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Editor,
President Obama made a promise to Planned Parenthood they expect him to keep. “The first thing I’d do as president is sign the Freedom of Choice Act. That’s the first thing I’d do.”
Those pro-abortion groups are raising big money. Seventy-five percent of women say they have abortions because it interferes with their career. You don’t murder somebody just because he or she interferes with your career. Many of these parents have feelings of guilt and emotional and physical problems. Abortion weakens instead of strengthens a marriage. Seventy percent of all relationships fail after abortions. The most powerful statement on abortion was when the handicapped woman said, “What is the point of all of these tests on pregnant women? To get rid of people like me?”
Ted Rudow III,MA
Friday, February 13, 2009
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Did Charley make a monkey out of you?
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Thursday, February 12, 2009
Remembering Darwin on his 200th birthday
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"Charles Darwin."
Yeshe Mengesha, a senior health science major, blinked and repeated the name. After some hints from a friend and a light of recognition, she frowned and asked, "Isn't he the one that said people came from monkeys?"
Today is "Darwin Day," celebrating a man whose revolutionary ideas about evolution are sometimes misunderstood....
Ted Rudow III,MA 2/12/09
This doctrine of delusion has become the general theme of modern so-called "science," and is therefore no longer true science, but pure, imaginary, evolutionary bunk. Evolution is now referred to as the "great principle" of biology. But a principle, according to the dictionary, is a foundation truth, or fact, and the basis of other truths. And if you know anything about evolution at all, you know it has never been proven to be either a truth or a fact, much less the foundation or the basis of other truths.
It is clear that Charles Darwin's hidden agenda for science was to drive out of the thinking of all scientists any concept of divine special creation, divine intervention into the world, and divine teleology (purpose, plan or goal) in the natural world. This amounts to redefining science wrongly to make it an automatic weapon against Christian faith. Darwin's theory has often been criticized by secular scientists, but his agenda for science has long enjoyed universal success in the secular establishment.
Once I was a tadpole long and thin, then I was a baboon with my tail tucked in, then I was a monkey in a tropical tree and now I am professor with college degree. Did Charley make a monkey out of you?
Ted Rudow III,MA
class of 1996
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Thursday, February 12, 2009
Remembering Darwin on his 200th birthday
Abstract:
"Charles Darwin."
Yeshe Mengesha, a senior health science major, blinked and repeated the name. After some hints from a friend and a light of recognition, she frowned and asked, "Isn't he the one that said people came from monkeys?"
Today is "Darwin Day," celebrating a man whose revolutionary ideas about evolution are sometimes misunderstood....
Ted Rudow III,MA 2/12/09
This doctrine of delusion has become the general theme of modern so-called "science," and is therefore no longer true science, but pure, imaginary, evolutionary bunk. Evolution is now referred to as the "great principle" of biology. But a principle, according to the dictionary, is a foundation truth, or fact, and the basis of other truths. And if you know anything about evolution at all, you know it has never been proven to be either a truth or a fact, much less the foundation or the basis of other truths.
It is clear that Charles Darwin's hidden agenda for science was to drive out of the thinking of all scientists any concept of divine special creation, divine intervention into the world, and divine teleology (purpose, plan or goal) in the natural world. This amounts to redefining science wrongly to make it an automatic weapon against Christian faith. Darwin's theory has often been criticized by secular scientists, but his agenda for science has long enjoyed universal success in the secular establishment.
Once I was a tadpole long and thin, then I was a baboon with my tail tucked in, then I was a monkey in a tropical tree and now I am professor with college degree. Did Charley make a monkey out of you?
Ted Rudow III,MA
class of 1996
Law of love
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Thursday, February 12, 2009
Old Testament hypocrisy?
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It seems to me that there are a lot of pickers and choosers in the world. Poets and preachers shuffle through the pages of the Bible, picking and choosing what suits them best, like shoppers at a clearance rack. Did you find something that fits?
Why not read a little deeper into Mr....
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Ted Rudow III,MA 2/11/09
Jesus defined the "Law of Love" in general terms in this important passage in the New Testament. He expressed it another time in His famous "golden rule": "So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the law and the prophets" (Matthew 7:12). The apostle Paul echoed this principle when he wrote: "The entire law is summed up in a single command: Love your neighbor as yourself" (Galatians 5:14). These biblical passages express the heart and soul of all of God's laws and should guide all our actions and interaction with others. I refer to them as "God's Law of Love."
It is our understanding from these and other Scriptures that loving God first and foremost and loving others result in the ultimate fulfillment and completion of biblical law, including the Ten Commandments. If we as Christians love the Lord with all our heart, soul, and mind, and our neighbor as ourselves, we will naturally fulfill the spirit of all the other laws. For example, we won't put other gods before Him or take His name in vain. To love our neighbors as ourselves precludes murdering them, stealing from them, lying to them, or coveting what they have.
The motivation for us-as Christians-to obey these commandments should not be out of a fear of divine judgment, but rather because we are compelled by our love for God and others to exhibit consideration and kindness to our neighbors. I refrain from activities forbidden by the Ten Commandments because they would not be in accordance with our love for God and others.
I believe that through the Lord's salvation, and because of His Law of Love as expressed in the verses listed above, Christians are released from the hundreds of rules under the Mosaic laws in the Old Testament and are no longer required to observe them. For example, we refrain from eating foods classified in the Bible as "unclean," or engaging in unhealthy habits such as smoking or overconsumption of alcohol or food, because to do so would hinder our health-and thus our ability to minister to others. However, I do not feel bound to refrain from those practices as religious ordinances.
I therefore hold as a basic tenet that if a person's actions are motivated by unselfish, sacrificial love-the love of God for others-and are not intentionally hurtful to others, these actions are in accordance with Scripture and are lawful in the eyes of God. "The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace. Against such there is no law" (Galatians 5:22-23).
Ted Rudow III,MA
class of 1996
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Thursday, February 12, 2009
Old Testament hypocrisy?
Abstract:
It seems to me that there are a lot of pickers and choosers in the world. Poets and preachers shuffle through the pages of the Bible, picking and choosing what suits them best, like shoppers at a clearance rack. Did you find something that fits?
Why not read a little deeper into Mr....
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Ted Rudow III,MA 2/11/09
Jesus defined the "Law of Love" in general terms in this important passage in the New Testament. He expressed it another time in His famous "golden rule": "So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the law and the prophets" (Matthew 7:12). The apostle Paul echoed this principle when he wrote: "The entire law is summed up in a single command: Love your neighbor as yourself" (Galatians 5:14). These biblical passages express the heart and soul of all of God's laws and should guide all our actions and interaction with others. I refer to them as "God's Law of Love."
It is our understanding from these and other Scriptures that loving God first and foremost and loving others result in the ultimate fulfillment and completion of biblical law, including the Ten Commandments. If we as Christians love the Lord with all our heart, soul, and mind, and our neighbor as ourselves, we will naturally fulfill the spirit of all the other laws. For example, we won't put other gods before Him or take His name in vain. To love our neighbors as ourselves precludes murdering them, stealing from them, lying to them, or coveting what they have.
The motivation for us-as Christians-to obey these commandments should not be out of a fear of divine judgment, but rather because we are compelled by our love for God and others to exhibit consideration and kindness to our neighbors. I refrain from activities forbidden by the Ten Commandments because they would not be in accordance with our love for God and others.
I believe that through the Lord's salvation, and because of His Law of Love as expressed in the verses listed above, Christians are released from the hundreds of rules under the Mosaic laws in the Old Testament and are no longer required to observe them. For example, we refrain from eating foods classified in the Bible as "unclean," or engaging in unhealthy habits such as smoking or overconsumption of alcohol or food, because to do so would hinder our health-and thus our ability to minister to others. However, I do not feel bound to refrain from those practices as religious ordinances.
I therefore hold as a basic tenet that if a person's actions are motivated by unselfish, sacrificial love-the love of God for others-and are not intentionally hurtful to others, these actions are in accordance with Scripture and are lawful in the eyes of God. "The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace. Against such there is no law" (Galatians 5:22-23).
Ted Rudow III,MA
class of 1996
Monday, February 09, 2009
Spartan Daily
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Monday, February 9, 2009
The Israeli Consul General comes to SJSU
Abstract:
The Spartan Daily's live coverage of a visit to SJSU by Akiva Tor, the Consul General of Israel for the Pacific Northwest. Things became quite heated at times, with accusations misleading statements by the audience and chants of "free Palestine." Recorded Thursday, 2-5-2008....
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2/09/09 The inhuman Gaza War was a reflection of Barak's own inhuman character. He waged the war as a part of his election campaign. When the anti-war demonstrators marched through the streets of Tel-Aviv and shouted: "Don't buy votes / with the blood of babies" they were not so far off the mark. Like Netanyahu, Barak is a documented failure. There is also a pessimistic version: Fascism has become a serious player in the Israeli public domain. The three main parties have now legitimized it. This phenomenon must be stopped before it is too late.
The Israelis are out to exterminate the Palestinians. You can see, what you have to expect from them when they get their way and can do whatever they want to do. You can look forward to slaughter, massacre and extermination of their enemies. The Israelis and the U.S. are making themselves to stink in the eyes and the ears , the nostrils of the whole world!
Ted Rudow III,MA
class of 1996
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Monday, February 9, 2009
The Israeli Consul General comes to SJSU
Abstract:
The Spartan Daily's live coverage of a visit to SJSU by Akiva Tor, the Consul General of Israel for the Pacific Northwest. Things became quite heated at times, with accusations misleading statements by the audience and chants of "free Palestine." Recorded Thursday, 2-5-2008....
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2/09/09 The inhuman Gaza War was a reflection of Barak's own inhuman character. He waged the war as a part of his election campaign. When the anti-war demonstrators marched through the streets of Tel-Aviv and shouted: "Don't buy votes / with the blood of babies" they were not so far off the mark. Like Netanyahu, Barak is a documented failure. There is also a pessimistic version: Fascism has become a serious player in the Israeli public domain. The three main parties have now legitimized it. This phenomenon must be stopped before it is too late.
The Israelis are out to exterminate the Palestinians. You can see, what you have to expect from them when they get their way and can do whatever they want to do. You can look forward to slaughter, massacre and extermination of their enemies. The Israelis and the U.S. are making themselves to stink in the eyes and the ears , the nostrils of the whole world!
Ted Rudow III,MA
class of 1996
Spartan Daily
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Monday, February 9, 2009
The Israeli Consul General comes to SJSU
Abstract:
The Spartan Daily's live coverage of a visit to SJSU by Akiva Tor, the Consul General of Israel for the Pacific Northwest. Things became quite heated at times, with accusations misleading statements by the audience and chants of "free Palestine." Recorded Thursday, 2-5-2008....
.....................................................................
2/09/09 The inhuman Gaza War was a reflection of Barak's own inhuman character. He waged the war as a part of his election campaign. When the anti-war demonstrators marched through the streets of Tel-Aviv and shouted: "Don't buy votes / with the blood of babies" they were not so far off the mark. Like Netanyahu, Barak is a documented failure. There is also a pessimistic version: Fascism has become a serious player in the Israeli public domain. The three main parties have now legitimized it. This phenomenon must be stopped before it is too late.
The Israelis are out to exterminate the Palestinians. You can see, what you have to expect from them when they get their way and can do whatever they want to do. You can look forward to slaughter, massacre and extermination of their enemies. The Israelis and the U.S. are making themselves to stink in the eyes and the ears , the nostrils of the whole world!
Ted Rudow III,MA
class of 1996
News
Opinion
Sports
Arts & Entertainment
Monday, February 9, 2009
The Israeli Consul General comes to SJSU
Abstract:
The Spartan Daily's live coverage of a visit to SJSU by Akiva Tor, the Consul General of Israel for the Pacific Northwest. Things became quite heated at times, with accusations misleading statements by the audience and chants of "free Palestine." Recorded Thursday, 2-5-2008....
.....................................................................
2/09/09 The inhuman Gaza War was a reflection of Barak's own inhuman character. He waged the war as a part of his election campaign. When the anti-war demonstrators marched through the streets of Tel-Aviv and shouted: "Don't buy votes / with the blood of babies" they were not so far off the mark. Like Netanyahu, Barak is a documented failure. There is also a pessimistic version: Fascism has become a serious player in the Israeli public domain. The three main parties have now legitimized it. This phenomenon must be stopped before it is too late.
The Israelis are out to exterminate the Palestinians. You can see, what you have to expect from them when they get their way and can do whatever they want to do. You can look forward to slaughter, massacre and extermination of their enemies. The Israelis and the U.S. are making themselves to stink in the eyes and the ears , the nostrils of the whole world!
Ted Rudow III,MA
class of 1996
Sunday, February 08, 2009
Fascism has become a serious player
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/02/08/18568931.php
Fascism has become a serious player
by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Sunday Feb 8th, 2009
The inhuman Gaza War was a reflection of Barak’s own inhuman character. He waged the war as a part of his election campaign. When the anti-war demonstrators marched through the streets of Tel-Aviv and shouted: “Don’t buy votes / with the blood of babies” they were not so far off the mark.
Like Netanyahu, Barak is a documented failure. There is also a pessimistic version: Fascism has become a serious player in the Israeli public domain. The three main parties have now legitimized it. This phenomenon must be stopped before it is too late.
The Israelis are out to exterminate the Palestinians You can see, what you have to expect from them when they get their way and can do whatever they want to do. You can look forward to slaughter, massacre and extermination of their enemies. The Israelis and the U.S. are making themselves to stink in the eyes and the ears , the nostrils of the whole world!
Ted Rudow III,MA
Fascism has become a serious player
by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Sunday Feb 8th, 2009
The inhuman Gaza War was a reflection of Barak’s own inhuman character. He waged the war as a part of his election campaign. When the anti-war demonstrators marched through the streets of Tel-Aviv and shouted: “Don’t buy votes / with the blood of babies” they were not so far off the mark.
Like Netanyahu, Barak is a documented failure. There is also a pessimistic version: Fascism has become a serious player in the Israeli public domain. The three main parties have now legitimized it. This phenomenon must be stopped before it is too late.
The Israelis are out to exterminate the Palestinians You can see, what you have to expect from them when they get their way and can do whatever they want to do. You can look forward to slaughter, massacre and extermination of their enemies. The Israelis and the U.S. are making themselves to stink in the eyes and the ears , the nostrils of the whole world!
Ted Rudow III,MA
Saturday, February 07, 2009
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Saturday, February 07, 2009
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Saturday, February 07, 2009
Dear Editor,
Sports really fosters the spirit of competition. It's the spirit of the world, the "me first" spirit - do what's best for yourself, win no matter who you have to hurt or step on in order to get ahead of the next guy. That's the spirit of the world, which is just the opposite of what Jesus wants to teach people - to love your neighbour as yourself.
Of course, partaking in some form of sports is fine. It's good exercise and can be good fun. But things in the world are so different, and when athletes get to the professional level where they're being paid to win, it gets extremely competitive. It becomes almost a life-and-death spirit.
It's a spiritual thing. It's the spirit of competition and pride, proving you're better than the other guy. They do it by sheer brawn, by their own strength, which really feeds their pride.
It's their idea of success. Winning means success in the world, so to win is a very big motivator. But the world just loves it!
Ted Rudow III, MA
PO Box 1222
Menlo Park, CA 94026
USA
Tedr77@aol.com
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Saturday, February 07, 2009
Dear Editor,
Sports really fosters the spirit of competition. It's the spirit of the world, the "me first" spirit - do what's best for yourself, win no matter who you have to hurt or step on in order to get ahead of the next guy. That's the spirit of the world, which is just the opposite of what Jesus wants to teach people - to love your neighbour as yourself.
