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Kelley: Nuclear Arms Charge Against Iran Is No Slam Dunk Post Date: 2012-01-11 12:12:40 by Brian S
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The conflict between Iran and the West just keeps heating up, with the Iranians announcing over the weekend that they have begun to enrich uranium at a second major facility, a well-defended site outside the city of Qom. Given the high stakes, its valuable to take another look at the main source of the tension: Irans nuclear-weapons program. That this enterprise is active is widely considered a given in the U.S. In fact, the evidence, contained in a November report of the International Atomic Energy Agency, is sketchy. And the way the data have been presented produces a sickly sense of deja vu. I am speaking up about this now because, as a member of the IAEAs Iraq ...
President Paul? Senator may be candidate in ’16 Post Date: 2012-01-10 23:45:52 by A K A Stone
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A year ago, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., was navigating the halls of the U.S. Capitol in his first days as a freshman senator. Paul had ridden the momentum of the tea party during the 2010 campaign, joining a new wave of conservatives in Washington, D.C. A year later, Paul remains part of the national conversation, appearing on frequent television and radio interviews and sounding off on several national issues that arose during his first year in office. Most recently, he has campaigned for his father, U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, as Ron Paul tries to claim the GOP's presidential nomination. And by many accounts, when the younger Paul takes the stage to stump for his father, the crowds ...
Ron Paul And Eisenhower Are Right Post Date: 2012-01-10 14:39:10 by Brian S
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We are watching the destruction of an empire. All empires must go away sometime. They are natural things. And nature puts a time bomb in everything she creates. The U.S. empire is doomed. Just like all the others that went before it. It is doomed by nature herself condemned by the gods to blow up and die. None of this should be surprising. Weve seen this movie before. Hundreds of empires have come and gone. We know how this movie ends. More or less. What we know for sure is that the U.S. is going broke. There is hardly any other plausible outcome. Weve gone over the numbers so often we dont need to repeat them. Yes, it is true that the feds could still save ...
Could Election 2012 Be Going Any Worse for the Tea Party? Post Date: 2012-01-10 14:30:17 by Brian S
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First Sarah Palin didn't run, and the documentary about her disappointed at the box office. Then a series of Tea Party friendly candidates jumped into the race. But neither Michele Bachmann nor Rick Perry nor Herman Cain could withstand the scrutiny of a presidential run. As if to underscore the reversal of fortune, Bachmann, whose star was born with the Tea Party, finished sixth in the Iowa caucuses. And the winner of the first-in-the-nation contest? It was a virtual tie between Mitt Romney, the preferred nominee of moderates in the establishment, and Rick Santorum, arguably the man whose political philosophy is most antithetical to that of Tea Partiers, being the closest to the ...
The Answer That Would Have Won the Nomination Post Date: 2012-01-10 07:35:35 by CZ82
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The Answer That Would Have Won the Nomination By Peter Heck To say the moment was ripe for any earnest conservative who wanted to capture the Republican nomination for president would be an understatement. As Diane Sawyer sniffled out a question that makes even the most fanatical bleeding heart look cold, she dangled a low-hanging fruit for any of the candidates to pluck with ease. To my great disappointment, none of them did. After spending nearly a quarter of an hour at the recent Republican presidential debate discussing a hypothetical scenario where a state might want to ban contraception, Sawyer put on her trademark pained countenance and, continuing the transparently obvious ...
They’re baaack! The Return of the Chickenhawks Post Date: 2012-01-09 19:35:09 by Brian S
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What a joy to see Ron Paul take down Newt Chickenhawk Gingrich in front of millions of Americans. Slogging through fifteen Republican presidential debates was totally worth it just to witness this defining moment. Dianne Sawyer, who sounded like she was on Quaaludes, raised her eyebrows quizzically as she asked him if he stood by his previous characterization of Newt as a chickenhawk. Her tone implied she thought this a little harsh. Paul took this opening and ran with it: I think people who dont serve when they could and they get three or four or even five deferments they have no right to send our kids off to war
Im trying to stop ...
"States' Rights: Do We have It All Wrong?" Post Date: 2012-01-08 23:43:58 by A K A Stone
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Under the conventional narratives of the Civil War, the Southern states seceded from the United States on account of "states' rights." Contemporary political debate over the war takes this "fact" as a starting premise. Modern-day Union supporters say that the Southern states invoked "states' rights" in order to defend the institution of slavery, draping the mantle of "states' rights" over the practice of slavery like a Klansman draping a hood and cloak over his body. The Union narrative then has the heroic Abraham Lincoln invoking the majesty of the federal government to vindicate national supremacy, suppressing the "rebels" and ...
Analysis: Ron Paul Leaves A Big Impact Post Date: 2012-01-08 18:20:14 by Brian S
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DES MOINES, Iowa Texas Representative Ron Paul might have come in third in the Iowa vote for the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday, but he took to the stage that evening confident he had prevailed. To the applause of the hundreds of campaign volunteers and activists who packed the post-caucus party, Paul declared that not only did he do well enough to continue on to the New Hampshire primary next week, but that his ideas were influencing the very contours of the race. Where we are very successful is reintroducing some ideas Republicans needed for a long time, he told the crowd, which waved American flags and campaign signs. Believe me this momentum is ...
