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Yomin Postelnik

2012-12-02T07:21:17Z

Irpw: Undo revision 984777 by Ariinmd (talk) Heresay that led to the excommunication of the feminist rabbi and 2 rabbinical courts supporting Postelni

'''Yomin Postelnik''' (1977- ) is a columnist for the [[Canada Free Press]] with a [[Conservatism|conservative]] viewpoint who lives in [[Florida]]. Postelnik was born in [[Montreal]], [[Canada]] in 1977 and was active in Conservative politics. He founded a company called ''"Insiders Review Publishing Works"'' (IRPW) a business development, marketing and non-profit consultation service, and formerly published a conservative newspaper, titled ''Insiders Review'' <ref>http://www.freerepublic.com/~yominpostelnik/</ref>in the Greater Toronto area between 2000-2001.

After Postelnik wrote an article in the Canada Free Press titled ''"Logical Proof of the Existence of a Divine Creator, Why Atheism is Not Logically Sound,"'' <ref>http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/3426</ref> he was faced with a backlash from an atheist group. <ref>http://www.topix.com/city/pompano-beach-fl/2008/06/south-florida-columnist-yomin-postelnik-attacked-by-atheist-group</ref>

Since 2005 Postelnik has run Myth Debunker blogs dedicated to challenging leftist myths and misconceptions. He has written on conservative philosophy and has proposed solutions to current political and social issues.

Postelnik received a Rabbinic degree in 2000 from the Rabbinical College of Canada. He has written on the [[Arab-Israeli conflict]], stressing that dialogue and good will must be fostered and should be the focus of concentrated efforts as opposed to land deals, which he views as temporary fixes to a larger problem.

He is also a consultant for dozens of non-profit organizations throughout the [[United States]] and is the board member of the [[United Autism Foundation]] in charge of development<ref>[http://www.autism500.com/pdf/leadership.pdf United Autism Foundation Leadership]</ref>.

Most recently he was involved in an in depth debate on [[creationism]], taking place in May 2008. Postelnik brought several arguments in favor of creationism and the existence of a [[God|Divine Creator]], while posing several challenges to [[Darwinism|Darwinian theory]]. The transcript, available at Myth Debunker, shows that Postelnik was effective in refuting all points raised by those who advocated evolutionism.

Postelnik's work has been featured in [[History News Network]] and his writings in Canada Free Press has been extensive.<ref>[http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/members/3426/Postelnik/ Canada Free Press -- Yomin Postelnik]</ref>

He is also the publisher of Business Growth Trends<ref>[http://www.BusinessGrowthTrends.com Business Growth Trends]</ref> and his advice on obtaining business loans has been cited in About.com articles on the topic<ref>[http://sbinfocanada.about.com/b/2008/05/02/how-to-get-a-small-business-loan-3.htm How to Get a Small Business Loan - About.com, Small Business Canada]</ref>.

==References==

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== External links ==
* [http://www.mythdebunker.blogspot.com Myth Debunker]Commentary on current events and issues affecting the United States
* [http://www.insidersreview.blogspot.com Myth Debunker - Canada]Commentary on current events and issues affecting North America with an emphasis on Canadian politics
* [http://www.GrantResearch.blogspot.com Grant Research] A site for non-profits and small businesses seeking legitimate help with procurement of grants

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Michael Savage

2008-07-03T23:50:44Z

Irpw: older version looked more like a leftist hit piece than a proper bio stub

[[Image:Michaelsavage.jpg|right|thumb|Michael Alan Weiner]]
'''Michael Alan Weiner''', Ph.D. (born March 31, 1942) (aka '''Michael Savage''') is a [[conservative]] talk show host. <ref name="sourcewatch">http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Michael_Savage SourceWatch</ref>

[[Michael Alan Weiner|Savage]] is the author of 18 books, including four New York Times Best Sellers: ''The Political Zoo'', ''Liberalism is a Mental Disorder'', ''The Savage Nation'' and ''The Enemy Within.'' Many of his books have been on [[botony]] and [[Nutritional Ethnomedicine]]<ref name="sourcewatch" />. He holds doctorates in both [[economics]] and [[medicinal botany]] which he received from the [[University of California]], Berkeley<ref>http://www.thesavagemichael.com/biography.html</ref>.

[[Michael Alan Weiner|Savage]] is generally known to be more outspoken, or harsh, than other conservative commentators. Some view this as his way of driving home points to liberals, who he seems to view as cynicle. Other conservatives are strongly against such methods. However, many do find them to be effective and count themselves as fans of his show, which was named by Talkers Magazine as the 3rd most influential talk show in America.<ref>[http://66.227.50.219/main/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19&Itemid=44 Talkers Magazine 100 Most Important Radio Talk Show Hosts in America, 2008]</ref>

In March 2004, he began a televised version of ''The Savage Nation'' on [[MSNBC]]; but was let go <ref>http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2003-07-07-msnbc-fires-savage_x.htm MSNBC fires Michael Savage after anti-gay comments</ref> after telling a prank caller who identified himself as a homosexual to "get [[AIDS]]." [[Michael Alan Weiner|Savage]] explained that he was making a personal insult to a prank caller, who he considered to be harassing him, not to all gays. This is consist with his treatment of other prank callers.

