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POPSObama on ‘Trickle Down’ Economics: ‘It Doesn’t Work, It Has Never Worked’
'Now, just as there was in Teddy Roosevelt’s time, there’s been a certain crowd in Washington for the last few decades who respond to this economic challenge with the same old tune. “The market will take care of everything,” they tell us. If only we cut more regulations and cut more taxes – especially for the wealthy – our economy will grow stronger. Sure, there will be winners and losers. But if the winners do really well, jobs and prosperity will eventually trickle down to everyone else. And even if prosperity doesn’t trickle down, they argue, that’s the price of liberty. It’s a simple theory – one that speaks to our rugged individualism and healthy skepticism of too much government. And that theory fits well on a bumper sticker. Here’s the problem: It doesn’t work. It has never worked. It didn’t work when it was tried in the decade before the Great Depression. It’s not what led to the incredible post-war boom of the 50s and 60s. And it didn’t work w
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POPSReally, this isn’t parody; the idiot really said it
There are so many levels of mind-boggling stupidity in this that I don’t know where to begin. “Congress in rebellion?” Um, excuse me, Congressman Jackson, but Congress is a coequal branch of the government and not subservient to a monarch. “Extra-constitutional action?” Seriously? You’re suggesting that the president become a dictator and appropriate money himself, bypassing Congress and Article I? Congressman, let me remind you of your oath. This is the fundamental contradiction that lies at the heart of the progressive elites who dominate the Democratic Party (and their Big Labor and MSM allies): for all their lip service to the Constitution, our founding principles, and the “American Way,” they really don’t like democracy . As historian Steven Hayward wrote recently when talking about liberal anti-democrats: At the core of “Progressivism,” as it was called then and is again today, was the view that more and more of the business of individuals ...
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POPSNO MORE CORN COTTON & BEANS FOR MURDERED NOVELIST
The recent gruesome lynch-slaying of Gothic Mystery novelist Violette Harker (in real life Prudence Meriweather) has Eastern North Carolinians talking about the real life author and her eccentric points of view. Something that never ceases to amuse folks around Swanshead was her strange form of progressivism which she zealously practiced and relentlessly advocated. A committed Libertarian, the deceased 63 year old Ms. Meriweather liked to say, ‘You can’t trust Democrats- as they’ll tax you off your land, and as you’re being evicted they’ll tell you that you shouldn’t smoke, drink, or eat fried foods... while the Republicans will tell you they’re small government- as they break the treasury and send our children to their deaths in unnecessary foreign wars. Many did not believe that her vision of a modern North Carolina as a 19th century style of government minus slavery and Jim Crow could work nowadays. Ironic that Ms. Meriweather came to her end in manner traditionally reserved for
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POPSSLAIN HORROR AUTHOR WILL WRITE NO MORE THRILLERS The recent gruesome lynch-slaying of Gothic Mystery novelist Violette Harker (in real life Prudence Meriweather) has Eastern North Carolinians talking about the real life author and her eccentric points of view. Something that never ceases to amuse folks around Swanshead was her strange form of progressivism which she zealously practiced and relentlessly advocated. A committed Libertarian, the deceased 63 year old Ms. Meriweather liked to say, ‘You can’t trust Democrats- as they’ll tax you off your land, and as you’re being evicted they’ll tell you that you shouldn’t smoke, drink, or eat fried foods... while the Republicans will tell you they’re small government- as they break the treasury and send our children to their deaths in unnecessary foreign wars. Many did not believe that her vision of a modern North Carolina as a 19th century style of government minus slavery and Jim Crow could work nowadays. Ironic that Ms. Meriweather came to her end in manner traditionally reserved for
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POPSAUTUMN FOOTBALL & AN OLD TIMEY KILLING The recent gruesome lynch-slaying of Gothic Mystery novelist Violette Harker (in real life Prudence Meriweather) has Eastern North Carolinians talking about the real life author and her eccentric points of view. Something that never ceases to amuse folks around Swanshead was her strange form of progressivism which she zealously practiced and relentlessly advocated. A committed Libertarian, the deceased 63 year old Ms. Meriweather liked to say, ‘You can’t trust Democrats- as they’ll tax you off your land, and as you’re being evicted they’ll tell you that you shouldn’t smoke, drink, or eat fried foods... while the Republicans will tell you they’re small government- as they break the treasury and send our children to their deaths in unnecessary foreign wars. Many did not believe that her vision of a modern North Carolina as a 19th century style of government minus slavery and Jim Crow could work nowadays. Ironic that Ms. Meriweather came to her end in manner traditionally reserved for
