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> <channel><title>It&#8217;s the Benefits, Stupid!Comments on:  - by</title> <atom:link href="http://robertringer.com/2009/07/14/its-the-benefits-stupid/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://robertringer.com/2009/07/its-the-benefits-stupid/</link> <description>In Support of Laissez-Faire Capitalism and Individual Freedom</description> <lastBuildDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 21:45:46 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <xhtml:meta xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" name="robots" content="noindex" /> <item><title>By: RetroSeek</title><link>http://robertringer.com/2009/07/its-the-benefits-stupid/#comment-2579</link> <dc:creator>RetroSeek</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:23:30 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.robertringer.com/?p=699#comment-2579</guid> <description>duplicitous - marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; &quot;she was a deceitful scheming little thing&quot;- Israel Zangwill; &quot;a double-dealing double agent&quot;; &quot;a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer&quot;- W.M.Thackeray</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>duplicitous &#8211; marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; &#8220;she was a deceitful scheming little thing&#8221;- Israel Zangwill; &#8220;a double-dealing double agent&#8221;; &#8220;a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer&#8221;- W.M.Thackeray</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: RetroSeek</title><link>http://robertringer.com/2009/07/its-the-benefits-stupid/#comment-2578</link> <dc:creator>RetroSeek</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:21:32 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.robertringer.com/?p=699#comment-2578</guid> <description>In short, we&#039;re screwed.
I don&#039;t see how we&#039;re going to get out of this mess.  If we do get out, I&#039;d say it&#039;s going to take a good 25 years or so to do it.
My instinct tells me it is going to take a major event to wake up these people.  It&#039;s scary seeing all of the brainwashed people but think about this.... what if the people doing the brainwashing are actually brainwashed themselves?
I hate to be a Debbie Downer, but I expect the next major event will be the government trying to kill of hundreds of thousands of people with a &quot;vaccine&quot; for swine flu.
We&#039;re only 6 months into Obummer&#039;s presidency... this is going to get really really ugly.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In short, we&#8217;re screwed.</p><p>I don&#8217;t see how we&#8217;re going to get out of this mess.  If we do get out, I&#8217;d say it&#8217;s going to take a good 25 years or so to do it.</p><p>My instinct tells me it is going to take a major event to wake up these people.  It&#8217;s scary seeing all of the brainwashed people but think about this&#8230;. what if the people doing the brainwashing are actually brainwashed themselves?</p><p>I hate to be a Debbie Downer, but I expect the next major event will be the government trying to kill of hundreds of thousands of people with a &#8220;vaccine&#8221; for swine flu.</p><p>We&#8217;re only 6 months into Obummer&#8217;s presidency&#8230; this is going to get really really ugly.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Free &#38; Fair Elections?? &#124; The Fed Up American</title><link>http://robertringer.com/2009/07/its-the-benefits-stupid/#comment-2577</link> <dc:creator>Free &#38; Fair Elections?? &#124; The Fed Up American</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:12:19 +0000</pubDate> <guid
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href="http://blog.robertringer.com/2009/07/03/its-the-benefits-stupid/#comments" rel="nofollow">http://blog.robertringer.com/2009/07/03/its-the-benefits-stupid/#comments</a> [...]</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Joe from Jersey</title><link>http://robertringer.com/2009/07/its-the-benefits-stupid/#comment-2576</link> <dc:creator>Joe from Jersey</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:22:38 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.robertringer.com/?p=699#comment-2576</guid> <description>Don&#039;t want to be pessimistic, but would the media give fair coverage of any candidate that would try to offer an alternate version of truth?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Don&#8217;t want to be pessimistic, but would the media give fair coverage of any candidate that would try to offer an alternate version of truth?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: johrio</title><link>http://robertringer.com/2009/07/its-the-benefits-stupid/#comment-2575</link> <dc:creator>johrio</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 22:53:55 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.robertringer.com/?p=699#comment-2575</guid> <description>I you are really interested in slowing the pace toward total tyranny NOW check out this link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kE8xDMokpM
and if you want more in depth information to to;
http://republicmagazine.com/webinar/
This issue needs immediate, meaning this week, attention.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I you are really interested in slowing the pace toward total tyranny NOW check out this link.<br
/> <a
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kE8xDMokpM" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kE8xDMokpM</a><br
/> and if you want more in depth information to to;<br
/> <a
href="http://republicmagazine.com/webinar/" rel="nofollow">http://republicmagazine.com/webinar/</a></p><p>This issue needs immediate, meaning this week, attention.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: jeannieology</title><link>http://robertringer.com/2009/07/its-the-benefits-stupid/#comment-2574</link> <dc:creator>jeannieology</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:51:05 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.robertringer.com/?p=699#comment-2574</guid> <description>Obstacle #2 if a biggie, because the Duplicitous Despot (I love it!) and his band of ACORN gang members will do anything to steal an election.  They&#039;ve done it before and they&#039;ll do it again.  My fear is that in 2012 the DD will decide to stay sort of in the style of Chavez, Castro and even Manuel Zelaya...why leave?  In the Alinsky/Cloward Piven style I&#039;m sure the DD can drum up a crisis that will require only he to rectify our dire circumstances.
