Sunday, March 7, 2010

‘Panic on Wall Street?’

  Economics item by Don Boys (3/7/10)

One of the oldest French banks, Societe Generale, tells clients how to prepare for potential global collapse within the next two years according to a headline in London’s Telegraph, Dec. 2, 2009! That was a “global” collapse! And some of my friends suggest that I am an extremist! Yes, I have said that panic (an out-of-control response to economic collapse) was coming to the U.S. and the world economy not because I am a prophet but because I can connect the dots. Moreover, I expect the panic to reach Main Street where chaos will reign.

Virginia Decommissions the “Arts”

  Bird-Brain Flu item by Michael R. Shannon (3/7/10)

The Lord God Almighty grants eternal life in the hereafter, but on earth it’s politicians who control immortality. So when the Virginia House of Delegates passes a budget that executes the Commission for the Arts, it’s big news.

Women Need to Speak Out on Feminism and the Hateful Ideology it Represents

  Femi-Nazis item by Carey Roberts (3/7/10)

March is Women’s History Month. Time to prepare ourselves for the annual Sista-fest of narcissistic victim-mongering, gleeful male-bashing, and shameless prevarication.

A College Degree Is Not A Human Right!

  EdukShun item by J. D. Longstreet (3/7/10)

Whether you want to admit it or not, there are some people who have absolutely no business going to college.

‘Panic on Main Street?’

  Economics item by Don Boys (3/7/10)

U.S debt is massive, now well over $12 trillion; that is $40,000 plus for every person in America!  It is not unthinkable or unprecedented although unlikely that the government could default and repudiate all debts including Social Security obligations, Medicare coverage, and military pensions along with all foreign debts. If that happened, millions of over-fifty people would storm the White House and Congress producing anarchy and maybe a Second American Revolution. Emulating the Reign of Terror in France in the 1790s, they might bring back the guillotine for procrastinating, privileged, and prevaricating politicians. Remember that the bloody French Revolution was precipitated by a looming bankruptcy as the politicians spent far more than their income. “But that could never happen here,” says the naive one. Of course not!

Pelosi Backwards On “Tea Parties” and GOP

  Demercrats item by Christopher G. Adamo (3/7/10)

Democrats continue to bounce between occasional brief attempts at pandering to grassroots America, and their more innate reversion to unrestrained contempt for the beliefs and sentiments of the heartland. In the process, they reveal a willingness to resort to any concocted lie in hopes of fooling enough of the people, enough of the time, to advance their insidious agenda.

Every Night is Hockey Night in Canada

  Sports item by Aaron Goldstein (3/7/10)

Later this month I will have lived in the United States for ten years.  Although my affection for the United States grows with each passing year I will always be a Canadian at heart.  I was born, raised and lived in Canada for more than a quarter century.

Crisis in Turkey

  Middle East item by Daniel Pipes (3/7/10)

The arrest and indictment of top military figures in Turkey last week precipitated potentially the most severe crisis since Atatürk founded the republic in 1923. The weeks ahead will probably indicate whether the country continues its slide toward Islamism or reverts to its traditional secularism. The denouement has major implications for Muslims everywhere.

Sunday, February 28, 2010

‘Have You Found AllTheInternet?’

  Internet item by Asst-Editor (2/28/10)

This site has no obvious advertising but opens a huge window into Internet Search.

Eminent Domain as Central Planning

  Big Brother item by OffSite (2/28/10)

Wielding creative definitions of blight, New York runs roughshod over property rights and uproots viable neighborhoods - Free markets are out of vogue. The unfortunate lesson that policymakers have learned over the past two years is that a big, brainy government that supposedly creates jobs is superior to irrational, faceless markets that just create catastrophic errors.

Pravda laughs at America

  Bird-Brain Flu item by OffSite (2/28/10)

With Internet communication instantly available around the world, it is easy for any publication on distant continents to know exactly what is happening in the United States and to comment on these events just as quickly. One of these publications is Pravda, the Russian equivalent of the New York Times or the Washington Post.

Fiscal Responsibility Lasted Two Weeks In Senate

  Senate item by Warner Todd Huston (2/28/10)

Two weeks ago the U.S. Senate passed new rules that would require new spending to be offset somewhere else in the budget, the so-called paygo rule. They did this because Democrats and Obama got tired of being called big spending socialists and wanted the veneer of fiscal responsibility with which to cloak themselves. It lasted two weeks before the Senate broke its own new Obama-sponsored rule(1) and went headlong for just another big spending program with its supposed jobs bill.

Church Newscast Debut

  Information item by Austin Miles (2/28/10)

Oakley, California (2/26/10) Mountain View Christian Center in Oakley, California publishes, America’s Good News (AGN), a Christian newspaper that is distributed in Northern California as well as online. AGN partnered with The Connecting Link (TCL) News Service to form a newswire that has broken some major stories that have been published throughout the world as well as publishing reviews of books, films, concerts and art shows.

‘I love money, how about you?’

