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Archive for June, 2010

The Flag And Freedom: Thoughts On Flag Day

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, June 14th, 2010. Filed under Freedom of Speech, History, Individual Liberty

Reposted from last year:
Twenty years ago when the flag burning debate was on the front pages, I wrote this article for The Freeman. I’ve posted it here before, but the words bear repeating:
The recent Supreme Court decision overturning state and Federal laws that made it a crime to burn or desecrate [...]

Sarah Palin Condemns Newsweek Article She Hasn’t Read

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, June 14th, 2010. Filed under Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Sarah Palin

Of course, just a month ago Palin was criticizing Obama Administration officials for condemning the Arizona immigration law without having read it.

Hmmmm……

Atlas Shrugged Movie Begins Filming

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, June 14th, 2010. Filed under Ayn Rand, Movies

Just before his options rights were set to expire, John Aglialoro began filming his movie version of Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged:
The long-brewing feature version of author Ayn Rand’s “Atlas Shrugged” has begun shooting in Los Angeles as a $5 million indie produced by John Aglialoro and Harmon Kaslow.
Cameras began rolling over the weekend on a [...]

Scientologists Accused Of Forcing Women In Religious Orders To Get Abortions

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, June 13th, 2010. Filed under Religion

Yet another strike against the religion of Tom Cruise and John Travolta:
Laura Dieckman was just 12 when her parents let her leave home to work full time for Scientology’s religious order, the Sea Organization. At 16, she married a co-worker. At 17, she was pregnant.
She was excited to start a family, but she said Sea [...]

John Stossel On Milton Friedman’s “Free To Choose”

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, June 13th, 2010. Filed under Economics, Individual Liberty, Politics

This past week’s episode of John Stossel’s Fox Business Network program was devoted to Milton Friedman’s hugely popular book and television series Free to Choose
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Arizona Governor: I Don’t Care If Your Child Is A Citizen, Get `Em The Hell Out Of Here

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, June 13th, 2010. Filed under Immigration, Individual Liberty, Politics

Yet another reason to dislike the State of Arizona:

Hope And Change !

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, June 12th, 2010. Filed under Barack Obama, Humor, Politicos & Pundits, Politics

From a BP station in Georgia:

H/T: United Liberty

Ron Paul vs. Sarah Palin

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, June 12th, 2010. Filed under Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Ron Paul, Sarah Palin

From this morning’s premier episode of Freedom Watch on Fox Business Channel:

Happy Birther-Versary

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, June 12th, 2010. Filed under Barack Obama, Obama Derangement Syndrome, Politicos & Pundits, Politics

Loren at Brakryphal reminds us that this week marks the two year anniversary of the beginning of the birther conspiracy theory.
It started on June 9th, 2008 when Jim Gerghaty of National Review wrote this:
Having done some Obama-rumor debunking that got praise from Daily Kos (a sign of the apocalypse, no doubt), perhaps the Obama [...]

Debunking Yet Another Birther Myth: The Case Of Tim Adams

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, June 12th, 2010. Filed under Barack Obama, Obama Derangement Syndrome, Politicos & Pundits, Politics

Despite the defeat of Orly Taitz, the birther movement remains alive and well, and now there’s a new claim circulating as detailed in an article over at Birther Central, otherwise known as WorldNetDaily:
A college instructor who worked as senior elections clerk for the city and county of Honolulu in 2008 is making the stunning claim [...]

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