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Earth Day: 22 Ways to Think about the Climate-Change Debate…

Posted: 22 Apr 2015 in Axis of Idiots, Climategate, Eco-terrorism, Economics, Free Market, Global Warming Nazi, Global Warming Scam, Global Whining

Great read.

Earth Day: 22 Ways to Think about the Climate-Change Debate : The Freeman : Foundation for Economic Education

Reasonable people can disagree about the nature and extent of climate change. But no one should sally forth into this hostile territory without reason and reflection.

“Some scientists make ‘period, end of story’ claims,” writes biologist and naturalist Daniel Botkin in the Wall Street Journal, “that human-induced global warming definitely, absolutely either is or isn’t happening.”

These scientists, as well as the network of activists and cronies their science supports, I will refer to as the Climate Orthodoxy. These are the folks who urge, generally, that (a) global warming is occurring, (b) it is almost entirely man-made, and (c) it is occurring at a rate and severity that makes it an impending planetary emergency requiring political action. A Climate Agnostic questions at least one of those premises.

Trying to point out the problems of the Climate Orthodoxy to its adherents is like trying to talk the Archbishop of Canterbury into questioning the existence of God. In that green temple, many climatologists and climate activists have become one in the same: fueled both by government grants and zealous fervor

More: Earth Day: 22 Ways to Think about the Climate-Change Debate : The Freeman : Foundation for Economic Education.

A Message to Fast Food Workers…

Posted: 10 Sep 2014 in Axis of Idiots, Economics, Free Market, Politics, Stupid People, Truth, Unions, Unions Suck, Video
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…crying about a minimum wage increase.

First the morons protesting for more money.

And a lesson to the masses.

The Number of the Day; 1.7…

Posted: 16 Apr 2014 in Axis of Idiots, Buyers' Remorse, Comarade Obama, Communism, Economics, Failure, Free Market, Government, Liberalism is a Mental Disorder, Neo-Marxists, Obama, Politics, SCOAMF, Socialism, Stupid People, Truth, WTF Files
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…that’s right kiddies.

The number of the day is 1.7.
What, pray tell does that number mean?

Well, let me put it this way. That number means America is screwed.

That number by itself is insignificant, so let me throw in another number; 1.

1.7 to 1, to be precise.
That “my friends” is the number of takers vs. makers.
Yes. In that order.

Here’s a break down of the numbers:

86M Full-Time Private-Sector Workers Sustain 148M Benefit Takers

Buried deep on the website of the U.S. Census Bureau is a number every American citizen, and especially those entrusted with public office, should know. It is 86,429,000.

That is the number of Americans who in 2012 got up every morning and went to work — in the private sector — and did it week after week after week.

These are the people who built America, and these are the people who can sustain it as a free country. The liberal media have not made them famous like the polar bear, but they are truly a threatened species.

Go read the rest.

Lesbian Dance Theory and Income Inequality…

Posted: 9 Jan 2014 in Axis of Idiots, Buyers' Remorse, Comarade Obama, Communism, Democrats, Economics, Free Market, Liberalism is a Mental Disorder, Media, Media Bias, Neo-Marxists, Obama, Politics, SCOAMF, Socialism, Stupid People, Video, WTF Files
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…this is a great video with Megan Kelly and Ben Shapiro talking about the morons at Rolling Stone and their “income inequality” meme that you will not hear the end of until after the election, so let’s get out ahead of the stupid.

Lesbian dance theory? Don’t worry, you’ll get the reference when you watch the video.

Article: The Obama Facade Cracks at Last…

Posted: 31 Oct 2013 in Comarade Obama, Communism, Control, Democrats, Economics, Failure, Government, Media Bias, Neo-Marxists, Obama, Politics, Socialism
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…excellent read.

The Obama Facade Cracks at Last

Only now — five years into his presidency — are we seeing some cracks in the protective shield surrounding President Obama, and then only after the abuse of reporters\’ privacy has been threatened. Mainstream journalists have not scrutinized his controversial policies, nor have they held him accountable for questionable actions that have caused outrage among fair-minded critics and produced irreparable harm to the nation.

