[rdb3]

If you can't appreciate the pure beauty of the violin after hearing this, something's wrong with your ears.

Or you can get raw with these strings. Either way, the violin is sweet yet lethal.

Do it!

[Mr. K]

Walter Williams always makes a similar point- If God said you were going to be poor for the rest of your life, but you get to pick the country to be poor in- which country would you pick?

[PGalt]

Great to see you, rdb3! GRRRRRRREAT post! Thank you, sir.

(In regards to OWS...gbtv is OUTSTANDING tonight)

[Berlin_Freeper]

From a lazy business owner to President Obama

[DJ MacWoW]

Day 48 Of The FReepathon
Do You Know Why?

There are loyal posters that donate every FReepathon. Some donate several times during every 'thon. But others never donate. Why?

1 My enemies haven't been zotted.
2 The owner doesn't support my candidate.
3 FR won't "upgrade" to "Like" buttons and blinky crap.
4 Someone else will donate.
5 My friend was zotted.
6 I lost my job and have no income.

Only one of those is a legitimate reason.

Support It Or Lose It

[GOP Poet]

As Ludwig von Mises wrote in his 1920 book, Socialism, only market capitalism can make the poor wealthy.

Noticed my poor OLD liberal friends are poor as they make a career out of being the commies' and unions' useful idiots (career protesters, Jesse Jackson type extortionists, shake down artists, oh yeah and the only working for non profits that they started. LOL).

While I got what this gentleman is saying and live well.

[dfwgator]

They’re also blind to the benefits of soap and water.

[ctdonath2]

Look at cross-section evidence. I try another experiment with my students. I tell them they are about to be born and they can choose whatever country in the world they would like to be born in. The only caveat is they will be the poorest person in that country. Every student picks a country that is primarily organized in a market capitalist system.

Not long ago I watched Winter's Bone, a movie set amid grinding rural poverty. As the protagonist labored to cook mundane food, tend a small garden, hunt, split wood for heat, etc. in an air soggy with downtrodden angst I realized "hey, that's how _I_ grew up! 'cept we weren't 'poor'! and we were happy about it! and that's a life I want to return to!"

Methinks those railing against our luxurious culture do so because they are bored with it, and have no experience with what drove our predecessors to achieve what we have.

Cue the pictures of Occupiers in high-tech expensive tents, fondling iPhones, transmitting pictures & commentary thru cheap wireless networking, eating gourmet food, wearing exotic advanced fabrics, etc.

[PGalt]

...and yes, that is a tremendous musical interlude.

[Colonel Kangaroo]

I think many of the protesters have confused crony capitalism with the real McCoy.

Of course, in addition you have a red element also who are against all capitalism, crony or otherwise.

[Upstate NY Guy]

Excellent points. Concise, logical, compelling. Great stuff!

[Texas Songwriter]

Wonderful piece...”Sad Romance”. I will tell you a story, and I believe it is true. I have been to many bluegrass festivals (my daughter plays violin and fiddle). I once heard Vince Gill say that there is one instrument which is superior to all. At these festivals, he said, people get into groups and play with guitar, mandolin, bass, violin, banjo....These groups begin as two people and then grow with people just walking up and joining in the playing of music.....But...when the guitars are playing its seems like background....same for mandolin and bass. But, when the fiddle strikes up, heads turn and people take note. The violin is the most beautiful of instruments.

[NRA1995]

I don’t remember who it was who made the offer, but someone in the 60’s offered every left-wing idiot in the country a free one-way ticket to Cuba since they were so unhappy with the USA. He didn’t get one taker.