Anti-Capitalism: The Legacy of George W. Bush and The Republican Party

Seeded on Thu Sep 17, 2009 4:21 AM EDT (capmag.com)

The administration of George W. Bush, for instance, greatly expanded government power.

politics, capitalism, bush, gop, republicans, economics, environmentalism, democrats, conservatives

Mandatory Health Insurance: Wrong for Massachusetts, Wrong for America by Paul Hsieh

Seeded on Sat Sep 12, 2009 7:08 AM EDT (theobjectivestandard.com)

In April 2006, Massachusetts became the first state in the nation to require that all of its residents purchase health insurance.

politics, obama, republicans, democrats, gop, mitt-romney, ted-kennedy, socialism, freedom, liberal

Obama's Atomic Bomb: The Ideological Clarity of the Democratic Agenda by John David Lewis

Seeded on Sat Sep 12, 2009 5:48 AM EDT (theobjectivestandard.com)

Over the summer of 2009, Americans witnessed something quite extraordinary: Thousands of citizens not usually involved in politics gathered in public protest and energetically confronted government officials about the policies of an administration they had elected just a few mont …

politics, obama, democrats, tea-parties, conservatives, republicans, gop, economy, health-care

When Bush spoke to students, Democrats investigated, held hearings | Washington Examiner

Seeded on Wed Sep 9, 2009 4:16 AM EDT (washingtonexaminer.com)

The controversy over President Obama's speech to the nation's schoolchildren will likely be over shortly after Obama speaks today at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. But when President George H.W.

politics, bush, conservatives, democrats, liberals, obama

Stop the Slippery Slope of Speech Bans

Seeded on Wed Sep 9, 2009 4:08 AM EDT (RealClearPolitics)

Under campaign finance law, corporations are prevented from spending their own money to advocate the election or defeat of political candidates. Tomorrow, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a second round of arguments in Citizens United v.

politics, free-speech, freedom, freedom-of-speech, mccain, elections, law, supreme-court

Health Care Is Not a Privilege … Nor Is It a Right

Seeded on Wed Sep 9, 2009 3:07 AM EDT (Pajamas Media)

Seeded by Bad Karma (Clipped by AynRand)

A popular but flawed argument is that "health care is a right, not a privilege." Health care is neither a right nor a privilege. Rather, we all have the right to seek medical treatment through voluntary trade or charity.

politics

Yale criticized for nixing Muslim cartoons in book

Tue Sep 8, 2009 2:56 AM EDT

By John Christoffersen, Associated Press Writer (Clipped by AynRand)

Yale University has removed cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad from an upcoming book about how they caused outrage across the Muslim world, drawing criticism from prominent alumni and a national group of university professors.

Continue reading this entry ...

us, prophet, drawings, yale, yale-university, prophet-muhammad, us-news, entertainment

Why Any Speech to School Children by a President is Wrong

Mon Sep 7, 2009 5:45 PM EDT

I disapprove of Obama's speech to kids that will happen Sept. 8th. I also disaprove of H.W. Bush's and Reagan's speech to kids (and for the record, the content of Reagan's speech is almost as corrupt as Obama's).

Continue reading this entry ...

politics, reagan, obama, liberals, conservatives, gop, democrats, indoctrination

Massachusetts' Obama-like Reforms Increase Health Costs, Wait Times

Seeded on Sun Sep 6, 2009 6:43 AM EDT (RealClearPolitics)

If you are curious about how President Barack Obama's health plan would affect your health care, look no farther than Massachusetts. In 2006, the Bay State enacted a slate of reforms that almost perfectly mirror the plan of Obama and congressional Democrats.

politics, health-care, socialized-medicine, obama, medicine, massachusetts

G20 aims at destroying banker bonuses; stimulus to stay (to reward failure)

Seeded on Sun Sep 6, 2009 6:27 AM EDT (Reuters)

LONDON (Reuters) - G20 finance leaders on Saturday took aim at excessive bank pay and risk-taking at the root of the financial crisis and insisted trillions of dollars of emergency economic supports would be needed for some time.

politics, capitalism, stimulus, banks, economy

Health Care is Not a Right

Seeded on Sat Sep 5, 2009 12:20 AM EDT (westandfirm.org)

Most people who oppose socialized medicine do so on the grounds that it is moral and well-intentioned, but impractical; i.e., it is a noble idea--which just somehow does not work. I do not agree that socialized medicine is moral and well-intentioned, but impractical.

politics, health-care, obama, socialized-medicine, universal-health-care

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YouTube - Rick Warren Urges Followers To Emulate Hitler Youth

Seeded on Sat Apr 4, 2009 11:29 AM EDT (YouTube)

The smoking gun. Rick Warren doesn't disagree with the totalitarian's means, he just disagrees who should be the beneficiary of man's sacrifices. Nazis say the race, communists say the class, Christians say God.

religion, rick-warren, hitler, totalitarianism, nazism, fascism, communism, religious-right, gop, jesus

How the GOP lost my vote - The Denver Post

Seeded on Mon Nov 17, 2008 8:56 AM EST (The Denver Post)

But I didn't vote for a single Republican in 2008. I've become increasingly alienated by the Republicans" embrace of the religious "social conservative" agenda, including attempts to ban abortion, embryonic stem cell research, and gay marriage.

politics, mccain, republicans, gop, conservatives, abortion, stemcells, gays, gaymarriage

After Calif. loss, gays get right to wed in Conn. - Yahoo! News

Seeded on Thu Nov 13, 2008 2:06 AM EST (Yahoo! News)

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – Same-sex couples exchanged vows Wednesday for the first time in Connecticut amid cheers and tears of joy, while gay activists planned protests across the country over the vote that took away their right to marry in California.

