tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102667892024-03-13T12:26:41.188-04:00Free UlyssesUlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10738164250966308499noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10266789.post-47144141020674302452013-08-21T01:47:00.001-04:002013-08-21T01:47:51.742-04:00The Fear of Individualism : The Freeman : Foundation for Economic EducationGood article, so true. If America doesn't stand for the individual, who will?
The Fear of Individualism : The Freeman : Foundation for Economic Education: One of America’s most important girls to the world was the political philosophy of individualism. The central tenet of this idea is that every human being is important, especially from the point of view of law and politics, as a sovereign Ulyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10738164250966308499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10266789.post-85769443439382295472013-06-13T01:08:00.002-04:002013-06-13T01:08:42.146-04:00Liberals: Will you give absolute power to the next Right Wing President?My comments relative to this story from the Atlantic
The Obama Surveillance Revelations Are Pushing Liberals Over the Edge
"There have been concerns before about Obama's record on civil liberties and the security state, but people are genuinely shocked by the extent of this."
Stand for ideals, not a man. Men are fallible. Bush, Obama, etc. Hold their feet to the fire equally. I'll say one Ulyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10738164250966308499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10266789.post-52842292319956380722013-05-22T03:24:00.001-04:002013-05-22T03:24:09.758-04:00Proliferating scandals expose truth about Obama -- chicagotribune.comI've said versions of this line in my head for 5 years. I hope many read this article:
"Obama doesn't bother me. I disagree with his politics, but that's not what's galling. What's appalling was the pack mentality of journalists — and I don't need polls to tell me that most are liberals — who were so eager to wag their tails at his approach."
Proliferating scandals expose truth about Obama Ulyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10738164250966308499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10266789.post-61776505771155438142012-10-31T22:31:00.002-04:002012-10-31T22:34:04.424-04:00Open Letter to Politifact EditorsDear Politifact,
I know it’s hard to remain unbiased, we all care about issues differently, but I had assumed Politifact was doing a good job of it. Then I saw your justification for doubling down on this issue:
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2012/apr/10/mitt-romney/romney-campaign-says-women-were-hit-hard-job-losse/
I guess I should have been looking closer at your other Ulyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10738164250966308499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10266789.post-25808259465850349562012-10-21T13:05:00.000-04:002012-10-21T13:05:09.203-04:00Share Bastiat with a Friend, TodayTake a moment to think of three people or networks you have that could use a reminder to read through Bastiat's The Law, view a good Milton Friedman video such as The Pencil, or walk through the Bar Stool Economics metaphor again. This links can help:
The Law, by Bastiat
"Man can live and satisfy his wants only by ceaseless labor; by the ceaseless application of his faculties to natural Ulyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10738164250966308499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10266789.post-31147565426240504052012-04-19T02:07:00.005-04:002012-04-19T02:14:21.036-04:00New Media Expressive with Obama Eats DogObama's supporters and the media (same thing) go on the attack over a decades old story of Romney's dog getting diarrhea. Silly stuff, really, but if that's where they want to go.Read about a complete egg-on-the-face turnabout brought to you by the New Media. Turns out Barack did more than have a sick dog, he ate one. Complete PR fail with their romney dog meme.The one-liners were rife on TwitterUlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10738164250966308499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10266789.post-19190511592938834432011-11-21T01:58:00.005-05:002011-11-21T02:06:33.299-05:00Socialism and Fascism - Hitler and Occupy ProtestersCame across an article from Lawrence University, at http://www.lawrence.edu/sorg/objectivism/socfasc.html.It is interesting how many of the demands of the leftist 'Occupy' movement align with the beliefs and plans of Hitler. I bet if you went down to Zucotti park and quoted, as Hitler did, "The Common Good Before the Individual Good", many of them would say "That's right!".In case anyone still Ulyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10738164250966308499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10266789.post-41651324982886867292011-11-15T01:58:00.003-05:002011-11-15T02:04:47.036-05:00Occupy Protesters Eating their Own - Victory at HandWord of advice to the OWS movement: You have a golden opportunity. Declare victory now, immediately, and then stop the occupying and go on to stage two of GA meetings and Meetup planning sessions. If you don't declare victory and leave, your chaos, hypocrisy, and