Apology From Blogmaster
To all who submitted topics-- please accept my apologies for how long it took for me to post them. About three months ago, my "Eudora" mailreader program quit working, and I was forced to resort to using Earthlink's "web email" service. This matters, because, with Eudora, I had a folder called "Topics" which I would send all topic suggestions to as soon as I read them. But with the webmail, I couldn't do this, and, unless I had the time to immediately post a topic, it was real easy to get behind. (Webmail only shows the most recent twenty or so posts.)
Anyway, I updated Eudora, changed a few settings, and now it's working again. With a little luck, I'll never let the blog get so far behind, ever again.
Anyway, I updated Eudora, changed a few settings, and now it's working again. With a little luck, I'll never let the blog get so far behind, ever again.
posted by J. Kendrick McPeters | 12:13 AM
51 Comments:
I appreciate all the time and effort you put into this blog it has made a big difference for the folks in Giles County and elsewhere. Thanks Kendrick. Allen Barrett
Yeah! Fifteen minutes every sixth month.
Anonymous said...
Yeah! Fifteen minutes every sixth month.
You know some people would complain if you hung them with a new rope. You just can not win.
You know this blog is not well maintained. So what is your point?
The point is if you can do better do it. If not you have no room to talk.
That is a pretty poor point!
Then lets talk about your point. If you wear a hat we won't see it.
der dumb ass. Thatis the point!
Anonymous said...
der dumb ass. Thatis the point! Question,
Do you eat and pray with that same mouth??
I think some people need to get a life.
A friend of mine said that the county passed a zoning resolution last week! can anyone tell us what the truth is? How can the county pass a zoning law without anyone noticing?
They passed a resolution that requires anyone who wants to build anything to get a building permit from the county. Where do you get this permit? what will the permit cost? what happens to you if you do not get a permit? I bet that they will find a way to add a "fee" that will be another tax.
Anoymous July 25 8:31 That is one way to get tax money and it is a one time tax. Most people that are building a home would not have a problem with a one time fee. It is better then a increase property tax or a wheel tax. I think
How can such a law pass without public comment or meetings? this may be an example how commissioners screw the little person.
Don't believe such a resolution was passed. What they did was pass a resolution that is pretty much routine each year, to keep the county in compliance with the flood plain, thus allowing people living in those boundaries to get flood insurance.
13:00 It may be another fine example of people like you hearing only part of the story, then crucifying good people for nothing!
anonymous..
Isn't that what this blog is really all about? There's a small faction of people in this county who do an excellent job of persecuting those they resent or dislike.
They have ALL the answers.
For those of you who think that this resolution does not exist or that it does not matter, the followig are portions of this "nonexistant" respolution that was passed in 1999 and again this month:
"Development" means any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate, including, but not limited to, buildings or other structures, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavating, drilling operations, or permanent storage of equipment or materials.
Application for a development permit shall be made to the Administrator (the County Executive) on forms furnished by the community prior to any development activities. The development permit may include, but is not limited to the following: plans in duplicate drawn to scale and showing the nature, location, dimensions, and elevations of the area in question; existing or proposed structures, earthen fill placement, storage of materials or equipment, and drainage facilities. Specifically, the following information is required:
1. Application stage
a. Elevation in relation to mean sea level of the proposed lowest floor, including basement, of all buildings where BFE’s are available, or to the highest adjacent grade when applicable under this Resolution.
b. Elevation in relation to mean sea level to which any non-residential building will be flood-proofed where BFE’s are available, or to the highest adjacent grade when applicable under this Resolution.
c. Design certificate from a registered professional engineer or architect that the proposed non-residential flood-proofed building will meet the flood-proofing criteria in Article IV. Section B.
d. Description of the extent to which any watercourse will be altered or relocated as a result of proposed development.
2. Construction Stage
Within unnumbered A zones, where flood elevation data are not available, the Administrator shall record the elevation of the lowest floor on the development permit. The elevation of the lowest floor shall be determined as the measurement of the lowest floor of the building relative to the highest adjacent grade.
For all new construction and substantial improvements, the permit holder shall provide to the Administrator an as-built certification of the regulatory floor elevation or floodproofing level upon the completion of the lowest floor or floodproofing. Within unnumbered A zones, where flood elevation data is not available, the elevation of the lowest floor shall be determined as the measurement of the lowest floor of the building relative to the highest adjacent grade.
Any lowest floor certification made relative to mean sea level shall be prepared by or under the direct supervision of, a registered land surveyor and certified by same. When floodproofing is utilized for a non-residential building said certification shall be prepared by or under the direct supervision of, a professional engineer or architect and certified by same.
Any work undertaken prior to submission of the certification shall be at the permit holder's risk. The Administrator shall review the above-referenced certification data. Deficiencies detected by such review shall be corrected by the permit holder immediately and prior to further work being allowed to proceed. Failure to submit the certification or failure to make said corrections required hereby, shall be cause to issue a stop-work order for the project.
Violation of the provisions of this Resolution or failure to comply with any of its requirements, including violation of conditions and safeguards established in connection with grants of variance shall constitute a misdemeanor punishable as other misdemeanors as provided by law. Each day such violation continues shall be considered a separate offense. Nothing herein contained shall prevent Giles County, Tennessee from taking such other lawful actions to prevent or remedy any violation.