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POPSGRAVE IN FAMILY CEMETARY FOR MURDERED WRITER The recent gruesome lynch-slaying of Gothic Mystery novelist Violette Harker (in real life Prudence Meriweather) has Eastern North Carolinians talking about the real life author and her eccentric points of view. Something that never ceases to amuse folks around Swanshead was her strange form of progressivism which she zealously practiced and relentlessly advocated. A committed Libertarian, the deceased 63 year old Ms. Meriweather liked to say, ‘You can’t trust Democrats- as they’ll tax you off your land, and as you’re being evicted they’ll tell you that you shouldn’t smoke, drink, or eat fried foods... while the Republicans will tell you they’re small government- as they break the treasury and send our children to their deaths in unnecessary foreign wars. Many did not believe that her vision of a modern North Carolina as a 19th century style of government minus slavery and Jim Crow could work nowadays. Ironic that Ms. Meriweather came to her end in manner traditionally reserved for
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POPSA TWO LANE HIGHWAY TO AN EARLY GRAVE The recent gruesome lynch-slaying of Gothic Mystery novelist Violette Harker (in real life Prudence Meriweather) has Eastern North Carolinians talking about the real life author and her eccentric points of view. Something that never ceases to amuse folks around Swanshead was her strange form of progressivism which she zealously practiced and relentlessly advocated. A committed Libertarian, the deceased 63 year old Ms. Meriweather liked to say, ‘You can’t trust Democrats- as they’ll tax you off your land, and as you’re being evicted they’ll tell you that you shouldn’t smoke, drink, or eat fried foods... while the Republicans will tell you they’re small government- as they break the treasury and send our children to their deaths in unnecessary foreign wars. Many did not believe that her vision of a modern North Carolina as a 19th century style of government minus slavery and Jim Crow could work nowadays. Ironic that Ms. Meriweather came to her end in manner traditionally reserved for
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POPSBLUE TARHEEL SKIES, FRESH AIR & MURDER The recent gruesome lynch-slaying of Gothic Mystery novelist Violette Harker (in real life Prudence Meriweather) has Eastern North Carolinians talking about the real life author and her eccentric points of view. Something that never ceases to amuse folks around Swanshead was her strange form of progressivism which she zealously practiced and relentlessly advocated. A committed Libertarian, the deceased 63 year old Ms. Meriweather liked to say, ‘You can’t trust Democrats- as they’ll tax you off your land, and as you’re being evicted they’ll tell you that you shouldn’t smoke, drink, or eat fried foods... while the Republicans will tell you they’re small government- as they break the treasury and send our children to their deaths in unnecessary foreign wars. Many did not believe that her vision of a modern North Carolina as a 19th century style of government minus slavery and Jim Crow could work nowadays. Ironic that Ms. Meriweather came to her end in manner traditionally reserved for
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POPSQUIET ROADS YELLOW PINE & A MURDERED MYSTERY WRITER The recent gruesome lynch-slaying of Gothic Mystery novelist Violette Harker (in real life Prudence Meriweather) has Eastern North Carolinians talking about the real life author and her eccentric points of view. Something that never ceases to amuse folks around Swanshead was her strange form of progressivism which she zealously practiced and relentlessly advocated. A committed Libertarian, the deceased 63 year old Ms. Meriweather liked to say, ‘You can’t trust Democrats- as they’ll tax you off your land, and as you’re being evicted they’ll tell you that you shouldn’t smoke, drink, or eat fried foods... while the Republicans will tell you they’re small government- as they break the treasury and send our children to their deaths in unnecessary foreign wars. Many did not believe that her vision of a modern North Carolina as a 19th century style of government minus slavery and Jim Crow could work nowadays. Ironic that Ms. Meriweather came to her end in manner traditionally reserved for
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POPSLIFE DEATH & BRUTAL SMOKE DOWN TOBACCO ROAD The recent gruesome lynch-slaying of Gothic Mystery novelist Violette Harker (in real life Prudence Meriweather) has Eastern North Carolinians talking about the real life author and her eccentric points of view. Something that never ceases to amuse folks around Swanshead was her strange form of progressivism which she zealously practiced and relentlessly advocated. A committed Libertarian, the deceased 63 year old Ms. Meriweather liked to say, ‘You can’t trust Democrats- as they’ll tax you off your land, and as you’re being evicted they’ll tell you that you shouldn’t smoke, drink, or eat fried foods... while the Republicans will tell you they’re small government- as they break the treasury and send our children to their deaths in unnecessary foreign wars. Many did not believe that her vision of a modern North Carolina as a 19th century style of government minus slavery and Jim Crow could work nowadays. Ironic that Ms. Meriweather came to her end in manner traditionally reserved for
