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Ten Things the US Should and Shouldn’t Do in Haiti
Somewhere along the way, the Black community in America faced a choice between the entrepreneurial spirit of Booker T. Washington and the Marxism of W.E.B. DuBois. We went with DuBois, and things have been largely downhill since.
Bill Quigley continues this unfortunate trend with Ten Things the US Can and Should Do for Haiti. Rather [...]
Posted in Current Events Tagged "United States", booker t washington, earthquake, Haiti, humanitarian aid, quigley, socialism, tuberculosis, w e b dubois Leave a comment
War Whores
The war whores over at CNN have been beside themselves over the arrival of the newly-commissioned assault ship USS New York in New York harbor today.
USS New York is a Big Deal because its bow is built of steel salvaged from the World Trade Center. While CNN’s bubble-headed uniform groupie Robin Meade was [...]
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The Horror of Gun Control in Mumbai
Benedict D. LaRosa explains how the Indian government’s continuation of a disgraceful colonial policy contributed to the horror in Mumbai.
We now know the terrorists killed as few people as they did because, instead of sticking to fire-and-movement, they stopped to torture a number of their victims before killing them.
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Maybe he’s a music lover
Singer Leona Lewis attacked at bookstore, label says
Thou hast conquered, O War Criminal
Condoleezza Rice is Stanford’s ace recruiter
To my alma mater, and to the boot licking San Jose Mercury News, a pox on both your houses!
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Sebelius: Americans should get swine flu shot
In another of those, “Trust us, we’re from the government” moments, Health & Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sibelius assured Americans the new H1N1 vaccine is perfectly safe:
Appearing on morning news shows to step up the Obama administration’s campaign for vaccinations, Sebelius said that “the adverse effects are minimal. … We know it’s safe and secure. [...]
Also posted in Self-Defense Tagged "Hank Paulson", adverse effects, economy, financial ruin, flu, flu shot, h1n1, health, investments, lies, Obama, sebelius, swine flu, treasury department Leave a comment
The demise of the dollar
The Independent (UK) reports that Arab states have launched secret moves with China, Russia and France to stop using the US currency for oil trading.
Dear America,
We could not help but notice your peevishness at Saddam Hussein’s 2000 decision to denominate Iraqi oil in EUROS, and your, shall we say, enthusiastic response to that decision.
We [...]
Also posted in Money and Finance Tagged arab states, China, demise of the dollar, France, independent uk, Iraq, iraqi oil, oil trading, petrodollar, Russia, saddam hussein, us currency Leave a comment
‘Horrorcore’ singer suspected in Virginia killings
Read the story here.
“Gangsta Rap.” “Horrorcore.” Our cultural expression has become militantly anti-intellectual, thuggish, and self-indulgent, but the great offense is to take a stand for decency, civility, and artistic standards. Pay no attention to the drive-by shootings, out-of-wedlock births, skyrocketing increase in mental illness, poverty, etc. Those can all be fixed with more welfare [...]
Posted in Current Events Tagged art, civility, CNN, culture and society, decency, expression, horrorcore, mental illness, music, pollution, poverty, rap, virginia killings, welfare Leave a comment
Schiff and Rogers agree
Peter Schiff and Jim Rogers agree that inflation is coming and the place to invest is in gold and commodities. Schiff feels that the dollar is going to continue to get weaker which will only strengthen the value of commodities. In a recent interview with CNBC Schiff said, “I don’t know when [the [...]
Also posted in Money and Finance, Self-Defense Tagged "Federal Reserve", "Jim Rogers", commodities, dollar, gold, inflation, investing, Money and Finance, peter schiff Leave a comment
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