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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

A Call to Boycott Monsanto - Seminis Seeds

by Barbara Peterson

"Monsanto is not only overtly taking over the seed market, but  
covertly also. Did you know that Seminis, "the largest developer,  
grower and marketer of fruit and vegetable seeds in the world," is  
owned by Monsanto? Here is a blurb from the company website:

Seminis sells vegetable seeds in more than 155 countries. In addition  
to the corporate site, we have 10 regional/country-specific Web sites  
with useful information about local products and contact  
information....Seminis' parent company, Monsanto, announced plans to  
acquire Netherlands-based vegetable seeds company, De Ruiter Seeds. LINK

"Seminis is a wholesaler, so chances are if you purchase seeds at your  
local store, or website, the company will have purchased seeds from  
Seminis/Monsanto.

The rest of the article is here:

http://www.opednews.com/articles/A-Call-to-Boycott-Monsanto-by-Barbara-Peterson-090319-925.html

Google boycott Monsanto and find many opportunities to express how you  
feel about the Monsanto Monster.
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I got the following as a forward and thought a lot of it was funny and 
unfortunately true.  No, I did not check snopes on the quotes or the 
comic, that would spoil the fun.






Clint Smith, Director of Thunder Ranch, is part drill instructor, and 
part stand up comic.

Here are a few of his observation on tactics, firearms, self defense and 
life as we know it in the civilized world.

"The handgun would not be my choice of weapon if I knew I was going to a 
fight....I'd choose a rifle, a shotgun, an RPG or an atomic
bomb instead."

"The two most important rules in a gunfight are: always cheat and always 
win."

"Every time I teach a class, I discover I don't know something."

"Don't forget, incoming fire has the right of way."

"Make your attacker advance through a wall of bullets. I may get Killed 
with my own gun, but he's gonna have to beat me to death with it, cause 
it's going to be empty."

"If you're not shootin', you should be loadin'. If you're not Loadin, 
you should be movin', if you're not movin', someone's gonna cut Your 
head off and put it on a stick."

"When you reload in low light encounters, don't put your flashlight in 
your back pocket.. If you light yourself up, you'll look like an angel 
or the tooth fairy...and you're gonna be one of 'em pretty soon."

"Do something. It may be wrong, but do something."

"Nothing adds a little class to a sniper course like a babe in a 
Ghilliesuit."

"Shoot what's available, as long as it's available, until something else 
becomes available."

"If you carry a gun, people will call you paranoid. That's ridiculous.. 
If I have a gun, what in the hell do I have to be paranoid for."

"Don't shoot fast, shoot good."

"You can say 'stop' or 'alto' or use any other word you think will work 
but I've found that a large bore muzzle pointed at someone's head is 
pretty much the universal language."

"You have the rest of your life to solve your problems. How long you 
live depends on how well you do it."

"You cannot save the planet. You may be able to save yourself and your 
family."

More Excellent Gun Wisdom.......



The purpose of fighting is to Win. There is no possible victory in 
defense. The sword is more important than the shield, and skill is more 
important than either. The final weapon is the brain. All else is 
supplemental.

    1. Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to Fight, 
he'll just kill you.

    2. If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.

    3. I carry a gun cause a cop is too heavy.

    4. When seconds count, the cops are just minutes away.

    5. A reporter did a human-interest piece on the Texas Rangers. The 
reporter recognized the Colt Model 1911 the Ranger was carrying and 
asked him 'Why do you carry a 45?' The Ranger responded, 'Because they
don't make a 46.'

    6. An armed man will kill an unarmed man with monotonous regularity.

    7. The old sheriff was attending an awards dinner when a lady 
commented on his wearing his sidearm. 'Sheriff, I see you have your 
pistol. Are you expecting trouble?' 'No ma'am. If I were expecting 
trouble, I would have brought my rifle.'

    8. Beware the man who only has one gun. He probably knows how to 
use it!

 'The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, 
but because he loves what is behind him.'

 -G. K. Chesterton

A people that values its privileges above its principles will soon lose 
both.

-DDE-

Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who Do not.'

- Thomas Jefferson-