http://cavey263.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Juan J Martinez en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:38:06 GMT 2009-12-28T18:38:06Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962714 Freedom from fear Freedom from hate Freedom from greed Freedom from envy Freedom from want Freedom from need Then and only then can we truly be Free Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:04:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962714 Juan J Martinez 2009-12-25T15:04:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962685 Merry Christmas to all of my Gather friends and connections, may all of your wishes come true. Fri, 25 Dec 2009 14:29:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962685 Juan J Martinez 2009-12-25T14:29:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977946387  I just received news that my mother’s comadre, Gloria, just passed away, after a long and hard battle with liver disease. La Comadre as we lovingly called her was my mother’s oldest . . . Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:00:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977946387 Juan J Martinez 2009-12-14T14:00:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977938477 Recently I was listening to a music video of John Lennon’s song “Imagine” posted by a fellow Gatherer. Someone made a comment that they would want this song played at their funeral. . . . Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:25:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977938477 Juan J Martinez 2009-12-09T08:25:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977933149   It seems that the GOP is destined to repeat its mistakes and failures of its dark past as it falls back into its old ways of branding anyone or idea that does not fit into its own narrow view of . . . Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:04:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977933149 Juan J Martinez 2009-12-06T14:04:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977933100 A group of Muslim men act strangely on a plane and everyone tiptoes around them, a group of decorated Navy SEALs are charged with assault after a terrorist, Ahmed Hashim Abed, accuses his capturers of . . . Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:19:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977933100 Juan J Martinez 2009-12-06T13:19:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977929071 What would you do if a fellow co-worker, business colleague, new found friend asks for a substantial loan? I often lend or give small amounts of cash to my friends, business associates in their time of . . . Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:07:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977929071 Juan J Martinez 2009-12-03T16:07:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977929042    It is apparent that the civilian attorneys for the demon known as Maj. Nidal Hasan are circling the wagons and are now preparing the footwork for the strategy they will be using, “Insanity” . . . Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:51:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977929042 Juan J Martinez 2009-12-03T15:51:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977927284     The GOP and so called conservatives oppose any kind of health care system reform, just as they opposed minimum wage law, 40-hour work week, Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, . . . Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:47:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977927284 Juan J Martinez 2009-12-02T15:47:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977914093 The idea of the next Anti-Christ, the fall of human civilization and the destruction of the world has long been a running theme in everything from the Bible to Nostradamus Prophecies. Whether you belive . . . Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:26:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977914093 Juan J Martinez 2009-11-23T17:26:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977875936   Earlier this week I received a call from my mother that our church had burned down. It seems that due to some electrical short, the church that my parents married in, where I, my brother and sisters . . . Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:00:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977875936 Juan J Martinez 2009-10-29T15:00:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977871358   His words flowed, like a rushing river; they were a mix of half truths and lies. The audience ate them up, as did the viewers, as evidence by the incoming calls, which were over whelming the phone . . . Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:47:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977871358 Juan J Martinez 2009-10-26T23:47:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977871300   Her idiotic gap tooth smile stabbed at him like a knife. Her so-called folksy persona irritated him like nails on a chalk board. How can they not see the demon beneath the mask? None are as blind . . . Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:11:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977871300 Juan J Martinez 2009-10-26T23:11:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977866797 Several nights ago I was flipping through the channels when I came upon one of the many GOP infomercials that routinely run on Fox News in which a Republican Party pundit, Michelle Malkin, was wailing . . . Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:51:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977866797 Juan J Martinez 2009-10-23T14:51:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977852049   Once again the GOP’s propaganda machine has given us a glimpse into the real mindset and less than tolerant agenda that drives its antagonist war against anything and everything that does . . . Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:19:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977852049 Juan J Martinez 2009-10-13T22:19:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977851701   The U.S. loses bid for Olympics and the GOP and their pundits cheer with enthusiasm. Our President, deserving or not, receives the Noble Peace Prize and they in turn roll around in the . . . Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:23:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977851701 Juan J Martinez 2009-10-13T18:23:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977851623 Fox News pundit and Propaganda Minister O’ Reilly favorite Bernie Goldberg, while a guest on the Bill O’Reilly Factor, shared a theory that suggested the inclusion of minorities and women . . . Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:31:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977851623 Juan J Martinez 2009-10-13T17:31:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977845948 I had a flat tire this morning, there is no one to blame but that darn Communist, Socialists, freedom hating Al Queda in sheep’s clothing Barack Obama. It has been less than a year and he still . . . Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:13:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977845948 Juan J Martinez 2009-10-09T15:13:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977833948 Borrowing a page from the GOP and Palin handbook a Democratic Congress accuses the Republican Party of wanting Americans to die quickly. As in the so-called “Death Panels” and “Baby . . . Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:15:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977833948 Juan J Martinez 2009-10-01T15:15:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977830572     Fueled by what I believe is the anger and hate stirred up by the Propaganda Media Machine and the Ministers of Misinformation, a poll on the social networking site “Facebook” . . . Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:26:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977830572 Juan J Martinez 2009-09-29T14:26:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977830043   I am no longer amazed at the lengths Hollywood will go to protect one of their own. Evem when that person is an admitted and convicted child molester and predator, as is Roman Polanski Today . . . Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:36:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977830043 Juan J Martinez 2009-09-29T02:36:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977829458 The latest effort by those that support the GOP’s efforts to discredit, harass and annoy the Obama Administration is an idiotic poll that asked whether President Obama is the next anti-Christ. The . . . Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:47:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977829458 Juan J Martinez 2009-09-28T17:47:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977829377 Always wanting to be well informed of the world around me I read a lot and watch plenty of news programs, even those that tend to be slightly bias towards one view point or another. One individual or . . . Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:39:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977829377 Juan J Martinez 2009-09-28T16:39:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977826202 A U.S. Census Bureau worker was found dead , hanging from a tree in the Daniel Boone National Forest in rural southeast Kentucky. Bill Sparkman, 51, worked part-time for the Census Bureau. He was found . . . Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:36:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977826202 Juan J Martinez 2009-09-25T15:36:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977822339  I tend to write a lot about the intolerances that afflict America both as a society and as a country. I do not back down from or ignore bigotry or racism, in a form, when I see it or when faced . . . Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:09:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977822339 Juan J Martinez 2009-09-22T21:09:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977820705 Once again the “Do as I say, Not as I do.” GOP attacks actions by other; specifically the Obama Administration that is has a long history of committing themselves.  Take for instance . . . Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:13:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977820705 Juan J Martinez 2009-09-21T17:13:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977815212   It is not about censorship or freedom of speech it is all about decorum, about civility and about respect that is due the office, if not the man, of the President and the halls of Congress itself. . . . Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:11:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977815212 Juan J Martinez 2009-09-16T21:11:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977814838 “Baby death camps” is the latest lie being spread and used, by the GOP extremists, in the battle against health care reform. Taking up where Run Away If It Gets Too Hot Palin left off, the . . . Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:24:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977814838 Juan J Martinez 2009-09-16T16:24:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977814830   Throughout the Bush Dynasty and Reign no matter how contentious, angry and confrontational the political arena in Washington got one thing remained true, the respect given to the office, . . . Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:09:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977814830 Juan J Martinez 2009-09-16T16:09:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977813469   More and more the GOP and its puppets in their propaganda media machine, a.ka. Fox News Channel, insists in putting labels such as communists, socialist, liberal on anyone and everyone that does . . . Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:16:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977813469 Juan J Martinez 2009-09-15T16:16:37Z