Timeless Wisdom & Warnings from the Inventors of America

Timeless Wisdom & Warnings from the Inventors of America

Hanged Census Worker Likely to Be Blamed on Right Wingers

An unfortunate tragedy will likely give Anti Government groups and Right Wing Conservatives a black eye. 51 year old Bill Sparkman, a part time census worker, was found dead, hanging from a tree near a cemetery in rural Kentucky with the word 'fed' scrawled across his chest in some type of felt marker. Sparkman, a Boy Scouts of America Leader and substitute teacher worked as a part time US Census worker just once or twice a month for a little extra income.
Clay county, where the body was found is one of the poorest in the country with high unemployment and a poverty rate several times the national average is rife with methamphetamine labs and marijuana fields and a historical distrust of the government going back to the moonshine days.
While the word 'fed' being scrawled across the man's chest leads definate credence to a notion that there may have been an anti government motive to the slaying it is unfortunate that the original AP news story had to make a point of mentioning that the Oklahoma Bomber, Timothy McVeigh, was in posession of 'literature by ultra-right-wing, anti-government authors". So I guess now this horrible tragedy will likely become another finger to point at the 'angry mobs' that have been showing up for the tea party events and town hall meetings to protest the Health Care Reform Bill.
I don't know why it always has to be conservatives that are called extremists or anti government(more like limited government). What about the left wing extremists who were responsible for a full three fourths of officially designated terrorist attacks against the US government during the 1980s. How about drug dealers protecting their labs and pot fields, you might think they would be a little anti government. Personally I think most reasonable people in this day are a little leary of the government and with good cause. I hope that I am wrong and and this trad=gedy will get the attention it deserves as a murder investigation and not some excuse for a political witch hunt.

Links
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,554760,00.html
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,555623,00.html
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090924/ap_on_re_us/us_census_worker_hanged
http://www.cfr.org/publication/9236/
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/09/census/

Is Facebook Fan Check a Virus

There is currently a scare going around on Facebook and in emails stating that a Facebook application titled "Fan Check" is actually a virus that will activate after 48 hours even if you were tagged in a photo on someone else's profile. While the jury is still out on whether Fan Check is actually malicious, the greater risk comes from doing a search on the phrase '"Facebook Fan Check Virus" as you might be directed to a website containing fake antivirus software that will actually install a real virus or otherwise try to trick you out of your money. For an example of one of these sites watch the video below.



According to an article on Mashable the Fan Check app is most likely just a broken application that wont work because it violates Facebook's policies. Your safest bet is to stay away from Fan Check or any other application that claims that it can tell who's been viewing your profile, and definitely DO NOT search for “Fan Check Facebook virus”. If you are concerned that you have a virus or spyware scan your computer with trusted software. Do not install or scan your computer with any software that you are not familiar with or that you have not checked out thoroughly. Personally I use Spybot S&D, Adaware, and AVG Antivirus.

URGENT! California to Vote on Draconian Gun Law Further Restricting Ammunition

The California State Senate could vote as early as Wednesday 9/9/09 on Assembly Bill 962 that make ammunition even more expensive and harder to find. The bill would require retailers to fingerprint anyone purchasing ammunition, and keep the prints in their records for inspection by the Department of Justice! Not only does this extra record keeping add to the burden already placed on licensed gun dealers it also places your identity in the hands of private individuals or businesses. Assembly Bill 962 would also make mail order of ammunition to residents of California illegal. Time is short, contact your State Senator immediately. We may not get another opportunity to let them know that we oppose further restrictions to our right to bear arms. Click here for contact information of elected officials.