http://cavey263.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Juan J Martinez en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2013 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:25:50 GMT 2013-05-22T03:25:50Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2013 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981790289 Many years ago while I was still on the road, I came upon a copy of the album "Tejanos for Hunger" somos Hermanos, special collections edition. The album was never released due to the fact the photographer . . . Sat, 01 Dec 2012 16:05:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981790289 Juan J Martinez 2012-12-01T16:05:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981768336  The Old Guard, the Illuminate, the Dark Lords, the America Liberties League are real. Their reach goes vertebrates from the gated compound of the Grove and walled chamber of the Cross and Bones. . . . Wed, 21 Nov 2012 14:32:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981768336 Juan J Martinez 2012-11-21T14:32:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981755335  A man has sex with a woman and just because he is public/government official it is painted as a sex scandal. Unless there were secret-documents involved and even if one of the alleged parties . . . Tue, 13 Nov 2012 11:23:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981755335 Juan J Martinez 2012-11-13T11:23:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981755316   Overwhelmed by the burden, the responsibilities, trying to keep my head above the dark waters requires all my concentration and strength. Many times I think I should just allow myself to be . . . Tue, 13 Nov 2012 11:05:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981755316 Juan J Martinez 2012-11-13T11:05:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981754473  Jon Marr stood as close to the edge as he dared. Looking over the cliff, he could see the jagged rocks as the ocean waves crashed against them over and over. Jon scanned the area below squinting . . . Mon, 12 Nov 2012 21:53:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981754473 Juan J Martinez 2012-11-12T21:53:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981754445 As I drink to her memory, old clichés of Love and Lost ring loudly in the back of my mind. The Bartender serves me another strong one as she politely agrees with . . . Mon, 12 Nov 2012 21:35:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981754445 Juan J Martinez 2012-11-12T21:35:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981752288 Sensual reflections across a sea of darkness silent vigilance of past, present and future fear and worship it's constant destiny this sad scared face beckons to us all Stirring rhythms influence . . . Sun, 11 Nov 2012 12:56:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981752288 Juan J Martinez 2012-11-11T12:56:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981752253 It’s a quarter past 2 and the soft melody of Smokey Robinson can be heard above the low hum of this blue Mustang on wheels. With each passing mile, I grow a little bit lonelier and wiser. How I . . . Sun, 11 Nov 2012 12:20:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981752253 Juan J Martinez 2012-11-11T12:20:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981752247 Alone in the rain No one sees me No one hears me   Living on the outskirts of humanity Apathy and rejection is all I know Still I struggle against the darkness   Wearing disguises . . . Sun, 11 Nov 2012 12:09:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981752247 Juan J Martinez 2012-11-11T12:09:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981752154 Blood and Tears Honor and Sacrifice God and Country Remembrance and Immortality   We will never forget Sun, 11 Nov 2012 10:12:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981752154 Juan J Martinez 2012-11-11T10:12:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981752134  The Old Guard pulled its forces back to the old battle lines. Their latest gamble, counting on the ancient premise of divide and conquer was a failure, an unanticipated failure, but a failure . . . Sun, 11 Nov 2012 09:52:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981752134 Juan J Martinez 2012-11-11T09:52:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981751563   Colors, Colors, Colors Thoughts, Ideas, Beliefs Diversity, Differences,  Distinctions Our weakness, Our strengths, Our Future Sat, 10 Nov 2012 21:27:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981751563 Juan J Martinez 2012-11-10T21:27:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981747343 The Rommey knelt in silence before the Old Guard. He had failed to vanquish the light and regain the House of White for his masters and now he would be paying for said failure. Despite all the power . . . Thu, 08 Nov 2012 23:31:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981747343 Juan J Martinez 2012-11-08T23:31:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981747242  Ted Nugent “If Barack Obama becomes the president in November again, I will either be dead or in jail by this time next year.” This aging rocker and gun nut ranted eary this year at . . . Thu, 08 Nov 2012 23:07:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981747242 Juan J Martinez 2012-11-08T23:07:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981740660   Nevada republican voter Roxanne Rubin was arrested on Friday after she allegedly tried to vote twice—becoming one of the first people to reportedly commit voter fraud in this historic . . . Mon, 05 Nov 2012 10:51:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981740660 Juan J Martinez 2012-11-05T10:51:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981739293   Disclaimer: "The following story is fictional and does not depict any actual person or event," or, "Although inspired in part by a true incident, the following story is fictional and does . . . Sun, 04 Nov 2012 17:01:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981739293 Juan J Martinez 2012-11-04T17:01:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981738337   The Rommey drew his right hand across his throat. “You broke your oath of never revealing the secrets of the Grove, upon penalty of death. Now your tongue will be torn out by the . . . Sat, 03 Nov 2012 21:18:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981738337 Juan J Martinez 2012-11-03T21:18:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981736953    Socialist, Communist, Muslim, terrorist words used to bend and manipulate the minds of the weak and instill hate in their souls. Falling back to the days of McCarthyism, the minions of the . . . Fri, 02 Nov 2012 21:24:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981736953 Juan J Martinez 2012-11-02T21:24:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981735217   The current propaganda minister of The Party, Luscious Lydia, looked at the latest false flag story created by her department, which was safely sequestered deep within the walls of The Grove. . . . Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:32:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981735217 Juan J Martinez 2012-11-01T21:32:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981734982   It was the morning before Thanksgiving as Sam the Turkey awaited his fate    He knew the time was soon approaching when he would be the main dish    Oink Oink . . . Thu, 01 Nov 2012 14:46:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981734982 Juan J Martinez 2012-11-01T14:46:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981734956   According to Mary Merlin, the Grand Ole Party’s weather forecaster, Hurricane Mandy, the latest and this year’s biggest hurricane of the year, was created by the Muslim community, . . . Thu, 01 Nov 2012 14:09:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981734956 Juan J Martinez 2012-11-01T14:09:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981734890  Those closes to me know my unflinching stance against racism and my unyielding disgust with idiots. That is why I have always tended to look at the  GOP and the majority of Republicans with . . . Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:50:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981734890 Juan J Martinez 2012-11-01T12:50:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981734841 As the pool of old, fat, bald white men decreases their efforts to hold on to their power becomes increasingly more aggressive and erratic. The members of the Grand Ole Party see their influence and . . . Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:22:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981734841 Juan J Martinez 2012-11-01T12:22:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981734828  “Take It Back”   “Take It Back”   “America For Real Americans.”  It seems to me that the real agenda and mindset by those . . . Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:14:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981734828 Juan J Martinez 2012-11-01T12:14:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981734801   In spite of all the power and money behind him the Old Guards’ puppet “the Rommey” does not capture the Nation’s Capital. Having been executed for his failure the lower . . . Thu, 01 Nov 2012 11:51:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981734801 Juan J Martinez 2012-11-01T11:51:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981734777   I have noticed during my time in our Gatherverse, it is common for individuals with weak or false stances tend to call opposing views, comments or words, that contradict or prove false their . . . Thu, 01 Nov 2012 11:32:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981734777 Juan J Martinez 2012-11-01T11:32:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981729457   Currently there are members of the GOP propaganda machine trying to paint those that support the Democratic Party as lazy, leeches who are prone to violence and will unleash said violence on . . . Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:37:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981729457 Juan J Martinez 2012-10-29T10:37:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981728189   Ted Nugent, aging rocker, die-hard Republican and gun enthusiast earlier this year addressed his fellow NRA members and vowed that ”If Barack Obama becomes the president in November, . . . Sun, 28 Oct 2012 17:03:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981728189 Juan J Martinez 2012-10-28T17:03:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981728179    The Rommey got up from his throne and walked over to the kneeling figure. The man who wore chains on his wrists and ankles looked, tears and blood streaming down his face. The Rommey . . . Sun, 28 Oct 2012 16:41:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981728179 Juan J Martinez 2012-10-28T16:41:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981728069     I have always had very vivid and realistic dreams. There are some dreams that will fade rather quickly and then there are ones I can still remember to this day. One in particular, . . . Sun, 28 Oct 2012 15:59:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981728069 Juan J Martinez 2012-10-28T15:59:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981728055 I will give Trump a dollar if he rips off that tired old rat off his head and gives it a decent burial. Sun, 28 Oct 2012 15:51:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981728055 Juan J Martinez 2012-10-28T15:51:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981728041   Fitch patiently waited behind a large tombstone and snickered as he heard crying from the family and friends of the war monger, Sergeant Julian Rodriguez, now being laid to rest, “With honor . . . Sun, 28 Oct 2012 15:29:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981728041 Juan J Martinez 2012-10-28T15:29:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981722875 Presto Change-o Romney shakes off his latest persona and now is channeling his arch-rival President Obama. Thu, 25 Oct 2012 12:31:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981722875 Juan J Martinez 2012-10-25T12:31:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981722642   Time after time the elite and leaders of the Grand Ole Party have shown their apathy and distain towards women. Rep. Todd Akin, the Republican nominee believes that women cannot get pregnant . . . Thu, 25 Oct 2012 09:41:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981722642 Juan J Martinez 2012-10-25T09:41:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981721534  I believe that with as many times as Mitt Romney has changed his platform, views and beliefs that he is secretly the shape changer Mystique of the X-Men comic books and movie franchise. Wed, 24 Oct 2012 23:30:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981721534 Juan J Martinez 2012-10-24T23:30:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981715445  “Allahu akbar” shouted the knife wielding attacker as he leapt at the young school girl. The black bearded assailant had followed the group of students from their school and had . . . Sun, 21 Oct 2012 23:50:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981715445 Juan J Martinez 2012-10-21T23:50:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981714691  Time after time the GOP elite have demonstrated their antiquated beliefs on women. Their constant attack on the rights of women is starting to mimic those of the Islam religion. From the idiotic . . . Sun, 21 Oct 2012 13:24:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981714691 Juan J Martinez 2012-10-21T13:24:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981713873   Last year I bought my mother a car for mother’s day. I did some extensive research and finally settled on a Lexus due to its safety features and its high resale value. I went to the . . . Sat, 20 Oct 2012 21:41:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981713873 Juan J Martinez 2012-10-20T21:41:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981713762    Many, many years I was the road manager for a very succesful and popular Tejano group. Today I was on Amazon downloading some music, when as a lark I did a search for our music. . . . Sat, 20 Oct 2012 19:30:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981713762 Juan J Martinez 2012-10-20T19:30:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981713684   Typically, if you ask someone a question and they glance to the right (your left) they are creating something, or in other words lying. Sat, 20 Oct 2012 18:01:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981713684 Juan J Martinez 2012-10-20T18:01:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981710318  Just when you think the country has gotten tired of the Kardashian Klan and we would finally be spared from having to be assaulted by this talentless so-called family, they come out something . . . Thu, 18 Oct 2012 20:34:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981710318 Juan J Martinez 2012-10-18T20:34:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981710241   Billy Rush touted himself as the defender of freedom and of the rights of the ordinary American citizen. But in reality he was just another minion and propaganda minister of the Party. He would . . . Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:51:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981710241 Juan J Martinez 2012-10-18T19:51:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981708240 Since its inception in 1933 by the old Republican Guard, the American Liberties League and the mysterious brotherhood known as the Grove have kept a list of individuals; many who are U.S. citizens, . . . Wed, 17 Oct 2012 22:45:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981708240 Juan J Martinez 2012-10-17T22:45:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981705746   It is easy to make up lies and easier still to get the Republican masses to take it all in, Hook, Line and Sinker. In spite of all the garbage being put out by GOP propaganda media machine, . . . Tue, 16 Oct 2012 23:03:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981705746 Juan J Martinez 2012-10-16T23:03:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981705715   The internet is all a buzz about how the Republican faithful is blogging about how they will make the country burn if Big Bird is not taken off the air. I read it on the internet so it must be . . . Tue, 16 Oct 2012 22:44:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981705715 Juan J Martinez 2012-10-16T22:44:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981705661   The internet is all a buzz about how the NRA is supposedly going to provide GOP grounds troops with assault rifles if Romney/Ryan are not elected. I read it on the internet so it must be true. . . . Tue, 16 Oct 2012 22:14:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981705661 Juan J Martinez 2012-10-16T22:14:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981705528   The internet is all a buzz about how the GOP's grounds troops will be going on a rampage if Romney/Ryan are not elected. I read it on the internet so it must be true. Tue, 16 Oct 2012 20:19:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981705528 Juan J Martinez 2012-10-16T20:19:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981702860  Picking up from where a story by An Infowars.com story written by Michael Snyder , the GOP’s propaganda ministers and minions are feeding the internet and other medias with the farfetched . . . Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:25:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981702860 Juan J Martinez 2012-10-15T12:25:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981702777 Republicans accuse Democrats of being Communists Democrats accuse Republicans of being Elitists Whites accuse minorities of being leeches on society Minorities accuse whites . . . Mon, 15 Oct 2012 11:24:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981702777 Juan J Martinez 2012-10-15T11:24:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981702699   The Old Guard dressed in their designer label thousand dollar silk suits sit in the plush surroundings of their members’ only club. The black iron gates keeps protect their secrets and . . . Mon, 15 Oct 2012 10:19:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981702699 Juan J Martinez 2012-10-15T10:19:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981702693   So Mitt Romney is taking a walk on the grounds of his summer estate, when he comes upon his private lake. Skimming his eyes across it he notices two people treading water. They were above water . . . Mon, 15 Oct 2012 10:14:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981702693 Juan J Martinez 2012-10-15T10:14:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981701632 “All citizens not contributing to the welfare of the Party shall be required and ordered to re-locate to re-education centers. The Centers for the Training of a Better American shall mold the . . . Sun, 14 Oct 2012 20:56:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981701632 Juan J Martinez 2012-10-14T20:56:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981701143  The Republican Party was forced to fire a company employed to register voters in, of all places, Florida after evidence of fraud was revealed. The company, Strategic Allied Consulting, used by the . . . Sun, 14 Oct 2012 12:21:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981701143 Juan J Martinez 2012-10-14T12:21:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981700582 Why is it that every time the GOP’s redheaded step-child shows up to the party, the minions of the Old Guard always seem stomp-their feet and cry he isn’t with me or he is really Obama . . . Sat, 13 Oct 2012 22:08:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981700582 Juan J Martinez 2012-10-13T22:08:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981700516 Police detectives launched an invistigation after shots were fired into the Obama campagin headquarters in Denver, Colorado. The shooting resulted in a broke window and luckly no casualties. The incident . . . Sat, 13 Oct 2012 20:58:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981700516 Juan J Martinez 2012-10-13T20:58:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981700444 Eyes of fear, shades of hate paints their world in hues of ebony and crimson Words of denials and lies choke them as a hangman’s noose would a lost soul They lie awake in the darkest of . . . Sat, 13 Oct 2012 20:01:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981700444 Juan J Martinez 2012-10-13T20:01:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981700369 “Put the white back into the “White House”, “Put the white back into the “White House”, “Put the white back into the “White House”, “Put the . . . Sat, 13 Oct 2012 18:24:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981700369 Juan J Martinez 2012-10-13T18:24:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981700349   As the pool of old, fat, bald white men decreases their efforts to hold on to their power becomes increasingly more aggressive and erratic. The members of the Grand Ole Party see their . . . Sat, 13 Oct 2012 17:54:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981700349 Juan J Martinez 2012-10-13T17:54:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981700346 The elite of the Grove, the brotherhood of the Skulls, the membership of the Old Guard sit in their 200 year-old oak wooden panel offices, manipulating and orchestrating their plans of domination, as . . . Sat, 13 Oct 2012 17:41:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981700346 Juan J Martinez 2012-10-13T17:41:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981696533  Recently it has come to light that all Republican Presidents and their underlings are required to be emblazed with a tattoo that proves their loyalty to the Old Guard and the Grove. The tattoo, . . . Thu, 11 Oct 2012 20:13:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981696533 Juan J Martinez 2012-10-11T20:13:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981696503    The Islamic extremist organization known as the Taliban issued a statement claiming responsibility for the recent assassination attempt on a 14 year-old girl, Malala Yousufazai. Yosufazai . . . Thu, 11 Oct 2012 19:37:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981696503 Juan J Martinez 2012-10-11T19:37:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981695229  Republican old guard Tom Delay was found guilty of money laundering in 2010. Recently his attorney said in an appeals motion that his clients attempt and “efforts to influence Texas elections . . . Thu, 11 Oct 2012 09:16:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981695229 Juan J Martinez 2012-10-11T09:16:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981692533   Today I got a phone call that my mother was taken to the emergency room for a possible broken arm. It seems that she was at the local jr high school to pick up the son of a friend of . . . Wed, 10 Oct 2012 21:00:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981692533 Juan J Martinez 2012-10-10T21:00:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981683391 “Oh my God Obama uses a teleprompter” “How could he?” “This proves he is a Communist and a Muslim terrorists”. “Obama used a teleprompter, that proves he is . . . Sun, 07 Oct 2012 16:00:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981683391 Juan J Martinez 2012-10-07T16:00:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981683320  A few minutes ago I walked into the kitchen to get something to eat. When I got back, I found a       small wrapped box with a bow lying on my desk next to my computer. . . . Sun, 07 Oct 2012 15:05:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981683320 Juan J Martinez 2012-10-07T15:05:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981683011      The GOP clings to the dark past and extremists views. While not all Republicans hold to the backward thinking that is racism a majority do and the proof is in the persons . . . Sun, 07 Oct 2012 11:25:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981683011 Juan J Martinez 2012-10-07T11:25:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981681955  I have a wine and dine with potential investors in my new business venture. I left the music business after my father passed away. Since he was the instigator in my love of music, I lost the heart . . . Sat, 06 Oct 2012 19:57:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981681955 Juan J Martinez 2012-10-06T19:57:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981681745  Tucked deep within “The Plan” is a paragraph outlining the procedures in dealing with the 47 percent of Americans as the Old Guards’ face The Rommey put it “are fat, lazy . . . Sat, 06 Oct 2012 15:06:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981681745 Juan J Martinez 2012-10-06T15:06:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981681629  The Rommey stood before the cousel of the Old Guard, his masters and owners of his soul. “They believe my lies and do not believe their ears when my own words betray my façade of being . . . Sat, 06 Oct 2012 12:22:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981681629 Juan J Martinez 2012-10-06T12:22:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981680136    The Rommey swung his club, connecting with the soft yellow feathers of the small defenseless bird. He laughed at the sight of the now red cockatoo, writhing and twitching on the ground at . . . Fri, 05 Oct 2012 18:50:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981680136 Juan J Martinez 2012-10-05T18:50:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981680092  Flip-Flop Romney is at it again. In a recent interview Mitt Romney again switches and re-events his views and believes. It seems that his believe that 47 percent of Americans, all of which won’t . . . Fri, 05 Oct 2012 17:55:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981680092 Juan J Martinez 2012-10-05T17:55:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981673220 What is wrong with Republicans? Why do they insist in brandishing guns and then making not so veiled threats? Do you remember GOP Queen Bee Palin and her sniper rifle targets emblazed  with the . . . Tue, 02 Oct 2012 20:41:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981673220 Juan J Martinez 2012-10-02T20:41:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981671010 ”The Romney campaign is willing to discuss its proposals on taxes “in the light of day,” vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan said Tuesday evening — just not until after the . . . Mon, 01 Oct 2012 11:37:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981671010 Juan J Martinez 2012-10-01T11:37:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981669953    The evil that fuels Islamic Extremists is the same evil that spurned so-called Christian, Scott Roeder to assassinate Doctor George Tiller for his work in a women’s . . . Sun, 30 Sep 2012 19:37:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981669953 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-30T19:37:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981669836   The Rommy knelt before the altar of the Old Guard. He had given up his soul to gain the throne of the House of Blanco and now it was time to pay the price. In the corner lay the bodies of his . . . Sun, 30 Sep 2012 14:59:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981669836 