Val's Rants - Writer, Director, Filmmaker (Austin, Texas)

Archive for April, 2009

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04/30/2009

My take on the Swine Flu hysteria

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Ok, I have to confess I’m flabbergasted about this whole thing… First of all, last time the government tried to do something of this order it was a FLOP with more people dying of the damned vaccine than the actual disease. I believe it was in 1918, and Congress passed a bill to force vaccinate [...]

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04/26/2009

Who do Politicians Think They Are?

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Here’s my rant for the day… If you read the Declaration of Independence, it clearly states that we were endowed by our creator with certain inalienable rights. Doesn’t it stand to reason that if someone gives you a right, that it would take that person or entity or someone above that person or entity to [...]

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URGENT — TEXAS BILLS TO KILL!!!! (Please spread)

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Calling All Texans! Mental Health Insurance Mandates // Alert // Your Calls & Visits Needed Monday April 20, Here Are The Details: 1. HB 868 autism and bulimia/anorexia mandate bill will be heard April 21, 2009, Room E2.026 at 2pm or upon legislature adjornment. You need to let the insurance committee know how you feel [...]

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The Biggest Lie

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The biggest lie anyone can make you believe, is that you can’t do anything about it. What can a single person do? Or a even handful? But if you look at the history books, slanted over the years as they may have become, I’m sure you’ll notice a peculiar thing: Alexander the Great, Newton, Da [...]

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Do you want to know what Socialism is like?

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This is a translation of a Portuguese joke — when I left Portugal, I also left a Socialist government…. and my poor country is in the sh*t! “Thank you Portugal, we are proud! – A 16-year old is free to have an abortion but can’t get a piercing. – An 18 year-old receives 200 euro [...]

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When They First Came – by Martin Niemoller

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When the Nazis came for the communists, I remained silent; I was not a communist. Then they locked up the social democrats, I remained silent; I was not a social democrat. Then they came for the trade unionists, I did not speak out; I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, [...]