Of course, partaking in some form of sports is fine. It's good exercise and can be good fun. But things in the world are so different, and when athletes get to the professional level where they're being paid to win, it gets extremely competitive. It becomes almost a life-and-death spirit.
It's a spiritual thing. It's the spirit of competition and pride, proving you're better than the other guy. They do it by sheer brawn, by their own strength, which really feeds their pride.
It's their idea of success. Winning means success in the world, so to win is a very big motivator. But the world just loves it!
Ted Rudow III, MA
PO Box 1222
Menlo Park, CA 94026
USA
Tedr77@aol.com
Thursday, February 05, 2009
Freedom?
"The Freedom of Choice Act"
Ted Rudow III,MA said...
President Obama made a promise to Planned Parenthood they expect him to keep."The first thing I’d do as President is sign the Freedom of Choice Act. That’s the first thing I’d do."
Freedom of Choice Act - Declares that it is the policy of the United States that every woman has the fundamental right to choose to: (1) bear a child; (2) terminate a pregnancy prior to fetal viability; or (3) terminate a pregnancy after fetal viability when necessary to protect her life or her health.
Prohibits a federal, state, or local governmental entity from: (1) denying or interfering with a woman's right to exercise such choices; or (2) discriminating against the exercise of those rights in the regulation or provision of benefits, facilities, services, or information. Provides that such prohibition shall apply retroactively.
Authorizes an individual aggrieved by a violation of this Act to obtain appropriate relief, including relief against a governmental entity, in a civil action.
Those pro-abortion groups are raising big money. 75% of the women say they have abortions because it interferes with their career. You don't murder somebody just because he or she interferes with your career. Many of these parents have feelings of guilt and emotional and physical problems. Abortion weakens instead of strengthens a marriage. 70% of all relationships fail after abortions.
The most powerful statement on abortion was when the handicapped woman said, "What is the point of all of these tests on pregnant women?--To get rid of people like me?"
Ted Rudow III,MA said...
President Obama made a promise to Planned Parenthood they expect him to keep."The first thing I’d do as President is sign the Freedom of Choice Act. That’s the first thing I’d do."
Freedom of Choice Act - Declares that it is the policy of the United States that every woman has the fundamental right to choose to: (1) bear a child; (2) terminate a pregnancy prior to fetal viability; or (3) terminate a pregnancy after fetal viability when necessary to protect her life or her health.
Prohibits a federal, state, or local governmental entity from: (1) denying or interfering with a woman's right to exercise such choices; or (2) discriminating against the exercise of those rights in the regulation or provision of benefits, facilities, services, or information. Provides that such prohibition shall apply retroactively.
Authorizes an individual aggrieved by a violation of this Act to obtain appropriate relief, including relief against a governmental entity, in a civil action.
Those pro-abortion groups are raising big money. 75% of the women say they have abortions because it interferes with their career. You don't murder somebody just because he or she interferes with your career. Many of these parents have feelings of guilt and emotional and physical problems. Abortion weakens instead of strengthens a marriage. 70% of all relationships fail after abortions.
The most powerful statement on abortion was when the handicapped woman said, "What is the point of all of these tests on pregnant women?--To get rid of people like me?"
Emperor Obama?
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Thursday, February 5, 2009
Emperor Obama should wear clothes
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I did not doubt for a moment what the outcome of our last election would be. Nor did I question, like some, whether or not America was ready to elect its first black president; I knew the time had come.
What I did not expect was for the world to hoist our star quarterback, Barack, on its collective shoulders and flaunt him through the village streets in a ticker-tape parade of ridiculous triumph....
Ted Rudow III,MA 2/03/09
Despite their anti-war rhetoric, President Barack Obama have adopted the congressional Democratic position that would leave open the option of keeping tens of thousands of U.S. troops in Iraq. Those who would reach such a lofty office in the eyes of the world have entangled themselves deeply in the affairs of this world. Those who are elected to this office that is so highly esteemed among men have few choices left to them. When in their hearts they know exactly where they stand, and which way they'll go when the showdown comes as many Democratic and Republican leaders have. They are prisoners of the compromises they have made to attain the office, prisoners of their advisers and counselors, prisoners of the policies of their party and the values of their nation.
Ted Rudow III,MA
class of 1996
News
Opinion
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Thursday, February 5, 2009
Emperor Obama should wear clothes
Abstract:
I did not doubt for a moment what the outcome of our last election would be. Nor did I question, like some, whether or not America was ready to elect its first black president; I knew the time had come.
What I did not expect was for the world to hoist our star quarterback, Barack, on its collective shoulders and flaunt him through the village streets in a ticker-tape parade of ridiculous triumph....
Ted Rudow III,MA 2/03/09
Despite their anti-war rhetoric, President Barack Obama have adopted the congressional Democratic position that would leave open the option of keeping tens of thousands of U.S. troops in Iraq. Those who would reach such a lofty office in the eyes of the world have entangled themselves deeply in the affairs of this world. Those who are elected to this office that is so highly esteemed among men have few choices left to them. When in their hearts they know exactly where they stand, and which way they'll go when the showdown comes as many Democratic and Republican leaders have. They are prisoners of the compromises they have made to attain the office, prisoners of their advisers and counselors, prisoners of the policies of their party and the values of their nation.
Ted Rudow III,MA
class of 1996
Monday, February 02, 2009
Super bowl?
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/02/02/18567777.php
Super bowl?
by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Monday Feb 2nd, 2009 8:56 AM
Sports really foster the spirit of competition. It's the spirit of the world the "me first" spirit--do what's best for yourself, win no matter who you have to hurt or step on in order to get ahead of the next guy. That's the spirit of the world, which is just the opposite of what Jesus wants to teach people--to love your neighbor as yourself.
Of course, some form of sports is fine. It's good exercise and can be good fun. But things in the world are so different, and when athletes get to the professional level where they're being paid to win, it gets extremely competitive. It becomes almost a life-and-death spirit.
It's a spiritual thing. It's the spirit of competition and pride, proving you're better than the other guy. They do it by sheer brawn, by their own strength, which really feeds their pride. It's their idea of success. Winning means success in the world, so to win is a very big motivator. But the world just loves it! See how this competitive sports thing has been the final stages of every great civilization and empire. What young men does the media glorify and glamorize the most? There about second. Is it the scholars? No probably about third. But the ones it builds memorials for and commemorates on special days and glamorizes as the greatest heroes of all time are its most murderous war-mongering soldiers.
Ted Rudow III,MA
Super bowl?
by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Monday Feb 2nd, 2009 8:56 AM
Sports really foster the spirit of competition. It's the spirit of the world the "me first" spirit--do what's best for yourself, win no matter who you have to hurt or step on in order to get ahead of the next guy. That's the spirit of the world, which is just the opposite of what Jesus wants to teach people--to love your neighbor as yourself.
Of course, some form of sports is fine. It's good exercise and can be good fun. But things in the world are so different, and when athletes get to the professional level where they're being paid to win, it gets extremely competitive. It becomes almost a life-and-death spirit.
It's a spiritual thing. It's the spirit of competition and pride, proving you're better than the other guy. They do it by sheer brawn, by their own strength, which really feeds their pride. It's their idea of success. Winning means success in the world, so to win is a very big motivator. But the world just loves it! See how this competitive sports thing has been the final stages of every great civilization and empire. What young men does the media glorify and glamorize the most? There about second. Is it the scholars? No probably about third. But the ones it builds memorials for and commemorates on special days and glamorizes as the greatest heroes of all time are its most murderous war-mongering soldiers.
Ted Rudow III,MA
Super bowl?
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/02/02/18567777.php
Super bowl?
by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Monday Feb 2nd, 2009 8:56 AM
Sports really foster the spirit of competition. It's the spirit of the world the "me first" spirit--do what's best for yourself, win no matter who you have to hurt or step on in order to get ahead of the next guy. That's the spirit of the world, which is just the opposite of what Jesus wants to teach people--to love your neighbor as yourself.
Of course, some form of sports is fine. It's good exercise and can be good fun. But things in the world are so different, and when athletes get to the professional level where they're being paid to win, it gets extremely competitive. It becomes almost a life-and-death spirit.
It's a spiritual thing. It's the spirit of competition and pride, proving you're better than the other guy. They do it by sheer brawn, by their own strength, which really feeds their pride. It's their idea of success. Winning means success in the world, so to win is a very big motivator. But the world just loves it! See how this competitive sports thing has been the final stages of every great civilization and empire. What young men does the media glorify and glamorize the most? There about second. Is it the scholars? No probably about third. But the ones it builds memorials for and commemorates on special days and glamorizes as the greatest heroes of all time are its most murderous war-mongering soldiers.
Ted Rudow III,MA
Super bowl?
by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Monday Feb 2nd, 2009 8:56 AM
Sports really foster the spirit of competition. It's the spirit of the world the "me first" spirit--do what's best for yourself, win no matter who you have to hurt or step on in order to get ahead of the next guy. That's the spirit of the world, which is just the opposite of what Jesus wants to teach people--to love your neighbor as yourself.
Of course, some form of sports is fine. It's good exercise and can be good fun. But things in the world are so different, and when athletes get to the professional level where they're being paid to win, it gets extremely competitive. It becomes almost a life-and-death spirit.
It's a spiritual thing. It's the spirit of competition and pride, proving you're better than the other guy. They do it by sheer brawn, by their own strength, which really feeds their pride. It's their idea of success. Winning means success in the world, so to win is a very big motivator. But the world just loves it! See how this competitive sports thing has been the final stages of every great civilization and empire. What young men does the media glorify and glamorize the most? There about second. Is it the scholars? No probably about third. But the ones it builds memorials for and commemorates on special days and glamorizes as the greatest heroes of all time are its most murderous war-mongering soldiers.
Ted Rudow III,MA
Super bowl
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Spartan Daily writers Stephanie Vallejo and Jessica Ayala weigh in with their predictions for Sunday's big game between Arizona and Pittsburgh.
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Ted Rudow III,MA 2/02/09
Sports really foster the spirit of competition. It's the spirit of the world the "me first" spirit--do what's best for yourself, win no matter who you have to hurt or step on in order to get ahead of the next guy. That's the spirit of the world, which is just the opposite of what Jesus wants to teach people--to love your neighbor as yourself.
Of course, some form of sports is fine. It's good exercise and can be good fun. But things in the world are so different, and when athletes get to the professional level where they're being paid to win, it gets extremely competitive. It becomes almost a life-and-death spirit. For example, the soccer players in the World Cup practically ran themselves to exhaustion, suffered injuries and bruises, and still kept playing, because they wanted to win no matter what it cost them physically.
It's a spiritual thing. It's the spirit of competition and pride, proving you're better than the other guy. They do it by sheer brawn, by their own strength, which really feeds their pride. It's their idea of success. Winning means success in the world, so to win is a very big motivator. It just seems to be sort of an instinct with men especially to want to compete and to win. When they watch the World Cup or other sports events, it's almost like an extension of those human desires to compete and win. That's why some people get so into it, because they can relate to that drive to compete. The physical exertion, and then finally the goal, is exhilarating for some people.
But the world just loves it! See how this competitive sports thing has been the final stages of every great civilization and empire. What young men does the media glorify and glamorize the most? There about second. Is it the scholars? No probably about third. But the ones it builds memorials for and commemorates on special days and glamorizes as the greatest heroes of all time are its most murderous war-mongering soldiers.
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Sports really foster the spirit of competition. It's the spirit of the world the "me first" spirit--do what's best for yourself, win no matter who you have to hurt or step on in order to get ahead of the next guy. That's the spirit of the world, which is just the opposite of what Jesus wants to teach people--to love your neighbor as yourself.
Of course, some form of sports is fine. It's good exercise and can be good fun. But things in the world are so different, and when athletes get to the professional level where they're being paid to win, it gets extremely competitive. It becomes almost a life-and-death spirit. For example, the soccer players in the World Cup practically ran themselves to exhaustion, suffered injuries and bruises, and still kept playing, because they wanted to win no matter what it cost them physically.
It's a spiritual thing. It's the spirit of competition and pride, proving you're better than the other guy. They do it by sheer brawn, by their own strength, which really feeds their pride. It's their idea of success. Winning means success in the world, so to win is a very big motivator. It just seems to be sort of an instinct with men especially to want to compete and to win. When they watch the World Cup or other sports events, it's almost like an extension of those human desires to compete and win. That's why some people get so into it, because they can relate to that drive to compete. The physical exertion, and then finally the goal, is exhilarating for some people.
But the world just loves it! See how this competitive sports thing has been the final stages of every great civilization and empire. What young men does the media glorify and glamorize the most? There about second. Is it the scholars? No probably about third. But the ones it builds memorials for and commemorates on special days and glamorizes as the greatest heroes of all time are its most murderous war-mongering soldiers.
Ted Rudow III,MA
class of 1996
Saturday, January 31, 2009
The god of this world
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The god of this world
by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Saturday Jan 31st, 2009
“When I saw an article today indicating that Wall Street bankers had given themselves $20 billion worth of bonuses, the same amount of bonuses as they gave themselves in 2004, at a time when most of these institutions were teetering on collapse and they are asking for taxpayers to help sustain them, and when taxpayers find themselves in the difficult position that if they don’t provide help, that the entire system could come down on top of our heads, that is the height of irresponsibility. It is shameful."
President Obama
That's what most people worship themselves and their own personal desires, greed, selfishness and wants, the idols of their lives. See, even if it's just a hut or a tin shanty or grass shack on an island, or a Cadillac or a wooden canoe, if it's what you'd rather have above all things on Earth and what you worship, what you love above God and others, then it's your idol, it's your god, it's your religion.
In the Capitalistic Commercial System, its temples are banks. Its temples are office buildings to which its devotees and worshippers resort to worship eight hours a day from nine to five, five or six days a week! They all seek and lust after the same things and not God! They worship things riches, power, money and wealth. Materialism is the god and the religion of this Earth today!
Ted Rudow III,MA
The god of this world
by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Saturday Jan 31st, 2009
“When I saw an article today indicating that Wall Street bankers had given themselves $20 billion worth of bonuses, the same amount of bonuses as they gave themselves in 2004, at a time when most of these institutions were teetering on collapse and they are asking for taxpayers to help sustain them, and when taxpayers find themselves in the difficult position that if they don’t provide help, that the entire system could come down on top of our heads, that is the height of irresponsibility. It is shameful."
President Obama
That's what most people worship themselves and their own personal desires, greed, selfishness and wants, the idols of their lives. See, even if it's just a hut or a tin shanty or grass shack on an island, or a Cadillac or a wooden canoe, if it's what you'd rather have above all things on Earth and what you worship, what you love above God and others, then it's your idol, it's your god, it's your religion.
In the Capitalistic Commercial System, its temples are banks. Its temples are office buildings to which its devotees and worshippers resort to worship eight hours a day from nine to five, five or six days a week! They all seek and lust after the same things and not God! They worship things riches, power, money and wealth. Materialism is the god and the religion of this Earth today!
Ted Rudow III,MA
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National Debt: It is not new for our government or any other to borrow money.
Most governments do so when in a crisis, such as a war.
What is unique today is that our government borrows during good times and bad, during war and peace alike.
But what makes our government’s debt so dangerous is that we are in debt beyond our total asset value.
In other words, we are broke. Unfortunately, there seems to be no thought of ever trying to repay the debt.
In truth, our government cannot even pay the interest on its debt, unless it does so through additional borrowing.
