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Cap and trade, freedom, and the collapse of our nation.
2008-06-04 04:23:00 America is in danger of collapse and I don’t say this lightly. I have believed in the exceptionalism of America for as long as I could understand what that meant. Five years ago, I would have told you that our economy will recover, that times will get better, and that freedom will prevail, but now I ...
By: Tundra Politics
Justice Earl Warren on social progress vs socialism
2008-05-14 05:28:00 Many people consider the things which government does for them to be social progress, but they consider the things government does for others to be socialism. That describes current attitudes perfectly, doesn't it? Still I must be aware the beam in my own eye while complaining over the mote in yours! (a beam being a board of wood and a mote being a mere speck.) Justice Earl Warren was born
Could Bob Barr be the last best hope of conservatism?
2008-05-13 05:02:00 McCain’s latest comments about implementing tariffs against China and other countries for their “carbon footprint” should be a warning flag for the nation’s true conservatives. Liberal Democrats and Republicans have participated in live-for-the-moment economic policies that rival the “money handout” campaigns by Juan and Eva Peron Those policies eventually crippled the Argentinian economy. McCain’s economic and ...
By: Tundra Politics
A Reminder That European Democracy Is Something Of A Myth
2008-04-25 13:15:00 In America, we think of historical Europe as a place were voiceless mastered were ruled by high-handed aristocrats. We assume that those days are over, wiped away by war, revolution, and the simple passage of time. The European Union, however, periodically provides timely reminders that Europe is still ruled by high-handed authoritarian figures who ignore ...
By: Webloggin
At Least Marx Had Integrity
2008-04-22 12:15:00 An EARTH DAY SPECIAL from Churchill’s Parrot blog Granted Karl Marx was a bitter, self-loathing, misanthrope, half-crazed with envy and his own depraved world view, but at least he had integrity. When advocating the implementation of his beloved communism, for instance, he made no attempt to sugar coat what would be required: ?The proletariat will use its ...
Bank Socialism
2008-04-20 00:41:00 In this age of bail-outs of investment banks by the Federal Reserve, because the banks got too highly leveraged in credit default swaps and other "structured" investments, we are looking at a house of cards. If you want to look after your own true self-interest, get into gold, but do not trust a bank or dealer to hold it for you or keep it at home. Big Brother confiscated it from people once before, in 1933. They could do it again, and the safekeeping of even foreign gold vaults could be without a real guarantee. read more
Obama?s Father and Socialism
2008-04-15 23:31:00 Some on the right have been trying to fabricate a case that Barack Obama is a socialist–which is quite far fetched considering that much of his economic advice comes from the University of Chicago. With that ridiculous argument not taking hold, some have turned to trying to prove that his father was a socialist. Some ...
By: Liberal Values
So Is THIS Socialism?
2008-04-11 22:59:00 by Nathan McIntyreFor those of you thinking I've been a little paranoid lately over a President Obama, check out this little snip from Mark Rose (courtesy of TennesseeFree.com). Enjoy, er, shudder."Barack Obama has written in his autobiography that he organized his life around the ideals imparted by his Kenyan father, Barak H. Obama, a Harvard-trained economist. So what were those ideals?PrestoPundit has found a 1965 paper written by Obama's father, in which he advocates:- 100% taxation- communal farms / the elimination of private farming- the nationalization of businesses owned by "Europeans" and "Asians".- "active" measures to bring about a classless society Yikes! This is right out of Marxism/Leninism. It's not watered-down socialism. It IS socialism -- in its purest form."So is Obama a socialist?