Anonymous, July 25, 2007 8:28:00 AM, said:
A friend of mine said that the county passed a zoning resolution last week! can anyone tell us what the truth is? How can the county pass a zoning law without anyone noticing?
Well, hypothetically, the county could do that, if the local news media was "in bed with" the local politicians, and they conspired together to keep the whole matter a secret from the public.
But, cooooome on! That would never happen HERE, would it??? I'm sure that the Lakes gave the county plenty of notice that everyone's property rights were about to be taken away, and that the cost of building houses was about to get much more expensive, thanks to red tape. So, let's see what kind of warning they gave to the public they so ably serve... and, well, here it is!
http://snipurl.com/1oxfk
"In other business, the county commission will consider... a resolution concerning county flood damage prevention."
Gee, willikers... aren't we LUCKY that our local "news" went to so MUCH trouble, in explaining what our beloved County Commission was planning to do to us? Now, that's what I call "eternal vigilance" from the local members of the "Fourth Estate!" Never again will I question the Lake's selfless devotion to the interests of the "common man." Because, who could want MORE from their local news than the Citizen/Press/WKSR has been doling out?
Well, admittedly, WKSR's coverage was a little short -- and by "short" I mean "nonexistant"--
http://snipurl.com/1oxgb
--but, I sure don't want to join the ranks of the "whiners" who complain about every little thing that goes on, from government officials conspiring to break the law (while stealing rights from property owners), to local "news" media covering up for them, and misleading the public.
Everything's fine here in Giles County! Really, it is. So, whiners, just shut up, pay your taxes, and start following orders.
los said:
That is one way to get tax money and it is a one time tax.
It's more than "one time." You'll have to get a permit, and pay a fee, any time you make a "substantial improvement" to your house. And who gets to define "substantial?" Politicians and bureaucrats, that's who. Many places not only require a permit for a coat of fresh paint, but they dictate what color you can use. (And note, please, that there is NOTHING in TN state law to prevent Vanzant and her cronies from going overboard in such a manner.)
Don't believe that zoners have been known to dictate paint colors? Well, here's an exerpt from an interview of humorist Dave Barry, conducted by Reason Magazine in 1994:
Reason: Why did you leave Coral Gables, the Miami suburb that's the libertarian paradise?
Barry: God, you talk about a libertarian nightmare! We got a ticket for painting our own living room white. And they came to the door, a guy in a uniform.
Reason: This is inside the house?
Barry: The interior living room. It turned out you had to have a permit if the job cost more than $50. I don't know what you can possibly do for less than $50 to have somebody come in your house. I had to pay the painter to go down to the city hall. This is after I called up city hall and ended up actually screaming. The painter spent a day getting a permit to do a job that took about half a day to actually do.
Then I wrote a column about that and discovered that there were people in Coral Gables who would wait until 2 o'clock in the morning to replace a sink because to do it during the daytime you'd see the trucks outside. Two trucks. That's a carpenter and a plumber. So that's two different permits. People were not fixing their houses because they didn't know how to get the permits. It was crazy.
Reason: If you have a cat out of the house, it's supposed to be on a leash there.
Barry: Yeah, and you're not allowed to park a truck in your driveway. You're not allowed to work on your house on Sunday. The people who enforce these laws are nuts. After I wrote a column on this, I got I don't know how many letters from Coral Gables homeowners, story after story after story, wonderfully horrible stories. And the venom they felt for their own government! You cannot paint the exterior of your house. You have to take the paint chip down to show the paint-chip Nazis. It goes on all the time and it's hilarious. People are afraid to own their own homes. People are afraid their own government will catch them fixing their houses.
http://snipurl.com/1oxk0
Most people that are building a home would not have a problem with a one time fee.
Do you have any idea how much it costs to have house plans drawn up by an architect or engineer? We're not talking about JUST a fee here! We're talking about a fee (which will HAVE to be mandated, in order to pay for the building inspector the county will HAVE to hire, if they're serious about this) PLUS the additional costs imposed on the homebuilder, caused by compliance with the new regulations.
It is better then a increase property tax or a wheel tax. I think
Think again. This is much worse than a mere tax... it is the usurpation of the RIGHT TO DO WHAT YOU WISH WITH THE PROPERTY YOU OWN. That is not just wrong-- it's just plain evil. No wonder our beloved Commissioners passed this (illegally) without letting the public know what they were doing.
Anonymous, July 26, 2007 7:13:00 AM, said:
How can such a law pass without public comment or meetings?
In a word: illegally.
this may be an example how commissioners screw the little person.
Not to mention how the "news" media ensures that laws favored by the Lakes are passed, even at the price of abandoning all pretense to "journalistic integrity."
Compare and contrast: the city of Pulaski wanted to go into the internet business, thus competing with the Lakes. Result? Barrels of ink were spilled, to "inform" the public, and influence opinion.
When this zoning plan -- a radical grab for power, and the annihilation of private property rights -- was officially put on the table, how much ink did the Lakes give this very important story? Essentially, not a drop. Nor was it mentioned by WKSR (if their online archives are to be believed).