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National debt: It is not new for our government or any other to borrow money. Most governments do so when in a crisis, such as a war. What is unique today is that our government borrows during good times and bad, during war and peace alike.
But what makes our government’s debt so dangerous is that we are in debt beyond our total asset value.
In other words, we are broke. Unfortunately, there seems to be no thought of ever trying to repay the debt. In truth, our government cannot even pay the interest on its debt, unless it does so through additional borrowing.
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Editor,
National Debt: It is not new for our government or any other to borrow money.
Most governments do so when in a crisis, such as a war.
What is unique today is that our government borrows during good times and bad, during war and peace alike.
But what makes our government’s debt so dangerous is that we are in debt beyond our total asset value.
In other words, we are broke. Unfortunately, there seems to be no thought of ever trying to repay the debt.
In truth, our government cannot even pay the interest on its debt, unless it does so through additional borrowing.
Ted Rudow III,MA
WE ARE BROKE!
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National debt: It is not new for our government or any other to borrow money. Most governments do so when in a crisis, such as a war. What is unique today is that our government borrows during good times and bad, during war and peace alike.
But what makes our government’s debt so dangerous is that we are in debt beyond our total asset value.
In other words, we are broke. Unfortunately, there seems to be no thought of ever trying to repay the debt. In truth, our government cannot even pay the interest on its debt, unless it does so through additional borrowing.
– Ted Rudow III MA,
Thursday, January 29, 2009
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After an alarm rang from a bullhorn, simulating air-raid sirens, the students fell to the ground and assumed a corpse pose, symbolic of those who died Gaza in the current conflict between Israelis and Palestinian.
Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli students verbally clashed during a student-organized "die-in" Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon in front of Clark Hall....
Ted Rudow III,MA 1/29/09 Israeli terrorism is both very evident and very quiet evident in that it occupies Palestinian lands brazenly, and has for more than fifty years, and quiet in that many little acts of terrorism happen every day in out-of-the-way corners that make no news or no waves. Fields and orchards are bulldozed, or farmers cannot harvest them, for fear of being shot. Food supplies are limited or curtailed, or made too expensive to purchase, resulting in malnutrition. Now, it is happen every day!
Factories and warehouses are blown up in case they might produce or hide weapons. Individual Palestinians are harassed, humiliated, beaten, tormented, tortured, imprisoned, or killed every day. And all this happens out of sight of the world, the victims unreported, their anguish unnoticed, yet the agony enduring a lifetime, for those who survive. This is terrorism!
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After an alarm rang from a bullhorn, simulating air-raid sirens, the students fell to the ground and assumed a corpse pose, symbolic of those who died Gaza in the current conflict between Israelis and Palestinian.
Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli students verbally clashed during a student-organized "die-in" Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon in front of Clark Hall....
Ted Rudow III,MA 1/29/09 Israeli terrorism is both very evident and very quiet evident in that it occupies Palestinian lands brazenly, and has for more than fifty years, and quiet in that many little acts of terrorism happen every day in out-of-the-way corners that make no news or no waves. Fields and orchards are bulldozed, or farmers cannot harvest them, for fear of being shot. Food supplies are limited or curtailed, or made too expensive to purchase, resulting in malnutrition. Now, it is happen every day!
Factories and warehouses are blown up in case they might produce or hide weapons. Individual Palestinians are harassed, humiliated, beaten, tormented, tortured, imprisoned, or killed every day. And all this happens out of sight of the world, the victims unreported, their anguish unnoticed, yet the agony enduring a lifetime, for those who survive. This is terrorism!
Ted Rudow III,MA
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....Frightened people are receptive to his pleas for large and quick action: Just do it – we'll count the cost later. As Emerson said, when skating on thin ice, safety lies in speed, and the administration's confidence in what it is doing should be – this is not its fault – thin.
Economic policymaking in turbulent times is a science of single instances, meaning no science at all. When economic theories matter most – when the economy is in uncharted waters – all theories are necessarily untested. Hence attempts to derive prescriptions from the New Deal are somewhat surreal.
Furthermore, our language is bewitching our intelligence. Long ago – a year ago – Russell Roberts, economics professor at George Mason University, deplored terms that suggest that economics is a science akin to medicine. With a "stimulus," of a sort that makes the legs of a dead frog twitch, the government will "inject" money as a doctor gives a blood transfusion. Or as a "jolt" from a defibrillator.
Sensible people are queasy about throwing trillions of dollars at barely understood problems on the basis of untested theories. For Republicans, the question is: What are the duties of the opposition at a moment like this? The answer has three components, beginning with elementary political arithmetic:
Having received near 53 percent of the popular vote – better than Ronald Reagan's 50.7 percent in 1980 – Barack Obama won 100 percent of the presidency, and almost that much of the nation's leadership expectations now that the public, which really should diversify its investments, invests such extravagant hopes in presidents. To govern is to choose, always on the basis of imperfect information, and the president may never have more public support than he has now. He deserves some deference. Some.
Second, congressional Democrats have turned the 647-page stimulus legislation into an excuse for an excuse for wretched excess. They have forfeited some of the president's claim to deference.------------------
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01/29/2009
Although a lot of those poor countries are burdened with billions of Dollars in debt, all those countries put together still do not owe as much money as the United States does! The only reason the U.S. is managing to get by at all is because of their high salaries.--Ridiculous salaries where they're paying $75-an-hour to auto workers & that sort of thing. That can't last. It's just not going to last because they can't sell enough cars to keep paying such exorbitant wages!
They have been grossly overpaying their workers. The workers think they're underpaid, but they've been overpaid for years now, several times the salary for the same job in other auto-making countries such as poor Korea, where they get about $12-an-hour. Even in Japan they only get about $15-17-an-hour.--At least those are the last stats that I recall. Whereas they're getting three-to-five times as much in the United States for the same job, & sloppy work at that!
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Those looking for deep, meaningful and possibly insightful words should know that they are currently in the wrong place. I wish only to make fleeting and discombobulated points, so don't get upset when you read the last word and still are not enlightened.
Now that I've scared away all the fuddy-duddies, I'd like to point out that since last November, the word "change" has been on the edge of the minds of most Americans....
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1/27/09 National Debt: It is not new for our government or any other to borrow money. Most governments do so when in a crisis, such as a war. What is unique today is that our government borrows during good times and bad, during war and peace alike. But what makes our government's debt so dangerous is that we are in debt beyond our total asset value. In other words, we are broke. Unfortunately, there seems to be no thought of ever trying to repay the debt. In truth, our government cannot even pay the interest on its debt, unless it does so through additional borrowing.
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Stanford is expecting an “unprecedented” endowment decline of between 20 and 30 percent, Provost John Etchemendy told the Faculty Senate yesterday afternoon. Since 1964, only eight fiscal years have had negative nominal returns, the largest of which was an eight percent decline in 1974.
Still, the provost emphasized that this endowment decline only puts Stanford back approximately three years.
“We were a strong university then,” he noted, “and we will emerge from this a strong university.”
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Federal reserve banks: These are the result of the Federal reserve act and are theoretically owned by the Federal Government. Each bank in the country that joins this system must deposit a certain percentage of their reserves in a central fund on which they receive a small interest. This fund, along with the Federal Government’s portion, form the master pool to cover the temporary cash shortages that were mentioned earlier. These funds are held in 12 banks spread throughout the U.S. These 12 banks, in effect, operate the Federal Reserve System and make enormous profits in the process.No one really knows who actually owns these banks as they are private, and in 70 years they have never published a government-audited financial statement. What they are doing is, in effect, as illegal as robbing a bank, but no one can stop them. It is in the process of creating these huge profits that they are destroying the country. The way that they are doing it is as follows: As the Federal Reserve has the right to print money (at a cost of $1.50 per $1,000), they can easily print money whenever they want to, and then loan it to other banks at an interest.This is as counterfeit and as valueless as if it was printed in a gangster’s basement, except that they have a license, and the gangster doesn’t. But the result on the economy is the same, as this money is not backed by gold. Originally, the Federal Reserve System (FRS) was not allowed to print more than four paper dollars for each dollar of gold that the government possessed, but as the government kept spending more, they had to borrow from the Federal Reserve who had to print more!
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....Frightened people are receptive to his pleas for large and quick action: Just do it – we'll count the cost later. As Emerson said, when skating on thin ice, safety lies in speed, and the administration's confidence in what it is doing should be – this is not its fault – thin.
Economic policymaking in turbulent times is a science of single instances, meaning no science at all. When economic theories matter most – when the economy is in uncharted waters – all theories are necessarily untested. Hence attempts to derive prescriptions from the New Deal are somewhat surreal.
Furthermore, our language is bewitching our intelligence. Long ago – a year ago – Russell Roberts, economics professor at George Mason University, deplored terms that suggest that economics is a science akin to medicine. With a "stimulus," of a sort that makes the legs of a dead frog twitch, the government will "inject" money as a doctor gives a blood transfusion. Or as a "jolt" from a defibrillator.
Sensible people are queasy about throwing trillions of dollars at barely understood problems on the basis of untested theories. For Republicans, the question is: What are the duties of the opposition at a moment like this? The answer has three components, beginning with elementary political arithmetic:
Having received near 53 percent of the popular vote – better than Ronald Reagan's 50.7 percent in 1980 – Barack Obama won 100 percent of the presidency, and almost that much of the nation's leadership expectations now that the public, which really should diversify its investments, invests such extravagant hopes in presidents. To govern is to choose, always on the basis of imperfect information, and the president may never have more public support than he has now. He deserves some deference. Some.
Second, congressional Democrats have turned the 647-page stimulus legislation into an excuse for an excuse for wretched excess. They have forfeited some of the president's claim to deference.------------------
......................................................
01/29/2009
Although a lot of those poor countries are burdened with billions of Dollars in debt, all those countries put together still do not owe as much money as the United States does! The only reason the U.S. is managing to get by at all is because of their high salaries.--Ridiculous salaries where they're paying $75-an-hour to auto workers & that sort of thing. That can't last. It's just not going to last because they can't sell enough cars to keep paying such exorbitant wages!
They have been grossly overpaying their workers. The workers think they're underpaid, but they've been overpaid for years now, several times the salary for the same job in other auto-making countries such as poor Korea, where they get about $12-an-hour. Even in Japan they only get about $15-17-an-hour.--At least those are the last stats that I recall. Whereas they're getting three-to-five times as much in the United States for the same job, & sloppy work at that!
Ted Rudow III,MA
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Those looking for deep, meaningful and possibly insightful words should know that they are currently in the wrong place. I wish only to make fleeting and discombobulated points, so don't get upset when you read the last word and still are not enlightened.
Now that I've scared away all the fuddy-duddies, I'd like to point out that since last November, the word "change" has been on the edge of the minds of most Americans....
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1/27/09 National Debt: It is not new for our government or any other to borrow money. Most governments do so when in a crisis, such as a war. What is unique today is that our government borrows during good times and bad, during war and peace alike. But what makes our government's debt so dangerous is that we are in debt beyond our total asset value. In other words, we are broke. Unfortunately, there seems to be no thought of ever trying to repay the debt. In truth, our government cannot even pay the interest on its debt, unless it does so through additional borrowing.
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January 23, 2009
University funds experience record decline
Stanford is expecting an “unprecedented” endowment decline of between 20 and 30 percent, Provost John Etchemendy told the Faculty Senate yesterday afternoon. Since 1964, only eight fiscal years have had negative nominal returns, the largest of which was an eight percent decline in 1974.
Still, the provost emphasized that this endowment decline only puts Stanford back approximately three years.
“We were a strong university then,” he noted, “and we will emerge from this a strong university.”
...................................................................
Federal reserve banks: These are the result of the Federal reserve act and are theoretically owned by the Federal Government. Each bank in the country that joins this system must deposit a certain percentage of their reserves in a central fund on which they receive a small interest. This fund, along with the Federal Government’s portion, form the master pool to cover the temporary cash shortages that were mentioned earlier. These funds are held in 12 banks spread throughout the U.S. These 12 banks, in effect, operate the Federal Reserve System and make enormous profits in the process.No one really knows who actually owns these banks as they are private, and in 70 years they have never published a government-audited financial statement. What they are doing is, in effect, as illegal as robbing a bank, but no one can stop them. It is in the process of creating these huge profits that they are destroying the country. The way that they are doing it is as follows: As the Federal Reserve has the right to print money (at a cost of $1.50 per $1,000), they can easily print money whenever they want to, and then loan it to other banks at an interest.This is as counterfeit and as valueless as if it was printed in a gangster’s basement, except that they have a license, and the gangster doesn’t. But the result on the economy is the same, as this money is not backed by gold. Originally, the Federal Reserve System (FRS) was not allowed to print more than four paper dollars for each dollar of gold that the government possessed, but as the government kept spending more, they had to borrow from the Federal Reserve who had to print more!
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Paul Krugman: Cheap shots aim to undermine sound fiscal policy
Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009 | Page 13A
As the debate over President Barack Obama's economic stimulus plan gets under way, one thing is certain: Many of the plan's opponents aren't arguing in good faith. Conservatives really, really don't want to see a second New Deal, and they certainly don't want to see government activism vindicated. So they are reaching for any stick they can find with which to beat proposals for increased government spending.
Some of these arguments are obvious cheap shots. John Boehner, the House minority leader, has already made headlines with one such shot: Looking at an $800 billion plan to rebuild infrastructure, sustain essential services and more, he derided a minor provision that would expand Medicaid family-planning services and called it a plan to "spend hundreds of millions of dollars on contraceptives."
But the obvious cheap shots don't pose as much danger to the Obama administration's efforts to get a plan through as arguments and assertions that are equally fraudulent but can seem superficially plausible to those who don't know their way around economic concepts and numbers.
So as a public service, let me try to debunk some of the major anti-stimulus arguments that have already surfaced. Any time you hear someone reciting one of these arguments, write him or her off as a dishonest flack.
First, there's the bogus talking point that the Obama plan will cost $275,000 per job created. Why is it bogus? Because it involves taking the cost of a plan that will extend over several years, creating millions of jobs each year, and dividing it by the jobs created in just one of those years.
It's as if an opponent of the school lunch program were to take an estimate of the cost of that program over the next five years, then divide it by the number of lunches provided in just one of those years, and assert that the program was hugely wasteful, because it cost $13 per lunch. (The actual cost of a free school lunch, by the way, is $2.57.) The true cost per job of the Obama plan will probably be closer to $100,000 than $275,000 – and the net cost will be as little as $60,000 once you take into account the fact that a stronger economy means higher tax receipts.
Next, write off anyone who asserts that it's always better to cut taxes than to increase government spending, because taxpayers, not bureaucrats, are the best judges of how to spend their money.
Here's how to think about this argument: It implies that we should shut down the air traffic control system. After all, that system is paid for with fees on air tickets – and surely it would be better to let the flying public keep its money rather than hand it over to government bureaucrats. If that would mean lots of midair collisions, hey, stuff happens.
The point is that nobody really believes that a dollar of tax cuts is always better than a dollar of public spending. Meanwhile, it's clear that when it comes to economic stimulus, public spending provides much more bang for the buck than tax cuts – and therefore costs less per job created (see the previous fraudulent argument) – because a large fraction of any tax cut will simply be saved.
This suggests that public spending rather than tax cuts should be the core of any stimulus plan. But rather than accept that implication, conservatives take refuge in a nonsensical argument against public spending in general.
Finally, ignore anyone who tries to make something of the fact that the new administration's chief economic adviser has in the past favored monetary policy over fiscal policy as a response to recessions.
