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Latest Articles: Opinions/Editorials
Buchanan: The Dumbing-Down of America
Post Date: 2011-06-21 13:12:59 by Brian S
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"Is our children learning?" as George W. Bush so famously asked. Well, no, they is not learning, especially the history of their country, the school subject at which America's young perform at their worst. On history tests given to 31,000 pupils by the National Assessment of Education Progress, the "Nation's Report Card," most fourth-graders could not identify a picture of Abraham Lincoln or a reason why he was important. Most eighth-graders could not identify an advantage American forces had in the Revolutionary War. Twelfth-graders did not know why America entered World War II or that China was North Korea's ally in the Korean War. Only 20 percent of ...
What’s Germany’s Secret?
Post Date: 2011-06-21 11:44:17 by Brian S
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Why the Republican War on Workers’ Rights Undermines the American Economy The battle has resumed in Wisconsin. The state supreme court has allowed Governor Scott Walker to strip bargaining rights from state workers. Meanwhile, legislators in New Hampshire and officials in Missouri are attacking private unions, seeking to make the states so-called “open shop” where workers can get all the benefits of being union members without paying union dues. Needless to say this ploy undermines the capacity of unions to do much of anything. Other Republican governors and legislatures are following suit. Republicans in Congress are taking aim at the National Labor Relations Board, which ...
Twenty-Nine Reasons to Be Angry And/Or Scared
Post Date: 2011-06-20 19:09:48 by CZ82
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Twenty-Nine Reasons to Be Angry And/Or Scared By Monty Pelerin If you're not both angry and scared at the world's current situation, you're not paying attention. Rained out from a planned and anticipated golf game is not a good thing. As a result, I find myself confined to the house and computer in a less than jovial mood and decided to list a few problems in the world today. The list grew beyond my intentions. In no particular order, and hardly complete, is the following enumerated list: 1.The Eurozone is imploding and likely will be unable to hold in its present constitution, if at all. 2.Fiat currencies are being debased rapidly in a "beggar thy neighbor" ...
Russia Holds Key Lessons for Greece on Default: Roland Nash
Post Date: 2011-06-20 08:34:07 by lucysmom
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European leaders fear disaster if they allow the Greek government to renege on its debt and drop the euro. But that outcome may not be as bad as it seems. The experience of Russia suggests that what looks like catastrophe before the event can be something very different after it. After three years of crisis, rising unemployment and falling living standards in Greece and other strapped nations, the European Union and the International Monetary Fund are demanding more austerity in return for emergency loans. The logic: The pain wrought by a default and an exit from the euro would be so catastrophic that it is better to force governments to slash spending in the depths of a recession. ...
Fish don't know they're in water
Post Date: 2011-06-20 07:58:56 by A K A Stone
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Fish don't know they're in water. If you tried to explain it, they'd say, “Water? What's water?” They're so surrounded by it, that it's impossible to see. They can't see it until they get outside of it. This is how I feel about culture. We're so surrounded by people who think like us, that it's impossible to see that what we think are universal truths are just our local culture. We can't see it until we get outside of it. I was born in California and grew up with what I felt was a normal upbringing with normal values. I was speaking to a business school class here in Singapore. I asked, “How many people would like to ...
Rand and Rubio
Post Date: 2011-06-20 00:41:50 by A K A Stone
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On domestic policy, the Republican candidates in last week’s primary debate seemed to speak with one voice: Cut taxes, cut spending, repeal Obamacare, declare victory. On foreign policy, though, they sounded a more uncertain trumpet. There were flashes of the old post-9/11 confidence — as in Tim Pawlenty’s declaration that post-Saddam Iraq represents a “shining example” to the Middle East. But there was also pessimism about Afghanistan, skepticism about the Libyan intervention, and a general sense that the United States is bearing too many burdens overseas, and paying too high a price. For the first time in a decade, it seems, the Republican Party doesn’t ...