This is not just hack journalism. Rather, it is the twisting of the news via lies of ommission. Our local press wants to MANIPULATE the news, rather than report it in an objective manner.
After all, you can bet your last dollar that, no matter how onerous, burdensome and restrictive local zoning becomes, it will NEVER pose a problem to anyone as "connected" as the Lakes, or their rich "old money" friends.
But please don't complain about the rotten going-ons in Giles County, or you will be condemned as a "whiner" by those who lack the cojones to even sign their name to their own postings.
Anonymous, July 28, 2007 10:47:00 AM:
You seem to have in your hands a copy of the zoning resolution that was (illegally) passed. Can you confirm for me that this resolution claims to be empowered by T.C.A 13-7-101 thru 13-7-115? If it's merely a rehash of the 1999 flood zoning plan, it should mention that, right up near the top.
Please let me know, as soon as possible. Thanks!
So we are back to whining about zoning? I'd still like to know how it has hurt anyone.
And to think, I worked outside on my house all afternoon this past Sunday, and nobody came out to arrest me. Imagine that!
I have added another room to my chicken house as well. Nobody came out and told me a darned thing about how it should be constructed and which days are suitable for me to work on it. Laughable.
Anonymous, July 31, 2007 8:28:00 PM, said:
So we are back to whining about zoning?
I'm pointing out that the County Commission has, yet again, violated the state law by passing a zoning plan without proper notice, meetings, etcetera. Plus, the local "news" media are collaborators who, by their refusal to report the facts, make such illegal actions possible.
Do you consider it "whining" to inform people that a corrupt Commission, backed by a "compromised" news media, are engaged in a conspiracy against the public? If so, you must not be very much of a believer in democracy.
I'd still like to know how it has hurt anyone.
You must have nothing but rocks rattling around in your head! I've answered this question (presumably for you) countless times in the past. The short answer is: no law can "hurt anyone" if it's not enforced, and the zoning plan is not being enforced. (Since you seem to be a little "slow," I probably ought to point out to you that a non-enforced zoning plan cannot HELP anyone, either.)
For a more comprehensive answer, here's a posting I made on August 15, 2006:
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Anonymous said:
The question STILL remains....what harm has zoning done to anyone?
Zoning is a transfer of property rights from the landowner, to the County Commissioners. You, the landowner, get to keep paying taxes on the land, but the Commissioners now get to make all of the important decisons on how you get to USE "your" land. Many people object to this blatant loss of freedom, and feel that their life is diminished by their reduction in status to rightless "serfs" ruled over by the almighty Commission.
Now, as to the "LUMP," it has never had any such impact, because it is not, and never has been, legally enforced. Just ask the County Attorney, if you don't believe this to be the case.
Never got an answer to that question.
I've answered this question, on this blog, and on the original blog, at least a half dozen times. What part of "the LUMP is not being enforced, and therefore cannot hurt anyone" do you not understand???
It is possible, however, that the LUMP may finally be put into effect. The attempt to lease the output of the Campbellsville spring to a Canadian company is going to require that the LUMP's map be amended to change that property from FAR to "Light Industrial." And that means that the Planning Commission has to have a meeting, vote to rezone the lot, then put an ad in the paper that describes the rezoning, and announces (15 days ahead of time) a meeting of the COUNTY COMMISSION, where the public is invited to attend, and then of course the Commission will have to have a second special meeting to actually vote on the zoning map change. I don't know about you, but that sounds like an awful lot of work to get done before the new commissioners are sworn in-- which seems to be the intent.
If, on the other hand, Speer and Vanzant and Company simply skip all this rezoning jazz, then that should prove, once and for all that the LUMP was passed for PR reasons only, and never was intended to be enforced. We shall soon see!
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And to think, I worked outside on my house all afternoon this past Sunday, and nobody came out to arrest me. Imagine that!
I have added another room to my chicken house as well. Nobody came out and told me a darned thing about how it should be constructed and which days are suitable for me to work on it. Laughable.
Look, rocks-for-brains, I never said that Giles County suffers under what people in Coral Gables, Florida have to endure. I merely point out that it's possible for it to get that out of hand, since nothing in the Tennessee zoning enabling act makes such burdensome regulation unlawful. Then again, even if there was such a prohibition, that would offer little comfort in a county where the public officials routinely break the laws!
I've answered your questions, so I'd like to see you answer mine:
(1) Do you approve lawbreaking by county officials, so long as it's for a "good" cause, like zoning?
(2) Do you think that laws should be passed, even when 80% of the people affected oppose them?
(3) When did "Land Use Management" become "zoning?" Fork tongued liars Roger Reedy and Janet Vanzant both insisted that the LUMP was NOT a zoning plan, before it was passed.
(4) Do you approve of county officials lying to the public?
(5) Do you approve the twisting and minipulation of the news by the local "news" media?
Please answer these questions, and then we'll take it from there.
Kendrick..
Let me respond to your questions:
1. No
2. Yes and no. Government
sometimes has to do whats best
and not necessarily popular.
You know that, however.
3. Aren't we splitting hair over
terminologies here? Please, no
name-calling.