Some facts are irrefutable, but the president has, by and large, deflected all blame and few in the media have dared question his policies and actions. Investor’s Business Daily reports that we are becoming a welfare state. The Census Department reported this week that almost half (49 percent) of Americans (151 million) are on federal aid. The U.S. has spent nearly $4 trillion ($3.7) on welfare over the past five years — that is five times greater than the money spent on transportation, education, and NASA, combined. Further, more than 70 percent of all federal spending goes to assistance programs, and the Congressional Budget Office projects that welfare spending will rise 80 percent over the next decade. Even with all that spending, though, 46.5 million Americans live in poverty and nearly half of all Americans pay absolutely no federal income tax. It doesn’t take an economics genius to realize that with the nation’s debt at $17 trillion and with more than $50 trillion in unfunded liabilities, we are in deep economic trouble. In short, the buck stops with President Obama when it comes to assessing blame for “the weakest recovery from a recession in modern American history.”

via Articles: The Obama Facade Cracks at Last.

Obama to Hammer Home…

Posted: 2 Oct 2013 in Buyers' Remorse, Comarade Obama, Communism, Congress, Control, Democrats, Economics, Failure, Government, House, Lies, Neo-Marxists, Obama, Obamacare, Politics, SCOAMF, Senate, Socialism, WTF Files
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…more lies.

Obama to hammer home shutdown message at construction company –

President Obama will hold a series of events in the coming days to highlight the consequences of the government shutdown.

The events will hammer home the White House’s argument that it is Republicans who are preventing the government from reopening, White House aides say. They will also portray Speaker John Boehner R-Ohio as unwilling to buck a “faction” of the Republican caucus.

On Thursday, the president will appear at a local construction company that has benefited from federal loans. While there, he will highlight the real-world consequences of a shutdown, while casting blame for the crisis at the feet of House leadership.

via Obama to hammer home shutdown message at construction company – TheHill.com.

Article: It’s the President’s Fault…

Posted: 2 Oct 2013 in Axis of Idiots, Buyers' Remorse, Comarade Obama, Congress, Control, Democrats, Economics, Failure, Freedom, Government, House, Lies, Media, Media Bias, Neo-Marxists, Obama, Obamacare, Politics, Republicans, SCOAMF, Senate, Stupid People, WTF Files
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…granted, there’s plenty of blame to share, but I lay this squarely on the shoulder of Obama. He and his Democrat Party wanted exactly this, betting on the media locking their collective lips squarely on Obama’s ass. The level of ass sucking by the media is unbelievable. They are a disgrace to the profession of reporting the news. They’ve become Obama’s personal propaganda arm, and the Congress wants to make sure that they are the “only ones” authorized to be journalists. What an absolute failure of government, and the liberal media again, give democrats a pass.

It was the Democrats who held a super majority for two years and still have yet to even pass a budget hello!. It was the Democrats who then wasted $800B on Obama’s “Stimu-less” despite 80% of the people opposing it. It was the Democrats who then cut the military budget by $400 Billion, or 25% of their operating budget during war time, in 2010. It was the Democrats who then passed Obamacare behind closed doors, and told us to pass it to find out what’s in it, despite the American people opposing it. Make no mistake, the Democrats own the Fiscal Cliff and just like Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George HW Bush, Bill Clinton & George W. Bush—Obama will also get credit for the economy & tax rate under his watch.

via FIVE YEARS, NO BUDGET: Doing Right For Freedom’s Sake.

Republicans have only one choice: to hold him accountable.

Day 2 of the government shutdown, and look out the window. The sun is still shining, and the sky is still blue. The birds are chirping.

The Great Government Shutdown is not that big a deal, even for the government. The federal civilian workforce includes 2.9 million bureaucrats. Out of that, only 800,000 are being furloughed, or just 27%. Even for these workers, the shutdown just amounts to a paid vacation for a few days.

Just like the overballyhood sequester, average Americans won’t notice any change in their lives at all. But for those you who are offended and indignant by the shutdown, or who know somebody who is, I can tell you how to fix it.The Real Reason for the Shutdown.

The government is shut down for only one reason. Barack Obama and the Democrats wanted a shutdown. That is because Obama and the Democrats are so certain that the public will blame the Republicans. And they are certain of that because your dopey neighbors keep telling pollsters that the Republicans are at fault.

via The American Spectator : It’s the President’s Fault.

