by Harrison Price The Sotomayor Circus 07/13/2009
![]() by Thomas Craig I hope you are all watching the opening grand-standings... I mean statements for the Judge Sotomayor hearings. It has been chock full of delicious sound bites from both parties, and an incredible insight into the misguided understanding of liberals as to the purpose of the judicial system. The fundamentals of the argument over this woman are that liberals believe that justice should NOT in fact be blind, but consider the ethnicity and background of a person when deciding a verdict (not their criminal record, or lack thereof, but their level of poverty as if it is less serious for a poor person to kill someone than if a rich person does). This leads me to the first quote of the day by Sen. Sessions (R-AL)... "When there is empathy toward one, is it not prejudice toward another?" There are many factors that a Judge may consider when rendering a verdict or a punishment, empathy based on race or social/financial standing is not one of them. "I would trust that all members of this committee here today will reject the efforts of partisans and outside pressure groups that sought to create a caricature of Judge Sotomayor while belittling her record and achievements, her intelligence. ... Let no one demean this extraordinary woman." — Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., committee It's called "democracy" and it is perfectly acceptable for anyone to question Judge Sotomayor much like it was acceptable for Democrats to question Chief Justice Roberts when he was nominated. If Judge Sotomayor can not handle the inquiries, perhaps she cannot handle the position. (Personally I think she can handle it because she is too excited to impose her social agenda on the country to let a few pesky inquiries bother her.) "The Supreme Court is meant to be a legal institution, not a political one. But some individuals and groups don't see it that way. They see the Supreme Court as ground zero for their political and social battles. They want justices to implement their political and social agenda through the judicial process." — Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa. Now more than ever we must work to reform our Party and bring balance to the Government. If we fail in doing so, America will enter an unprecedented era. "We cannot simply brush aside her extra-judicial statements. Until now, Judge Sotomayor has been operating under the restraining influence of a higher authority — the Supreme Court. If confirmed, there will be no such restraint that would prevent her from — to paraphrase President Obama — deciding cases based on her heartfelt views." — Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz. The Democrats feel that we should all ignore the statements made by Judge Sotomayor (much like we should ignore VP Biden's statements). I wonder how they would feel if her statements supported the 2nd Amendment or a past speech revealed she was pro-life? Liberals claim that a Judge always uses his/her personal experiences and feelings when on the bench. In that case, We the People, deserve to have as much insight into this woman's experiences and feelings to ascertain the direction that our highest court will progress. Here are a few more quotes from today's hearings... "There must be a vigorous debate about the kind of judge America needs, because nothing less than our liberty is at stake. Must judges set aside, or may judges consider, their personal feelings in deciding cases? Is judicial impartiality a duty or an option?" — Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah. "So I do not believe that Supreme Court justices are merely umpires calling balls and strikes. Rather, I believe that they make the decisions of individuals who bring to the court their own experiences and philosophies. ... So I believe you, too, will bring your experiences and philosophy to this highest court. And I believe that will do only one thing and that is strengthen this high institution of our great country." — Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. Overloading The Well-Oiled Machine: An Analogy For How Liberalism Has Destroyed American Capitalism 07/11/2009
![]() by Dacia Nichol It would be nice if all the efforts regarding this administration could be separated with cover-bound opposition summaries, but such is not the case. All of the issues are so convoluted with agendas and prior proven failures connected to one another that writers risk tiring or boring the readers with the necessary repetition of resistance talking points. Administration 44 does nothing but propose ideas that have a multitude of examples of failure worldwide while pointing to any opposition suggestion as being part of a policy that failed under Administration 43 and thus branding them the elusive party of "no". This is convenient as yes, failures did begin under 43, but the equation only proves true without any analysis of legislative history and the forces behind the proposals that made it so. This explanation admittedly is somewhat abstract, so for a visual metaphor, let's think of a lean track runner - efficient, healthy, effective in his purpose to cross the finish line victorious and with ample time to spare before his competition catches up. He has a training routine that he can adjust and alter as necessary and at his full discretion to achieve the maximum results. After so many wins, a competitor makes a complaint - they claim that the runner has some unfair advantages such as more expensive running shoes, a better coach, and better training equipment, all of which he's gained through sponsorships. The competitor advocates to other losing competitors and to the track authority for budget restrictions in the name of fairer competition. The authority agrees in the hope that the lean track runner will spread the techniques of his success by using public equipment that the rest of the runners also have, and the new regulations are enacted. The lean track runner now works harder since training is now somewhat more tedious (more weight reps because the resistance machine costs too much...things of that sort), but he still manages to stay in top shape and win every race. Unhappy with this result, the competitor makes another complaint: Because of the biological advantages afforded to the lean