Remembering a Great Milton Friedman Moment — Spoons
Governor Describes Film Subsidies as Jobs Program, so “Why Not Give Them Spoons?”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2605416/posts
There’s a story from the 1960s about the late economist Milton Friedman visiting a large public works project in a third world country that was funded by U.S. foreign aid. Given the substantial investment, the famous economist was surprised to see thousands of men with shovels moving dirt one spadeful at a time. He asked his host, “Why don’t they use bulldozers?”
“It creates more employment this way,” came the response.
“Ah, it’s a jobs program,” said Friedman, who had imagined the taxpayer dollars were being provided to improve productivity and living standards...
“Then why not give them spoons instead of shovels?”
Islam, Palin, Boxer Scandal, Waxman Scandal, Israel, and the West
Palin Warns of ‘Armageddon, Third World War’ [Iran nukes]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2605710/posts
Rep. Waxman Spokeswoman: ‘We Do Not Know’ If We Aided Fallujah Terrorists with Code Pink Letter
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2609142/posts
Barack Obama’s Half Brother in Kenya Marries Teenager (Polygamist Half-Brother Over 30 Years Older)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2608894/posts
[Legal and common in Islamic countries including Kenya.]
SunkenCiv: “344 killed is a slow weekend for the Islamofascist regime in Sudan.”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2608878/posts
After Freeper Expose, Islamic Site Pulls ‘Boxer Aiding Fallujah Terrorists’ Article
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2606711/posts
Condi Rice defends Obama foreign policy
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2608893/posts
[Remember what a mess she made of Gaza? I and others predicted her mistake over Gaza, too.]
Israel: ‘Fix Kosovo first before telling us what to do’
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2605838/posts
Islamic kids cartoons praised by Obama draw terse warning
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=215861
‘These are not types of heroes you want your children to have’
Boxer, Waxman Under Fire for Approving Radical Mission Behind Enemy Lines
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2606956/posts
“...new evidence has emerged that they helped a group of radical antiwar activists cross the Iraqi-Jordanian border in order to deliver aid to families of enemy insurgents in the war-ridden Iraqi city of Fallujah.”
Cabinet passes citizenship law; leftists, Arabs fume about oath of allegiance (Israel)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2605136/posts
Barbara Boxer Facilitates Aid to Families of Militants Fighting American Troops
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2608270/posts
Merkel says German multicultural society has failed
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2608833/posts
Cry Babies: ‘View’ Hosts Walk Out on O’Reilly During Heated Mosque Debate
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2608398/posts
Clinton Aide Wanted Iraq to Shoot Down US Plane [Madeleine Albright?]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2608312/posts
sunkenciv: “The memoir doesn’t name the Cabinet member, but Elliott notes that the way the passage is written leaves Madeleine Albright as a distinct possibility.”
Soldier says ordered to delete Fort Hood videos
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2608118/posts
Shooting Survivor: Hasan Yelled “Allahu Akbar” And Then Opened Fire
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2606713/posts
[Fort Hood Shooter]
“Healing” Imam Rauf of Ground Zero Mega Mosque Latest Outreach: Sues 911 First Responder...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2606998/posts
Obama’s Other Anti-Semitic Guru
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2607927/posts
Poll: 76% Of American Jews Think Arabs Want To Destroy Israel
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2606025/posts
“95% of the American Jews think Palestinians should be required to recognize Israel as a Jewish state in any future peace settlement.”
Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters using anti-Semitic imagery in stage show: ADL
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2606547/posts
Muslim Sons Arrested in Brutal Murder of their Mom “Bloodbath”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2606999/posts
Death by stoning case: Iran arrests son, lawyer, journalists [Islam]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2605389/posts
Democracy on Trial: Geert Wilders Goes To Court (criminal charges for insulting Islam)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2600781/posts
Council on American-Islamic Relations Launches ‘Islamophobia’ Division
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2606514/posts
Muslims Burning Bibles [Now for Christian outrage ... *crickets*]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2606986/posts
[We expect barbaric reactions to the Good Word — duh.]
European Jewish Congress: ‘Jews in Europe Entering a Dark Period’
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2607444/posts
Report: Sunni Allies in Iraq Quit to Rejoin Al Qaeda
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2609111/posts
Google Earth Photos Reveal Syrian Scuds
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2609061/posts
Did Obama Tell Left-Wing Journalist About Most Closely Guarded U.S. Secrets? Read Between The Lines
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2609182/posts
US to Iran: Help us against al-Qaeda
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2609147/posts
[Did Condi suggest that to Mr. Big Brains?]