In 2007, he won the Freedom of Speech award from Talkers Magazine, a [[talk radio]] trade industry publication.

His nationally-syndicated radio show is called '''Savage Nation'''. In the early weeks of June 2007, Savage spent almost every minute of his show lambasting [[George W. Bush]]'s proposed immigration reform bill. He takes credit<ref>Monday, June 25 2007, "The Savage Nation," 750 KPRC (Houston).</ref> for the defeat of the bill. He has also been credited with coining the terms "compassionate conservative and "Islamo-fascist," which have gained wider usage in other circles. <ref>[http://www.michaelsavage.wnd.com/?pageId=10 World Net Daily Bio on Michael Savage]</ref>

During the introduction and for the bumper music on his radio program, Savage often uses music by the [[heavy metal]] bands [[Metallica]] and [[Rammstein]].<ref>[http://www.nopactalent.com/speakers/Michael-Savage/1271 Michael Savage Bio at Nopac Talent]</ref>

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William King

2008-07-02T16:49:43Z

Irpw: biographical info, refs

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'''William Rufus deVane King''' '''(1786 - 1853)''' was Vice President under [[Franklin Pierce]]. [[William King|King]] previously served as a US [[House of Representatives|Representative]] from [[North Carolina]] from 1811-1816, when he resigned, and as [[Senator]] for the State of [[Alabama]] from 1819-1844<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=k000217 Official Congressional Biography]</ref>. A [[Democratic-Republican]], then a [[Jacksonian Democrat]], [[William King|King]] served as [[President pro tempore]] of the [[United States Senate|Senate]] from 1835-1841, after which the [[Whig]]s retook control. He passed away from [[tuberculosis]] after only 45 days in office. He is the only [[Vice President]] to have been sworn in on foreign soil, as he was in [[Cuba]] for health reasons at the time of [[inauguration]].

In 1818, King moved to Selma, [[Alabama]], where he became a delegate to the State's organizing convention in 1819. He was a [[slaveholder]] and owner of a large [[plantation]]<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=k000217 Official Congressional Biography, ibid.]</ref>.

During the mid 19th century, the Vice Presidency was not viewed upon negatively, as it came to be in the early 20th century<ref>[http://weekendamerica.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/02/15/vp/ Weekend America Special - Vice Presidents We Never Knew]</ref>. At the time, the Vice President actually did preside over the [[United States Senate|Senate]] and the congenial [[William King|King]] was viewed as ideal for the position. As his coughing worsened throughout the 1852 campaign, he went to Cuba hoping that the climate would help him regain his health. [[Congress]] then passed a one time law allowing [[William King|King]] to be sworn in on foreign soil. A few weeks later he returned to [[Alabama]], where he passed away on April 18, 1853, just six weeks after taking office. He was initially interred at his plantation. However, the Selma City Council wished for King, as one of the city's founders, to be interred within its limits and he was reinterred there in 1882.

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2008-06-26T17:43:55Z

Irpw:

User talk:Irpw

2008-06-26T17:43:21Z

Irpw:

Hi, nice suggestion on Andy's talk page. Are you afraid to use your real name? I'm not surprised, given the smear tactics used by liberals. But any campaign will have to have a visible leader. Perhaps you want to help from the sidelines, eh? --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] [[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]] 08:43, 25 June 2008 (EDT)
:: Hi Ed and thanks. It seems a bit premature to give names, etc., but I have no problem doing so. Spoke with a security expert and got set up after the first round of attacks. The interesting thing is I debated liberals for years with no problem and even with some friendship - only had these problems with atheists. I'd be happy to take any roll and/or help spearhead it if wanted, but I'll wait to see if that's the direction he wishes to go.

==Growing Conservapedia==

Daphnea, why are you using my header to get his attention? From what I see the Obama thing has been debated ad infinitum and Andy's right, Harvard did have a strong affirmative action policy and Obama was far less accomplished than other members of the same board, hence 1 + 1 = 2. Also, you edited out that wiki calls creationism a myth and then try to twist the point. It's not about the origins in cultures page and you know that. They refer to it as a myth on discussions of evo vs creationism. If you want to poke holes at least do so with intellectual honesty. I'm sorry for taking the liberty to write this, especially as I'm new. And my views don't represent anyone other than my own. I wasn't going to comment on your disingenuous twisting but your use of my thread line to get his attention seems to warrant a response. It could be that others have a different viewpoint and I certainly won't speak for Mr. Schlafly. --[[User:Irpw|Irpw]] 11:22, 26 June 2008 (EDT) ''copied from [[User talk:Aschlafly]]''

:Hi Irpw. I'm sorry if you think I'm "hijacking" your header, but I am actually trying to make a serious point. The point is not about Barak Obama, it's about Conservapedia. I don't fault your suggestions for increasing the awareness of Conservapedia, but the real problem with Conservapedia's credibility is that it is too small. Ridiculously small.