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POPSSWINGING DEAD FROM A MULBERRY TREE IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT The recent gruesome lynch-slaying of Gothic Mystery novelist Violette Harker (in real life Prudence Meriweather) has Eastern North Carolinians talking about the real life author and her eccentric points of view. Something that never ceases to amuse folks around Swanshead was her strange form of progressivism which she zealously practiced and relentlessly advocated. A committed Libertarian, the deceased 63 year old Ms. Meriweather liked to say, ‘You can’t trust Democrats- as they’ll tax you off your land, and as you’re being evicted they’ll tell you that you shouldn’t smoke, drink, or eat fried foods... while the Republicans will tell you they’re small government- as they break the treasury and send our children to their deaths in unnecessary foreign wars. Many did not believe that her vision of a modern North Carolina as a 19th century style of government minus slavery and Jim Crow could work nowadays. Ironic that Ms. Meriweather came to her end in manner traditionally reserved for
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POPSSPICY BARBECUE, CORN BREAD & A THICK NOOSE The recent gruesome lynch-slaying of Gothic Mystery novelist Violette Harker (in real life Prudence Meriweather) has Eastern North Carolinians talking about the real life author and her eccentric points of view. Something that never ceases to amuse folks around Swanshead was her strange form of progressivism which she zealously practiced and relentlessly advocated. A committed Libertarian, the deceased 63 year old Ms. Meriweather liked to say, ‘You can’t trust Democrats- as they’ll tax you off your land, and as you’re being evicted they’ll tell you that you shouldn’t smoke, drink, or eat fried foods... while the Republicans will tell you they’re small government- as they break the treasury and send our children to their deaths in unnecessary foreign wars. Many did not believe that her vision of a modern North Carolina as a 19th century style of government minus slavery and Jim Crow could work nowadays. Ironic that Ms. Meriweather came to her end in manner traditionally reserved for
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POPSTHRILLER WRITER LAIN TO REST IN FAMILY CEMETARY The recent gruesome lynch-slaying of Gothic Mystery novelist Violette Harker (in real life Prudence Meriweather) has Eastern North Carolinians talking about the real life author and her eccentric points of view. Something that never ceases to amuse folks around Swanshead was her strange form of progressivism which she zealously practiced and relentlessly advocated. A committed Libertarian, the deceased 63 year old Ms. Meriweather liked to say, ‘You can’t trust Democrats- as they’ll tax you off your land, and as you’re being evicted they’ll tell you that you shouldn’t smoke, drink, or eat fried foods... while the Republicans will tell you they’re small government- as they break the treasury and send our children to their deaths in unnecessary foreign wars. Many did not believe that her vision of a modern North Carolina as a 19th century style of government minus slavery and Jim Crow could work nowadays. Ironic that Ms. Meriweather came to her end in manner traditionally reserved for
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POPSFINGER LICKIN' DOWN HOME FOOD AND CAROLINA STYLE DEATH The recent gruesome lynch-slaying of Gothic Mystery novelist Violette Harker (in real life Prudence Meriweather) has Eastern North Carolinians talking about the real life author and her eccentric points of view. Something that never ceases to amuse folks around Swanshead was her strange form of progressivism which she zealously practiced and relentlessly advocated. A committed Libertarian, the deceased 63 year old Ms. Meriweather liked to say, ‘You can’t trust Democrats- as they’ll tax you off your land, and as you’re being evicted they’ll tell you that you shouldn’t smoke, drink, or eat fried foods... while the Republicans will tell you they’re small government- as they break the treasury and send our children to their deaths in unnecessary foreign wars. Many did not believe that her vision of a modern North Carolina as a 19th century style of government minus slavery and Jim Crow could work nowadays. Ironic that Ms. Meriweather came to her end in manner traditionally reserved for