track runner, his wins cannot be fairly judged as evidence that hard work can lead to success. Therefore, all the other runners who were not so blessed should have their time subsidized with an extra 45 seconds per race. The track authority understands that the lean track runner brings in a large fan base of paying spectators, and by enforcing such proposed rules, they stand to lose considerable profit since there will be no star athlete to draw fans. While wavering over the decision, an anonymous donor makes a large contribution to the school on behalf of the advocating competitors for better track equipment and new uniforms. Free from budget concerns for the season, the school board pressures the track authority to approve the subsidized time, and the track authority obliges. The lean track runner is now forced to enact streamlined training techniques to make up for his lost time. He eats a steady high protein diet, and gives up most social activities in order to still keep his first place finishes. He is cranky and resentful and no longer feels any sort of team spirit since the team seems to be working against him. Still...he pushes onward out of pride and loyalty to his fans. He now takes some losses, but overall he has majority wins. Again, the competitor makes a complaint: It's not fair that the food the lean runner consumes is of such high quality and fortified with so many vitamins that the other competitors cannot easily access without supplements. To further their point, they make a presentation to the track authority detailing the environmental impact the fortified food is responsible for, and present a multitude of confusing statistics and graphs that attempt to point out negative long term effects of consuming the fortified food. The track authority has had enough, and now having lost so much money by losing their star athlete's status despite the anonymous track donation (the board went out of budget of course because they assumed spectator profits would continue to grow), they turn the competitors down. In response, the competitors appeal to the school board, broadening their argument further to include the lunches served at the school. They petition the school's parents, and when they are unresponsive, they petition parents at other schools whose children are sworn enemies or disgruntled opponents of the school's athletes. Under pressure from the surrounding school boards and parents, the board and track authority cave, enacting the competitor's proposals regarding nutrition for athletes and students. As the year goes on, the star athlete begins to put on extra weight from the high-calorie food he now must consume. Any competitive advantage has now been lost and as a result, he never wins another race. The school's track events now garner minimal attendance as all the fans have now invested their money into the surrounding schools who still have star athletes to entertain them (the regulations were only put on their school - not others in the district). Eventually, their track program closes. So in sum, it wasn't that the school lacked the funding or the necessary components (star athlete) to succeed and have a profitable venture. It was all the policies enacted in the name of "fairness" that slowed down the well-oiled machine. And this is how liberalism has killed capitalism - it's not that capitalism doesn't work, it's that it can't function when the parts are crap. by Dacia Nichol Part One: USA Communist Party Loves Obama! 07/07/2009
by Harrison Price ![]() by Dacia Nichol There are two stories in the news today that actually exemplify the stereotypes of each party that are worth considering: On the liberal side, there's the kid-ditching dad. In Nebraska, a man with 9 children abandoned them at a hospital under the state's Safe Haven law after his wife died. He couldn't handle the burden of taking care of all of them, so he just dumped them like garbage. You can't have sympathy for this man - he must have figured out his tolerance levels around...oh...4 children or so ago. There were options for him and he took the wrong one, and to top it all off (the news of the day), his girlfriend is now pregnant with twins. This exemplifies the liberal view that the state knows what's best for you and with that hubris passed a law that allowed this. It also exemplifies the liberal idea that responsibility for your actions is a nice idea, but if you can't deal with it, good old government will come in and fix your life for you. On the conservative side, there's the 15-month old little girl that died after her parents would not allow doctors to treat her pneumonia. They belonged to a congregation that believed in Faith Healing, thereby shunning doctors from their members. In sum, these folks let a child slowly die of a perfectly treatable disease, choosing prayer over science. This exemplifies the conservative views that seem to go against science in favor of religious belief. There is a large faction of the right that seems stuck in ancient ideas and decries anything that goes against them, including bringing arguments against evolution and some even questioning the existence of dinosaurs. Naturally, one would extend this to include the global warming argument - of course conservatives are against it...they don't believe in science, right? This author thinks that it's fair to say that both articles do not represent either party constituency as a whole...or anywhere near a majority for that matter. Both parties do however, use these types of articles and events to demonize the other side. When we think that the types of people that these articles describe represent the behavior of our opposition, well, no wonder we don't get along. We'd like to think that our reasoning goes much deeper than just cherry picking examples to help our cause, and for some of us this is true. For most of us though, or rather the bulk of voters that loyally choose one side over the other in each election, it really does come down to these nasty stereotypes. So who has the worst stereotype? Let's have a look: Liberals - free love, abortion on demand, no responsibility, the system is at fault, atheist, down with the rich and/or successful, race hypocrisy, communist, socialist, fascist, tax and spend, micro-management, power to the labor unions, pay to play, animals