4. Of course not.
5. Of course not.
Hope this clears up your misunderstandings about where I stand.
Anonymous, August 01, 2007 5:52:00 PM, said:
Let me respond to your questions:
1. No
That's great, but why are you so opposed to "whining" by people like WAB, whenever he exposes lawbreaking by local officials? And how exactly are "We the People" ever going to clean up corruption, without doing a little "whining?"
2. Yes and no. Government sometimes has to do whats best and not necessarily popular. You know that, however.
We'll have to agree to disagree on this one! You think it's okay for government to pass laws that 80% of the people oppose? Whatever happened to "consent of the governed?" Aren't you forgetting that the job of a REPRESENTATIVE is to REPRESENT the views of his or her constituents? Going against the wishes of 80% of the voters is simply pure arrogance, and can't be justified by any circumstance I can imagine.
This idea that "government sometimes has to do what's best" seems to be based on the idea that the people who get elected to government are somehow smarter, or more moral, than the voters who elect them. I can't imagine where anyone would get that idea! As far as smartness goes, there's no IQ test required to hold any office in this fair land. A "dry drunk" with a low IQ might get elected President of the United States, provided that he has a pleasant personality, a good set of handlers, and a rich daddy who once was President.
As far as "morality" goes, there seems to be a lot of anecdotal evidence that politicians, on average, are a great deal less moral than the voting public. There's certainly plenty of reason to assume that politicians are generally dishonest; "lying to the voters" is the main tool for getting elected nowadays. And certainly almost everyone who takes an oath before God to uphold the Constitution, immediately breaks that oath, along with their quickly forgotten campaign promises.
Moreover, power tends to attract bad people. Amoral psychopaths like Bill Clinton will do anything to gain and hold onto power; the same is true, to a lesser degree, with penny-ante politicos like Roger Reedy. (In case you've forgotten, he's the man who damned his soul to Hell, when he went on WKSR and lied to the public that the "LUMP" wasn't a soning plan... since he's never publicly recanted and apologized for any of this, he's still Hell-ward bound, IMHO.)
I truly believe, from the bottom of my heart, that the best form of government ever invented, is the New England Town Meeting. And in a Town Meeting, whatever the majority wants, goes. There's no second guessing of the voters by allegedly smarter and more moral politicians. Yet the system works, and works well.
The same is true in the freest country on Earth, Switzerland. All of the big decisions are made by the voters, and their federal government is so weak, that the average Swiss citizen doesn't even know the name of their current President.
Anonymous, you claim that, in some cases, the government must override the wishes of an 80% supermajority of the voters. Would you like to name a specific instance of when this would be required?
3. Aren't we splitting hair over terminologies here?
Indeed, we are not! Roger Reedy took a paper copy of an old zoning plan (which had been rejected by the voters, by an overwhelming margin), and had it retyped, typos and all, by Vanzant's office staff. Some flunky was hired to edit the resulting file, by (a) doing a "search and replace" to change every instance of "zoning" to "land use management," (b) add a few paragraphs dealing with "adult oriented businesses, (c) add a page or two of boiler plate dealing with rock quarries, and (d) move churches and schools from "FAR" in the original plan, to "Commercial" in the "LUMP" so that no church or private school can be built in Giles County without first getting permission from the County Commission (no, I'm not making this up!). When this was done, Reedy removed (or destroyed) all the copies of the original plan in the local archives, to cover up what he had done.
The clear intent was (a) to fool the public into thinking that the "LUMP" was something other than a zoning plan, and (b) to drop the original plan down the "memory hole," so that no-one could compare the two plans, and realize that they are word for word, typo for typo, identical, across 99.99999% of the text.
Reedy and Vanzant's sinister "fool the public" plan might've worked, except for the fact that I had, in my archives, an electronic copy of the original (rejected) zoning plan. I launched a website, www.kendrickmcpeters.com, and posted copies of both plans, so people could campare and contrast them for themselves. (The website is still online; check out the two plans, and see what you think of Reedy's blatant plagiarism.)
Everyone with any political acumen knew, in 20003, that the voters would rise up against any attempt to impose a zoning plan. That's why Reedy shamelessly lied about his "LUMP" not being a zoning plan. It would never have passed, had he not resorted to trickery and deceit. (Of course, the fact that the local "news" paper played along with the deception helped a great deal, too.)
This is NOT quibbling over semantics. Anything that is legally authorized under TCA 13-7-101, et seq, IS a zoning plan, no matter WHAT you try calling it. That's just a plain fact of reality, and no lying, power hungry politician, can change it. In the same manner, when Ronald Reagan raised taxes, and called it "revenue enhancement," it was still a tax increase.
Democracy cannot work, when elected officials use misleading language to try to scam the public. Politicians owe us the unvarnished truth, at the very least! It is Orwellian in the extreme for Reedy to take a zoning plan, strike the word zoning, and try and pass it off as something other than a zoning plan.
I won't belabor this point any further, as by now you surely can see what I mean.
Please, no name-calling.