Our only prayer is someone will start disattaching the Obama Kook-Aid from the drones so that they rouse from their fevered dream and realize what is going on!
www.jeannie-ology.com</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Obstacle #2 if a biggie, because the Duplicitous Despot (I love it!) and his band of ACORN gang members will do anything to steal an election.  They&#8217;ve done it before and they&#8217;ll do it again.  My fear is that in 2012 the DD will decide to stay sort of in the style of Chavez, Castro and even Manuel Zelaya&#8230;why leave?  In the Alinsky/Cloward Piven style I&#8217;m sure the DD can drum up a crisis that will require only he to rectify our dire circumstances.</p><p>Our only prayer is someone will start disattaching the Obama Kook-Aid from the drones so that they rouse from their fevered dream and realize what is going on!</p><p><a
href="http://www.jeannie-ology.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.jeannie-ology.com</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: PalmKey</title><link>http://robertringer.com/2009/07/its-the-benefits-stupid/#comment-2573</link> <dc:creator>PalmKey</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:28:28 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.robertringer.com/?p=699#comment-2573</guid> <description>Great Tortoise:
A couple of years ago, I though of Donald Trump who I feel is a pragmatist, as a possible guy who could right the ship. But then, I heard him rail about the oil companies (Exxon etc.) on O&#039;Reilly and he deflated my interest for the time being.
Regards...</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great Tortoise:<br
/> A couple of years ago, I though of Donald Trump who I feel is a pragmatist, as a possible guy who could right the ship. But then, I heard him rail about the oil companies (Exxon etc.) on O&#8217;Reilly and he deflated my interest for the time being.</p><p>Regards&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Reality seeker</title><link>http://robertringer.com/2009/07/its-the-benefits-stupid/#comment-2572</link> <dc:creator>Reality seeker</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:29:54 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.robertringer.com/?p=699#comment-2572</guid> <description>I have to agree that one of the biggest obstacles of all is the Republicans. Most of those who still support the Republicans are part of the walking dead. In my opinion, the comatose electorate, in and of itself, constitutes the single biggest obstacle to freedom. For example, lets take the famous republican one liner, &quot;Are you better off now, than you were four years ago?&quot; This highly misunderstood question, posed by Ronald Reagan, has been turned into a political rule of thumb and, thus, a major factor in the decision making process for the average American, when he or she decides on which politician they will or will not vote for in any given election. &quot;It&#039;s the economy stupid&quot; is just another way of expressing this type of logic and the political importance of what I simply call, &quot;The Better Off Here And Now Rule&quot; that the vast majority of irrationally-selfish Americans live by. And the politically expedient use to win elections. This rule,based on short-term thinking, has become a major factor why America is on a downward trend and moving toward collapse. This type of logic insidiously appeals to the short-term selfish interests of the American People. Of course, Ronald Reagan never intended that famous one line phrase to become what it has become. He was simply pointing out, in economic terms that the average American could understand--which isn&#039;t much-- that America was headed for a collapse under big government and the poor leadership of Jimmy Carter.
&quot;Are you better off now, than you were four years ago?&quot; Is a question that has been taken and changed from its original context into a politically expedient question which appeals to the average and dumbed down American who is little informed or interested in learning what&#039;s in his or her long term best interest; but, is more interested in sports or game shows or sitcoms or soap-opera or celebrities or the neurotic-mental-freaks featured on Oprah Winfrey/Dr. Phil---you know the kind I&#039;m speaking of,( i.e. the sensational and base sideshow freaks that the talk-show hosts peddle to the general public.) All of the above can be classified as a complete and utter waste of precious time.
&quot;Are you better off now, than you were four years ago?&quot; -----has come to mean--- is the government helping you more now, than four years ago?--- i.e. with the help of big government are you getting more credit cards, bigger home loans, better union benefits, a larger 401k, can you afford a face-lift and tummy-tuck, are you eating out enough, do you have a 50 inch flat screen T.V., a quad-processor inside your computer, can you afford to raise a big family and send them all to college with government help, etc, etc, etc......? In short: is each and every one of your pecuniary objectives being satisfied with the aid of big government, so you can then proceed to spend more and then, in turn, feel better here and now, than you did four years ago?
