“We have to be prepared to go to jail.”
“We have to be prepared to go to jail. Are we prepared?”
The crowd responded with a boisterous, “Yes!”
Tag: politics
Now we know: Jon Corzine gave “direct instructions” to illegally transfer customer funds to pay off MF Global’s debt.
Now we know: Jon Corzine gave “direct instructions” to illegally transfer customer funds to pay off MF Global’s debt.
In a different world behavior like this was called embezzlement. But Corzine is a Democrat and the go-to guy on economic matters for the Obama administration, which is why he still remains free with no criminal charges against him. Moreover, because he is so closely tied to the Obama administration we all know that any accusations or evidence against him must be racist.
“The only thing the Democrats misjudged about Obamacare was everything.”
“The only thing the Democrats misjudged about Obamacare was everything.”
And speaking of the Democrats political misjudgment: At noon today there will be demonstrations in 140 cities across the U.S. against the Obama administration’s contraception mandate, imposed under Obamacare.
The reckoning
Today, it’s the Catholic Church whose free-exercise powers are under assault from this cascade of diktats sanctioned by — indeed required by — Obamacare. Tomorrow it will be the turn of other institutions of civil society that dare stand between unfettered state and atomized citizen.
Rarely has one law so exemplified the worst of the Leviathan state — grotesque cost, questionable constitutionality and arbitrary bureaucratic coerciveness. Little wonder the president barely mentioned it in his latest State of the Union address. He wants to be reelected. He’d rather talk about other things.
Remember, the power of the state is not always wielded by those you agree with. From the right or the left, fear that power, because it will come after you both when it finally has the ability to do so.
“Like them or not, they’re not going away, no matter who wins in November.”
A business in Missouri has become the first secular and private company to bring a lawsuit challenging the Obama administration’s contraception mandate.
Bring it on! A business in Missouri has become the first secular and private company to bring a lawsuit challenging the Obama administration’s contraception mandate.
Most of the discussion about the Obama administration’s mandate has revolved around whether specific religious organizations, such as the Catholic Church, should be exempted from it. To me, that misses the point. In a free society, anyone who objects to this mandate on the basis of personal belief should have the freedom to ignore it. Or to put it another way, the government has no right to order free citizens to buy contraceptives for others.
Environmentalist organizations have once again petitioned the EPA to ban ammunition using lead.
Environmentalist organizations have once again petitioned the EPA to ban ammunition using lead.
The ban sought by environmental groups would not apply to ammunition used by law enforcement and the military. In addition to bullets and pellets used in hunting and recreational activity like range shooting, the petition seeks to limit the use of the metal in fishing tackle and weights.
Government agencies get a pass, but not private gun ranges, eh? These petty dictators have really only one goal, and it has nothing to do with protecting wildlife. They want to prevent private citizens from having access to ammunition, which in turn will prevent them from having access to guns.
Breitbart is here
The three big network nightly news shows all failed to mention the Congressional Budget Office report that says the cost of Obamacare will be twice what was predicted, and that millions will lose their healthplans because of it.
News you can’t use: All three network nightly news shows last night failed to mention the Congressional Budget Office report that says the cost of Obamacare will be twice what was predicted, and that millions will lose their health plans because of it.
This is a good example of why I’ve said for years that if you depend on television for your news, you are not only uninformed, you are misinformed.
It appears that the reason the head of Russia’s space agency was hospitalized last week was because he got into a fight at a party over a woman.
You can’t make this stuff up: It appears that the reason Vladimir Popovkin, the head of Russia’s space agency, was hospitalized last week was because he got into a fight at a party over a woman.
The woman in question was apparently General Popovkin’s press secretary, Anna Vedischeva, 28. Vedischeva was appointed despite criticism when it was revealed that she was an ex-glamour model who, by her own admission, knew nothing about space or public relations. The party where the incident allegedly took place was to celebrate International Woman’s Day on 8 March.
The judge in the JPL intelligent design lawsuit has ruled against JPL and that the press will be allowed to observe and report on the testimony.
The judge in the JPL intelligent design lawsuit has ruled against JPL. The press will be allowed to observe and report on the testimony.
David Coppedge, the man JPL fired, testified yesterday, outlining his belief in intelligent design. From the quotes included in the article, he certainly didn’t put forth a convincing case. He also didn’t say anything that justified firing him.
ObamaCare: If Possible, The News Is Getting Worse
“Obamacare: If possible, the news Is getting worse.”
Here’s a new little tidbit:
When the House of Representatives votes next week on repealing Obamacare’s unaccountable, unelected IPAB board, at least some Democrats are likely to support repeal. The IPAB repeal bill, sponsored by Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN), received bi-partisan support as it made its way through House committees, showing that Democrats are equally worried about the power of the board to usurp the job of the people’s elected representatives.
Maybe these idiotic Democrats should have read the bill before they passed it. That they obviously didn’t is further proof that they should be fired.
A federal appeals court has rejected a lawsuit from various environmental groups that was trying to overturn Congressional legislation that removed the wolf from the endangered species list.
A federal appeals court has rejected a lawsuit from various environmental groups that was trying to overturn Congressional legislation that removed the wolf from the endangered species list.
The ruling from a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Congress had the right to intervene when it stripped protections from wolves last spring.
Lawmakers stepped in after court rulings kept wolves on the endangered list for years after they reached recovery goals. [emphasis mine]
I emphasis the last sentence because it once again illustrates how completely irrelevant reality is to these environmental laws and to those who defend them.
The New York Times has refused to publish a full page anti-Islam ad, despite publishing a similar anti-Catholic ad less than a week earlier.
This tells us a lot more about the New York Times than either Islam or Catholicism: The New York Times has refused to publish a full page anti-Islam ad, despite publishing a similar anti-Catholic ad less than a week earlier.
Rather than investigate the potential voter fraud exposed by James O’Keefe, the Vermont Secretary of State wants to investigate James O’Keefe for exposing the fraud.
Killing the messenger: Rather than investigate the potential voter fraud exposed by James O’Keefe, Vermont elected officials, all Democrats, want to investigate James O’Keefe for exposing the fraud.
The report by the Congressional Budget Office, released earlier this week, states that by 2016 Obamacare will cause 4 million people to lose their employer health insurance coverage.
Finding out what’s in it: The Congressional Budget Office, in a report released this week, says that by 2016 Obamacare will cause 4 million people to lose their employer health insurance coverage.
Comedian Chris Rock physically attacked a camerawoman when he was asked about his own comments calling the tea party was “insane” and “crazy”.
Leftwing civility: Comedian Chris Rock physically attacked a camerawoman when he was asked about his own comments calling the tea party was “insane” and “crazy”. With video.
NBC’s Al Sharpton trashing “homos,” “Chinamen,” “crackers,” and “niggers.”
Leftwing civility: NBC’s Al Sharpton trashing “homos,” “Chinamen,” “crackers,” and “niggers.”
The IRS decided last year that it can require licenses from tax preparers, even though no law gives the tax agency that power.
The law is such an inconvenient thing: The IRS under Obama decided last year that it can require licenses from tax preparers, even though no law gives the tax agency that power.
JPL lawyers want media limits during ‘intelligent design’ trial
JPL lawyers want to limit media access and reporting during ‘intelligent design’ trial.
This suggests strongly to me that JPL did fire this guy because of his religious beliefs.