What GOP Presidential Candidates Can Learn From Marco Rubio's Exceptional Maiden Speech
Post Date: 2011-06-18 09:08:15 by CZ82
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What GOP Presidential Candidates Can Learn From Marco Rubio's Exceptional Maiden Speech by Tony Lee, 06/15/2011 Freshman Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio delivered his maiden speech on the floor of the Senate yesterday and it was a speech all GOP presidential contenders should watch. It was the best speech of the 2012 presidential cycle, except the person who delivered it has all but ruled himself off of the 2012 ticket on numerous occasions. The GOP presidential field has been criticized for not having passion or conviction, and Rubio’s speech lit up the normally staid Senate chamber to the extent that this is possible. It had a clear argument, an emotional arc, ...
Texas Is a Shining Example of Right-Wing Governance in Action and That's Why It's a Complete Basket
Post Date: 2011-06-17 12:23:42 by Brian S
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Conservative mythology now holds up Texas as a shining example of right-wing governance in action. Republicans would have us believe that gutting the state's social safety net, denying workers the right to bargain collectively and relentlessly cutting taxes unleashed a torrent of “job creation” and, ultimately, prosperity. Under governor Rick “Goodhair” Perry's term in office, Texas has indeed been a model of conservative governance, but the truth is that it has resulted in anything but prosperity for the people of the Lone Star State. In fact, Texas is not only a complete basket-case, it would be faring far worse today without the help of policies enacted by ...
Viewpoints: Racist cartoon of Obama forces me to leave GOP [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2011-06-17 06:28:23 by Ferret Mike
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I was one of those rare species: a black Republican, the guy willing to spit into the wind of conventional thought, who was often showcased on camera at party events to prove inclusiveness. But as a proud black man, I can no longer be a member of the Republican Party. Being a Republican has long been a part of my personal and professional identities, so leaving the party is a difficult and emotional decision. In 1998, as a young man searching for what I believed were shared values, I cut ties with the Democratic Party and became a Republican. Democrats, in my view, had become unwelcoming to those holding center-right views not in lockstep with the party, and it was my belief that through ...
Al Gore: Good for Mitt Romney!
Post Date: 2011-06-15 22:57:45 by go65
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While other Republicans are running from the truth, he is sticking to his guns in the face of the anti- science wing of the Republican Party: “It seemed like a straightforward question on a second-tier issue: Would Mitt Romney disavow the science behind global warming?” “The putative Republican presidential front-runner, eager to prove his conservative bona fides, could easily have said what he knew many in his party's base wanted to hear.” “Instead, the former Massachusetts governor stuck to the position he has held for many years -- that he believes the world is getting warmer and that humans are contributing to it.”
Get Rid of Government--But First Make Me President!
Post Date: 2011-06-15 21:40:19 by CZ82
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Get Rid of Government--But First Make Me President! by Ann Coulter I consider all Republican debates time-fillers until New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie jumps in, but Monday night's debate did crystallize for me why I dislike libertarians. (Except one, who is a friend of mine and not crazy.) They lure you in with talk of small government and then immediately start babbling about drug legalization or gay marriage. "Get the government out of it" is a good and constitutionally correct answer to many questions, but it's not a one-size-fits-all answer to all questions. It was a good answer, for example, when libertarian Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, was asked about government ...
Neocons Trade Medicare for War
Post Date: 2011-06-15 13:36:43 by Brian S
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Exclusive: The American neocons are again on the upswing as they undercut peace initiatives from the Obama administration and gain Republican support for maintaining massive Pentagon spending, in exchange for limiting senior citizens’ access to Medicare. As Robert Parry reports, the neocons can now see the light at the end of the tunnel for their restoration to power. By Robert Parry June 14, 2011 For decades now, America’s neoconservatives have pushed for higher military spending and baited their political opponents as being “soft” on whatever the enemy-of-the-day was: Moscow, Nicaragua, Cuba in the 1980s; al-Qaeda, Iraq, Iran, Libya in recent years. The neocons ...
