Food for thought..................


IS IT JUST ME, OR ARE PEOPLE REALLY GETTING MEANER?


By Pastor Chuck Baldwin
September 22, 2006
NewsWithViews.com
Is it just me, or are people really getting meaner? It seems that much of what I hear and read these days indicates that people's actions and attitudes are increasingly rude, crude, and downright cantankerous. Has it always been this way? If it was, I don't remember it.
Granted, there is much to be upset about nowadays. People are being taxed out of their minds. Governmental meddling has never been more intrusive. Savings accounts are down. Indebtedness is up. Most newspaper headlines serve only to raise our blood pressure. Americans fear the IRS more than they do Osama bin Laden. Many Americans are working two and even three jobs just to make ends meet.
Hollywood used to provide respite from day to day pressures. No more. All they do now is contribute to raising stress levels. Ditto for most major league sports. And when is the last time we could trust anything our congressman told us? Come to think of it, we can't trust much of anything anybody tells us.
Egad! I'm getting angry just writing this column.
However, is it really obligatory that we lose our warmth and compassion? Is everyone who disagrees with us really our enemy? Can we not remain truly uncompromising for a principle without becoming a raving, sadistic madman?
Furthermore, it doesn't seem to matter in what "camp" one finds oneself. The story is the same. Conservatives can be just as mean-spirited as liberals and vice versa. Christians just as contemptuous as atheists. In fact, I know unbelievers whom I would far rather be around than some believers.
In addition, I used to believe that ladies were the "kinder, gentler" sex. No more. Heaven help the person who crosses some of these avant-garde females. And pity the poor man that marries one of these angry American women.
Even people who try to work with youngsters feel the wrath of an out-of-control, angry society. Sunday School teachers. Public school teachers. Christian school teachers. Private school teachers. Day care workers. Baby sitters. And especially Little League coaches. Those people take their lives in their hands!
Okay. So we're not all going to sit around a campfire and sing Kumbaya. Can we not at least be civil with one another? As my dad used to say, "Can't we disagree without being disagreeable?"
For the most part, Americans have developed a very unhealthy anger attitude. We have lost our sense of humor, not to mention our ability to forgive. Even Christians have become egotistical, proud, and arrogant. No wonder we have lost the propitious smile of Heaven.
For example, when people with whom we disagree get into trouble with the federal government or the mainstream media, we rejoice in their tribulation, not realizing that the same monster could turn against us with the flip of a coin (or administration). How is it that we cannot see that the same liberties and principles that we desire for ourselves must be granted to others, or we all lose?

The only people who benefit from this anger-addicted society are the power-brokers and controllers who desire to transform America into an international Monopoly game. You see, angry people are easy to manipulate, because they have lost their ability to reason.

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Go to MountainMailCountry.com to read these and several other articles on Doug Moore's actions in their entirety. So far, Mr. Morris has nailed it. Thank goodness, because I cannot operate in a vacuum. Janet


Michael Morris - In FocusLooking back over the timeline of Otero County Commissioner Doug Moore's lawsuit to remove independent candidate Janet White from the November Ballot it becomes crystal clear that either Moore or the Alamogordo Daily News are lying. I'm sort of leaning towards Doug Moore as the liar in this case. At the same time it is also possible that Moore, being a rather simple man, had no idea the differences between what he was claiming early on and the story his attorney Robert Doughty would have to present in order to get the case into court. Let's have a look at what was said, reported and filed in order to get a bit of perspective. Then you can decide who is lying.
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Ridiculosity : Doug Moore and Bob Doughty take their last refuge
Published on Wed Sep 6, 2006 7:50 pm
Michael Morris - RidiculosityThe desperation of Doug Moore and his Attorney Robert Doughty in their attempt to keep Janet White off the November Ballot for Otero County Commissioner peaked today. Hedging against the possibility that his misrepresentations of the law might not quite get the job done Doughty lashed out claiming the Republican County Clerk was simply engaging in political hackery by accepting White's candidacy in the first place. Did I mention Moore was a Republican? As if this were not enough shame for this team Doughty wrapped his client in the flag and shoved a slice of apple pie in his mouth to make the right to sue someone off the ballot equate with those in the Bill of Rights.
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A cute joke forwarded from a friend:

THIS IS A NONPARTISAN JOKE THAT CAN BE ENJOYED BY BOTH PARTIES! NOT ONLY THAT? it is POLITICALLY CORRECT!!

While walking down the street one day a US senator is tragically hit by a truck and dies. His soul arrives in heaven and is met by St. Peter at the entrance. "Welcome to heaven," says St. Peter. "Before you settle in, it seems there is a problem. We seldom see a high official around these parts, you see, so we're not sure what to do with you.""No problem, just let me in," says the man."Well, I'd like to, but I have orders from higher up. What we'll do is have you spend one day in hell and one in heaven. Then you can choose where to spend eternity.""Really, I've made up my mind. I want to be in heaven," says the senator."I'm sorry, but we have our rules."

And with that, St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to hell. The doors open and he finds himself in the middle of a green golf course. In the distance is a clubhouse and standing in front of it are all his friends and other politicians who had worked with him. Everyone is very happy and in evening dress. They run to greet him, shake his hand, and reminisce about the good times they had whilegetting rich at the expense of the people. They play a friendly game of golf and then dine on lobster, caviar and champagne.

