Assassination of American Citizens by the Executive Branch

Here's an article about this rather unsettling development. Email me if you have other articles, even if they are the other side of the story.

How much did Republican Presidential candidates get us into debt?

Ron Paul = $0 (voted against every unbalanced budget and against every increase to the national debt, during his 24+ years in the U.S. House)

Mitt Romney = $11,085,625,000.00 (11+ Billion borrowed by Massachusetts's state while Romney was governor 4 years; doesn't count municipal and special district borrowing.)

Newt Gingrich = $1,754,700,000,000.00 (1.75+ Trillion in national debt ceiling increases voted for by Newt Gingrich during his 20 years in the U.S. House.)

Rick Santorum = $3,465,000,000,000.00 (3.465 Trillion in national debt ceiling increases voted for by Rick Santorum during his 10 years in the U.S. Senate.)

Do you want the federal government to borrow more or less? Do you want a balanced budget?

Past performance is a strong indicator of future results!

Sources:

Ron Paul

http://paul.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1152&Itemid=69

http://uselectionnews.org/pauls-vote-against-raising-debt-ceiling-i-never-have-i-never-will/854678/

Mitt Romney

http://www.mass.gov/treasury/debt-management/debt-mgmt/bond-official-arch/genl-oblig-bonds-state/2003-general-obligation-bond-official.html

http://www.mass.gov/treasury/debt-management/debt-mgmt/bond-official-arch/genl-oblig-bonds-state/2004-general-obligation-bond-official.html

http://www.mass.gov/treasury/debt-management/debt-mgmt/bond-official-arch/genl-oblig-bonds-state/2005-general-obligation-bond-official.html

http://www.mass.gov/treasury/debt-management/debt-mgmt/bond-official-arch/genl-oblig-bonds-state/2006-general-obligation-bond-official.html

Newt Gingrich

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d097:HR01553:@@@D&summ2=m&

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d098:HJ00308:@@@D&summ2=m&

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d098:HR05953:@@@D&summ2=m&

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d099:HJ00372:@@@D&summ2=m&

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d100:HJ00324:@@@D&summ2=m&

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d101:HR03024:@@@D&summ2=m&

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d101:HJ00280:@@@D&summ2=m&

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d101:h.r.05350:

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c101:4:./temp/~c1013aYEYN::

http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:United_States_Statutes_at_Large_Volume_95.djvu/30　

1981 (H.R. 1553), increase by 585,000,000,000 (585 billion)

1983 (H.J. RES. 308), increase to 1,389,000,000,000 (1.4 trillion)

1984 (H.R. 5953), increase to 1,573,000,000,000 (1.6 trillion)

1985 (H.J. RES. 372), increase to 1,847,800,000,000 or 2,078,700,000,000 (2.078 trillion)

1987 (H.J. RES. 324), increase to 2,800,000,000,000 (2.8 trillion)

1989 (H.R. 3024), increase by 70,000,000,000 (70 billion)

1989 (H.J. RES 280), increase to 3,122,700,000,000 (3.1 trillion)

1990 (H.R. 5350), increase to 3,195,000,000,000 (3.2 trillion)

Rick Santorum

http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/2295-A-Brief-History-of-Debt-Limit-Votes-in-the-House

http://www.thepoliticalguide.com/Profiles/Senate/Pennsylvania/Rick_Santorum/Views/Debt,_Deficit,_Spending,_and_the_Size_of_Government/

8.965 trillion March 2006, H J Res 47 Rick Santorum voted for, increased debt to 8.965 trillion

8.184 trillion November 2004, Rick Santorum voted for Senate legislation to increase debt ceiling to 8.184 trillion

7.384 trillion May 2003, Rick Santorum voted for Senate passed a budget that increased debt ceiling to 7.384 tr

6.4 trillion June 2002 Rick Santorum voted for Senate measure increasing debt ceiling to 6.4 trillion

5.95 trillion June 1997 Rick Santorum voted for

Undead and Corsairs

Stuff I ordered for studio yesterday:

6x Eldar War Walkers

I have a bunch of stuff from Forge World on order. It's a 2500 pt army. The Walkers is all we needed.

