propaganda and lies

Osama bin Ladin; gone but not forgotten.

chris — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:23:22 +0000

Pentashagon, a Rhodes Scholar, reflecting on the life and death of Osama bin Ladin. Osama bin Ladin; gone but not forgotten. By Pentashagon in Culture Tue May 03, 2011 at 08:02:13 AM EST We lost Osama bin Ladin only days ago, but we …

Chicago G8 and NATO Summits Planning

chris — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:20:49 +0000

From: Equinix G8-Nato Info <equinixg8@equinix.com> Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 3:16 PM Cc: Debbie Mullin Subject: IMPORTANT UPDATE PLEASE READ – CHICAGO G8 AND NATO SUMMITS PLANNING IMPORTANT UPDATE PLEASE READ Chicago G8 and NATO Summits Planning Equinix February 16, …

Embrace the courts

chris — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 07:11:23 +0000

Those who practice honesty and integrity should embrace the courts. Those who attempt to manipulate and abuse the system should be exposed.

They don’t even know what they’re protesting for

chris — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:59:23 +0000

There is a common theme used in the media to deride the popular protests sprouting worldwide. The theme is “they don’t even know what they’re protesting for” and it is repeated everywhere by people who are confident their next paycheck …

A friend used to always say

chris — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 06:51:31 +0000

A friend, whose clan hails from Germany, used to have a saying about lawyers. When you get into trouble, “hire the biggest prick jewish lawyer you can find.” Of course, nothing in life is guaranteed. If the prick fails, the …

Thornburg Resort Bankruptcy

chris — Thu, 05 May 2011 05:05:07 +0000

Last week, I got a little bit of paperwork in the mail from Gary U. Scharff’s Portland-based law firm. Gary is OSB #883031. Bankruptcy sure is expensive (see Gary’s rate sheet attached to the second document posted below). It must be …

I’m surprised they didn’t fly the school flag at half mast

chris — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 04:20:02 +0000

Redmond School District Tom McCall Elementary 1200 NW Upas Avenue Redmond, OR 97756 PH: 541.526.6400 Fax: 541.526.6401 www.redmond.k12.or.us/mccall Dear Parents and Guardians: Today our school received sad news. We learned that our Therapy dog, Jake, died. Jake had a very …

Don’t let the door hit you on the way out

chris — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:39:47 +0000

It’s done – the likes of Mary Anderson and Jody Vaughan are removed from their perch of power at Deschutes County. The county commissioners were smart enough to not bind the county into a union contract with these fascists. (The …

Not so fast, partner

chris — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 19:53:38 +0000

Thomas Jefferson wrote, in a letter to William S. Smith on November 13th, 1787 that “the tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time”: God forbid we should ever be twenty years without such a rebellion. The people …

Everybody has dirt on everybody

chris — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 22:41:36 +0000

Today’s Bend Bulletin carries an article about the current situation. The DCDDAA contract is scheduled to be signed today by Deschutes County Commissioners. Concurrently, the Bulletin published an article that bears an uncanny resemblance to what I wrote to both …