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POPSCHURCH, STATE & HUMAN RIGHTS ACCORDING TO DEAD HORROR NOVELIST The recent gruesome lynch-slaying of Gothic Mystery novelist Violette Harker (in real life Prudence Meriweather) has Eastern North Carolinians talking about the real life author and her eccentric points of view. Something that never ceases to amuse folks around Swanshead was her strange form of progressivism which she zealously practiced and relentlessly advocated. A committed Libertarian, the deceased 63 year old Ms. Meriweather liked to say, ‘You can’t trust Democrats- as they’ll tax you off your land, and as you’re being evicted they’ll tell you that you shouldn’t smoke, drink, or eat fried foods... while the Republicans will tell you they’re small government- as they break the treasury and send our children to their deaths in unnecessary foreign wars. Many did not believe that her vision of a modern North Carolina as a 19th century style of government minus slavery and Jim Crow could work nowadays. Ironic Ms. Meriweather came to her end in way traditionally reserved for black m
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POPSDEAD CAROLINA NOVELIST ONLY HIRED DESCENDANTS of FAMILY SLAVES The recent gruesome lynch-slaying of Gothic Mystery novelist Violette Harker (in real life Prudence Meriweather) has Eastern North Carolinians talking about the real life author and her eccentric points of view. Something that never ceases to amuse folks around Swanshead was her strange form of progressivism which she zealously practiced and relentlessly advocated. A committed Libertarian, the deceased 63 year old Ms. Meriweather liked to say, ‘You can’t trust Democrats- as they’ll tax you off your land, and as you’re being evicted they’ll tell you that you shouldn’t smoke, drink, or eat fried foods... while the Republicans will tell you they’re small government- as they break the treasury and send our children to their deaths in unnecessary foreign wars. Many did not believe that her vision of a modern North Carolina as a 19th century style of government minus slavery and Jim Crow could work nowadays. Ironic that Ms. Meriweather came to her end in manner traditionally reserved for
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POPSCHOOSE YOUR POISON- SO SAID NOW DEAD MYSTERY WRITER The recent gruesome lynch-slaying of Gothic Mystery novelist Violette Harker (in real life Prudence Meriweather) has Eastern North Carolinians talking about the real life author and her eccentric points of view. Something that never ceases to amuse folks around Swanshead was her strange form of progressivism which she zealously practiced and relentlessly advocated. A committed Libertarian, the deceased 63 year old Ms. Meriweather liked to say, ‘You can’t trust Democrats- as they’ll tax you off your land, and as you’re being evicted they’ll tell you that you shouldn’t smoke, drink, or eat fried foods... while the Republicans will tell you they’re small government- as they break the treasury and send our children to their deaths in unnecessary foreign wars. Many did not believe that her vision of a modern North Carolina as a 19th century style of government minus slavery and Jim Crow could work nowadays. Ironic Ms. Meriweather came to her end in manner traditionally reserved for blac
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POPSWEATHER, FOOD & MURDER HOT TOPICS IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA The recent gruesome lynch-slaying of Gothic Mystery novelist Violette Harker (in real life Prudence Meriweather) has Eastern North Carolinians talking about the real life author and her eccentric points of view. Something that never ceases to amuse folks around Swanshead was her strange form of progressivism which she zealously practiced and relentlessly advocated. A committed Libertarian, the deceased 63 year old Ms. Meriweather liked to say, ‘You can’t trust Democrats- as they’ll tax you off your land, and as you’re being evicted they’ll tell you that you shouldn’t smoke, drink, or eat fried foods... while the Republicans will tell you they’re small government- as they break the treasury and send our children to their deaths in unnecessary foreign wars. Many did not believe that her vision of a modern North Carolina as a 19th century style of government minus slavery and Jim Crow could work nowadays. Ironic that Ms. Meriweather came to her end in manner traditionally reserved for
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POPSCHURCHS & CLERGY MUM ON SUBJECT OF RECENT LYNCHING GOTHIC NOVELIST The recent gruesome lynch-slaying of Gothic Mystery novelist Violette Harker (in real life Prudence Meriweather) has Eastern North Carolinians talking about the real life author and her eccentric points of view. Something that never ceases to amuse folks around Swanshead was her strange form of progressivism which she zealously practiced and relentlessly advocated. A committed Libertarian, the deceased 63 year old Ms. Meriweather liked to say, ‘You can’t trust Democrats- as they’ll tax you off your land, and as you’re being evicted they’ll tell you that you shouldn’t smoke, drink, or eat fried foods... while the Republicans will tell you they’re small government- as they break the treasury and send our children to their deaths in unnecessary foreign wars. Many did not believe that her vision of a modern North Carolina as a 19th century style of government minus slavery and Jim Crow could work nowadays. Ironic that Ms. Meriweather came to her end in manner traditionally reserved for