1x Mantic Zombie Regiment
1x Mantic Ghoul Regiment

2x Mortis Engine
2x Terrorgheist
3x Boxes Skeleton Warriors
2x Boxes Hexwraiths
1x Vlad on foot
1x Krell
1x Wight King
1x Necromancer
1x Cairn Wraith
1x Tomb Banshee
2x Boxes Crypt Horrors

All heroes need to be current ed. plastics or finecast.

I have a ton of undead already painted up and we're going to sync those (some of the bases are varied). The plan is to make 100x zombies and 50x Skeletons as the base blocks of hordes. The rest is icing.

The stuff we already have, that's going to be incorporated are:
10x Dire Wolves
20x Ghouls
20x Skeletons
50x Mantic undead infantry (might mix these into the zombies)

So, that's quite a start, 100 models right there. I've been looking over the Vampire Counts books and I think the strength of the list is in the masses of undead (duh). I mean, let's say I had two blocks of zombies, eighty strong, or even a hundred. That's a whole game spent hacking those apart. Talk about board control. Even smaller units of twenty could just hold a much larger force up for a turn or two. I plan on melting some piles of corpses with the heat gun.

As a side note, a fan introduced the idea of having a personal army, not for sale, and to really really learn that army. I wonder what I will do?

I'm thinking Beastmen for Warhammer Fantasy. Yes I know I just wrote a whole thing about Vampire Counts, but while they are fun for a while, and the current hot army I want to play something that bleeds and can run away. And I love underdog armies. Plus I've never done that particular army before. Very interesting.

For Core = 6x Chariots based on the mournfang kit, two beastmen riders on them.
50x Ungor Raiders
Fun Stuff

But who knows, maybe I'll fall in love with the Vampires.

Treasure Trove-- February 18, 2012

Lot number 91 - Out of print Blood Angels - $245 - Sold!

Lot number 92 - Chaos Marines - $275 - Sold!

Lot number 93 - Aleph army - $65 - Sold!

Lot number 94 - Combined army - $75 - Sold!

Lot number 95 - Nomads - $50 - Sold!

Lot number 96 - YuJing - $50 - Sold!

Lot number 97 - PanOceania - $50 - Sold!

Lot number 98 - Ariadna - $45 - Sold!

Lot number 99 - Eldar Army - $275 - Sold!

Lot number 100 - Khador Jacks - $45 - Sold!

Contact Janene at bluetablepainting@gmail.com if you are interested in anything. Or call 801 372 8545. We need money via CC (by phone or email) or Paypal. Paypal address is bluetablepainting@gmail.com Check availability before buying.

Shipping
$9 flat in US (for any number of lots)
$15 to Canada
$35 to Australia/NZ/Japan
$25 most other places (eg Europe)

We are considering offers on these lots so don't be shy. No offense taken. Bulk deals also welcome (and given!). All lots are limited time, limited quantity.

Be sure to refer to full lot title and # when you email. example: Lot #12 Eldar Whoever gets the go ahead and gives me money gets the lot.

Ring Ring x4 + Banana Phone

Sarah's birthday party was last night. I was too tired to make it. I've been up early these last few days, and I just head to the studio. I bow next to the sleeping form of my wife and pray to God (that guy I met) for His provident hand upon my endeavors.

My wife went, though, and I stayed home with the kids. They are a delight. We had Thai food. Pad Thai with peanut sauce, and sushi (yes, I know, not Thai). I love pad thai. I just can't get enough.

One of our hamsters died. And the other hamster started eating the carcass. Apparently they are tidy creatures and will eat their dead to keep them from rotting. My twelve-year-old daughter was freaked out upon finding a dessicated hamster head attached to a mostly dried, bloody rib cage and spine. The man of the house (me in case you were wondering) had to take it out. Now we don't know what to do with the other hamster. Is it diseased? Or bloodthirsty? We have it quarantined for the time being.

My wife got home super-late. I was worried for a minute there.