Obamacare Deconstructed…

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 in Axis of Idiots, Buyers' Remorse, Comarade Obama, Communism, Control, Democrats, Economics, Failure, Government, Healthcare, Lies, Media, Media Bias, Neo-Marxists, Obama, Obamacare, Politics, SCOAMF, Socialism, WTF Files
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…if you think Obamacare is a good idea, you’re not paying attention.

Or you’re sucking up the main stream media’s horseshit.

The majority of doctors do NOT support Obamacare.

The AMA doesn’t represent the majority of doctors.

In fact, 70% disagree with the AMA.

Obama and the so called media, failed to mention that part.

And there’s more…

Believing Your Own Bullshit…

Posted: 16 Aug 2013 in Economics, Lies, Politics
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I am going to try something new.

Since the title of my blog is Truth, Lies, and In Between, I figured I would start finding stories that fall into one of those categories.

I think it will be an interesting journey.

The inaugural post is: Lies.

Please comment.

Believing Your Own Bullshit- The Sunday Collage*Updated

I’ve never played Tiger Woods. Truth is, I don’t even know where that is.

I played a lot of golf this week. Two days in a row, I fired rounds of 76 back to back. On Wednesday, the 76 included a tap in for eagle at Jerome Country Club. On Thursday morning, I rolled a six footer in for par on the last hole to finish at 76 with my cousin in law, Jason. Because I was playing so badly, I decided not to play the back nine. What a difference a day makes.

All week long I have been reading and mulling over all of this spoon fed bullshit that the media continues to feed us. I actually think that most people believe we have some kind of rock solid economy chugging right along. Nothing could be further from the truth.

I’ve never seen anything like this. If some good piece of information comes about- it is trumpeted everywhere on virtually every network and on liberal social media. All of the crappy economic news, falling home sales, soaring part time jobs with no benefits, the crooked banks and their manipulated accounting, earnings misses everywhere, M2 money velocity falling off a cliff. None of that gets reported.

So I thought I might ask if this sounds familiar… Do you know people who only talk about the good things in their lives? They will tell you how happy they are, how special their kids are, never ever stating anything which might be construed as derogatory. Like they are living the dream and not susceptible to the same worries as the rest of us. I know people like that- people who can’t tell you the whole truth about themselves because they are scared shitless to reveal anything that might paint them as fallible, less than, or even God forbid- normal. They want you to believe they have these perfect lives- in essence, they want you to believe their own bullshit.

via Believing Your Own Bullshit- The Sunday Collage*Updated | Frankenstein Government.

And in Our Unions Suck Category…

Posted: 7 Mar 2013 in Communism, Control, Democrats, Economics, Failure, Government, Neo-Marxists, Politics, Socialism, Stupid People, Unions, Unions Suck
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…Kalifornia is reaping what it has sown. Now cities are fighting back, but is it too little, too late?

Unions suck.

Blue Civil War: The Battle for California

Via Meadia readers know that the most important political battle in America today isn’t the much-ballyhooed battle for the soul of the GOP. It is the blue civil war, pitting key elements of the Democratic coalition against one another as the old social model fails and the growth curve of rising blue model costs runs up against fiscal limits. Blue model policies, whatever their merits, don’t generate the revenue that can support blue model institutions and methods, and when those shortfalls appear, the coalition divides. It’s happened in Wisconsin, it’s happened in Indiana; it’s happened in Michigan and it is happening in California.

The Battle of San Diego is now in full swing. Last summer, voters there approved Prop. B, a ballot measure to reform a pension system whose cost had quintupled in 12 years, eating up revenue for other activities. As politicians struggled to pay off the pension obligations, libraries closed their doors and roads deteriorated. Voters had enough. No longer would they accept service cuts (or tax hikes) to pay to keep unionized public employees in the lifestyle to which they had grown accustomed.

The unions are striking back. A few weeks ago, the Public Employment Relations Board, a quasi-judicial administrative agency for public employees, ruled that “the city failed to negotiate in good faith with its public employee unions before Proposition B was placed on the ballot,” as a local news station reported. In other words, unions believe they should have veto power over which options are put before the voters. City Attorney Jan Goldsmith was not impressed:

“We’re not gonna back down one iota, I can tell you that,” he said. “Because the people do have a right under direct democracy to bypass the city council, to bypass the state legislature, to bypass the labor unions, and to bypass PERB. This is a constitutional right, no different than the first amendment.”

via Blue Civil War: The Battle for California | Via Meadia.

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