Telling it like it is...

[Henry Hawk]

An editorial,  that speaks volumes on how I feel about things...

Many people take pride in defying the conventions of society. Those conventions of society are also known as civilization. Defying them wholesale means going back to barbarism. Barbarians with electronic devices are still barbarians.

   After the government shutdown crisis, the one thing that Congressional Democrats and Republicans finally agreed on was to kick the can down the road a few more months, so that we can go through all this again -- and perhaps again after that.

   One of the best peace speeches I ever read was one delivered back in the 1930s -- by Adolf Hitler! He knew that peace speeches would keep the Western democracies from matching his military buildup with their own, or attacking him to prevent his buildup from continuing. Peace speeches by Iran today serve the same purpose of buying time -- until they can create a nuclear bomb.

   President Obama really has a way with words, such as calling the problems that millions of people have had trying to sign up for ObamaCare "glitches." When the Titanic sank, was that a "glitch"?

   Among the painful signs of our time are TV programs built around paternity tests. Apparently the way these women live, it is anybody's guess who their child's father might be.

   Don't you love it when a politicians says, "I take full responsibility"? Translated into plain English, that says, "Now that I have admitted it, there is nothing more for me to do (such as resign) and nothing for anyone else to do (such as fire me)." Saying "I take full responsibility" is like a get-out-of-jail-free card in the Monopoly game.

   No one seems as certain that they know what the Republicans need to do to win presidential elections as those Republicans who have lost presidential elections, such as Mitt Romney, John McCain and Bob Dole. Moreover, people take them seriously, and seem not to notice that what the losers advocate is the opposite of what won Ronald Reagan two landslide election victories.

   If you believe in equal rights, then what do "women's rights," "gay rights," etc., mean? Either they are redundant or they are violations of the principle of equal rights for all.

   One of the painfully sobering realizations that come from reading history is the utter incompetence that is possible among leaders of whole nations and empires -- and the blind faith that such leaders can nevertheless inspire among the people who are enthralled by their words or their posturing.

   The one thing that the national debt ceiling does not do is put a ceiling on the national debt. It just provides political melodrama when the existing ceiling is repeatedly raised to accommodate ever higher spending.

   Those who want to "spread the wealth" almost invariably seek to concentrate the power. It happens too often, and in too many different countries around the world, to be a coincidence. Which is more dangerous, inequalities of wealth or concentrations of power?

   President Obama said to the world that Bashar Assad's days as ruler of Syria are numbered. All our days are numbered but Assad will probably still be ruling Syria on Obama's last day in the White House.

   Parole is just another way of lying to the public -- in this case, lying about the time that convicted criminals will spend behind bars. Suspended sentences are another form of make-believe punishment to mollify the public.

   Writing about the Habsburg Empire, distinguished British historian Paul Johnson said, "Every reform created more problems than it solved." That was not peculiar to the Habsburg Empire. The same could be said of modern welfare states, and especially our own ObamaCare.

   Because many of us make mistakes that can have bad consequences, some intellectuals believe that it is the role of government to intervene and make some of our decisions for us. From what galaxy government is going to hire creatures who do not make mistakes is a question they leave unanswered.

   One of the reasons it has taken so long for some people to finally see through Barack Obama is that people do not like to admit, even to themselves, that they have been played for fools by a slick-talking politician. 

[Palehorse]

http://www.elkharttruth.com/article/20131125/OPINION/711259970

http://townhall.com/columnists/thomassowell/2013/11/26/random-thoughts-n1753012/page/full

http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/nov/26/musings-on-barbarism-romney-syria-and-obamacare/

http://www.wnd.com/2013/11/the-i-take-full-responsibility-farce/

[Henry Hawk]

What is your point?

that you know how to post links?  really?

Did you actually take the time to read it, and possilby apply this to your critical thinking skills?

I doubt it, it makes too much sense.

[Palehorse]

What is your point?

that you know how to post links?  really?

Did you actually take the time to read it, and possilby apply this to your critical thinking skills?

I doubt it, it makes too much sense.

That you plagiarized another persons work by not providing a link to copyrighted work. THAT was my point. (You asked)

[Henry Hawk]

That you plagiarized another persons work by not providing a link to copyrighted work. THAT was my point. (You asked)

I didn't plagiarize anything palehorse.  I italisized it, like I always do.  I intentionally left the name off, so you guys MIGHT read it first. 

[Palehorse]

I didn't plagiarize anything palehorse.  I italisized it, like I always do.  I intentionally left the name off, so you guys MIGHT read it first.

Yeah. You did. Plagiarized pure and simple.

Where's your link then skippy? 

[Henry Hawk]

I thought you wasn't going to respond to me anymore? are you lying?  can't you apply your critical thinking skills towards your statement?

[Palehorse]

I thought you wasn't going to respond to me anymore? are you lying?  can't you apply your critical thinking skills towards your statement?

I reserve the right to call bullshit and to call out plagiarizers. Never said I wouldn't do that.

[Henry Hawk]

I reserve the right to call bullshit and to call out plagiarizers. Never said I wouldn't do that.

whatever skippy

[Palehorse]

An editorial,  that speaks volumes on how I feel about things...

Many people take pride in defying the conventions of society. Those conventions of society are also known as civilization. Defying them wholesale means going back to barbarism. Barbarians with electronic devices are still barbarians.

