Wednesday, February 24, 2010
ARRA News Service: Jihadist Attorneys at Dept of Justice
by Gary Bauer, Contributing Author: When Barack Obama ran for president, he often promised he would not appoint a lobbyist who represented various U.S. companies to jobs in the government. Why? Because there was too much risk that those lobbyists would continue to represent the business interests instead of the public good.
Now comes some astonishing news. Since January 2009, Obama has appointed to jobs in the Justice Department nine individuals who previously represented or advocated for the jihadist thugs being held at Guantanamo Bay♠, Cuba. Yes, you read that right.
read the rest...click below.
ARRA News Service: Jihadist Attorneys at Dept of Justice
Investors.com - Al Gore's Nine Lies
I want to know when this con man is going to be arrested like that( in scope a piker) Bernie Maddof type of scam. When will his assets be seized and returned to the American People. When are his cohorts going to go down as well?
Investors.com - Al Gore's Nine Lies
Monday, February 22, 2010
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Ayn Rand Study Group: Capitalism
RLCMN Yahoo! Group
Title: Ayn Rand Study Group: Capitalism
Date: Tuesday February 23, 2010
Time: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Location: UM West Bank Campus, 125 Willey Hall 225 19th Avenue S, Minneapolis
Notes: [thanks to our friends at MNLG for sharing]
Please join us at this great event hosted by Ayn Rand Study Group.
You can follow this address to the group's Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=294661103929&index=1
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Ayn Rand Study Group Presents…
Capitalism: The Only Moral Social System
By Craig Biddle
Capitalism is widely recognized as the practical social system because, to the extent that it is implemented, it leads to wealth and prosperity. But this same system is widely regarded as immoral because it enables people to act fully in their own self-interest -- that is, to act on their own judgment and to keep, use, and dispose of the product of their own effort.
Mr. Biddle will demonstrate why, far from making capitalism immoral, the fact that it enables everyone to act selfishly and own property is what makes it not only the most practical but also the only moral social system ever devised.
Admission: Students with ID – Free Non-Students - $5
If you would like additional information on the campus club talk, please contact the group at aynrandstudygroup@gmail.com. You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter.
Please come and enjoy this event and support the Ayn Rand Study Group at the University of Minnesota!
Craig Biddle is the editor of The Objective Standard and the author of "Loving Life: The Morality of Self-Interest and the Facts that Support It". He is currently writing a book on the principles of rational thinking and the fallacies that are violations of those principles. In addition to writing, he lectures and teaches workshops on ethical and epistemological issues from an Objectivist perspective.
Title: Ayn Rand Study Group: Capitalism
Date: Tuesday February 23, 2010
Time: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Location: UM West Bank Campus, 125 Willey Hall 225 19th Avenue S, Minneapolis
Notes: [thanks to our friends at MNLG for sharing]
Please join us at this great event hosted by Ayn Rand Study Group.
You can follow this address to the group's Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=294661103929&index=1
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Ayn Rand Study Group Presents…
Capitalism: The Only Moral Social System
By Craig Biddle
Capitalism is widely recognized as the practical social system because, to the extent that it is implemented, it leads to wealth and prosperity. But this same system is widely regarded as immoral because it enables people to act fully in their own self-interest -- that is, to act on their own judgment and to keep, use, and dispose of the product of their own effort.
Mr. Biddle will demonstrate why, far from making capitalism immoral, the fact that it enables everyone to act selfishly and own property is what makes it not only the most practical but also the only moral social system ever devised.
Admission: Students with ID – Free Non-Students - $5
If you would like additional information on the campus club talk, please contact the group at aynrandstudygroup@gmail.com. You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter.
Please come and enjoy this event and support the Ayn Rand Study Group at the University of Minnesota!
Craig Biddle is the editor of The Objective Standard and the author of "Loving Life: The Morality of Self-Interest and the Facts that Support It". He is currently writing a book on the principles of rational thinking and the fallacies that are violations of those principles. In addition to writing, he lectures and teaches workshops on ethical and epistemological issues from an Objectivist perspective.
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It's Official: Obama Will Push Through Gov't Healthcare THIS WEEK
Call your Congressmen and warn them this is going to cost them.
It's Official: Obama Will Push Through Gov't Healthcare THIS WEEK
Friday, February 19, 2010
Al-Qaida victims? They're Muslims
If al-Qaida members think they are winning the hearts and minds of fellow Muslims, they should think again, according to a report from Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin.