It's true that the normal response to recessions is interest-rate cuts from the Fed, not government spending. And that might be the best option right now, if it were available. But it isn't, because we're in a situation not seen since the 1930s: The interest rates the Fed controls are already effectively at zero.
That's why we're talking about large-scale fiscal stimulus: It's what's left in the policy arsenal now that the Fed has shot its bolt. Anyone who cites old arguments against fiscal stimulus without mentioning that either doesn't know much about the subject – and therefore has no business weighing in on the debate – or is being deliberately obtuse.
These are only some of the fundamentally fraudulent anti-stimulus arguments out there. Basically, conservatives are throwing any objection they can think of against the Obama plan, hoping that something will stick.
But here's the thing: Most Americans aren't listening. The most encouraging thing I've heard lately is Obama's reported response to Republican objections to a spending-oriented economic plan: "I won."
Indeed he did – and he should disregard the huffing and puffing of those who lost.
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National Debt: It is not new for our government or any other to borrow money. Most governments do so when in a crisis, such as a war. What is unique today is that our government borrows during good times and bad, during war and peace alike. But what makes our government's debt so dangerous is that we are in debt beyond our total asset value. In other words, we are broke. Unfortunately, there seems to be no thought of ever trying to repay the debt. In truth, our government cannot even pay the interest on its debt, unless it does so through additional borrowing.
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Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009 | Page 13A
As the debate over President Barack Obama's economic stimulus plan gets under way, one thing is certain: Many of the plan's opponents aren't arguing in good faith. Conservatives really, really don't want to see a second New Deal, and they certainly don't want to see government activism vindicated. So they are reaching for any stick they can find with which to beat proposals for increased government spending.
Some of these arguments are obvious cheap shots. John Boehner, the House minority leader, has already made headlines with one such shot: Looking at an $800 billion plan to rebuild infrastructure, sustain essential services and more, he derided a minor provision that would expand Medicaid family-planning services and called it a plan to "spend hundreds of millions of dollars on contraceptives."
But the obvious cheap shots don't pose as much danger to the Obama administration's efforts to get a plan through as arguments and assertions that are equally fraudulent but can seem superficially plausible to those who don't know their way around economic concepts and numbers.
So as a public service, let me try to debunk some of the major anti-stimulus arguments that have already surfaced. Any time you hear someone reciting one of these arguments, write him or her off as a dishonest flack.
First, there's the bogus talking point that the Obama plan will cost $275,000 per job created. Why is it bogus? Because it involves taking the cost of a plan that will extend over several years, creating millions of jobs each year, and dividing it by the jobs created in just one of those years.
It's as if an opponent of the school lunch program were to take an estimate of the cost of that program over the next five years, then divide it by the number of lunches provided in just one of those years, and assert that the program was hugely wasteful, because it cost $13 per lunch. (The actual cost of a free school lunch, by the way, is $2.57.) The true cost per job of the Obama plan will probably be closer to $100,000 than $275,000 – and the net cost will be as little as $60,000 once you take into account the fact that a stronger economy means higher tax receipts.
Next, write off anyone who asserts that it's always better to cut taxes than to increase government spending, because taxpayers, not bureaucrats, are the best judges of how to spend their money.
Here's how to think about this argument: It implies that we should shut down the air traffic control system. After all, that system is paid for with fees on air tickets – and surely it would be better to let the flying public keep its money rather than hand it over to government bureaucrats. If that would mean lots of midair collisions, hey, stuff happens.
The point is that nobody really believes that a dollar of tax cuts is always better than a dollar of public spending. Meanwhile, it's clear that when it comes to economic stimulus, public spending provides much more bang for the buck than tax cuts – and therefore costs less per job created (see the previous fraudulent argument) – because a large fraction of any tax cut will simply be saved.
This suggests that public spending rather than tax cuts should be the core of any stimulus plan. But rather than accept that implication, conservatives take refuge in a nonsensical argument against public spending in general.
Finally, ignore anyone who tries to make something of the fact that the new administration's chief economic adviser has in the past favored monetary policy over fiscal policy as a response to recessions.
It's true that the normal response to recessions is interest-rate cuts from the Fed, not government spending. And that might be the best option right now, if it were available. But it isn't, because we're in a situation not seen since the 1930s: The interest rates the Fed controls are already effectively at zero.
That's why we're talking about large-scale fiscal stimulus: It's what's left in the policy arsenal now that the Fed has shot its bolt. Anyone who cites old arguments against fiscal stimulus without mentioning that either doesn't know much about the subject – and therefore has no business weighing in on the debate – or is being deliberately obtuse.
These are only some of the fundamentally fraudulent anti-stimulus arguments out there. Basically, conservatives are throwing any objection they can think of against the Obama plan, hoping that something will stick.
But here's the thing: Most Americans aren't listening. The most encouraging thing I've heard lately is Obama's reported response to Republican objections to a spending-oriented economic plan: "I won."
Indeed he did – and he should disregard the huffing and puffing of those who lost.
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National Debt: It is not new for our government or any other to borrow money. Most governments do so when in a crisis, such as a war. What is unique today is that our government borrows during good times and bad, during war and peace alike. But what makes our government's debt so dangerous is that we are in debt beyond our total asset value. In other words, we are broke. Unfortunately, there seems to be no thought of ever trying to repay the debt. In truth, our government cannot even pay the interest on its debt, unless it does so through additional borrowing.
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Dear Editor: Israeli terrorism is both very evident and very quietly evident. It is very evident in that it occupies Palestinian lands brazenly, and has for more than 50 years.
And it is very quietly evident in that many little acts of terrorism happen every day in out-of-the-way corners that make no news or no waves. Fields and orchards are bulldozed, or farmers cannot harvest them for fear of being shot. Food supplies are limited or curtailed, or made too expensive to purchase, resulting in malnutrition.
Now, it is happening every day. Factories and warehouses are blown up in case they might produce or hide weapons.
Individual Palestinians are harassed, humiliated , beaten, tormented , tortured, imprisoned or killed every day. And all this happens out of sight of the world, the victims unreported , their anguish unnoticed, yet the agony enduring a lifetime, for those who survive. This is terrorism.
Ted Rudow III,MA
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Shades of Israeli terrorism
Dear Editor: Israeli terrorism is both very evident and very quietly evident. It is very evident in that it occupies Palestinian lands brazenly, and has for more than 50 years.
And it is very quietly evident in that many little acts of terrorism happen every day in out-of-the-way corners that make no news or no waves. Fields and orchards are bulldozed, or farmers cannot harvest them for fear of being shot. Food supplies are limited or curtailed, or made too expensive to purchase, resulting in malnutrition.
Now, it is happening every day. Factories and warehouses are blown up in case they might produce or hide weapons.
Individual Palestinians are harassed, humiliated , beaten, tormented , tortured, imprisoned or killed every day. And all this happens out of sight of the world, the victims unreported , their anguish unnoticed, yet the agony enduring a lifetime, for those who survive. This is terrorism.
Ted Rudow III,MA
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Did you hear it? That swirling, churning, gurgling sound as the country flushed Bush back to Texas?
Can you believe it? After 2,922 arduous, burdensome and oppressive days in office, George W. Bush is no longer the president of the United States.
This is important. Let me say it again.
After eight painful years in office, George W. Bush is finished. He's history. He's gone. He got the ol' heave-ho. Throw a shoe at him, he's done.
I'm personally thrilled that this country now has a president who can correctly pronounce the word "nuclear."........
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Bush is drunk with power, warmongering; he's an egomaniac who is only interested in serving his own selfish interests and in making a mark for himself in the world. One who can do so heartlessly and cruelly and purely for materialistic gain. He has shown his lack of concern and sympathy for the poor peoples of the world time after time, and his lack of willingness to help the poor, suffering, tortured and maimed.
Of course, we are pretty much convinced that whatever Bush does, he does out of political motivation for political gain. 935 lies have been reported and still counting. Bush and Cheney and their crew lied day after day, week after week, month after month, and the media flooded the U.S. and the world with their lies about weapons of mass destruction.
It's disgusting that Bush could lie his way into the Iraq War, causing the death of hundreds of thousands of Iraqis and the death of 4,000 American soldiers, not to mention the tens of thousands wounded on both sides, and not suffer any consequences for it! The American people are either ignorant or apathetic.
Well, Bush and his cronies will suffer the consequences one of these days when they have to face the Lord and explain themselves, and lies and excuses won't work with Him! The people who are hurting now are the "big money boys", because now their money is inflating and exploding in an inflation explosion. Now it's the big investors, big business, big money and big governments whose money is dwindling down to nothing so it can't even buy much any more. In spite of the fact that industry is slowing down and therefore unemployment is increasing, there are so many safety guarantees to keep wages up and to give unemployment insurance and to keep prices up that there is still inflation in spite of a recession or depression this minute picking up speed!
The strange thing that's happening is that the inflation is picking up speed right along with the depression, just the opposite of what happened in the Great Depression. This time they're not only going to have a big depression, or economic collapse, which in days past benefited the big money boys, but it is also going to bring about the collapse of big investors, governments, everybody! It's going to take the money down with it! And capitalism too!
Ted Rudow III, MA
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Did you hear it? That swirling, churning, gurgling sound as the country flushed Bush back to Texas?
Can you believe it? After 2,922 arduous, burdensome and oppressive days in office, George W. Bush is no longer the president of the United States.
This is important. Let me say it again.
After eight painful years in office, George W. Bush is finished. He's history. He's gone. He got the ol' heave-ho. Throw a shoe at him, he's done.
I'm personally thrilled that this country now has a president who can correctly pronounce the word "nuclear."........
.....................................................
Bush is drunk with power, warmongering; he's an egomaniac who is only interested in serving his own selfish interests and in making a mark for himself in the world. One who can do so heartlessly and cruelly and purely for materialistic gain. He has shown his lack of concern and sympathy for the poor peoples of the world time after time, and his lack of willingness to help the poor, suffering, tortured and maimed.
Of course, we are pretty much convinced that whatever Bush does, he does out of political motivation for political gain. 935 lies have been reported and still counting. Bush and Cheney and their crew lied day after day, week after week, month after month, and the media flooded the U.S. and the world with their lies about weapons of mass destruction.
It's disgusting that Bush could lie his way into the Iraq War, causing the death of hundreds of thousands of Iraqis and the death of 4,000 American soldiers, not to mention the tens of thousands wounded on both sides, and not suffer any consequences for it! The American people are either ignorant or apathetic.
Well, Bush and his cronies will suffer the consequences one of these days when they have to face the Lord and explain themselves, and lies and excuses won't work with Him! The people who are hurting now are the "big money boys", because now their money is inflating and exploding in an inflation explosion. Now it's the big investors, big business, big money and big governments whose money is dwindling down to nothing so it can't even buy much any more. In spite of the fact that industry is slowing down and therefore unemployment is increasing, there are so many safety guarantees to keep wages up and to give unemployment insurance and to keep prices up that there is still inflation in spite of a recession or depression this minute picking up speed!
The strange thing that's happening is that the inflation is picking up speed right along with the depression, just the opposite of what happened in the Great Depression. This time they're not only going to have a big depression, or economic collapse, which in days past benefited the big money boys, but it is also going to bring about the collapse of big investors, governments, everybody! It's going to take the money down with it! And capitalism too!
Ted Rudow III, MA
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Saturday, January 24, 2009
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National Debt: It is not new for our government or any other to borrow money. Most governments do so when in a crisis, such as a war. What is unique today is that our government borrows during good times and bad, during war and peace alike. But what makes our government's debt so dangerous is that we are in debt beyond our total asset value. In other words, we are broke. Unfortunately, there seems to be no thought of ever trying to repay the debt. In truth, our government cannot even pay the interest on its debt, unless it does so through additional borrowing.
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He had a dream! And oh, what a dream it was! A dream of equality, a dream of unity, a dream of solidarity. What a fight, what a battle, as the brothers and sisters lifted their arms, hands raised and clasped together to show their strength and unity and oneness! What a fight, as we marched and protested and sang our songs of triumph and spoke our words of courage! What a fight, as we lifted high the banner of equality — equal rights for all men and women, regardless of color! What a fight, as we suffered humiliation and setbacks, degradation and injustice!
But I ask you, has that dream been realized? Or have our ideals and our aspirations fallen by the wayside? Where is the unity, the brotherhood, the oneness of heart and spirit? Where is the fighting spirit and the willingness to sacrifice and work hard, to lift up your brothers and sisters and make for them a better life? Look around you and see if his dream — and your dream, our dream — has become a reality.
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Dear Editor:
Israeli terrorism is both very evident and very quietly evident. It is very evident in that it occupies Palestinian lands brazenly, and has for more than 50 years.
And it is very quietly evident in that many little acts of terrorism happen every day in out-of-the-way corners that make no news or no waves. Fields and orchards are bulldozed, or farmers cannot harvest them for fear of being shot. Food supplies are limited or curtailed, or made too expensive to purchase, resulting in malnutrition.
Now, it is happening every day. Factories and warehouses are blown up in case they might produce or hide weapons. Individual Palestinians are harassed, humiliated, beaten, tormented, tortured, imprisoned or killed every day. And all this happens out of sight of the world, the victims unreported, their anguish unnoticed, yet the agony enduring a lifetime, for those who survive. This is terrorism.
Ted Rudow III, MA
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He had a dream! And oh, what a dream it was! A dream of equality, a dream of unity, a dream of solidarity. What a fight, what a battle, as the brothers and sisters lifted their arms, hands raised and clasped together to show their strength and unity and oneness! What a fight, as we marched and protested and sang our songs of triumph and spoke our words of courage! What a fight, as we lifted high the banner of equality — equal rights for all men and women, regardless of color! What a fight, as we suffered humiliation and setbacks, degradation and injustice!
But I ask you, has that dream been realized? Or have our ideals and our aspirations fallen by the wayside? Where is the unity, the brotherhood, the oneness of heart and spirit? Where is the fighting spirit and the willingness to sacrifice and work hard, to lift up your brothers and sisters and make for them a better life? Look around you and see if his dream — and your dream, our dream — has become a reality.
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Dear Editor:
Israeli terrorism is both very evident and very quietly evident. It is very evident in that it occupies Palestinian lands brazenly, and has for more than 50 years.
And it is very quietly evident in that many little acts of terrorism happen every day in out-of-the-way corners that make no news or no waves. Fields and orchards are bulldozed, or farmers cannot harvest them for fear of being shot. Food supplies are limited or curtailed, or made too expensive to purchase, resulting in malnutrition.
Now, it is happening every day. Factories and warehouses are blown up in case they might produce or hide weapons. Individual Palestinians are harassed, humiliated, beaten, tormented, tortured, imprisoned or killed every day. And all this happens out of sight of the world, the victims unreported, their anguish unnoticed, yet the agony enduring a lifetime, for those who survive. This is terrorism.
Ted Rudow III, MA
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
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He had a dream and oh, what a dream it was. A dream of equality, a dream of unity, a dream of solidarity. What a fight, what a battle, as the brothers and sisters lifted their arms, hands raised and clasped together to show their strength and unity and oneness. What a fight, as we marched and protested and sang our songs of triumph and spoke our words of courage. What a fight, as we lifted high the banner of equality — equal rights for all men and women, regardless of color. What a fight, as we suffered humiliation and setbacks, degradation and injustice.
But I ask you, has that dream been realized? Has that dream come true in your life? Has that dream been fulfilled? Or have our ideals and our aspirations fallen by the wayside? Where is the unity, the brotherhood, the oneness of heart and spirit? Where is the fighting spirit and the willingness to sacrifice and work hard, to lift up your brothers and sisters and make for them a better life? Look around you and see if his dream and your dream, our dream, has become a reality.
