Posted on 10/31/2008 5:11:53 AM PDT by Tolik
CORRECTION:
They became the militia for overthrow, and many are the vote behind the overthrow.
> Thank G-d that Obama happened to walk down Joe the Plumber’s street.
Indeed. Divine Providence.
“A practical effect of socialism is often defined as curbing productive incentives by ensuring the poorer need not endanger their exemptions and credits by seeking greater income; and discouraging the wealthy from seeking greater income...”
Yup! That’s communism. Keep the poor, poor and stunt the economy by de-incentivising success.
OUTSTANDING article by VDH!. THanks for posting.
Thanks for posting Inc Pen’s classic.
FReeper comments BUMP!
Eight years ago when Bush was collecting the big bucks, the New York Times acted as if money was the dirtiest thing on the planet.
The MSM's guiding principle is "what helps dems" - AND THAT'S based on self interest.
The MSM benefits from dems being in office.
Bribes. The Washington Post and New York Times take bribes.
Well, not the traditional bribes. If someone tried to bribe an editor or reporter they'd be thrown out of every newsroom in the United States. But, if an editor or reporter has established "sources" who happen to be dems - backed up by the corrupt civil service workers like the ones who "checked out" Joe the Plumber - that's GOLD. The coin of the realm. People on the inside who will talk to you. Feed accurate information. Pentagon papers, stats on private citizens - the stuff it would take months for a reporter to find on his own - handed on a platter.
The MSM's love affair with the dems is bribery - paid with the coin that matters to "journalist".
Wait until a GOP candidate refuses to accept public financing. The amounts they will be able to raise will be staggering!
I do think, however, that the oversaturation and overexposure by Obama has had a negative effect. People are just plain tired of him.
If he loses, it will be interesting to compare the $ he spent to get one vote to the $ McCain spent for vote.
They have enjoyed the cover of the media for decades. We hollered about media bias but were called paranoid. I don't think there is any question any longer.
They (the party) have been drifting socialist since the 60s. Most Pubbies recognized it and some hollered about it but were called paranoid or McCarthyites. Any thinking American can see it now.
They have been quietly (to some) been indoctrinating our children for almost 2 generations. So our children either can't recognize socialism when they see it, or worse, think it's okay because they've never been taught that it is the epitome of evil and just doesn't work.
They have been using organizations like ACORN for quite a few elections. They have successfully stolen one election that we know of (Governor of ... Washington?), and I'd bet real money that there are a BUNCH at the local and state level that weren't quite so obvious. Their cover is blown, everyone is looking at ACORN, other such groups will be splashed by the fallout.
If John McCain wins this election (and I think he will), we MUST make these points publicly. We MUST not sit back on our laurels.
We probably can't do away with the NEA, so we must get vouchers passed.
We must purge EVERY voter roll in the country and require proof of citizenship and picture ID to then re-register and to vote. This ground-swell will probably have to come from the grass-roots level. We watched in horror for the last two elections and did nothing.
We must go after the sponsors of the main-stream media. The media are on life support, we should pull the plug.
IF McCain is elected, we dodged a bullet. We must take away their ammunition!
Journalism actually ended 45 years ago when the press bought into the lone assassin lie in the assassination of John Kennedy. Since we now know that there was a conspiracy that was led by Vice-President Lyndon Johnson and FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, the insiders have known that if the American public will accept the ridiculous conclusions given by the Warren Commission and the HSCA, then the American public will believe anything.
Half of the population apparently buys the MSM contention that Obama is a credible candidate.
Bribes. The Washington Post and New York Times take bribes.
Well, not the traditional bribes. If someone tried to bribe an editor or reporter they'd be thrown out of every newsroom in the United States.
But, if an editor or reporter has established "sources" who happen to be dems - backed up by the corrupt civil service workers like the ones who "checked out" Joe the Plumber - that's GOLD.
The coin of the realm: People on the inside who will talk to you. Insiders who will feed accurate information like the Pentagon papers, stats on private citizens - the stuff it would take months for a reporter to find on his own. Handed on a platter. And the price? Sometime the head of a Republican. Or an unsaid agreement not to look to closely at some things... don't want to offend "friends" and all...
The MSM's love affair with the dems is bribery - paid with the coin that matters to "journalist".
FOLLOW THE MONEY.
. . . the real story was . . . by Barack Obama himself. “Spreading the wealth around” gains currency when collated to past interviews in which Obama talked at length about, and in regret at, judicial impracticalities in accomplishing his own desire to redistribute income.
“Tragedy” is frequent in the Obama vocabulary, but largely confined to two contexts: the tragic history of the United States (e.g., deemed analogous to that of Nazi Germany during World War II), and the tragic unwillingness or inability to use judicial means to correct economic inequality in non-democratic fashion.
Good post, FrogMom. We need to remember that demographics are not on the side of conservatives. It will be important than ever to pick some of those key issues and work like hell to implement them.
Dan Rather will be dumped by Obama:
First is will be the reporters who don’t back him.
Then it will be the reporters who don’t say good things about him.
Then it will be anyone who doesn’t sing his praises.
Then it will be like living in North Korea ...
And finally, the MSM will understand Baghdad Bob. He was a man with a boot on his neck...
and they’ll feel sorry for themselves.
Yeah, the news blurbs on my local talk station are the same way — 90 seconds of perfectly constructed liberal propaganda. Whoever puts those propagandettes together must get huge satisfaction knowing they’re doing their part for social justice.
Must Read Bump!
Australia to implement mandatory internet censorship [use it or lose it alert]
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24568137-2862,00.html
I count some 12 times (at least) this article has been posted - but no complaints - It is well worth the read:
Would the last honest reporter please turn on the lights?
If you have not read this — do so now.
Even if you HAVE read it — read it again.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/search?m=all;o=time;q=quick;s=HONEST
Juice for your breakfast...
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