:One of the reasons that Conservapedia doesn't grow is that people like me come here and get told we need 'official' pre-approval for our edits. If it takes everyone 48 hours to get an edit approved then it's going to be millions of years before Conservapedia has anywhere near the same coverage as Wikipedia, no matter how much we publicise it. That's why I used the same header as you - because in essence it's about the same subject. [[User:Daphnea|Daphnea]] 11:44, 26 June 2008 (EDT)

:: Hi Daphnea. Using my header to get his attention, after posting him 4 times, is whatever you'd like to call it. The fact is that wiki incorrectly classifies creationism as a myth ''in relation to'' evolution and the Obama thing has been gone over a thousand times. There have been more acts of vandalism here than one could care to point out. If you merely meant to make edits that were incorrect (especially the creation myth one, which was shocking) and not to remove factual information from a page, then please realize that most such removals in the past have been acts of vandalism, not mistakes. Still, everyone gave you the benefit of the doubt (that it was merely a mistake) and just asked you to check edits on that page with Andy as your knowledge of the wiki bias was missing. Such benefit of the doubt would not be given at wiki. If you disagree and feel that creationism should be called a myth in relation to evo then you are entitled to your opinion, but the fact is that that's bias (and unwarranted in an encyclopedia) and removing it from the well researched bias page was incorrect. Hope this clears up my position and best regards.--[[User:Irpw|Irpw]] 13:11, 26 June 2008 (EDT)
:::You keep criticising my original edits, but what I wrote has nothing to do with them. I've been told to "discuss: with My Schlafly my edits, and I've been completely unable to get a response. As I said, I'm sorry I offended you with using a similar heading to you, but it's not really the issue. [[User:Daphnea|Daphnea]] 13:23, 26 June 2008 (EDT)
::::I don't want to speak for anyone and certainly not for him, but it could be he saw the same fault with your edits and just doesn't have the time to answer everyone, especially since most would have suspected something (maybe wrongly, but it comes to mind) with regard to the main edit, as that example of bias is found throughout WP. He can't answer every new editor who's only made controversial ones. My suggestion would be to pick an area of interest that's less controversial, like sports, military history, botony, npov bios, whatever and to add non-controversial contributions there and then I'm sure he'll spend the time addressing the other issues you raise. He can't answer everyone. Show that you really want to add value to the site.

User talk:Irpw

2008-06-26T17:11:43Z

Irpw: /* Growing Conservapedia */

User talk:Irpw

2008-06-26T17:11:29Z

Irpw: /* Growing Conservapedia */

James S. Sherman

2008-06-26T13:53:13Z

Irpw: biographical data - correction

2008-06-24T00:02:45Z

Irpw: biographical data

Michael Savage

2008-06-23T23:55:13Z

Irpw: added name of his study field, topics of his books, spelling fix

[[Image:Michaelsavage.jpg|right|thumb|Michael Alan Weiner]]
'''Michael Alan Weiner''', Ph.D. (born March 31, 1942) (aka '''Michael Savage''') is a [[conservative]] talk show host. <ref>http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Michael_Savage SourceWatch</ref>

Savage is the author of 18 books, including four New York Times Best Sellers: ''The Political Zoo'', ''Liberalism is a Mental Disorder'', ''The Savage Nation'' and ''The Enemy Within.'' Many of his books have been on [[botony]] and [[Nutritional Ethnomedicine]]<ref>[http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Michael_Savage]</ref>.

He holds doctorates in both [[economics]] and [[medicinal botany]] which he received from the [[University of California]], Berkeley<ref>http://www.thesavagemichael.com/biography.html</ref>.

In March 2004, he began a televised version of ''The Savage Nation'' on [[MSNBC]]; four months later he was fired<ref>http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2003-07-07-msnbc-fires-savage_x.htm MSNBC fires Michael Savage after anti-gay comments</ref> after wishing [[AIDS]] on a gay prank caller. Savage responded that he thought they had cut to commercial and he was making a personal insult to the man, who he considered to be harassing him, not to all gays.

In 2007, he won the Freedom of Speech award from Talkers Magazine, a [[talk radio]] trade industry publication.

His nationally-syndicated radio show is called '''Savage Nation'''. In the early weeks of June 2007, Savage spent almost every minute of his show lambasting [[George W. Bush]]'s proposed immigration reform bill. He takes credit<ref>Monday, June 25 2007, "The Savage Nation," 750 KPRC (Houston).</ref> for the defeat of the bill.

During the introduction and for the bumper music on his radio program, Savage often uses music by the [[heavy metal]] bands [[Metallica]] and [[Rammstein]].<ref>[http://www.nopactalent.com/speakers/Michael-Savage/1271 Michael Savage Bio at Nopac Talent]</ref> However, when it was announced that Senator [[Ted Kennedy]] was suffering from a malignant brain tumor, Savage responded by playing music by the band [[The Dead Kennedys]].<ref>[http://mediamatters.org/items/200805210001 Michael Savage plays Dead Kennedys song "in some respect for" Sen. Kennedy]</ref>

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Harry Truman

2008-06-22T03:36:48Z

Irpw: minor grammatical edit "to promptly repeal" vs "to repeal pro...

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'''Harry S Truman''' was the 33rd [[President of the United States of America]], taking over from President [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]] during the [[Second World War]]. He is perhaps best remembered for his decision to drop [[atomic bomb]]s on the [[Japan|Japanese]] cities of [[Hiroshima]] and [[Nagasaki]]. Truman failed to promptly repeal the [[wage]] and [[price controls]] of [[WW II]]. Voter dissatisfaction with that failure and widespread [[Labor union|union]] [[strike]]s led to a [[Republican]] capture of [[Congress]] in 1946 and passage of the [[Taft-Hartley Act of 1947]], which curbed union strength.