He now knows that this equality, this oneness of the races, this love between the brethren, this better world, this dream that we all sought so desperately, cannot be found only through the path. That this dream can only become a reality through love, the supernatural Love of God. This is what brings unity. This is what brings equality. This is what brings mutual respect. This is what makes a man willing to look past the color of the skin and see the heart and spirit, to see each man, woman and child as a creation of God.
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He had a dream and oh, what a dream it was. A dream of equality, a dream of unity, a dream of solidarity. What a fight, what a battle, as the brothers and sisters lifted their arms, hands raised and clasped together to show their strength and unity and oneness. What a fight, as we marched and protested and sang our songs of triumph and spoke our words of courage. What a fight, as we lifted high the banner of equality — equal rights for all men and women, regardless of color. What a fight, as we suffered humiliation and setbacks, degradation and injustice.
But I ask you, has that dream been realized? Has that dream come true in your life? Has that dream been fulfilled? Or have our ideals and our aspirations fallen by the wayside? Where is the unity, the brotherhood, the oneness of heart and spirit? Where is the fighting spirit and the willingness to sacrifice and work hard, to lift up your brothers and sisters and make for them a better life? Look around you and see if his dream and your dream, our dream, has become a reality.
He now knows that this equality, this oneness of the races, this love between the brethren, this better world, this dream that we all sought so desperately, cannot be found only through the path. That this dream can only become a reality through love, the supernatural Love of God. This is what brings unity. This is what brings equality. This is what brings mutual respect. This is what makes a man willing to look past the color of the skin and see the heart and spirit, to see each man, woman and child as a creation of God.
Ted Rudow III,MA
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
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Students Confronting Apartheid by Israel (SCAI) rallied in White Plaza on Friday to protest Israel’s recent actions in Gaza. Members of Stanford Israel Alliance (SIA) also attended the protest, handing out information pamphlets on the Israeli cause.
By: Nikhil Joshi and Matt Serna
January 12, 2009
Student groups concerned with the violence, take action
At a protest Friday, students supporting both Palestine and Israel filled White Plaza with signs crying, “The Real Terrorists U.S.-Israel” and “Ceasefire Now,” as well as numerous Israeli flags. Evident that day and many others recently, campus groups on both sides have been galvanized by Israel’s recent campaign in Gaza and are quickly taking action.Though the Stanford Jewish community shares the global community’s regret for civilian casualties, many feel that Israel’s actions are justified as self-defense. Justin Hefter ‘11, vice president of the Stanford Israel Alliance (SIA), shares this view.“It’s terrible when there’s a war for any reason, and it’s also terrible that innocent civilians are dying, which is hard to deal with for anybody who cares about human life,” Hefter said. “The thing is, Israel has been pushed into the situation after enduring eight years of rocket fire, and anyone who values human life and dignity understands that. No country should have to endure something like that.”
Israeli terrorism is both very evident and very quiet evident in that it occupies Palestinian lands brazenly, and has for more than fifty years, and quiet in that many little acts of terrorism happen every day in out-of-the-way corners that make no news or no waves.
Fields and orchards are bulldozed, or farmers cannot harvest them, for fear of being shot. Food supplies are limited or curtailed, or made too expensive to purchase, resulting in malnutrition. Now, it is happen every day! And all this happens out of sight of the world, the victims unreported, their anguish unnoticed, yet the agony enduring a lifetime, for those who survive. This is terrorism!
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Students Confronting Apartheid by Israel (SCAI) rallied in White Plaza on Friday to protest Israel’s recent actions in Gaza. Members of Stanford Israel Alliance (SIA) also attended the protest, handing out information pamphlets on the Israeli cause.
By: Nikhil Joshi and Matt Serna
January 12, 2009
Student groups concerned with the violence, take action
At a protest Friday, students supporting both Palestine and Israel filled White Plaza with signs crying, “The Real Terrorists U.S.-Israel” and “Ceasefire Now,” as well as numerous Israeli flags. Evident that day and many others recently, campus groups on both sides have been galvanized by Israel’s recent campaign in Gaza and are quickly taking action.Though the Stanford Jewish community shares the global community’s regret for civilian casualties, many feel that Israel’s actions are justified as self-defense. Justin Hefter ‘11, vice president of the Stanford Israel Alliance (SIA), shares this view.“It’s terrible when there’s a war for any reason, and it’s also terrible that innocent civilians are dying, which is hard to deal with for anybody who cares about human life,” Hefter said. “The thing is, Israel has been pushed into the situation after enduring eight years of rocket fire, and anyone who values human life and dignity understands that. No country should have to endure something like that.”
Israeli terrorism is both very evident and very quiet evident in that it occupies Palestinian lands brazenly, and has for more than fifty years, and quiet in that many little acts of terrorism happen every day in out-of-the-way corners that make no news or no waves.
Fields and orchards are bulldozed, or farmers cannot harvest them, for fear of being shot. Food supplies are limited or curtailed, or made too expensive to purchase, resulting in malnutrition. Now, it is happen every day! And all this happens out of sight of the world, the victims unreported, their anguish unnoticed, yet the agony enduring a lifetime, for those who survive. This is terrorism!
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Israeli terrorism is both very evident and very quiet evident in that it occupies Palestinian lands brazenly, and has for more than fifty years, and quiet in that many little acts of terrorism happen every day in out-of-the-way corners that make no news or no waves. Fields and orchards are bulldozed, or farmers cannot harvest them, for fear of being shot. Food supplies are limited or curtailed, or made too expensive to purchase, resulting in malnutrition. Now, it is happen every day! And all this happens out of sight of the world, the victims unreported, their anguish unnoticed, yet the agony enduring a lifetime, for those who survive. This is terrorism!
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Israeli terrorism is both very evident and very quiet evident in that it occupies Palestinian lands brazenly, and has for more than fifty years, and quiet in that many little acts of terrorism happen every day in out-of-the-way corners that make no news or no waves. Fields and orchards are bulldozed, or farmers cannot harvest them, for fear of being shot. Food supplies are limited or curtailed, or made too expensive to purchase, resulting in malnutrition. Now, it is happen every day! And all this happens out of sight of the world, the victims unreported, their anguish unnoticed, yet the agony enduring a lifetime, for those who survive. This is terrorism!
Ted Rudow III,MA
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The people who are hurting now are the "big money boys", because now their money is inflating and exploding in an inflation explosion. Now it's the big investors, big business, big money and big governments whose money is dwindling down to nothing so it can't even buy much any more. In spite of the fact that industry is slowing down and therefore unemployment is increasing, there are so many safety guarantees to keep wages up and to give unemployment insurance and to keep prices up that there is still inflation in spite of a recession or depression this minute picking up speed! The strange thing that's happening is that the inflation is picking up speed right along with the depression, just the opposite of what happened in the Great Depression. This time they're not only going to have a big depression, or economic collapse, which in days past benefited the big money boys, but it is also going to bring about the collapse of big investors, governments, everybody!
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The people who are hurting now are the "big money boys", because now their money is inflating and exploding in an inflation explosion. Now it's the big investors, big business, big money and big governments whose money is dwindling down to nothing so it can't even buy much any more. In spite of the fact that industry is slowing down and therefore unemployment is increasing, there are so many safety guarantees to keep wages up and to give unemployment insurance and to keep prices up that there is still inflation in spite of a recession or depression this minute picking up speed! The strange thing that's happening is that the inflation is picking up speed right along with the depression, just the opposite of what happened in the Great Depression. This time they're not only going to have a big depression, or economic collapse, which in days past benefited the big money boys, but it is also going to bring about the collapse of big investors, governments, everybody!
Ted Rudow III,MA
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Friday, January 9, 2009,
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Friday, January 09, 2009
Dear Editor,
The people who are hurting now are the "big money boys", because now their money is inflating and exploding in an inflation explosion. Now it's the big investors, big business, big money and big governments whose money is dwindling down to nothing so it can't even buy much any more. In spite of the fact that industry is slowing down and therefore unemployment is increasing, there are so many safety guarantees to keep wages up and to give unemployment insurance and to keep prices up that there is still inflation in spite of a recession or depression this minute picking up speed!
The strange thing that's happening is that the inflation is picking up speed right along with the depression, just the opposite of what happened in the Great Depression. This time they're not only going to have a big depression, or economic collapse, which in days past benefited the big money boys, but it is also going to bring about the collapse of big investors, governments, everybody! It's going to take the money down with it! And capitalism too!
Ted Rudow III, MA
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Friday, January 09, 2009
Dear Editor,
The people who are hurting now are the "big money boys", because now their money is inflating and exploding in an inflation explosion. Now it's the big investors, big business, big money and big governments whose money is dwindling down to nothing so it can't even buy much any more. In spite of the fact that industry is slowing down and therefore unemployment is increasing, there are so many safety guarantees to keep wages up and to give unemployment insurance and to keep prices up that there is still inflation in spite of a recession or depression this minute picking up speed!
The strange thing that's happening is that the inflation is picking up speed right along with the depression, just the opposite of what happened in the Great Depression. This time they're not only going to have a big depression, or economic collapse, which in days past benefited the big money boys, but it is also going to bring about the collapse of big investors, governments, everybody! It's going to take the money down with it! And capitalism too!
Ted Rudow III, MA
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Tuesday, January 06, 2009
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Editor,
When killing more than 320 Palestinians and injuring close to 1,000
recently by dropping 100 tons of bombs on the Gaza Strip, the Israeli
Southern Command GOC announced that the Israeli army will "send Gaza
decades into the past" in terms of weapons capabilities while
achieving "the maximum number of enemy casualties."
Despite these echoes from failed uses of force in the past, the
current Jewish-Israeli consensus nevertheless favors Israeli military
attacks on Gaza. "The goal of our military actions is to force peace
on them," stated Member of Knesset Yakov Margi (Shas) this morning in
a parliamentary discussion of Gaza. This attitude demonstrates that
neither historical examples nor Israel's own failure to
achieve "peace" through destruction, have a visible impact on Israeli
public opinion or government policies.
So instead of the ceasefire solving the situation, the Jewish
violation of it has complicated the whole picture even more than
ever. The Arabs can no longer negotiate a fair political settlement
from a position of strength and military advantage with American-
Jewish soldiers fighting with weapons for the American territory of
an American colony — Israel. The Americans have to win to save their
Israelis, their territory and they think, their very lives.
Ted Rudow III,MA
Menlo Park
January
06
2009
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Editor,
When killing more than 320 Palestinians and injuring close to 1,000
recently by dropping 100 tons of bombs on the Gaza Strip, the Israeli
Southern Command GOC announced that the Israeli army will "send Gaza
decades into the past" in terms of weapons capabilities while
achieving "the maximum number of enemy casualties."
Despite these echoes from failed uses of force in the past, the
current Jewish-Israeli consensus nevertheless favors Israeli military
attacks on Gaza. "The goal of our military actions is to force peace
on them," stated Member of Knesset Yakov Margi (Shas) this morning in
a parliamentary discussion of Gaza. This attitude demonstrates that
neither historical examples nor Israel's own failure to
achieve "peace" through destruction, have a visible impact on Israeli
public opinion or government policies.
So instead of the ceasefire solving the situation, the Jewish
violation of it has complicated the whole picture even more than
ever. The Arabs can no longer negotiate a fair political settlement
from a position of strength and military advantage with American-
Jewish soldiers fighting with weapons for the American territory of
an American colony — Israel. The Americans have to win to save their
Israelis, their territory and they think, their very lives.
Ted Rudow III,MA
Menlo Park
An American War
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An American war
Editor,
When killing more than 320 Palestinians and injuring close to 1,000
recently by dropping 100 tons of bombs on the Gaza Strip, the Israeli
Southern Command GOC announced that the Israeli army will "send Gaza
decades into the past" in terms of weapons capabilities while
achieving "the maximum number of enemy casualties."
Despite these echoes from failed uses of force in the past, the
current Jewish-Israeli consensus nevertheless favors Israeli military
attacks on Gaza. "The goal of our military actions is to force peace
on them," stated Member of Knesset Yakov Margi (Shas) this morning in
a parliamentary discussion of Gaza. This attitude demonstrates that
neither historical examples nor Israel's own failure to
achieve "peace" through destruction, have a visible impact on Israeli
public opinion or government policies.
So instead of the ceasefire solving the situation, the Jewish
violation of it has complicated the whole picture even more than
ever. The Arabs can no longer negotiate a fair political settlement
from a position of strength and military advantage with American-
Jewish soldiers fighting with weapons for the American territory of
an American colony — Israel. The Americans have to win to save their
Israelis, their territory and they think, their very lives.
Ted Rudow III,MA
Menlo Park
January
06
2009
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An American war
Editor,
When killing more than 320 Palestinians and injuring close to 1,000
recently by dropping 100 tons of bombs on the Gaza Strip, the Israeli
Southern Command GOC announced that the Israeli army will "send Gaza
decades into the past" in terms of weapons capabilities while
achieving "the maximum number of enemy casualties."
Despite these echoes from failed uses of force in the past, the
current Jewish-Israeli consensus nevertheless favors Israeli military
attacks on Gaza. "The goal of our military actions is to force peace
on them," stated Member of Knesset Yakov Margi (Shas) this morning in
a parliamentary discussion of Gaza. This attitude demonstrates that
neither historical examples nor Israel's own failure to
achieve "peace" through destruction, have a visible impact on Israeli
public opinion or government policies.
So instead of the ceasefire solving the situation, the Jewish
violation of it has complicated the whole picture even more than
ever. The Arabs can no longer negotiate a fair political settlement
from a position of strength and military advantage with American-
Jewish soldiers fighting with weapons for the American territory of
an American colony — Israel. The Americans have to win to save their
Israelis, their territory and they think, their very lives.
Ted Rudow III,MA
Menlo Park
Monday, January 05, 2009
Farewell to Bush
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Bush is drunk with power, warmongering; he's an egomaniac who is only interested in serving his own selfish interests and in making a mark for himself in the world. One who can do so heartlessly and cruelly and purely for materialistic gain. He has shown his lack of concern and sympathy for the poor peoples of the world time after time, and his lack of willingness to help the poor, suffering, tortured and maimed.
Of course, we are pretty much convinced that whatever Bush does, he does out of political motivation for political gain. 935 lies have been reported and still counting. Bush and Cheney and their crew lied day after day, week after week, month after month, and the media flooded the U.S. and the world with their lies about weapons of mass destruction.
It's disgusting that Bush could lie his way into the Iraq War, causing the death of hundreds of thousands of Iraqis and the death of 4,000 American soldiers, not to mention the tens of thousands wounded on both sides, and not suffer any consequences for it! The American people are either ignorant or apathetic.
Well, Bush and his cronies will suffer the consequences one of these days when they have to face the Lord and explain themselves, and lies and excuses won't work with Him!
Ted Rudow III,MA
Menlo Park, Calif.
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Letter to the Editor: Farewell to Bush
To the Editor:
Bush is drunk with power, warmongering; he's an egomaniac who is only interested in serving his own selfish interests and in making a mark for himself in the world. One who can do so heartlessly and cruelly and purely for materialistic gain. He has shown his lack of concern and sympathy for the poor peoples of the world time after time, and his lack of willingness to help the poor, suffering, tortured and maimed.
Of course, we are pretty much convinced that whatever Bush does, he does out of political motivation for political gain. 935 lies have been reported and still counting. Bush and Cheney and their crew lied day after day, week after week, month after month, and the media flooded the U.S. and the world with their lies about weapons of mass destruction.