I was up early this morning. My lovely wife asked me to pick up Bountiful Baskets, a local farm co-op where we get our food and produce in a weekly allotment. It was last second. I had fourteen minutes to get dressed and get down there. On the way I realized I was about to run out of gas so I stopped and put in $20, wolfed down a Snickers. I was the last one for pickup at the elementary school, they were waiting up for me. That was nice. So, we're set for the week.

First thing back home my wife made a monstrous veggie omelet and the whole family just dug in on one plate. I spent the morning in my jammies with the boys playing Starcraft 2. I love that game and I'm not letting it go! It counts as family time now.

Down at the studio we got an office phone. For eight years I carried the company cell phone with me, and directly answered all calls. It's gotten to be too much the last few months. Not that I don't love talking with clients because I do. If you are a regular and you want my direct line you can still get that by emailing me.

Here's how it works. You call the regular studio phone (801 372 8545 that has not changed, it is I who have a new number) and it rings downstairs and upstairs. The first pickup happens in Inquiries/Ordering (currently Renn and James), if they don't pick up in a few rings it automatically goes to the Front Desk. If they do not pick up it goes to my personal cell phone. It is important to us that you get a response and you are likely to get a pickup between 8am and 8pm.

And lastly, your Ron Paul fix for the day. There is a reason why people are excited about Ron Paul. It's not just him, it's the message. For some, like me, it was the first time someone explained to me what freedom really means. He is my Morpheus. He taught me to read and write. He cured me of my apathy.

Ron Paul is the founder of a movement. He is a transcendental figure and you would do well to at least understand.

If you are involved in the Republican primaries and would like a copy of Ron Paul: the Revolution (reference to the American Revolution, self-government) please contact me as I have six copies to give away. bluetablepainting@gmail.com

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Bill of Rights and the NDAA

The Bill of Rights is the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, and are explicit limitations on federal power, demanded by the States for ratification of the original U.S. Constitution.
The Declaration of Independence, penned by Thomas Jefferson and celebrated on the 4th of July each year, proclaimed that "all men are created equal", "endowed by their creator with certain unalienable Rights", and "That to secure these rights Governments are instituted".

The Constitution implemented the political philosophy of the Declaration, by setting forth some of the rights of man, and then by restraining government from violating those rights, with the Bill of Rights.

What are some of the rights the Constitution restrains the government from violating? (And by principle, "all" people should have these rights protected from government infringement.)

The right to be charged when being detained (writ of habeus corpus) (U.S. Constitution, Article I Section 9 paragraph 2)
The right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty (presumption of innocence)
The right to trial by jury (access to judicial due process)(Bill of Rights Amendments 5 & 6)
The right to legal counsel (i.e. the right to have a lawyer) (Bill of Rights Amendments 6)

Note also that the Constitution specifies "Treason against the United States shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act or on Confession in open Court." (Article III Section 3)

The National Defense Authorization Act of 2012 (NDAA) contained highly controversial provisions that allow the indefinite detention of U.S. Citizens. While the law is clearly unConstitutional based on the "supremacy clause" of the U.S. Constitution (Article VI paragraph 2), the fact that congress passed the law on Bill of Rights Day (December 15) is deeply disturbing to many.

If Constitutional, this law would have given unprecedented power to President Obama.

Utah's Representative Chaffetz and Senator Lee voted against the NDAA of 2012 (HR540, S1867) with it's controversial provisions.

So where do the Republican Presidential candidates stand on the Bill of Rights and NDAA?

Mitt Romney - Said he supports the controversial provisions of the NDAA (source: January 16, 2012, Fox News GOP Presidential debate in South Carolina http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzNNsLB5Ra8&feature=youtu.be)

Ron Paul - Opposes the controversial provisions of the NDAA and has introduced legislation to repeal them (http://paul.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1936:the-ndaa-repeals-more-rights)

Newt Gingrich - Has not publicly opposed. (http://thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/10608-ron-paul-introduces-bill-to-repeal-ndaas-indefinite-detention)

Rick Santorum - Opposes the controversial provisions of the NDAA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oLcn2NQYvM)

Day at the Beach

Willow decided that she wanted to go to the beach. This is as close as we could get; turning the bathtub into a little swimming pool. She even had me put sunscreen on her little arms.


