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Monday, November 30, 2009

Editorial: We Have A New Economic Model Thanks To Meddling By Government Hacks
   Economics piece by Editor (11/30/09)

The “Housing Bubble” was engineered by Government Hacks to enable and support a false US economy for their political advantage.

Credit Card Providers Are Becoming Predators That Obviously Don’t Want Our Business
   Economics piece by Malcolm T. Hedges (11/30/09)

They are getting money for almost nothing and charging interest rates approaching 30%!

Ballooning Food Stamps Erode Marriage, Analysts Say
   Welfare State piece by Offsite (11/30/09)

As the federal food stamp program balloons at a record rate, and the stigma for receiving it fades, analysts fear that so much more shame-free government cash may erode the institution of marriage to a devastating degree.

BBC weatherman ‘ignored’ leaked climate row emails
   MSM piece by Offsite (11/30/09)

The BBC has become tangled in the row over the alleged manipulation of scientific data on global warming.

Cleaning out the climate science cesspool
   Climate Change piece by Guest: Paul Driessen (11/30/09)

The data manipulation and fraud stench is too strong to be ignored any longer - As frigid Copenhagen prepares for the upcoming Climate Armageddon confab, a predictable barrage of hothouse horrors has been unleashed, to advance proposals to slash hydrocarbon use and carbon dioxide emissions, restrict agriculture and economic growth, and implement global governance and taxation.

Teachers too often MIA
   EdukShun piece by Offsite (11/30/09)

Most discussions about school attendance focus on students. Now, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan wants to talk about teachers.

U.N.‘s Goal of Becoming Rule-Maker in Global Environmental Talks
   GreeenIsm piece by Offsite (11/30/09)

Environmentalism should be regarded on the same level with religion “as the only compelling, value-based narrative available to humanity,“ according to a paper written two years ago to influence the future strategy of the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP), the world’s would-be environmental watchdog.

ACORN Considered Name Change
   Shadow Government piece by Offsite (11/30/09)

The embattled community service organization ACORN recently considered changing its name in an effort to improve its image, according to an internal memo obtained by Politico.

The U.S. is not dead ... yet
   The Republic piece by Offsite (11/30/09)

“The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated” was an expression popularized by Mark Twain after hearing that his obituary had been published in the New York Journal circa 1897.

Massive Tax Hikes And New Taxes On The Way, America!
   Taxes piece by J. D. Longstreet (11/30/09)

Oh, please tell me you did not buy the lies out of Washington that the government is going to tax the rich to pay for Socialized Medicine otherwise known as ObamaCare?  Surely you didn’t fall for that!

Do I hear $400,000,000.00
   Congress piece by Jayme Evans (11/30/09)

Now that the US Senate has voted to begin debate on their vision of a health scare bill, Congress has moved our entire country one step closer to the national nightmare of government-controlled health care that millions of people strenuously reject and simultaneously fear. If Nancy Pelosi’s bill placed one of the nation’s feet in the grave, then Harry Reid’s bill placed the other squarely in the path of the banana peel. All the while, Barack Obama has stood ready with the first shovel full of dirt. A couple more steps, and in we go.

Walin and Flailin on Palin
   Culture Wars piece by Robert R. Owens (11/30/09)

Sarah Palin made the mistake of being a self-made woman who actually accomplished things in her own right instead of riding her husband’s coattails.  She worked next to her husband founding and managing a small business that continues to flourish.  She was active in local school and community affairs.  She ran for local office serving as a council person and eventually mayor of Wasilla, Alaska.  She took on several positions in the state government. She resigned a high office to battle the insiders who had run the state for years. Elected Governor she was soon the most popular governor in America.  She accomplished all this without using a family fortune, marrying for money or buying her way into prominence.  She achieved position and influence the old fashioned way, she earned it.

Sunday, November 29, 2009

‘Peoples Republik of Gilbert, Arizona?‘
   Socialism piece by Malcolm T. Hedges (11/29/09)

Alliance Defense Fund attorney David Cortman tells OneNewsNow that the decision involves Good News Community Church in Gilbert, Arizona, in a case that has been ongoing for several years.(1)

Socialism: Our Unconstitutionally Established National Religion
   Socialism piece by Offsite (11/29/09)

This piece from 2004 should not be missed! - “Federal education funding to teach socialism amounts to establishing the secular religion of socialism as the official national church.“

The Car Industry -vs- The Software Industry
   Computers piece by Editor (11/29/09)

It’s not too difficult to buy a “used car” or “outdated vehicle”, buying used or “obsolete” software is another story.