Liberal Double Talk: Patriotism-Love of country or love of socialism
2008-04-09 20:26:00 I read Joe Klein's article on Barack Obama's "patriotism problem" and heard Michael Medved interview Eric Liu, the writer of a short book on progressive patriotism. Klein and Liu make the case that liberals can be as patriotic as conservatives, which is fine. What's laughable is their insistence that progressives are the truer patriots. Their reasoning: 1. True patriots want what's best for their country and their fellow Americans and support policies that help Americans as a whole instead of just oneself or one group. Additionally, true patriots show appreciation for what the government has given them. 2. Government is good. Leftist policies help Americans, offering opportunities that Americans wouldn't otherwise have. Wealthy people disproportionately benefit from government (have more to appreciate). 3. Therefore, a true patriot votes for bigger government and progressive taxation. Right. As if people were less patriotic before the Johnson administration. The above art...
By: Asymmetric
A Free Market In Healthcare?
2008-04-07 23:31:00 No doubt Doctors will try to quash this. . . From Crain's: Retail health clinics have made their way into metro Detroit and are competing with doctors' offices for routine patient visits. Clinics contend that the quality of care is high and that when a patient requires urgent care or a visit to a physician's office, the process is seamless, said May Hang, manager of operations in Detroit for... Click the Headline Link to Visit Copious Dissent and Read the Full Story.
When did congress replace the courts?
2008-04-03 05:25:00 This week, two major “trials” took place in the Democrat controlled United States congress. First of all, Oil company executives were put on trial. One after the other, congressmen and women took cheap shots at the oil companies. They claimed the oil companies unjustly gained profits and are not helping their competitors enough. Another “trial” will take ...
By: Tundra Politics
Future of Socialism
2008-03-21 17:01:00 This is a repost from the Monthly Review Magazine of an address by Prof. Randhir Singh to the journal Itihasbodh at Allahabad on March 8, 2007. Prof. Singh, a distinguished teacher and a former Professor of Political Theory at the University of Delhi, is author of Crisis of Socialism: Notes in Defence of Commitment, Reason ...
World Missions Invoked As Excuse For Ecclesiastical Socialism
2008-03-20 00:00:00 -By Frederick Meekins During the 1980?s, Phil Donahue use to get on his show and wring his hands about how guilty he felt for being an American while much of the world languished in poverty and despair. While Donahue was noted for being an avowed secularist, similar tactics are often ...
By: Publius Forum
Barack Obama?s Church - Political Hate Speech
2008-03-14 21:02:00 Barack Obama’s pastor, Jeremiah Wright, has been scrutinized a lot lately for his political activism from the pulpit. The IRS has been investigating his church (Trinity United Church of Christ) for being used as a political advocacy group rather than a place of worship. The IRS could pull the church’s tax exempt status, but this is ...
By: Tundra Politics
Al Franken vs. Norm Coleman
2008-03-11 02:15:00 Anti-Strib is reporting that Mike Cerisi announced in an email today that he is out of the Minnesota Senate Race. It’s now a race between Al Franken and Norm Coleman. Now since Al Franken is the presumptive nominee, lets go over his key issues. These are his stances listed on his website (The spin has been removed ...
By: Tundra Politics
More Attacks by Left Wing Radicals Go Uncriticized
2008-03-08 06:05:00 In the past week, there have been two terrorist attacks by radical left wing groups in the United States. While neither caused injuries to people, both seemed to be designed to terrorize and intimidate those who don’t submit to the leftist agenda. On Monday, three luxury “green” homes were set ablaze with explosive devices in a ...
By: Tundra Politics
Czech President stands against EnviroCommunism
2008-03-05 07:39:00 President Vaclav Klaus of the Czech Republic is probably one of the bravest and most eloquent leaders in the free world. He is only the second president to serve the Czech Republic. President Klaus understands the world that we live in better than most. He lived through communism and has life experience in being under governmental ...
By: Tundra Politics
Heading down the road to socialism
2008-02-27 01:40:00 “The American people will never knowingly adopt socialism, but under the name of liberalism they will adopt every fragment of the socialist program until one day America will be a socialist nation without ever knowing how it happened.” - Norman Thomas, American socialist For all of you who love the sing and dance of the Democrat ...