Also present is the devil, who really is a very friendly guy who has a good time dancing and telling jokes. They are having such a good time that before he realizes it, it is time to go. Everyone gives him a hearty farewell and waves while the elevator rises...The elevator goes up, up, up and the door reopens on heaven where St Peter is waiting for him. "Now it's time to visit heaven."

So, 24 hours pass with the senator joining a group of contented souls moving from cloud to cloud, playing the harp and singing. They have a good time and, before he realizes it, the 24 hours have gone by and St. Peter returns. "Well, then, you've spent a day in hell and another in heaven. Now choose your eternity. "The senator reflects for a minute, then he answers: "Well, I would never have said it before, I mean heaven has been delightful, but I think I would be better off in hell." So St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down,down to hell.

Now the doors of the elevator open and he's in the middle of a barren land covered with waste and garbage. He sees all his friends, dressed in rags, picking up the trash and
putting it in black bags as more trash falls from above.The devil comes over to him and puts his arm around his shoulder. "I don't understand," stammers the senator. "Yesterday I was here and there was a golf course and clubhouse, and we ate lobster and caviar, drank champagne, and danced and had a great time. Now there's just a wasteland full of garbage and my friends look miserable. What happened?" The devil looks at him, smiles and says, "Yesterday we were campaigning...... Today you voted."

Alamogordo Times has update on the Moore v. Silva, White lawsuit:

(I would recommend that you go directly to the website so that you can view actual court documents and it is not all run together. Also, this is the fourth in a fascinating series and you can read all of them there.)


In the courts : Doug Moore and Bob Doughty take their last refuge
Published on Wed Sep 6, 2006 8:10 pm
Michael Morris - Ridiculosity

The desperation of Doug Moore and his Attorney Robert Doughty in their attempt to keep Janet White off the November Ballot for Otero County Commissioner peaked today. Hedging against the possibility that his misrepresentations of the law might not quite get the job done Doughty lashed out claiming the Republican County Clerk was simply engaging in political hackery by accepting White's candidacy in the first place. Did I mention Moore was a Republican? As if this were not enough shame for this team Doughty wrapped his client in the flag and shoved a slice of apple pie in his mouth to make the right to sue someone off the ballot equate with those in the Bill of Rights.Mr. Doughty found himself unable to make a cogent argument in the face of the rather logical arguments put forth by Robyn Silva's attorney Raul Carrillo stating quite convincingly that Doughty was just wrong. After admitting that he had no real means of countering the position of Otero County Clerk Robyn Silva (PDF) Doughty was forced to resort to defamation of Silva stating (PDF):The Clerk's Response Brief is written to politically justify what she had done.I'm thinking we are not only getting to see the real Robert Doughty and Doug Moore, but also some real reason for concern as to why they are going to these lengths to keep Moore in his office. Regardless of the outcome here it has now become imperative to keep a close eye on every official act of Doug Moore in order to assure citizens his motives are pure.If that unseemly conduct is not enough to convince you these two are desperate and unprincipled perhaps this other little nugget will. Before launching into his rambling attempt to keep his misrepresentations in play on (PDF) page 2 of his reply Doughty launched into some blather about how Doug Moore's son had just returned from Iraq after fighting the forces of terrorism in order to secure the freedom of democracy. When you read this you just might feel the presence of the men in white dragging Bob Doughty back to his rubber room. It just went downhill from there. From that point on Doughty's response was roughly the equivalent of, "Oh yeah!" and "Says you!". The apples and oranges of Doughty's arguments were so poorly cobbled together it was hard to believe the guy was a lawyer much less a former judge. The one thread that ran clearly through this was Bob Doughty's consistent avoidance of the actual law of this case citing nonsensical case law that Carrillo pointed out were entirely unrelated.It is kind of easy to tell when Bob Doughty is lying to the court or is just without any authorities to back up his arguments. You will see, "...as a matter of law..." or "by law" standing alone as Doughty's assertion of authority. What makes Doughty a sub-par attorney is that when given the chance to cite several cases he seems to typically find one that, if the other side will read it, usually contains something to undermine either his current argument or one of his other Ridiculosities. All I will note on this is read Sims v. Sims.It is a shame that men like Robert Doughty and Doug Moore have any standing in the community. I know my ancestors did not give their lives to allow a cowardly politician represented by a dishonest lawyer sue his way into office by twisting and perverting the law into some perverse set of laws tailored to subvert the very foundation of this nation. If this is the best lawyer in this town, God help you when a real one comes to town and rips this one a new rectum.The very idea that Moore has any equity interest in a public office seems a bit offensive to me. Public office is supposed to be a public trust, not some platform from which to enrich one's self, nor should it be considered such that having to convince voters to elect you considered a legal harm. There was a time when public service was the motive behind running for a local office. By their actions and their very arguments in this case Robert Doughty and Doug Moore have asked a court to change that definition to reflect a pecuniary interest to be won like a lottery or raffle. One cannot help but wonder what there is about the office of County Commissioner that is worth this fight. What could possibly be so important and valuable? That is the question that demands an answer.