The New York Times Is Lying About Iran's Nuclear Program Post Date: 2012-01-08 16:56:15 by Brian S
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It's deja vu all over again. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) is trying to trick America into another catastrophic war with a Middle Eastern country on behalf of the Likud Party's colonial ambitions, and The New York Times is lying about allegations that said country is developing "weapons of mass destruction." In an article attributed to Steven Erlanger on January 4 ("Europe Takes Bold Step Toward a Ban on Iranian Oil"), this paragraph appeared: The threats from Iran, aimed both at the West and at Israel, combined with a recent assessment by the International Atomic Energy Agency that Iran's nuclear program has a military objective, is ...
The Monsters of Free Republic Post Date: 2012-01-08 15:15:58 by jwpegler
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During the 2000 election, I joined the "conservative" forum site "Free Republic". I was tossed off of the site in less than a day, simply for expressing a fact- based opinion that differed from that of the site's moderators. Today I decided to rejoin, just to post my latest blog about Rick Santorum entitled Rick Santorum is no Conservative Savior. I was tossed off of Free Republic after one post, but not before the moderator changed the name of my post to Rick Santorum is no Conservative Savior, sez troll before getting the ZOT and opened it up to ridicule from the mental midgets, who follow the moderators around like a bunch of lemmings. I really don't who ...
Four More Years – of This? [Pat Buchanan] Post Date: 2012-01-08 09:19:14 by Capitalist Eric
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In what The Washington Post called "a bold act of political defiance," President Obama Wednesday announced the recess appointment of Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Cordray's nomination had been blocked by a Senate filibuster. There was no way he was going to win approval in 2012. Enraged Republicans denounced the appointment as an affront and a usurpation of power, for the Senate had not formally gone into recess. The White House airily dismissed the Republican rage, saying no Senate business is being conducted during the Christmas-New Year break, and to argue that the Senate is still in session is a sham. Obama seemed to delight in his ...
A Short Banking History of the United States Post Date: 2012-01-07 19:23:52 by lucysmom
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We are now in the midst of a major financial panic. This is not a unique occurrence in American history. Indeed, we've had one roughly every 20 years: in 1819, 1836, 1857, 1873, 1893, 1907, 1929, 1987 and now 2008. Many of these marked the beginning of an extended period of economic depression. How could the richest and most productive economy the world has ever known have a financial system so prone to periodic and catastrophic break down? One answer is the baleful influence of Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson, to be sure, was a genius and fully deserves his place on Mt. Rushmore. But he was also a quintessential intellectual who was often insulated from the real world. He hated commerce, ...
U.S. Marine: Nothing is taboo anymore with the Government Post Date: 2012-01-07 17:26:55 by A K A Stone
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Nothing is taboo anymore with the Government beauracracy! The cops have become worst than the Mafia.... Does this remind anyone of the Nazi brown shirts. There's unwarranted illegal checkpoints going up everywhere by armed goons, "Papers please!" What is happening to America? The news is corrupt and reports only what their handlers allow. They don't want citizens to defend themselves, or demand their rights granted to us by our Creator and founding fathers. In my opinion Ron Paul is our only hope at this point! He may not have all the answers but at least he's for The Constitution and Bill of Rights, sounds like a good starting point to me....
Santorum Wants To Impose 'Judeo-Christian Sharia' Post Date: 2012-01-07 14:28:15 by Brian S
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(CNN) -- There are two Rick Santorums: The first one I might not agree with, but the second one truly scares me. "Santorum One" pushes for less government regulation for corporations and shrinking the federal government. You may or may not agree with these positions, but they are both mainstream conservative fare. Then there's "Santorum Two." This Santorum wants to impose conservative Christian law upon America. Am I being hyperbolic or overly dramatic with this statement? I wish I were, but I'm not. Dean Obeidallah Dean Obeidallah Plainly put, Rick Santorum wants to convert our current legal system into one that requires our laws to be in agreement with ...
21% OF DEMS HAVE LEFT PARTY Post Date: 2012-01-06 22:10:02 by A K A Stone
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According to the latest Rasmussen Poll, 21% more than one in five Democrats have abandoned the Party since Obamas election as president. While most have become Independents, identification with the Republican Party has also risen not only since 2008 but also even since the GOPs 2010 victory. Rasmussen, who tracks voters party identification (self-described) every month, shows that Democratic Party identification, has dropped by eight points (or 21%) since Obamas election in November, 2008 while Republican Party identification has risen by three points over the same period. Despite speculation in the liberal media that the Republicans in Congress have ...
The Reactionary Mind – The Truth About Conservatism: An Interview with Corey Robin Part II Post Date: 2012-01-05 13:20:01 by lucysmom
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...One of the chapters in the book deals with Ayn Rand. Im going to quote from it directly as I dont think there is a better way to sum it up. Saint Petersburg in revolt gave us Vladamir Nabokov, Isaiah Berlin, and Ayn Rand. The first was a novelist, the second philosopher. The third was neither but thought she was both. I really dont think Ive seen a better quote summing up the phenomenon that is Ayn Rand. This is not political jousting either in the book youre generally quite respectful of conservative theorists. But Ayn Rand is unusual in that
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she really was a hack. There is no way she was on par with the other theorists ...
