It's in our face every day, drill. I have 24 books in print so anyone that wants can paint me any color they want. Just what I post to TBC blog is enough for some wanting me to simply "disappear." But, so far so good and I'm still here.

Excellent article.  If you can't destroy them with the truth, just make it up.  The left will fall for it every time. 

Michael Brown of Spirit Daily has some words for those who engage in such naughtiness:

CLEARING CONSCIENCE OF LIES LARGE AND SMALL PURIFIES WHAT WE WEAR IN ETERNITY

Whatever you lie about owns you. Did you ever consider that? To own is to control, or to possess. You are controlled by the untruths you tell because they create a false reality in which you must now live.

Once told, a lie has us stuck; a web we weave, is the famous way of putting it.

What is a lie?

There are various kinds. Some think there are "white" lies -- harmless little untruths.

There is no such thing.

There is no white or black or gray lie.

There is either telling the truth or not telling it and to God we are totally transparent.

There are lies of embarrassment: we can't stand a little truth about us.

There are lies of materialism: we pretend to be what we are not.

There are lies of omission. This is simply not telling something that is relevant, and especially if asked.

There are lies of taking something out of context, of distorting it, of using "spin."

These seem "minor," but are still lies because they deceive. There you have the definition: a lie is any form of deception.

When we are asked something and evade a truthful answer, we're lying by implication.

Our silence can lie. So can a smile. So can tears (when they're not real). So are little things like a secretary saying a boss isn't there when he is.

A lie is a lie is a lie and when one is told enough, it is believed.

Repeat something over and again about a person and it becomes ingrained. It takes on reality. Hitler knew this theory and called it "the Big Lie." We see it everywhere from government to Hollywood (acting) to advertising.

Some people think they are being clever when they get away with a deception. They have gotten away with nothing. God sees and hears all and has everything recorded -- even our thoughts. “Beware of the leaven – that is, the hypocrisy – of the Pharisees," said Jesus (see Luke 12). “There is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, nor secret that will not be known. Therefore whatever you have said in the darkness will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be proclaimed on the housetops."

We lie when we are intentionally inaccurate, when we convey a false impression, when we pretend. We lie when we stray from the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Pretense is a sign of the devil (who is the great deceiver). During an exorcism, one of the first breakthroughs a priest has to make is to dispel the pretense behind which the demon hides -- the "mirage." There is even a casino named this!

To deceive is to disconnect from someone, and diminish their dignity. It is an affront. It is an insult -- "intentional" or not. Small lies lead to bigger lies. We lose a piece of our humanity.

And they own us because it is with us and part of us until they are confessed.

The various forms include fibs, hype, exaggeration, false salesmanship, excuses that are untrue, cover stories, cheating (such as on taxes), and bold-faced prevarication.

Do you fib?

Do you exaggerate?

Do you perjure (we can even be indicted for it)?

Worst of all: have you spread false rumors about a person? 

Remember a gigantic lesson from the Bible: the truth sets you free (John 8:32) (where lies bind you).

Do you overcharge?

Do you overstate the work you have done?

They are matters to take to the Confessional, until each one is cleared and the whiteness of purity replaces the little blots that sully the "robe" we wear into eternity.

Powerful stuff written here.  This last campaign for president did what may be very long lasting damage to our system.  I blame most of it on the liberals.  Similar to the fairly new poster on this site that pukes out nothing but vague lies about anything Republican or conservative. 

Clearly the above posters are new to the internet and the game of politics. Tons of fake quotes float around the net that both sides grab on to.

"Hey guys!! Did you guys hear Obama isn't a natural born citizen???" *insert fake source here* Boy did you Republicans run with that one.

Correction, JohnfromBakersfield. I think Pax is still running with that one.

Pax, Sam et. al., have a mutual masturbation society and are enjoying each others' company. Let's not disturb them with the truth. 

Civilized people on this site will recognize pogo went far over the line with that personally insulting comment and I have rightly reported it to Jason as a violation of TOS. Such insults have cost this blog too many promising posters to allow such things to pass for too long.

