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Candidate Questionnaire:
Below is a questionnaire that we all can use as we talk to those who want to represent us in any elected office. I sent this out to some of the "Liberty Leaders" of our state to forward out to their respective organizations. It would be great of the candidates started hearing these questions from all over our great state as they travel around campaigning.
POLICY QUESTIONS
1 - If you are elected to the office you seek:
a) what laws will you repeal; b) what taxes will you reduce or eliminate; c) what government agencies will you shrink or close?
2 - Would you support criminal penalties:
a) for politicians who violate their oath of office; b) for bureaucrats who act outside the powers delegated to them?
3 - When did you last read the state and federal Constitutions?
4 - Should someone who has sworn an oath to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution, but who then votes to allocate tax funds to programs or departments not authorized by that Constitution, be removed from office?
5 - Can you name any current areas of government operations that are outside the authority delegated to government?
6 - Can you name areas where government might serve the public interest, but where it has no authority to act? If not, is it still accurate to say we have "government of limited powers"? Does this matter?
7 - As a candidate for a state or federal office, can you think of any ways to improve enforcement of the 10th Amendment (the states and the people retain powers not delegated to the federal government)?
ISSUE QUESTIONS
8 - With regard to jury trials, should judges be required to inform jurors that they have the power, in the sanctity of the jury room, to decide whether a law in question is just, or constitutional? Should schools teach this?
9 - With regard to due process, should judges be allowed to prevent defendants from presenting a defense on constitutional grounds if they so choose?
10 - With regard to the war on drugs, is the war succeeding? When could it be declared a success, the expense of waging it cease, and the tax-based infrastructure surrounding it be decreased or dismantled? If it can't be declared a success, when might it be declared a failure and brought to a close? How do you respond to critics who say the war on some drugs is really just a federal-agent jobs program that provides price supports for the cartels?
11 - With regard to law enforcement, are you in favor of police being allowed to use deadly force when absolutely necessary to protect innocent lives from criminal attack? Do you believe that people, even people with no training of any kind, have less right to defend themselves than the authorities do?
12 - With regard to the right to keep and bear arms, would you support gun laws that would specifically disarm religious individuals, either on the way to or at religious services? Would this be OK as long as all religions were treated equally?
13 - With regard to establishing a federal ID number for every American, would you vote to enable or block such legislation if it were proposed? Which part of the Constitution would authorize such controls over citizens?
14 - With regard to asset-forfeiture laws and policies, describe how these are permissible under the Constitution. If elected, would you do anything to change current asset-forfeiture law?
15 - If elected to the office you seek, would you support legislation to license writers or register printing presses? Would you support legislation to license publishers to help control "hate speech?" Why would an honest writer or publisher object to such a program? If you cannot justify licensing writers, on what basis could you justify licensing gun owners?
A followup module of The Liberty Poll, with detailed questions for reporters to consider for extended interviews, appears next.
The Liberty Poll was developed by attorney Michael P. Anthony, author Alan Korwin and syndicated columnist Vin Suprynowicz.
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Do you wonder why you typically don't hear Liberty Poll style questions on the nightly news? For the same reason the nightly news is so tame compared to the Internet. Why is that? Because broadcasts in America are state controlled (and the web isn't, yet). If you heard broadcast executives agonize over programs that might jeopardize their government licenses, you'd think anew about how free is free speech.
Speakers at our July 18th state conference are below:
Other gubenatorial candidates will be invited to future conferences. All will be invited.
Candidate for Governor Representative Nikki Haley
South Carolina Republican Chairwoman Karen Floyd
Candidate for Governor Senator Larry Grooms
Candidate for SC Congressional seat 3 Dr. Mike Vasovski
(Apologies to Mike. The batteries for the lapel mic went dead in the middle of his remarks.)
Candidate for US Congressional seat 4 Dr. Christina Jeffrey
The brief, nine point thought experiment that's destined to become an annoying email forward phenomenon. Relish it now before your next encounter is prefaced with at least 5 ">"s. If this doesn't wake you up to your sorry state, nothing will. Brilliant, leaves me longing to read more from Nozick.