Bonus material: Willow in the packing peanuts.


The kids out shoveling the walk with their uncle.

Willow found a pair of glasses in the tithing slip box at church.

Myth of the Robber Barons

Part of the narrative we are fed from birth is that there were large, evil looming corporations that would have run rough-shod o'er the peasantry if the gallant Government had not interceded. I don't believe that. More likely, government and corporations got into bed together and under cover of night...

ran rough-shod over the peasantry.

And now a bit about monopolies.



Is there such a thing as a government-created monopoly? Is that kind more or less hard to dislodge than a monopoly that comes to being in a truly free market?

And here's your Ron Paul fix

This is an amazing speech.

Caucus States

And now a bit from Rachel Maddow


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Work of Genius Special

Special for this weekend. Three slots.

Commission an army of more than $1000 and get 10% of the total in bonus conversion work. For example, if you commission is $2500, you would get $250 worth of conversion work gratis.

This is likely to be done by conversion work genius Brigh.

If your project is more than $2000 you will also get an HD video done with artist commentary on the work. Sort of a "making of".

Two Headed Monster

Don't forget to check out my various musings on the Youtube gatelymusings channel.

Trade Stock February 6, 2012

Lot #80 - Out of print Eldar - $410

Lot #81 - Bruised 'Nids - $75

Lot #82 - Space Wolves with Scibor Upgrades - $50

Lot #83 - Winter Khador - $115 - SOLD!

Lot #84 - Dark Angels Infantry - $99

Lot #85 - Crimsons Fists with Forgeworld Upgrades - $99 SOLD!

Lot #86 - Cygnar Army - $275 +$190 to finish the army. SOOOOOOOOOOOLD!

Lot #87 - Blood Angels - $175

Lot #88 - Tree Ents - $33 - SOLD!

Lot # 89 - High Elf heroes with out of print Swordsmasters - $35. SOLD!

Lot # 90 - Baneblade - $45 - SOLD!

email us at bluetablepainting@gmail.com for availability

We take Paypal or CC by phone (Debit, too!).

Contact Shawn at bluetablepainting@gmail.com if you are interested in anything. Or call 801 372 8545. We need money via CC (by phone or email) or Paypal. Paypal address is bluetablepainting@gmail.com Check availability before buying.

Shipping
$9 flat in US (for any number of lots)
$15 to Canada
$35 to Australia/NZ/Japan
$25 most other places (eg Europe)

Armorcast Phantom Titan

See more pics.

I've got this armorcast titan coming in as a trade-in. It will be touched up if needed. Cost is $1400 if you want to lock it down ahead of time. I am only accepting money (not credits) for this one.

Do you want to buy it?

Back to 98.6

Hello all! First off a word of encouragement. If I could go back to past-me I would tell him to not worry so much. All the things that I was worked up over, even a few months ago, turned into a lot of nothing. That's not to say that I wouldn't have just got to work. That's the key. Don't fret, just roll up your sleeves. I find it helpful to actually write things down on a piece of paper. Problem-solution.

I went home early on Saturday, feeling a little under the weather. Just a bit of a sinus infection I'm pretty sure. I had my wife neti pot me, give me medicine and cook me up some chicken noodle soup. She patched me up.

I spent some time working up the Eldar Corsairs army list. 2250 pts approx as follows:
1x Corsair Prince
6x Shadow Spectres
18x Voidstorms
40x Corsairs
6x Wasps
2x Hornets
2x Nightwings
2x Warp Hunters

The problem is the cost. Good grief it's $7 per special weapon just for the forge world upgrade kits and $4 per model for the standard models to get the lasblasters/jetpacks from FW. It's like $800. I'm going to look at conversions options tomorrow. I suspect that the Dark Eldar range, combined with regular Guardians should do it nicely.