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-30T14:59:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981669736   I just watch an interview with Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. As always the Iran President danced around the truth when questioned about his derogatory, inflammatory comments laced . . . Sun, 30 Sep 2012 13:02:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981669736 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-30T13:02:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981669674 The Republican Party was forced to fire a company employed to register voters in, of all places, Florida after evidence of fraud was revealed. The company, Strategic Allied Consulting, used by the Grand . . . Sun, 30 Sep 2012 11:47:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981669674 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-30T11:47:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981668971  1944 deep within the heavily fortified structure simply known as “The Grove” because of the dense forest of orange trees that surrounded the grounds of the gated community, the members . . . Sat, 29 Sep 2012 21:05:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981668971 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-29T21:05:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981668882   A wealthy Virginia defense contractor, Albert Peterson, attended church went home and then killed his wife, two children and himself over the fear of President Obama’s re-election. It seems . . . Sat, 29 Sep 2012 18:41:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981668882 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-29T18:41:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981665797      It was a great birthday. As is the tradition in my family, the birthday person chooses where to eat. Instead of going out I chose instead for takeout from one of my favorite . . . Thu, 27 Sep 2012 21:45:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981665797 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-27T21:45:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981663819   According to some in the Grand Ole Party, Mitt Romney is America’s only hope. He is their super hero here to save the day. Yes Romney does have a super power, and that is the ability to . . . Wed, 26 Sep 2012 23:45:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981663819 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-26T23:45:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981663399   The one they call Mama arose and approached the altar of the Rommey . Her fellow minions of the Party stayed kneeling, their hands clapped together as if in prayer. But this gathering had nothing . . . Wed, 26 Sep 2012 20:32:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981663399 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-26T20:32:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981657600   As the day grows nearer the minions of the Old Guard get desperate. No longer satisfied with just warping and falsifying the facts, the Propaganda Machine of the Party now feels the need to rewrite . . . Sun, 23 Sep 2012 18:58:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981657600 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-23T18:58:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981657282     For over 60 years the U.S. has given economic and military assistance to Pakistan, totaling in the billions. In 2011 the Obama Administration moved to suspend and in some . . . Sun, 23 Sep 2012 10:51:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981657282 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-23T10:51:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981654521 It has been a while since I have had an entire weekend off. I always get the blues at this time of year and now with Elena no longer being here to pick me up, I am even lower than normal, so I decided . . . Sat, 22 Sep 2012 00:29:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981654521 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-22T00:29:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981654443     Looking for the right words to express the longing, the ache of the loneliness brought by her absence, but nothing comes, nothing materializes, nothing is found  I look for . . . Fri, 21 Sep 2012 23:03:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981654443 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-21T23:03:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981654364 This is a photo I just found of Elena and her boys. I took it at the Exxon I managed for a friend of mind. They had come to visit me and have lunch with me. I sure miss them. Fri, 21 Sep 2012 22:09:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981654364 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-21T22:09:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981654335 Mitt Romney’s own words betray him and his Caviar eating handlers. Why so much animosity against the working poor? Fri, 21 Sep 2012 21:37:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981654335 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-21T21:37:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981654303   The Dallas Cowboys just made another touchdown. I just saw one my favorites bands perform. I instinctively reach for the phone, but I, know my father isn’t there   My father and I . . . Fri, 21 Sep 2012 21:11:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981654303 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-21T21:11:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981654266   Mitt Romney and his fellow members in the Caviar Club have issued a declaration of war against the half of Americans that do not have millions and billions in Swiss bank accounts or as . . . Fri, 21 Sep 2012 20:50:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981654266 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-21T20:50:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981647250  I just wrote a post regarding Mitt Romney’s thoughts on those that do not support him are blood sucking leaches on society. A fellow Gatherer defended him by saying that only those that . . . Wed, 19 Sep 2012 22:10:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981647250 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-19T22:10:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981647192  The Republican Party’s handpicked leader shares his real thoughts with some of his Campaign’s investors. Speaking to some of his fellow members of the Caviar Club, Richie Rich Romney . . . Wed, 19 Sep 2012 21:45:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981647192 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-19T21:45:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981647144   Mitt Romney finally tells the truth about his real feelings and thoughts about Americans who do not have billions of dollars in a Swiss bank account. If you are poor and not voting for him he does . . . Wed, 19 Sep 2012 21:18:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981647144 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-19T21:18:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981644163 Speaking to fellow members of the Caviar Club, Mitt Romney made his true feelings of the non-rich of American known. Romney: “There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president . . . Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:06:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981644163 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-19T00:06:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981638157   The light from the kitchen illuminated the small wood frame house. The smell of freshly made tortillas, chorizo and eggs filled the air. I rubbed the sleep from my eyes even as I grabbed the . . . Sun, 16 Sep 2012 21:30:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981638157 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-16T21:30:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981637686   It has nothing to do with religion. It is simply a pretense to an end, that end being the domination of a people. As in the dark days of the Inquisition, certain religious leaders use God . . . Sun, 16 Sep 2012 13:39:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981637686 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-16T13:39:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981636743    Are there individuals throughout the Muslim world that use Islam as an excuse to revert into rabid dogs, for a lack of a better description? Yes this is an incendiary question, but considering . . . Sat, 15 Sep 2012 19:51:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981636743 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-15T19:51:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981636454   I have always found it morbidly funny when Muslims riot, bomb and murder, all for some perceived slight or disrespect of their idol Muhammad, the Koran or Islam itself. I have to admit that . . . Sat, 15 Sep 2012 15:13:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981636454 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-15T15:13:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981636445 "From: Cross, Alex Maj OLA, LA-41B Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 4:55 PM To: Cross, Alex Maj OLA, LA-41B Subject: Marines in Libya and Egypt Ladies and Gentlemen- The following information . . . Sat, 15 Sep 2012 14:57:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981636445 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-15T14:57:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981634740  With childlike innocence or perhaps more of a self-imposed delusion, the man-boy named Rodney laughed and clapped, as his elder kept pinching his face and repeating “I’ve got your nose. . . . Fri, 14 Sep 2012 23:00:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981634740 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-14T23:00:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981634386   This is for all those that believe the current lie being circulated by the GOP’s propaganda ministers please give me a call, I have some prime ocean front property for sale, in San . . . Fri, 14 Sep 2012 20:39:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981634386 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-14T20:39:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981634318 Fri Sep 14, 2012 at 10:25 AM PDT Claims that President Obama disarmed embassy Marines turns out to be another cowardly wingnut lie by Meteor Blades Follow   Adam . . . Fri, 14 Sep 2012 20:05:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981634318 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-14T20:05:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981631603   It seems that the animosity felt and expressed towards President Obama has twisted many individuals into irrational, slobbering idiots. No matter what happens in America or out in the world, . . . Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:23:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981631603 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-14T00:23:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981631585   It’s the old school of thought of “Do as I say not as I do”. There are some of our Gather Brethren who insist on censoring and deleting comments from their posts and allowing . . . Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:05:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981631585 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-14T00:05:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981631138   Since it is the typical method of the Grand Ole Party’s propaganda ministers is to make ludicrous attacks and then limit said postings to those who thinks as you do , I will create . . . Thu, 13 Sep 2012 20:54:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981631138 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-13T20:54:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981627946    In  1934 Maj. Gen Smedley D. Butler is approached by a secretive cartel, the American Liberties League, of industrialists, bankers and business men, with a proposal that would aid . . . Wed, 12 Sep 2012 19:07:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981627946 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-12T19:07:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981627923   Islamic militants attack the U.S. consulate in Libya, killing the American ambassador, Christopher Stevens and several other Americans. Several theories surround the reasons behind the most recent . . . Wed, 12 Sep 2012 18:40:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981627923 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-12T18:40:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981626036  Driving down the road with no destination in mind, attempting to escape the ghosts wishing to rob me of my soul. Used to be a man with nothing to fear, now I struggle to breathe, suffocated by the . . . Tue, 11 Sep 2012 23:24:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981626036 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-11T23:24:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981625756   It is a fact that cannot be denied that not all of the current debt is due to the current Administration. It is a fact that cannot be died billions upon billions are a holdover from the . . . Tue, 11 Sep 2012 20:13:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981625756 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-11T20:13:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981620338 Once again someone who is afraid his or her views might be proven false or discredit posts an attack then limits the access to his article to individuals who he knows