Snopes has researched the source of the "Obama is not a citizen" rumor to a journalist. The false Rush comments were repeated by news sources that were supposed to be credible. I've said it before: news sources have taken on the personality of tabloid reporting; repeating what they hear without checking the facts.

Rush did play a jingle to the tune of  Puff, the Magic Dragon to the lyrics of Obama being "the magic Negro."  That's not a fantasy, that's a fact. It tells me all I need to know about Rush's opinion and commentary. Rush is in no position to apply clinical psychiatric terms to anyone, and state it as fact. 

That's okay sam, the rest of us can see pogos comment for what it is . . .

If you can't think of an intelligent comment to post, just spout a bunch of vile stuff so you'll look smart.  Like a first grader.

Pogo ~    <sticking my toungue out> So THERE!!!

That's okay sam, the rest of us can see pogos comment for what it is .

Dead-on accurate?

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If you can't think of an intelligent comment to post, just spout a bunch of vile stuff so you'll look smart. 

You've just described half the "conservative" bloggers here.

There's a lot of derangement on the right-wing side, and the voices in their collective heads come from talk radio.

DREAM: here you go......................

use this one!!!!!!!

Thanks witters

ROFL

Random ~ Huh???

When you say pogos comment was "dead-on accurate" does that mean you've actually witnessed this "mutual society" he speaks of?  Hmmmmm?

And what on earth does political party have to do with it?  My comment to sam was in response to pogos OFF topic, OFF color remark that was directed to "Pax, Sam, et al."

There's a lot of derangement on the right-wing side, and the voices in their collective heads come from talk radio.

Sticks and stones . . .  

Thanks again witters !

When you say pogos comment was "dead-on accurate" does that mean you've actually witnessed this "mutual society" he speaks of?  Hmmmmm?

Yup.  They've been posting it for years. 

.

Sticks and stones . . .

Ah, the dreaded "I know I am but what are *YOU*" defense.  I'm powerless against such "logic."  Next she'll use "scare quotes" at "me."

What the "Limbaugh quote hoax" tells us is that there's no hoax so silly that Faux News won't use it to boost the flaccid GOP.

Wow random, you just really don't get it, do you?

it seems some here on the left side of politics are only in it for the "got one over on you" mentality.  some on the right side are doing the same thing

i wish you guys would wake up and realize that while you engage in your tit (whoops, sam, dont report me  lol) for tatt game.....our country falls farther and farther from the once great position of the beacon of liberty for the rest of the world.  You ARE doing what the politicians and the government want you to do.....argue over he said, she said, while the politicians continue to bleed our country dry.  There are some on this board who i fully now believe want this to happen as well.

the mental masturbation statement was right on the nose....for BOTH sides

 What The Limbaugh Quote Hoax Really Tells Us 

That the left will do anything to get face time and their 15 mins. of fame

And divert any discussion of the REAL issues.  Pay no attention, therre is nothing behind the curtain.

Wow learnem, that was harsh.  If pogo had actually said "mental" I might have thought it was funny.

As for me, I only get on this blog when I'm EXTREMELY bored.

And YOU seem to post a lot.  Just exactly what do you propose we do to keep our country from falling "farther and farther from the once great position of the beacon of liberty. . . "

I think what most of us do here, liberal or conservative, is called "venting."

"Such insults have cost this blog too many promising posters to allow such things to pass for too long."

Hi Sam; yes, it almost cost me, despite the fact that, for me, ignoring people and turning the other cheek has been the best way to keep negative energy from spinning out of control.  Then, I reconsidered the wisdom of letting the bad ones chase the good ones away.

Just one caution:  There are a couple people for whom I have run out of cheek to turn.  They continually say snotty and hateful things even though I have never been anything but kind to them.

One in particular, and she knows who she is, has already been suspended once.  Two strikes, you're out of here, I think.  She has a fixation with me and somehow "needs something" from me.  If she even begins to stalk me the way that she used to stalk another person here, I will do my best to hand her that second strike.

I consider Sam a friend.  What matters is not how much we agree with one another, but how we treat one another and whether we do it with love in our hearts.  That's the way it worked back when we were young.

hmm ...