politics, gay-rights, gay-marriage

Governors brainstorm GOP comeback - USATODAY.com

Seeded on Thu Nov 13, 2008 1:52 AM EST (USA Today)

MIAMI — The GOP's route back to power in Washington may have to take a detour through St. Paul, Tallahassee or Baton Rouge, party leaders from those state capitals said at a meeting of Republican governors Wednesday.

politics, republicans, gop, conservatives

The Main Street Bailout Begins - Forbes.com

Seeded on Wed Nov 12, 2008 6:55 AM EST (Forbes)

On Tuesday, many of America's largest banks, along with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, announced a new program to streamline the process of modifying hundreds of thousands of mortgages, hoping to save troubled homeowners and jump start the stalled housing market.

business, bailout, socialism

Bishops Call Obama-Supported Abortion Rights Bill a Threat to Catholic Church - washingtonpost.com

Seeded on Wed Nov 12, 2008 6:52 AM EST (The Washington Post)

BALTIMORE, Nov. 11 -- The nation's Catholic bishops Tuesday approved a statement declaring that if the Democratic-controlled Congress and the incoming Obama administration enact proposed abortion rights legislation, they would see it as an attack on the church

religion, abortion, obama, bishops, christianity, christ, faith

American shot dead in Pakistan's frontier Peshawar | International | Reuters

Seeded on Wed Nov 12, 2008 6:49 AM EST (Reuters)

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Gunmen killed a U.S. aid official on Wednesday outside his home in Peshawar, police said, the frontier Pakistani city near Afghanistan which has borne the brunt of a growing Islamist insurgency

us-news, pakistan, war, america, islam, islamic, muslim, afghanistan

Fannie, Freddie to modify more mortgages - MarketWatch

Seeded on Tue Nov 11, 2008 4:42 PM EST (MarketWatch.com)

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - In their most aggressive move yet to stem a tide of home foreclosures, the government and the housing industry said Tuesday they'll try to modify hundreds of thousands of mortgages to make them affordable.

business

Sarah Palin: God will help me decide what to do in 2012 In first sit-down interview since defeat, she looked as if she was auditioning for role of Yoda

Seeded on Tue Nov 11, 2008 8:54 AM EST (The Times)

Seeded by jade-log (Clipped by AynRand)

"If there is an open door [to run for president] in Twelve — or 4 years later — and if it's something that's going to be good for my family, my state, my nation, an opportunity for me, then I'll plough on through it," said the Alaska governor and former Republican vice …

politics, palin, syntax, associates, rumors, yoda, gaffes, marital-bliss, faith, moose-sausage

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NYT: Sparring starts as GOP ponders future - The New York Times- msnbc.com

Seeded on Tue Nov 11, 2008 7:02 AM EST (msnbc.com)

These struggles come as the party prepares for a broad ideological battle, in particular over how much to emphasize social issues like opposition to abortion rights and gay rights.

politics, bush, republicans, conservatives

Church told 'obvious lies,' gay activists allege - CNN.com

Seeded on Tue Nov 11, 2008 6:30 AM EST (CNN)

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- On the first Sunday after a gay marriage ban passed in California, activists rallied in defiance, including hundreds of protesters outside an Orange County megachurch whose pastor brought Barack Obama and John McCain together last summer for a "fai …

politics, gays, homosexuals, marriage, prop8, california, christianity, faith

AIG Gets Expanded Bailout, Posts $24.5 Billion Loss (Update3)

Seeded on Mon Nov 10, 2008 10:48 AM EST (Bloomberg.com)

Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- American International Group Inc. got a $150 billion government rescue package, almost doubling the initial bailout of less than two months ago as the insurer burns through cash at a record rate.

politics, aig, bailout, socialism, fascism, communism

Obama to get his first look at the Oval Office - International Herald Tribune

Seeded on Mon Nov 10, 2008 3:25 AM EST (International Herald Tribune)

Use of executive authority is the quickest way for a new president to exert his power, given that passage of new laws by Congress can be a painfully slow process, even when the chief executive enjoys a legislative majority.

politics, obama

Emanuel Urges Aid for Auto Industry - NYTimes.com

Seeded on Sun Nov 9, 2008 9:51 PM EST (The New York Times)

In his first televised interviews since being named the chief of staff for President-elect Barack Obama, Rahm Emanuel on Sunday called for swifter action to lift the struggling auto industry and suggested Mr. Obama and President Bush might clash over a stimulus package.

politics, auto, cars, obama, emanuel, socialism

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Anti-Capitalism: The Legacy of George W. Bush and The Republican Party
Source: capmag.com
The administration of George W. Bush, for instance, greatly expanded government power.
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Thousands march to US Capitol to protest spending
Thousands of people marched to the U.S. Capitol on Saturday, carrying signs with slogans such as "Obamacare makes me sick" as they protested the president's health care plan and what they say is out-of-control spending.
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Mandatory Health Insurance: Wrong for Massachusetts, Wrong for America by Paul Hsieh
Source: theobjectivestandard.com
In April 2006, Massachusetts became the first state in the nation to require that all of its residents purchase health insurance.
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Obama's Atomic Bomb: The Ideological Clarity of the Democratic Agenda by John David Lewis
Source: theobjectivestandard.com
Over the summer of 2009, Americans witnessed something quite extraordinary: Thousands of citizens not usually involved in politics gathered in public protest and energetically confronted government officials about the policies of an administration they had elected just a few mont …
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Stopping islamisation : A Patriot's Prayer - A Call to Action
Source: Examiner
I have no interest in living under Sharia Law, nor should you; I have no desire to ever wear a burkha or niqab nor should you. If Muslims want to live under Sharia Law in their own countries, that is their affair.
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