I can PROVE that Reedy is a blatant liar. Isn't the easily documented fact that he took an old zoning plan, re-christened it a "LUMP," and then insisted to the public that it WASN'T a zoning plan, more than enough proof of his intent to deceive? And if he has LIED to the public, why shouldn't I call him a LIAR? Should I use some politically correct euphemism, and say that Reedy has "integrity deficit disorder," just to spare his precious feelings? Phooey on that! Reedy and Vanzant should count their lucky stars that "tarring and feathering" has gone out of fashion, as simply calling them LIARS lets them off way too easy, in my humble opinion.
4. Of course not.
Well, good. I take it you'll soon be issuing a call for liars Reedy and Vanzant to resign? If not, why not?
5. Of course not.
Terrific. Then I suppose you'll be sending the Lakes a scathing "Letter to the Editor," complaining about how they lied by omission, and thereby allowed the County Commission to illegally pass a zoning plan? I look forward to reading it!
Hope this clears up your misunderstandings about where I stand.
It's good for a start! By the way, did I finally make it clear why the non-enforced "LUMP" has never hurt anyone? Gosh, I surely hope I did!
kendrick...
Your "humble" opinion? That's the funniest thing I've ever seen you put on this blog.
In my opinion, I think you are a very dangerous person.
To a-nag-u-must, the most amazing revelation from your post is the total arrogance of describing yourself as "thinking".
unsmart...
Excuse me, but you have me confused with the above post. Try not be so paranoid in the future. You already have enough disorders upstairs qwithout having to add another one.
I was wondering when you would be back on here spewing your venom and defending anything the complainers do or say. Laughable to the max!
To a-nag-u-must, there was no mistake or confusion you are what you are.
I would again point out to you that I do not seek to defend anyone in particular I only want to address your utter nonsense and hypocrisy.
unsmart..
You never defend your hero either, do you? Laughable. Isn't it a bit hypocritical of you to say that you don't? Laughable indeed!
a-nag-u-must,if a person was about to whack another person in the head with a stick and you stepped in and whacked the attacker would you be defending the almost victim or would you simply be interrupting the intent of the attacker. The almost victim would benefit to a degree but the main motivation was preventing the intent of the attacker from taking place. So if I expose your stupidity for the purpose of stopping your inane utterances, it's not only wab that benefits but everyone who reads this blog. If you would just say something intelligent every now and then but alas I dream beyond all reality.
Anonymous, August 03, 2007 3:53:00 PM, said:
Your "humble" opinion? That's the funniest thing I've ever seen you put on this blog.
Laugh all you want, but the truth is that I really am fairly humble. Anyone who spent 25 years believing there was no God, and that all of the universe simply came about "by chance" after a mysterious "big bang" made (somehow) a giant cloud of monatomic hydrogen, which given lotsa time and lotsa luck, just happened to "evolve" into the world as we know it, including the amazingly incredible complexity of the human body, all the way from the macro level of the eyeball, down to the micro level of self replicating DNA in the nucleus of each cell. Trust me on this, if you'd ever truly bought into such (government sponsored and subsidized) nonsense, and spent years and years of your life depressed and contemplating suicide in order to "turn out the lights" on your meaningless, pointless existance... THEN, you really would have no choice but to be a little humble in offering your opinions. Cause, if you could be so utterly mistaken on THAT, when the TRUTH -- a natural world so complex and fine tuned that practically shouts out that it could only have come from a Designer -- was staring you in the face the whole time, well... it just shakes you up and makes you humble, like it or not.
At this point, you might say that theology is one thing and politics is another, and that I've never adnitted being wrong on a political matter. You could say that, but you would be wrong...
For many years, I followed the "libertarian party line" regarding immigration. I bought hook, line, and sinker, the idea that immigrants are a good thing, and the govrenment should allow anyone who wants to, to come on in, and stay forever. In time, the scales fell from my eyes, and I realized that the American culture I knew and loved would go away for good, just as soon as enough non-assimilating Mexicans moved here and started voting in our elections. I thus decided, about five years or so ago, that we'd be much better as a nation, if the Mexicans would kindly stay on their side of the border.
Another big political mistake I made, was to cast a vote in favor of the TN State Lottery. I knew at the time that state lottos are a sucker's game, but, since I also knew I'd never be wasting my money on it, I figured it would be no skin off my nose, if other people were allowed to play. Where I made my mistake was in failing to anticipate the nonstop barrage of hyper-annoying "gamble, gamble, gamble!" ads that would be showing up on television. There's no telling how many families have had their finances ruined because of the false promises made by those despicable ads, and I hate those ads for reminding me of my small role in making it all possible.
Anyway, there you have it... that's three major reasons why my ego is held in check, owing to my having made such bone headed decisions in the past.
In my opinion, I think you are a very dangerous person.
You think I'm a "very dangerous" person? But, dangerous to who? Dangerous for what reason? What exactly do you think I'll do, which will put others into some sort of "danger?" I can't think of anything, and I've tried, hard, to do so. Thus, we desperately need you to fill everyone in on the dire threat I pose to Giles County, if not, in addition, all of Tennessee, the US government, the Earth-Moon planetary system, and some of the more near-by asteroids.
Meanwhile, speaking of "very dangerous," do you have any idea how many folks did nothing "wrong" other than to consume a natural, God created species of plant, and were incarcerated in the last year?
