Underdog Militia Report

In my last post I wrote about plans to start doing a live show a few times a week.
I discovered this interesting site that allows me to do it.

However there are a few drawbacks in return for the fact that they provide me with a live stream and switchboard for callers.

One drawback is that the entry level service requires the use of a telephone to talk over the stream. Here is the problem, people who listened to my pre-recorded shows on this site can hear them in stereo. When you listen to my show live or archived on that site you will notice a substantial loss in audio quality. However after have a few live shows, and speaking with a few listeners, I have decided that the extra exposure of a live show will make up for the loss in quality.
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If you were looking for “employment” what would you do?

Is there a limit to how much personal information that an employer should ask for, from their employers?

Would you give your boss the key to your house so they can show up and inspect your house anytime they choose wheather you are there or not?

How about this?: City asks applicants for Internet passwords
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The big newspaper corps are nothing but big propaganda machines.

The ignorant public doesn’t even know that almost every major daily newspaper company along with every major TV, radio and cable network is owned and/or controlled by a few billionaires and multi-millionaires. I did podcast that dealt with news media propaganda back in May called: Civilian-disarmament-in-the-unitied-states-of-america

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Once upon a time York had all two way streets then as the city was growing some wise leaders decided to make the main streets in York, one way.

More details can be found at the york blog

Notice the reason for the change to one way: “Reduce complications at intersections, fewer turns are made and most of these can be made without crossing in front of traffic.” -”Double parked vehicles and other obstructions can be by-passed.” -”Slower moving traffic can be put into a lane of its own and by-passed by (continue reading…)

Unfortunately the server that hosts underdogmilitia.net went down sometime Tuesday night (June 9), and was down until I discovered it at about 2:30 am on June 10, 2009.

This also had the effect of shutting down my email service, so any emails sent during that time was most likely lost.

I apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.

Last week I first read about a concerted push for an increase in the hotel tax in York County from 3 percent to 5 percent. I talked about it in my podcast.

It turns out the BS is deeper than I thought.

Two of the three York County commissioners voted to spend $40,000 of tax money on a tourism ad promoting York County. Then I find out the $40,000 was part of a $50,000 ad proposed by John Riggle, who happens to own a marketing firm. Mr Riggle allegedly contributed $2,000 toward the ad, with the remaining $8,000 coming from the York County Economic Development Corp.

The ad ran on TV and radio in May, and it contained a toll free number. Now you think that is bad enough?
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The 3rd circuit court of appeals in Philadelphia, ruled against reading pages from a bible in class.
An article can be found on Law.com

Now here is what grabbed my attention: “Writing for the court, 3rd Circuit Chief Judge Anthony J. Scirica said “parents of public school kindergarten students may reasonably expect their children will not become captive audiences to an adult’s reading of religious texts.”

When parents participate in an elementary school’s curricular activities, Scirica said, school officials have the right to require that the parents refrain from promoting specific messages in class.”
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