Day: December 19, 2005

*sigh*

Yeh, yeh: Dog bites man and the feds “spy” on citizens’ international communications.

¡Quelle surprise!

*yawn*

I really, really did NOT want to give the latest LLMB/MMPA meme any ink (so I haven’t stated the meme-ish sound bite), but I’ve had several folks ask in email why I haven’t, so I’ll answer that here.

It’s not news. And it’s not the threat to our civil liberties that the Loony Left Moonbat Brigade and the Mass Media Podpeople’s Army would have us think. It was, as Michelle Malkin and others have pointed out, simply a means of

1. pushing the Iraq elections out of headline space
2. attempting (and apprently succeeding) to kill the Patriot Act
3. shilling (in the lead article from the New York Slimes) a book, which I’ll not give any promo by even naming here.

And James, at Upsated, has the final (well, almost 🙂 word:

“Do you think that your [sic] communication is private? Believe me when I say its [sic] not. With just a small amount of cash, I could monitor my entire town. From cellphones to hardlines, anybody with just a passing knowledge of the Telco industry could listen to everything you say. Hearing your so called private conversations is a snap.”

Yep. (And, BTW, you know that around 75% of the wireless networked computers in just about anyone’s neck of the woods are wide open to anyone who wants to browse them? People who don’t care enough about their privacy to close the doors-or at least close the curtains-shouldn’t “get frisky” on the living room floor… )

h.t. to Jo’s Cafe for the Upstated link.

*sigh*

Yeh, yeh: Dog bites man and the feds “spy” on citizens’ international communications.

¡Quelle surprise!

*yawn*

I really, really did NOT want to give the latest LLMB/MMPA meme any ink (so I haven’t stated the meme-ish sound bite), but I’ve had several folks ask in email why I haven’t, so I’ll answer that here.

It’s not news. And it’s not the threat to our civil liberties that the Loony Left Moonbat Brigade and the Mass Media Podpeople’s Army would have us think. It was, as Michelle Malkin and others have pointed out, simply a means of

1. pushing the Iraq elections out of headline space
2. attempting (and apprently succeeding) to kill the Patriot Act
3. shilling (in the lead article from the New York Slimes) a book, which I’ll not give any promo by even naming here.

And James, at Upsated, has the final (well, almost 🙂 word:

“Do you think that your [sic] communication is private? Believe me when I say its [sic] not. With just a small amount of cash, I could monitor my entire town. From cellphones to hardlines, anybody with just a passing knowledge of the Telco industry could listen to everything you say. Hearing your so called private conversations is a snap.”

Yep. (And, BTW, you know that around 75% of the wireless networked computers in just about anyone’s neck of the woods are wide open to anyone who wants to browse them? People who don’t care enough about their privacy to close the doors-or at least close the curtains-shouldn’t “get frisky” on the living room floor… )

h.t. to Jo’s Cafe for the Upstated link.

Thank you, Romeocat, for yet another moving Advent Meditation. CLICK on the mp3 below and then read O, faithful… COME!

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Thank you, Romeocat, for yet another moving Advent Meditation. CLICK on the mp3 below and then read O, faithful… COME!

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Thank you, Romeocat, for yet another moving Advent Meditation. CLICK on the mp3 below and then read O, faithful… COME!

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"...Among the many factors that led to the dissolution of the United States was its refusal to guard its borders. The influx of cheap workers displacing citizens from jobs; the strain on the economy of government social programs supporting these workers (large prtions whose wages often returned to their countries of origin instead of recirculating in the U.S. economy); the drag on educational systems caused by "bi-lingual" programs; the dissolution of the "American melting pot" and resultant dilution of citizen status; illegal aliens importing not only non-assimilating cultures but large numbers of criminals; porous borders allowing active enemies of the United States easy entry (Islamic terrorists and others): these and many other deleterious effects of the de facto "Open Borders" practiced by the United States in the late 20th and early 21st centuries were major elements contributing to its downfall..."-The Rise and Fall of the United States of America, translated from Chinese, 2150.