==Early life==

Truman was born on May 8, 1884 in Lamar, [[Missouri]]. He attended public school in Independence, Missouri, graduating from high school in 1901. Following a few brief jobs in the Kansas City area, he returned to help run the family farm in Grandview.

During [[World War I]], Truman went to [[France]] as a captain of artillery. After returning home from the war, he married Elizabeth "Bess" Wallace and opened a men's clothing store in [[Kansas City]] with a wartime friend.

In 1922, Truman was elected a judge in the Jackson County court, where his duties were administrative rather than judicial. Although he earned a reputation for being honest and efficient in managing county affairs, he was defeated for reelection in 1924. However, he was subsequently elected presiding judge in 1926, and reelected in 1930.

==Senate==

Truman won election to the [[United States Senate]] in 1934, and during World War II gained national prominence for serving as chairman of the Senate Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program - referred to as the "Truman Committee".<ref>http://www.trumanlibrary.org/hst-bio.htm</ref>

==Selection for Vice-Presidency==

President Roosevelt had been in ill-health since his return from the [[Teheran conference]]. At the 1944 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, DNC Chairman Bob Hannegan went for instructions to President Roosevelt's private railway car just before the July convention officially began. Roosevelt had decided to dump incumbent Vice-President [[Henry Wallace]]. Worried over dissension on the choice of a successor, Roosevelt told Hannegan: "Go on down there and nominate Truman before there's any more trouble. And clear everything with Sidney." <ref>[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,791619,00.html "Clear everything with Sidney"], [[Time magazine]], Sep. 25, 1944.</ref> The President could not make the selection of Truman until [[Sidney Hillman]] <ref>''The Roosevelt Myth'', John T. Flynn, Fox and Wilkes, 1948, Book 2, Ch. 8, [http://www.rooseveltmyth.com/book/fdrmyth_Chapter_Eight___The_Shock_Troops.htm ''The Shock Troops of the Third New Deal'']</ref>, Director of the Political Action Committee for the Congress on Industrial Organizations (CIO) approved it. <ref> ''Roosevelt Myth'', Book 3, Ch. 10, [http://www.rooseveltmyth.com/book/fdrmyth_Chapter_Ten___Politics__Disease_.htm ''Politics, Disease and History''], Flynn, 1948.</ref> When Harry Truman walked into the smoke-filled room <ref>[http://www.booknotes.org/Transcript/index_print.asp?ProgramID=1109 ''Truman''], Interview with David McCullough, C-Span Booknotes, July 19, 1992. Retrieved August 6, 2007.</ref> of DNC at headquarters at the Stevens Hotel in Chicago, Soviet spies [[John Abt]], [[Lee Pressman]], and [[Nathan Witt]], were on hand." <ref>''The Yalta Betrayal'', Felix Wittmer, Claxton Printers, 1953, pg. 75.</ref>

==Presidency==

Truman succeeded to the Presidency upon the death of FDR on April 12, 1945. Interestingly, Truman rarely met with Roosevelt during his tenure as Vice President <ref>http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/ht33.html</ref>.

He was elected [[President of the United States of America]] (USA) in the [[United States presidential election of 1948|1948 Presidential Election]] as a [[Democrat]]. During his term as President, he presided over the conclusion of [[World War II]] in both [[Europe]] and [[Japan]]. Truman's decision to use atomic weapons against the Japanese cities of [[Hiroshima]] and [[Nagasaki]] forced the unconditional Japanese surrender to conclude WWII. As a consequence, the United States canceled a planned invasion of the island nation which had been projected to cause 1,000,000 American and 10,000,000 Japanese casualties, and prevented the annexation of Japan's northern islands by the Soviet Union<ref>http://www.afsc.org/newengland/pesp/DecisionToUseABomb.htm</ref><ref>http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/web/20050902-atom-bomb-hiroshima-nagasaki-enola.shtml</ref>. Prior to Japan's surrender, [[Nazi]] German troops and their Axis allies surrendered in Europe. Truman proclaimed his [[Truman Doctrine]] on March 12, 1947 that was intended to thwart the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republic]]'s designs of expansion in the Near East by committing American aid and troops to that region. Truman also committed troops to the Korean Peninsula in 1950 to halt a [[Communist]] invasion of [[South Korea]]. American troops were part of a coalition of member nations of the newly formed [[United Nations]] ("UN") in 1945. The USA had become a founding member of the newly established UN during Truman's presidency.

The bipartisan statutory [[Moynihan Secrecy Commission]] vested with extraordinary subpeaona powers to look into [[Cold War]] secrecy upon the demise of the [[Soviet Union]] wrote in its Final Report, "President Truman was almost willfully obtuse as regards [[American Communism]]." <ref>Report of the Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy. Senate Document 105-2. 103rd Congress. Washington, D.C. United States Government Printing Office. 1997. [http://www.gpo.gov/congress/commissions/secrecy/pdf/04dpm.pdf Chairman's Forward, pg. 10] pdf.</ref>

During Truman's last four budgets, expenditures on national security increased from $13 billion in 1950 to $50 billion in 1953. <ref>[http://sandiego.indymedia.org/media/2006/10/119975.pdf ''Tragedy and Hope: A History of the World in Our Time''], Carroll Quigley, Collier-Macmillan, 1966, pg. 936. ISBN 0-945001-10-X</ref>

Truman retired from politics at the conclusion of his presidential term and died on December 26, 1972 in his Independence, Missouri home. His Presidential library is located in Independence.