The Chickification Of The USA Is Causing Dire Consequences
   Society piece by Malcolm T. Hedges (11/29/09)

Politically correct anti-male propaganda is undermining our culture, military, police and society.

Justice Official Gives Thanks for Bias and Bigotry
   Femi-Nazis piece by Carey Roberts (11/29/09)

Last week we were jolted with the news that the global warming crisis is a hoax, an ideologically-driven scam based on data that have been routinely doctored, selectively presented, and when necessary, furtively disposed of.

Germans Tried To Warn Us Of Climate Fraud
   Junk Science piece by Guest: Dennis T. Avery (11/29/09)

CHURCHVILLE, VA - The airwaves are full of the “secret” codes and emails from Britain’s Hadley climate research center. New Zealand is looking at the upward trend in the “official” graph of its recent temperatures - while the country’s raw temperature data show no warming. Now researchers are digging into the Hadley data to find if the rest of the world’s climate data have been similarly “adjusted.“

Climate myth: 4 corners of deceit
   Junk Science piece by Offsite (11/29/09)

The fact is that we can’t account for the lack of warming at the moment and it is a travesty that we can’t ... . Our observing system is inadequate. - Scientist at University of East Anglia’s Climate Research Unit - On Thursday, Nov. 19, a hacker broke into the computers at the University of East Anglia’s Climate Research Unit (CRU) and released 160 megabytes of confidential files onto the Internet - including 1,079 emails and 72 documents.

Global Warming Consensus: Garbage in, Garbage out
   Global Warming piece by Offsite (11/29/09)

As Air Force One heads to Copenhagen for the climate summit Dec. 9, it will presumably not make a U-turn while flying over the Climate Research Unit (CRU) at University of East Anglia near Norwich, England. But perhaps it should.

Impossible Numbers Certified in NY-23
   Elections piece by Offsite (11/29/09)

CANTON, NY - The election results certified by the St. Lawrence County Board of Elections for New York’s 23rd Congressional District contain some numbers that are mathematically impossible.  These numbers were requested in person and transmitted by e-mail just hours before certification on Tuesday, November 24th, 2009.

The American Public School System is a Failure
   EdukShun piece by J. D. Longstreet (11/29/09)

Depending upon your perspective, perhaps! - I was enroute to someplace, or other a few mornings ago, when I had to stop my truck for a school bus to load some reluctant students.

Saturday, November 28, 2009

PC Rules Of Engagement = Reasons For Extinction
   War piece by Malcolm T. Hedges (11/28/09)

The pansy/wimp mentality “Political Correctness” infestation of the US Military constitutes a criminal act. To be sure the mess is directly or indirectly propagated by pansy/wimp politicians elitists in Congress. The Commander In Chief is ultimately responsible for the consequences.

Climate change denier Nick Griffin to represent EU at Copenhagen
   Climate Change piece by Offsite (11/28/09)

Nick Griffin, the leader of the British National party, is to represent the European parliament at the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen, which opens next week.

Third Circuit Upholds School Ban On Holiday Religious Music
   Progressivism piece by Offsite (11/28/09)

It’s so close you can taste it. In just a few hours time, we begin Holiday season - or, as we at the Law Blog like to call it, Establishment Clause season. Yes, it’s that time of year, kids, when we rejoice in our right to argue about the legality of religious displays in the public realm.

The Middle East: Reporting an Enigma
   Middle East piece by Alan Caruba (11/28/09)

When President Obama delivers a speech on why he is going to send more thousands of U.S. troops and spend more billions on the eight-year-old conflict in Afghanistan, it would be a good idea to better understand why so much of what is reported from the Middle East suffers a great disconnect from the truth.

An Inconvenient Truism
   Climate Change piece by Geoff Metcalf (11/28/09)

“One of the common failings among honorable people is a failure to appreciate how thoroughly dishonorable some other people can be, and how dangerous it is to trust them.“—Thomas Sowell - The brouhaha over the recent epiphany regarding junk science and climate change duplicity is a big deal.

Why Conservatives Have Trouble Getting Elected
   Elections piece by Warner Todd Huston (11/28/09)

The reasons that I could never get elected to any government position is the same reason why conservatives have a tough time getting elected and, if they end up elected, can’t govern in this era of the ill-educated voter. First I’ll lay out my main principles…

Sen. Dodd: U.N. facilitator of ‘Marxist utopia’
   Socialism piece by Offsite (11/28/09)

When the term “Sustainable Development” first entered the world, it was defined to be:  “Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.“

Homeschooling and socialism
   EdukShun piece by Offsite (11/28/09)

Is homeschooling compatible with socialism and vice-versa? Apparently not, for homeschooling means parental control of education, and that is anathema to socialists.