In this army all the infantry have jet packs. This is different from jump packs. Jet packs give the relentless rule which means they can move and shoot heavy weapons. For the standard ten-man units of corsairs they can have two missile launchers. I think this is the one for me. The points are pretty hefty for those jet packs and so it is definitely a finesse army. My concern is that it's like most of my Eldar armies: a whole lot of shooting but no close combat. It makes me sad. Harlequins in Venoms? No way around it: Eldar are small in numbers.

I played a lot of Starcraft 2. It's definitely a point of connection between me and my boys nowadays. Also, I finally beat the computer on Insane. Protoss (me) vs Terrans. Cannon rush. The AI didn't know how to deal with that. Taking a look at a problem in a new light.

I put up a new vid this week on gatelymusings. I have a second one, but I'm not sure I want to post it. Actually, now that I think about it I absolutely must put it up. Title = Social Security as intergenerational theft. It's inflammatory.

Speaking of which, I showed up at the church to help set up chairs (late) and a brother called me out saying "just like a Libertarian, showing up late". He was just ribbing me, naturally. However, it did start a running conversation for about ten minutes. I don't even know where to begin with this one. I did have two insights, though, as I give it consideration.

#1 Correlation. Apparently I'm the only one who has actually read a book by Ron Paul. I'm also the only one with a Ron Paul yard sign up. Am I the only one in my neighborhood? What I suspect is that most people only give superficial consideration to politics. They listen to the radio, read the paper, or watch TV and consider themselves informed. But those mediums are just regurgitations. You got to crack a book.

I think I need to go out door to door and see if I can find someone else of like mind. Solution, read a book

#2 People assume I'm a Libertarian because I support Ron Paul. It's false logic. Ron Paul is a libertarian. Shawn supports Ron Paul. Ergo, Shawn must be a libertarian. On further reflection, the truth is that I'm a Constitutionalist. Over the weekend I read the libertarian platform, and re-read the Utah republican platform.

Post hoc ergo propter hoc?

In other amazing news, I finished Patriots and Pineheads by Bill O'Reilly. Not a fan of Bill. But you got to give a man his due and crack a book. I took careful notes. I will be making a video book report on that. Most startling insight: Bill's take on the treatment of prisoners of war by George Washington.

Family life is wonderful and simple. Willow runs around in her princess dress. Griffin absolutely loves his black camo sleepers, but one of the feet blew out so I just cut off both at the ankles. He was happy again. Such a simple thing. I ate three eggs for breakfast: soft boiled with butter, salt and pepper. Absolutely yummy.

Followup. That sewage pipe leak at that building down the street? That got fixed and the building is back to smelling normal. Just a day later. See, things are going to get better soon. That's a false correlation by the way. What does the sewage pipe have to do with your life?

Tremors

Friday.

In the last week a charity thrift shop has moved in across the way from us (not connected to our building at all, physically). Today, a backed up sewage pipe busted in their basement. It was bad. I went over to help move their stuff out of the way and dispose of ruined items.

I didn't get around to any batreps. I had a lot of inquiries, for which I am grateful. I hope to finish the Skaven v Ogres batrep. I need to read up on the Skaven book. Time to dust off my Orboros, too.

It is now 4:51am. Right around 4:30 am there was a small tremor shaking the house.

I spent a lovely evening at home with the kids. I do love them, and my darling wife, ever so much. Life is good.

Dreamforge Kriegsmarines

Check these out they are cool.

Scrapyard pre-sale- CSMs GKs Sallies

UPDATE: This sale is already over! Look for new lots in our website Scrapyard



Lot #1 Chaos Space Marines starter $165 SOLD!
Lot #2 Grey Knights expansion $65 SOLD!
Lot #3 Purple random CSMs $12
Lot #4 Salamanders starter $75

email us at bluetablepainting@gmail.com for availability
UPDATE: More lots going up Thursday morning.

Contact Shawn at bluetablepainting@gmail.com if you are interested in anything. Or call 801 372 8545. We need money via CC (by phone or email) or Paypal. Paypal address is bluetablepainting@gmail.com Check availability before buying.