Think it couldn’t happen that way? It’s happened before. As has famously been said, those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat its mistakes… in endless, but predictable, variations.

This is an open post. Link here and trackback. Have questions about open posting? The MaryHunter says it as well as anyone:

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Yeh, what he said.

Dittoed at Bloggin’ Outloud, The Land of Ozz, Committees of Correspondence, Pirates! Man your Women!

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This has been a production of the Guard the Borders Blogburst. It was started by Euphoric Reality, and serves to keep immigration issues in the forefront of our minds as we’re going about our daily lives and continuing to fight the war on terror. If you are concerned with the trend of illegal immigration facing our country, join our blogburst! Just send an email with your blog name and url to kit.jarrell at gmail dot com.

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"...Among the many factors that led to the dissolution of the United States was its refusal to guard its borders. The influx of cheap workers displacing citizens from jobs; the strain on the economy of government social programs supporting these workers (large prtions whose wages often returned to their countries of origin instead of recirculating in the U.S. economy); the drag on educational systems caused by "bi-lingual" programs; the dissolution of the "American melting pot" and resultant dilution of citizen status; illegal aliens importing not only non-assimilating cultures but large numbers of criminals; porous borders allowing active enemies of the United States easy entry (Islamic terrorists and others): these and many other deleterious effects of the de facto "Open Borders" practiced by the United States in the late 20th and early 21st centuries were major elements contributing to its downfall..."-The Rise and Fall of the United States of America, translated from Chinese, 2150.

Think it couldn’t happen that way? It’s happened before. As has famously been said, those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat its mistakes… in endless, but predictable, variations.

This is an open post. Link here and trackback. Have questions about open posting? The MaryHunter says it as well as anyone:

(What’s a trackback? Bad Example explains.) If your blog software can’t send trackbacks you can use Wizbang’s Standalone Trackback Pinger. If you have trouble, please leave a comment.

Yeh, what he said.

Dittoed at Bloggin’ Outloud, The Land of Ozz, Committees of Correspondence, Pirates! Man your Women!

_______________________________

This has been a production of the Guard the Borders Blogburst. It was started by Euphoric Reality, and serves to keep immigration issues in the forefront of our minds as we’re going about our daily lives and continuing to fight the war on terror. If you are concerned with the trend of illegal immigration facing our country, join our blogburst! Just send an email with your blog name and url to kit.jarrell at gmail dot com.

Blogs already on board:

"...Among the many factors that led to the dissolution of the United States was its refusal to guard its borders. The influx of cheap workers displacing citizens from jobs; the strain on the economy of government social programs supporting these workers (large prtions whose wages often returned to their countries of origin instead of recirculating in the U.S. economy); the drag on educational systems caused by "bi-lingual" programs; the dissolution of the "American melting pot" and resultant dilution of citizen status; illegal aliens importing not only non-assimilating cultures but large numbers of criminals; porous borders allowing active enemies of the United States easy entry (Islamic terrorists and others): these and many other deleterious effects of the de facto "Open Borders" practiced by the United States in the late 20th and early 21st centuries were major elements contributing to its downfall..."-The Rise and Fall of the United States of America, translated from Chinese, 2150.

Think it couldn’t happen that way? It’s happened before. As has famously been said, those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat its mistakes… in endless, but predictable, variations.

This is an open post. Link here and trackback. Have questions about open posting? The MaryHunter says it as well as anyone:

(What’s a trackback? Bad Example explains.) If your blog software can’t send trackbacks you can use Wizbang’s Standalone Trackback Pinger. If you have trouble, please leave a comment.

Yeh, what he said.

Dittoed at Bloggin’ Outloud, The Land of Ozz, Committees of Correspondence, Pirates! Man your Women!

_______________________________

This has been a production of the Guard the Borders Blogburst. It was started by Euphoric Reality, and serves to keep immigration issues in the forefront of our minds as we’re going about our daily lives and continuing to fight the war on terror. If you are concerned with the trend of illegal immigration facing our country, join our blogburst! Just send an email with your blog name and url to kit.jarrell at gmail dot com.

Blogs already on board: