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kwame k (04-21-2014)
Dammit turd, after all these years............ i hate to admit it............ you get it right sometimes..............
( i was going to say bubba, from forrest gump)
Second funniest post of the year: FORD - Clayton Bigsby
In the event that the winning post cannot for some reason fulfill the the duties.........
next time, referring to my cousin vinne :
kristy, ...and only kristy....
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You could apply that logic to the current generation of Kennedys, but Jack, Bobby, and Teddy were pretty well established by the time old Joe died.
Even more so, Joe helped launch their political careers at a time when the rich were paying 91%, so that's even less of an advantage compared to the inheritance rich kids of today.
But if the Kennedys have to work for a living to protect us from future generations of the KKKochs and the BCE, I certainly will take that deal.
Established eh. Let's see...JFK went from very exclusive private school to studying abroad to Harvard. After a few years in the military, he went straight into congress and stayed in public service all the way up to the Presidency. I'm not sure what salaries we're like in public service in the 50's, but considering he was worth 100's of millions (in todays dollars) in his early 40's, it must have been substantial. Of course, the money came from joe. Also, even with the tax rate at 91%, most of joe's money came from very shady places. Go ask the mob how much they paid in taxes
p.s taxes on capital gains we're arguably lower in the 20's and 30's than today..a huge source of papa joe's wealth.
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Ron Paul
The nation’s attention has for the past few weeks been riveted by a standoff in Nevada between armed federal agents and the Bundys, a ranching family who believe the federal government is exceeding its authority by accessing “fees” against ranchers who graze cattle on government lands. Outrage over the government’s use of armed agents to forcibly remove the Bundys’ cattle led many Americans to travel to Nevada to engage in non-violent civil disobedience in support of the family.
The protests seem to have worked, at least for now, as the government appears to have backed off from direct confrontation. Sadly, some elected officials have inflamed the situation by labeling the Bundys and their supporters “domestic terrorists,” thus justifying any future use of force by the government. That means there is always the possibility of another deadly Waco-style raid on the Bundys or a similar group in the future.
In a state like Nevada, where 84 percent of the land is owned by the federal government, these types of conflicts are inevitable. Government ownership of land means that land is in theory owned by everyone, but in practice owned by no one. Thus, those who use the land lack the incentives to preserve it for the long term. As a result, land-use rules are set by politicians and bureaucrats. Oftentimes, the so-called “public” land is used in ways that benefit politically-powerful special interests.
Politicians and bureaucrats can, and will, arbitrarily change the rules governing the land. In the 19th currently, some Americans moved to Nevada because the government promised them that they, and their descendants, would always be able to use the federally-owned land. The Nevada ranchers believed they had an implied contract with the government allowing them to use the land for grazing. When government bureaucrats decided they needed to restrict grazing to protect the desert tortoise, they used force to drive most ranchers away.
By contrast, if the Nevada land in question was privately owned, the dispute over whether to allow the ranchers to continue to use the land would have likely been resolved without sending in federal armed agents to remove the Bundys’ cattle from the land. This is one more reason why the federal government should rid itself of all federal land holdings. Selling federal lands would also help reduce the federal deficit.
It is unlikely that Congress will divest the federal government’s land holdings, as most in government are more interested in increasing government power then in protecting and restoring private property rights.
A government that continually violates our rights of property and contract can fairly be descried as authoritarian. Of course, the politicians and bureaucrats take offense at this term, but how else do you describe a government that forbids Americans from grazing cattle on land they have used for over a century, from buying health insurance that does not met Obamacare’s standards, from trading with Cuba, or even from drinking raw milk! That so many in DC support the NSA spying and the TSA assaults on our privacy shows the low regard that too many in government have for our rights.
History shows us that authoritarian systems, whether fascist, communist, or Keynesian, will inevitably fail. I believe incidents such as that in Nevada show we may be witnessing the failure of the American authoritarian warfare-welfare state — and that of course would be good. This is why it so important that those of us who understand the freedom philosophy spread the truth about how statism caused our problems and why liberty is the only solution.
It was also one of the root causes of the Great Depression (accompanied by the lack of regulation of Wall Street)
Which is why FDR fixed both of those problems. And they remained fixed up until 1982 or so, until the BCE started dismantling them again. And the country has been in an economic toilet spiral ever since.
Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Those who deliberately repeat doomed history should be prevented from doing so, by whatever means necessary.
Kristy (04-21-2014)
"History shows us that authoritarian systems, whether fascist, communist, or Keynesian....."
What the FUCK????
As usual, Jon calls Hannity out on his hypocrisy....
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FORD (04-22-2014)
Rumsfeld deserves to be tossed in too. A lot of Pentagon money ended up missing he didn't account for. I suspect Blackwater got some of it.
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I once talked to someone who used to work for Sean Hannity. I guess he is very good to work for. That being said, the son of a bitch annoys the hell out of me.
