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"Of course... letting the government spread the risk around would benefit ALL business. Sounds like Comcast has a propaganda department that sees through the propaganda other networks are inventing." - Rachel Cogent

"These people are giving Arabs a bad reputation sneaking around deceiving the Secret Service." - Rachel Cogent

"I appreciate that, and I appreciate the New Mexico Independent as a nonpartisan voice in a land of propaganda. And I say "nonpartisan advisedly, because it IS a liberal site. However just the fact that it doesn't pass of blatant lies posing as truth makes it better than Fox News which is sheer unadulterated propaganda. So keep us posted, I get the RSS in Apple mail." - Rachel Cogent

"In physics we have a concept called "The Attractor", which is a default state all complex systems tend towards. The "attractor" of all societies is despotism, an ancient system of political control by monopolizing of some vital but limited resource. Everything the founders established was to counteract the tendency to despotism, which they well understood would eventually happen. It is as if to say, greedy megalomaniacs will get us unless we constantly do battle against them. And so, I am somewhat pessimistic that Americans can throw off our despotic rulers, because Americans are addicted to battling imaginary foreign enemies. And our handlers are busy every day finding new enemies to distract our attention. The secret to happiness is to gladly accept some degree of despotism." - Rachel Cogent

"Its obvious the solution is a government bounty on the production of carbon dioxide. That would stimulate the economy to boot. So I recommend a subsidy on fuel at the pump. Let's subsidize it it down to 19 cents a gallon, just like it was in the 1960s. Then Detroit could get back to doing what it does best, building gas guzzling muscle cars. Glory days are coming back!" - Rachel Cogent

"The mere fact that "congressional districts" are targeted is a sign of corruption. Politicians "earmarking" money for their own constituents. If it was an objective economic stimulus, government entities like counties would be targeted. because as we all know, congressional districts are redrawn according to voter demographics. I don't even know why we have congressional districts." - Rachel Cogent

""It's not ladylike", how many times did we hear that as children. Unfortunately there is no such counterpart term "Manlike". More gender role hypocrisy. Manly behavior is the standard by which all behavior is judged. This asymmetry gives males more status than females. Sort of like how "woman" is an accessory to "man". Another cognitive clue, "female" is derived from "male". It is a deeply ingrained cultural bias that will never be reversed." - Rachel Cogent

"Just the fact that cannabis is described by the Feds a a "narcotic" belies their unscientific prejudice. Opium and its derivatives are narcotics, marijuana is a cannabinoid. But whoever said the Feds believe in science." - Rachel Cogent

"And you can bet that Big Pharma hates what is happening. I would support any legislation to localize economies. In fact, let's have some state-imposed tariffs on luxury consumables like sugar and alcohol. Give the in-state producers some incentive." - Rachel Cogent

"Isn't there something in the First Amendment to the Constitution that prohibits this kind of Taliban style theocracy?" - Rachel Cogent

"I'm really hyped about this being a local sustainable "green" (LOL) economy rather than pharmaceutical dollars funneling to giant multinational corporations. Let's have more such legislation!" - Rachel Cogent

"Not too surprising really. The Census is a truly democratic institution that identifies minority populations and socialistically funnels resources to them. An accurate census has been the bellwether of democracy for generations of distrustful immigrants. In the historical past, new immigrants had to be lubricated with promises that the government had their best interest in mind, because immigrants had learned to lie to the government every chance they had. Bachmann's fear of census taking is a throwback to a century ago." - Rachel Cogent

"I sure would support any legislation to tax sugary products." - Rachel Cogent

"Heather Wilson is an expert on national security? A better description would be warmonger for the military industrial complex." - Rachel Cogent

"Well it's obvious, if you were an Indian working for some American corporation at the call center you would call yourself Patty instead of Padma. So this ex-Marine sees Taos as being colonized by himself. The foreigner works for him, so his name should be called Martin rather than Marteen. The 3rd world in being conquered by Texas. Just like Iraq." - Rachel Cogent

"Cool, tnx." - Rachel Cogent

"Someday terminally ill people will wax nostalgic for the good old days when cannabis smokers would just get thrown in prison and spend their dying days safely behind bars. I guess they will have to find another minority to fill our ubiquitous prisons with, and finally offer actual medical care to HIV patients." - Rachel Cogent

"Take the Railrunner and buy local food. We already have too much interstate commerce." - Rachel Cogent

"Good idea. Maybe it will catch on at the Federal level." - Rachel Cogent

"Good idea. Maybe it will catch on at the Federal level." - Rachel Cogent

"Yeah. I listen to a lot of conservative (AKA "omnipresent") talk radio and all I hear is nonstop hysterical lies. I just wonder why the publicly owned electromagnetic spectrum is allowed to be used as a propaganda channel for despotic corporations to attack democracy. This is possibly the most ironic aspect of capitalism. Our government, which owns the airwaves, has allowed economic warlords to seize the resource and use it against its owners. It would be like if we gave our enemies our weapons to use against us. Very weird situation." - Rachel Cogent

"Yeah. I listen to a lot of conservative (AKA "omnipresent") talk radio and all I hear is nonstop hysterical lies. I just wonder why the publicly owned electromagnetic spectrum is allowed to be used as a propaganda channel for despotic corporations to attack democracy. This is possibly the most ironic aspect of capitalism. Our government, which owns the airwaves, has allowed economic... more... - Rachel Cogent

"She just needs to realize that all those rightwing nuts that follow her are not into having fun because skin is evil and nasty. Then the seduction will be complete. She will be one of them." - Rachel Cogent

"If you took away the US Postal Service, what do you think would happen to postal rates? With only FedEx and UPS "competing with each other", you would have despotic turf wars and rampant price gouging. So... think of the USPS as a regulatory agency that operates at a loss. We should have the same system for internet access, and telephone, and all sorts of required services. It would set the floor, and anyone wanting "Cadillac Services" could just pay for it. That would end all these corporate monopolies." - Rachel Cogent

"I'm sure it will be a nice shot-in-the-arm for our corporate media. What I wanna know is, when are we gonna put a stop to outside money influencing local politics?" - Rachel Cogent

"A "slap in the face to Italians"?. Typical conservative propaganda. They are trying to blame genocide on the Italians. If I were Italian I would be offended. Vatican maybe, but the Italians never committed Genocide." - Rachel Cogent

"Wow! Now all we need to arrange is an infinite supply of criminals." - Rachel Cogent

"What a novel concept, a leader who exercises the fine art of diplomacy." - Rachel Cogent

"LOL, the modern government will be staffed by religious fundamentalists who believe in THE RAPTURE. That is to say, Jesus will return and all things will be made whole. So what is the point of NOT borrowing? After all, money will be irrelevant during Armageddon. Might as well borrow up the yinyang and party hearty!" - Rachel Cogent

"Exactly WHY again does New Mexico need "investments"? Why does ANY state need investments? Its obvious, so you can gamble with taxpayer money between the time it is collected and the time it is spent." - Rachel Cogent

"It's nice to know that intentional voter fraud can be excused by a death in the family. Bring a note from your doctor." - Rachel Cogent

"It is odd that Republicans think politics is all about gathering the most extreme element of their group into one small corner." - Rachel Cogent