Seven Republican Dwarfs
Post Date: 2011-06-15 10:11:41 by Brian S
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They assumed the stance of the Seven Dwarfs, not as a matter of physical but rather intellectual stature. Not one of the candidates for the GOP presidential nomination who debated Monday night rose to a point of seriousness in addressing the nation's grievous problems. Instead, they ever so playfully thumbed their collective noses at any possible meaningful government reaction to the mess that we are in. It was Herbert Hoover warmed over, leaving Barack Obama secure in the mantle of FDR whether he deserves that tribute or not. Obama, who has been inconsistent and weak in reining in the Wall Street greed that got us into this deep economic morass, is now under no pressure from the ...
Truly Shocking: Feminists Back Anthony Weiner
Post Date: 2011-06-14 17:26:21 by CZ82
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Truly Shocking: Feminists Back Anthony Weiner Dana Loesch Jun 13th 2011 at 4:58 am As with Bill Clinton before him, Anthony Weiner has managed to spotlight the ironic discrepancy between what feminists say and the things for which they stand. A NY head of NOW remarked to the New York Daily News that the group is “trying to give him the benefit of the doubt.” The head of the Brooklyn/Queens chapter of the National Organization for Women said she could separate Weiner’s sexcapades from the liberal track record that earned the group’s support. “I wasn’t happy to discover that my congressman is a 14-year-old boy,” said Julie Kirshner, president of the ...
If conservatives were right
Post Date: 2011-06-13 12:31:07 by go65
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If conservatives were right, there would be an easy remedy for our ailing economy. The current conservative approach to fixing our finances relies on a simple theory: rich people and corporations are the ones who create jobs for everyone else. Therefore, in times of high unemployment, the best way to create more employment is to ensure that the wealthy become even wealthier so that they will feel comfortable spending the money on creating jobs. And in turn, that goal can be accomplished through a series of tax cuts aimed at corporations and wealthy individuals, as well as through eliminating regulations that hamper employers in their quest for maximum profit. Conservative economics also ...
Arab Spring, Israeli Winter
Post Date: 2011-06-12 17:33:41 by Brian S
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Jerusalem - Israel has witnessed and survived through many convulsions in the Arab street. Israel is a natural foe of progress and democracy in the region because it would like to maintain its monopoly on these important political currencies. Israel, the Big Powers, and the true New World Order The Jews and their state, Israel, have always sported a pro-colonial predilection, relying on "Big Powers" (Britain, France, then the United States of America) to sort out the Middle-Eastern quagmire in Israel's favor. This default policy may no longer prove possible. A consensus is now emerging in Europe - including Britain - that the "road map" for peace in the Middle East ...
How police are turning military
Post Date: 2011-06-12 16:04:39 by Ferret Mike
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Targeted killing is legal in a war zone but not on the streets of Anytown, USA, the author writes. | AP Photo Close The sheriff’s office in Pima County, Ariz., raided the home of former Marine and Iraq combat veteran Jose Guerena, shooting 71 rounds at Guerena and hitting him with 22. The department is now facing a serious controversy over Guerena’s death. But the raid isn’t the real tragedy. It’s a symptom of the real tragedy: the militarization of U.S. law enforcement. Pima County released a video of the raid and supporting documents. The video isn’t anything new — a squad of police officers dressed up for combat. But the statement of the SWAT supervisor ...
The pro-Democrat double standard at the LA Times
Post Date: 2011-06-11 18:38:12 by CZ82
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The pro-Democrat double standard at the LA Times You will recall that in October 2008, the Los Angeles Times suppressed a tape it has in its possession of former PLO spokesman Rashid Khalidi's departure party from Chicago. Among those present at the party were Billy Ayers, Bernadine Dohrn and Barack Hussein Obama. According to an article in the Los Angeles Times, what went on at that dinner would have taught us a lot about the current President of the United States. A special tribute came from Khalidi's friend and frequent dinner companion, the young state Sen. Barack Obama. Speaking to the crowd, Obama reminisced about meals prepared by Khalidi's wife, Mona, and conversations ...
A simple sign is worth a thousand words!!