The simple truth is, as a country, long-term, when we ask the question: are we better off now, than we were four years ago, it all depends on, if, the government&#039;s size and role is growing or shrinking. If the government is growing, than we are not better off----- because big government is unsustainable. And this unsustainability inevitably leads to an over exploitation of taxpayers, which leads to a painful revolution. And make no mistake, a modern day revolution is where America is headed.
Happy July 4th everyone.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have to agree that one of the biggest obstacles of all is the Republicans. Most of those who still support the Republicans are part of the walking dead. In my opinion, the comatose electorate, in and of itself, constitutes the single biggest obstacle to freedom. For example, lets take the famous republican one liner, &#8220;Are you better off now, than you were four years ago?&#8221; This highly misunderstood question, posed by Ronald Reagan, has been turned into a political rule of thumb and, thus, a major factor in the decision making process for the average American, when he or she decides on which politician they will or will not vote for in any given election. &#8220;It&#8217;s the economy stupid&#8221; is just another way of expressing this type of logic and the political importance of what I simply call, &#8220;The Better Off Here And Now Rule&#8221; that the vast majority of irrationally-selfish Americans live by. And the politically expedient use to win elections. This rule,based on short-term thinking, has become a major factor why America is on a downward trend and moving toward collapse. This type of logic insidiously appeals to the short-term selfish interests of the American People. Of course, Ronald Reagan never intended that famous one line phrase to become what it has become. He was simply pointing out, in economic terms that the average American could understand&#8211;which isn&#8217;t much&#8211; that America was headed for a collapse under big government and the poor leadership of Jimmy Carter.</p><p>&#8220;Are you better off now, than you were four years ago?&#8221; Is a question that has been taken and changed from its original context into a politically expedient question which appeals to the average and dumbed down American who is little informed or interested in learning what&#8217;s in his or her long term best interest; but, is more interested in sports or game shows or sitcoms or soap-opera or celebrities or the neurotic-mental-freaks featured on Oprah Winfrey/Dr. Phil&#8212;you know the kind I&#8217;m speaking of,( i.e. the sensational and base sideshow freaks that the talk-show hosts peddle to the general public.) All of the above can be classified as a complete and utter waste of precious time.</p><p>&#8220;Are you better off now, than you were four years ago?&#8221; &#8212;&#8211;has come to mean&#8212; is the government helping you more now, than four years ago?&#8212; i.e. with the help of big government are you getting more credit cards, bigger home loans, better union benefits, a larger 401k, can you afford a face-lift and tummy-tuck, are you eating out enough, do you have a 50 inch flat screen T.V., a quad-processor inside your computer, can you afford to raise a big family and send them all to college with government help, etc, etc, etc&#8230;&#8230;? In short: is each and every one of your pecuniary objectives being satisfied with the aid of big government, so you can then proceed to spend more and then, in turn, feel better here and now, than you did four years ago?</p><p>The simple truth is, as a country, long-term, when we ask the question: are we better off now, than we were four years ago, it all depends on, if, the government&#8217;s size and role is growing or shrinking. If the government is growing, than we are not better off&#8212;&#8211; because big government is unsustainable. And this unsustainability inevitably leads to an over exploitation of taxpayers, which leads to a painful revolution. And make no mistake, a modern day revolution is where America is headed.</p><p>Happy July 4th everyone.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: mile54</title><link>http://robertringer.com/2009/07/its-the-benefits-stupid/#comment-2571</link> <dc:creator>mile54</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:14:02 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.robertringer.com/?p=699#comment-2571</guid> <description>So, when will you throw your hat into the race, Robert?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So, when will you throw your hat into the race, Robert?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Friend777</title><link>http://robertringer.com/2009/07/its-the-benefits-stupid/#comment-2570</link> <dc:creator>Friend777</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:31:12 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.robertringer.com/?p=699#comment-2570</guid> <description>I believe that I have just the man you are looking for. Let me send you three of his CD&#039;s and I think you will be both pleased and amazed.
Over the past6 months I have been sending his CD&#039;s personally to Sean Hannity, Glen Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Steels and others. He embeds a &quot;buzz word&quot; in many of his CD&#039;s... A word that is rarely used. When we hear it coming back, we know that one of these great men have recieved and are using his CD&#039;s. He asks no &quot;credit&quot; and has remained completly anonymous. We would have to literally DRAG him to the office but he would be GREAT if he would take the job! A real man of America and her people.
God Bless and Keep you for all of your wonderful work, candor and courage in these very difficult times.