If you want to talk about "dangerous," then let's talk about the out of control growth of government! Government at the state, federal and local levels is consuming over $6 Trillion per year. That works out to $80,000 in spending for each family of four.
And how is the money collected? Well, the primary revenue source for the feds is the Income Tax. And how is this tax collected? By threatening to shoot anyone who refuses to pay "their fair share," and to place them in a steel cage where they'll face regular anal rape from other prisoners.
Well, that seems mighty harsh! So how are state taxes collected? By compelling, at the point of a gun, every retailer to charge "sales tax" and send it to them every month. Failure to do so, and you face the "steel cage/gang rape" punishment designed for murderers.
How about at the local level? Well, our local taxes primarily come from taxing homes and real estate. If a Giles taxpayer fails to pay this tax, the Sheriff will attempt to evict him from his "own" property, using lethal force, if he deems it necessary.
And all of the above is just in terms of collecting the taxes! With 100,000 pages of divinely ordained commandments "on the books," it takes a standing army of federal LEOs to coerce people into obeying them all. So, basically, things are set up so that anyone, anywhere, can be "busted" for some "crime" or another. This should scare you, even if you are utterly "squeaky clean."
The fact is that government likes to suppress dissent in this nation, and that means something very special to those of us willing to be an upright nail, just "begging" to be hammered.
It means that all of us -- but especially, people such as myself who stand up in public and say that the emperor (ie, government) has no clothes -- are in grave danger. I figure that there is literally nothing more than a kilogram sized bag of cocaine, swiped from the police evidence room by a dirty cop, and the dirty cop's willingness to plant it on me... standing between me, and a life sentance of "hard time" in a federal prison.
I used to worry about this a lot, but nowadays, I simply accept the sword of damocles hanging over me, as the price I have to pay in order to exercise "free speech" in our so very "free" country.
So, when I think of "very dangerous" people, I tend to think of the thousands of trained killers now working for the Feds, and not a harmless scribbler with an exceedingly small following in a very obscure corner of the Internet. But, if you want to go ahead, and work yourself up into a lather of fear over me, then please be my guest. Worry about the monsters under your bed too, while you're at it. Not to mention the hulking thing, currently breathing rather raspily in your bedroom closet...
Worry about harmless things like me, and the monsters that come out at night in your bedroom, if you like. But based on past performance, I think you'd be much better advised, to worry about the soulless human killing machines, each of whom had a gun and a badge from the Feds, who did this to a young girl:
http://snipurl.com/1pbkx
Just for reference's sake, here's what this girl looked like before she encountered federal "law enforcement agents":
http://snipurl.com/1pbky
Yes, Anonymous, you should be afraid. Be very afraid! Just be sure that the object of your fear is a real threat -- possessing both a gun, and a demonstrated willingness to use it on the innocent -- and not someone like me, who may disagree with you regarding certain issues, but would never lift a finger to hurt you in any way. A little food for thought, no?
unsmart..
May I have your answer to my question? You so typically dodge them, don't you. Just wanted you to be aware that I know. Then you try to make yourself look intelligent by attacking me for asking you questions?
Do you or do you not find yourself defending your hero? We both know you do, but I want you to admit it on this blog.
Finally, your "inane" question about the attacker is rather foolish. What I would do in that situation would depend on the circumstances. I would not become involved in someone else's business without knowing something about what is going on. Would you?
To a-nag-u-must
I never tried to make myself look anything. My dog looks intelligent next to your statements.
I never said I didn't ever defend wab only that I enjoy pointing out your stupidity and cowardice in most of your post. You state, "I would not become involved in someone else's business without knowing something about what is going on. Would you?"
That statement really points out the difference in me and you. I would and have become involved when I didn't know all the facts. I got my hand broken defending a woman who was about to be abducted or probably raped. I served two tours in Southeast Asia and didn't understand very much of why. Later I understood. I also went to Panama for a visit with Gen. Noriga and didn't have a clue where I was until halfway there and still didn't know much about it only what to do. So yes I get involved without a full understanding of the situation but I am a quick learner and stick because of the facts.
unsmart...
If you even had a dog, it would bite you and then run away. You are so hilarious.
Please just answer the question I asked you and stop trying to impress me with your intellect.
You did two tours in Vietnam? Is that correct? I recall your sarcastic remarks about my fighting for my country, so let me just say....big deal!
As for my jumping into the middle of a quarrel, I stand by what I said. Without the facts, I would not intervene. However, if someone were beating a woman or a child, be assured that I would deal with the situation in a most expeditious way. How dare you to imply that I would cowardly stand aloof! No way, Jose!
I wish you would have a heart-to-heart talk with the man in the mirror and realize how you keep making yourself look foolish. And bragging about how brave you are doesn't cover that up.
To a-nag-u-must, I got a dog but he's too smart to bite me and He wouldn't bite you because he don't like chicken.
You haven't seen any sarcastic remarks from me about your military service. You said, "I would not become involved in someone else's business without knowing something about what is going on. Would you?"
so I mentioned some example where I have involved myself without knowing a lot about the situation.
I never said I was brave in fact I spent a lot of time scared ----less
but I always managed to do what was necessary when the time came as I suppose you did.
