Saying Goodbye to Ever Vigilant and Hello to Liberty Sentry

As of today, EverVigilant.net will no longer be updated. Instead, I would like to introduce my new blog, Liberty Sentry. Its purpose, as it was with this one, is to help safeguard liberty by keeping a watchful eye on government. In order to do that, we must remain actively informed.

My intention is to update Liberty Sentry daily. While you will find the occasional original essay or commentary, the site will mostly feature links to news stories that document the immediate dangers posed to freedom-loving citizens, namely the ever-increasing encroachment on civil liberties and the abuses of power on the part of those who refer to themselves as "public servants."

EV had a good run, but it's time to move on. Please let your friends know about the new blog, and don't forget to update your bookmarks.

Government Propaganda on YouTube

Who can blame the government for wanting to get in on the action? Bloated federal bureaucracies like the EPA, NASA, FEMA, and even the Department of Defense have channels on YouTube.

Here's the latest from the Federal Trade Commission:

Civilian Gun Self-Defense Blog

This informative blog, authored by Clayton Cramer, is devoted to reports of civilians using guns in self-defense. Check it out here.

Check Out My New Column

You can follow it at Examiner.com. My first article addresses Minnesota's statewide smoking ban.

New Web Site Format

Welcome to the updated EverVigilant.net!

To make better use of my time and resources, I have decided to switch over to a blog format. You may have also noticed that the link to my old PaleoBlog has been redirected. That's because the content from that blog has migrated over to this site and is now being published here.

I was reluctant at first, but I think this should make the site more interesting and versatile in the long run. If not, well, it certainly makes things easier to manage.

Let me know what you think, and thanks for reading!

Tom Roeser: Ron Paul = Adolf Hitler

Thank you, Tom Roeser. You took time out of your busy schedule to attend a Ron Paul rally and then write about it, comparing him to Adolf Hitler. Well, congratulations! You did it! Suddenly, people who never heard of you before are linking to your article and leaving comments on your blog. Kudos! Your little publicity stunt worked.

I say "publicity stunt" because no one with any shred of intelligence, credibility, or decency would have actually taken what he had written seriously. First of all, you said that Ron Paul's "demagogic phraseology appeals not to conservatives -- but, apparently if Saturday's meeting was any indication -- to a sweaty group of boisterous, screaming, jumping up and down in place, obese youth (obviously from hours spent huddled before computers), shaggy, unkempt, hirsute, noisy, obstreperous, rambunctious and raucous. And that's before we consider the male contingent." I realize that having a sense of humor is very important in journalism, but was that really supposed to be funny?

And then there was your main point, which you obviously meant as a lesson in world history:

You can say all you want about Hitler...monomaniac, racist, genocidal tyrant...but he and his people could really run a rally. From the Munich beer hall putsch through to the end of his regime he was unexcelled. Let me say the manipulation of an already excitable, juvenile, impressionable and deliriously passionate youth audience by the Ron Paul people was unexcelled -- at least among those I have observed in this country. Hitler's meetings would involve people packed like sardines in a room that did not allow much area for expansion. That was the case here.

Did you write that with a straight face? Was that another twisted attempt at humor? I mean, suggesting that a 72-year-old congressman from Texas, who is calling for smaller, less-intrusive government and an end to senseless wars, is as threatening as a blood-thirsty tyrant who murdered millions of people in pursuit of a master race? Surely you weren't serious.

To those reading this: if you decide to visit Tom's blog, note the important message in the sidebar:

**WARNING**
Defamatory comments will not be tolerated and the individuals who post such comments will be turned over to authorities. Our "reader comments" system allows us to track IP addresses and we intend to collect as much information on posters as we possibly can. Thanks!

Please be civil. Egos are fragile things. And no personal insults. Leave that to the professional journalists. Name-calling will not be tolerated -- unless, of course, you are comparing libertarian Texas congressmen to genocidal dictators and calling their female supporters obese, shaggy, unkempt, hirsute, noisy, obstreperous, rambunctious, and raucous.

Heresy Doesn't Die That Easily

Just when you thought the heretics at Little Geneva were gone for good (you can read about their downfall here), they're back, and nastier than ever. They continue to be an insult to the family, the South, and the Gospel - the very things they claim to defend.

No More SRR Updates

As of now, there are no plans to update the States' Rights Review blog. While I will continue to speak out in support of states' rights, I believe that this site as well as the flagship EverVigilant.net provide ample opportunity to do so. Having a separate blog dedicated to issues I already write about elsewhere seems rather redundant. It also seems rather redundant. I will, however, leave the SRR blog up for the time being for those wishing to access the archives.

Yes, Another Blog

Humorous, random, less focused, disjointed, rambling, muddled...In other words, this new blog will be more like how my mind actually functions:

Lemon Harangue Pie

Check it out!

The Quotable Dr. Black

Dr. David Alan Black, editor of DaveBlackOnline.com, is one of the most insightful and perceptive writers on the web today. It's quotes like this that keep me going back to his site for more:

We seem to be living in a time when we have acquired an Empire on which the sun never sets, and have lost a Republic on which the sun never rises.

Forgetful that our nation was founded upon the ideal of a limited, constitutional government, and proclaiming the "wonder-working power" of democracy in place of the Gospel, we strut along in self-absorbed importance.

(Read the full article, "Thoughts on the Anniversary of a War.")

Keep up the good work, Dave!