mayhem are about to bring a humiliating and public defeat while THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING. You will do more to make the progressive Ulyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10738164250966308499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10266789.post-40344880842799480782011-11-03T23:13:00.003-04:002011-11-03T23:16:45.394-04:00Bring It All Down, Man - Page 1 - Larry KelleyTake a walk with Larry through the Oakland protest march. It's rich...Bring It All Down, Man - Page 1 - Larry Kelley - Excerpt...In attending the occupation of Oakland, I was struck by how the American Left has coalesced around the advocacy of Saul Alinsky, a man that 99% of the so called 99%ers have doubtlessly never heard of. In the 1930’s Alinsky created the “crisis strategy” which prescribed Ulyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10738164250966308499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10266789.post-81905792836724824412011-11-03T22:37:00.001-04:002011-11-03T22:38:15.337-04:00Photoshop Politics at Big GovernmentNice addition to the photoshop politics gallery...Ulyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10738164250966308499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10266789.post-74849611401796835992011-10-30T00:07:00.002-04:002011-11-15T02:05:51.037-05:00OWS’s Lack of Focus - Tibor MachanI've tried to inject some sense through the #ows twitter channel, to expose some of the illegitimacy of the "99%" meme they push. There are a number of legitimate means of using the system to address their grievances, if they truly represent 99% of the country. For example, 99% could vote out every politician and replace them with those they agree with. They could easily file a class action suitUlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10738164250966308499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10266789.post-88246262613673899542011-10-15T03:42:00.008-04:002011-10-15T03:54:40.764-04:00Activist Fakes Being Runover by Police at Class Warfare ProtestIn this early frame from the incident, you can clearly see that his feet are both free of the bike and tires. In this one, his left foot is the closest, but looks like he missed the position he was shooting for, and later in the film switches to jab his right foot either in harms way or up close to the back tire.And in this second one you can see, from the position of having his legs free of the Ulyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10738164250966308499noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10266789.post-28485867199263491012011-10-13T22:52:00.002-04:002011-10-14T00:59:29.548-04:00The ONE Sign Your Teens Should Remember from 2011Post this sign on your 17-24 yr old children's Facebook pages, with a note: "This was the ethos I was raised with. Let's talk about what it means. Love you."Ulyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10738164250966308499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10266789.post-64988500286886145182011-10-02T00:52:00.000-04:002011-10-02T00:52:30.505-04:00Why Barack Obama could be America’s last big government president – Telegraph BlogsMy comments regarding this article:Why Barack Obama could be America’s last big government president – Telegraph BlogsNile,I would very much hope you are right. The greatness that our Founders made possible is at stake of dying under the constant rolling darkness of socialism that has taken over so many countries on so may continents.I think Obama has woken some decent but previously asleep Ulyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10738164250966308499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10266789.post-30053627550936483082011-09-24T00:13:00.003-04:002011-09-24T00:17:58.836-04:00I've had it with Giving Back and Takes a Village BSWas out checking a few blog posts and comments tonight, and I got to tell you, I've had it with the twin false arguments of 1) wealthy people owe society for helping them get there, and 2) wealthy people and corporations have a moral obligation to "give back". Below was a post where I responded to those ideas tonight, and wanted to share it on this blog. Feel free to modify and share the responseUlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10738164250966308499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10266789.post-6140760210919975852011-09-19T00:25:00.006-04:002011-09-19T00:35:47.041-04:00Soros is Pissed at Day of Rage OrganizersSoros screams at reps from ACORN, SEIU, and Adbusters, regarding the Day of Rage protests on Sept 17th, 2011 in America.This video is meant for comic relief. It's not meant to be a research paper on the exact relationships or facts involved. It's just funny.Ulyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10738164250966308499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10266789.post-39761876588101233342010-09-13T00:45:00.000-04:002010-09-13T00:45:04.138-04:00Thanks, Fidel, but you're 50 years too late - TelegraphArticle in the UK telegraph asks why Fidel didn't share what he knows to be true years ago, that the Communist model doesn't work for people. As an American of Cuban ancestry, I must say Americans do not wish ill on Cubans. We love the Cuban