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POPSSLAIN WRITER VIOLETTE HARKER WAS NOT SHY ABOUT POLITICS & RELIGION The recent gruesome lynch-slaying of Gothic Mystery novelist Violette Harker (in real life Prudence Meriweather) has Eastern North Carolinians talking about the real life author and her eccentric points of view. Something that never ceases to amuse folks around Swanshead was her strange form of progressivism which she zealously practiced and relentlessly advocated. A committed Libertarian, the deceased 63 year old Ms. Meriweather liked to say, ‘You can’t trust Democrats- as they’ll tax you off your land, and as you’re being evicted they’ll tell you that you shouldn’t smoke, drink, or eat fried foods... while the Republicans will tell you they’re small government- as they break the treasury and send our children to their deaths in unnecessary foreign wars. Many did not believe that her vision of a modern North Carolina as a 19th century style of government minus slavery and Jim Crow could work nowadays. Ironic that Ms. Meriweather came to her end in manner traditionally reserved for
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POPSTOWN REFLECTS ON STRANGENESS OF MURDERED AUTHOR VIOLETTE HARKER The recent gruesome lynch-slaying of Gothic Mystery novelist Violette Harker (in real life Prudence Meriweather) has Eastern North Carolinians talking about the real life author and her eccentric points of view. Something that never ceases to amuse folks around Swanshead was her strange form of progressivism which she zealously practiced and relentlessly advocated. A committed Libertarian, the deceased 63 year old Ms. Meriweather liked to say, ‘You can’t trust Democrats- as they’ll tax you off your land, and as you’re being evicted they’ll tell you that you shouldn’t smoke, drink, or eat fried foods... while the Republicans will tell you they’re small government- as they break the treasury and send our children to their deaths in unnecessary foreign wars. Many did not believe that her vision of a modern North Carolina as a 19th century style of government minus slavery and Jim Crow could work nowadays. Ironic that Ms. Meriweather came to her end in manner traditionally reserved for
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POPSProgressivism led to the Forgotten Depression 1920-1921 Known as the Forgotten Depression of 1920, it resulted from the progressive policies implemented by President Woodrow Wilson from 1913 to 1921. One main goal of the Progressive movement was purification of government, as Progressives tried to eliminate corruption by exposing and undercutting political machines and bosses. The national political leaders included Theodore Roosevelt, Robert M. La Follette, Sr., Charles Evans Hughes and Herbert Hoover on the Republican side, and William Jennings Bryan, Woodrow Wilson and Al Smith on the Democratic side. Keynesian economics does not deliver what it promises. Just like President Obama today, President Wilson attempted to spend his way out of the depression by dramatically increasing federal spending and taxing the rich. Like Obama, he failed. Wilson also raised the income tax rate from 7 percent to 73 percent for the rich to supposedly pay for it.
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POPSThe Eunuchs are scared...... I love it. Excellent article in a whole series focused on the "Eunuchs" who are in charge in governments all over the globe in 2011, and how all that is about to change ;)
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POPSThe American Conservative:How Glenn Beck and Other Fox Pundits Have Distorted the Progressive Legacy
Republicans as well as Democrats have voted for welfare statism. Yet for Fox pundits somehow only the Democrats stand on the slippery slope leading to political-moral damnation. Not until Democrats had taken over the executive branch did Beck and company notice the fascist and Progressive genealogy of the federal government. Presumably those authoritarian influences were nowhere in sight as long as the GOP was riding high (Got that conservatives?) Conservatives on this site habitually parrot Glenn Beck's distortions and outright lies. Of course, not all is false, but if you make the claim that your knowledge of history is superior, well, you're not entitled to back that claim with your own facts. In this article. Glenn Beck and Fox are taken to task, the historic record is set straight, peppered attacks against Democrats abound. Pro-lifers (?) will enjoy. For Progressives and Dems: exaggerated and bigoted statements ahead, but at least he got the history right.
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POPSThe Religious Right It is because of my Christian beliefs that I'm generally opposed to today's Religious Right." That may sound controversial to the average political observer, particularly to members of the Religious Right, but actually, it's not. Because today's Religious Right is really a modern version of early 20th century progressive pietism, it violates the tenets of my Christian faith. What pietism and progressivism shares is, the desire to create a better man. You see, despite Christ's sacrifice on the cross, man is still lacking something, without which he will remain helplessly unforgiven. Man must be transformed before he can be saved, and the state is the best tool available to make it happen. Pietists don't have faith in the church and self-sacrificial love to transform society, believing external political means to be more practical - We must have laws!
