Monday, February 18
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Mike Powers is the guest editor today. |
Recommended "So what are the black-clad youngsters so filled with hatred and so prone to destroy? They call themselves anarchists, but they are the embodiment of the statist principle: 'do as I say – or else.' The masked hordes rioting the streets calling for anarchy want power; they want the power to do as they please, and they want the power to separate action from responsibility. They want the freedom to act – without consequence. They demand respect from others in the sense of fear, obedience and subjection rather than appreciation and admiration; they want to be the state and control its powers." Column by Per Bylund.
"So, rational thought leads quickly to acceptance of anarchism, but it also leads to acceptance of atheism...." Column by Jim Davies.
“Do we or do we not want to maintain a global empire by force of arms? Or, to put it another way, what's in it for us, as individual citizens, for the United States to maintain 800 military bases around the world?” By Gene Lyons.
Prehistoric
Problems with Fiat Currency
“Even though most Earthlings do not like to be told how stupid they are, it is a good thing that they are stupid, because if ‘homo dumbo’ truly, truly comprehended the sheer horrifying enormity of what is going to happen because of all of this incomprehensible debt and leverage financed by the Federal Reserve, they would crap in their pants in sheer terror and it would stink like hell.” By The Mogambo Guru.
“Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. has declared the stimulus package ‘a gift to the middle class.’ Parents teach their children to be grateful and not assess the value of a gift, but this is one gift horse you may want to look in the mouth.” By Kristyn Birrell.
Clemens
Hearing Showed Inefficiency of Politics
“If you wondered why our government accomplishes little of substance, the five-hour Roger Clemens congressional hearing answered your question. Nothing undermines a search for the truth as effectively and decisively as politics.” By Jason Whitlock.
Morning
Citizen! Why Not Apply for a
Smoker’s Permit?
“You still have freedom of choice. Provided you're carrying a valid Freedom of Choice Permit.” By Charlie Brooker.
“What kind of society rips a 17-year-old autistic boy from his loving home and places him in a state-run mental institution, where he is given heavy doses of drugs, kept physically restrained, kept away from his family, deprived of books and other mental stimulation and is left alone to rot? Certainly not a free or humane one.” By Steven Greenhut.
College
a Waste of Time and Money for Kids
“Perhaps for the first time the opportunity cost of college does not equal the extra profits generated by the degree.” By James Altucher.
(VIDEO)
“If you vote, and you elect dishonest, incompetent people and they get into
office and screw everything up, you are responsible for what they have done.
You caused the problem. You
voted them in. You have no right
to complain.” Hilarious.
Some bad language, of course. It’s
George Carlin!
Bush
Urges Support for Africa’s AIDS Program
"'I'll
just put it bluntly,
McCain:
No New Taxes If Elected
Read
his lips! [Who needs taxes when you've got the Fed's magical money
machine? - Ed.]
Bernanke:
There’s No Housing Bubble to Go Bust
Just
prior to his inauguration in October 2005, Uncle Ben predicted that housing
price increases "largely reflect strong economic
fundamentals," such as strong growth in jobs, incomes and the number of
new households. Oops!
Texas
Primary Crucial for Democratic Presidential Voters
(VIDEO) Note the ornamentation hanging in the Barack Obama campaign office - a Cuban flag with Che Guevara’s image superimposed on it. It’s hard to imagine how an oppressive tyrant such as Che became an admired international cult figure.
Government
Accountability Chief Resigns
“(Comptroller
General)
Kosovo
Declares Independence from Serbia
“Kosovo
began its first full day of self-declared independence from
Mass.
Socialized Health Plan Rates May Rise by 14%
So much for "affordable" government health care.
US
Marine on Okinawa Accused of Raping Girl, 14
“Tyrone Hadnott, 38, a staff sergeant at Camp Courtney, admitted forcing the teenager, whose name is being withheld, to kiss him but denied raping her, local media reports said.” Be sure to support our troops,
911
Tapes from MN Police Raid at Wrong House
"The police were the ones that were there illegally and they started this problem. Had they never entered the building illegally none of this would have happened." To serve and protect.
Seriously
Ill Patients Left in Ambulances for Up to Five Hours
In
order to meet government targets. More
socialized medicine horrors from the
"(The
HBO documentary) ‘Joe Louis: America's Hero...Betrayed’ relates in detail
how the
Skateboard-Hating
Cop at it Again
Keeping the streets of Baltimore safe from juvenile skateboarders and remote controlled cars.
Both amusing and nauseating. A mashup of "Up With People" and Joseph Goebbels. (video clip, Editor's pick)
Scaled
Down Solar System Found 5,000 Light Years Away
Pounds well spent? Probably not.
A photo blog.