===China and Korea===
Without committing U.S. combat troops and without supporting a coalition government, the [[Truman Doctrine]] saved Greece from Communism. Greece received weapons and financial support and, most importantly, operational advisers at the battalion level, who ensured that American aid was used effectively. [[George Marshall]] himself testified that such aid might have prevented a [[Comintern]] victory, but General David Barr's military mission to China was specifically instructed not to supply this kind of assistance. <ref>Military Situation in the Far East, Hearings before the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate, 82nd Congress (Washington, 1951), p. 558.</ref> General [[Albert C. Wedemeyer]] recommended this approach in his report on his 1947 fact-finding mission, but Marshall personally suppressed the report. <ref>Tang Tsou, ''America's Failure in China, 1941-1945'', Chicago 1964, pg. 457.</ref> Chiang believed that the [[Truman Doctrine]] to [[Containment|contain]] the spread of [[International Communism]] directed from Moscow would be extended to China, and ordered an offensive as soon as word of the new policy reached him. <ref>Richard C. Thornton, ''China: A Political History, 1917-1980'', Boulder CO 1982, pg. 208.</ref> Truman however, made no effort to save China from Communism.

The Korean part of Wedemeyer's report was suppressed. Wedemeyer said:
{{Cquote|American and Soviet forces . . . are approximately equal, less than 50,000 troops each, [but] the Soviet-equipped and trained North Korean People's (Communist) Army of approximately 125,000 is vastly superior to the United States-organized constabulary of 16,000 Koreans equipped with Japanese small arms. The North Korean People's Army constitutes a potential military threat to [[South Korea]], since there is strong possibility that the Soviets will withdraw their occupation forces and thus induce our own withdrawal."<ref>Hearings before the Senate Committee on Armed Services and Committee on Foreign Relations, June 6, 1951.</ref>}}

Wedemeyer warned that this would take place as soon as "they can be sure that the [[North Korea]]n [[puppet government]] and its armed forces . . . are strong enough . . . to be relied upon to carry out Soviet objectives without the actual presence of Soviet troops."

[[Dean Rusk]], Assistant Secretary of State in charge of the Far Eastern Division, said on May 18,1951 what the critics had been saying,
{{Cquote|The independence of China is gravely threatened. In the Communist world there is room for only one master. . . . How many Chinese in one community after another are being destroyed because they love China more than they love [[Soviet Russia]]? The freedoms of the Chinese people are disappearing. Trial by mob, [[democide|mass slaughter]], banishment to [[slavery|forced labor]] in [[Manchuria]] and Siberia. . . . The peace and security of China are being sacrificed by the ambitions of the Chinese conspiracy. China has been driven by foreign masters into an adventure in foreign aggression.}}
John T. Flynn observes that critics of the [[FDR]] and Truman Administrations who had been saying this earlier were denounced as “[[Fascists]].”<ref>''While You Slept: Our Tragedy in Asia and Who Made It'', John T. Flynn, New York: The Devin-Adair Company, 1951, [http://www.mises.org/books/whileyouslept.pdf pg. 161] pdf.</ref> Rusk continued,
{{Cquote|We do not recognize the authorities in [[Peiping]] for what they pretend to be. It is not the government of China. It does not pass the first test. It is not Chinese. . . . We recognize the [[Kuomintang|Nationalist government of the Republic of China]] even though the territory under its control is severely restricted. <ref>Hearings before the Senate Committee on Armed Services and
Committee on Foreign Relations (also known as the Mac Arthur
Inquiry), June 2, 1951.</ref>…we believe it more authoritatively represents the views of the great body of the people of China, particularly their demand for independence from foreign control….That government will continue to receive important aid and assistance from the United States.}}

Conditions inviting the North Korean attack were created by the [[United Nations]] which issued a resolution for withdrawal of both Soviet and American troops. Troops began withdrawing September 15, 1948, leaving only about 7500 Americans lightly armed. This left in South Korea 16,000 Koreans and 7500 Americans, both groups lightly armed, against 150,000 fully armed North Korean Communists. General Roberts, head of the U. S. Military Mission said the South Koreans were not permitted to arm adequately.

[[Chiang Kai-shek]] was caught between two wars—a war on China by [[Japan]] and a war on China by the Soviet Union. American leaders refused to see this and insisted on acting in the illusion that China was fighting the Japanese only and that Soviet Union was an ally. Then came the startling realization that the United States, too, like China, were engaged in two wars in Asia, one against a common enemy, Japan; the other against a common enemy, the Soviet Union. The United States, with its ally China, fought the Japanese. But all the time the Soviet Union, with its satellite Comintern army in China, was fighting both China and the United States. The [[iron curtain]] that, with the [[Yalta agreement]], was rung down over American allies in Europe—[[Poland]] and [[Czechoslovakia]] and other little countries—now fell on China. And this was made possible wholly because of the Soviet Union's allies—conscious and unconscious—in America, in the U.S. government and even in the [[U.S. State Department]].