Here is what he says about FREEDOM:
&quot;Before He Created the Universes, The One Universal God granted FREEDOM and FREE WILL to every  Soul. No man or government or agency has the Right to take away from any man or woman that which The One God has given. Know that whosoever tries to do so is a tool of The Force of Darkness. Oppose him and defeat him&quot;
Ila Friend
P.S. Where would I send the CD&#039;s so that you would be sure to get them?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I believe that I have just the man you are looking for. Let me send you three of his CD&#8217;s and I think you will be both pleased and amazed.</p><p>Over the past6 months I have been sending his CD&#8217;s personally to Sean Hannity, Glen Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Steels and others. He embeds a &#8220;buzz word&#8221; in many of his CD&#8217;s&#8230; A word that is rarely used. When we hear it coming back, we know that one of these great men have recieved and are using his CD&#8217;s. He asks no &#8220;credit&#8221; and has remained completly anonymous. We would have to literally DRAG him to the office but he would be GREAT if he would take the job! A real man of America and her people.</p><p>God Bless and Keep you for all of your wonderful work, candor and courage in these very difficult times.</p><p>Here is what he says about FREEDOM:</p><p>&#8220;Before He Created the Universes, The One Universal God granted FREEDOM and FREE WILL to every  Soul. No man or government or agency has the Right to take away from any man or woman that which The One God has given. Know that whosoever tries to do so is a tool of The Force of Darkness. Oppose him and defeat him&#8221;</p><p>Ila Friend</p><p>P.S. Where would I send the CD&#8217;s so that you would be sure to get them?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: marteg</title><link>http://robertringer.com/2009/07/its-the-benefits-stupid/#comment-2569</link> <dc:creator>marteg</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:52:51 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.robertringer.com/?p=699#comment-2569</guid> <description>How about we elect you? Everyone I&#039;m in touch with would vote for you!
I know, you don&#039;t want the job. But gee, we could sure use your voice leading us out of this quagmire.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How about we elect you? Everyone I&#8217;m in touch with would vote for you!</p><p>I know, you don&#8217;t want the job. But gee, we could sure use your voice leading us out of this quagmire.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: ckharris 567</title><link>http://robertringer.com/2009/07/its-the-benefits-stupid/#comment-2568</link> <dc:creator>ckharris 567</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:14:50 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.robertringer.com/?p=699#comment-2568</guid> <description>Most excellent article, I like you pray the walking dead in this country wake up before we are only a shell of the free America many have fought and died for.
Some say it cannot happen here; however, I am sure the Jews during Hitler’s time had the same views and, just like the proverbial frog in a pot of slowly boiling water, will stay the course until they are boiled to death. The walking dead as you rightly call them are positioned for the same fate as it were and will take the rest of us with them.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Most excellent article, I like you pray the walking dead in this country wake up before we are only a shell of the free America many have fought and died for.</p><p>Some say it cannot happen here; however, I am sure the Jews during Hitler’s time had the same views and, just like the proverbial frog in a pot of slowly boiling water, will stay the course until they are boiled to death. The walking dead as you rightly call them are positioned for the same fate as it were and will take the rest of us with them.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: LibertyBoyNM</title><link>http://robertringer.com/2009/07/its-the-benefits-stupid/#comment-2567</link> <dc:creator>LibertyBoyNM</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:11:16 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.robertringer.com/?p=699#comment-2567</guid> <description>Glenn Beck??? Nah. Here&#039;s the dream ticket: Gary Johnson/Jesse Ventura Libertarians for President 2012.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Glenn Beck??? Nah. Here&#8217;s the dream ticket: Gary Johnson/Jesse Ventura Libertarians for President 2012.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: TamaraK</title><link>http://robertringer.com/2009/07/its-the-benefits-stupid/#comment-2566</link> <dc:creator>TamaraK</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:49:46 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.robertringer.com/?p=699#comment-2566</guid> <description>There IS someone who fills every qualification you listed above.
Her name is Sarah Palin.
I just listened to her resignation speech, and I think she did the right thing.  Those frivolous lawsuits and media attacks were actually costing her State money, and were a major distraction to being a successful Governor.
I don&#039;t know if she&#039;ll run for President in 2012, but I guarantee she will have an ARMY of people to campaign for her.  The blogosphere is buzzing with millions of fans.  And those fans will ignore the elite media and make her a force to reckon with.
We Conservatives are sick and tired of being fed weak leaders like McCain.  And we&#039;re rising up.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There IS someone who fills every qualification you listed above.<br
/> Her name is Sarah Palin.</p><p>I just listened to her resignation speech, and I think she did the right thing.  Those frivolous lawsuits and media attacks were actually costing her State money, and were a major distraction to being a successful Governor.</p><p>I don&#8217;t know if she&#8217;ll run for President in 2012, but I guarantee she will have an ARMY of people to campaign for her.  The blogosphere is buzzing with millions of fans.  And those fans will ignore the elite media and make her a force to reckon with.</p><p>We Conservatives are sick and tired of being fed weak leaders like McCain.  And we&#8217;re rising up.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>