After stating how you would never involve yourself by "jumping into the middle of a quarrel, without the facts" you turn right around and say that "if someone were beating a woman or a child, be assured that I would deal with the situation in a most expeditious way." Seems mighty unusual that you would actually do such a thing when you have no history of doing such a thing and are so committed to staying out of such affairs.
Now as for your statement, "How dare you to imply that I would cowardly stand aloof!" That wasn't my statement it was yours and it was you who made the implication so very clear. I simply agreed with you.
To wab of 9 august 10:44 posting.
I assume that based on the text of your post that you are actually the poster previously known as "Bad Bart". Whoever you are I do not appreciate you posting under the name wab. I understand that I don't have a copyright on those initials but they have come to identify me on this blog and thus your post may confuse readers as to who actually wrote what you have written.
I know that you have posted supportive statements of me in the past and rely on the hope that if you are a supporter you will not post under the name wab anymore.
I appreciate you correcting this matter as soon as possible. Allen Barrett
I apologize for using your initials in my response to a-nag-u-must, I just wanted to pull his chain a little more. I thought it would be kind of funny at the time but didn't really think it through.
dense bart....
I now think you even worse than unsmart..dense would be more appropo. Do you continually strain at a gnat and swallow the camel? Incredible.
Please let me attept to clear up more of yopur misunderstandings.
YES, you did mock my military service in a previous post. So please don't try to excuse (my polite way of saying don't lie) yourself on that.
No, I would never jump in the middle of something when the facts were unclear or unknown. But when I see a man beating a woman or a child, that's enough to get me involved. How can I make this any clearer? But you were just trying to impress others, weren't you?
And you seem to delight in calling me a chicken. And you DID imply that I would stand aloof. Once again, how dare you! You don't know a thing about me.
It's so laughable how you angered your hero by using his name on a post. You should know that his ego will not allow for that! But I don't understand why, because it appears the both of you are cut from the same bolt of cloth. I anxiously await your apology to him. Unbelievably laughable.
By the way, you again forgot to address me by my proper name here.
Why is it that I'm not surprised good old dependable anonymous would have a criticism to express concerning something not involving him. After all he did say, "I would never jump in the middle of something when the facts were unclear or unknown." I guess that only applies when there is a possibility of him being identified.
You stated, "It's so laughable how you angered your hero by using his name on a post. You should know that his ego will not allow for that! I anxiously await your apology to him. Unbelievably laughable." The thing that is "unbelievably laughable" is you and the total dumbness you exhibit. Would it be a matter of ego to not want someone else to use your identity, how about to sign a check. It takes an incredibly small mind to not understand something that has been explained to them several times. It is not ego but a simple matter of responsibility that causes me to post under my own name. I have no problem with others who choose to post under anonymous or any name they choose as long as they don't do as you and hide behind that name to attack others viciously with unfounded rumors and outright lies. That is the way of
an coward of which you are chief.
As for the apology, had you been able to read above the kindergarten level you would have seen that the apology was already offered and accepted, end of story. Allen Barrett
wab...
I don't recall anybody pulling your chain either! I wasn't talking to you, ok? In spite of your egotism and arrogance, surely you can agre with that. Right?
Let me ask you a question since you decided to opine. Would you jump into the middle of a fight or heated argument without knowing any of the details surrounding the altercation? You have better judgment than that, and so do I! And you know very well that my getting involved in a situation wherein a man is beating a woman or a child is an ENTIRELY different scenario that would of necessity call for action. Believe me, I would intervene, regardless of who knew my name or not. That was a silly thing for you to say. I'm not impressed! Hope that helped to clear up yet another of your misunderstandings.
And I suppose your referring to my dumbness, small mindedness, and being "chief of cowards" is just another of your attempts to describe my behavior? And then you have the nerve to accuse me of "viciously" attacking people with unfounded rumors and lies. But of course, you never do any of that, do you? Could this be another case of the pot calling the kettle black? I think so.
Hilarious.
To anonymous of 13 Aug 8:27 post.
Why can't you ever discuss the question at hand or stay on subject?
I responded to your charge that it was my ego that caused me to not want someone else to use my name. Absurd!
If I saw two people fighting I would try to intercede as I believe there are other ways to deal with an argument. As for "viciously" attacking someone You can not show me one instance where I have verbally attacked anyone without giving supportive evidence and signing my name so there would be no question as to who said what. That way anyone I have said anything about can come back to me, on this blog, on the phone or wherever they happen to see me, with whatever they choose to say.
You on the other hand have made accusations without any supportive proof and even acknowledge some to be simple rumors, and never give your name so people can challenge your statements. You are a coward in that you will not take responsibility for your post and hide behind "anonymous" to protect yourself from an challenge of your unfounded remarks. Allen Barrett
wab..
I see you have again busied yourself describing my behavior.
You said you would intervene in a fight without knowing any of the circumstances. Isn't that just a bit foolhardy and arrogant to assume you have that right? No, you have no business getting involved in someone else's argument unless there is obvious abuse or victimization.
Let me clear up one more of your misunderstandings while I'm at it. I have NEVER made unfounded accusations as you suggest. Furthermore, I don't call people liars, morons, idiots, crooks, etc. You "on the other hand" can make derogatory remarks about those you don't like and excuse yourself by saying you are describing behavior. Absurd! Is there something I am missing here?
