USS SANTA MARIA*****SHIP OF TRUTH

** Armchair Admiral Commanding **

THE ART OF PROGRESS IS
TO PRESERVE ORDER AMID CHANGE,
AND TO PRESERVE CHANGE AMID ORDER.
***Alfred North Whitehead***


We've set our sails,
looking for a new bridge, leading to a better world.
The one that Bill and Hillary Clinton built,
taking us into the twenty-first century,
is at least a million miles short of our destination.

Billy Jeff Clinton's Used Cars:

Those screw-driver marks around the odometer?
Well, we was fixing it. It was broke.

That sawdust around the transmission? We're pretty sure
the manufacturer suggested either sawdust or transmission fluid.

The frame? Well, it was already straight.
We just sent it in to make it even straighter.
Nothing too good for our customers.

Rollover? Could you all define "rollover" for me?
And hey young lady.
I'm sure we could work out
a "special" payment plan
if, you know,
you don't have the
money for the down payment.
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U.S.S. SANTA MARIA, SHIP OF TRUTH, is commanded by the Armchair Admiral. It has three missions. They are:

1. Illustrate obvious shortcomings, and the ultimate, certain and absolute failure of SOCIALISM, as a viable form of government.

2. To tweak the noses of those who control the content of the Santa Maria Times. The Times practices selective censorship and it presents an unfair and unbalanced view of local, state and federal politics and governmental affairs. For the most part, it promotes a "GROUP THINK" mentality, and it undermines the ideals of individual freedom, rights, both property and personal, and it minimizes the importance of personal responsibility. I believe the Santa Maria Times, by dividing people, undermines our REPUBLICAN form of government.

3. Our third mission then, is to publish material that provides counter-arguments, that is, more conservative views on the items of propaganda published in the Santa Maria Times.

On our voyage we will find and report the unvarnished truth. That will remain true until the SOCIALISTS take complete control of our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor, and individuals are reduced to the status of puppets, bouncing up and down on marionette strings, manipulated by unelected bureaucrats, who serve as puppetmasters for a

SOCIALIST GESTAPPO.

WELCOME ABOARD.
If you would like to express an opinion,
click on the Admiral's picture to send him an e-mail message:

The Admiral
reflecting back on the days when
the US Navy was comprised of wooden ships and iron men.

Armchair Admiral issues orders:


Now hear this. Now hear this. This is your Armchair Admiral speaking.

We're setting sail, in uncharted waters, leading to ports unknown,
all around the globe, in search of a cargo of truth.

We'll bring it aboard wherever we find it, then we'll take it home to our people.

Now, Hoist all boats. Cast off all lines. Set course true north. And,

"DAMN THE TORPEDOES, FULL SPEED AHEAD."



WHERE ELSE BUT FRANCE?

"Dig up your garbage, it's desecrating our ground" on the left, and "Death to Yankees" on the right, and "Rosbeefs go home, Saddam will overcome, and will make your blood run" in the middle.

When the Admiral got wind of this desecration he considered lobbing a couple of cruise missiles in the direction of the Eiffel Tower. After reconsidering, he decided that with a "real" Commander in Chief like President Bush in charge it would probably be O.K. to leave it in the hands of the politicians for the time being. A different decision might have been made if Bill Clinton was still President.

WHEN THE GOOD SHIP USS SANTA MARIA GOT UNDERWAY, THE ARMCHAIR ADMIRAL SET OUT THREE SPECIFIC MISSION OBJECTIVES. THE SECOND WAS TO PUBLICIZE THE FACT THAT THE SANTA MARIA TIMES PRACTICED CENSORSHIP OF POLITICAL OPINIONS. THE ADMIRAL NOW REPORTS, OBJECTIVE TWO HAS BEEN ACCCOMPLISHED. THE SANTA MARIA TIMES NO LONGER PRACTICES CENSORSHIP. THE TIMES IS TO BE COMMENDED FOR EXECUTING A MUCH NEEDED COURSE CORRECTION, THEREBY AVOIDING SOME ROCKY SHOALS AND SANDBARS JUST OFF GUADALUPE BEACH.


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The armchair Admiral says:


"It's my job to say it. Not to explain it!"


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"Everyone shall have the right freely to express an opinion and disseminate his opinion by speech, writing and pictures...Freedom of the press and freedom of reporting by broadcasts and films are guaranteed. THERE SHALL BE NO CENSORSHIP." Article 5, Federal Republic of Germany Constitution, 1949



E-MAIL TO:
ARMCHAIR ADMIRAL

Definitely not opinions from the political left:


Thomas Sowell

Walter Williams

Ann Coulter

David Limbaugh

Paul Craig Roberts

David Horowitz

Jonah Goldberg

Tony Blankley

Charles Krauthammer

William Safire




If it's true that "Every vote should be counted," is it also true that every voice should be heard? If the answer is no, then who should decide which ones should not be heard? If the answer is yes, then why does the Santa Maria Times get a pass on its practice of selective censorship?