Fantastic, plain language exposition on why even "limited" government is in fact immoral. For "it is irrelevant whether a man steals by his own authority or with the sanction of a million others, whether he takes money for himself or for 'the poor,' or for any other group which did not earn it." Amen, brother. Lengthy article, but if read in full will provide you with all the intellectual ammunition you require to explode statist rhetoric.
Dismantles one of the primary objections to the conclusions reached in the previous article. Persuasively agues that only governments are capable of waging warfare as it exists today, and also that their territorial absence will not result in conquest by other governments.
To say that we must have a government to protect us as long as these products of government [missiles, chemical & nuclear weapons] are around is like saying that a man should keep his cancerous tumor until sometime in the future when he gets better, because it would be too dangerous to remove it now!
The only solution is margin-free surgical excision. Again, a lengthy article, but one that will steel you to all statist objection.
It's time for me to admit, for my "Core Philosophy" I borrowed heavily from this document. What's so wrong with their primary objective that "we merely wish to be left alone." Can't think of one? If so, you already must be outside of the American political mainstream, both Democrat & Republican. Neither would ever accede to such an apparently simple request. Neither can fathom true freedom. Despite this woeful fact, true freedom is the natural state of man, and it will be achieved as more and more come to this realization. Are you free and unashamed?
Financial advisor with his eyes and ears open. If he strikes you as loud, panicky, or exaggerated, think again. The situation here in the USA demands such extremes. Andros puts it all together. If you've been out of the loop, this article will catch you up. If nothing else, you must see the included graphs on the purchasing power of major world currencies and even more striking, the "Real Average Weekly Earnings," which have plummeted roughly 2/3 since the early 1980s! Our declining standard of living, the requirement of women (rather than option) to enter the workplace, all explained in one graph. Why? Inflation. Andros quotes the chief enabler of government spending, Lord Keynes himself:
By a continuous process of inflation, governments can confiscate, secretly and unobserved, an important part of the wealth of their citizens. The process engages all of the hidden forces of economic law on the side of destruction, and does it in a manner that not one man in a million can diagnose.
Read on for his conclusions, which include the fact that "PAPER IS POISON." Paper = cash, CDs, money market accounts, and bonds. The refuge is tangibles, i.e. precious metals and commodities, particularly energy and agriculture. Real estate remains in a government-sponsored bubble nightmare.
Wow! The situation on the ground is way more favorable than our wildest dreams. Data compiled by this liberal institution ending January 31 beautifully illustrates the large numbers who have completely had it with our government. As a whole, men and women, all age groups, all regions except the northeast (and then by only 1%) believe that Obama should be impeached. A majority of men and southerners believe Obama wasn't born in the US. Even among women and northeasterners, 53% either believe he wasn't or are not sure. More than 60%, including both men and women, whites, all age groups, and all regions except the northeast believe that Obama is a socialist. Poll respondents are equally divided whether Obama is a racist who "hates White people." But here is the best finding of all... 42% either believe their state should secede or are not sure! In the south, it's 48%, with 33% a definite "yes." Moving on, 59% of all respondents are against amnesty (another 15% unsure), even if illegals pay a fine and learn English. To any politician who cares (who doesn't take their orders from the elite), that's 3/4 who do not support amnesty (in the south it's 4/5). Sorry to end on a downer, but a very large majority also do not support gay rights. Here at PB, we're of the opinion that gays have the same rights as everyone else (shocking, I know). Even more shocking to us is that 3/10 Americans support a ban on contraception? Sorry, but that's beyond reason. Repeat after me, "sperm are not sacred." Very large majorities believe that abortion is murder (>3/4). The largest majorities of all (>90%) support the death penalty, even as it's outlawed in more and more states. Despite the overwhelming support of the citizenry, PB hereby strongly objects on moral grounds. If we can't trust the state to send our mail efficiently, properly maintain our roads, or other seemingly simple tasks, how do we expect them to justly decide to take one's life?
See the multiple ways Obama will violate his campaign pledge not to increase taxes. This story is so hot that Reuters withdrew it the same day it was published, causing it to disappear from other mainstream news sites such as Yahoo, which we had linked earlier. See here for more.