people, and Cuba should be the jewel of the Carribean. It would prosper so well, and we would love to see that. But like an alcoholic uncle, you can't alwaysUlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10738164250966308499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10266789.post-41404191080352439272010-09-13T00:37:00.000-04:002010-09-13T00:37:11.052-04:00Generation Y » Inside the Neighborhood, Outside the HeartI really like the Generation Y blog of Yoani Sanchez. She is courageous, and is saying what needs to be said about systems that destroy the beautiful aspirations of individuals.Generation Y » Inside the Neighborhood, Outside the Heart“You must turn in your passport!” So they told him on arriving in Caracas, to prevent him from making it to the border and deserting. In the same airport they read Ulyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10738164250966308499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10266789.post-48883344976864734442009-12-16T22:59:00.004-05:002010-08-18T02:55:46.911-04:00Putting our economy in the hands of Chavez fansThis article gives three great viewpoints on how much of a farce the global warming conference is, and how insidiously the 'movement' is being used as a global political campaign to promote socialism, and destroy capitalism. The shame in it all, aside from the fear that the lunatics and corrupt will hold any ground, is that it hurts the cause of responsible environmental policy. There's an Ulyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10738164250966308499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10266789.post-52971638970277062922009-12-15T22:33:00.000-05:002009-12-15T22:40:24.517-05:00Atlas Flexes His Muscles - MoneyShow.comAtlas Flexes His Muscles - MoneyShow.comGreat to see that others are still reading, still keeping the mind alert. We need more young voters to understand the principles Ayn tried to convey. Collectivism is not their friend, it is their doom.If you take the time to re-read Atlas Shrugged, you’ll find it eerily predicted events that are actually happening in our country today. Did you ever think Ulyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10738164250966308499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10266789.post-55804710199511712652009-12-15T22:26:00.003-05:002009-12-15T22:40:24.518-05:00Globalism: the final assault on the individualGlobalism: the final assault on the individualPosted using ShareThisVery scary stuff, but it is what it is. Global Warming is just the latest opportunity for those that want more power, to grab more power. They more they do, the less you, as an individual, have. An excerpt from the article linked above:Speaking of the 2009 Copenhagen Treaty, Lord Christopher Monckton, former science adviser to Ulyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10738164250966308499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10266789.post-47874203306497814132009-12-15T22:20:00.001-05:002009-12-15T22:41:29.639-05:00Daily Express | UK News :: Climate change is natural: 100 reasons whyDaily Express | UK News :: Climate change is natural: 100 reasons why1) There is “no real scientific proof” that the current warming is caused by the rise of greenhouse gases from man’s activity.2) Man-made carbon dioxide emissions throughout human history constitute less than 0.00022 percent of the total naturally emitted from the mantle of the earth during geological history.3) Warmer periods Ulyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10738164250966308499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10266789.post-6225909422809494542008-10-28T22:57:00.002-04:002008-10-28T23:01:25.826-04:00Thomas Paine - Common Sense - 2008 videoThis is a great piece of video. Nothing earth shattering to those that have been scratching your heads over the direction of our country, but well done and to the point. Share it.Ulyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10738164250966308499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10266789.post-19291070697320522972008-10-23T22:33:00.006-04:002008-10-23T23:04:52.659-04:00Journalism - R.I.P 2008Orson Scott Card is a democrat, journalist, and winner of 4 Hugo and 2 Nebula Awards for his popular novels. This essay is a passionate plea to the editors of local newspapers and media to be honest, and to put the integrity of their profession above personal bias.This article first appeared in The Rhinoceros Times of Greensboro, North Carolina, but due to the amount of traffic they have receivedUlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10738164250966308499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10266789.post-27306367780690358132008-10-22T02:26:00.003-04:002011-09-20T02:51:59.156-04:00The Collectivist PresidentAt FreeColorado.com, they pose that the next president will be a collectivist, no matter which one wins! Excerpt and link below.The Collectivist President"Tragically, for the better part of a century, America has been moving away from the individualist ideals of the Founders and toward collectivism. Just consider the crushing tax burden we all suffer under to fuel an endless list of welfare Ulyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10738164250966308499noreply@blogger.com0