Lastly, Kendrick set up the provisions for an anonymous posting. I'm merely going by the rules. And just because I don't sign my name doesn't mean I'm a coward. Just wanted to clear that up for you as well.
To Anonymous of 14 August 8:16 posting.
I don't understand why you insist on getting so much wrong so often. Try to have someone read this to you real slow. On occasion I have described your behavior but I have also described the character you have shown and your lack of character. I also have described your IQ level based on your posting and the absolute cowardice you show in making unfounded accusations, creating and spreading rumors and gossip. I have said on occasion that by your not taking responsibility for your vicious and untrue statements you prove yourself to be of low character. While behavior may at times be an indication of character you can be sure that character is the mark of the person, your mark is very, very small.
Your statement, "You "on the other hand" can make derogatory remarks about those you don't like and excuse yourself by saying you are describing behavior" is utterly ludicrous. If you can not see a difference in me calling someone a liar, giving the reason and clear evidence as support, and then putting my name on the statement compared to you making accusations without any proof other than, I don't like that person, then hiding your real identity by posting as anonymous you're not only blind you're just plain stupid.
When you read my post you see what “I” have said, period. With you it’s a continual string of “everyone says; other people are saying; all I know is what people are saying” then you sign it anonymous.
At least with my name on my posts anything I say can be easily traced back to me and any error on my part can be easily confronted and corrected.
I have tried to reason with you on a number of occasions. I have tried to show you facts to support everything I have said but you are just too pigheaded to see anything but what you want to see. You have even posted on this blog that “you do not care about facts you just don’t like me”. Now if there is some part of this post you still don't understand please call Oprah she may still care because I don’t. Allen Barrett
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So WAB can post his crap, but mine is deleted?
sign your name & claim your crap if your so proud of it!!!!
btw yours was complete & utter hogwash written by somone whose mind works on a level that is equal to Thomas the train so you should be happy & feel right at home over there....do you even read what you write??
you should like a child stamping his foot & whining..sorry had to steal that word from the favorite blogger.....
An anonymous comeback calling anonymous posts hogwash, and making comments about Thomas the Train! Now there is some credibility.
You guys are so brainwashed. WAB has never gained the respect of anyone except a few folks who are led around like moonies or gang members. Why can't you see that it is easy to sit on the sidelines and criticize? It is much more difficult to get in there and make things happen. I dare WAB and Kendrick to actually gain a position of authority and then make something positive happen in the community. THEY CAN'T DO IT! But they are very good a sitting back and ridiculing.
but i have yet to see those two names signed under a post that did not FACTS in it...all these others are just people saying what they want to say anonymously...yet over and over someone posts that they are ridiculing or whining when it is a post by an anonymous poster...
and they make a point of being available to go point by point over any discussion you wish to have..so the only slamming i see i you slamming them...i thought they were trying to "get something done here" and were branded troublemakers for their efforts.....
so you must be a politician cos' u sure are talking out of both sides of your mouth....
i heard Gore Vidal say that it makes people angry when you force them to think about unpleasant things so they get angry at the person or (kill the messenger) mentality...i never realized how true that was here in this Utopia we call Pulaski....
Patriotism is the last refuge of scoundrels....LOve it or leave it!!!! But never speak up if you see any wrong....
wab..
There you go again exposing your rear end. I am so amazed that you strain at a gnat and swallow a camel. Again, I must give you another spanking to help with your misunderstandings.
You condescendingly "suggest" that I get someone to slowly read the post to me so that I may understand. How arrogant can a human being possibly be? You have taken the concept to a new plateau. I'm absolutely amazed that someone close to you hasn't taken you aside and told you how you really are. Your arrogance is my "bone of contention" with you! Of ciourse, I've told you that before but to no avail.
Let me ask you another question since you accuse me of relying on hearsay and etc. Do you know for a fact that Hitler slaughtered the Jews or that Christopher Columbus discovered America? Or do you depend on historic accounts to be gospel?
Finally, let's look at your post and review your negative (describing behavior) remarks you have made about me. I'm seeing lack of character, pigheaded, blind, and stupid. Did I miss any? And you have the nerve to accuse me of viciously attacking you. Hope that cleared up that hypocritical misunderstanding.
Next misunderstanding. You accuse me of not caring for truth and fact and that I just don't like you, regardless of what you might have to say. That too is a falsehood. I never said I flat disliked you but will concede that I strongly dislike your manner and style. You may have the gospel for all I know. But the point you continually misunderstand is that its the way you beat people (those who have differing viewpoints) over the head with it that bothers me.
You keep beating your own drum about signing your name to your posts and belittling those who don't. Well, let me help you with this last misunderstanding. Some people cannot, for reasons that are none of your business or mine, post their names on this blog. On the other hand, some people love the spotlight. It reminds me of an old saying that goes something like this....fools' names like fools' faces oft appear in public places. Perhaps some people choose to live by that doctrine. Are they wrong then because you don't?
I have really worked hard on this particular post to help you with your misunderstandings. I hope I've been able to be of assistance.
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