"Once you understand the details of modern central banking, you are able to step back and see that it truly is a way for the government to use the printing press to pay its bills. All of the complicated process of targeting interest rates through buying Treasuries simply hides this essential point — and perhaps deliberately so." Murphy explains it perfectly. The Fed is nothing more than a government endorsed criminal syndicate, conceived in secrecy by the banking elite on a private island, confiscating our wealth for nearly 100 years.
After reading this, the question that must come to mind is "why did the young vote for Obama in such large majorities, and with such enthusiasm?" The only answer we here at PB can conceive of is truly sad. Namely, that they are government-schooled (i.e. brainwashed and ignorant), naive, MySpaced/Facebooked zombies. "But he's so cool."
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There are many more great articles this week. Be sure to read the rest of the post here.
Allison Anthony Ballentine Bannister Barfield Battle Bedingfield Bingham Bowen Bowers Brady Branham H. B. Brown Cato Chalk Clemmons Cole Cooper Crawford Daning Delleney Duncan Forrester Frye Gambrell Gunn Haley Hamilton Hardwick Harrell Harrison Hayes Hearn Herbkersman Hiott Horne Huggins Kelly Knight Limehouse Littlejohn Loftis Long Lowe Lucas Merrill Miller Millwood D. C. Moss V. S. Moss Nanney J. M. Neal Neilson Norman Ott Owens Parker Pinson M. A. Pitts Rice Sandifer Scott Simrill Skelton D. C. Smith G. M. Smith G. R. Smith J. R. Smith Sottile Spires Stavrinakis Stewart Stringer Thompson Toole Umphlett Vick Viers Whipper White Whitmire Willis Wylie A. D. Young T. R. Young
Total--85
Those who voted in the negative are:
Agnew Alexander Allen Anderson Bales Brantley G. A. Brown Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Dillard Funderburk Gilliard Govan Hart Hodges Hosey Howard Jefferson Kennedy King Kirsh McLeod Mitchell J. H. Neal Parks Weeks Williams
Total--27
The Concurrent Resolution, as amended, was adopted and ordered sent to the Senate.
"Fear the Boom & Bust," a Hayek vs. Keynes Rap Anthem -- a beginner's explanation, guide, and interpretation.
220 Created by John Pappola and Russ Roberts, see their site.
Overall a fantastic effort with surprisingly high production values. Entertaining even for the non-economically inclined. Read on for relevant notes and quotes from the video.
Unfortunately, such is the state of economic thought in the world today. Keynes is the man, at least in government and most of academia. How has such an abomination come to be? A difficult question, but consider that Keynes' theories support government intervention in markets, including central banking. Most academic departments and their research are funded by... guess who? The government. Who controls the government? The moneyed elite and bankers. Is it all starting to make sense?
"Have a seat and I’ll school you in one simple lesson."
Keynes' posthumous dig at Henry Hazlitt's Economics in One Lesson a book described at the Mises Institute store as "most important economics book ever written in the sense that it offers the greatest hope to educating everyone about the meaning of the science." Obviously, Hazlitt was no fan of Keynes. His insights are free-market/Austrian.
"Like I said, in the long run—we’re all dead."
According to Wikiquote, "many have thought this meant Keynes supported short terms gains against long term economic performance, but he was actually criticizing the belief that inflation would acceptably control itself without government intervention." Ridiculous, considering that inflation is created by government itself through central banking and fiat money. It's why the dollar you hold in your hand today buys about $0.04 worth of goods priced in 1913 dollars. In the absence of these institutions, the only way to create inflation is to dig up more gold and silver (or create whatever free-market money a society uses) than the increase in human productivity over the same time period.
"Even a broken window helps the glass man have some wealth."
Reference to Bastiat's parable of the broken window. Basically, Bastiat uses the parable to illustrate the ridiculous notion that since the glazier's income increases, which he in turns spends at other businesses, the economy is stimulated. In reality, when the window is broken, wealth is destroyed. The shards of glass are worth much less than the window itself. The money the owner of the window could have kept and put to more productive uses is not accounted for, or not seen. Bastiat titled his collection That Which Is Seen, and That Which Is Not Seen. Meanwhile Keynes advocates pyramid building as a route to societal wealth. Similarly, there are those who believe that war stimulates the economy. Sure, we've got bombs, and the bomb makers get paid (that which is seen). But the taxpayers have less to save and invest in other industries that generate true wealth -- products or services that increase their standard of living (that which is not seen).