will just parrot and or agree with . . . Sun, 09 Sep 2012 18:12:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981620338 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-09T18:12:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981620320    Grandfather Bush along with several prominent Republicans, under the banner of the American Liberty League, design and plan a plot to over throw the U.S. government and replace it . . . Sun, 09 Sep 2012 17:46:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981620320 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-09T17:46:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981619675 Our innocence lost on that September morning when two steel towers fell to ignorance and hate Heroes and sacrifice walked hand in hand on that cold September day In my minds eye I can still . . . Sun, 09 Sep 2012 11:10:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981619675 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-09T11:10:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981618400 The Widow's Gift Mark 12:41-43    The temple was big and beautiful. Many people came there to worship God. Inside the temple were some big money boxes. People put money in them. . . . Sat, 08 Sep 2012 22:10:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981618400 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-08T22:10:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981618375   The Grand Ole Party’s King and Queen sat on their thrones and watched as their favorite jester crawled on his hands and knees and nayed. Queen Ann laughed and applauded and cried out for . . . Sat, 08 Sep 2012 21:50:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981618375 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-08T21:50:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981617691   The Arizona Republican Guard stood at attention as the new Govenor walked by. It had only been a few days since the leader of the “Show me your papers” movement had passed away. . . . Sat, 08 Sep 2012 11:36:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981617691 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-08T11:36:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981617632   Another Valley family prepares to receive the body of their fallen son. As the love ones of U.S. Army pilot Joes Luis Montenegro prepare to fly to Dover Air Force base in Delaware, we once . . . Sat, 08 Sep 2012 10:51:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981617632 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-08T10:51:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981616214 Great video by Cheech Marin, who knew just how righton the money he was. Except he had the wrong location. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFUFw1GH6ic Sat, 08 Sep 2012 01:20:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981616214 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-08T01:20:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981616019 Time has not dulled the anger Time has not erased the memory Brother and sisters lost to madness Innocents lost to chaos They tried to destroy our spirit They tried to bring down our world . . . Sat, 08 Sep 2012 00:11:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981616019 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-08T00:11:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981615825     I got my Border Collie, Sissy from a local animal shelter. She only had a day left before she was to be put to sleep. Ever since then every time I see a commercial concerning a . . . Fri, 07 Sep 2012 23:29:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981615825 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-07T23:29:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981613737   Earlier this week, a Federal judge upheld Arizona's, show me your papers, immigration law. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton gives police the right to carry out the Arizona’s . . . Thu, 06 Sep 2012 23:08:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981613737 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-06T23:08:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981613292   Admiring a CD anthology and boxed set of Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty and this kid next to me asks; who are they? Who are they? What is wrong with today’s youth. Two of the greatest . . . Thu, 06 Sep 2012 18:19:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981613292 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-06T18:19:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981608525   The Grand Ole Party Member only The Grand Ole Party Reminders of the past The Grand Old Party Peons they looked down upon The Grand Ole Party . . . Tue, 04 Sep 2012 15:12:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981608525 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-04T15:12:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981608341   As the pool of old, fat, bald white men decreases their efforts to hold on to their power becomes increasingly more aggressive and erratic. The members of the Grand Ole Party see their influence . . . Tue, 04 Sep 2012 14:22:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981608341 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-04T14:22:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981608281   The question the GOP and it pundits should be asking is: Are individuals like Romney and those that belong to the Billionaire and Caviar club better off? Answer of course they are. Since the . . . Tue, 04 Sep 2012 13:41:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981608281 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-04T13:41:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981608274  The wars in Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan, huge tax cuts and subsides for Big Business and Oil, huge non-competitive contracts to weapon manufactures. The billions and billions and billions spent . . . Tue, 04 Sep 2012 13:32:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981608274 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-04T13:32:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981608253  Where would we be if the Republicans in Washington had not impeded the Obama Administration at every turn. Some guy on CNN came out with the prefect analogy to describe the interaction between . . . Tue, 04 Sep 2012 13:15:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981608253 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-04T13:15:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981608069   What the Democratic Party started out as and used to be, the GOP’s own words show what it is now. On CNN yesterday morning a GOP pundit said that the “Diversity of the Democratic . . . Tue, 04 Sep 2012 11:50:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981608069 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-04T11:50:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981608028     “ McCarthyism” the practice of making accusations of disloyalty, subversion, or treason without proper regard for evidence. The term has its origins in the . . . Tue, 04 Sep 2012 11:12:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981608028 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-04T11:12:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981608003    Do you remember the SNL character, " Tommy Flanagan, The Pathological Liar " who used the    catchphrase , "Yeah! That's the ticket!" . The Flanagan character always exaggerated . . . Tue, 04 Sep 2012 10:47:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981608003 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-04T10:47:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981607029  This morning on CNN during a panel discussion segment a GOP pundit suggested the Democratic Party’s diversity is it biggest weakness. He then went to say that the face of America is rapidly . . . Mon, 03 Sep 2012 20:45:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981607029 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-03T20:45:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981605581 There are those that are attempting to make a case that Romney owning a million dollar horse helps creating hundreds of jobs. As ludicrous as that sounds let’s ask a few questions. Does it out . . . Sun, 02 Sep 2012 23:15:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981605581 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-02T23:15:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981605290  From the very first day President Obama was sworn in, I predicted the Grand Old Party was going to do anything and everything in its power to slow down and impede the progress and recovery of . . . Sun, 02 Sep 2012 19:36:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981605290 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-02T19:36:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981605257    Myra Moray sat at her desk, the soft glow from her computer gave her face an eerie glow. Frank Jones sat at his next across from her and to Myra the light from his computer screen seemed . . . Sun, 02 Sep 2012 19:16:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981605257 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-02T19:16:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981605160   I find it hilarious every time some pundit and slack eyed member of the Grand Old Party go on a rant about how everything that comes out of the media, minus the Propaganda Ministers at Fox . . . Sun, 02 Sep 2012 17:58:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981605160 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-02T17:58:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981604780   Recently a fellow Gatherer’s posting was flagged as “hate-speech”. I was surprised by this, having seen, read and commented on said article and nowhere was there any . . . Sun, 02 Sep 2012 12:59:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981604780 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-02T12:59:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981604751   From spaghetti westerns and action movies to award winning directing Clint Eastwood was a favorite of mind. But now I will add him to a list, of never watching again, that includes Mel Gibson, . . . Sun, 02 Sep 2012 12:38:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981604751 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-02T12:38:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981604707   A commentator on CNN and GOP pundit calls FOX NEWS legitimate while decrying, attacking and painting anyone who questions Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan and the Republican Party as liars. “Fox . . . Sun, 02 Sep 2012 12:03:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981604707 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-02T12:03:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981604657    Once again a high profile member of the GOP, in that of Paul Ryan, uses the terms misspoke and misstated as means to define lying. Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan, with . . . Sun, 02 Sep 2012 11:18:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981604657 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-02T11:18:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981603759 Maybe not but with Republicans backing the purging of voter pools in places where minorities and Democrats tend to be the majority and with Paul Ryan’s history concerning a women’s right . . . Sun, 02 Sep 2012 00:36:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981603759 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-02T00:36:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981603742 Will Mitt Romney initiate Mormon doctrine into the whole of the U.S. society? Sun, 02 Sep 2012 00:10:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981603742 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-02T00:10:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981603737   I have always had the belief that racism is a mental illness. Intolerance and the need to beat down someone simply because she or he doesn’t look, sound or think like you does seem to be . . . Sat, 01 Sep 2012 23:57:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981603737 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-01T23:57:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981603660         Why does Bush keep raising gas prices ? - Yahoo! …   Published May 13, 2008 May 13, 2008 · I am president . . . Sat, 01 Sep 2012 22:53:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981603660 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-01T22:53:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981603361   Deep within the walls of the citadel known as the Grove, the duo Bobby and Brian knelt before the Circle of Eight, which constituted the governing body of the Caviar Club. Even though they . . . Sat, 01 Sep 2012 19:07:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981603361 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-01T19:07:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981603240   Un-American, Communist, Socialist, Muslim Extremist so many labels all levied against those that do not hold to the same views and ideas of the Republican Party.  