E-MAIL TO:
Carthel Williams


The moment the idea is admitted into society that property is not as sacred as the laws of God, and that there is not a force of law and public justice to protect it, anarchy and tyranny commence. If 'Thou shalt not covet' and 'thou shalt not steal' were not commandments of Heaven, they must be made inviolable precepts in every society before it can be civilized or made free.

JOHN ADAMS
A Defense of the American Constitution.



SECNAVINST 10520.6 N09B1 31 May 2002 SECNAV INSTRUCTION 10520.6 From: Secretary of the Navy To: All Ships and Stations (less Marine Corps field addressees not having Navy personnel attached) Subj: DISPLAY OF THE FIRST NAVY JACK DURING THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM Ref: (a) U. S. Navy Regulations, 1990 1. Purpose. To provide for the display of the first navy Jack on board all U. S. Navy ships during the Global War on Terrorism. 2. Discussion. As the first ships of the Continental Navy readied in the Delaware River during the fall of 1775, Commodore Esek Hopkins issued a set of fleet signals. His signal for the "whole Fleet to Engage" the enemy provided for the "strip'd Jack and Ensign at their proper places." Thus, from the very beginning of our Navy, the Jack has been used on board American warships. The first navy Jack was a flag consisting of 13 horizontal alternating red and white stripes bearing diagonally across them a rattlesnake in a moving position with the motto "Don't Tread On Me." The temporary substitution of this Jack represents an historic reminder of the nation's and Navy's origin and will to persevere and triumph. 2. Action. The first navy jack will be displayed on board all U. S. Navy ships in lieu of the Union Jack, in accordance with sections 1259 and 1264 of reference (a). The display of the first Navy Jack is an authorized exception to section 1258 of reference (a). Ships and craft of the Navy authorized to fly the first Navy Jack will receive an issue of four flags per ship through a special distribution. Gordon R. England Distribution: SNDL Parts 1 and 2



As good government is an empire of laws, how shall your laws be made? In a large society, inhabiting an extensive country, it is impossible that the whole should assemble to make laws. The first necessary step, then, is to depute power from the many to a few of the most wise and good.

John Adams,
Thoughts on Government
1776

THOMAS JEFFERSON

"Political propaganda in modern society is becoming increasingly professional with a growing reliance on non-rational techniques of persuasion."
One such technique is censorship. With propaganda and censorship combined, a heretofore murky image of the Santa Maria Times begins to come into focus.


"If there is one thing upon this earth that mankind love and admire better than another, it is a brave man,---it is the man who dares to look the devil in the face and tell him he is a devil." JOHN GARFIELD

Amendment I Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

The Oath of Allegiance:

I hereby declare, an oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; that I will support and defend the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform noncombatant service in the Armed Forces of the United States when required by law; that I will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by the law; and that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose or evasion: So help me God.

"The public good is not to be considered if it is to be purchased at the expense of the individual."

Lord Acton

"So, then, to every man his chance -- to every man, regardless of his birth, his shining golden opportunity -- to every man his right to live, to work, to be himself, to become whatever his manhood and his vision can combine to make him -- this, seeker, is the promise of America."
Thomas Wolfe


"Without liberty, law loses its nature and its name, and becomes oppression. Without law, liberty also loses its nature and its name, and becomes licentiousness." --James Wilson



Monday, November 03, 2003

Posted 3:38 PM by a
OpinionJournal - Featured Article Responses: "The Rest Are Out of Touch
Betsy Dehler - St. Paul, Minn.

"Sen. Zell Miller is a breath of fresh air amidst the smog of the Democratic Party. Democrats would be smart to listen to what this wise man has to say. They are so out of touch from middle America and they don't have a clue they are. The only strategy they have is to bitterly attack our president. They have no solutions. Thank you, Sen. Miller, for telling it like it is. This is a man with integrity, something these Democratic presidential candidates lack."

Posted 3:12 PM by a
OpinionJournal - Featured Article:

"Look closely, there's not much difference among them. I can't say there's 'not a dime's worth of difference' because there's actually billions of dollars' worth of difference among them. Some want to raise our taxes a trillion, while the others want to raise our taxes by several hundred billion. But, make no mistake, they all want to raise our taxes. They also, to varying degrees, want us to quit and get out of Iraq. They don't want us to stay the course in this fight between tyranny and freedom. This is our best chance to change the course of history in the Middle East. So I cannot vote for a candidate who wants us to cut and run with our shirttails at half-mast."

Posted 2:10 PM by a
OpinionJournal - Extra

"The "fair and balanced" approach that Fox trumpets in its slogan is part of this iconoclastic tone, too. Sure, the anchor is almost always a conservative, but it's clear he is striving to tell the truth, and there's always a liberal on hand, too. By contrast, political consultant and Fox contributor Dick Morris notes, "the other networks offer just one point of view, which they claim is objective." Not only does the Fox approach make clear that there is always more than one point of view, but it also puts the network's liberal guests in the position of having to defend their views--something that almost never happens on other networks."

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