Bunning’s Benefits Blockade and the End of Civility

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It never ceases to amaze me at how libs lie about their backgrounds. A prime example of such is "DocChuck's"/Charles Richard Treuter's ranting about his patriotic service to the United States when in fact he was a draft dodger of the late 60s and early 70s. The sordid details are exposed at:http://ferreted.blogspot.com/2010/06/docchuckcharles-richard-treuters.html

KeepItRealDoc of TX 9:50PM June 27, 2010

It is characters like Kenneth Wayne Treuter (KWT) of McKinney, Texas, that give the Republicans a bad name and cause many educated people to look upon the party with disdain even though they may have sympathy for the group’s goals and intentions.
Kenneth Wayne Treuter has never been able to hold a job in his entire life. He was terminated from many ‘jobs’, including those as a janitor at a discount store, as a security camera monitor, as a shoe salesman, as a grocery store checker, as a preacher in a Texas church (where he was unceremoniously booted), and as a paralegal at Dallas-based Baron & Budd. Photos are available of KWT running around Dallas costumed as a ‘blood-covered’ Osama bin Laden which led many to question his sanity.
Always visualizing himself as a James Bond-type (there are photos available of him and his former female ‘partner’, brandishing big guns (007-style) and displaying a leashed ferret – the mascot of their Ferret Detective Agency. Although married to one Maria Borgus Treuter (an immigrant from mexico), he impregnated his former female partner, then REFUSED to contribute to the pregnancy expenses or the support of the love-child. As a result, his girlfriend, who eventually fled to Arkansas, SHOT Kenneth in the gut (and many say that he is ‘gutless’ – LOL). The ferret has not been seen since.
KWT reportedly contacted his brother who resided in Arkansas to seek out his former girlfriend and “ ... deal with her.” Of course, his brother, having been formally educated, refused to have anything to do with that sordid affair or with KWT.
After KWT was stripped of his private investigator license by the State of Texas, Treuter landed a $16.00 per hour job with Dallas-based Baron & Budd and was involved with soliciting plaintiffs and witnesses who could support claims by Baron & Budd plaintiffs that they were exposed to asbestos products at various workplaces from the early 1940s until the late 1960s.
KWT admitted to the Dallas Observer newspaper that he KNEW what he was doing was fraudulent but says he used his “good ol' boy nature” to work his subject with stories of corporate malfeasance or whip up sympathy for victims of asbestos disease. He said that he would evangelize. The whole sordid episode can be read on DallasObserver.com.
Finally, KWT became a COLONEL (no one is quite certain how he accomplished this) because he never attained any formal education, military service, or anything else that can be ascertained. But as a COLONEL, he started up a business called “On-Point Legal Support Services” where his most outstanding credential is that he is a Notary Public (a ‘title’ that he flaunts).
After purchasing some mail-order ‘degrees’ from ‘on-line colleges’ and attaining the rank of COLONEL, Kenneth Wayne Treuter was self-designated “Esquire” - a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after his name. KWT, who couldn’t find England on a map now considers himself English gentry (although his parents were from German stock and his wife is from mexico). This guy is PLAINLY unbalanced, mentally. AND, he is Colonel Kenneth Wayne Treuter, Esq.
KWT loves to file lawsuits, threaten to file lawsuits, and look for possible lawsuits. He fancies himself as a lawyer although be barely made it out of high school. Indeed he sued Kaufman County, Texas, where he once lived, for a number of trumped up, obviously bogus claims. His lawsuit was thrown out by the circuit judge.
KWT now lives in the Texas backwoods (in rural Collin county) in a compound-like structure (photos on Google Street View) and bills himself as a TEA Party leader and a spokesman for the Patriotic Resistance where he has a page on ResistNet.com where he continues to spout his insanity. He spends an inordinate amount of time “reporting” people to the Department of Homeland Security.
America does NOT need characters such as Kenneth Wayne Treuter. No intelligent, educated person is ever going to believe ANYTHING that KWT spouts.