Hillary Clinton Sides with Socialism over Chelsea
2008-02-21 00:43:00 Hillary Clinton just came out recently claiming that wealthy investment bankers and hedge fund managers on Wall Street aren't doing real ?work.? She blasted those greedy hedge fund professionals for making too much money as well. The only problem is that her daughter works for a hedge fund. Yes, Chelsea Clinton works for Avenue Capital Group, a New York based Hedge Fund Company. Apparently,... Click the Headline Link to Visit Copious Dissent and Read the Full Story.
What Country Has The Most Explosive Tourism & Luxury Potential Outside of L
2008-02-20 20:50:00 Fidel Castro’s resignation, due to health issues, of the presidency of Cuba brings new hope that this island paradise–real life human rights nightmare could possibly change into an economic powerhouse. Cuba could become an incredibly hot real estate, development, gaming, entertainment, travel industry paradise if opened up to democractic economic principles. The acceptance of ...
By: deansguide
Socialism, Health Care, and Kids
2008-02-19 15:42:00 A comment was posted at this older update here on the Porch that I thought was telling. It summarizes the mindset of portion of American society crying out for socialized everything. Full of impoverished hubris, I estimate you all might enjoy going back to the old post and seeing the comments.Click here, and enjoy.**Here are the first two comments if you' like to check them out, but I would still urge you to read the entire piece if interested, and then come on back and comment.Anonymous said...Not all families are living on 50,000 dollars a year for a family of four. Also, not all parent's are "money stupid" as you put it.There are a number of considerable circumstances that can happen to a working middle-class family which can make life hard at times, especially "money-wise". First the economy is terrible at this time and we are getting ripped off as consumers at each and every available turn. Until you walk in someone's shoes who is working and paying their bills and do not ha...
The Right to Steal
2008-02-18 23:17:00 I?ve been watching the silliness that is Berkeley and heard one of the Code Pink gals talking about the ?right? to housing, the ?right? to health care, etc. I think her point was that we shouldn?t be spending money defending our country when we could be spending it providing services to people. This whole ...
By: Webloggin
Forget about Freedom
2008-02-15 02:25:00 Cross posted at Grizzly Groundswell We are closing in on making the country a Socialist state inch by inch. Every year we are getting more and more of our freedoms taken away. Here in Illinois you can not smoke in...
By: Stix Blog
Chavez?s 21st Century National Socialism
2008-02-01 06:31:00 Hugo Chavez has long vowed to turn Venezuela into a laboratory for ?21st century socialism.? But if the latest bully-boy tactics of the Chavez government are any guide, the better name for his platform might be 21st century National Socialism. Most telling in this regard are the ruling regime?s rapidly deteriorating relations with Venezuela?s Jewish community. ...
By: 1913 Intel
Private Philanthropy is Bad for Socialism
2008-01-28 00:00:00 -By Thomas E. Brewton The New York Times is distressed that private philanthropists can give money to any charity they choose. Only a socialistic Federal government is capable, says the Times, of making wise decisions about dispensing money to achieve social justice. The flip side of American private largess is the stinginess ...
By: Publius Forum
Venezuela's Chavez: Socialism still our goal
2008-01-22 14:23:00 by Bolivia Rising (Federico Fuentes) A collective discussion is occurring throughout the revolutionary movement led by President Hugo Chavez following the defeat of the proposed constitutional reforms — that were intended to deepen the revolution to help open the way towards socialism — in the December 2 referendum. Defeated by the narrowest of margins, the result took both sides by surprise. A cocky Chavista camp that had won 11 straight election victories was sent into a tailspin. The US-backed pro-capitalist opposition was forced to think up a new strategy, as the next stage in its well-orchestrated destabilisation campaign — taking to the streets against supposed electoral fraud — had to be postponed after Chavez graciously accepted defeat. "For now we couldn't do it!" explained Chavez in his concession speech. Discussion and debate has exploded as the battalions of the new United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) — initiated by Chavez to unite the grass roots ...