"Say it loud, say it proud, we’re all Keynesians now."
Wrongly attributed to Nixon, who actually said "I am now a Keynesian" in 1971, the year he "closed the gold window," or suspended conversion of US dollars into gold by foreign central banks. Common serfs were denied the right by FDR way back in 1933. In fact, their gold was confiscated at the rate of $20 per ounce, then repriced at $35 per ounce, thereby devaluing their dollars and confiscating their wealth at one stroke by nearly fifty percent. Ever since, the Fed has had no meaningful limits on its ability to inflate. For a much more detailed account, I strongly encourage you to read Murray Rothbard's book What Has Government Done to Our Money(full text online and link to free, easy to read 112 page PDF). Economist Milton Friedman did say "we're all Keynesians now," disparaging the woeful state of the profession.
"That simple equation, too much aggregation Ignores human action and motivation."
Keynesians believe that economics can be reduced to a series of ever more intricate formulas. "Advanced" concepts in economics require higher level mathematics. Austrian economists reject these notions, none more notably than Ludwig von Mises in his masterpiece Human Action, referred to here by Hayek.
"You provide them with cover to sell us a free lunch."
As mentioned above, Keynes' work is cited to justify pandering politicians and their government handouts.
"Don’t look for cure from the hair of the dog." While we see Keynes hungover (the bust) from his night on the town (the boom).
Keynes and his disciples, including Paul Krugman, believe that the cure for the economy's problems is always more of the same (the hair of the dog), more government spending, when in reality it is the spending that is the problem. As evidence, Krugman recently went ballistic regarding Obama's proposed spending freeze. He also believed that the stimulus should have been much larger! Austrian business cycle theory explains the entire phenomenon.
"The curious task of economics is to demonstrate to men how little they really know about what they imagine they can design."
We’ve been going back and forth for a century [Keynes] I want to steer markets, [Hayek] I want them set free There’s a boom and bust cycle and good reason to fear it [Hayek] Blame low interest rates. [Keynes] No… it’s the animal spirits
[Keynes Sings:]
John Maynard Keynes, wrote the book on modern macro The man you need when the economy’s off track, [whoa] Depression, recession now your question’s in session Have a seat and I’ll school you in one simple lesson
BOOM, 1929 the big crash We didn’t bounce back—economy’s in the trash Persistent unemployment, the result of sticky wages Waiting for recovery? Seriously? That’s outrageous!
I had a real plan any fool can understand The advice, real simple—boost aggregate demand! C, I, G, all together gets to Y Make sure the total’s growing, watch the economy fly
We’ve been going back and forth for a century [Keynes] I want to steer markets, [Hayek] I want them set free There’s a boom and bust cycle and good reason to fear it [Hayek] Blame low interest rates. [Keynes] No… it’s the animal spirits
You see it’s all about spending, hear the register cha-ching Circular flow, the dough is everything So if that flow is getting low, doesn’t matter the reason We need more government spending, now it’s stimulus season
So forget about saving, get it straight out of your head Like I said, in the long run—we’re all dead Savings is destruction, that’s the paradox of thrift Don’t keep money in your pocket, or that growth will never lift…
because…
Business is driven by the animal spirits The bull and the bear, and there’s reason to fear its Effects on capital investment, income and growth That’s why the state should fill the gap with stimulus both…
The monetary and the fiscal, they’re equally correct Public works, digging ditches, war has the same effect Even a broken window helps the glass man have some wealth The multiplier driving higher the economy’s health
And if the Central Bank’s interest rate policy tanks A liquidity trap, that new money’s stuck in the banks! Deficits could be the cure, you been looking for Let the spending soar, now that you know the score
My General Theory’s made quite an impression [a revolution] I transformed the econ profession You know me, modesty, still I’m taking a bow Say it loud, say it proud, we’re all Keynesians now
We’ve been goin’ back n forth for a century [Keynes] I want to steer markets, [Hayek] I want them set free There’s a boom and bust cycle and good reason to fear it [Keynes] I made my case, Freddie H Listen up , Can you hear it?