Al-Qaida victims? They're <I>Muslims</i>
Conservative Answers to Social Justice Issues
RLCMN Yahoo! Group
Title: Conservative Answers to Social Justice Issues
Date: Thursday February 25, 2010
Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: Palomino, 825 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN
Notes: The Minneapolis/ St. Paul Committee for Heritage cordially invites you to attend a reception for young professionals featuring Jennifer Marshall, Director Domestic Policy Studies, DeVos Center for Religion & Civil Society, speaking on Conservative Answers to Social Justice Issues.
Schedule of Events
7:00-9:00 pm Reception
7:45 p.m. Remarks
Registration Information
There is a $10 registration fee to attend. Wine, drinks and hors d'oeuvres will be provided. Please RSVP by Thursday, February 18, 2010.
About the Event
Many Americans--particularly younger ones--are looking for answers to social justice issues like poverty and are attracted to the Left's promises of help in these areas. But good intentions and lofty promises aren't enough. Conservatives are concerned about those in need, and are not willing to accept the same old way of doing business via the welfare state--which has hurt the very people it was intended to help.
Human dignity demands a better approach--one that is built around personal responsibility and mutual responsibility through relationships, not government redistribution. Conservatives believe effective solutions based on sound economic principles and an understanding of the role of civil society institutions have the most promise for achieving a free and just society.
Conservative policy has proven effective when it comes to problems of social breakdown, and we need to tell that story. Heritage is taking a leading role in the development of policy and coalition partnerships that will help advance this conservative vision of social justice.
Title: Conservative Answers to Social Justice Issues
Date: Thursday February 25, 2010
Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: Palomino, 825 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN
Notes: The Minneapolis/ St. Paul Committee for Heritage cordially invites you to attend a reception for young professionals featuring Jennifer Marshall, Director Domestic Policy Studies, DeVos Center for Religion & Civil Society, speaking on Conservative Answers to Social Justice Issues.
Schedule of Events
7:00-9:00 pm Reception
7:45 p.m. Remarks
Registration Information
There is a $10 registration fee to attend. Wine, drinks and hors d'oeuvres will be provided. Please RSVP by Thursday, February 18, 2010.
About the Event
Many Americans--particularly younger ones--are looking for answers to social justice issues like poverty and are attracted to the Left's promises of help in these areas. But good intentions and lofty promises aren't enough. Conservatives are concerned about those in need, and are not willing to accept the same old way of doing business via the welfare state--which has hurt the very people it was intended to help.
Human dignity demands a better approach--one that is built around personal responsibility and mutual responsibility through relationships, not government redistribution. Conservatives believe effective solutions based on sound economic principles and an understanding of the role of civil society institutions have the most promise for achieving a free and just society.
Conservative policy has proven effective when it comes to problems of social breakdown, and we need to tell that story. Heritage is taking a leading role in the development of policy and coalition partnerships that will help advance this conservative vision of social justice.
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Finally ..... A Sensible Gun Registration Plan That Will Work (Satire at its finest or is it?)
Vermont State Rep. Fred Maslack has read the Second Amendment to the U.S.. Constitution, as well as Vermont 's own Constitution very carefully, and his strict interpretation of these documents is popping some eyeballs in New England and elsewhere.
Maslack recently proposed a bill to register "non-gun-owners" and require them to pay a $500 fee to the state. Thus Vermont would become the first state to require a permit for the luxury of going about unarmed and assess a fee of $500 for the privilege of not owning a gun
Maslack read the "militia" phrase of the Second Amendment as not only affirming the right of the individual citizen to bear arms, but as a clear mandate to do so. He believes that universal gun ownership was advocated by the Framers of the Constitution as an antidote to a "monopoly of force" by the government as well as criminals
Vermont 's constitution states explicitly that "the people have a right to bear arms for the defense of themselves and the State" and those persons who are "conscientiously scrupulous of bearing arms" shall be required to "pay such equivalent." Clearly, says Maslack, Vermonters have a constitutional obligation to arm themselves, so that they are capable of responding to "any situation that may arise."
Under the bill, adults who choose not to own a firearm would be required to register their name, address, Social Security Number, and driver's license number with the state. "There is a legitimate government interest in knowing who is not prepared to defend the state should they be asked to do so," Maslack says
Vermont already boasts a high rate of gun ownership along with the least restrictive laws of any state ... it's currently the only state that allows a citizen to carry a concealed firearm without a permit. This combination of plenty of guns and few laws regulating them has resulted in a crime rate that is the third lowest in the nation
" America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards."
This makes sense! There is no reason why gun owners should have to pay taxes to support police protection for people not wanting to own guns. Let them contribute their fair share and pay their own way.