This campaign of painting . . . Sat, 01 Sep 2012 17:42:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981603240 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-01T17:42:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981603077 They “lie” to your face. You take the lie hook line and sinker. Even when faced with the facts and un-varnished truth you still fill the need to believe the lie. This mental defect is what . . . Sat, 01 Sep 2012 15:18:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981603077 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-01T15:18:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981603069 One of the biggest lies spewed by the Koch Brothers’ lapdog , Paul Ryan is the assertion that President Obama while campaigning visited a GM plant in Wisconsin and promised the plant would not . . . Sat, 01 Sep 2012 15:05:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981603069 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-01T15:05:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981603048   Changed my icon to mirror my mood, set my Pandora profile to Blues. Let’s see how the rest of the day goes. Sat, 01 Sep 2012 14:38:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981603048 Juan J Martinez 2012-09-01T14:38:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981599026    Washington DC, Sept. 9 th , 2009 Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) disrupts  President Obama’s speech, by shouting “You Lie” as the President tells lawmakers how the . . . Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:56:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981599026 Juan J Martinez 2012-08-30T20:56:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981598696      I agree the GOP convention is amusing and does make me laugh. As for the assertions of the old white men mentality that makes up 99.99999 percent of the Republican . . . Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:28:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981598696 Juan J Martinez 2012-08-30T16:28:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981596932    So Mitt Romney is taking a walk on the grounds of his summer estate, when he comes upon his private lake. Skimming his eyes across it he notices two people treading water. They were above . . . Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:29:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981596932 Juan J Martinez 2012-08-29T21:29:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981593500   The Old Guard dressed in their designer label thousand dollar silk suits sit in the plush surroundings of their members’ only club. The black iron gates keeps protect their secrets . . . Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:10:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981593500 Juan J Martinez 2012-08-28T13:10:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981593280  Yesterday I was at the pawnshop when I came upon a metal detector. I picked it up and for a split second I thought Elena’s boys would love this. Then I remembered they are no longer part . . . Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:04:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981593280 Juan J Martinez 2012-08-28T12:04:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981593269   Words bring laughter Words bring sorrow Words bring love and understanding Words bring hate and intolerance Words can share knowledge Words can steal and detract Words can capture . . . Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:50:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981593269 Juan J Martinez 2012-08-28T11:50:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981593227      “Another corrupt democrat. No surprise here.”  How soon do the Republican pundits, zealots and minions forget. I am not suggesting that Democrats do not succumb . . . Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:30:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981593227 Juan J Martinez 2012-08-28T11:30:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981589491    I recently learned of a suit initiated by Atheists with the intent of bringing down and destroy a cross that is part of a memorial at Ground Zero, in NYC. The cross which is fashioned . . . Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:47:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981589491 Juan J Martinez 2012-08-27T11:47:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981585588    Today I viewed the movie “The Boy In The Striped Pajamas”. I had seen the movie before but I was channel surfing and came upon it on one of the movie channels. I liked so much . . . Sun, 26 Aug 2012 18:01:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981585588 Juan J Martinez 2012-08-26T18:01:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981585485 " The majority of the GOP’s opposition to the Obama Administration’s policies and initiatives has to do with the fear that they will succeed. If the economy does turn around and President . . . Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:28:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981585485 Juan J Martinez 2012-08-26T17:28:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981585403    and he bathed in the memory of her. If he closed his eyes and breathed in slowly he could almost smell her and he swore he could hear the echo and song of his name escaping her crimson . . . Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:04:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981585403 Juan J Martinez 2012-08-26T17:04:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981584487 The Romney campaign runs on and is addicted to high octane. While the Obama campaign relies on small contributions from a large group, Mitt Romney relies on the huge donations injected into it by a handful . . . Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:46:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981584487 Juan J Martinez 2012-08-26T12:46:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981583942 "I read it on the Internet so it must be true!"  This thinking is what the Old Republican Guard counts on when dealing with the extremists and the small-minded that make the majority of the GOP’s . . . Sun, 26 Aug 2012 10:29:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981583942 Juan J Martinez 2012-08-26T10:29:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981581029   Several years ago I turned one of my poems and art works into a framed canvas piece as a Christmas present for one of my sisters. Now I found a company that can turned my work into posters. I . . . Sat, 25 Aug 2012 18:39:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981581029 Juan J Martinez 2012-08-25T18:39:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981578661 Extrano la cancion de tu sonrisa  Y los colores de tu bellesa Me ase falta la calor de tu cuerpo Y el fuego de nustras noches privadas Fri, 24 Aug 2012 22:41:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981578661 Juan J Martinez 2012-08-24T22:41:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981578651 Mis ojos decin mentiras de un corazon alegre Al mismo momento que mi sonrisa esconde el dolor de una alma perdida Bailo con las Reynas de la noche Exaltando del vino mas fino Buscando olvido . . . Fri, 24 Aug 2012 22:36:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981578651 Juan J Martinez 2012-08-24T22:36:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981578637  I sit in this dark corner nursing a glass of 25 year old Tennessee drinking in the soft and sensual voice   of the dark haired beauty on stage   Memories dance across my mind . . . Fri, 24 Aug 2012 22:30:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981578637 Juan J Martinez 2012-08-24T22:30:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981578627 Can’t find the rhythm the melody eludes me  no sweet love song or written verse can fill the void she left in me   My canvas waits  empty of any color the strokes from . . . Fri, 24 Aug 2012 22:26:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981578627 Juan J Martinez 2012-08-24T22:26:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981578613   Lost in a crowd, my posturing and laughter hides the pain of loneliness that plagues, darkens and twist my soul into something I can no longer recognize. The voices pound and assault my senses; . . . Fri, 24 Aug 2012 22:24:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981578613 Juan J Martinez 2012-08-24T22:24:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981578090   As Tropical Storm Isaac strengths into a hurricane and heads directly to Florida, perhaps disrupting and forcing the GOP to move their convention, one has to take a pause and ask “Perhaps . . . Fri, 24 Aug 2012 18:53:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981578090 Juan J Martinez 2012-08-24T18:53:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981574864   In much of the Eastern world where Islam rules woman are treated without respect and no more so than when it comes to the crime of rape. Many times when a woman is raped it is she who bears the . . . Thu, 23 Aug 2012 21:20:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981574864 Juan J Martinez 2012-08-23T21:20:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981571781 What a quandary the extremists of the Republican and Tea Party find themselves in. They can’t vote for President Obama because he is black and now the GOP blond hair Ken Doll, Paul Ryan has . . . Wed, 22 Aug 2012 20:53:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981571781 Juan J Martinez 2012-08-22T20:53:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981569198   “The white race is the superior race” said the proud mother of a black booted skin head. “We must always keep hating the enemy” a young Palestinian boy said of . . . Tue, 21 Aug 2012 22:26:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981569198 Juan J Martinez 2012-08-21T22:26:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981566152    Republican U.S. Rep. Todd Akin,   "First of all, from what I understand from doctors, that's really rare,"  "If it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to . . . Mon, 20 Aug 2012 18:40:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981566152 Juan J Martinez 2012-08-20T18:40:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981563194  You put a hot, “hot” cup of coffee between your legs and through no one’s fault but your own, spill it over yourself. You end up with a huge settlement from the company who sold . . . Sun, 19 Aug 2012 20:42:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981563194 Juan J Martinez 2012-08-19T20:42:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981562636   Comprehensive Database of U.S. Voter Fraud Uncovers No Evidence That Photo ID Is Needed By Natasha Khan and Corbin Carson | News21 http://radio.foxnews.com/2012/08/13/study-voter-fraud-virtually-nonexistent/ . . . Sun, 19 Aug 2012 18:06:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981562636 Juan J Martinez 2012-08-19T18:06:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981560716   Borracho y sol me lo paso / Drunk and alone I pass the time El licor es mi unico amigo / The bottle is my only friend Siempre busco el momento que me olvido / Always searching . . . Sat, 18 Aug 2012 22:23:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981560716 Juan J Martinez 2012-08-18T22:23:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981560351 Emptiness Absence  Aching Longing Lost What am I to do What am I to do Sat, 18 Aug 2012 19:25:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981560351 Juan J Martinez 2012-08-18T19:25:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981556664    Paul Ryan, Republican vice Presidential hopeful denies ever soliciting Washington for stimulus money, a program he decried. Those denial turn to “I don’t recall” after proof . . . Fri, 17 Aug 2012 21:37:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981556664 Juan J Martinez 2012-08-17T21:37:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981542742 Go Cowboys! Mon, 13 Aug 2012 20:00:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981542742 Juan J Martinez 2012-08-13T20:00:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981542646 Todo tiene menos color Todo tiene menos sabor Todo la musica se oye triste Todo me requerda de lo que perdi Mon, 13 Aug 2012 19:29:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981542646 Juan J Martinez 2012-08-13T19:29:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981539967   Remember in the last days of the Bush Dynasty Chaney and his Halliburton buddies did as they pleased. Bush seemed to have to turn to Chaney for his every decision. When Bush was elected . . . Sun, 12 Aug 2012 19:26:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981539967 Juan J Martinez 2012-08-12T19:26:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981539506   Romney’s Freudian slip “Let me introduce to you the next President of the United States.” In front of the entire country Mitt Romney introduces his VP running mate as the . . . Sun, 12 Aug 2012 13:00:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981539506 Juan J Martinez 2012-08-12T13:00:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981539492    The GOP just fired their latest volley against the Middle Class, with the selection of the House Budget Committee Chairman, Paul Ryan as Mitt Romney’s running mate. Paul Ryan’s . . . Sun, 12 Aug 2012 12:30:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981539492 Juan J Martinez 2012-08-12T12:30:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981539035   There used to be a time that we as human beings believed that we were the center of the universe. That is no longer true except when dealing with world of politics. It seems that in today’s . . . Sun, 12 Aug 2012 02:12:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981539035 Juan J Martinez 2012-08-12T02:12:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981538402   It seems that the leaders of the Caviar Club finally chose who they will order to be Romney’s running mate. Republican Congressman and the chief designer of the GOP budget and tax plan, . . . Sat, 11 Aug 2012 15:18:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981538402 Juan J