Hayek sings:
I’ll begin in broad strokes, just like my friend Keynes His theory conceals the mechanics of change, That simple equation, too much aggregation Ignores human action and motivation
And yet it continues as a justification For bailouts and payoffs by pols with machinations You provide them with cover to sell us a free lunch Then all that we’re left with is debt, and a bunch
If you’re living high on that cheap credit hog Don’t look for cure from the hair of the dog Real savings come first if you want to invest The market coordinates time with interest
Your focus on spending is pushing on thread In the long run, my friend, it’s your theory that’s dead So sorry there, buddy, if that sounds like invective Prepare to get schooled in my Austrian perspective
We’ve been going back and forth for a century [Keynes] I want to steer markets, [Hayek] I want them set free There’s a boom and bust cycle and good reason to fear it [Hayek] Blame low interest rates. [Keynes] No… it’s the animal spirits
The place you should study isn’t the bust It’s the boom that should make you feel leery, that’s the thrust Of my theory, the capital structure is key. Malinvestments wreck the economy
The boom gets started with an expansion of credit The Fed sets rates low, are you starting to get it? That new money is confused for real loanable funds But it’s just inflation that’s driving the ones
Who invest in new projects like housing construction The boom plants the seeds for its future destruction The savings aren’t real, consumption’s up too And the grasping for resources reveals there’s too few
So the boom turns to bust as the interest rates rise With the costs of production, price signals were lies The boom was a binge that’s a matter of fact Now its devalued capital that makes up the slack.
Whether it’s the late twenties or two thousand and five Booming bad investments, seems like they’d thrive You must save to invest, don’t use the printing press Or a bust will surely follow, an economy depressed
Your so-called “stimulus” will make things even worse It’s just more of the same, more incentives perversed And that credit crunch ain’t a liquidity trap Just a broke banking system, I’m done, that’s a wrap.
We’ve been goin’ back n forth for a century [Keynes] I want to steer markets, [Hayek] I want them set free There’s a boom and bust cycle and good reason to fear it [Hayek] Blame low interest rates. [Keynes] No it’s the animal spirits
“The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is commonly understood. Indeed the world is ruled by little else. Practical men, who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influence, are usually the slaves of some defunct economist.”
John Maynard Keynes The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money
“The curious task of economics is to demonstrate to men how little they really know about what they imagine they can design.”
Another busy week here at PB. The ruling class just won't let up and give us a chance for some genuine R&R. In the dead of winter here in the Northern Hemisphere, your beloved editor is in danger of becoming pasty white. Thank God for vitamin D supplements.
The primary problem faced by all producers who have no desire to be slaves their entire lives. Namely, that...
In the United States today there is no way to earn a guaranteed rate of return greater than the real increase in the cost of living. Today the opposite is true. As a saver, as an investor in US government bonds or other "safe" securities, the only thing that you are guaranteed is that you will slowly go bankrupt because the return on your money is less than the real rate of increase in the cost of living. This has the effect of being a wealth confiscation mechanism. It is a continuous wealth transfer from the people to the banking system and as that continues you would expect the middle class to disappear, which is exactly what is happening.
Harris compares it to "playing cards at a casino where the only thing you know is that the house is cheating." How did we get here? Simple. The Federal Reserve. Fiat money. The solution? End the Fed.Educate yourselves.Fight back (free PDF here).
With every imposition of the State, people are less able even to imagine a society of freedom, though through the centuries economists have demonstrated that "government cannot improve on the results of human action achieved through voluntary trade and association." Government uses fear to obscure this crucial truth to maintain power. Once people come to understand the truth, that "society contains within itself the capacity for self-management," the illusion is shattered. Rockwell believes that "by believing in freedom yourself, you might have made the biggest contribution to civilization you could possibly make." We here at PB wholeheartedly agree -- refer to our 'Core Philosophy' at the top right of the page. The next step is to spread the message, even if it requires "saying the unsayable, teaching the unteachable," or Defending the Undefendable (free PDF here). Get-r-done, readers.