   After the government shutdown crisis, the one thing that Congressional Democrats and Republicans finally agreed on was to kick the can down the road a few more months, so that we can go through all this again -- and perhaps again after that.

   One of the best peace speeches I ever read was one delivered back in the 1930s -- by Adolf Hitler! He knew that peace speeches would keep the Western democracies from matching his military buildup with their own, or attacking him to prevent his buildup from continuing. Peace speeches by Iran today serve the same purpose of buying time -- until they can create a nuclear bomb.

   President Obama really has a way with words, such as calling the problems that millions of people have had trying to sign up for ObamaCare "glitches." When the Titanic sank, was that a "glitch"?

   Among the painful signs of our time are TV programs built around paternity tests. Apparently the way these women live, it is anybody's guess who their child's father might be.

   Don't you love it when a politicians says, "I take full responsibility"? Translated into plain English, that says, "Now that I have admitted it, there is nothing more for me to do (such as resign) and nothing for anyone else to do (such as fire me)." Saying "I take full responsibility" is like a get-out-of-jail-free card in the Monopoly game.

   No one seems as certain that they know what the Republicans need to do to win presidential elections as those Republicans who have lost presidential elections, such as Mitt Romney, John McCain and Bob Dole. Moreover, people take them seriously, and seem not to notice that what the losers advocate is the opposite of what won Ronald Reagan two landslide election victories.

   If you believe in equal rights, then what do "women's rights," "gay rights," etc., mean? Either they are redundant or they are violations of the principle of equal rights for all.

   One of the painfully sobering realizations that come from reading history is the utter incompetence that is possible among leaders of whole nations and empires -- and the blind faith that such leaders can nevertheless inspire among the people who are enthralled by their words or their posturing.

   The one thing that the national debt ceiling does not do is put a ceiling on the national debt. It just provides political melodrama when the existing ceiling is repeatedly raised to accommodate ever higher spending.

   Those who want to "spread the wealth" almost invariably seek to concentrate the power. It happens too often, and in too many different countries around the world, to be a coincidence. Which is more dangerous, inequalities of wealth or concentrations of power?

   President Obama said to the world that Bashar Assad's days as ruler of Syria are numbered. All our days are numbered but Assad will probably still be ruling Syria on Obama's last day in the White House.

   Parole is just another way of lying to the public -- in this case, lying about the time that convicted criminals will spend behind bars. Suspended sentences are another form of make-believe punishment to mollify the public.

   Writing about the Habsburg Empire, distinguished British historian Paul Johnson said, "Every reform created more problems than it solved." That was not peculiar to the Habsburg Empire. The same could be said of modern welfare states, and especially our own ObamaCare.

   Because many of us make mistakes that can have bad consequences, some intellectuals believe that it is the role of government to intervene and make some of our decisions for us. From what galaxy government is going to hire creatures who do not make mistakes is a question they leave unanswered.

   One of the reasons it has taken so long for some people to finally see through Barack Obama is that people do not like to admit, even to themselves, that they have been played for fools by a slick-talking politician. 

For those of you new to this venue, I present a classic case of plagiarizing in the above quoted post. What make it plagiarism you ask?

1. The opening line to the post is vague, and leads one to believe that the content is written by the poster who placed it here.

2. Although he did italicize the text, he provides no credit to the original author of the content what-so-ever. (This is a BASIC requirement when using copyrighted, original work, of a syndicated author.  You at least have to provide credit to him/her. Preferred, amongst the long term users of this forum, is also a link to the site from which it came).

Having posted with this individual for a number of years, I know he is very aware of this; and yet he and another individual here frequently fail to meet the basic requirements, much less the preferred ones.

They do this on purpose, because they know before they even post such things, that the credibility of the source is fair game, and frequently they are burned by this.

None the less, what they are doing amounts to the theft of the work of another. Same as if they had illegally downloaded music, a movie, or any other copyrighted work. This is how the author, in this case, makes his or her living; and the least we can do is provide credit where it is not only due, but legally required!

plagiarism |ˈplājəˌrizəm|
noun
the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own.

[Henry Hawk]

WOW!  Palehorse, YOU really should me!!!  I probably will NEVER do this again, thanks to your witty critical thinking skills, and the time you spent writing this blistering response....I am so ashamed....
Thanks Palehorse YOU are the BEST!!!   

[me]

Excuse me but in order to qualify as plagiarism a person has to take someone else's work and present it as his own.  At no time did I take what HH posted to be his own but rather an editorial he read and was sharing because it expressed his feelings.  Now had he said, "this is an editorial I wrote that expresses my feelings,"  yes you could say he plagiarized it.  As it stands you are nit picking and, in doing so, avoiding having a discussion on why he might feel the way he does about things. Typical liberal avoidance of the subject when they have nothing of value to add, go after the person.   Of course now you are going to accuse me of being too stupid to understand what you are saying and attack me for speaking up and having an opinion different from yours.  Well, I expect that now and it no longer bothers me because I know you're only doing what you have been taught and don't know any different.  Oh, guess we'd better start posting the source links to jokes and recipes from now on if you're gonna start being so technical about things.   

[Palehorse]

 

I guess you don't really like to have it told like it is after all, eh?

[me]

I guess you don't really like to have it told like it is after all, eh?

I guess YOU don't.

[Palehorse]

I guess YOU don't.