Louise Chiffonade Brescia of GA 12:13PM April 25, 2010

You are likely correct that my experience in Idaho differs from that of NC. However, I would not hastily conclude that one is "paranoid." I doubt you would appreciate being castigated as "deludid."
My point revolves around some of the questions I posed. Perhaps, we are just from the ends of two political spectrums.
Do I dislike corporate greed? Of course! But I believe in Adam Smith's Invisible Hand and that the markets will correct themselves.
The problem we have is government has become such a "player" in the health industry that it causes the "invisible hand" to work slowly if at all.
You and I both know that government intervens . . . Look at Medicare, Medicaid, Lobbyists for drug company and insurance companys, frivolous medical law suites, laws allowing illegal or the uninsured to freely frequent hospital ERs etc.
So the solution to government meddeling is MORE government meddeling?
I applaud you for working hard, finding a way to provide for yourself. But I would assert that you and what you have is the culmination of the choices that you freely made.
You could have dropped out of high school, you could have a meth addiction, you could be 200 lbs overweight with health problems from eating at McDonalds everyday. But you didn't. You used your freedom of choice wisely and enjoy good consequences. But, because you made good choices, you are ok with government intervention that will forcefull take your freedom away and give it to someone else. That's morally reprehensible and unjustice. Is there injustice in the world? Absoultely, but do you resort to injustice to solve the injustice? Absolutely not.
Here's the injustice I refer to. I work to live. Everyday that I trade my time for dollars I make a sacrifice. I can find a plethora of activities to do beside with my precious time. But that's called responsibility. Dollars allow me freedom to do what I want within the constraint of the amount of dollars I possess. Progressives who use the government to steal, through forced taxation, my dollars is stealing my time which my tax dollars represent. It's stealing my freedom meaning I have to work harder to recoup the theft which means more hours at the office and fewer hours from my family. If you can't understand this then I don't know what to tell you.
Don't misconstrue what I'm saying. I am not against taxes. Taxes are a necessary evil. Taxes are a civic responsibility and duty. Taxes pay for roads, bridges, infrastructure projects and improvements. Taxes fund the military that keeps the collective safe from foreign invaders. Taxes fund law enforcement which protects our property. Taxes are used to help those who are physically, emotionally, mental unable to provide for themselves. Govt via taxes is to be used to do for the benefit of all what the individual cannot do, but in broad general terms where the burden and the benefit is the same for all w/o creating govt expansion.

David of ID 4:24PM March 04, 2010

All that being said, we are not speaking of an entireley new notion, this is an existing phenomina, we are only adding to what we already have.
If you want to encourage the individual responsibility you speak of, to what extent do you promote the notion? For me, I was fortunate to have two loving and hard working parents that instilled such values in me. However, the issue doesn't stop with me or my family, it persists amongst the community. Remember, this is a part of society that, whether we like it or not, we interact daily with these people. I get the impression that in Idaho you may not experience what those of us that live in populated areas experience.
In this day of corporate/individual greed, to move toward expanding the gap between the haves and the have nots, is what is truly scary. AS it is consistently proven, an individual with power will abuse it in a very corrupt, as well as arrogant way. Our last administration epitomizes why we can't afford to have our destinies in the hands of lawless people.
If there is no government to monitor these greedy, power hungry individuals, the door is open for every injustice that can occur to the common man.
To attempt to exploit the digressions of citizens that don't have the structure to overcome their situations, is a weak attempt at uplifting one's ego. AS well as to frame it under the guise of individual responsibility, when it in fact, may be able to be traced back to the oppression of a generation, I'll save that for another topic.
I dont want government to be intrusive into my life, but I do want the government to be allowed, as well as required, to monitor those that oppose the governmnet. Those people tend to be the ones that have extreme, third world type notions and promote violence as a means to be heard. That's a crime, not an american right!
I read, what can be construed as a sense of paranoia, for no reason, in your last two posts. I'm not being judgemental, but I am using this space to share my opinion.

Mitchell of NC 2:01PM March 04, 2010

The theory that the community is to permit government to use force with a view to uniting all its citizens and by so doing make them share together the benefits which each individually can confer on the community, for the benefit of the community --while attractive in its statement, is a false theory; it is demonstratively an unworkable theory, which throughout history has been tried in practice, time and time again, and the result is always the same. A totalitarian state emerges and causes immense misery to all within the state. When, in its legislation, in its use of force, government suppresses the welfare of the individual; when its efforts are aimed to foster the attitude that one should not proceed to please oneself, government commits a fatal error in the achievement of its laudable object; the betterment of the whole.
The essential problem in proceeding in this manner is that individuals cannot contribute to the whole, and instead be a drain on the whole, unless they are allowed to be free and productive, that is to say allowed to suit themselves.
Human beings are not robots; they did not come to possess an independent spirit, so characteristic of man, by serving others; a person is not a fixed entity; he came about through an evolutionary process; he is a superior being because of the exercise of free choice: and free choice continues to be essential to the individual's life and the life of a civilized community.