before people, anti-business, anti-competition, anti-American, hard work is bad, anti-military. Conservatives - anti-science, Bible thumpers, homophobic, war monger, hate monger, fear monger, fascist, witch hunters, to heck with the poor, secessionists, hicks, racists, unfaithful spouse hypocrisy, non-intellectual, party of "no", stuck in the past, cling to guns and religion, big business first, screw consumers, protect the status quo. Or does it even matter what the other side really meant to say? It seems that no matter how the phrase is worded, something negative can be derived from it. Rush Limbaugh’s “I want Obama to fail,” is one beaming example along with any other remark made by a right winger that may allude to race. Any time there’s an objection to religious symbolism in the public forum, the “left-wing atheists” are blamed along with the claim that their influence has been what has brought about entire downfall of societal values. Who’s right? Well, statistics can prove anything, and fact checkers are just as politically motivated as anyone else. We can find hope by acknowledging that the other side is not as horrible as we think they are - at least one would suppose. Unfortunately, there are agendas to be seen to and as long as billionaires are funding them - God help us all. Despite the enraging battles, these are what will always remain as the guiding principles of this nation: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of happiness (“LLP”). We’ve got the know-how (the Constitution), and we’ve got the means (We the People). Time to stop the BS with these stereotypes and get down to the root of the problem: the evil that would have this nation become something it was never intended to be. by Thomas Craig 20 Ways To Be A Liberal 06/12/2009
![]() by Anthony Maffeo 1. You have to be against capital punishment, but support abortion on demand for 7 month term, viable fetuses. 2. You have to believe that businesses create oppression and governments create prosperity. 3. You have to believe that guns in the hands of law-abiding citizens are more of a threat than nuclear weapons technology in the hands of Iran or Chinese and North Korean communists. 4. You have to believe that there was no art before Federal funding and ONLY Federally funded art is worthwhile. 5. You have to believe that global temperatures are less affected by historically cyclical changes in the earth's climate and more affected by soccer moms driving SUV's. 6. You have to believe that gender roles are artificial, but being homosexual is beautiful. 7. You have to believe that the AIDS virus is spread by a lack of federal funding. 8. You have to believe that the same teachers who can't teach 4th-graders how to read are somehow qualified to teach those same kids about sex. 9. You have to believe that hunters don't care about nature, but PETA activists do....even if they are blowing up people with bombs to make their point!!! 10. You have to believe that being "given" self-esteem is more important than actually making the effort to earn it. 11. You have to believe that Mel Gibson spent $25 million of his own money to make "The Passion of the Christ" for financial gain. 12. You have to believe the NRA is bad because it supports certain parts of the Constitution, while the ACLU is good because it supports certain parts of the Constitution. If you don't know what we're talking about here......it's time you looked it up. 13. You have to believe that Federal "taxing of the rich" is too low, but ATM fees are too high. 14. You have to believe that Margaret Sanger and Gloria Steinem are more important to American history than Thomas Jefferson, Gen. Robert E. Lee, and Thomas Edison. 15. You have to believe that standardized tests are racist, but racial quotas and set-asides are not. 16. You have to believe that the only reason socialism hasn't worked anywhere it's been tried is because the right people haven't been in charge. You believe that Hollywood, California has those people. 17. You have to believe that homosexual parades displaying drag queens and transvestites, often unclothed, should be constitutionally protected, and manger scenes at Christmas should be illegal. 18. You have to believe that Barbara Streisand and The Dixie Chicks know more about National Security than Condeleeza Rice. 19. You have to believe that The New York Times and CNN are Patriotic and individuals that proudly display the American Flag are NUTS!! 20. You have to believe that this message is a part of a vast, right-wing conspiracy. GOD BLESS AMERICA............oops, can't say that if you're Liberal. Why I Vote Democrat 06/10/2009
by Sean Overpeck Vegas Jon Ruins New Jersey 06/10/2009
![]() by Elliot Rubin The biggest legal gambling city in the world is New York City. Wall Street does literally billions of dollars a day in stock trades. What that really means is that people and institutions (with your money) are gambling that a certain stock will either go up or down depending on their objectives. But there is no sure thing. It is a gamble. The casinos are the stock trading companies that handle the monies coming in and going out. They take their “house” share on every trade. They make millions, even billions in profits. A CEO of one of the Wall Street casinos (a trader/gambler) that made a lot of money there but did not create one industry, factory, or job outside of Wall Street is now the Governor of New Jersey. When he ran for governor last time his public relations people held him out to be a Wall Street financial guru and he would solve the states financial problems. He failed miserably. He increased spending and taxes. Gamblers gamble, they don’t open factories, adjust tax structures that favor industry and job growth. They don’t have it in them. They are self-centered and look to make money for their casino/stock trading companies. Now Vegas Jon wants to run again for Governor of New Jersey. Hasn’t he done enough already by doing nothing right to reduce the tax burdens on the people of New Jersey. He wants four more years of increasing taxes, spending and having the middle class move out of state by the tens of thousands. Enough already. And remove the Democrats in Trenton also. They are also to blame for not standing up to him. |





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