My Destruction of Naomi Klein Supporters on a Liberal Blog
2008-01-20 03:54:00 ?Crooks and Liars,? one of the larger ?Progressive? blogs on the Net decided to declare The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein, their book of the month. For those of you who have followed this blog since January, you are probably laughing already. If you have not read my blog before, allow me to provide some context. I have picked apart Naomi Klein?s book since the... Click the Headline Link to Visit Copious Dissent and Read the Full Story.
Environmentalists Declare War on United States Navy
2008-01-16 18:32:00 The liberals in this Country have officially gone insane. The Natural Resource Defense Counsel, an environmental organization founded on ignorance of basic economics, has just sued the United States Navy. They are suing the Navy because George Bush believes that Navy Submarines should be allowed to use sonar. I could not make this up. Apparently, the environmentalists are concerned that... Click the Headline Link to Visit Copious Dissent and Read the Full Story.
The Voracious British Government Marches On
2008-01-16 16:54:00 The progressives of the Victorian era would be proud, but the old fashioned liberals are rolling in their graves: Independent schools are to be made to open their doors to more children from poor homes under guidelines announced to stop them being run as ?exclusive clubs?. Schools failing to meet the regulations could ...
By: Webloggin
What socialism smells like
2008-01-16 00:04:00 Apparently, it mixes Mediterranean herbs and fruits such as Bergamot orange and white tea with base notes from the Orient, which come together to produced [sic] an aroma of "confidence, equality, progress and efficiency". Oddly, it also smells a little like air freshener. One journalist at the press conference said the smell was so strong that he was practically overwhelmed and left feeling faint. ? the Catalan Socialist Party (PSC) launches their own perfume. Read more in the Guardian.
By: Fashion Newsweek
City-wide Wifi: Good idea or creeping socialism?
2008-01-15 09:00:00 As you read this, I'm savoring the world-class delicacies of the Maywood Denny's. Why did I choose Denny's over Norm's or any of the other fine dining establishments in the area? You're thinking: "It's the food, stupid." You're wrong. It's the free wi-fi, idiot (I don't mean to be insulting, but you started it.). The city of Maywood provides "free" wifi access along its main thoroughfare, Slauson Avenue. I'm usually against the government doing things for people that they can do for themselves (read here), but, in this case, I have to make an exception. It's a great idea! First, I'm here, right. Think of city-funded wi-fi as fancy lamp posts or nice landscaping- an investment that makes the city more attractive to businesses and their potential customers. Second, it's local. If the city residents want free wi-fi, it's their choice. If they don't like it, they can move to Huntington Park or Bell. Third, since it's on the main street, unless you're a pers...
By: Asymmetric
California Nanny State Proposes Radio Controlled Thermostats
2008-01-14 21:47:00 California is proposing that residents add a radio FM controlled receiver enabling the government access in an effort to control thermostats, refrigerators, pool pumps, computers, etc…. If passed, California politicians said that building permits would be denied for any contractor who refuses to comply with the new law. WND reports: Add thermostats to the list of ...
By: Webloggin
Venezuela: Highest Inflation in South America plus Food Shortages
2008-01-13 23:39:00 If I wrote a script on how to destroy a Country and create misery, I do not think I could have outdone Hugo Chavez in Venezuela. Annual inflation in Venezuela soared to 22.5 percent in 2007, the highest official rate in Latin America. Then brain-dead Hugo added price controls and a shortened workday ?to help the poor.? This brilliant compassion has created shortages of milk, eggs, sugar,... Click the Headline Link to Visit Copious Dissent and Read the Full Story.