Shipping
$9 flat in US (for any number of lots)
$15 to Canada
$35 to Australia/NZ/Japan
$25 most other places (eg Europe)

Ho hum

I'm all caught up on emails. Would you like to set up a project? I'm ready to go.

You can even call me. We are fully staffed and ready to go on a project of any size.

Special: next two orders of $1000+ will get Expedited at no charge (20 day guaranteed turnaround).

Also doing $4 per model at L2 (or $5 per model at L3) for massed runs of undead with artistic license. There's a special for you!

Shawn

Alien Temple Notes

Epic Terrain Time

Moving or drifting elements
Creatures as terrain
Melting/extending PVC
Surface parts/walls
Water features
Round pools with floating crystals
Repeating animal statues (visit dollar store)
Ivory or white as base color?

More to come

You old people set up a system by which the young would pay for the old, but you did it before the young were born. You stole from the utterly defenseless, those with no voice. It is time for you to return that which you have stolen. Sadly, the government cannot return what they stole from you. Your fellow thieves have left you holding an empty bag.

What's up with that?

Pics forthcoming.

Saturday I took my daughter to a daddy-daughter dance at the middle school (she's twelve now). It was fifties theme. My wife made her a poodle skirt out of red felt. And me in jeans and white t-shirt. The dance was in the school foyer, perhaps a hundred people. Imagine an area, round in shape with a promenade on the second level and a split staircase straight across from the door. The entire place was decorated in black and white checks with red balloons. I refrained from cutting the rug with the typical vigorousness so as not to embarrass her.

A student band played, all dressed up fifties style. The lead singer was in a black dress with no-doubt style blonde hair. This girl absolutely belted out the tunes. It was overwhelming. And some Johnny Cash, too. I frankly was astounded at how talented they were.

Check out Kenzie James and the Knockouts on Facebook!

I'm so very proud of my daughter. She's growing up to be so responsible and creative. She keeps her room clean without being asked.

Over the weekend I acquired Starcraft 2 for my boys' laptops and we set them up on the kitchen table to play cooperative games. Cookies and corn dogs. My wife was the hero of the day, figuring out all the technical aspects. So, now playing Starcraft 2 is a "family activity". Quite a neat work around. But seriously, it is a source of great camaraderie. Today (Monday) when I got home, they were both ready to play. I guess it's the modern equivalent of a board game.

First head-to-head game with my ten-year old son I was taking it easy on him, but then he showed up at my base with twelve Void Rays and wiped me off the face of the map. Good for him!

My six-year old plays Zerg.

Next stop: miniatures battles.

Sunday the EQ prez came by and released me from teaching in Quorum. I asked him directly if it was on account of all the false doctrine, but he assured me that was not the case. Which I found surprising because I went out of my way to teach the opposite of what the manual said in some cases. I've got a new calling to organize service projects.

When I was about to go on my mission, my uncle (a bit of a mystic) sent me an excerpt from a book. It was the story of two cats. A woman had to put her two cats down (for whatever reason, just stay with the story). As she was taking them out of the car one of them bolted out of the car and dashed into a storm drain. The other one went peacefully purring into the vet and got put to sleep. The other one went feral.

At the time I just found it to be a curiosity and it didn't make much sense. Now I think I get it. that's what's up with me. Someday on gatelymusings I will bore you all to absolute tears about my religious journey. It will be only a matter of curiosity, though, as I won't tell you what to believe.

Monday morning I met with Sarah and my wife. I explained all financial aspects of the company and made Sarah CFO. So that's off my plate now. Plan: make terrain and vids. We'll see how that works out.

Oh, I forgot to mention, I had a political type meeting (about 300 people!) on Saturday AM. It was fascinating as usual, like all four hour meetings are, but the notable part was when there was a motion to extend the meeting by ten minutes and debate on the motion took longer than ten minutes.

Ron Paul or Bust

Ron Paul isn't just a presidential candidate. He's the LEADER of a MOVEMENT!



For me, it's Ron Paul or nothing. All other candidates are effectively the same.