Martinez 2012-08-11T15:18:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981536293 The GOP is terrified of real Americans so they use the false flag issue of how illegal immigrants are voting in the thousands and stealing the country from us. Many states spurn by the . . . Fri, 10 Aug 2012 20:28:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981536293 Juan J Martinez 2012-08-10T20:28:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981536061   When I was kid there used to be a cartoon series called “Speed Buggy”. One of the episodes I remember was about a guy who could grow or shrink, when he uttered a specific word. I . . . Fri, 10 Aug 2012 19:50:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981536061 Juan J Martinez 2012-08-10T19:50:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981533151   The Rush Brothers and media mogul Andrew R eynolds positioned themselves around the 200 year-old red oak table. Slamming down a large black crystal orb Reynolds called the meeting to order. . . . Thu, 09 Aug 2012 22:30:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981533151 Juan J Martinez 2012-08-09T22:30:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981528031   I have a strong inkling that the Caviar Club, The Koch Brothers and casino mogul Sheldon Adelson , are now somewhere planning and discussing who they want and need to accompany on his . . . Wed, 08 Aug 2012 11:52:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981528031 Juan J Martinez 2012-08-08T11:52:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981527993   The Koch brothers along with cohort billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson are working extremely hard and spending millions upon millions which very soon will turn into over a billion dollars . . . Wed, 08 Aug 2012 11:40:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981527993 Juan J Martinez 2012-08-08T11:40:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981518459   One of my first articles I ever wrote was a commentary on Texas’ gun laws and how the ever relaxing of said laws made it easier for individuals to buy and carry guns. The last line on the . . . Sun, 05 Aug 2012 19:59:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981518459 Juan J Martinez 2012-08-05T19:59:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981518173    I recently read an article in which Mitt Romney touts himself as the tax simplifier and only hope for America. Out of all the puffery and rhetoric put forth by him and his campaign two . . . Sun, 05 Aug 2012 16:04:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981518173 Juan J Martinez 2012-08-05T16:04:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981518094 The distortion, half-truths put out by the propaganda media machine of the GOP and flip-flop Romney are merely a distraction to make the American public forget Romney still refuses to allow access to . . . Sun, 05 Aug 2012 15:03:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981518094 Juan J Martinez 2012-08-05T15:03:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981517015 How much money has Mitt Romney and his fellow 1 percenters saved by hiding their untold millions and possibly billions in offshore and foreign banks such as Switzerland, Bermuda and the . . . Sat, 04 Aug 2012 22:55:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981517015 Juan J Martinez 2012-08-04T22:55:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981514050 Chapter One “You see then, I was no dreamer you awoke from sleep.” She said as she pulled the knife from the dark figure’s back and wiped the blade on my shirt. She carefully sheathed . . . Fri, 03 Aug 2012 20:17:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981514050 Juan J Martinez 2012-08-03T20:17:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981514015   The other side of her that no one else sees One minute she is cussing out the driver who cut her off next she is crying because she thinks it was her fault the dog ran away Dressed in silk . . . Fri, 03 Aug 2012 20:03:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981514015 Juan J Martinez 2012-08-03T20:03:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981511042    I often use exaggeration, sarcasm and over the top fiction to get my views and points across. I am often told my dead pan and expressionless stares tend to make IT hard to read me and make . . . Wed, 01 Aug 2012 23:25:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981511042 Juan J Martinez 2012-08-01T23:25:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981510854 The Kings of New York City strikes again. His new initiative requires all of McDonalds milkshakes and any other product that requires dairy products to be made with mother’s milk. Wed, 01 Aug 2012 21:09:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981510854 Juan J Martinez 2012-08-01T21:09:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981508478   The small non descriptive van came to a rolling stop. The couple inside looked nervously at each other and at the packages hidden beneath the horse blankets and saddles in the back of the vehicle. . . . Tue, 31 Jul 2012 19:05:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981508478 Juan J Martinez 2012-07-31T19:05:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981506576  The GOP and Romney's camp does not do or say anything without looking to the NRA for approval. The deep pockets of the all powerful OZ give it an almost unlimited power in Washington and the Republican . . . Mon, 30 Jul 2012 19:07:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981506576 Juan J Martinez 2012-07-30T19:07:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981506544   Mitt Romney threatens to go to war against Iran, if he becomes President, during trip to Israel. He then makes a racist tinted comment that attributes one culture better than the other. While . . . Mon, 30 Jul 2012 18:58:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981506544 Juan J Martinez 2012-07-30T18:58:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981504834   I have always felt and told Elena that God put her in my life and that we were meant to happen, on and off she has been a part of my world for 10+ years. I have never been the type of man . . . Sun, 29 Jul 2012 15:35:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981504834 Juan J Martinez 2012-07-29T15:35:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981502778   Crystal Springs, Mississippi; a black man and woman, Charles and Te’Andrea Wilson, were prevented to marry in the church they attended regularly. It seems the white members of the . . . Fri, 27 Jul 2012 20:13:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981502778 Juan J Martinez 2012-07-27T20:13:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981500468 The Old Guard within the Republican Party is behind the recent massacres and insane violence, in order to feed their NRA and gun manufactures cash cows need to instill fear in Americans which results . . . Thu, 26 Jul 2012 19:23:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981500468 Juan J Martinez 2012-07-26T19:23:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981498504   The resulting rise in gun sales in Colorado and throughout the U.S. following the Aurora, Colorado massacre has the GOP slyly grinning with glee. Since the GOP has long held a strong allegiance . . . Wed, 25 Jul 2012 17:22:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981498504 Juan J Martinez 2012-07-25T17:22:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981486598  I wonder if Romney is a member of the exclusive and mysterious billionaires club the Bohemian Grove? Grove Neu   1934, somewhere in Bohemian, California, G.F. Prescott and his . . . Fri, 20 Jul 2012 17:59:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981486598 Juan J Martinez 2012-07-20T17:59:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981486588  Another insane act of violence initiated by a poster child of the NRA, J ames Eagan Holmes, 24 entered a movie theater in Aurora Colorado at the midnight showing of the new Batman movie, tosses . . . Fri, 20 Jul 2012 17:44:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981486588 Juan J Martinez 2012-07-20T17:44:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981483630  Mitt Romney and his people are currently working on a bill that he will jam through Congress that will give him the power to relocate and outsource the whole U.S. political machine in D.C. to . . . Wed, 18 Jul 2012 22:10:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981483630 Juan J Martinez 2012-07-18T22:10:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981469000  Would you rather be assaulted, robbed or killed by a pretty sexy hottie or by a 200lb, 6ft would be gangster? It doesn’t really matter, a thug is still a thug, whether she or he is wearing . . . Thu, 12 Jul 2012 17:39:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981469000 Juan J Martinez 2012-07-12T17:39:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981465890   Mitt Romney's presidential campaign and the super PAC supporting it are out raising President Obama among donors $37.1 million to $4.8 million. The majority can be attributed to Billionaire . . . Tue, 10 Jul 2012 23:43:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981465890 Juan J Martinez 2012-07-10T23:43:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981465768   First it was the fictitious “Death Camps”, “Death Panels” next it was “Muslim Extremists” “Communists”, “Socialists” and now it is . . . Tue, 10 Jul 2012 21:52:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981465768 Juan J Martinez 2012-07-10T21:52:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981461662   "It is the order of Allah that she be executed". The man in the video says as his companion approaches a defenseless woman and shoots her. The video was taken in Kabul, Afghanistan as a . . . Sun, 08 Jul 2012 14:09:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981461662 Juan J Martinez 2012-07-08T14:09:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981460548 The cloaked figures took on hideous shapes under the candle light. If you dared to take a closer look you would easily recognize many of the faces under the hoods as those belonging to the world’s . . . Sun, 08 Jul 2012 00:20:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981460548 Juan J Martinez 2012-07-08T00:20:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981459708 Mitt Romney and his partners at Bain Industries lead the way to the business of breaking up companies and moving operations and jobs to places like China. Why is it he now all of sudden believes that . . . Sat, 07 Jul 2012 15:54:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981459708 Juan J Martinez 2012-07-07T15:54:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981459417  Mitt Romney, the GOP’s man, laments the sluggish U.S. economy, all the while being part of the problem that contributes to the unemployment numbers in the country. First there the untold . . . Sat, 07 Jul 2012 12:41:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981459417 Juan J Martinez 2012-07-07T12:41:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981457773   Even though Elena and I are taking a break, I still call her to check up to see how she and her boys are doing. Yesterday I called and asked her how she was doing and she told me she was feeling . . . Fri, 06 Jul 2012 20:50:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981457773 Juan J Martinez 2012-07-06T20:50:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981452009  The first father’s day after I moved back to the Valley I bought my father a small 14k gold cross and chain. My father put it on and never took it off from that day forward. On the day of . . . Wed, 04 Jul 2012 23:01:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981452009 Juan J Martinez 2012-07-04T23:01:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981451592   The old man with cane in hand, and a cloth triangle under his arm, limped his way to the old   wooden flag pole. It took him a while but he finally was able to get his prize clipped . . . Wed, 04 Jul 2012 19:46:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981451592 Juan J Martinez 2012-07-04T19:46:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981449842 I call on all of our Gather Universe to set aside all contentions, differences and opposing viewpoints for a day of unity. After all, at the end of the day we are one nation. Happy Birthday America! . . . Tue, 03 Jul 2012 23:27:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981449842 Juan J Martinez 2012-07-03T23:27:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981449286   I have never tried to make the U.S. as perfect or a paradise, but I do believe that we are the greatest nation on this Earth. We have our many faults and we tend to bicker and argue among ourselves . . . Tue, 03 Jul 2012 18:11:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981449286 Juan J Martinez 2012-07-03T18:11:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981447200   Remember the GOP’s Queen Bee, Sarah Palin’s, idiotic claims of death camps? Well it seems the lunatic fringe of the Republican Party is taking up where she left off. The recent Supreme . . . Tue, 03 Jul 2012 00:11:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981447200 Juan J Martinez 2012-07-03T00:11:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981444064     Un-American, Communist, Socialist, Muslim Extremist so many labels all levied against those that do not hold to the same views and ideas of the Republican Party.  