David of ID 1:07PM March 04, 2010

"Is suffering and death as much a part of life and the life experience as health and birth?"
Isn't this the same/similar thing palin is trying to pin on dems, with the death counsels? So how, as a repub, can you use the same thing in defense of not passing health care? Is your hope that I can be swayed simply by you giving me a 200 word description of your opinion?
"The problem is futher exacerbated by the fact that millions of American's have come to depend on Social Security as "THE" only form of retirement."
Isn't that the intent, something to depend on in your late years? It's your last chance to get back some of the thousands of dollars you've donated to this country, as well as, if, you did not save or invest any money when young, you too can continue to exist, even though it's a minimal existence. But waking up the next day is a huge goal for some. Where apparently some of us take it for granted.

Mitchell of NC 11:29AM March 04, 2010

No disrespect, but you were getting a little bit blah, blah blah-ish, however the closing; buyer beware, was a great analogy. That being said, buyer beware is only a pre-caution about your purchase, it is not a determining factor in the success or failure of said product. So being cautious is a natural reaction in a serious investment, however, if you are in the market for said product and product manufacturer is giving you his/her pitch, you take it in, analyze it and make a decision. Which is what you've done, my mind is a little more optimistic and can see the success, so I don't have a pessimistic view on health care.

Mitchell of NC 11:17AM March 04, 2010

let me preface your question of "what should we do about citizens that are making life decisions over paying for their health care or medications?" with other questions. Perhaps the answer to the following questions helps answer your question.
What expectation should government make about personal responsibility?
Is government role to protect us from ourselves?
Should government provide cradle to grave?
Is suffering and death as much a part of life and the life experience as health and birth?
Can one appreciate health if they've never been healthy or life if they're unfamiliar with death?
What's better dependence or independence?
Are we free to make choices and free to chose the consequences of those choices?
Is it fair to use injustice to treat injustice?
Can mercy rob justice?
Is your view of government Hobbesian or Lockesian?
I know my answer, but that doesn't necessarily mean we'd share the same answer. I wouldn't expect you to respond to these questions. But if your question is genuine then this might help answer the question: What should we do about citizens that are making life decisions over paying for their health care or medications?
I highly recommend a great read: "Man's search for meaning" by Viktor Frankl. Read an overview via google for an excerpt.

david of ID 3:35AM March 04, 2010

To be honest, I lean more Republican than anything. But I work for a Social agency. I can't talk about other programs such as Medicaid because I have limited knowledge about those programs and don't feel I have much insight.
What you say is true. Social security "appears" alive and well today. And yes, it is a blessing and benefit for those that depend on it. But what is true today, will not necessarily be true tomorrow.
Social security, when it was conceived had 17 people paying into the system for every retiree. That was the mid 1950's. Today, there are 3 workers paying into the system for every retiree. That number, based on trends, is expected to drop to 2.5 workers for every retiree in the very near future.
As if that's not bad enough, the government then added the disability program to social security.
The agency reports that 52 million Americans draw an average monthly stipened of $1550 per month. That's staggering to consider. For example, you might reach 52 million by combining the state populations of Hawaii, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, and Oklahoma. Pretty staggering.
At the peak of baby boomer retirement, the agency will pay the equivalent of a hurricane Katrina every day.
The problem is futher exacerbated by the fact that millions of American's have come to depend on Social Security as "THE" only form of retirement. In other words, they failed to save, made no investments, worked for mom and pop employers that had no pension, and essentially frittered away their hay making days.
True, politicians have ignored and continue to ignore the problem. The blind faith of Americans and their dependency on government will have a callamitous effect on society should the program falter and fail as expected in 2047.
My point is this, Social Security started out as a great idea. But that idea has morphed "progressed" into a monster visa via big government and members from BOTH parties.
Social security (government) led society down a primrose path. It caused people to believe that they could put their future in the government's hands and be taken care of. The sense of entitlement took away the boogey man, the fear of the unknown . . . the future. But government didn't kill the boogey man, they convinced us he wasn't real.
When we bought that line, we started to spend with abandon. Why, because the less we saved, the more we spent and spend it we did. Sure, it was good for GDP, the money supply, economic growth, prosperity, etc. But, according to Newton for every action, there's an equal and opposite reaction. We are about to learn about the boogey man and the consequence of choice. Our collective spending has left us in a massive hole courtesy of big government and a domesticated populace oblivious to the impending financial calamity. The point of my diatribe: Buyer beware.

david of ID 3:06AM March 04, 2010

"I still haven't heard anyone say where our tax money should be spent. Just a bunch of selfish reasons why it can't be spent on health care."
Right now, I think our tax money should be used to pay down our collective debt so we don't all work for China. But maybe that's just me.

Rich of CO 10:11PM March 03, 2010