Rockwell has come out swinging this week. Here, he demonstrates the simple way to reduce 22% unemployment to 0% overnight. Repeal ridiculous regulations that prevent individuals from voluntarily choosing mutually beneficial arrangements, including the minimum wage. Preposterous? No, not really. To object is to believe that "it is better that people be unemployed rather than being exploited at low wages." Despite hysteria from statists right and left, the truth of the matter is that,
In a market-based labor contract, there is no exploitation. People come to agreement based on their own perceptions of mutual benefit. A person who believes it is better to work for $1 an hour rather than sit at home doing nothing is free to make that contract.
Unfortunately, to some collecting unemployment (money stolen under the threat of force, imprisonment, and death) is vastly preferable to being employed in productive work. Such is their disgusting, pathological perspective.
It is long past overdue for Americans to reexamine the work of Thomas Paine, a key impetus to our short-lived freedom way back in the 18th century. Paine, and Akers, endeavor to help us "fully appreciate the absurdity that some men rule the rest."
Frightening illustration how Americans' beliefs have been successfully manipulated by the government since we launched our "Global War on Terror (TM)." We've become a torture-loving, rights-depriving, privacy-invading, assassination-advocating, bloodthirsty mob. Margulies reminds us that we haven't always been such lunatics. As noted above, a prime example of the use of fear or crisis to achieve "things you think you could not do before."
Oh yeah, forgot one. Add TSA-worshiping genital scanners to the list above. The hilarious Cooper is disgusted by just how easily government-brainwashed our "pixie-dust-sniffing majority" has become. He then proceeds to explode the reasoning used to justify the TSA's existence, which ultimately drives him to drink. To this reader, Cooper more than earned his stripes with his inspiring "I've had it, screw the government" trilogy of I'm Tired, I'm So Tired, and his Personal Declaration of Independence. Honestly, I'm not exactly sure how he's not rotting in a prison cell next to Irwin Schiff, father of Peter Schiff, whose company Euro Pacific Capital is endorsed on these pages.
Constitutional scholar and law professor Obama either fails to understand the recent Supreme Court ruling upholding First Amendment principles or "misrepresents it" (i.e. lies) during his SOTU address. How many of the ten founding principles limiting the power of government is he against? One? Check. Two? Check.... Need we proceed any further?
Tongue-in-cheek piece ridiculing the PC diversity freaks. It's so beautiful to see Williams, who is black, turning the diversity tables to expose the blatant hypocrisy. It's gone so far that few would be surprised to learn that Harvard, MIT, Cal, and many others misuse student funds to hire deans and vice-presidents of diversity. Meanwhile, their revenue generating athletic teams are near-exclusively black and their faculty near-exclusively socialist. Read to find out his answers to predictable liberal objections.
Hold on to your tinfoil hats, America and be prepared to be blown away. It's one thing to read "conspiracy theories" on the pages of blogs such as PB, but it's another to see them written by a recent presidential candidate who was on the ballot in all fifty states. As we already explored last week, things ain't what they seem down Haiti way. He has never seen a response to a natural disaster anywhere, ever, such as this. And what a response it is! 20,000 troops, an aircraft carrier, naval destroyers, and on and on. That's about 1/3 of the troops in Afghanistan prior to the surge, and we're fighting a "war" there! Plus, we supposedly have a shortage of troops! Meanwhile, no one in the Dominican Republic felt the quake, despite the fact that Port-au-Prince is less than 50 miles from the border, and only 156 miles from Santo Domingo. He goes on to note reliable sources who have testified that the Bushes and the Clintons have been parties to drug smuggling through Haiti. Crazy? It is commonly acknowledged that the CIA trafficked in drugs in Vietnam and Central America.
Among other powers Obama has claimed for himself, he now exercises the right to kill anyone, including US citizens, at any time anywhere on mere suspicion of being a dreaded "terrorist." Apparently, "they're entitled to no charges, no trial, no ability to contest the accusations." Greenwald is no pacifist. He acknowledges the "right to kill combatants actively fighting against them, including American citizens. That's just the essence of war." Absurdly, the US government defines the battlefield as the entire world.