  Capitalism item by Leon A. Weinstein (2/28/10)

I always thought that to have a lot of money is good. When I was a child growing up in the Soviet Union we were told that having a lot of money is not necessary, even stupid. We were told that one person can’t wear two dresses at the same time. We were told that even the most super rich can’t set on two chairs at the same time. It all didn’t hold water for me. I always suspected and now know for sure that there is a huge difference between having money and not having it. Otherwise why would most people on the planet prefer to be rich. They do not care what color the money is, whose portrait is on it or what language is used to say “money”. That means that people like money not for the beauty. They love money for the might.

‘Reid-Gate:  Where Did Harry Go Wrong?’

  Domestic Violence item by Gordon E. Finley (2/28/10)

As Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid unquestionably is one of the nation’s most powerful political figures.  So, as Majority Leader, how could he be so wrong on Domestic Violence?

Gordon Lightfoot is Alive and Well and Has a Clean Set of Teeth

  Entertainment item by Aaron Goldstein (2/28/10)

Last Wednesday evening, during a break at poetry night at the Cantab Lounge in Cambridge, Massachusetts, I took a walk around the block to clear my head.  While doing this I was listening to “Summer Side of Life” by Gordon Lightfoot.  As I was listening to the song I thought to myself that Lightfoot could die any day.

Monday, February 22, 2010

Another Failing Biofuel Miracle

  Bird-Brain Flu item by Dennis T. Avery (2/22/10)

CHURCHVILLE, VA - My wife is complaining about our increased costs at the supermarket. I remind her that every pound of meat, milk, and butter we buy requires several pounds of corn to produce - and biofuel mandates have shoved the corn price up from about $ 2 per bushel to $3.60. Many hog producers, dairymen, and egg farms have gone bust due to the inevitably higher cost of feed for livestock.

The Multi-Billion Dollar Global Warming Fraud

  Climate Change item by Alan Caruba (2/22/10)

As the massive global warming fraud implodes, the one aspect of it that has not been explored in depth is the equally massive waste of billions of dollars spent by the United States and nations around the world, we were told, to avoid global warming.

Longtime Dem Consultant Torpedoed by Union Thugs

  Unions item by Warner Todd Huston (2/22/10)

In Democrat political consulting circles Pat Caddell is a big name. One-time adviser to President Jimmy Carter and longtime political strategist for the left, Caddell isn’t someone you throw off a campaign easily. But the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) doesn’t care about past success. It only cares about its power.

Discussing economic prosperity and more on Fox News

  Economics item by Kevin Price (2/22/10)

One of my favorite programs is Fox News’ Strategy Room and I enjoy spending time on that program almost as much as my own, the Price of Business. The host of the hour I was on, Eric Bolling, has this unique knack of focusing on the consequences of government policies in a manner that is uncommon among many media personalities today. This may be due to the fact that his knowledge does not end with a traditional journalist education, but years of experience of working in the business world in general and the rough and tumble world of commodities in particular.

Change Our Military Can’t Believe In

  Military item by Jeff Lukens (2/22/10)

Many gays and lesbians serve honorably in today’s military. That is no secret. It is also no secret that open homosexuality within the ranks could hinder unit cohesion, reduce war-fighting capability, and place our troops at greater risk. No wishful thinking, edict, or State of the Union speech can alter this reality. Closeted gays do not cause a disruption in the military precisely because they are closeted.

Appreciating America

  The Republic item by Ari Kaufman (2/22/10)

Yesterday, two husky South African men “on holiday” here in the snowy Midwest, visited my place of work. Like many international observers, they marveled at the monuments and military tributes “we in America” have. They indicated the 19 hour flight from Johannesburg is “always well worth it” because they “love America” and are “here as often as possible.” The gentlemen, donning matching Eddie Bauer jackets, also mentioned they visited New York City’s Ground Zero last year and described the experience as “unlike anything” they’ve ever done.

In The Post Office

  Government item by Leon A. Weinstein (2/22/10)

Today in the post office I witnessed an interesting conversation. There was a usual for afternoons long line and not enough postal workers to serve it. In the mornings there were not a lot of customers but plenty of help. In afternoons when customers would begin to come after work in herds, the post office employees were leaving to do their own chores. It always reminded me of the Soviet Union where all restaurants were closed for at least an hour during lunch time because as the head of the Union of Service Employees put it “all employees in the USSR have equal rights and the restaurant workers earned a right for lunch like anyone else.”

In Mideast, Bet on a Strong Horse

  Middle East item by Daniel Pipes (2/22/10)

The violence and cruelty of Arabs often perplexes Westerners.

Abusegate: Teaching Women to Falsely Accuse

  AbuseGate item by Carey Roberts (2/22/10)

“Oh, I just got raped.” - With those five words, Danmell Ndonye turned the lives of four innocent men into a living nightmare. For several days last September, Stalin Felipe, Kevin Taveras, Jesus Ortiz, and Rondell Bedward were publicly branded as rapists, mauled by jail guards, and threatened with 25 years behind bars.