Naomi Klein: Shockingly Ignorant Part 8
2008-01-05 22:09:00 I think it was three videos ago when I said it would be my last Naomi Klein Video. However, I saw this interview and just had to make another one. You know the drill: Go to YouTube, vote it up, and favorite it, so people will see it. Enjoy!! Related Editorials Naomi Klein: Shockingly Ignorant Naomi Klein: Shockingly Ignorant Part 2 Naomi Klein: Shockingly Ignorant Part 3 Naomi Klein:... Click the Headline Link to Visit Copious Dissent and Read the Full Story.
The New York Times Blames Terrorism on Capitalism
2008-01-02 18:00:00 The New York Times editorial page today certainly started this New Year off with a bang. Jared Diamond, editorialist, wrote in ?What?s Your Consumption Factor? the following: People in the third world are aware of this difference in per capita consumption [between the United States and the rest of the world], although most of them couldn?t specify that it?s by a factor of 32. When they believe... Click the Headline Link to Visit Copious Dissent and Read the Full Story.
Milton Friedman Debates Naomi Klein
2008-01-02 03:26:00 Folks, if you don't like the video below, there is something wrong with you. I've had some practice making these YouTube videos over the last week, and I think I finally know what works. You can only expect better ones to come. This is the fifth, and possibly final, compilation of videos that I titled, "Naomi Klein: Shockingly Ignorant." Since she loves to distort what Milton Friedman stood... Click the Headline Link to Visit Copious Dissent and Read the Full Story.
Naomi Klein: Shockingly Ignorant Part 4, With Keith Olbermann
2008-01-01 03:52:00 Okay, I am really happy how this video turned out. This is a video of Naomi Klein on Countdown with Keith Olbermann. Keith pretty much took Naomi's Book, "The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism" and threw it in the prompter." I would have none of it. Please feel free to use this video on all your blogs or email it to friends. Expect more to come. Now that I got the hang of... Click the Headline Link to Visit Copious Dissent and Read the Full Story.
Cuba Has Housing Shortages: Who Wants Some Socialism?
2007-12-31 21:00:00 In The New York Times today was an obscure article titled: ?Divorce Is Easy in Cuba, but a Housing Shortage Makes Breaking Up Hard to Do.? While I really could care less about the divorce laws in Cuba, I would like to point out that here is another example of Socialism failing miserably. But, I assume if I mentioned this to Naomi Klein, she would probably blame this on the ?Shock Doctrine,? or... Click the Headline Link to Visit Copious Dissent and Read the Full Story.
Naomi Klein: Shockingly Ignorant Part 3
2007-12-31 07:01:00 Here is another. There will probably be two more by the end of the week. Related Editorials Naomi Klein: Shockingly Ignorant Naomi Klein: Shockingly Ignorant Part 2 Click the Headline Link to Visit Copious Dissent and Read the Full Story.
The result of socialism
2007-12-23 00:57:00 Steven Taylor at OTB: Via the LAT: Grim tales from Zimbabwe Life here is full of Catch-22 dilemmas that would strain credulity if they were fiction: It costs more to go to work than you can possibly earn, for example. There is no economy to speak of, either, just the black market, where even the government gets its dollars. And hospitals, like the one where Junica Dube was giving birth, with no medicines and little staff, are places of death, not life.[…] The stores are so empty that the government statistician says it’s impossible to work out the inflation rate. (Independent economists estimate that it is between 40,000% and 90,000%.) Given the depth of the economic crisis, it’s difficult to see how anything works. A journalist more than doubles his salary by making candles on weekends. A Reserve Bank employee buys and slaughters cows on the side. A sign writer sells sandwiches cobbled out of difficult-to-come-by bread. Teachers, who can go to South Africa with no visa, bring...
By: BitsBlog
gucci + lv = socialism?
