It's official. North Korea repealed the First Amendment. There's still time to save it but have we the will?
Sony Pictures pulled the movie North Korea found offensive from distribution. Apparently because the theater chains caved in the face of a verbal threat of terrorism.
So now we know, and so does the rest of the world, that American civil liberties are abandoned quickly and cheaply.
We seem to be on course for turning the justice system into a political kangaroo court and "free speech" into a mere slogan.
What are we fighting for? What do we really think is worth fighting for?
Are we so scared, so lacking in virtue, in integrity, in courage, that we allow our young men and women to be maimed and killed in the sandbox so government officials can take a bow and certain corporations can make a profit? And are we so fearful that we are unwilling to defend the Constitution here at home?
What is to be done?
If I were President of Sony Pictures, I would release the offending movie to the whole world for free on the internet. And I would promote the hell out of it.
Next, I would start work on a sequel or a related comic satire of the Dear Leader.
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Why do they riot in Ferguson?
Why do they riot in Ferguson?
What are they protesting?
What do they hope to achieve?
Do they want to destroy a cop, just to see if they can?
Do they want more black cops? Some black cops? All black cops?
What does the Left want?
Do they want a mob to convict an innocent man by proxy? Isn't that like - lynching?
Do they want cops to stop enforcing the law in majority black neighborhoods?
Do they want cops to let a suspected thief go - if he's a young black male?
Do they want government to just do what they want it to do, whenever they want it?
Do they want to a ruler instead of the rule of law?
Do they want government to put people on trial based on emotion instead of evidence?
Do I want to live in THAT country?
What are they protesting?
What do they hope to achieve?
Do they want to destroy a cop, just to see if they can?
Do they want more black cops? Some black cops? All black cops?
What does the Left want?
Do they want a mob to convict an innocent man by proxy? Isn't that like - lynching?
Do they want cops to stop enforcing the law in majority black neighborhoods?
Do they want cops to let a suspected thief go - if he's a young black male?
Do they want government to just do what they want it to do, whenever they want it?
Do they want to a ruler instead of the rule of law?
Do they want government to put people on trial based on emotion instead of evidence?
Do I want to live in THAT country?
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Recent Health Care Aritcles on the Web
"A Duty to Die?"
By Thomas Sowell
May 11, 2010
National Review On-Line
"Top 10 Reasons ObamaCare is a Disaster"
by Kathryn Nix
April 5, 2010
"Timeline of the Democrats Healthcare Package"
by Human Events
April 1,2010
"Mexico Gearing Up for U.S. Healthcare Patients"
by Roger Hedgecock
March 26, 2010
"Solving the 'Pre-Existing Condition' Problem"
by Rep. John Shadegg
March 16, 2010
Link to Health Care Articles on the Web
By Thomas Sowell
May 11, 2010
National Review On-Line
"Top 10 Reasons ObamaCare is a Disaster"
by Kathryn Nix
April 5, 2010
"Timeline of the Democrats Healthcare Package"
by Human Events
April 1,2010
"Mexico Gearing Up for U.S. Healthcare Patients"
by Roger Hedgecock
March 26, 2010
"Solving the 'Pre-Existing Condition' Problem"
by Rep. John Shadegg
March 16, 2010
Link to Health Care Articles on the Web
Global Warming Alert!
Alert! Clear Skies, sunny days, and low pollution levels cause … GLOBAL WARMING!
Sex Causes the Earth to Move!
News Flash from Islam (Submission) - Sex Causes the Earth to Move!
"Many women who dress inappropriately ... cause youths to go astray, taint their chastity and incite extramarital sex in society, which increases earthquakes,” Ayatollah Kazem Sedighi told worshippers at a Tehran prayer service.
Apparently, it’s not Global Warming at fault after all.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/7606145/Extramarital-sex-causes-more-earthquakes-Iranian-cleric-claims.html
"Many women who dress inappropriately ... cause youths to go astray, taint their chastity and incite extramarital sex in society, which increases earthquakes,” Ayatollah Kazem Sedighi told worshippers at a Tehran prayer service.
