campaign. I can not, in good faith, ask any of you to seek public office if I am not willing to do the same. As soon as I decide, I will let this group know.

Now that I have made a public pledge to represent this party next year, I am asking the rest of you to follow suit. I asked my peers on the EC to lead by example at the last meeting. Today, I am asking you, my fellow Libertarians, to run for office.

Please!….

I will do every thing in my power to help you represent this party to the best of our combined potential.

Okay folks…Mr. Munger and myself have committed to running campaigns next year.

Who’s next?

Thomas Hill
Political Director, LPNC

"Self Governing" Iraq By 2009???

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/12/06/politics/politico/main3583539.shtml

Our infamous neo-con president of vice, Dick Cheney has declared Iraq will be a "self-governing" democracy by 2009.

What a prophet! It must be true! Look at all his past predictions. How could we doubt such a honorable man as Mr. Halliburton?

"Self governing" democracy? Dickie Do wouldn't know true self government if he saw it. Of course, he believes in spreading democracy, aka mob rule, by the barrel of a Blackwater gun.

Crusader Cheney is the High Priest of Corporatism, the unholy alliance of robber barons and bureaucrats, leading a black mass of murder and chaos.

The Ron Paul Revolution is winning hearts and minds across this vast nation. The neo-cons and their mainstream lemmings are shaking in their jack boots! We the people have finally awoken from our slumbers.

It is past time we put the neo-con movement to sleep!

LPNC Meeting In Concord...

It was my pleasure to host my peers from the LPNC executive committee yesterday. We met at the Sweet Pea Cafe in downtown Concord. The food was great and we felt right at home. Thanks to Bonnie and Kevin for the warm hospitality. The Cabarrus Libertarian Party will be hosting a Green/Libertarian mixer at the Sweet Pea Cafe in the near future. I am working with my good friend, Sean Haugh (National LP Political Director) on this event. It's in the early planning stages at this point. I will post more details as they become available.

The LPNC meeting went really well. I was appointed Political Director for the state party. We should regain ballot access real soon. My job will be to recruit candidates and provide them the tools they will need to run successful campaigns next year. I look forward to the challenge.

It was great seeing my Libertarian peers this weekend! They seemed to enjoy their visit to Concord. I can thank the nice weather and the fine folks at the Sweet Pea Cafe for that!

Kind Words From My Old School....

A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of returning to my alma mater, Central Cabarrus High School. I was invited to speak to Ms. Allred's AP Government class. I was a student of Ms. Allred, twenty five years ago. She invites me to visit her class at least once every academic year to talk about the Libertarian Party.

I received a thank you note from her class in the mail this week. Her students always send me a note after I visit them. I would like to share the words of her students...

Mr. Hill,

"Thank you so very much for speaking to our class! We all found you not only genuinely inspiring, but refreshingly honest and informative. Many of us have since acted on your call to research, discover, challenge, and get involved, and are still reaping the intellectual rewards. You changed the perspective many of us had on government, politics, parties and even our own beliefs. Thank you for making this year even more unforgettable."

Gratefully,
Ms. Allred's AP Gov Class

I was deeply moved by the thank you note. I love talking to young people about the values and principles of libertarianism. Activists should use every opportunity available to reach out to today's youth.

Never pass up the chance to sow the seeds of Liberty.

Libertarian Surge....

lib•er•tar•ian

n. 1. a person who believes in the doctrine of the freedom of the will
2. a person who believes in full individual freedom of thought, expression and action
3. a freewheeling rebel who hates wiretaps, loves Ron Paul and is redirecting politics

By Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch

Link to Washington Post Article

An excellent article regarding the surge in popularity of libertarian principles via the Ron Paul Revolution. Libertarian activists are seeing the results of their labors.

Hopefully we can fully reclaim the fruit at the other end of the Revolution...

Only time will tell...

The People's Republic Of Oklahoma...

Here's to the knuckle dragging fascist overlords in Oklahoma...

Oklahoma Statists Reject Free Expression!

It is amazing in this day and age, here in good old America, that someone can be kidnapped for exercising their natural right to free expression.

To learn more about this human rights violation, right here in the Home of the Free, click on the link below...

http://www.freepauljacob.com/

Hope...

"I never understood campaigning for a candidate before. I have never donated money to a campaign before. I barely ever spoke of politics and certainly couldn’t have cared less before. Now, I finally have a man to vote FOR. Whether I get to pull a lever or have to write his name on a card, nothing will feel sweeter than voting for Ron Paul."
Sandra Hamilton

People like Sandra are being turned on to Ron Paul and his message of freedom every day. I meet folks like her all the time.

There is a reason to hope for a better tomorrow. We can thank Ron Paul and the countless number of people who value liberty higher than the State for that.

To learn more about Sandra Hamilton's story, click here...

Behold The Secret Eye...