2007-12-20 07:13:00 I am feeling a little political today as you can see...Below is a video of a Venezuelan Interior Minister Pedro Carreno (it is in spanish). Basically, he is attacking capitalism while wearing Gucci shoes and a Louis Vuitton tie. A journalist interrupts his speech and asks if it was not contradictory to criticize capitalism while wearing luxury goods. *awkward*He is at a lost for words for a moment - "I don't, uh ... I ... of course" and then tries to recover by saying - "It's not contradictory because I would like Venezuela to produce all this so I could buy stuff produced here instead of 95 percent of what we consume being imported." ummm...right.I mean seriously! If you are going to make a public speech, make sure you are not wearing something that is directly opposite of what you are talking about. It is like me showing up at a PETA meeting dressed in all leather. Socialism/communism might work on paper, but this is a prime example of why it doesn't in reality - someone has to...
By: Style Musings
A Real Party!
2007-12-14 22:28:00 According to the dictionary, a party is either 1. a gathering for social entertainment, recreation, or amusement; also the entertainment itself or 2. a group united for a particular purpose, as in politics. This chiefly but not totally concerns the latter. I found a really clever shirt design while blog surfing. The print depicts communist icons ...
Former Chavez Defense Minister Writes Op-Ed in NY Times
2007-12-03 18:38:00 One of Hugo Chavez’s closest aids recently quit his post as Defense Minister and has become an outspoken critic of Chavez and his policies. He has written an interesting Op-Ed in the NY Times, called “Why I Parted Ways With Chavez.” ON Dec. 17, 1982, three of my fellow officers in the Venezuelan Army and I ...
By: The Hot Joints
Chavez Loses Vote 51-49
2007-12-03 16:19:00 President Hugo Chavez said Monday he may have been too ambitious in asking voters to let him stand indefinitely for re-election and endorse a huge leap to a socialist state. Chavez told reporters at the presidential palace that the outcome of Sunday’s balloting had taught him that “Venezuelan democracy is maturing.” His respect for the verdict, ...
By: The Hot Joints
Chavez Vote To Close To Call
2007-12-03 05:36:00 From VOA News: Hours after polls closed in Venezuela’s constitutional referendum Sunday, both the government and its opponents say the vote is too close to call. No official results have been released on the fate of the constitutional changes sought by President Hugo Chavez. Late Sunday, Vice President Jorge Rodriguez said election workers were still counting ballots five ...
By: The Hot Joints
No Mas Chavez?
2007-12-02 22:48:00 President Hugo Chavez would take on expanded powers and have a shot at being president for life under constitutional changes being considered by Venezuelans Sunday in a vote that raised tensions in South America’s top oil exporter. Chavez maintains that in order to turn Venezuela into a socialist state he needs indefinite rule. One can only ...
By: The Hot Joints
Chavez Asks Vote for Socialism
2007-12-02 15:46:00 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is facing his toughest challenge in years as voters decide whether to approve constitutional changes in a referendum. The raft of reforms includes allowing abolishing presidential term limits and ending the Central Bank's autonomy. Mr Chavez says the proposed changes would return power to the people, but opponents accuse him of a power grab. On Saturday, President Chavez repeated a threat to stop oil supplies to the US if it tried to disrupt the ballot. Mr Chavez has warned that his opponents could try to sabotage the vote, with backing from Washington, through violent protests. At a news conference, he said: "In the case of an aggression by the US government, we wouldn't send any more oil to that country. Forget about our oil." Opec member Venezuela currently exports about 60% of its oil to the United States - a trade worth an estimated $37bn (£18.5bn) a year.
By: Current Affairs
Growth, when derived from Socialism for Wall St. & Financial Terrorism, not
2007-12-01 06:21:00 Economic growth, in terms of how it?s measured in GDP, is a complex area. And because many of our minds aren?t complex, we believe others who guide us on economic growth rates & the figures they throw at our face. We need growth. We need to produce more goods, services, and food grains, from primary to ...
Thought of the Day: Socialism
2007-11-29 13:25:00 It really bugs me whenever I hear socialists, marxists or communists talk about freeing people from oppression. Or winning freedom for the “people.” It’s not really true freedom they’re promising to deliver, it’s only freedom from responsibility. |
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