Month: March 2010
What legitimate interest could a judge have in suppressing political opinions?
Massachusetts will pay $41 of the $43 cost of a private, direct, door to door ride
Unintended Consequences of Listening to Ron Paul
What do the following radio and TV hosts have in common?
- Rachel Maddow
- Glenn Beck
- Larry King
- Tucker Carlson
- Jim Cramer
- Alex Jones
- John Stewart
- Andrew Napolitano
- Neil Cavuto
- Bill Maher
- David Asman
- Montel Williams
- Ed Schultz
- Joe Scarborough
- Stephen Colbert
These are the people I tune into to find out their political views. Its a very diverse group. They don’t share the same views, and often attack each other. How did this happen? You’d have to be schizophrenic to listen or understand this group as a whole. I didn’t start out seeking a wide perspective for political views, it happened quite accidentally.
During the 2008 Presidential election, I was following Ron Paul. Whenever Paul was on TV I tuned in regardless of the network or host. I paid attention to how Paul was treated by the host. If the host let Paul speak and didn’t interrupt and interacted with Paul, I started tuning into their shows more often. The issue was not if the host agreed with the views of Ron Paul, but if they gave him a chance for his views to be fairly expressed.
There are some big names not on the list, like Keith Olbermann and Bill O’Reilly. Keith Olbermann I don’t listen to because Paul is basically nonexistent to Olbermann; O’Reilly kept interrupting Paul and not letting him finish a thought. Ron Paul is one of the most polite people in politics; it says a lot about someone who is rude to someone as humble and polite as Paul.
Ron Paul was the person in the news that came the closest to representing my views. If the host was showing politeness and respect to Ron Paul, then I felt they deserved the same politeness and respect from me. Ron Paul has often spoken of unintended consequences of government policy; one of the unintended consequences of following Ron Paul has been a much broader view of politics.
New health insurance requirement … was GOP idea
New health insurance requirement … was GOP idea
Judge Napolitano: Supreme Court will nix major parts of Health Care
“Socialism, like the ancient ideas from which it springs, confuses the distinction between government and society. As a result of this, every time we object to a thing being done by government, the socialists conclude that we object to its being done at all.” – Frédéric Bastiat
Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) has begun an unofficial “diversity survey” of Fortune 500 companies and has told the companies that if they do not participate in the survey, he will make their names public.
Tasering pregnant woman justified, judges rule
Biggest Ponzi Scheme: Hey Kids, Wanna See Something Really Scary?
John Stossel: The Biggest Rip-Off
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNae72uHow4
I have to admit to a sadistic thing I do I like to do: telling 18 to 24-year-olds about Social Security. It’s priceless, the look of shock and disbelief that hits their faces when told that none of the money they pay into Social Security has been set aside for them.
Before the deer-in-the-headlights expression fades, I continue explaining that any money left over from payments to Social Security recipients is just spent on other things. Well, it used to be spent on other things, when there was something left over…
Then I go on to tell them what I did as a teenager, when I found out Social Security was a Ponzi scheme. I told my parents they really screwed up, it was all their generations’ fault. My mother responded, “Well, just wait and see; you’ll find out there isn’t anything you can do about it either.” Yep, Mom was right!
And if that wasn’t cruel enough, I finish with the total Medicare and Social Security unfunded liabilities of around 60 TRILLION dollars and a Dr. Evil laugh.