Again, we apologize for our absence. There is illness in the family. We hope to be back shortly. In the interim, friends have sent us several amusing tidbits via e-mail, that we thought we would share.

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What have we learned in 2,064 years?

“The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled,
public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be
tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should
be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to
work, instead of living on public assistance.”
– Cicero – 55 BC

So, evidently, nothing.

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Banking Crisis Explained

Young Chuck moved to Texas and bought a donkey from a farmer for $100.00. The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day.

The next day he drove up and said, ‘Sorry son, but I have some bad news, the donkey died.’

Chuck replied, ‘Well, then just give me my money back.’

The farmer said, ‘Can’t do that. I went and spent it already.’

Chuck said, ‘OK, then, just bring me the dead donkey.’

The farmer asked, ‘What ya gonna do with him?

Chuck said, ‘I’m going to raffle him off.’

The farmer said ‘You can’t raffle off a dead donkey!’

Chuck said, ‘Sure I can Watch me. I just won’t tell anybody he’s dead.’

A month later, the farmer met up with Chuck and asked, ‘What happened with that dead donkey?’

Chuck said, ‘I raffled him off. I sold 500 tickets at two dollars apiece and made a profit of $898.00.’

The farmer said, ‘Didn’t anyone complain?’

Chuck said, ‘Just the guy who won, So I gave him back his two dollars

Chuck now works for Goldman Sachs.

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California vs. Oklahoma

Governor of California is jogging with his dog along a nature trail. A Coyote jumps out and attacks dog.

#1. Governor starts to intervene, reflects upon the movie “Bambi”
and then realizes he should stop; the coyote is only doing what is
natural.

#2. He calls animal control. Animal control captures coyote and
spends $200 testing it for diseases and $500 upon relocating it.

#3. He calls veterinarian. Vet collects dead dog and spends $200
testing it for diseases.

#4. Governor goes to hospital and spends $3,500 getting checked for
diseases from the coyote and on getting bite wound bandaged.

#5. Running trail gets shut down for 6 months while wildlife
services conduct a $100,000 survey to make sure the area is clear
of dangerous animals.

#6. Governor spends $50,000 of state funds implementing a “coyote
awareness” program for residents of the area.

#7. State legislature spends $2 million investigating how to better
handle rabies and how to possibly eradicate the disease.

#8. Governor’s security agent is fired for not stopping the attack
and for letting the Governor intervene.

#9. Cost: $75,000 to train new security agent.

#10. PETA protests the coyote relocation and files suit against the
state.

Oklahoma :

#1. Governor shoots coyote and keeps jogging. Governor has spent
$0.50 on a .45 ACP hollow point cartridge. Buzzards eat dead
coyote.

Any wonder why California is broke????

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WALK NAKED IN AMERICA DAY

Don’t forget to mark your calendars.

As you may already know, it is a sin for a Muslim males to see any woman other than his wife naked and if he does, he must commit suicide. So next Saturday at 1 PM Eastern Time, all American women are asked to walk out of their house completely naked to help weed out any neighborhood terrorists.

Circling your block for one hour is recommended for this anti-terrorist effort.

All patriotic men are to position themselves in lawn chairs in front of their houses to demonstrate their support for the women and to prove that they are not Muslim terrorist sympathizers. Since Islam also does not approve of alcohol, a cold 6-pack at your side is further proof of your patriotism.

The American government appreciates your efforts to root out terrorists and applauds your participation in this anti-terrorist activity.

God bless America !

P.S.. It is your patriotic duty to inform others. If you don’t send to at least 1 person, you’re a terrorist-sympathizing, lily-livered coward and are possible aiding and abetting terrorists.

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In the course of my internet meanderings, today, I came across a very interesting website produced by one time Ron Paul assistant, Gary North. North’s site is primarily dedicated to wealth building. But, it is a great resource for books and articles pertaining to both free market economics and free market economics as handed down via Judeo-Christian scripture. He has a catalog of over 90 free downloadable online books. These books include books that analyze various books in the Bible for their economic teachings including studies of Genesis, Acts, Leviticus and others. These books appear to be great resource materials for political activists, Bible study groups or for anyone who is trying to reinject morality and moral teachings into our Economic system.

The best link to this site is as follows:

Gary North’s Capitalism and the Bible @ www.garynorth.com

You may also want to bookmark North’s website because he has a real time National Debt Clock

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The best community management comes when we keep our sense of community local. But, we have a federal and state government that have chronically exceeded their jurisdiction by seeking to micromanage local governance.

Liberty Fulcrum is putting together a series of campaigns to promote greater freedom from the federal/ state leviathon by leveraging the political resources available locally to citizens. Essentially we espouse that the best way to re-empower local government is to get local government, first and most importantly to recognize its own power and influence. Then, we try to provide local officials both the direction and support to use those powers.
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Too many people are currently misusing their personal energy by each trying to fix problems independently. We would work better if we learned to work together more.

And now, here is a letter to be sent to each of your major political party town chairman that clarifies what most voters should expect from their local government.

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(Date)
Dear Town Chairman,

Countrywide, citizens are voicing concern and outrage that our federal and often our
state legislators do not reflect the wishes and values of the citizen majority. There is an
ever growing recognition that our upper layers of government require some serious
housekeeping and structural repair. It is also evident that these legislators are neither
capable or willing to fix themselves. That is precisely why I am writing to you today.

As a political party’s town chairperson, you and your town committee are the
gatekeepers to which candidates run for state and federal posts.

It is tempting to believe that the phenomenon of citizens groups currently growing and
forming to protest the out of control spending, the constitutional usurpation, and the
threats to national sovereignty are the byproduct of a single political party or some
vague outcropping of racist rebuttal. It is not.

And it is tempting to believe that when these federal and state legislators manipulate
the laws and dollars coming from above, that somehow you should be their lackeys.
You are not.

It is tempting to believe that you should stand behind a person you don’t respect or
trust simply because they have previously won elections. This, you must not.

It is tempting to continue to believe that local citizens will always see local elections
as disconnected from what happens on other levels of governments. You will not.

I join with many of my fellow citizens in saying we expect the following:

We expect the pyramid of power to be flipped so that once again the bulk of
government in our lives is conducted on the local level where politicians are most
visible, most accountable, and most in touch with the immediate side effects of any
governmental action. We expect you to turn your focus to this end.

We expect you to take an active role in analyzing the need and then recultivating the
private and community organizations that served our community’s needs prior to state
and federal intrusion. This is in anticipation of the reduction and dismantling of the ongoing
federal and state budgets.

We expect you to actively work within the political party at removing corrupt politicians
from state and federal office. We expect you to either recall them or not run them again
for election.

Recently, many politicians have unsuccessfully attempted to diminish the morale and
the power of the people. There is a large difference between feeling impotent and being
impotent. In the end, the American people will prevail and it is hoped you will be among
those marching with us.

Thank you for all your many hours of hard work and your ongoing commitment to our
community. We will continue to be in touch.

Best regards,
(Your name and address)

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