It must be the witching season.

--virgil

Apollo ~ very cool, and thanks for putting us all in check

It would be wonderful if we could all learn to exchange ideas without the use of personal attacks and threats.    It's sad and counterproductive to see people descend to this kind of behavior.

Relying on any media talking head, (left or right) to form personal opinions is a mistake, and a total failure of the individual to live up to the responsibility of being a member of a free democratic republic. 

Just exactly what do you propose we do to keep our country from falling "farther and farther from the once great position of the beacon of liberty. . . "

well for one, we need to uphold the common-sensical laws.  Laws are the fabric the cover society to keep it safe, without enforcement of the laws, that protection is gone

another one is foreign interests.  when our politicians push an anti-american agenda, it is us, the people, who suffer for it.  So, lobbying should be against the law.  the only people our politicians should worry about are their constituents.

langauge is the third.  a common language is the sociatial glue that holds it together.  im not saying that no other languages should be spoken, what i am saying is that ONE language needs to dominate the landscape

Thanks, AD, for your addition to this thread.  I'm glad you're still here, and I hope you will continue to submit essays that, like those of a few others here, contribute mightily and make this a great place to visit. 

You know well that there are many topics on which we have a basic disagreement; however, that hasn't prevented an ongoing "commentary" between us and among others.  What's more, it can be done with mutual respect.  That's beautiful. 

driln:  I just wanted to make the comment that I don't know of anybody who is 100% free of bias.  The problem for those in prominence is that everything they say can be parsed to kingdom come, quoted and misquoted.  What they say then becomes ammunition for those who for whatever reason carry grudges, disagree or want to blow somebody away (figuratively, of course). 

Anything anybody says can be taken out of context, and I believe that Limbaugh's quotes have been parsed, taken out of context, misquoted, etc.  Also, it's very hard to prove that something did not happen.  It's difficult to prove lack of bias.  That's just my opinion. 

dream, you are exactly right, I should have used the term "mental masturbation" for Sam, Pax, et. al. Thanks for the correction. 

And Sam, what you consider "out of line" is of no consequence to me. I think anyone who uses the term Devil to describe anyone else or their actions is out of line. Maybe I'll report you. 

*sigh* 

" To err is human, to forgive is divine "~  said by some smart old dead guy

Right as usual Sage, keep things sane in here (if possible). I am in Texas while I'm writing this, maybe that is why I'm more obnoxious than usual. When I get back home I'll be mellow. 

Sage   To the point and relevant as usual.  Good post.

Pogo    Keep on posting in the same way.   We need a little truth and courage in here.

Hey,

what's wrong with masturbation ?

Sam should not be so insulted by the thought of it .

--virgil

Thanks Audrey, I needed that. 

Nobody said it was not satisfying.

--virgil

Virgil

We're talking about some fairly uptight folks here who think that all sex acts are dirty and should be done in the dark, under the blankets.   Only,  not alone.

I bet Jesus thought about masturbation .

--virgil

I am no fan of the insult,as most know. But that comment is nothing compared to some I  have seen~ and some that have been said to me, about me.  My favorite was said by the author of this very post. Some know about the CC33 debacle.

The point is that we all~ myself included have gone over the top on ocassion.

Sage

Your over the top behavior is equivalent to me being in a teeny snit.  LOL

Yeah, you were right on, Pogo, about round-robin of fondling and soul-kissing that goes on around here amongst some of the thinnest-skinned weenies I've seen in a long time.  Except for Pax, who can both dish it out AND take it, I admit. 

Oh, and for the record, ROCK ON WITH YOUR BAD SELF, DJEMBE!!

Oh, and for anyone that doesn't like it:   : P

This blog could very well be awarded the Most Off-Topic Blog of the Year, LOL.

It would be wonderful if we could all learn to exchange ideas without the use of personal attacks and threats.    It's sad and counterproductive to see people descend to this kind of behavior.

Amen, Audrey. And of course Sage made an excellent point. And of course Catherine, as usual, adds a little levity to the situation and cracks me up.

Even more off-topic ... wasn't there a blog recently about passive-aggressive behavior?