Maslack recently proposed a bill to register "non-gun-owners" and require them to pay a $500 fee to the state. Thus Vermont would become the first state to require a permit for the luxury of going about unarmed and assess a fee of $500 for the privilege of not owning a gun
Maslack read the "militia" phrase of the Second Amendment as not only affirming the right of the individual citizen to bear arms, but as a clear mandate to do so. He believes that universal gun ownership was advocated by the Framers of the Constitution as an antidote to a "monopoly of force" by the government as well as criminals
Vermont 's constitution states explicitly that "the people have a right to bear arms for the defense of themselves and the State" and those persons who are "conscientiously scrupulous of bearing arms" shall be required to "pay such equivalent." Clearly, says Maslack, Vermonters have a constitutional obligation to arm themselves, so that they are capable of responding to "any situation that may arise."
Under the bill, adults who choose not to own a firearm would be required to register their name, address, Social Security Number, and driver's license number with the state. "There is a legitimate government interest in knowing who is not prepared to defend the state should they be asked to do so," Maslack says
Vermont already boasts a high rate of gun ownership along with the least restrictive laws of any state ... it's currently the only state that allows a citizen to carry a concealed firearm without a permit. This combination of plenty of guns and few laws regulating them has resulted in a crime rate that is the third lowest in the nation
" America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards."
This makes sense! There is no reason why gun owners should have to pay taxes to support police protection for people not wanting to own guns. Let them contribute their fair share and pay their own way.
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Sunday, February 14, 2010
The Fable of Market Meritocracy - Reason Magazine
"It's a good thing that French President Nicolas Sarkozy is brimming with amour-propre because he certainly did not earn any amour from the business elite gathered in Davos last month. In a bombastic riposte—delivered, no doubt, in one of his fabulously expensive designer suits—he proclaimed that the recent financial meltdown had demonstrated that letting markets decide executive compensation was "morally indefensible." "There are remuneration packages that will no longer be tolerated because they bear no relationship to merit," he said."
The Fable of Market Meritocracy - Reason Magazine
A Socialist is a Socialist...perhaps arrogance and ignorance goes hand in handm, heavy booted down the slimy slope to hell.
Declining U.S. Navy facing Chinese challenge
"Editor's Note: The following report is excerpted from Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin, the premium online newsletter published by the founder of WND. Subscriptions are $99 a year or, for monthly trials, just $9.95 per month for credit card users, and provide instant access for the complete reports.
U.S. Navy |
A growing Chinese fleet could keep the declining U.S. Navy out of the Western Pacific, according to an expert cited in a report from Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin."
to read more follow link below. Declining U.S. Navy facing Chinese challenge
ARRA News Service: Cheap Tricks: Dems Undermine Obama's Call for “Bipartisan” and “Transparent” Health Care Talks
"House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH): By scheming to pass the massive government takeover of health care the American people have already rejected, are Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Speaker Nancy Pelosi undermining President Obama’s stated desire to have a “bipartisan” and “transparent” dialogue on this issue?"
ARRA News Service: Cheap Tricks: Dems Undermine Obama's Call for “Bipartisan” and “Transparent” Health Care Talks
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Online Volunteers Needed To Increase Our Strength
Friends of ALIPAC,
We need some online volunteers to help us with a very important task.
As many of you know, our primary website at www.alipac.us is the largest archive of information in existence on the topic of illegal immigration.
As we head into the election season of 2010, we need our archives on the main site and several of our secondary websites to be seen by as many people as possible and to rank as high as possible on the search engines.
Here is how each of you can help us if you can spare a little time for a volunteer effort on the web.
Online Volunteers Needed To Increase Our Strength
On Pat Anderson...
"Pat Anderson sketches her vision for a
Republican Party that hasn't always made her
proud"
"Republican Pat Anderson, a former state Auditor running again for her old job, Friday sent a manifesto to Republicans and supporters explaining her disappointment in her party and her hopes for its future."read more here
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No Cambatants in the Court Room.
"This week, Students for Victory launched its newest campaign, No Combatants in the Courtroom, to put pressure on Congress to pass both pieces of legislation and organize and equip students and citizens for grassroots activism. Over the coming weeks, No Combatants in the Courtroom will be organizing action alerts as conditions progress in Washington in support of both bills, and we will be providing resources to help keep you informed on the unfolding legislative battle. We've set up a resource-packed website at NCCITC to provide you with tools to voice your concerns to Congress, and we hope you'll check it out. We have also set up a companion Facebook group at NCCITC-FB.