This campaign . . . Sun, 01 Jul 2012 19:00:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981444064 Juan J Martinez 2012-07-01T19:00:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981443672   Once again we gather to celebrate the birthday of the Red, White and Blue. But somehow with all the turmoil that is occurring throughout the world and the current conflicts within our own . . . Sun, 01 Jul 2012 15:10:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981443672 Juan J Martinez 2012-07-01T15:10:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981439233 Every woman I see causes a second glance Every woman’s laugh causes me to turn I see and hear her everywhere I try to deny I try to forget To no avail To no . . . Fri, 29 Jun 2012 20:57:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981439233 Juan J Martinez 2012-06-29T20:57:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981439024   Mitt Romney is running for president on an anti- Obamacare platform. But even with all the charged and hate filled rhetoric one thing he and his followers have to acknowledge, is that the President’s . . . Fri, 29 Jun 2012 19:04:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981439024 Juan J Martinez 2012-06-29T19:04:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981436061   The question was asked and I am following up on the idea did Bush appointed Justice Roberts chose to side with the White House in order to drive the GOP and their minions into a fury? Just as . . . Thu, 28 Jun 2012 20:16:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981436061 Juan J Martinez 2012-06-28T20:16:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981435978   The Supreme Court made up by 5 Republicans and 4 Democrats said "Nothing in our opinion precludes Congress from offering funds under the ACA to expand the availability of health care, . . . Thu, 28 Jun 2012 19:24:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981435978 Juan J Martinez 2012-06-28T19:24:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981430929 “Your papers, your papers” “Show me your papers”      If you add a German accent these words can transport you to the distant past and to a place where . . . Tue, 26 Jun 2012 22:52:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981430929 Juan J Martinez 2012-06-26T22:52:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981427480      At a cost of a little over 10 million dollars the huge heavy bolder is now the newest piece of art at the LA County Museum. This fools or con-art looks like any other rock . . . Sun, 24 Jun 2012 20:11:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981427480 Juan J Martinez 2012-06-24T20:11:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981427428   Safwat Higazi, Brotherhood religious leader and spokesperson expresses his hope and wish that the new Egyptian Pesident, Mohammed Morsi, will liberate Gaza and restore the territory and reign . . . Sun, 24 Jun 2012 18:55:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981427428 Juan J Martinez 2012-06-24T18:55:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981427281 With shouts of “Allahu Akabar” which translates into “God Is Great” the new Mohammed Morsi, Egyptian government is welcomed. Morsi, the Islamic Muslim Brotherhood backed candidate . . . Sun, 24 Jun 2012 15:03:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981427281 Juan J Martinez 2012-06-24T15:03:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981426117    Republican Rep. Vern Buchanan, the head bean counter and fundraiser for the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee is currently under Federal investigation into his campaign finances, . . . Sat, 23 Jun 2012 19:37:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981426117 Juan J Martinez 2012-06-23T19:37:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981423827 Mitt Romney’s thoughts on immigration prior to President Obama’s recent declaration. Enforce employment laws; illegal immigrants will self-deport. (Jan 2012) English . . . Fri, 22 Jun 2012 18:35:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981423827 Juan J Martinez 2012-06-22T18:35:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981419552   The only reason to succeed is to be able to take care of my family and love ones. At least that is how I have always thought. I believe I picked this up from my father who I always saw working. . . . Wed, 20 Jun 2012 23:35:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981419552 Juan J Martinez 2012-06-20T23:35:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981410134    As if channeling the ghost of President Ronald Reagan, Mitt Romney the Republican Presidential hopeful calls Russia the United States' "number one geopolitical foe." It seems that he . . . Sun, 17 Jun 2012 23:53:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981410134 Juan J Martinez 2012-06-17T23:53:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981410056   The current incarnation of the American Liberties League is better known as the Republican Party. Following in the footsteps of their predecessors, which includes Prescott Bush, father and . . . Sun, 17 Jun 2012 23:25:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981410056 Juan J Martinez 2012-06-17T23:25:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981410015    A recent scientific discovery has concluded that Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney’s DNA can be conclusively linked to the extinction of the dinosaurs. Sun, 17 Jun 2012 23:09:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981410015 Juan J Martinez 2012-06-17T23:09:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981408717   I recently, went to check out a friend at a local music fest and while I drank and listen to the different bands at some point I started to get a little sentimental as my thoughts drifted off to . . . Sun, 17 Jun 2012 08:26:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981408717 Juan J Martinez 2012-06-17T08:26:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981407104   It's early in the morning as I am driving on the expressway. The colors of the sunrise, against the sky, looked gorgeous. I have the radio tuned to my favorite rock station and the morning DJ . . . Sat, 16 Jun 2012 17:23:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981407104 Juan J Martinez 2012-06-16T17:23:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981407075 Up into 1999 the city of Jasper, Texas still had segregated cemeteries. This is the city that is most famous for being the location where 3 white supremacists chained a black man, James Byrd Jr., to . . . Sat, 16 Jun 2012 17:08:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981407075 Juan J Martinez 2012-06-16T17:08:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981401385  Mitt Romney recently made some comments that appear to suggest that if elected, he will go to war with Russia and with the Syrian government.   The US’ "number one geopolitical . . . Thu, 14 Jun 2012 18:38:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981401385 Juan J Martinez 2012-06-14T18:38:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981398850 Recently Romney’s labeled Russia as the US’ "number one geopolitical foe,” and criticized President Obama’s promise of “more flexibility” on missile defense. Earlier . . . Wed, 13 Jun 2012 22:59:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981398850 Juan J Martinez 2012-06-13T22:59:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981395746    According to the state of Georgia’s website “Any civic-minded organization, business, individual, family, city, county, state, or federal agency is welcome to volunteer in the . . . Tue, 12 Jun 2012 20:17:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981395746 Juan J Martinez 2012-06-12T20:17:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981389186   The internet headline reads “Obama did not say “gazuntite” when the Marine carrying the “football” , who was standing next to him, sneezed. This proves he is a . . . Sun, 10 Jun 2012 20:38:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981389186 Juan J Martinez 2012-06-10T20:38:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981387268   Real love, true love does not happen at first sight, it is not a bolt of lightning that strikes in an instant. Real love happens over time, when you learn everything about someone and you still . . . Sun, 10 Jun 2012 00:54:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981387268 Juan J Martinez 2012-06-10T00:54:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981387249   Recently I had a business associate approach me with a business idea. He is a fellow musician and knows of my background in music retail and my time as a road manager. His idea is to invest . . . Sun, 10 Jun 2012 00:38:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981387249 Juan J Martinez 2012-06-10T00:38:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981386741   The van slowly edged up to the fence seperating NYC from the rest of the world. It had gone up in 2020 in response to King Michael's coronation and his heavy handed HD laws aimed at the total . . . Sat, 09 Jun 2012 18:28:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981386741 Juan J Martinez 2012-06-09T18:28:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981376131 Mitt Romney holds secret talks with representatives of the Zombie American League. He guarantees them full citizenship status if they agree to endorse him and help him get into the White House. Mon, 04 Jun 2012 22:25:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981376131 Juan J Martinez 2012-06-04T22:25:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981373624   Mitt Romney holds secret press conference in which he orders his press corp. to attack and eat at will. Sun, 03 Jun 2012 13:44:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981373624 Juan J Martinez 2012-06-03T13:44:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981373617    Blue Moons, Sun Eclipses, Mercury’s Transit it seems the Republican Party is up to their old games. Sun, 03 Jun 2012 13:32:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981373617 Juan J Martinez 2012-06-03T13:32:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981372854   Bigfoot found and he is a Republican , sounds as plausible as the current bogus story of how President Obama is going to honor Hanoi Jane Fonda as a “Woman of the Century.” If . . . Sun, 03 Jun 2012 02:54:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981372854 Juan J Martinez 2012-06-03T02:54:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981372207   Deep within a secret bunker known as Solyndra, the new face of the Old Guard, Nipp Ronnie, viewed the latest video reports on the plague now engulfing the nation and the world. He licked his . . . Sat, 02 Jun 2012 16:22:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981372207 Juan J Martinez 2012-06-02T16:22:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981370782     The Romney press corps and his close supporters are told to meet at a Holiday Inn parking lot, where they are picked up and whisked to an undisclosed and secret location. Arriving . . . Fri, 01 Jun 2012 21:07:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981370782 Juan J Martinez 2012-06-01T21:07:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981368252 Did he write it in crayon?    Everyone welcomed no deletions here.(A Censor Free Zone) Thu, 31 May 2012 19:51:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981368252 Juan J Martinez 2012-05-31T19:51:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981368235  The John Edwards verdict is out. The jury in the campaign finance trial of the disgraced former presidential candidate John Edwards found him not guilty on one count of accepting illegal campaign . . . Thu, 31 May 2012 19:24:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981368235 Juan J Martinez 2012-05-31T19:24:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981368205  The Spurs are up by two games and tonight have the chance to make it three. Is it too early to say I smell a sweep? Go Spurs Go! Thu, 31 May 2012 19:08:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981368205 Juan J Martinez 2012-05-31T19:08:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981368139 Hey GOP minions so much for your oil speculators influence on the price of oil. Thu, 31 May 2012 18:42:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981368139 Juan J Martinez 2012-05-31T18:42:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981364533  Could it be another Sweep for the spurs. The Spurs beat Oklahoma and are up by two games. They will now meet the Thunder in their home turf. But it might just be futile for Oklahoma becasue it looks . . . Wed, 30 May 2012 00:40:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981364533 Juan J Martinez 2012-05-30T00:40:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981362065 Respect Mon, 28 May 2012 21:14:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981362065 Juan J Martinez 2012-05-28T21:14:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981361685     Hatred spews forth from their distorted mouths eyes blinded to the beauty of diversity  They cannot see beyond their small worlds dignity and tolerance is their . . . Mon, 28 May 2012 16:40:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981361685 Juan J Martinez 2012-05-28T16:40:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981361595   I tweaked the recipe I have been working on for my chicken and it came out beyond delicious. I start off with a bottle of Jack Daniels hot BBQ sauce, a bottle of French’s brown mustered. . . . Mon, 28 May 2012 15:08:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981361595 Juan J Martinez 2012-05-28T15:08:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981360318 The Spurs WIN , the Spurs WIN The Spurs  101 Oklahoma 98 Do I smell another Sweep? Sun, 27 May 2012 23:12:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981360318 Juan J Martinez 2012-05-27T23:12:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981360055   