Heartbreaking interview of the victim's father. He was driving his nine year-old son and other family members across Baghdad to pick up his sister's children when the mercenaries opened fire without provocation, murdering at least 17 Iraqis. Blackwater successfully paid off most for less than $100,000 each. His story will haunt and infuriate you. But the most damning evidence is the corroboration of his story by horrified Blackwater employees who witnessed the massacre, describing the actions of their "colleagues" as "pretty heinous sh*t." Nice to know just what exactly your stolen tax dollars are used to fund.
As brilliant editor Rockwell poses it, was the "scientist who exposed the Bush-Blair WMD lies... offed by MI-6 (British intelligence) or the CIA?" How else to explain sealing the records on the supposed "suicide" for so long? If it smells like a power elite cover-up, sounds like a power elite cover-up, and looks like a power elite cover-up....
All evidence clears the scientist that the hapless, corrupt FBI has pinned it on. He had neither the skills nor the access to the remarkably advanced technology required to weaponize the anthrax with silicon. Who does have such skills and means? Governments, only governments. Yet again, "if it smells like a power elite cover-up, sounds like a power elite cover-up, and looks like a power elite cover-up...." Sound at all like the nano-thermite found at the WTC site post-9/11? Nah.
Taxpayers Pay $101,000 for Pelosi's In-Flight 'Food, Booze,' by Bob Unruh The wicked witch of the west spends roughly $1000 per week (more than the average American income) on booze during her chartered military flights. You don't even want to know how much the flights themselves cost. Read the testimony of the military officers assigned to Pelosi duty that verify the claims. Our rulers have utter contempt for their serfs.
Look for it to pop up more and more, alongside such flags as those featured here at PB (see sidebar at right). But be wary and do not follow it blindly. It is being flown by Scott Brown supporters, and we all now know that he's the worst wolf (I think he waxes, see link) in sheep's clothing, voting for socialist RomneyCare and open to similar horrors at the federal level. Perhaps the Bennington Flag promoted by SurvivalBlog is a better alternative.
Witness the laughable death throes of our dinosaur media. A $650 million investment yields a 35 subscriber ($9000 this year) return. Website traffic is down 700,000 per month since the pay-to-read transition. As PB demonstrates, in the internet era, you can get much more than you pay for.
The neocons in their blind rage just don't get it. Avatar is not anti-western, anti-American, anti-white, or any such nonsense. It is proudly anti-war and anti-fascist, pro-freedom and pro-property rights. Allport notes that it supports the two great human needs, love and freedom. After reading his articles for the past year or so, I'm coming around to his way of thinking.
The adamantly anti-IP Kinsella summarizes the fascinating legal case. If you are in the least bit annoyed by the proliferation of North Face gear "sported" by those who have never even seen a mountain, then you owe it to yourself to read these links. Check out the brilliant company started by a college student to mock the poseurs, The South Butt. Also read perhaps the only entertaining legal document ever written, his answer to the North Face lawsuit. Fantastic.