==Middle Initial==
There is no period after his middle initial, because it doesn't stand for anything. He was named with an "S" so that both his grandfathers could claim him as their namesake. <ref> Encyclopedia of Presidents, Harry S. Truman, by Jim Hargrove, Children's Press, 1987. </ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/ht33.html Biography]
*[http://www.trumanlibrary.org Presidential Library]
*[http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_collections/bomb/large/index.php The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb], Truman Library.
*[http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_collections/bomb/small/mb12a.htm President Truman to Senator Richard B. Russell], August 9, 1945.

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Debate:Can conservapedia become the next Wikipedia, is this good or bad

2008-06-22T03:26:36Z

Irpw:

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What is needed is something different than each. Something that is actually unbiased. CP is certainly biased, so is wikipedia, the difference is that on wikipedia the bias is pretty much accidental; people edit wikipedia from all over the world, people of every conceivable religion, certainly liberal beliefs would come from such a diverse background. Most people haven't even heard of CP on the other hand, and it's unlikely that many people that aren't passionately conservative would bother with the site. Certainly the American flag is not going do draw many people from the rest of the world. Most of the articles that have any real content are from the domain of religion/politics, and this obviously is going to create a huge bias in CP. You would be missing knowledge from more than half of the American population, and that isn't good either.-gendoikari4

Conservapedia in it self is a good idea, but it does have its own flaws, short articles (the page on G W bush on conservapedia is at least 1/8 the size of the wikipedia version) practically no articals on Popular culture(artists, video games, tv shows ect.) the articals are short and could never be used for informative purposes. My question is how can cp ever even compare to wikipedia. what do you think needs to be changened to help Cp thrive?- Serg1

: One of the biggest concerns of Conservapedia is to counteract a perceived bias of Wikipedia. What this does not address, however, is that Conservapedia is inherently biased in the opposite direction. If it the concern is that it is believed that Wikipedia is biased, then the best counteraction can be to present true objective articles, not ones simply biased in the opposite direction. If Conservapedia can accomplish this, then it can succeed in it can find truth. Otherwise, it is just doing the same things it hates Wikipedia for. -Casi
::Quite so. Wikipedia bias is incidental and reflects the contributors, so that sc-fi is elevated far too highly. However, the aspiration is to impartiality. The intention here is for bias. -Stevendavy

:Size alone is not the determining factor for Conservapedia. Articles that put together a coherent and factual base of information are more strongly sought. As is apparent, we don't wish to become [[Wikipedia]]; we feel there are many shortcomings in the way that system is run that prevent it from living up to its potential. We don't want to compete with what they are, but would prefer to be what they should have been.

:CP has continued to both grow and fill out articles. Pop culture is not our primary concern, but that area has been growing as well. While we certainly have areas where continued improvement is sought, many of the predictions of doom sounded in debate pages back around February and March are rather laughable when read today. [[User:Learn together|Learn together]] 01:53, 27 December 2007 (EST)

::I do understand that CP is a good idea(the conservative versiion of wikipedia) but really it hasnt met my standards of any wiki(the information on it is too short) I wish that CP can shadow other wikis and (as learn together stated) become what wikipedia should have been And stay that way. Another question is manifested through this conclusion though; How?-Serg1 07:27, 28 december 2007

:::How do you eat an elephant? -- one bite at a time. While there are a number of short articles, especially in helping to fill out categories and wikilinks, many of the articles that were short 9 months ago have been substantially expanded. Any editors making positive contributions, yourself included, can have a hand in turning this site into the resource that was envisioned upon its creation. Some areas, such as a fluid linking and category structure, have already seen great improvement and are becoming top rate. With each day we continue to improve. [[User:Learn together|Learn together]] 20:42, 28 December 2007 (EST)

Conservapedia is far too liberal to be any good. --[[User:Cranky Joe|Cranky Joe]] 06:43, 3 January 2008 (EST)
:Oh dear. I can't agree; Joe, I dare say you almost remind me of the obnoxious type of person that goes around claiming the [[New York Times]] has a conservative bias. In any case, I agree with Casi. The point here should not be to right a conservative article or go on a rant Because We Can. It should be to write an unbiased truth about something. And if we go off simply writing rants, then we will not be considered reliable. Unfortunately, I do think that 65% of the population will be uninterested in ''any'' site that openly identifies with an ideology, so that alone will disqualify CP from contention with WP. [[User:TheEvilSpartan|TheEvilSpartan]] 23:03, 3 January 2008 (EST)

It should never seek to become Wikipedia, and it never will. Wikipedia tries to be neutral as much as possible. Conservapedia is conservative by definition. Therefore, it will not be used by anyone who isn't a conservative American citizen. People from anywhere else in the world with any other political orientations will not use it. [[User:CappyR|CappyR]] 22:41, 6 January 2008 (EST)

Conservapedia can certainly become as BIG as Wikipedia if not BIGGER. But CP should possibly consider renaming itself to something less biased than Conservapedia. Even though Wikipedia is extremely liberal, the name itself doesn't imply it. CP on the other hand announces it in it's name as a conservative only source. Perhaps CP should rename itself BiasFreepedia.com. That's my TWO cents. --[[User:Watchman|Watchman]] 23:21, 8 January 2008 (EST)