Apparently, it’s not Global Warming at fault after all.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/7606145/Extramarital-sex-causes-more-earthquakes-Iranian-cleric-claims.html
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
The Limits of Power
A great article.
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=36600
The Limits of Power
by Thomas Sowell
04/20/2010
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=36600
The Limits of Power
by Thomas Sowell
04/20/2010
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Recommended Reading: "Who Poses the Greater Threat?"
If you haven't yet read, "Who Poses the Greater Threat?" by Walter E. Williams click on the link below.
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=35874
Who Poses the Greater Threat?
by Walter E. Williams
03/03/2010
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=35874
Who Poses the Greater Threat?
by Walter E. Williams
03/03/2010
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Health Care Reform Simplicity
The health care argument has been extraordinarily complex. When details are discussed eyes glaze over. When broad assertions are made they’re refuted by details quoted from the legislation. Many people don’t know what to think or who to believe.
Here are some simple questions you can ask and answer for yourself. Your answers will tell you everything you need to know about the proposed health care reform.
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If an insurance company denies treatment to a patient, the patient can appeal to the state insurance regulators and to the courts. If the federal government denies treatment where can the patient appeal?
If the government increases taxes on insurance polices and medical devices how will the costs of medical care go down?
If there really are 30 million people who aren’t getting medical care today - who will get care under the proposed model; how will an instant 10% increase in demand for medical services affect access to services for all?
If $500 billion can be saved by cracking down on Medicare fraud and abuse why didn’t the crackdown start last year?
If Medicare is now underfunded; how will its funding be improved by diverting $500 billion from Medicare to ObamaCare?
If Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid are all underfunded and either in deficit or projected to go into deficit; how will ObamaCare avoid that fate?
If Veterans Administration hospitals neglected wounded solders returned from Iraq and Afghanistan; how will quality be ensured in a much larger health care system run by the federal government?
If politicians control health care; will health care decisions be political decisions? Will access to health care be linked to political influence?
If Congress has the Constitutional power to force you to buy health insurance can they also force you to buy a Chevrolet?
Quote of the Day
“You and I are told we must choose between a left or right, but I suggest there is no such thing as a left or right. There is only an up or down; Up to man’s age-old dream – the maximum of individual freedom consistent with order – or down to the ant heap of totalitarianism.
A Time for Choosing
Ronald Reagan (1911 – 2004)
Universal Health Care
Here are some simple questions you can ask and answer for yourself. Your answers will tell you everything you need to know about the proposed health care reform.
======================================
If an insurance company denies treatment to a patient, the patient can appeal to the state insurance regulators and to the courts. If the federal government denies treatment where can the patient appeal?
If the government increases taxes on insurance polices and medical devices how will the costs of medical care go down?
If there really are 30 million people who aren’t getting medical care today - who will get care under the proposed model; how will an instant 10% increase in demand for medical services affect access to services for all?
If $500 billion can be saved by cracking down on Medicare fraud and abuse why didn’t the crackdown start last year?
If Medicare is now underfunded; how will its funding be improved by diverting $500 billion from Medicare to ObamaCare?
If Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid are all underfunded and either in deficit or projected to go into deficit; how will ObamaCare avoid that fate?
If Veterans Administration hospitals neglected wounded solders returned from Iraq and Afghanistan; how will quality be ensured in a much larger health care system run by the federal government?
If politicians control health care; will health care decisions be political decisions? Will access to health care be linked to political influence?
If Congress has the Constitutional power to force you to buy health insurance can they also force you to buy a Chevrolet?
Quote of the Day
“You and I are told we must choose between a left or right, but I suggest there is no such thing as a left or right. There is only an up or down; Up to man’s age-old dream – the maximum of individual freedom consistent with order – or down to the ant heap of totalitarianism.