Looks like the Clark County Sheriff finally stepped up and took the situation in hand. Sounds like the BLM people had enough and just wanted to get the hell out of there. Also people who were there said some of the militia pukes who showed up were trying to turn the situation violent. I know some of the groups in Montana are rumored to be troublemakers. Probably on someone's payroll who has an agenda.
I'm waiting for the insane dude and exotic parrot photo.
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ELVIS (04-23-2014)
Maybe these clowns should study politics and what's really going on more and leave the sports alone...
No you didn't.
The deregulation and dismantling of the New Deal that saved America began under Reagan/BCE. (technically it began with the Taft Hartley act in 1947, but the real escalation was in the 80s).
Clinton certainly contributed to the damage, and I've called him out for it on a number of occasions. But he certainly wasn't doing so in 1982.
Hmmm...
Public library? Is there still a public ANYTHING in Lousiana?
For all of Piyush Jindal's attempts to portray himself as a "Christian" named "Bobby", his actual track record would suggest he's trying to make Lousiana look like the caste system his parents ran away from.
I wouldn't have cable...
Numbers don't lie.....
LA 50th in Quality of Life
LA 49th in K-12 Public Education
LA 48th in Health
LA Worst state to retire in.
LA Worst state for women.
LA 1st in cutting funding for Higher Education
LA Most miserable state (as if we didn’t know)
LA 49th in number of adults with college degrees.
LA most corrupt state from 1976 to date.
LA is 1st in rates of gonorrhea and syphilis
LA is 1st in auto loan defaults
LA is the 2nd most miserable state.
LA contains the area with the Highest Level of Senior Citizens Living in Poverty.
LA Most Violent state (20 years in a row as of 2012)
Longest prison sentence by a Congressman – LA’s Bill Jefferson
LA last in Camelot Index
LA 1st in corruption convictions per capita
LA has worst drivers
LA least peaceful state
LA 50TH in women’s health
LA 1st in Murders per 100,000 population.
LA 1st in Laziness.
LA has least affordable auto insurance
Governor Bobby Jindal one of most incompetent and unethical governors
LA 2nd worst lawsuit climate
LA gets an ‘F’ for Children’s Dental Health
LA 1st in Happiness.
LA 1st in deaths from diabetes.
LA 1st in Personal Income drop.
LA 1st in the number of forms of legalized gambling.
LA 1st in rate of children under 5 on the brink of hunger.
LA 2nd Most Dangerous State
LA Worst State for Nursing Homes
LA 1st in Homeless Children
LA 1st in Percentage of Homeless Veterans.
LA 52nd in population gain
LA 2nd in bad auto loans
LA 49th in Higher Education
LA 2nd WORST state for businesses
LA 49TH in Business competitiveness and retention
LA 47TH in child well-being
LA has highest auto insurance rates in the nation
LA 1st in the rate of corruption
LA LAST in attracting college-educated workers
LA 51st in child care
LA 2nd in Black Homicides
LA roads WORST in the nation.
LA 49th in Savings
LA 49TH in Longevity
LA 50TH in per capita income
LA 50TH in livability.
LA 4th Highest Rate of Adult Obesity
LA 1ST in wasting Medicare dollars
LA 2ND in rate of men killing women
LA 48TH in places to die
LA 2ND in rate of healthcare uninsureds
LA 49TH in social health
LA 1ST in high school dropout rate
LA public schools are 4TH worst
LA 2ND cost of Homeowner’s Insurance
LA 1ST in net population loss
LA is ONLY southern state to lose population
LA 1st in people moving out
LA 1ST in Southeast in population exodus
LA 1ST in rate of incarceration
LA 1ST in number of child living in poverty
LA 48TH in educational attainment of the population 25 years and over
LA 1ST in number of women living in poverty
LA LAST in bond ratings
LA LAST in healthcare for seniors
LA 1ST in abandoning public schools
LA 2ND in DWI fatalities
LA 46TH in Integrity
LA is the 49TH “smartest state”
LA WORST for healthcare for the elderly and disabled
LA LAST in wealth of our citizens
LA’s economy 49th out of 50
LA LAST in cash for research
LA 1ST in teen use of steroids
LA 1ST in the percentage of income used to pay rent
LA 2ND in rate of poverty
Yeah, I said WTF when I saw the "first in happiness" too. Doesn't seem to be compatible with the rest of the list. Looks like Piyush's next act should be to change the name of the state's anthem to John Denver's "Hey It's Good To Be Back Home Again". And they could remix it with some sitars and shit to make it sound more appropriate.
Kristy (04-23-2014)
Yeah, but they've got great gumbo....
Those are mostly all incorrect though...
The happiness had to be a misprint. How the fuck could anybody be happy with all that other shit going on around them?
Even the good gumbo would only keep you happy for an hour or two.
I guess the high rates of gonorrhea and syphilis would imply that it's easy enough to get laid. Guess that might provide some temporary happiness.....until the symptoms kick in.
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