Neoconservative Rising: The GOP's Future, and Rick Santorum Post Date: 2012-01-04 17:46:35 by Brian S
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Since the 1980's, the GOP has followed a political strategy pioneered by their annointed saint, Ronald Reagan: taking choice elements of libertarian ideology and distilling them into applause-winning campaign platitudes. The strategy worked in the short-term, giving the right stances starkly different from, as well as sensible-sounding arguments against, the left. It was, and still is popular in conservative circles to claim quasi-libertarian ideals: "I am libertarian/Randian/Rothbardian on the economy, conservative on morality," et cetera. Republicans are certainly not afraid to pay lip service to thinkers like Hayek, Rand, and von Mises when votes are ...
How Slimy Is Santorum? Post Date: 2012-01-04 14:57:08 by Brian S
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More principles, consistency and humility than Ron Paul? Alana Goodman thinks this not-Romney isn't like all other not-Romneys: Yes, he has plenty of his own flaws, and they shouldnt be glossed over. But so far, his baggage doesnt seem to be of the fatal sort. Theres no history of adultery, no sexual harassment charges, no problems with articulation, no shoot-from-the-hip attitude. Santorums debate performances have been excellent, and hes shown a notable grasp of foreign policy issues. He also has impeccable social conservative credentials. Yes: he's for criminalizing all abortion and nullifying my civil marriage by constitutional amendment. He's ...
'Bugsplat': The Civilian Toll Of War Post Date: 2012-01-03 19:35:02 by Brian S
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"The Lakotah had no language for insulting other orders of existence: pest, waste, weed ..."But what about "bugsplat"?That's the word for the cop at UC Davis, walking up and down the line of students sitting with their arms locked, zapping them in the eyes with pepper spray. It's the word for the Tunisian police and bureaucrats who humiliated Mohamed Bouazizi and destroyed his livelihood as a street vendor. It's the word for anyone whose power exceeds his humanity.And, according to a 2003 Washington Post story, it's the name of a Defense Department computer program for calculating collateral damage, as well as, apparently, casual terminology among ...
You See ... Even the YoungTurks think Ron Paul is a Neville Chamberlain fool Post Date: 2012-01-02 16:00:10 by Happy Quanzaa
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You See ... Even the YoungTurks think Ron Paul is a Neville Chamberlain fool
Bachmann: Pants On Fire! (My Title) Post Date: 2012-01-02 14:34:16 by We The People
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Iowa Predictions 1-2-2012 Post Date: 2012-01-02 13:13:25 by A K A Stone
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Anyone have any predictions as to what happens tomorrow? I predict Ron Paul gets cheated out of first place.
Ron Paul's Iowa victory Post Date: 2012-01-02 09:21:57 by We The People
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SIOUX CITY, IowaRon Paul is within striking distance of winning the Iowa caucuses, a significant milestone for a candidate now on his third try for the presidency. Yet in the final weekend before the votes are cast, the congressman could be found at his Texas home, the only GOP hopeful who slept in his own bed Saturday night. He had flown home Friday, with plans to return on Monday. Paul and his senior advisers shrugged off his absence from the trail at a key moment its not a big deal, in their view noting that he appeared on three of the five Sunday shows. Besides, they point out, he has avoided retail campaigning on Sundays all year. Sundays a ...
Can Ron Paul Pull Off a Youth Revolt in Iowa? Post Date: 2012-01-02 09:13:56 by We The People
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Newton, Iowa David Richardson, clad in his black leather Led Zeppelin jacket, rode his bicycle into the middle of the Iowa Speedway in Newton. There were no drivers on the track, but there was a different kind of race underway in a small building at the center of the facilityone fueled by money and votes instead of gasoline. Texas Congressman Ron Paul was there on Wednesday afternoon to make his case for becoming the next President. One look at Richardson, a 28-year-old factory worker, and it was clear he had already been won over. Along with a thick nose ring, he sported a Ron Paul beanie and a Ron Paul T-shirt bearing Iowas state motto: Our liberties we prize, and our ...
Ron Paul denies believing CIA behind 9/11, Rick Santorum milks poll surge as GOP braces for Iowa caucuses Post Date: 2012-01-01 23:38:34 by We The People
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Santorum has soared into third in Iowa, trailing just Paul and front-runner Mitt Romney, according to a key Des Moines Register survey. ATLANTIC, IOWA As the Iowa campaign moves into its final, frantic days, a slumping Ron Paul came out swinging Sunday to deny charges he believed the U.S. was behind the 9/11 terror attacks. A longtime Paul aide claimed last week that the Texas congressman thought the CIA had a hand in bringing down the World Trade Center and that President George W. Bush was tipped off ahead of time. Thats complete nonsense, an angry Paul said on ABCs This Week. Come on, lets be reasonable. Thats just ...
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