Get Well, Mark!

http://www.getwellmark.org/

I met Mark a few years ago when he visited a Cabarrus LP meeting. Mark has been active in the Green Party and has run for Congress as a Democrat. I last spoke to Mark at this year's Cabarrus County Fair. He is a true gentleman with a kind and gentle heart.

Thanks to local blogger, "Left On 49" for spreading the word about Mark's incident.

Thanks...

Happy Thanksgiving to all! It is quite impossible to list all of the people, places and things I am grateful for.

Here is a random sampling...

My father, who busted his ass everyday to provide a better life for his family...

My mother, a blessed reflection of Christ, who nurtured me and taught me to read and love books...

My many friends, past and present, who love and accept me for whom I am...

My cat Sam and all the other animal friends I have encountered...

Ron Paul and his Revolution of Peace, Freedom & Prosperity. May it endure forever, beyond this present age...

My mentors within the Libertarian Party...Dr. Mary Ruwart, Dr. James Lark, Barbara & Tom Howe, R. Lee Wrights, Sean Haugh and Tom Bailey. These folks will never know the inspiration they have provided me!

All the wonderful friends I have made during this eternal struggle for self government...

Free Will...The most precious gift from our Creator, The Great Author of Life, Liberty and Peace!

Like I mentioned before, just a random sampling. I hope you take the time today to dwell on those blessings you hold dear.

Judge Andrew Napolitano Would Make A Fine Vice President ...

" [T]he Bush Administration has systematically attacked and diminished virtually every freedom and right guaranteed by the Constitution: freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, freedom of association, the right to privacy, the right not to self incriminate, the right to counsel, the right to speedy trials, the right to fair trials, the right to avoid cruel and unusual punishment, even the right to be set free after acquittal! . . . . President Bush has broken laws he swore to uphold, and declined to enforce laws that he has himself signed into existence . . ."
Judge Napolitano

Thomas DiLorenzo has written a fine article about the good judge's book, "A Nation Of Sheep". He has been very outspoken about the crimes of the Bush Administration since 9/11.
http://www.lewrockwell.com/dilorenzo/dilorenzo135.html

Napolitano is also a big Ron Paul supporter. I would love for Dr. Paul to choose him as a running mate!

Sam and Me...

Say hello to Sam, my animal guide and companion for the past 13 years. She has been a loyal friend through the darkest days of my life.

Many years ago, I read something to the effect of "God loves children and fools".

If that be true, I am living proof...

Nature Makes Me Smile...

I spent part of this beautiful Sunday morning hanging out in my dried up creek here at home. Even under these drought conditions, Nature still provides a beautiful backdrop to our mundane daily routines.

Take the time to catch your breath and listen to that inner voice of peace that dwells inside of you. Release the inner child trapped within yourself and look at the world with wild-eyed wonder!

Tell someone how much you love them...

Forgive someone who has trespassed against you...

Show mercy to someone, whether they deserve it or not....

Count your blessings...

Until we control the chaos in our own minds and souls, we can never bring peace to the outside world.

Take Cover...

Legendary progressive metal band, Queensryche have released a new "album" of cover tunes called, "Take Cover". Some of you may remember an LP News article about lead singer, Geoff Tate. Tate considers himself to be a libertarian. Through the years, Queensryche's music has had anti-establishment themes ranging from the failed War on (Some) Drugs, corporatism, empire building and corrupt religious institutions.

The new album includes songs from Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, The Police and U2. Their cover of Peter Gabriel's "Red Rain" is one of the highlights, along with "Heaven On Their Minds" from Jesus Christ, Superstar and "Almost Cut My Hair", written by David Crosby.

Compared to most cover albums, "Take Cover" is a strong and diverse collection of material. Well worth the investment, especially for a hard working, principled band like Queensryche.

Ron Paul Versus Pro-War "Libertarians"...

"Ultimately, the state operates within the confines of public ideology. When libertarians join in on perpetuating the fallacy that market economics and personal liberties are compatible with or protected by a bloated warfare state, it only encourages the particular type of governance that characterizes the modern American experience. We get what Robert Higgs calls "participatory fascism." We get a system of corporatism, police statism, aggressive war, and vicious nationalism, all delivered through social democracy."
Anthony Gregory
http://www.lewrockwell.com/gregory/gregory150.html

Add this to the reading list for pro-war neo-libertarians. Hopefully they, along with their Beltway Brothers, will follow reason and stop supporting the neo-con empire establishment.

We can only hope....

Sow The Seeds Of Liberty!...

http://www.ronpaulmoneybomb.com

Force...

"Force, unregulated or ill-regulated, is not only wasted in the void, like that of gunpowder burned in the open air, and steam unconfined by science; but, striking in the dark, and it blows meeting only the air, they recoil and bruise itself. It is destruction and ruin. It is the volcano, the earthquake, the cyclone;-not growth and progress. It is Polyphemus blinded, striking at random, and falling headlong among the sharp rocks by the impetus of his own blows."
Albert Pike

Anarchists Are...