I agree, the name(CP0 doesnt seem non biased

I definitely agree with Casi, and coming from sort of the same direction is that Wikipedia is trying to be a real encycopledia with true information, not true information that is edited to make it suit someones views on how that information should be represented. It is twisting the truth, and that alone makes it unreliable as a mainstream encyclopedia. With that said I am sure many people come here to get the type of 'information' that they seek. I actually think it is rather sad that an encyclopedia used to be something you could rely on, and now it is just another forum for people with a certain way of thinking who are trying their best to make sure others end up with the same belief system as them. Information has nothing to do with opinions...--[[User:Truce|truce]] 20:38, 23 February 2008 (EST)

to Watchman, I doubt Wikipedia intended to be 'liberal'...it is just the way it has come about. This site intends to be conservative, so I don't think the name should be changed. If the name was changed to something less suspicious it would be deceiving people, unless that is of course what you want...just because you view the information here as being accurate because it accurately expresses your opinions on a subject doesn't make it the truth. --[[User:Truce|truce]] 20:38, 23 February 2008 (EST)

I do not believe Conservapedia could ever become as big as Wikipedia and if it ever did I think it would be a great shame. A site condemning the 'liberal bias' and condoning conservative and Christian bias, discussing homosexuality, liberal views and atheism in a blatant negative manner only shows how small minded some people are. The fact that the site only allows for American English to be used only supports my theory that it has been organised and created by a group of fascists; whatever happened to freedom of speech? As a British atheist I can't say that I am a fan of this site and I dare say that the majority of British people, regardless of religion, will not be fans because of the site condemning the use of British English; this is why Conservapedia will never be as big as Wikipedia; they are cutting themselves off from potential users. Though I am sure they wouldn't want people who use the British spelling of the English language using their site...funny that us British are being told that our spelling of a language created by us is wrong, specially when the majority of English speaking country spells things our way; not the American. Also funny that Conservapedia exclusively promotes and supports creationism which would suggest that 'God' is omnipotent yet is against homosexuality...if one believes 'God' is omnipotent then one is saying that he/she/it created all life including those homosexuals but if homosexuality is right then surely one is criticising the work of 'God' and saying he/she/it made a mistake; I find that most interesting.

Dear Brit--- Homosexuality is not the work of GOD, Homosexuality is a choice made by human beings. GOD has given us freedom of will to follow HIS teachings and will or not. You are assuming, without any scientific foundation, that homosexuality is genetic or biological, which the article on this site does not support nor does the scientific community. Reading the complete article first, so you can make an honest and intelligent argument, would be wise, so as not to look the fool.
Concerning the English language, their are many dialects, which result in multiple pronunciations and spellings of words. Your assertion that the rest of the English speaking world follows the British example is rubbish and purposefully deceitful.(a practice commonly used by liberals, due to their lack of core values, lose morals and low intelligence. And in your case, the lack of guts and fortitude to at least sign your online name.) The roots of the English language were indeed "invented" by the Anglo Saxons, with heavy influences from old Norse, German, and French. And as with many languages it has evolved over time, many words used in the U.K. are of American origin and vice versa. Further more, I am forced to use your spelling when I frequent British sites as well, but I'm not whining. Where is Winston Churchill when you need him? Majorpain a.k.a. Mike.

If the criteria for becoming as big as Wikipedia is as the angry atheist Brit has listed, then it's well worth NOT becoming like Wikipedia. Perhaps, it's the Brits that are polluting our online Wiki-resources with such liberal trash. Go George Washington! Cheers! --[[User:Watchman|Watchman]] 22:37, 13 March 2008 (EDT)
:So many people coming to support the site are not welcome. This is why the site is in decline, the pointless anger against people who would support the poject. It is a problem. I acknowledge that some of my spelling has had to be 'corrected', but the deep suspision of anyone not like enough goes against the broadness stated in the word encyclopedia.[[User:Stevendavy|Stevendavy]] 20 March 2008 (EDT)

For a start, articles should be licensed under GFDL or CC. Why should anyone be motivated to edit an encyclopedia ''for free'' when their work ends up being owned by that encyclopedia? If I edit conservapedia, can anyone guarantee that my work will not someday fall into someone's hands who will claim exclusive rights over it, without giving me compensation? No. The reason I edit wikipedia is not because I trust the people who run it, but because GFDL guarantees that this will never happen. The wikimedia foundation only owns the servers, not the information on them. If they became corrupt one day and decided to use wikipedia to their personal advantage, somebody would soon create a fork that isn't corrupt. The GFDL allows this. With conservapedia on the other hand there is no guarantee. [[User:Cambrasa|Cambrasa]] 12:22, 16 March 2008 (EDT)

The problem currently is that various articles are far too biased, and there are too many religious fundamentalists registered on this site. Case in point, historical articles such as "paper" barely has a single paragraph, whereas religious articles such as intelligent design/creationism/etc has many pages.
[[User:Intranetusa|Intranetusa]] 14:12, 16 March 2008 (EDT)

If you really want to get people to read these articles for more than entertainment or a good laugh then you have to take the subjective entries out of your article text. Too many of your articles on controversial issues end up being nothing more than politically and religiously charged attacks or refutes of direct text from Wikipedia. Every article on here that has more than one line of explanation sounds like nothing more than an argument worthy of the opinion page of a bad news paper. It’s not about being bias or not, it’s about presenting both sides of an argument with as much information as possible and allowing the reader to decide which side they believe. This web site is a giant debate fueled by hate and promotion of fear. For as much respect and love for religion that is expressed here there sure aren’t very many people that have learned from it. So the truth might set you free but a strong opinion despite the facts just makes for good entertainment. --[[User:FactMan|FactMan]] 21:52, 25 March 2008 (EDT)

