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Unfortunately the reality of the real world continues to evade a fairly large segment of society, so we continue to see stories like this one featuring a tragedy at a California Toys “R” Us location.
MSNBC provides some mindless handwringing with the following quote from Palm Desert Councilman Jim Ferguson:
"I think the obvious question everyone has [...]
Today Jill Miller Zimon ranted about “throwing around” the terms “Socialist!” and “Communist!”. Her reasoning seemed to be that Bush also advances socialist policies, therefore it’s “stupid” to call a spade a spade.
Since Jill included a definition of “stupid”, I was hoping she’d include a definition for socialism too so [...]
Dennis Spisak and Progress Ohio want you to think that a clear majority of Americans want a “Climate Action Mandate”. People actually said they want a mandate?!? Well, not really.
According to a poll sponsored by Environmental Defense Fund (sponsor of the DDT genocide), Americans believe that we should address climate change now in a way [...]
It ended up being a very close race in Ohio’s 15th congressional district – so close that as of this writing, nobody really knows who won. It didn’t take long for supporters of Stivers and Kilroy, the first and 2nd finishers, to sling accusations of “stealing votes”.
What are “stolen votes”? They apparently happen when a [...]
The Houston Chronicle today has the headline U.S. gives $40 billion to save AIG, gets ownership stake – shouldn’t that read “U.S. takes $40 billion to save AIG, gets ownership stake”?
After all, the US can only “give” what it steals first.
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Last night’s NBC Nightly News featured some odd unsubstantiated claims regarding the likely effects on the economy if a government bailout failed to prop up automakers. Specifically I’m addressing comments made by CNBC’s Trish Reagan and Phil LeBeau, another CNBC reporter in this piece:
Here’s Trish’s quote:
"If one of them fails, the entire industry would be [...]
To give you an idea how much the Federal Reserve and Congress have inflated our currency through poor financial policy, let’s take a look at the latest sweeps hype parroting the AP:
a contractor who found $182,000 in Depression-era currency hidden in bathroom walls
SOURCE: Money Found House’s Walls No Treasure
Sounds like a lot of money [...]
…but Barack Obama seems poised to give it a whirl. Citing support for "common-sense" gun control, Change.gov, the official website of the office of the president-elect lists the following approach:
Address Gun Violence in Cities: As president, Barack Obama would repeal the Tiahrt Amendment, which restricts the ability of local law enforcement to access important gun [...]