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July 17, 2011 9:22 am

Needless Things

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by    in Education,Freedom,Progressism,Thinking

I live down the street from several of these inner-city arts centers set up to teach poor kids dance, art and music education, all of them run by guilt-stricken trust fund babies who want to “give back.” Their idea of giving back is to teach traditional capoeira Angola to inner city kids.
Of course, what inner city kids really need is for a trade unionist to “give back” and take them on as apprentices and teach them practical skills, especially since the city’s public schools won’t. (Public schools likewise like to teach the “visual and performing arts.” It’s so much more fun than, say, fractions.) What these poor kids do not need to learn is how to make esoteric conceptual art. How is that going to help them end the cycle of poverty? Even if they became artists or musicians they will still be dirt poor.

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9:05 am

Washington’s Unlimited Credit Card Limit

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by    in Economics,Freedom,Politcal,Thinking

In order to balance the budget, the government must do what a majority of Americans, up to now, have not wanted it to do: Cut programs, and that includes at least long-term cuts in Medicare.

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July 16, 2011 10:02 am

Homosexual Bigots New Target for Hate: Michele Bachmann

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by    in Bible Centered,Freedom,Homosexual Agenda,Progressism,Secularism

The Scriptures make it unambiguously clear that change in sexual orientation is possible. “…[M]en who practice homosexuality…will not inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” (emphasis mine) ~ 1 Corinthians 6:9-11.

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July 15, 2011 6:53 pm

VIPR Searches and the American Citizen: ‘Dominate. Intimidate. Control.’

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by    in Constitution,Freedom,Marxism,Obama,Progressism,Secularism,Socialism

“Uncontrolled search and seizure is one of the first and most effective weapons in the arsenal of every arbitrary government…Among deprivations of rights, none is so effective in cowing a population, crushing the spirit of the individual and putting terror in every heart.”– Justice Robert Jackson, chief U.S. prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials

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July 11, 2011 7:45 pm

Obama’s Marxist Immersion Shows in Presser

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by    in Constitution,Freedom,Marxism,Obama,Redistribution of Wealth,Secularism,Taxes

In a higher phase of communist society, after the enslaving subordination of the individual to the division of labor, and therewith also the antithesis between mental and physical labor, has vanished; after labor has become not only a means of life but life’s prime want; after the productive forces have also increased with the all-around development of the individual, and all the springs of co-operative wealth flow more abundantly-only then can the narrow horizon of bourgeois right be crossed in its entirety and society inscribe on its banners: From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs!”

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July 10, 2011 2:31 pm

A government with not enough to do, but lots of hungry mouths to feed

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by    in Conservatism,Constitution,Elitism,Freedom,Thinking

Our military just killed bin Laden, who was a real threat to our society, but all the while we have been hunting him, our domestic army — the bureaucracy — has been waging a guerilla war against us. Today it’s Granny and her doctor, tomorrow it will be you.

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10:03 am

Patriotic Stirrings in the Real America

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by    in Constitution,Freedom,Self Defense,Thinking

Out here in the real America, patriotism supersedes socioeconomics. Furthermore, “when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object, evinces a design” antithetical to American freedom, “it is their right, it is their duty,” to become active in the civic realm — and to set things right. Those children in Independence Day parades — all across the “red” and “purple” states of the USA — certainly deserve no less.

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9:47 am

Ready for the government to regulate the interstate commerce in your stomach?

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by    in Constitution,Freedom,Obama,Progressism,Socialism,Thinking

Will asked them a question to test if they thought there is any significant limitation on congressional power under the Commerce Clause:

WILL: … Let me ask the three of you. Obviously, obesity and its costs affect interstate commerce. Does Congress have the constitutional power to require obese people to sign up for Weight Watchers? If not, why not?

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July 4, 2011 8:52 am

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by    in Constitution,Freedom,Self Defense,Thinking

“And what do Democrats stand for, if they are so ready to defame concerned citizens as the ‘mob’ – a word betraying a Marie Antoinette delusion of superiority to ordinary mortals. I thought my party was populist, attentive to the needs and wishes of those outside the power structure. And as a product of the 1960s, I thought the Democratic party was passionately committed to freedom of thought and speech.” – Camille Anna Paglia

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July 2, 2011 12:22 pm

Unmasking the “international community”

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by    in Elitism,Freedom,Israel,Obama,Political Correctness,Progressism,Secularism,Socialism

As to Libya, Obama’s decision to send US forces to Libya without congressional permission makes clear that from his perspective, the UN Security Council, rather than the US Congress, is the source of authority for US military action.

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11:17 am

Support traditional marriage? ‘You’re dead’

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by    in Bible Centered,Freedom,Homosexual Agenda,Humanism,Political Correctness,Progressism,Secularism,Socialism

A federal court in Tacoma, Wash., has been asked to order that the names of signatories of a state petition seeking to protect traditional marriage be redacted to protect them from death threats from homosexual activists.