"The Anarchists are simply unterrified Jeffersonian Democrats. They believe that 'the best government is that which governs least,' and that which governs least is no government at all."

Benjamin Tucker

The Law Is Force...

"Since the law organizes justice, the socialists ask why the law should not also organize labor, education, and religion.

Why should not law be used for these purposes? Because it could not organize labor, education, and religion without destroying justice. We must remember that law is force, and that, consequently, the proper functions of the law cannot lawfully extend beyond the proper functions of force.

When law and force keep a person within the bounds of justice, they impose nothing but a mere negation. They oblige him only to abstain from harming others. They violate neither his personality, his liberty, nor his property. They safeguard all of these. They are defensive; they defend equally the rights of all."

Bastiat

Political Jesus...

This was originally published during August 2005. I wrote it on a Saturday morning. I remember waking up angry. This was around the time the Libertarian Party was kicked off the ballot here in North Carolina. I was State Chair at that time and the frustration and anger was brewing inside of me. I believe that anger is apparent in my writings below.

I do not regret any of the words I wrote over two years ago. I only regret the way I have let that anger bruise my heart and soul. I am trying to turn that anger into something positive, rather than self destructive hate.

It is damn hard and some days are harder than others. This will be a personal struggle for the rest of my life.

"A man may have to die for our country:
but no man must, in any exclusive sense, live for his country.
He who surrenders himself without reservation
to the temporal claims of a nation, or a party, or a class
is rendering to Caesar that which, of all things,
most emphatically belongs to God: himself."
C.S. Lewis

Disclaimer: This essay is in no way an attack on Jesus Christ. I believe Jesus to be whom he said he was.. I find it offensive how some people, who claim to be Christians, can drag the name of Christ through the political mud puddle. Show me the part of the Holy Bible where it says to use the force of the State to enforce religious laws or redistribute wealth or educate our children. You can't.

If you really believe in the separation of Church and State, this essay shouldn't offend you at all.....

March onward christian soldiers! Wrap yourself in Old Glory and beat those war drums! Proclaim how America is a christian nation. Heretics and infidels be damned to Hell! Glory, glory hallelujah...the Truth goes marching on....

Yeah, that seems to be the dogma of the people who worship the Political Jesus.

Who is this Political Jesus?

He is a meme, created by the vulgar and corrupt Roman Empire. He is the Grim Reaper of the Church Militant, wielding a sword to smite anyone who doesn't bow down and worship the State! Yes, I said the State. This Political Jesus is responsible for merging the Church and State.

You don't believe me?

Do I have to remind you of the laundry list of horrors unleashed in the name of Political Jesus? The murder of hundreds of thousands of gnostics, pagans, backsliders and heretics. The burnings of books, temples and witches...get the picture?

Today's Church Militant is not as violent as in year's past but the threat and danger is still alive. These so called christians petition the State with various pleas and moans." Please protect marriage...please protect the flag. Oh please, mighty Caesar, protect us from the unclean! Take the smut off my T.V.! Protect us from those god hating dope smokers and please, pretty please, park the Political Jesus back in our government schools!"

Oh ye of little faith....

Yes, the followers of Political Jesus are guilty of idolatry. They worship the flag and the omnipotent State it represents. They claim our constitution is a Christian document. That's funny, I don't remember Political Jesus being named in the document. I can't find him in our Declaration of Independence either. They both seem to be written with Deism in mind. Oh well, Deists usually have the best ideas anyway.

Yes, there were Christians among our nation's founders. But these Christians did not worship at the feet of Political Jesus. They were enlightened men and women. They loved and respected the real Jesus so much, they would have never polluted his great legacy by injecting his Holy Name in any political document. These were Christians with a true faith. These Christians and the ones that followed are the last, true remnant of Christ's ministry.

Look at conservatives today...they are foot soliders in the war on drugs. They have declared war on Nature and the medicines she provides. "Pull up that demon weed! The Devil must have planted it here.", they seem to say by their actions. They don't give a damn about the death and destruction they reap in the name of Political Jesus.

These conservatives want the State to extend certain privileges to them, at the expense of others. They just have to protect the nation from gay marriage. Never mind that the only role the State has in marriage is enforcing contracts and establishing next of kin. No, that is not good enough for Political Jesus. He believes that Caesar-approved, conservative christians are the ruling class, appointed from on high, to administer justice..all in the name of Political Jesus.

When it comes to Political Jesus, you are either with him or against him..isn't that right Mr. President?

The Death-Knell Of Liberty...

"They do not want to know that centralization is not only the death-knell of liberty, but also of health and beauty, of art and science, all these being impossible in a clock-like, mechanical atmosphere."

Emma Goldman

Live The Revolution...

"Revolution is not something fixed in ideology, nor is it something fashioned to a particular decade. It is a perpetual process embedded in the human spirit."
Abbie Hoffman