Students for Victory
Students for Victory
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From the Washington Times
EDITORIAL: Obama's Sham Bipartisnship
"Bipartisanship is the word of the hour in Washington, and President Obama's teleprompter seems to be stuck on it. This is nothing new for him. The president came to town promising a new bipartisanship, along with openness, transparency, responsibility and a number of other hopes and changes he immediately dumped overboard."
click here to read more http://tinyurl.com/ygc4btg
"Bipartisanship is the word of the hour in Washington, and President Obama's teleprompter seems to be stuck on it. This is nothing new for him. The president came to town promising a new bipartisanship, along with openness, transparency, responsibility and a number of other hopes and changes he immediately dumped overboard."
click here to read more http://tinyurl.com/ygc4btg
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From SAF
SAF, NRA VICTORY: COURT STRIKES
DOWN SEATTLE PARK GUN BAN
SEATTLE, WA - A King County Superior Court judge has ruled in favor of a lawsuit filed by the Second Amendment Foundation and National Rifle Association, striking down a ban on guns in city parks because it violates Washington State's long-standing preemption statute.
Judge Catherine Shaffer ruled from the bench that the gun ban, adopted under former Mayor Greg Nickels, violates Washington's law, which placed sole authority for regulating firearms in the hands of the State Legislature. That law was adopted in 1983 and amended in 1985, and has served as a model for similar laws across the country.
SAF and NRA were joined in the lawsuit by the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, the Washington Arms Collectors and five individual plaintiffs.
"This is a great victory for the rule of law and Washington citizens," said SAF Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. "Greg Nickels was so blinded by his personal hatred for firearms owners and his own arrogance that he imagined the city under his control could simply ignore state law. That arrogance cost Nickels his job last year. We repeatedly warned him not to push a gun ban, but he refused to listen.
"It is also a victory for the Legislature," he observed, "because this case affirms the intent of lawmakers in 1983 to prevent cities like Seattle from creating a nightmare patchwork of conflicting and confusing firearms regulations. The ruling solidifies the legislature's authority and sends a message to city and county governments to stop meddling with the rights of Washington citizens."
Gottlieb suggested a review of local ordinances may now be in order, so that city and county governments can be compelled to remove old gun regulations or face legal consequences.
"This ruling puts anti-gun local officials on notice that legally-armed citizens have rights, too," Gottlieb stated.
The Second Amendment Foundation (www.saf.org) is the nations oldest and largest tax-exempt education, research, publishing and legal action group focusing on the Constitutional right and heritage to privately own and possess firearms. Founded in 1974, The Foundation has grown to more than 650,000 members and supporters and conducts many programs designed to better inform the public about the consequences of gun control. SAF has previously funded successful firearms-related suits against the cities of Los Angeles; New Haven, CT; and San Francisco on behalf of American gun owners, a lawsuit against the cities suing gun makers and an amicus brief and fund for the Emerson case holding the Second Amendment as an individual right.
DOWN SEATTLE PARK GUN BAN
SEATTLE, WA - A King County Superior Court judge has ruled in favor of a lawsuit filed by the Second Amendment Foundation and National Rifle Association, striking down a ban on guns in city parks because it violates Washington State's long-standing preemption statute.
Judge Catherine Shaffer ruled from the bench that the gun ban, adopted under former Mayor Greg Nickels, violates Washington's law, which placed sole authority for regulating firearms in the hands of the State Legislature. That law was adopted in 1983 and amended in 1985, and has served as a model for similar laws across the country.
SAF and NRA were joined in the lawsuit by the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, the Washington Arms Collectors and five individual plaintiffs.
"This is a great victory for the rule of law and Washington citizens," said SAF Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. "Greg Nickels was so blinded by his personal hatred for firearms owners and his own arrogance that he imagined the city under his control could simply ignore state law. That arrogance cost Nickels his job last year. We repeatedly warned him not to push a gun ban, but he refused to listen.
"It is also a victory for the Legislature," he observed, "because this case affirms the intent of lawmakers in 1983 to prevent cities like Seattle from creating a nightmare patchwork of conflicting and confusing firearms regulations. The ruling solidifies the legislature's authority and sends a message to city and county governments to stop meddling with the rights of Washington citizens."
Gottlieb suggested a review of local ordinances may now be in order, so that city and county governments can be compelled to remove old gun regulations or face legal consequences.
"This ruling puts anti-gun local officials on notice that legally-armed citizens have rights, too," Gottlieb stated.
The Second Amendment Foundation (www.saf.org) is the nations oldest and largest tax-exempt education, research, publishing and legal action group focusing on the Constitutional right and heritage to privately own and possess firearms. Founded in 1974, The Foundation has grown to more than 650,000 members and supporters and conducts many programs designed to better inform the public about the consequences of gun control. SAF has previously funded successful firearms-related suits against the cities of Los Angeles; New Haven, CT; and San Francisco on behalf of American gun owners, a lawsuit against the cities suing gun makers and an amicus brief and fund for the Emerson case holding the Second Amendment as an individual right.
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Friday, February 12, 2010
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