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POPSChallenging Obama's Anti-Progressivism After eight Bush/Cheney/Republican years, Americans wanted change. Out with the old. In with the new. Everything changed but stayed the same. In fact, it worsened with perhaps greater harshness coming in Obama’s next two years, including escalated imperial wars, neoliberal austerity, greater than ever impoverishment, desperation and despair, as well as hardened repression to curb popular anger. On December 6, the New York Times reported Obama’s capitulation to Republicans on extending the Bush tax cuts for the super-rich on income, capital gains, and dividends. Also on their federal estate tax that lapsed at the start of 2010. Despite their rhetorical disapproval, congressional Democrats will likely concur, while at the same time agreeing to deep austerity cuts for working Americans. Obama again showed his allegiance to wealth and power.
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POPSThe Voice of Obamanomics Running Scared; That Dares Not Speak Its Name That is how this government proposes to wage war on the "rich," which really means anyone who is even moderately successful in an economic sense. Look for a quieter, gentler brand of progressivism between now and Nov. 2. You will hear of Obama's support for "lean" and "efficient" government and "tax cuts" for people and businesses. Pay no attention to any of this. It is the voice of Obamanomics running scared; of Obamanomics that dares not speak its name. It's not the real deal. Before the Nov. 2 election, take this quick, eight-question quiz that will test your ability to think and talk Obamanomics. (http://bit.ly/b6orwN) Obamanomics 101 By Andrew B. Wilson http://bit.ly/b6orwN http://spectator.org
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POPSGround Zero Imam Eyes Another Landmark As it happens, I set the climatic scene of my one and only novel, 2006: The Chautauqua Rising, at the Institution. Set, as the reader might surmise, in 2006, this mildly futuristic action thriller tells the tale of a grassroots insurrection that in many ways anticipated the Tea Party insurgency of 2009...The Institution is pronounced sha-TAWK-wa. At the time of the book's publication, the year 2000, I was unaware of the CCF resistance at Chautauqua and focused instead on its reigning zeitgeist: TJ was of two minds about this place. No doubt, Chautauqua was gorgeous, a perfectly preserved wish dream of late 19th century Americana, a village of shaded streets, small, gingerbread homes, grand hotels, theaters, libraries and ornate three and four story walk-ups built around a village square, all of it along a spectacular lakefront. ... But even as a boy TJ knew he could never have lived there, even for a week.
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POPSIn Honor of Progressivism Very superstitious, Writing's on the wall, When you believe in things That you don't understand, Then you suffer, Superstition aint the way Very superstitious, Wash your face and hands, Rid me of the problem, Do all that you can, Keep me in a daydream, Keep me goin' strong, You don't wanna save me, Sad is the soul When you believe in things That you don't understand, Then you suffer, Superstition ain't the way, Yeh, yeh Very superstitious, Nothin' more to say, Very superstitious, The devil's on his way, Thirteen month old baby, Broke the lookin' glass, Seven years of bad luck, Good things in your past When you believe in things That you don't understand, Then you suffer, Superstition ain't the way,
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POPSFDR and Obama’s Internationalist Views This engagement is not an end in itself. The international order we seek is one that can resolve the challenges of our times â" countering violent extremism and insurgency; stopping the spread of nuclear weapons and securing nuclear materials; combating a changing climate and sustaining global growth; helping countries feed themselves and care for their sick; preventing conflict and healing wounds. If we are successful in these tasks, that will lessen conflicts around the world. It will be supportive of our efforts by our military to secure our country. (emphasis added) One thing is certain, the progressives are consistent. Long Shadow Of Progressives: http://bit.ly/b05M1b http://www.frugal-cafe.com
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POPS Progressivism But somewhere in the 1920s and '30s another line of progressivism intersected the American Progressivism, Soviet Communism. One thing we allowed to immigrate to America in our rush to acquire more and more cheap labor in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries was on Helluva bunch of, mostly, Southern and Eastern European Communists, activist, true-believing Communists and the communist version of trade-unionists. Here there was no secret police and they could make enough money to actually act on their beliefs. By the time the Soviet Union was fully formed in the '20s, the Comintern was fully activated in America and the CPUSA was taking its orders from Moscow. By the '30s, Progressive was simply code for Communist, with a capital 'C', or a fellow traveller who, because of security reasons or fear of reprisal couldn't openly be a member of CPUSA. Those lines intersected in the FDR Administrations and FDR may be faulted for not purging his Administrations of various ...
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