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10:34 am

Senate Spectacle Thumbs Nose at Immigration Law

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by    in Constitution,Demagoguary,Elitism,Freedom,Humanism,Illegal Aliens,Marxism,Obama,Patriotism,Politcal,Political Correctness,Progressism,Secularism,Socialism,Terrorism,Thinking,TSA

“It sends a signal that one of the top law enforcement officials in the country is clearly on their side and ignoring the rule of law,” said Bob Dane, spokesman for the Federation for American Immigration Reform.

“It’s one of the most profound and outrageous juxtapositions we have ever seen in a public hearing,” Dane said.

“If ever there was a doubt which side of the law this administration is on, this visual graphic told the full story,” Dane said.

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July 1, 2011 5:19 pm

Obama continues his war on cheap American energy

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by    in Energy,Environmental,Freedom,Obama,Political Correctness

Among the steps they are now taking is jury-rigging a panel that the EPA has created to “study” shale gas, tilting the verdict on the safety of developing this abundant and cheap energy resource.

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June 30, 2011 5:25 pm

Authorities Investigate Security Breach At JFK After Man Flies To Los Angeles Without Ticket Or ID

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by    in Freedom,Self Defense,Terrorism,TSA

“Every passenger that passes through security checkpoints is subject to many layers of security including thorough physical screening at the checkpoint,” TSA spokesman Greg Soule said. “TSA’s review of this matter indicates that the passenger went through screening.”

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June 29, 2011 6:29 pm

Houston Cemetery Bans the Word ‘God’ from Military Funerals

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by    in Bible Centered,Constitution,Freedom,Political Correctness,Progressism,Secularism,Thinking

The director of the Houston VA National Cemetery, Arleen Ocasio, has ordered the burial teams to instruct that religious references, as well as prayer, are no longer to be included as part of the burial services. Requests for messages or prayers can be formally submitted for her approval, but the mention of “God” is not allowed.

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June 26, 2011 9:37 pm

TSA stands by officers after pat-down of elderly woman in Florida

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by    in Constitution,Freedom,Terrorism,Thinking,TSA

“We have reviewed the circumstances involving this screening and determined that our officers acted professionally and according to proper procedure.”
TSA pat downs 6-year-old child

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9:46 am

EPIC v. DHS Lawsuit — FOIA’d Documents Raise New Questions About Body Scanner Radiation Risks

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by    in Constitution,Freedom,Healthcare,TSA

One document set reveals that even after TSA employees identified cancer clusters possibly linked to radiation exposure, the agency failed to issue employees dosimeters – safety devices that could assess the level of radiation exposure. Another document indicates that the DHS mischaracterized the findings of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, stating that NIST “affirmed the safety” of full body scanners. The documents obtained by EPIC reveal that NIST disputed that characterization and stated that the Institute did not, in fact, test the devices.

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June 21, 2011 7:49 pm

TSA Now Storming Public Places 8,000 Times a Year

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by    in Constitution,Freedom,Self Defense,Terrorism,TSA

The TSA has conducted 8,000 of these security sweeps across the country in the past year alone, TSA chief John Pistole told a Senate committee June 14. They are part of its VIPR (Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response) program, which targets public transit related places.

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7:38 pm

Is Obama’s Libyan Attack Legal or Not?

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by    in Constitution,Freedom,Obama,Patriotism,Thinking

Obama says it’s within his powers because, though he can’t declare war, this isn’t war; it’s a “kinetic military action,” whatever that means.
He goes on to say that ground troops aren’t exchanging fire, which adds to the non-warishness. But Libyans bombed or rocketed to death from the sky are still dead.

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June 13, 2011 8:32 pm

Sarah Palin imagined God talking to her in an email she wrote before her fifth child, Trig.

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by    in Abortion,Bible Centered,Conservatism,Freedom,Politcal,Thinking

Then, I let Trig’s mom have an exceptionally comfortable pregnancy so she could enjoy every minute of it, and I even seemed to rush it along so she could wait until near the end to surprise you with the news – that way Piper wouldn’t have so long to wait and count down so many days – just like Christmastime when you have to wait, impatiently, for that special day to finally open your gift? (Or the way the Palins look forward to birthday celebrations that go on for three, four days… you all really like cake .) I know you, I knew you’d be better off with just a short time to wait!

Then, finally, I let Trig’s mom and dad find out before he was born that this little boy will truly be a GIFT. They were told in early tests that Trig may provide more challenges, and more joy, than what they ever may have imagined or ever asked for. At first the news seemed unreal and sad and confusing . But I gave Trig’ s mom and dad lots of time to think about it because they needed lots of time to understand that everything will be OK, in fact, everything will be great, because I only want the best for you!

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