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Archive for April, 2009

The Looney Right & The Tea Parties

by @ Saturday, April 11th, 2009. Filed under Dumbasses, Politics

Here’s video of a Glenn Back “Project 9-12″ Tea Party
It gets really good at about the 2 minute mark:

And then there’s this at around 5:00
Woman: [Shouts] “Burn the books!” [applause]
Man: “I don’t think you were serious about that, were you?”
Woman: “I am too.”
Man: “Burn all the books?!”
Woman: “The ones in college, those, those brainwashing [...]

Temporary Hiatus

by @ Thursday, April 9th, 2009. Filed under Blogging, News About The Site

I’m taking a few days off to recharge and deal with more pressing issues.
In the meantime, you can follow me on Twitter or Facebook, which I’ll probably update more frequently during the time off.

Finally, A Candidate I Can Vote For With Confidence

by @ Wednesday, April 8th, 2009. Filed under In The News, Politics

Dateline Missouri, where the dead not only vote, they win elections:
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Voters in the small northeastern Missouri town of Winfield re-elected their mayor for a fourth term on Tuesday, about a month after his death.
Ballots had already been printed and absentee voting had already begun when Harry Stonebraker died of a heart [...]

Meet The New Wiretapper, Same As The Old Wiretapper

by @ Wednesday, April 8th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Individual Liberty, Politics, Privacy

The Obama Administration continues to defend the Bush Administration’s wiretapping policies:
(04-06) 15:26 PDT SAN FRANCISCO — The Obama administration is again invoking government secrecy in defending the Bush administration’s wiretapping program, this time against a lawsuit by AT&T customers who claim federal agents illegally intercepted their phone calls and gained access to their records.
Disclosure of [...]

Ron Paul Talks About The Financial Crisis, 20 Years Ago

by @ Wednesday, April 8th, 2009. Filed under Politics, Ron Paul

Here’s a very interesting interview of Ron Paul from back in 1988 when he was the Libertarian Party’s candidate for President.
Part One:

Remainder below the fold

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Part Two:

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Part Five:

H/T: United Liberty

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D.C. City Council Votes To Recognize Gay Marriages

by @ Wednesday, April 8th, 2009. Filed under Gay Marriage, Individual Liberty, Washington DC

On the same day that Vermont voted to enact marriage equality, the D.C. City Council voted to recognize gay marriages from other states:
The D.C. Council unanimously voted yesterday to recognize gay marriages performed elsewhere, joining a growing number of states to loosen restrictions on the unions.
The District’s actions came the same day as Vermont became [...]

Where Does The Gay Marriage Debate Go From Here ?

by @ Tuesday, April 7th, 2009. Filed under Gay Marriage, Individual Liberty, Politics

Dan Riehl asks the question in light of today’s events in Vermont:
One logical argument would be to make marriage the province of the Church, leaving the State to deal with the social contracting aspects of so called civil unions.
That’s what I said three years ago:
If that’s what you believe a marriage is, the union of [...]

Peter Schiff: You Don’t Get Economic Growth By Printing Money

by @ Tuesday, April 7th, 2009. Filed under Credit Crisis, Economics, Politics

Larry Kudlow and the rest of the guys at CNBC are back to preaching the gospel of growth, but Peter Schiff continues to warn against the dangers of the inflationary policies we’ve been following since September.
Here’s Part One:

And, Part Two:

A Great Place To Learn About Great Ideas

by @ Tuesday, April 7th, 2009. Filed under Education, Individual Liberty

The Cato Institute has announced it’s 2009 Cato University program:
Cato University, the Cato Institute’s premier educational event of the year, is right around the corner!
On June 26-31 in Rancho Bernardo, California, Cato University will bring together outstanding faculty and participants from across the country to discuss how the state has expanded during times of crises; [...]

General Motors Moves Closer To Bankruptcy

by @ Tuesday, April 7th, 2009. Filed under Auto Industry, Business, Economics

Over the weekend, the new CEO of General Motors said that a bankruptcy filing was a strong possibility.
Today, we seemed to move even closer to what is looking now like an inevitable event:
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Shares of beleaguered U.S. automaker General Motors Corp fell more than 7 percent to $2.10 — a session low [...]

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