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212 CHOB Washington, DC 20515-4002 DC Phone: 202-225-2452 DC Fax: 202-225-2455 [Website] [Contact]
1700 Sunset Boulevard Suite 1 West Columbia, SC, 29169 (803) 939-0041 (803) 939-0078
903 Port Republic Street Beaufort, SC, 29902 (843) 521-2530 (843) 521-2535
Voted against HR 1: ["The Scamulus Package"] American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Voted against HR 1388: ["Obama's Camps"] Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act [More info]
Voted for co-sponsoring HR 1207: The Federal Reserve Transparency Act [More info]
Voted against HR 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act [More info]
Voted against HR 2346: 2009 $106B War Supplemental [More info]
Voted against HR 2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 [More info]
Voted against H.R. 3435: Another $2 billion for clunkers [More info]
Voted against HR 2749: Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009
Voted against HR 2647: Imperialism Authorization Act of 2010 / Hate Crimes Creation Act [More info]
Voted against co-sponsoring HR 2194: Expanding Economic War with Iran [More info]
Voted against HR 2847: Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes [More info]
Mr. J. Gresham Barrett SC-3rd (R)
439 CHOB Washington, DC 20515-4003 DC Phone: 202-225-5301 DC Fax: 202-225-3216 [Website] [Contact]
Voted against HR 1: ["The Scamulus Package"] American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Voted against HR 1388: ["Obama's Camps"] Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act [More info]
Voted for co-sponsoring HR 1207: The Federal Reserve Transparency Act [More info]
Voted against HR 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act [More info]
Voted against HR 2346: 2009 $106B War Supplemental [More info]
Voted against HR 2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 [More info]
Voted against H.R. 3435: Another $2 billion for clunkers [More info]
Voted against HR 2749: Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009
Voted against HR 2647: Imperialism Authorization Act of 2010 / Hate Crimes Creation Act [More info]
Voted for co-sponsoring HR 2194: Expanding Economic War with Iran [More info]
Voted for restoring the gutted HR1207: The Federal Reserve Transparency Act [More info]
Voted against HR 2847: Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes [More info]
Mr. Bob Inglis SC-4th (R)
100 CHOB Washington, DC 20515-4004 DC Phone: 202-225-6030 DC Fax: 202-226-1177 [Website] [Contact]
464 East Main Street Suite 8 Spartanburg, SC, 29302 (864) 582-6422 (864) 573-9478
105 North Spring Street Suite 111 Greenville, SC, 29601 (864) 232-1141 (864) 233-2160
Voted against HR 1: ["The Scamulus Package"] American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Voted against HR 1388: ["Obama's Camps"] Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act [More info]
Voted for co-sponsoring HR 1207: The Federal Reserve Transparency Act [More info]
Voted against HR 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act [More info]
Voted against HR 2346: 2009 $106B War Supplemental [More info]
Voted against HR 2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 [More info]
Voted against H.R. 3435: Another $2 billion for clunkers [More info]
Voted against HR 2749: Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009
Voted against HR 2647: Imperialism Authorization Act of 2010 / Hate Crimes Creation Act [More info]
Voted for co-sponsoring HR 2194: Expanding Economic War with Iran [More info]
Voted against HR 2847: Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes [More info]
Mr. John Spratt SC-5th (D)
1401 LHOB Washington, DC 20515-4005 DC Phone: 202-225-5501 DC Fax: 202-225-0464 [Website] [Contact]
201 East Main Street Suite 305 Rock Hill, SC, 29730 (803) 327-1114 (803) 327-4330
88 Public Square Darlington, SC, 29532 (843) 393-3998 (843) 393-8060
Voted for HR 1: ["The Scamulus Package"] American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Voted for HR 1388: ["Obama's Camps"] Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act [More info]
Voted for HR 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act [More info]
Voted for HR 2346: 2009 $106B War Supplemental [More info]
Voted for HR 2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 [More info]
Voted for H.R. 3435: Another $2 billion for clunkers [More info]
Voted for HR 2749: Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009
Voted for co-sponsoring HR 1207: The Federal Reserve Transparency Act [More info]
Voted for HR 2647: Imperialism Authorization Act of 2010 / Hate Crimes Creation Act [More info]
Voted for HR 2847: Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes [More info]
Mr. James E. Clyburn SC-6th (D)
Majority Whip
2135 RHOB Washington, DC 20515-4006 DC Phone: 202-225-3315 DC Fax: 202-225-2313 [Website] [Contact]
Business and Technology Center 181 East Evans Street Suite 314 Florence, SC, 29506 (843) 662-1212 (843) 662-8474
Dorchester Council of Governments Building 1362 McMillan Avenue Suite 100 North Charleston, SC, 29405 (843) 529-2708
1225 Lady Street Suite 200 Columbia, SC, 29201-3415 (803) 799-1100 (803) 799-9060
Voted for HR 1: ["The Scamulus Package"] American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Voted for HR 1388: ["Obama's Camps"] Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act [More info]
Voted for HR 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act [More info]
Voted for HR 2346: 2009 $106B War Supplemental [More info]
Voted for HR 2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 [More info]
Voted for H.R. 3435: Another $2 billion for clunkers [More info]
Voted for HR 2749: Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009
Voted for HR 2647: Imperialism Authorization Act of 2010 / Hate Crimes Creation Act [More info]
Voted for HR 2847: Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes [More info]
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