Post Date: 2011-06-11 15:43:04 by CZ82
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PERSPECTIVE IS VERY IMPORTANT
Jim Crow and Racism Destroy Liberal Minds
Post Date: 2011-06-11 15:29:16 by CZ82
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Jim Crow and Racism Destroy Liberal Minds By now, every Conservative should know how the argument of a Liberal degrades. It goes something like this: A Conservative makes some valid political point seeking a Liberal’s counterpoint. Instead of providing a well-thought out intelligent answer, the first response is usually some irrelevant or made-up statistic. Sometimes it can even be a made-up quotation. After the Conservative provides a sound defense of his position, the Liberal continues to answer unintelligibly. Repeat this process three times (Sometimes it only takes making the original point). Finally, out of desperation, and knowing his position is full of holes, the Liberal ...
Herman Cain's Failure as CEO of Godfather's Pizza
Post Date: 2011-06-11 14:48:59 by Brian S
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Why does no report confront Cain about his poor management of Godfather's Pizza. Why do they buy the myth that he created that he turned the company around?:::::::: Your browser does not support iframes.</p> Herman Cain bases his campaign on the idea that he was a successful CEO and manager at Godfather's Pizza. No reporter has investigated this claim. Cain has released no earnings statements either during the time he was at Godfather's Pizza or since. If we look at sales figures which are in the public record, sales at Godfather's Pizza, adjusted for inflation dropped over 40% from the year before he took over to his final years. It is hard to imagine that profits ...
The Fraudulent Sharia in American Courts "Study"
Post Date: 2011-06-11 12:55:53 by Brian S
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Recently the Center for Security Policy, led by the absolutely deranged Frank Gaffney, put out a "study" called Shariah in American Courts that pinpoints 50 rulings from the courts in 23 states that supposedly prove Gaffney's moronic "creeping Sharia" position. I've finally gotten around to reading that report. Let me make this as clear as I possibly can: This report is not merely badly researched and badly prepared, it is an outright fraud. No one who actually reads the rulings could reach anything but the opposite conclusion from the one they intend to foster. Nearly every single case they offer argues against their conclusion. Now let me prove that assertion. ...
The Earth Is Full
Post Date: 2011-06-10 22:18:11 by Ferret Mike
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You really do have to wonder whether a few years from now we’ll look back at the first decade of the 21st century — when food prices spiked, energy prices soared, world population surged, tornados plowed through cities, floods and droughts set records, populations were displaced and governments were threatened by the confluence of it all — and ask ourselves: What were we thinking? How did we not panic when the evidence was so obvious that we’d crossed some growth/climate/natural resource/population redlines all at once? “The only answer can be denial,” argues Paul Gilding, the veteran Australian environmentalist-entrepreneur, who described this moment in a new ...
Annette: Women Have Palin Envy
Post Date: 2011-06-09 17:18:25 by CZ82
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Annette: Women Have Palin Envy June 8, 2011 RUSH: Highland, Illinois. Annette, great to have you with us. Hello. CALLER: Thanks for taking my call! RUSH: You bet. CALLER: I have the answer for you about why Republican women and a lot of women don't like Sarah Palin, and I'm probably gonna cause World War III here but it's a numbers game. Because Sarah Palin is a "10,"and anyone I've found that below an "8" can't stand her. Women are women first and conservatives and Republicans second, and the women that I talk to are so jealous of her. I don't see them that way with Michele Bachmann, but I don't know that Michele Bachmann has what Sarah ...
GOP Can’t Handle The Truth: Taxes Are Lower Under Obama Than Reagan
Post Date: 2011-06-07 20:35:51 by Brian S
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President Obama met with House Republicans today at the White House to discuss ways to move forward on negotiations regarding the nation’s debt ceiling and the budget. During the discussion, talk evidently turned to taxes, and when Obama noted that taxes today are lower than they were under President Reagan, the GOP, according to The Hill, “engaged in a lot of ‘eye-rolling’“: Republicans attending a White House meeting on Wednesday didn’t take kindly to President Obama telling them tax rates were higher during the Reagan administration. GOP members engaged in a lot of “eye-rolling,” according to a member who was on hand to hear Obama, who invited ...
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