It's disgusting that Bush could lie his way into the Iraq War, causing the death of hundreds of thousands of Iraqis and the death of 4,000 American soldiers, not to mention the tens of thousands wounded on both sides, and not suffer any consequences for it! The American people are either ignorant or apathetic.
Well, Bush and his cronies will suffer the consequences one of these days when they have to face the Lord and explain themselves, and lies and excuses won't work with Him!
Ted Rudow III,MA
Menlo Park, Calif.
Friday, January 02, 2009
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Bush is drunk with power, warmongering, an egomaniac who is only interested in serving his own selfish interests and in making a mark for himself in the World. One who can so heartlessly and cruelly and purely for materialistic gain.--A man who has shown his lack of concern and sympathy for the poor peoples of the World time after time, and his lack of willingness to help the poor, suffering, tortured and maimed peoples
Of course, we are pretty much convinced that whatever Bush does, he does out of political motivation for political gain. It reported were 935 lies and counting every day now. Bush and Cheney and their crew lied day after day, week after week, month after month, and the media flooded the U.S. and the world with their lies about weapons of mass destruction.
It's disgusting that Bush could lie his way into the Iraq War, causing the death of hundreds of thousands of Iraqis and the death of 4,000 American soldiers, not to mention the tens of thousands wounded on both sides, and not suffer any consequences for it! The American people are either ignorant, apathetic, Well, I'll tell you, Bush and his cronies will suffer the consequences one of these days when they have to face the Lord and explain themselves, and lies and excuses won't work with Him!
Ted Rudow III,MA
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Bush is drunk with power, warmongering, an egomaniac who is only interested in serving his own selfish interests and in making a mark for himself in the World. One who can so heartlessly and cruelly and purely for materialistic gain.--A man who has shown his lack of concern and sympathy for the poor peoples of the World time after time, and his lack of willingness to help the poor, suffering, tortured and maimed peoples
Of course, we are pretty much convinced that whatever Bush does, he does out of political motivation for political gain. It reported were 935 lies and counting every day now. Bush and Cheney and their crew lied day after day, week after week, month after month, and the media flooded the U.S. and the world with their lies about weapons of mass destruction.
It's disgusting that Bush could lie his way into the Iraq War, causing the death of hundreds of thousands of Iraqis and the death of 4,000 American soldiers, not to mention the tens of thousands wounded on both sides, and not suffer any consequences for it! The American people are either ignorant, apathetic, Well, I'll tell you, Bush and his cronies will suffer the consequences one of these days when they have to face the Lord and explain themselves, and lies and excuses won't work with Him!
Ted Rudow III,MA
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
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After killing more than 320 Palestinians and injuring close to 1,000 this past Saturday by dropping 100 tons of bombs on the Gaza Strip, the Israeli Southern Command GOC announced that the Israeli army will "send Gaza decades into the past" in terms of weapons capabilities while achieving "the maximum number of enemy casualties."
Despite these echoes from failed uses of force in the past, the current Jewish-Israeli consensus nevertheless favors Israeli military attacks on Gaza. "The goal of our military actions is to force peace on them," stated member of Knesset Yakov Margi (Shas) in a parliamentary discussion of Gaza.
This attitude demonstrates that neither historical examples nor Israel's own failure to achieve "peace" through destruction have a visible impact on Israeli public opinion or government policies.
The Jewish violation of the cease-fire has complicated the whole picture more than ever. The Arabs can no longer negotiate a fair political settlement from a position of strength and military advantage.
The Palestinians-Israeli war is an American war with American-Jewish soldiers fighting with weapons for the American territory of an American colony—Israel. The Americans have to win to save their [Israelis'] territory.
-- Ted Rudow III,MA, Menlo Park, Calif.
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After killing more than 320 Palestinians and injuring close to 1,000 this past Saturday by dropping 100 tons of bombs on the Gaza Strip, the Israeli Southern Command GOC announced that the Israeli army will "send Gaza decades into the past" in terms of weapons capabilities while achieving "the maximum number of enemy casualties."
Despite these echoes from failed uses of force in the past, the current Jewish-Israeli consensus nevertheless favors Israeli military attacks on Gaza. "The goal of our military actions is to force peace on them," stated member of Knesset Yakov Margi (Shas) in a parliamentary discussion of Gaza.
This attitude demonstrates that neither historical examples nor Israel's own failure to achieve "peace" through destruction have a visible impact on Israeli public opinion or government policies.
The Jewish violation of the cease-fire has complicated the whole picture more than ever. The Arabs can no longer negotiate a fair political settlement from a position of strength and military advantage.
The Palestinians-Israeli war is an American war with American-Jewish soldiers fighting with weapons for the American territory of an American colony—Israel. The Americans have to win to save their [Israelis'] territory.
-- Ted Rudow III,MA, Menlo Park, Calif.
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The culture of the world is enamoured with the smooth and the slick, with being big and successful, while humility and love run against the grain. Though Jesus was God, He didn't flaunt His power or position or rights. Instead, He made Himself nothing. His birthplace is a testimony to that. He didn't just take a low place, He took the lowest, and the point is that His commission was to serve. It was to preach salvation to the poor. He came not to be served, but to serve, to give His life as a ransom for many.
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12/26/2008
to Afghanistan
It helps when you can so easily forget the past and tune out reality.
The war in Afghanistan, which began on Oct. 7, 2001, was launched by the United States with the United Kingdom in response to the September 2001 attacks. The U.S. military is currently planning to send around 20,000 extra troops to the country in spring 2009.
So now that the invasion of Afghanistan is not over, Americans can forget that the country is as bad off as it ever was — although Afghan men can shave, of course. And when that time comes, Iraq too will be forgotten or relegated to the back pages of the papers, along with the multitudes who died in both of the Gulf wars. America will move on, leaving a legacy of death and destruction, and Americans will forget — but God won't.
Ted Rudow III,MA
Menlo Park
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The culture of the world is enamoured with the smooth and the slick, with being big and successful, while humility and love run against the grain. Though Jesus was God, He didn't flaunt His power or position or rights. Instead, He made Himself nothing. His birthplace is a testimony to that. He didn't just take a low place, He took the lowest, and the point is that His commission was to serve. It was to preach salvation to the poor. He came not to be served, but to serve, to give His life as a ransom for many.
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to Afghanistan
It helps when you can so easily forget the past and tune out reality.
The war in Afghanistan, which began on Oct. 7, 2001, was launched by the United States with the United Kingdom in response to the September 2001 attacks. The U.S. military is currently planning to send around 20,000 extra troops to the country in spring 2009.
So now that the invasion of Afghanistan is not over, Americans can forget that the country is as bad off as it ever was — although Afghan men can shave, of course. And when that time comes, Iraq too will be forgotten or relegated to the back pages of the papers, along with the multitudes who died in both of the Gulf wars. America will move on, leaving a legacy of death and destruction, and Americans will forget — but God won't.
Ted Rudow III,MA
Menlo Park
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Never ending war!
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Sunday Dec 21st, 2008
Maybe it's because they have such a short attention span and memory. As one journalist commented, a short memory is a great boost to self-esteem. It helps when you can so easily forget the past and tune out reality. The War in Afghanistan, which began on October 7, 2001 as the U.S. military operation Operation Enduring Freedom, was launched by the United States with the United Kingdom in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks. The US military is currently planning to send around 20,000 extra troops to the country in Spring 2009.
So now that the invasion of Afghanistan is not over, Americans can forget that the country is as bad off as it ever was-although Afghan men can shave, of course. And when that time comes, Iraq too will be forgotten or relegated to the back pages of the papers, along with the multitudes who died in Gulf War I and II, the many children and innocents who died from 12 years of sanctions, and the thousands who are continuing to suffer and die from the depleted uranium shells littering the landscape and the unexploded cluster bombs scattered far and wide.
America will move on, leaving a legacy of death and destruction, and Americans will forget-but God won't.
Ted Rudow II,MA
Never ending war
by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Sunday Dec 21st, 2008
Maybe it's because they have such a short attention span and memory. As one journalist commented, a short memory is a great boost to self-esteem. It helps when you can so easily forget the past and tune out reality. The War in Afghanistan, which began on October 7, 2001 as the U.S. military operation Operation Enduring Freedom, was launched by the United States with the United Kingdom in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks. The US military is currently planning to send around 20,000 extra troops to the country in Spring 2009.
So now that the invasion of Afghanistan is not over, Americans can forget that the country is as bad off as it ever was-although Afghan men can shave, of course. And when that time comes, Iraq too will be forgotten or relegated to the back pages of the papers, along with the multitudes who died in Gulf War I and II, the many children and innocents who died from 12 years of sanctions, and the thousands who are continuing to suffer and die from the depleted uranium shells littering the landscape and the unexploded cluster bombs scattered far and wide.
America will move on, leaving a legacy of death and destruction, and Americans will forget-but God won't.
Ted Rudow II,MA
Friday, December 19, 2008
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Thursday, December 18, 2008
Dear Editor,
The culture of the world is enamoured with the smooth and the slick,
with being big and successful, while humility and love run against
the grain.
Though Jesus was God, He didn't flaunt His power or position or
rights. Instead, He made Himself nothing. His birthplace is a
testimony to that. He didn't just take a low place, He took the
lowest, and the point is that His commission was to serve. It was to
preach salvation to the poor. He came not to be served, but to serve,
to give His life as a ransom for many.
Ted Rudow III, MA
PO Box 1222
Menlo Park, CA 94026
USA
Tedr77@aol.com
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To the Editor:
The Bush administration said that it was prepared to intervene to
prevent the collapse of General Motors and Chrysler after Republican
senators blocked a compromise proposal to rescue the automakers. That
they would be remembered for decades as the party of Herbert Hoover
if the industry collapsed.
Everything is moving a lot faster today that it did in 1929. From '29
to '32, President Hoover kept talking like the politicians are
talking now, right until he got fired! For three years, from
October '29 to November '32 in the election that FDR won, Hoover kept
saying, "It wasn't the government's fault, we're doing everything we
can." He repeated this for three whole years as things got worse and
worse, until things finally hit absolute bottom!
I wouldn't be surprised now if it takes half that time. People are
better informed, people know the history more, they're going to be
more scared. If they've got any sense at all they're going to start
worrying about the banks and pulling their money out.
And once the banks fail, businesses fail, manufacturers fail,
industries fail and unemployment skyrockets! It will be worldwide and
worse than ever.
Ted Rudow III,MA
Menlo Park, Calif.
Thursday, December 18, 2008,
Culture
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Dear Editor,
The culture of the world is enamoured with the smooth and the slick,
with being big and successful, while humility and love run against
the grain.
Though Jesus was God, He didn't flaunt His power or position or
rights. Instead, He made Himself nothing. His birthplace is a
testimony to that. He didn't just take a low place, He took the
lowest, and the point is that His commission was to serve. It was to
preach salvation to the poor. He came not to be served, but to serve,
to give His life as a ransom for many.
Ted Rudow III, MA
PO Box 1222
Menlo Park, CA 94026
USA
Tedr77@aol.com
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Letter to the Editor: Auto bailout
To the Editor:
The Bush administration said that it was prepared to intervene to
prevent the collapse of General Motors and Chrysler after Republican
senators blocked a compromise proposal to rescue the automakers. That
they would be remembered for decades as the party of Herbert Hoover
if the industry collapsed.
Everything is moving a lot faster today that it did in 1929. From '29
to '32, President Hoover kept talking like the politicians are
talking now, right until he got fired! For three years, from
October '29 to November '32 in the election that FDR won, Hoover kept
saying, "It wasn't the government's fault, we're doing everything we
can." He repeated this for three whole years as things got worse and
worse, until things finally hit absolute bottom!
I wouldn't be surprised now if it takes half that time. People are
better informed, people know the history more, they're going to be
more scared. If they've got any sense at all they're going to start
worrying about the banks and pulling their money out.
And once the banks fail, businesses fail, manufacturers fail,
industries fail and unemployment skyrockets! It will be worldwide and
worse than ever.
Ted Rudow III,MA
Menlo Park, Calif.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
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Unlike your editorial of December 12, I don't find it bad news that there is a delay in a major order for the Ministry of Defence. It would be even better news if the order was cancelled.
Like John Watson (Letters, December 10), I am saddened if not surprised to read of the devastation and oppression around the world. Most of this can be attributed to the policies pursued by western governments, the US and UK in particular.
Jacques Diouf, director-general of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation, has highlighted the fact that the world spent £820bn on weapons in 2006. I have a cutting from the Herald (April 13, 2006) in which the American journalist Ted Rudow III declared: "American economy, western economy, capitalist economy can thrive only on war." He went on to predict depression and economic collapse. This was more than two and a half years ago, and since then expenditure on warfare has steadily increased.It is estimated that, in the US, 50 cents in every dollar of tax goes to the military. Here, large amounts are spent not only on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan but also on such military items as Trident and the aircraft carriers and other warships being built on the Clyde and elsewhere. Large sums are spent at Aldermaston, Porton Down and at other sites where weapons of mass destruction are made, and on research and development into more efficient ways of killing human beings. In all, how much of each pound of our tax goes to the military?
At this time of year, people are wishing for peace and good will. What an indictment of our government, our society and capitalism that such vast resources are squandered on warfare and preparations for continuing warfare. Jobs are vitally important, particularly at this time, but how sad it is that so many are dependent on the manufacture of weapons of war. It would make sense to send that industry's workers home on full pay. The armaments they produce may be technically brilliant but they do nothing to increase prosperity or enhance quality of life.
The civil manufacturing sector has been neglected and is crying out for investment, with more than one million jobs wiped out. Would that the "big items" were turbines or others to assist in the development of renewable energy, not weapons of war.
Ron Mackay, Milton of Campsie, East Dunbartonshire.
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Unlike your editorial of December 12, I don't find it bad news that there is a delay in a major order for the Ministry of Defence. It would be even better news if the order was cancelled.
Like John Watson (Letters, December 10), I am saddened if not surprised to read of the devastation and oppression around the world. Most of this can be attributed to the policies pursued by western governments, the US and UK in particular.
Jacques Diouf, director-general of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation, has highlighted the fact that the world spent £820bn on weapons in 2006. I have a cutting from the Herald (April 13, 2006) in which the American journalist Ted Rudow III declared: "American economy, western economy, capitalist economy can thrive only on war." He went on to predict depression and economic collapse. This was more than two and a half years ago, and since then expenditure on warfare has steadily increased.It is estimated that, in the US, 50 cents in every dollar of tax goes to the military. Here, large amounts are spent not only on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan but also on such military items as Trident and the aircraft carriers and other warships being built on the Clyde and elsewhere. Large sums are spent at Aldermaston, Porton Down and at other sites where weapons of mass destruction are made, and on research and development into more efficient ways of killing human beings. In all, how much of each pound of our tax goes to the military?
At this time of year, people are wishing for peace and good will. What an indictment of our government, our society and capitalism that such vast resources are squandered on warfare and preparations for continuing warfare. Jobs are vitally important, particularly at this time, but how sad it is that so many are dependent on the manufacture of weapons of war. It would make sense to send that industry's workers home on full pay. The armaments they produce may be technically brilliant but they do nothing to increase prosperity or enhance quality of life.
The civil manufacturing sector has been neglected and is crying out for investment, with more than one million jobs wiped out. Would that the "big items" were turbines or others to assist in the development of renewable energy, not weapons of war.
Ron Mackay, Milton of Campsie, East Dunbartonshire.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Did Charley made monkey out of you?
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SAN FRANCISCO -- The age of the dinosaurs ended abruptly about 65 million years ago when some catastrophic event drove them to extinction, and now a vehement controversy over their disappearance is emerging anew........
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There is no proof for evolution. It has to be believed, therefore it's a faith, therefore it's a religion! So they're teaching a new compulsory religion in today's hallowed halls of higher learning. Even the great high priest and founding father of this new false faith, Charles Darwin himself, confessed that "the belief (note the emphasis on belief) in natural selection (evolution) must at present be grounded entirely on general considerations. Does biological evolution exist? The surprising answer is yes!Microevolution happens within species, when small adaptations either take place to accommodate environment or are brought about by breeding.Once I was a tadpole long and thin, then I was a baboon with my tail tucked in, then I was a monkey in a tropical tree and now I am professor with college degree. Did Charley make a monkey out of you?
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Tuesday, December 16, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO -- The age of the dinosaurs ended abruptly about 65 million years ago when some catastrophic event drove them to extinction, and now a vehement controversy over their disappearance is emerging anew........
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There is no proof for evolution. It has to be believed, therefore it's a faith, therefore it's a religion! So they're teaching a new compulsory religion in today's hallowed halls of higher learning. Even the great high priest and founding father of this new false faith, Charles Darwin himself, confessed that "the belief (note the emphasis on belief) in natural selection (evolution) must at present be grounded entirely on general considerations. Does biological evolution exist? The surprising answer is yes!Microevolution happens within species, when small adaptations either take place to accommodate environment or are brought about by breeding.Once I was a tadpole long and thin, then I was a baboon with my tail tucked in, then I was a monkey in a tropical tree and now I am professor with college degree. Did Charley make a monkey out of you?
Ted Rudow III,MA
Sunday, December 14, 2008
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The Bush administration said on Friday that it was prepared to intervene to prevent the collapse of General Motors and Chrysler after Republican senators blocked a compromise proposal to rescue the automakers. That they would be remembered for decades as the party of Herbert Hoover if the industry collapsed Everything is moving a lot faster today that it did in 1929! From '29 to '32, President Hoover kept talking like the politicians are talking now, right until he got fired! For three years, from October '29 to November '32, the election that put FDR in. He kept saying, "It wasn't the government's fault, we're doing everything we can," for three whole years as things got worse and worse, until things finally hit absolute bottom! From the '29 Crash to the bottom in '32 was about three years. I wouldn't be surprised if it takes half that time. People are better informed, people know the history more, they're going to be more frighten.
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The Bush administration said on Friday that it was prepared to intervene to prevent the collapse of General Motors and Chrysler after Republican senators blocked a compromise proposal to rescue the automakers. That they would be remembered for decades as the party of Herbert Hoover if the industry collapsed Everything is moving a lot faster today that it did in 1929! From '29 to '32, President Hoover kept talking like the politicians are talking now, right until he got fired! For three years, from October '29 to November '32, the election that put FDR in. He kept saying, "It wasn't the government's fault, we're doing everything we can," for three whole years as things got worse and worse, until things finally hit absolute bottom! From the '29 Crash to the bottom in '32 was about three years. I wouldn't be surprised if it takes half that time. People are better informed, people know the history more, they're going to be more frighten.
Ted Rudow III,MA
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Car bailout
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Car bailout
by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Saturday Dec 13th, 2008
The Bush administration said on Friday that it was prepared to intervene to prevent the collapse of General Motors and Chrysler after Republican senators blocked a compromise proposal to rescue the automakers. That they would be remembered for decades as the party of Herbert Hoover if the industry collapsed.
Everything is moving a lot faster today that it did in 1929! From '29 to '32, President Hoover kept talking like the politicians are talking now, right until he got fired! For three years, from October '29 to November '32, the election that put FDR in. He kept saying, "It wasn't the government's fault, we're doing everything we can," for three whole years as things got worse and worse, until things finally hit absolute bottom! From the '29 Crash to the bottom in '32 was about three years.
I wouldn't be surprised if it takes half that time. People are better informed, people know the history more, they're going to be more sacred. If they've got any sense at all they're going to start worrying about the banks and pulling their money out!--And once the banks fail, businesses fail, manufacturers fail, industries fail and unemployment skyrockets! It will be worldwide and worse than ever!
Ted Rudow III,MA
Car bailout
by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Saturday Dec 13th, 2008
The Bush administration said on Friday that it was prepared to intervene to prevent the collapse of General Motors and Chrysler after Republican senators blocked a compromise proposal to rescue the automakers. That they would be remembered for decades as the party of Herbert Hoover if the industry collapsed.
Everything is moving a lot faster today that it did in 1929! From '29 to '32, President Hoover kept talking like the politicians are talking now, right until he got fired! For three years, from October '29 to November '32, the election that put FDR in. He kept saying, "It wasn't the government's fault, we're doing everything we can," for three whole years as things got worse and worse, until things finally hit absolute bottom! From the '29 Crash to the bottom in '32 was about three years.
I wouldn't be surprised if it takes half that time. People are better informed, people know the history more, they're going to be more sacred. If they've got any sense at all they're going to start worrying about the banks and pulling their money out!--And once the banks fail, businesses fail, manufacturers fail, industries fail and unemployment skyrockets! It will be worldwide and worse than ever!
Ted Rudow III,MA
Tuesday, December 09, 2008
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By The Editorial BoardIn case it wasn’t already clear that Barack Obama is going to have a lot to deal with when he takes office, the Government Accountability Office, Congress’s investigative agency, has released a list of 13 urgent issues for him and the next Congress. The 13, listed alphabetically by the G.A.O., are:
• Caring for Service Members
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• Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan
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• Protecting the Homeland
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• The 2010 Census
• Transition to Digital TVThe list is part of a new G.A.O. Web site that is designed to help make the transition informed and smooth.The G.A.O. defines “urgent” as needing attention during the transition or in 2009 either because the issues “could have great implications for life, well being, or the confidence of citizens in government, or because they have key quickly approaching dates where a decision must be made or actions taken.”
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In fact, almost all American industries, even non-war industries, are making money at the expense of the poor of other nations of the world. America–huge green and greedy, gluttonous, wasteful, selfish. Its dollar, the “greenback,” or the American dollar that is sinking American!
The car industry, a quick bankruptcy is impossible. Chapter 11 would take years to unfold during which time the companies would lose unrecoverable market share. Airlines don’t compare to auto manufacturers with independent suppliers providing credit and some four thousand parts needed every day; just one missing part can prevent assembly of a whole car.
As long as a nation demands more than they need, in other words more than plenty, they demand absolute excess, extravagant luxury.–They have to rob the poor to get it, and to rob the poor to get it they have to wage war.The American people have been making war and making money in their war jobs and their high salaries at the expenses of the poor Iraqi!
— Ted Rudow III,MA
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A demonstration to those in high standing of who is really the boss. Even the big money boys are as pawns in the hands of the puppeteer. The puppeteer's total power works by fear. The puppeteer sends a strong signal that it is indeed he who holds the bag and manipulates the strings, and all must yield to his gestures and signals, else they will be tangled up and put out of commission. his ability to keep the marionettes moving and flowing and dancing in apparent sync and coordination.
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By The Editorial BoardIn case it wasn’t already clear that Barack Obama is going to have a lot to deal with when he takes office, the Government Accountability Office, Congress’s investigative agency, has released a list of 13 urgent issues for him and the next Congress. The 13, listed alphabetically by the G.A.O., are:
• Caring for Service Members
• Defense Readiness
• Defense Spending
• Food Safety
• Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan
• Oversight of Financial Institutions and Markets
• Preparing for Large-Scale Health Emergencies
• Protecting the Homeland
• Public Diplomacy and International Broadcasting
• Retirement of the Space Shuttle
• Surface Transportation
• The 2010 Census
• Transition to Digital TVThe list is part of a new G.A.O. Web site that is designed to help make the transition informed and smooth.The G.A.O. defines “urgent” as needing attention during the transition or in 2009 either because the issues “could have great implications for life, well being, or the confidence of citizens in government, or because they have key quickly approaching dates where a decision must be made or actions taken.”
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In fact, almost all American industries, even non-war industries, are making money at the expense of the poor of other nations of the world. America–huge green and greedy, gluttonous, wasteful, selfish. Its dollar, the “greenback,” or the American dollar that is sinking American!
The car industry, a quick bankruptcy is impossible. Chapter 11 would take years to unfold during which time the companies would lose unrecoverable market share. Airlines don’t compare to auto manufacturers with independent suppliers providing credit and some four thousand parts needed every day; just one missing part can prevent assembly of a whole car.
As long as a nation demands more than they need, in other words more than plenty, they demand absolute excess, extravagant luxury.–They have to rob the poor to get it, and to rob the poor to get it they have to wage war.The American people have been making war and making money in their war jobs and their high salaries at the expenses of the poor Iraqi!
— Ted Rudow III,MA
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A demonstration to those in high standing of who is really the boss. Even the big money boys are as pawns in the hands of the puppeteer. The puppeteer's total power works by fear. The puppeteer sends a strong signal that it is indeed he who holds the bag and manipulates the strings, and all must yield to his gestures and signals, else they will be tangled up and put out of commission. his ability to keep the marionettes moving and flowing and dancing in apparent sync and coordination.
Ted Rudow III,MA
Sunday, December 07, 2008
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Debra J. Saunders
The atmosphere: You're supposed to feel festive. It's the holiday season. Instead, you feel rushed, tired and sick of all the crowds in the stores, gridlock on the streets and packages cutting into your calf as...
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Christmas Day gets lost in the days and weeks surrounding it. In fact, many Christmas cards and signs simply state 'Season's Greetings' with no mention of Christmas. Now it's a 'holiday tree' rather than a 'Christmas tree'. They even call it 'XMAS' to cross Jesus out of Christmas. In other words, to take Christ out of Christmas. In some cities, all you ever see are signs of 'Xmas Holidays', 'Xmas Sale', 'Xmas Shopping', 'Xmas, Xmas, Xmas'. They wouldn't think of putting up 'Christmas', that's the name of Jesus Christ! And, of course, they've got a new god called Santa Claus, who is really the big department store! One of the horrible horrors of it is that when they teach their children about Santa Claus, and then they start teaching them about Jesus, the truth and the real story and meaning of Christmas, the poor kids think, "Oh, this is just another stupid idiotic fairytale like the one you told me about Santa Claus!" There's so much more to Christmas than trees, decorations!
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The atmosphere: You're supposed to feel festive. It's the holiday season. Instead, you feel rushed, tired and sick of all the crowds in the stores, gridlock on the streets and packages cutting into your calf as...
.....................................................................12/7/2008
Christmas Day gets lost in the days and weeks surrounding it. In fact, many Christmas cards and signs simply state 'Season's Greetings' with no mention of Christmas. Now it's a 'holiday tree' rather than a 'Christmas tree'. They even call it 'XMAS' to cross Jesus out of Christmas. In other words, to take Christ out of Christmas. In some cities, all you ever see are signs of 'Xmas Holidays', 'Xmas Sale', 'Xmas Shopping', 'Xmas, Xmas, Xmas'. They wouldn't think of putting up 'Christmas', that's the name of Jesus Christ! And, of course, they've got a new god called Santa Claus, who is really the big department store! One of the horrible horrors of it is that when they teach their children about Santa Claus, and then they start teaching them about Jesus, the truth and the real story and meaning of Christmas, the poor kids think, "Oh, this is just another stupid idiotic fairytale like the one you told me about Santa Claus!" There's so much more to Christmas than trees, decorations!
Ted Rudow III,MA
Saturday, December 06, 2008
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Saturday Dec 6th, 2008 6:56 PM
Americans who went to war to resist the Japanese economic development of Southeast Asia. Probably if they'd left the Japanese alone--and of course if the Japanese had left the Americans alone, which is where they made their biggest mistake, attacking Pearl Harbor--the whole of Southeast Asia would be better off!
Of course the Americans were just waiting for an excuse to go to war with Japan. They had already been fighting a trade war with Japan, which in those days was not much hotter than the one they're fighting with Japan right now! So they were all gung-ho for war, not only the Japanese but the Americans.
It's said that Roosevelt allowed the attack on Pearl Harbor even though he had advance warning of it! The Japanese were too smart, too clever, could make things too cheap and could undersell the Americans all the time. And of course they used the excuse that Japan was conquering the East.
Ted Rudow III,MA
Pearl Harbor
by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Saturday Dec 6th, 2008 6:56 PM
Americans who went to war to resist the Japanese economic development of Southeast Asia. Probably if they'd left the Japanese alone--and of course if the Japanese had left the Americans alone, which is where they made their biggest mistake, attacking Pearl Harbor--the whole of Southeast Asia would be better off!
Of course the Americans were just waiting for an excuse to go to war with Japan. They had already been fighting a trade war with Japan, which in those days was not much hotter than the one they're fighting with Japan right now! So they were all gung-ho for war, not only the Japanese but the Americans.
It's said that Roosevelt allowed the attack on Pearl Harbor even though he had advance warning of it! The Japanese were too smart, too clever, could make things too cheap and could undersell the Americans all the time. And of course they used the excuse that Japan was conquering the East.
Ted Rudow III,MA
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Bush pats himself on the back for keeping his eye on the ball ??
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.....But no. Instead, he told Gibson that his "biggest regret" was a mistake made by others: intelligence analysts who got it wrong about Iraq.
The only inference we can draw is that if the intelligence had been more skeptical of Saddam's WMD prowess, there might not have been an Iraq War. Karl Rove recently sounded this same revisionist theme, saying that "absent weapons of mass destruction" there likely would have been no invasion.
But there was plenty of skeptical intel about Iraq's alleged WMD, particularly its nuclear program – the potential "mushroom cloud" that Condoleezza Rice so chillingly evoked. Shaky or ambiguous reports – such as the bogus document about Iraq's attempt to buy yellowcake uranium in Niger – were presented as gospel. International nuclear inspectors, meanwhile, were inside Iraq doing their job.
There's another problem with the way Bush is trying to rewrite history. After U.S. forces combed Iraq for WMD and established that none existed, the administration came up with other backdated rationales for the invasion. Vice President Cheney even kept insisting on some link with 9/11 that only he could perceive; after a while, nobody paid him any attention.
The president spoke of having created a democracy in the heart of the Middle East, one that would shoot tendrils of freedom to take root throughout the region – which is a hard story to sell when the war's greatest geopolitical impact has been to strengthen theocratic Iran to the point that it dares to dream of ancient Persian glory.
Bush pats himself on the back for keeping his eye on the ball – the "war against ideological thugs." But those ideological thugs are ensconced somewhere, probably in the lawless frontier territories of Pakistan, rebuilding their murderous networks and plotting new attacks. I'm betting that they don't regret Bush's decision to invade Iraq, either.
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In fact, almost all American industries, even non-war industries, are making money at the expense of the poor of other nations of the world. America--huge green and greedy, gluttonous, wasteful, selfish. Its dollar, the "greenback," or the American dollar that is sinking American! The car industry, a quick bankruptcy is impossible. Chapter 11 would take years to unfold during which time the companies would lose unrecoverable market share. Airlines don’t compare to auto manufacturers with independent suppliers providing credit and some four thousand parts needed every day; just one missing part can prevent assembly of a whole car. As long as a nation demands more than they need, in other words more than plenty, they demand absolute excess, extravagant luxury.--They have to rob the poor to get it, and to rob the poor to get it they have to wage war.The American people have been making war and making money in their war jobs and their high salaries at the expenses of the poor.
Ted Rudow III,MA
Robbing the poor
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President, provost, deans ax own salaries
By: Devin Banerjee
December 3, 2008
University will slash nearly $100 million over next two years
Stanford University’s financial investments have continued to lose traction, sliding further down the nation’s slippery economic slope into what Provost John Etchemendy Ph.D. ‘82 — the University’s chief budgetary officer — is calling a “worsened” investment climate.
In light of the investment declines, Etchemendy and University President John Hennessy will immediately cut their own salaries by 10 percent, according to an email sent by the provost to some 12,000 faculty and staff members on Tuesday. A recent report by The Chronicle of Higher Education found that Hennessy brought home a total compensation of $701,501 during the 2006-2007 year.
Each of Stanford’s deans has also volunteered to take a salary reduction.
In addition, Etchemendy and Hennessy may axe further into Stanford’s general funds budget, chopping as much as $100 million from the $800 million budget over the next two years. This prediction has been upped from the administrators’ October estimate of a $45 million cut per year.
“We now anticipate a need for deeper, permanent reductions in the general funds budget, which funds most of our faculty and staff salaries, central administrative operations and non-research expenses,” Etchemendy wrote in Tuesday’s email.
Last month, the provost asked each unit of the University to submit reduction scenarios for a three percent cut, a five percent cut and a seven percent cut. Those three numbers have now been upped respectively to five, seven and 10, “in the context of an overall plan to eliminate 15 percent over the next two years.”
Still, Etchemendy noted that he is being cautious, and that the reductions may not be that severe.
“The ultimate cuts may not have to be this deep,” he said, “but we would be irresponsible not to prepare for this eventuality.”
Part of this preparation will include “unavoidable” layoffs, according to the provost. At the same time, he and the president will try to reduce the impact of layoffs by implementing hiring freezes to preserve some employment, providing a retirement incentive program in certain units and granting some employees the option to permanently reduce their work hours. Where layoffs are the only option, an “enhanced severance program” may also be provided.
Additional details on these programs will be provided in January, according to Tuesday’s email.
Stanford’s budget cuts will also delay or halt campus construction projects. In an interview with The Daily early last month, the provost explained how University officials decide which projects will continue and which will not.
“Any project that is currently underway is going to keep moving,” Etchemendy said. “Further, we will move forward any project that is a donor-supported project with a naming gift, because of the donor’s expectations.”
Although he did not mention specifics, the provost said the remainder of Stanford’s construction projects will be prioritized according to “academic need,” then halted and delayed starting from the bottom.
On Tuesday, following similar announcements recently made at Dartmouth and Brown, Harvard University announced that its endowment plummeted 22 percent in four months from its Jun. 30 value of $36.9 billion. Stanford budget officials have not yet announced the recent activity in Stanford’s endowment, which, at over $17.2 billion as of earlier this year, ranks third in higher education behind Harvard’s and Yale’s.
COMMENTS
Robbing the poor
In fact, almost all American industries, even non-war industries, are making money at the expense of the poor of other nations of the world. America–huge green and greedy, gluttonous, wasteful, selfish. Its dollar, the “greenback,” or the American dollar that is sinking American!
The car industry, a quick bankruptcy is impossible. Chapter 11 would take years to unfold during which time the companies would lose unrecoverable market share. Airlines don’t compare to auto manufacturers with independent suppliers providing credit and some four thousand parts needed every day; just one missing part can prevent assembly of a whole car.
As long as a nation demands more than they need, in other words more than plenty, they demand absolute excess, extravagant luxury.–They have to rob the poor to get it, and to rob the poor to get it they have to wage war.The American people have been making war and making money in their war jobs and their high salaries at the expenses of the poor Iraqi!
FRONTNEWSSPORTSFEATURESOPINIONSINTERMISSIONCLASSIFIEDSADVERTISEARCHIVESSUBSCRIBE
Front » News • Top Headlines
President, provost, deans ax own salaries
By: Devin Banerjee
December 3, 2008
University will slash nearly $100 million over next two years
Stanford University’s financial investments have continued to lose traction, sliding further down the nation’s slippery economic slope into what Provost John Etchemendy Ph.D. ‘82 — the University’s chief budgetary officer — is calling a “worsened” investment climate.
In light of the investment declines, Etchemendy and University President John Hennessy will immediately cut their own salaries by 10 percent, according to an email sent by the provost to some 12,000 faculty and staff members on Tuesday. A recent report by The Chronicle of Higher Education found that Hennessy brought home a total compensation of $701,501 during the 2006-2007 year.
Each of Stanford’s deans has also volunteered to take a salary reduction.
In addition, Etchemendy and Hennessy may axe further into Stanford’s general funds budget, chopping as much as $100 million from the $800 million budget over the next two years. This prediction has been upped from the administrators’ October estimate of a $45 million cut per year.
“We now anticipate a need for deeper, permanent reductions in the general funds budget, which funds most of our faculty and staff salaries, central administrative operations and non-research expenses,” Etchemendy wrote in Tuesday’s email.
Last month, the provost asked each unit of the University to submit reduction scenarios for a three percent cut, a five percent cut and a seven percent cut. Those three numbers have now been upped respectively to five, seven and 10, “in the context of an overall plan to eliminate 15 percent over the next two years.”
Still, Etchemendy noted that he is being cautious, and that the reductions may not be that severe.
“The ultimate cuts may not have to be this deep,” he said, “but we would be irresponsible not to prepare for this eventuality.”
Part of this preparation will include “unavoidable” layoffs, according to the provost. At the same time, he and the president will try to reduce the impact of layoffs by implementing hiring freezes to preserve some employment, providing a retirement incentive program in certain units and granting some employees the option to permanently reduce their work hours. Where layoffs are the only option, an “enhanced severance program” may also be provided.
Additional details on these programs will be provided in January, according to Tuesday’s email.
Stanford’s budget cuts will also delay or halt campus construction projects. In an interview with The Daily early last month, the provost explained how University officials decide which projects will continue and which will not.
“Any project that is currently underway is going to keep moving,” Etchemendy said. “Further, we will move forward any project that is a donor-supported project with a naming gift, because of the donor’s expectations.”
Although he did not mention specifics, the provost said the remainder of Stanford’s construction projects will be prioritized according to “academic need,” then halted and delayed starting from the bottom.
On Tuesday, following similar announcements recently made at Dartmouth and Brown, Harvard University announced that its endowment plummeted 22 percent in four months from its Jun. 30 value of $36.9 billion. Stanford budget officials have not yet announced the recent activity in Stanford’s endowment, which, at over $17.2 billion as of earlier this year, ranks third in higher education behind Harvard’s and Yale’s.
COMMENTS
Robbing the poor
In fact, almost all American industries, even non-war industries, are making money at the expense of the poor of other nations of the world. America–huge green and greedy, gluttonous, wasteful, selfish. Its dollar, the “greenback,” or the American dollar that is sinking American!
The car industry, a quick bankruptcy is impossible. Chapter 11 would take years to unfold during which time the companies would lose unrecoverable market share. Airlines don’t compare to auto manufacturers with independent suppliers providing credit and some four thousand parts needed every day; just one missing part can prevent assembly of a whole car.
As long as a nation demands more than they need, in other words more than plenty, they demand absolute excess, extravagant luxury.–They have to rob the poor to get it, and to rob the poor to get it they have to wage war.The American people have been making war and making money in their war jobs and their high salaries at the expenses of the poor Iraqi!
Thursday, December 04, 2008
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Students and community members walk past the Paseo de San Antonio Ferris wheel on Tuesday night as part of Christmas in the Park.
Twinkling red and green lights, uplifting holiday music and laughing children can be seen and heard long before reaching Plaza de Cesar Chavez in downtown San Jose.
Surrounding a 25-foot Christmas tree, displays depicting motorized bears, reindeer and elves captivate old and young passersby alike. A light of joy washes upon children's faces as the snow machines sprinkle white snow-like material into the air. Christmas in the Park, a free event running from Nov. 28 to Jan. 1 has, for 29 years, been a part of downtown San Jose's community, said Martie Degutis, vice president of the Christmas in the Park board of directors--/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
2/03/08 I think the commercializing of Christmas by the merchants, it's hypocritical, and it's polluting our children's minds with the wrong meaning of Christmas, the wrong purpose of Christmas, the wrong things.
The Christmas tree itself even can be made to symbolise the beauty of life and living. In Wintertime the evergreen, even in the midst of death and decay, is sort of a symbol of everlasting life. If you can constantly make it a reminder of Jesus.
If the true meaning of Christmas doesn't get lost in the Christmas tree somewhere and its decorations then good! Somehow you can manage to make the true meaning of Christmas and Christ and Jesus and His birth still shine through then I'm all for it, the more it glorifies Jesus! The more it extols Christ!
Ted Rudow III,MA
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Kaajal Morar Issue date: 12/3/08 Section: News
Students and community members walk past the Paseo de San Antonio Ferris wheel on Tuesday night as part of Christmas in the Park.
Twinkling red and green lights, uplifting holiday music and laughing children can be seen and heard long before reaching Plaza de Cesar Chavez in downtown San Jose.
Surrounding a 25-foot Christmas tree, displays depicting motorized bears, reindeer and elves captivate old and young passersby alike. A light of joy washes upon children's faces as the snow machines sprinkle white snow-like material into the air. Christmas in the Park, a free event running from Nov. 28 to Jan. 1 has, for 29 years, been a part of downtown San Jose's community, said Martie Degutis, vice president of the Christmas in the Park board of directors--/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
2/03/08 I think the commercializing of Christmas by the merchants, it's hypocritical, and it's polluting our children's minds with the wrong meaning of Christmas, the wrong purpose of Christmas, the wrong things.
The Christmas tree itself even can be made to symbolise the beauty of life and living. In Wintertime the evergreen, even in the midst of death and decay, is sort of a symbol of everlasting life. If you can constantly make it a reminder of Jesus.
If the true meaning of Christmas doesn't get lost in the Christmas tree somewhere and its decorations then good! Somehow you can manage to make the true meaning of Christmas and Christ and Jesus and His birth still shine through then I'm all for it, the more it glorifies Jesus! The more it extols Christ!
Ted Rudow III,MA
Class of 1996
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
The dark side of credit
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The dark side of credit
Dear Editor: Instead of lending 10 times the value of their underlying assets, investment banks started lending out 30 times their asset value. They were getting colossal quantities of almost free money. “Leveraged buyouts” (LBOs) became the name of the corporate game. Groups of investors would get together, target a company, borrow to buy it, sell it at a profit, and move on. Hedge funds flipped multibillion-dollar companies the way amateur property speculators in California flipped houses.
But it was all based on credit, and the dark side of credit is debt. All of this leveraging works only as long as the underlying assets, the collateral for the loan, retain their value. Using leverage seemed like free money. But when assets decline in value, the ugly side of debt appears in the form of “de-leveraging.”
“And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, ‘Come and see.’ And I beheld, and to a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, ‘A measure of wheat for a penny; and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine’” (Revelation 6:5-6 KJV.).
This black horse’s rider with the pair of balances in his hand symbolizes the rich capitalists who have a major impact on world conditions through their manipulation of national economies. Only one other verse in the Bible pictures a man with balances or scales: “The merchant uses dishonest scales; he loves to defraud” (Hosea 12:7 NIV).
Ted Rudow III,MA
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Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008
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The dark side of credit
Dear Editor: Instead of lending 10 times the value of their underlying assets, investment banks started lending out 30 times their asset value. They were getting colossal quantities of almost free money. “Leveraged buyouts” (LBOs) became the name of the corporate game. Groups of investors would get together, target a company, borrow to buy it, sell it at a profit, and move on. Hedge funds flipped multibillion-dollar companies the way amateur property speculators in California flipped houses.
But it was all based on credit, and the dark side of credit is debt. All of this leveraging works only as long as the underlying assets, the collateral for the loan, retain their value. Using leverage seemed like free money. But when assets decline in value, the ugly side of debt appears in the form of “de-leveraging.”
“And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, ‘Come and see.’ And I beheld, and to a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, ‘A measure of wheat for a penny; and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine’” (Revelation 6:5-6 KJV.).
This black horse’s rider with the pair of balances in his hand symbolizes the rich capitalists who have a major impact on world conditions through their manipulation of national economies. Only one other verse in the Bible pictures a man with balances or scales: “The merchant uses dishonest scales; he loves to defraud” (Hosea 12:7 NIV).
Ted Rudow III,MA
Where have all the leaders gone?
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The best immediate indicator of what an Obama administration might look like can be found in the people he surrounds himself with and who he appoints to his Cabinet. And, frankly, when it comes to foreign policy, it is not looking good. Obama has a momentous opportunity to do what he repeatedly promised over the course of his campaign: Bring actual change. But the more we learn about who Obama is considering for top positions in his administration, the more his inner circle resembles a staff reunion of President Bill Clinton’s White House. Unstable global financial markets, waves of bankruptcy, deepening unemployment, economic busts, markets plunging, collapsing consumer confidence, banking systems crashing — it does not seem that there is any place on earth immune from the financial crisis. Who will be able to rescue the world from this mess? Where have all the leaders gone? Who is capable? Though he’s unknown to most people, his presence can be felt as he manipulates and put things in line and sets the stage for his grand entrance. There is a strongman behind the scenes (not Obama) who is bringing to the attention of the world the need for a savior, someone to come forward and take the reins. But it will cost your soul?
Ted Rudow III,MA
December
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2008
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Where have all the leaders gone?
Editor,
The best immediate indicator of what an Obama administration might look like can be found in the people he surrounds himself with and who he appoints to his Cabinet. And, frankly, when it comes to foreign policy, it is not looking good. Obama has a momentous opportunity to do what he repeatedly promised over the course of his campaign: Bring actual change. But the more we learn about who Obama is considering for top positions in his administration, the more his inner circle resembles a staff reunion of President Bill Clinton’s White House. Unstable global financial markets, waves of bankruptcy, deepening unemployment, economic busts, markets plunging, collapsing consumer confidence, banking systems crashing — it does not seem that there is any place on earth immune from the financial crisis. Who will be able to rescue the world from this mess? Where have all the leaders gone? Who is capable? Though he’s unknown to most people, his presence can be felt as he manipulates and put things in line and sets the stage for his grand entrance. There is a strongman behind the scenes (not Obama) who is bringing to the attention of the world the need for a savior, someone to come forward and take the reins. But it will cost your soul?
Ted Rudow III,MA
Monday, December 01, 2008
Yield to the rich — shame on him
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"Social Security essential"
On Jan. 31, 1975, it was raining, I was driving and I passed a truck. We hit another car, head-on. When I emerged from the coma, I had to relearn how to walk, talk, read and write. I spent almost one year in therapy, learning to cope with only my left side working.
Now, after three surgeries and kidney and heart problems because of diabetes, I am very disabled and have not worked in seven years. Social Security is all that I have, and to think a foreign-born ex-bodybuilder is going to cut tools for the disabled and cut their income to yield to the rich — shame on him!
– Ted Rudow III, M.A.
Menlo Park
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"Social Security essential"
On Jan. 31, 1975, it was raining, I was driving and I passed a truck. We hit another car, head-on. When I emerged from the coma, I had to relearn how to walk, talk, read and write. I spent almost one year in therapy, learning to cope with only my left side working.
Now, after three surgeries and kidney and heart problems because of diabetes, I am very disabled and have not worked in seven years. Social Security is all that I have, and to think a foreign-born ex-bodybuilder is going to cut tools for the disabled and cut their income to yield to the rich — shame on him!
– Ted Rudow III, M.A.
Menlo Park
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