A Time for Choosing
Ronald Reagan (1911 – 2004)
Universal Health Care
Friday, March 5, 2010
Health Care Articles - Links
Links to Health Care Blog Posts
Build a Health Care Bill - Content Index
Universal Health Care
Links to Health Care Articles
"Top 10 Reasons ObamaCare is a Disaster"
by Kathryn Nix
April 5, 2010
"Timeline of the Democrats Healthcare Package"
by Human Events
April 1,2010
"Prescription For Disaster Now Covered Under Obamacare"
by Ann Coulter
March 31, 2010
Human Events
"Mexico Gearing Up for U.S. Healthcare Patients"
by Roger Hedgecock
March 26, 2010
"Solving the 'Pre-Existing Condition' Problem"
by Rep. John Shadegg
March 16, 2010
"Obamacare is a Budgetary Disaster"
By James C Capretta
March 5, 2010
The National Review On-Line
"The Big Problem with Health Care Is Cost, Not Access"
By Richard Baehr
March 3, 2010
The American Thinker
"Alice in Health Care"
By Thomas Sowell
March 2, 2010
The National Review On-Line
"Dear President Obama, Per Your Request ..."
By Brad Hessel and Madge Cohen
February 24, 2010
The Motley Fool
"Cut Costs and Improve Care? That's True Reform"
by Regina Herzlinger and Eric Silfen
February 17, 2010in National Review On-Line
"The Power of Small Ideas"
by Tevi Troy & Jeffrey H. Anderson
February 15, 2010in National Review On-Line
"Health-Care Nation"
by Robert J Samuelson
December 7, 2009
The Washington Post
"How the Senate Health Bill Punishes Businesses That Hire Low-Income Workers"
by Robert A. Book, Ph.D.
December 3, 2009
Published by The Heritage Foundation
"More Doctors Needed"
by Pat Wechsler
November 17, 2009
The Worcester Telegram & Gazette
"111 New Federal Government Entities Created by Health Care Reform Bill"
November 3, 2009
CNSNews.com
Build a Health Care Bill - Content Index
Universal Health Care
Links to Health Care Articles
"Top 10 Reasons ObamaCare is a Disaster"
by Kathryn Nix
April 5, 2010
"Timeline of the Democrats Healthcare Package"
by Human Events
April 1,2010
"Prescription For Disaster Now Covered Under Obamacare"
by Ann Coulter
March 31, 2010
Human Events
"Mexico Gearing Up for U.S. Healthcare Patients"
by Roger Hedgecock
March 26, 2010
"Solving the 'Pre-Existing Condition' Problem"
by Rep. John Shadegg
March 16, 2010
"Obamacare is a Budgetary Disaster"
By James C Capretta
March 5, 2010
The National Review On-Line
"The Big Problem with Health Care Is Cost, Not Access"
By Richard Baehr
March 3, 2010
The American Thinker
"Alice in Health Care"
By Thomas Sowell
March 2, 2010
The National Review On-Line
"Dear President Obama, Per Your Request ..."
By Brad Hessel and Madge Cohen
February 24, 2010
The Motley Fool
"Cut Costs and Improve Care? That's True Reform"
by Regina Herzlinger and Eric Silfen
February 17, 2010in National Review On-Line
"The Power of Small Ideas"
by Tevi Troy & Jeffrey H. Anderson
February 15, 2010in National Review On-Line
"Health-Care Nation"
by Robert J Samuelson
December 7, 2009
The Washington Post
"How the Senate Health Bill Punishes Businesses That Hire Low-Income Workers"
by Robert A. Book, Ph.D.
December 3, 2009
Published by The Heritage Foundation
"More Doctors Needed"
by Pat Wechsler
November 17, 2009
The Worcester Telegram & Gazette
"111 New Federal Government Entities Created by Health Care Reform Bill"
November 3, 2009
CNSNews.com
Alice in Health Care
Link to the article, "Alice in Health Care"
by Thomas Sowell
published in National Review On-Line on 3/2/2010
http://article.nationalreview.com/426584/alice-in-health-care/thomas-sowell
by Thomas Sowell
published in National Review On-Line on 3/2/2010
http://article.nationalreview.com/426584/alice-in-health-care/thomas-sowell
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