Not how to make friends or influence people dude…not how to get your message out.

You’re right up there with the folks trying to sell me Viagra and that guy in Nigera who still hasn’t gotten back to me about that $300 I sent him.

These come from the “Burning Down The House” video that was on Drudge.

Here is the latest video. It is incredible. If only McCain did more videos like these…

http://windsofchange.thruhere.net

I think it could have viral qualities.

There are many other videos on this YouTube channel:

http://www.youtube.com/themouthpeace

Spread these videos and post them everywhere. Think of it like this, with 10,000 committed people posting these in 10 places each day over 10 days, that is 1,000,000 postings.

If 10 people see each posting that is 10,000,000 views. If only 1 in 10 send it to 10 people that is 20,000,000 views.

Now you are talking enough impact to change an election! Let’s do that!

[PS: but thanks for reminding me of the video!]

It’s easy to have a “social conscience”, when doling out other peoples’ money.

I’ve been a Rotary member for years and president of my club twice. We are a service organization and we do charitable events and deeds.

When the economy has been bad and taxes are high, especially on small business owners (which is a large portion of our membership) the donations are down.

Period. end of story.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/lifeandstyle/men/article4356706.ece

“A tax exile from the late 1970s… “After the Harold Wilson years I lived in Los Angeles for eight years. There was a moment when the income tax was 82% in England on people like me. And I made a vow then that I would never give more than 40% of my income to anyone except my wife. When the taxes came down, I returned to England, but it’s not a case of greed. It’s simply that I do not work for the government; I work for me. I am not a communist.”

He may be no communist but that doesn’t mean he has time for the British Establishment. “I have no respect for position whatsoever. I treat everybody exactly the same. The Queen, I treat the same as the woman who cleans the hotel room. I’m polite and nice to everybody and that’s that. But the thing that annoys me, in a conservative way, is that I know that there are young people in England sitting at home watching morning television – and I am paying them, on benefits,” he grumbles.

“A lot of them are unable to work, probably, literally sick, but there are a hell of a lot who are getting away with something, and that pisses me off – because I’m paying. I’m getting up at six o’clock in the morning, learning pages of dialogue, going out in the winter rain – and they’re all lying in bed while I’m keeping them.”

These people hate the very concept of private charity; they see it as degrading to expect anyone to rely on the handouts of the upper class, and they don’t beleive that individuals will voluntarily give to the “right” causes in large enough amounts.

Much better to hire politicians to legally steal the money from the upper class, and then turn it over to the poor as an entitlement (“taking charity” is degrading, “accepting what you”re entitled to” is a RIGHT). And, if 50% or so of that money happens get used up in the transfer process, well, there are always more rich people to tax.

So, no, I don’t think a reduction in private charitiable giving is something that’s going to keep the Obamaniacs awake at night.

One other thing, I believe this Asian financial meltdown has to do with people over there being scared about what’s going to happen to the American economy, once Obama takes office (the media has them convinced Obama is going to win). Am I wrong about this?