Fox, NBC, and CBS are going after Dish Network because of their new “Auto Hop” commercial-skipping technology and digital video recorder. With Fox leading the charge the networks . . . Sun, 27 May 2012 20:08:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981360055 Juan J Martinez 2012-05-27T20:08:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981359976 La soledad después de ti Creo que es mejor que la soledad Si nunca te conocí     The loneliness after you I believe is better than the loneliness If I never met you . . . Sun, 27 May 2012 19:20:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981359976 Juan J Martinez 2012-05-27T19:20:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981359945    I love the art of writing. To be able to create a whole world from nothing but your imagination is a talent, a talent that can be therapeutic and at times a stress reliever. Many a times . . . Sun, 27 May 2012 18:53:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981359945 Juan J Martinez 2012-05-27T18:53:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981358377  I finally let my brother talk me into buying an IPod. I had been holding back, because I have always loved the feel of a CD in my hand. Back in the day I loved going to the music store and rummaging . . . Sat, 26 May 2012 19:08:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981358377 Juan J Martinez 2012-05-26T19:08:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981356547  I guess the GOP’s oil speculators could only balloon up gas prices for so long. Fri, 25 May 2012 20:49:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981356547 Juan J Martinez 2012-05-25T20:49:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981354560   The Extremists and Intolerant of the GOP are all up in arms over an elementary school in Manhattan that will be adding Arabic to its curriculum. The reasoning behind the idea is it would make . . . Thu, 24 May 2012 23:41:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981354560 Juan J Martinez 2012-05-24T23:41:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981347088   Today I filled up my car at the local convenience store at $3.35 per gallon. I would have gotten an additional 10 cents off if I had gotten a car wash. So if President Obama was at fault when . . . Mon, 21 May 2012 22:55:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981347088 Juan J Martinez 2012-05-21T22:55:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981347077   Another easy win for the Spurs and they continue on their winning streak. I smell another Championship. Mon, 21 May 2012 22:47:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981347077 Juan J Martinez 2012-05-21T22:47:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981345067 Andy Gipson a Mississippi GOP Lawmaker, Blasts Gays, Cites Bible Passage Calling For Their Death, Mississippi State Rep.  On May 10 th 2012, Gipson posted on his Facebook page that homosexuality . . . Sun, 20 May 2012 18:22:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981345067 Juan J Martinez 2012-05-20T18:22:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981343901  It looks like it might just be a sweep. Go San Antonio, Go Spurs. Sun, 20 May 2012 00:46:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981343901 Juan J Martinez 2012-05-20T00:46:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981343794 Spurs Win, Spurs Win   Spurs comeback from a 24-point deficit, taking a commanding lead of 3-0 against the Clippers, it looks like it might just be a sweep. Sat, 19 May 2012 23:37:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981343794 Juan J Martinez 2012-05-19T23:37:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981343113   Today was my older sister’s birthday and it really made me feel old. She is 3 years older than me and fastly approaching the big 5 0 and her birthday made me realize so am I. So much to do, . . . Sat, 19 May 2012 12:38:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981343113 Juan J Martinez 2012-05-19T12:38:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981342981 Here a Communist, There a Communist, Everywhere a Communist Eeya, Eeya, Yo Back in the day of the cold war, there was a program in which American fighter pilots flew migs and learn about the psychology . . . Sat, 19 May 2012 11:15:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981342981 Juan J Martinez 2012-05-19T11:15:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981342223   The rider pulled back on the bridle and brought his horse to a stop. Jumping off Roann Burke stumbled and fell to his knees. He picked himself off and brushed the dirty from his pants. . . . Sat, 19 May 2012 00:30:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981342223 Juan J Martinez 2012-05-19T00:30:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981341902  I feel overwhelmed as the black waters engulf me. A claustrophobic feeling over takes me, as the weight of the truth sweeps over me. I struggle to get to the surface but the darkness reaches for . . . Fri, 18 May 2012 20:22:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981341902 Juan J Martinez 2012-05-18T20:22:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981339730 Second Prize: “I have always felt the Tea Party is very similar to the brown shirts that initially did the dirty work for the early Nazi Party, but in this case they do the dirty work of . . . Thu, 17 May 2012 21:34:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981339730 Juan J Martinez 2012-05-17T21:34:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981339656  Last week I was reading my guitar magazine and noticed an ad for the John Lennon song contest. I have a few songs I have been working on and asked a friend to collaborate with me on the music . . . Thu, 17 May 2012 20:23:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981339656 Juan J Martinez 2012-05-17T20:23:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981329423   The rider Roann Burke dug his spurs into the side of his mount, initiating a bray and spurning the dark steed into a faster gallop. “The Communists are coming. The Socialists are coming. . . . Sun, 13 May 2012 21:31:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981329423 Juan J Martinez 2012-05-13T21:31:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981329145 "But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, . . . Sun, 13 May 2012 16:09:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981329145 Juan J Martinez 2012-05-13T16:09:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981328759 Strength Love Family Everything World Mother Sun, 13 May 2012 11:41:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981328759 Juan J Martinez 2012-05-13T11:41:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981327722  In their previous incarnation, the American Liberties League, the GOP attempted to overthrow the U.S. government and instill themselves as dictators. Their plan was squashed but their school of . . . Sat, 12 May 2012 20:44:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981327722 Juan J Martinez 2012-05-12T20:44:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981327692  The thing with bullies and racists is that the underlining psychosis that spurns their hatred and actions is so inbred with their being that they see their actions and thinking as normal, typical . . . Sat, 12 May 2012 20:20:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981327692 Juan J Martinez 2012-05-12T20:20:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981327392  “When power is placed in the hands of a usurper” “all thought of accepting authority from the other branches of government as delegated by the Constitution is rejected.” . . . Sat, 12 May 2012 14:05:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981327392 Juan J Martinez 2012-05-12T14:05:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981324278  “I have no recollection of the incident.” Is political speak for “I did it, but I will say I do not recall the incident, just in case somebody has proof or evidence to contradict . . . Thu, 10 May 2012 21:54:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981324278 Juan J Martinez 2012-05-10T21:54:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981321681 The patient lay on the operating table. Except for his head, he was covered by a white sheet. The doctor ever so carefully inserts the small spigot end of the funnel into the patient’s ear. . . . Wed, 09 May 2012 22:56:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981321681 Juan J Martinez 2012-05-09T22:56:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981321654   I just filled up at $3.40 a gallon so where are the GOP’s quips now? Since the beginning the GOP’s minions have blaming President Obama from everything from their flat tiers to the . . . Wed, 09 May 2012 22:38:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981321654 Juan J Martinez 2012-05-09T22:38:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981318288 American Liberty League=Nazis + Communist + Socialists = The Grove = The Tue, 08 May 2012 19:39:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981318288 Juan J Martinez 2012-05-08T19:39:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981313931   TJ Prescott ran. He had just set a bomb underneath the wooden shack the enemy called a church, and was now running for his life before he was caught in the fireball. He knew that his brothers . . . Sun, 06 May 2012 22:56:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981313931 Juan J Martinez 2012-05-06T22:56:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981313725  This to a fellow Gatherer’s posting on the current and continuing trend of declining gas prices. "Now, that President Obama lowers gas prices" He OBAMA, lowered gas prices? When did he take . . . Sun, 06 May 2012 20:39:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981313725 Juan J Martinez 2012-05-06T20:39:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981313238  “Take It Back”   “Take It Back”   “America For Real Americans.”  It seems to me that the real agenda and mindset by those that . . . Sun, 06 May 2012 15:00:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981313238 Juan J Martinez 2012-05-06T15:00:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981313054   Members of the group known as the Border Guard’s vow to continue their unsanctioned armed patrols near the Arizona and Mexico border, even after their leaders , neo-Nazi and Republican activist . . . Sun, 06 May 2012 14:06:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981313054 Juan J Martinez 2012-05-06T14:06:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981312964   1934 Maj. Gen Smedley D. Butler is approached by a secretive cartel of industrialists, bankers and business men, with a proposal that would aid in turning America into a Socialists state and . . . Sun, 06 May 2012 13:25:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981312964 Juan J Martinez 2012-05-06T13:25:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981312832 The American Liberty League headed by GOP grandfather and forefather, Prescott Bush, has gone through several changes and facades put their goal has remained the same. Their efforts and ultimate plan . . . Sun, 06 May 2012 11:42:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981312832 Juan J Martinez 2012-05-06T11:42:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981312764   People wake up! Wake up before you’re too far gone. Before you take another swallow or bite from your favorite hamburger, think of the old Charlton Heston line “Solynt Green is people.” . . . Sun, 06 May 2012 11:10:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981312764 Juan J Martinez 2012-05-06T11:10:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981312710  The Prescott Bush and the American Liberty League plan to take over the country may become a reality.   Sun, 06 May 2012 10:29:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981312710 Juan J Martinez 2012-05-06T10:29:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981312641   According to unnamed and reliable sources within the Party the whole of the United States will be forced to evacuate to Mexico in order to accommodate NATO. Preparations are already underway, . . . Sun, 06 May 2012 09:44:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981312641 Juan J Martinez 2012-05-06T09:44:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981311973 Small and innocent this child of mine, walks away alone. His tiny hand slips away from mine as he explorers the world. Memories of daddy’s little boy begin to flood my mind, as I wipe away a tear . . . Sun, 06 May 2012 00:14:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981311973 Juan J Martinez 2012-05-06T00:14:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981311898    This is my favorite music site. You can click on any given year and listen to the great music from that year or era. I usually click on the years 74 to 76 those were my young years and . . . Sat, 05 May 2012 22:15:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981311898 Juan J Martinez 2012-05-05T22:15:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981311863   1934, somewhere in Bohemian, California, G.F. Prescott and his fellow conspirators, the mysterious leader of the Clan Of The Whiter , Remington; head of the family owned industrial steel giant . . . Sat, 05 May 2012 21:05:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981311863 Juan J Martinez 2012-05-05T21:05:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981310368 David Duke : KKK Grand Wizard, Republican Louisiana State Representative Jason Todd Ready : Neo Nazi, mass murder, Republican precinct committeeman, President Mesa Community . . . Fri, 04 May 2012 22:25:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981310368 Juan J Martinez 2012-05-04T22:25:10Z