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Archive for March, 2010

MSNBC’s Ed Schultz: “If We’re Going To Be Socialist, Let’s Be Socialist All Across The Board.

by @ Thursday, March 25th, 2010. Filed under Fairness Doctrine, Freedom of Speech, Individual Liberty, Politics

The Radio Equalizer caught this eye-opening segment from Ed Schultz’s radio show:

SCHULTZ (30:58, initially responding to caller claiming “virtual war” between Dems and GOP): It is a cultural war that’s taking place in America, you’re exactly right. And it’s being played out over the airwaves of America. And I hope the [...]

Peter Schiff: ObamaCare Is Unconstitutional, And So Is The War On Drugs

by @ Thursday, March 25th, 2010. Filed under Peter Schiff, Politicos & Pundits, Politics

The Food Police, Brought To You By ObamaCare

Surprise, surprise, guess what was hidden in the bill that passed the House on Sunday:
Buried deep in the health care legislation that President Obama signed on Tuesday is a new requirement that will affect any American who walks into a McDonald’s, Starbucks or Burger King. Every big restaurant chain in the nation will now be [...]

Barack Obama Was Against Health Insurance Mandates Before He Was For Them

Barack Obama pulls a Mitt Romney:

When Senator Clinton says a mandate, it’s not a mandate on government to provide health insurance. It’s a mandate on individuals to purchase it. Massachusetts has a mandate right now. They have exempted 20% of the uninsured because they’ve concluded that that 20% can’t afford it. In some cases, there [...]

Four Years Early, Social Security Slips Into The Red

by @ Thursday, March 25th, 2010. Filed under Barack Obama, George W Bush, Politicos & Pundits, Politics

And so, it begins:
The bursting of the real estate bubble and the ensuing recession have hurt jobs, home prices and now Social Security.
This year, the system will pay out more in benefits than it receives in payroll taxes, an important threshold it was not expected to cross until at least 2016, according to the Congressional [...]

Voters To GOP: Keep Fighting On Health Care

Two new polls seem to indicate that the public does not want the fight against ObamaCare to stop.
First, from CBS, we learn that most Americans think the GOP should keep fighting:
A CBS News poll released Wednesday finds that nearly two in three Americans want Republicans in Congress to continue to challenge parts of the health [...]

Mitt Romney Was For Federal Health Insurance Mandates Before He Was Against Them

by @ Thursday, March 25th, 2010. Filed under Mitt Romney, Politicos & Pundits, Politics

In my opinion, this is simply devastating.

MODERATOR: “You seem to have backed away from mandates on a national basis.”
ROMNEY: “No, no, I like mandates. The mandates work.”

The Vatican Sex Abuse Coverup Scandal Gets Worse

by @ Thursday, March 25th, 2010. Filed under Catholic Church, Religion

Now, it seems that top Church officials, including the current Pope, were involved in covering up a particularly sick crime:
Top Vatican officials — including the future Pope Benedict XVI — did not defrock a priest who molested as many as 200 deaf boys, even though several American bishops repeatedly warned them that failure to act [...]

The Return Of the Breast Bomb

by @ Thursday, March 25th, 2010. Filed under Al Qaeda, War On Terror

There were rumors of this about two months ago, but now it appears that the breast bomb is for real:
Female homicide bombers are being fitted with exploding breast implants which are almost impossible to detect, British spies have reportedly discovered.
The shocking new Al Qaeda tactic involves radical doctors inserting the explosives in women’s breasts during [...]

Democratic Congressman Gets A Coffin Left On His Front Lawn

by @ Thursday, March 25th, 2010. Filed under Democrats, Dumbasses, Health Care Reform, Political Parties, Politics, Republicans

Dumb:
A coffin was placed on a Missouri Democrat’s lawn, another in a string of incidents against lawmakers after their vote Sunday on a health care overhaul.
Rep. Russ Carnahan (D-Mo.) had a coffin placed “near his home,” a spokesman said Wednesday evening
What, exactly, do people who do this stuff thinks they are accomplishing ?
Update: Politico has [...]

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