This place can't be the next Wikipedia. Wikipedia doesn't have to shut down every night for fear of SUBVERSIVE VANDALS. --[[User:Gulik5|Gulik5]] 21:56, 31 March 2008 (EDT)

A perceived bias and a genuine bias are two completely different things. Conservapedia tells you about a bias up front, which would scare away anyone looking for a neutral source of information. But those on conservapedia feel that Wiki is biased the other way so they must compensate by leaning conservatively. Typically, those who edit wikipedia are fairly tech savy and probably are fairly young. However, as more people age and they become more familiar with the internet/blogging/etc. , they want to make their voice heard. This argument essentially comes down to older users vs. younger users. Now, I know there has been a trend lately of younger people being more conservative. However, I don't think the trend has changed significantly enough to swing the demographic of young voters over to the Republican side. I don't know who said it or where it is attributed to, but I believe the quote is "If you are young and not liberal, you have no heart. If you are old and are not conservative, you have no brain." Thank you for enduring my rambling. And no, it cannot become the next wikipedia. Anything with a bias up front is not going to gain mainstream attention, especially considering the exposure Wikipedia already has. But hey, articles like this just Conservapedia larger. -[[User:ITfreq51|ITfreq51]] 19 April, 2008

No. It does not matter whether you view this as good or bad. But the two wikis are based on completely different attitudes and perspectives. Conservapedia is from a conservative, Christian point of view(correct me if I'm wrong), while Wikipedia highlights NPOV, which stands for Neutral Point of View(by that it means that so the articles will not offend a particualr group of people). Both Wikis see each other as biased. Wikipedia appeals to all people because it is intended not to target a specific group or to make specific comments about a group. COnservapedia will appeal to Conservatives, but then maybe not the mainstream. (P.S. If you are against this could you also leave your comment on my [[User talk:Faizaguo|talk page]]? Because my Watchlist is flooded. Thanks)--[[User:Faizaguo|Faizaguo]] 12:43, 18 June 2008 (EDT)

Can CP become as big as Wiki? Certainly. But we need to point out the outrageous bias that wikipedia stands for and embraces. This bias can be found in almost all articles dealing with issues of contention. NPOV in their eyes is the extreme liberal view, the one that militants will tell you is the only truth. The sad thing is that if we were better organized and had more committed members, Wiki wouldn't be able to get away with the garbage and biases that are so rampant. --[[User:Irpw|Irpw]]

Debate:Can conservapedia become the next Wikipedia, is this good or bad

2008-06-22T03:26:09Z

Irpw:

2008-06-22T02:44:19Z

Irpw: bio stub

[[Yomin Postelnik]] (1977- ) is a columnist columnist with a [[Conservatism|conservative]] viewpoint who lives in [[Florida]]. Postelnik was born in [[Montreal]], [[Canada]] in [[1977]] and was active in Conservative politics, publishing a conservative newspaper, titled [[Insiders Review]] in the Greater Toronto area between 2000-2001. Since 2005 Postelnik has run [[Myth Debunker]] blogs dedicated to challenging leftist myths and misconceptions. He has written on conservative philosophy and has proposed solutions to current political and social issues. His columns are regularly featured in [[Canada Free Press]].

Postelnik received a Rabbinic degree in 2000 from the Rabbinical College of Canada. He has written on the [[Arab-Israeli conflict]], stressing that dialogue and good will must be fostered and should be the focus of concentrated efforts as opposed to land deals, which he views as temporary fixes to a larger problem.

He is also a consultant for dozens of [[non-profit organization]]s throughout the [[United States]] and is the board member of the [[United Autism Foundation]] in charge of development<ref>[www.autism500.com/pdf/leadership.pdf]</ref>.

Most recently he was involved in an in-depth debate on atheism and evolutionary science, taking place in May 2008. Postelnik brought several arguments in favor of the existence of a Divine Creator and posed several questions on Darwinian theory, effectively refuting the points raised by the other side. The transcript is available at [[Myth Debunker]].

Postelnik's work has been featured in [[History News Network]] and his writing in [[Canada Free Press]]<ref>[http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/members/3426/Postelnik/ Canada Free Press -- Yomin Postelnik]</ref> has been extensive.

He is also the publisher of Business Growth Trends<ref>[http://www.BusinessGrowthTrends.com Business Growth Trends]</ref> and his advice on obtaining business loans has been cited in [[About.com]] articles on the topic<ref>[http://sbinfocanada.about.com/b/2008/05/02/how-to-get-a-small-business-loan-3.htm How to Get a Small Business Loan - About.com, Small Business Canada]</ref>.

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.mythdebunker.blogspot.com Myth Debunker]Commentary on current events and issues affecting the United States
* [http://www.insidersreview.blogspot.com Myth Debunker - Canada]Commentary on current events and issues affecting North America with an emphasis on Canadian politics
* [http://www.GrantResearch.blogspot.com Grant Research] A site for non-profits and small businesses seeking legitimate help with procurement of grants

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