Babs: The Myth of "Big Government"

barbrastreisand.com ^ | September 25, 2003 | Barbra Streisand

[Toespi]

Let's have a "BURN STREISAND RECORDING PRODUCTS" Day.

[geedee]

Babs: If you are so enamored with socialism, MOVE TO A SOCIALIST NATION AND STFU.

Agreed, notice my tagline.

Here's Babs after us conservatives kicked bootie in the 2002 election . . .

[socal_parrot]

I see she's using spell check.

[excalibur1701]

Here are some Babara Streisand items on E-bay, that will be ending in 3 hours or less.

Barbra Streisand Back to Broadway CD: No bid
Barbra Streisand new DVD, Hello Dolly: No bid
Barbra Streisand Super Hit Karaoke Collection: No bid (minimun bid of .01 cents)

[Constitutional Patriot]

She is so painfully ignorant.

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

No I think it goes beyond "ignorance" into true socialist/communist leanings, typical of a certain segment of Russian Jews assimilated into the Communist Central Committee.

[Charlie OK]

"If you had two candidates for office, one running on the programs of Stalin and the other running on the programs of Jefferson the American people would probably vote for the candidate who represented the programs of Stalin. If you didn't put the name on it and just looked at the programs, they would say, Oh yeah, we believe in national health care and we believe in free education for everybody and we believe we should have gun control." - Congressman Ron Paul paraphrasing Walter Williams

Man, I wish that would fit on my tag line!

[Greybird]

I take it this is not part of the publicity campaign for her new "Movie Album," due on 14 October. Why is she pushing two-thirds of her buying public away with both hands?

I've respected her art for over 30 years. I stopped respecting her in any degree when she said, in a 1998 on-line AOL interview apropos of Clinton's perjuries, "There are lies, and there are lies." Anyone who thinks integrity is a divisible commodity is being stupid, not just misinformed.

Now she (or '60s wannabe Marge Tabankin or someone else at her charitable foundation) writes insipid farragos like this, and a score of others, on her official Website. Her friends are persuaded already. It drives away those who don't know she's a political animal. Thus accomplishing nothing.

[jmc813]

"If you had two candidates for office, one running on the programs of Stalin and the other running on the programs of Jefferson the American people would probably vote for the candidate who represented the programs of Stalin. If you didn't put the name on it and just looked at the programs, they would say, Oh yeah, we believe in national health care and we believe in free education for everybody and we believe we should have gun control." - Congressman Ron Paul paraphrasing Walter Williams

Is that from a particular speech or article? If so, might you have a link? Thanks.

[rabidralph]

What everyday government spending programs are we really ready to do without?

Off the top of my head: Ed. Dept., PBS, C-SPAN, Endowment for the Arts, silly health studies, Planned Parenthood, aid to certain foreign countries, American military in Germany and Japan.

[jazzo]

Who could ever take this "clown" seriously????

[freeeee]

Texas Straight Talk: An Interview With Ron Paul Part 2 By Mike Gaddy

You're welcome.

[billbears]

Do we want to live in a country without a legal system, without a military, without free education, without safety net programs? Is this the future most Americans actually want for their country?

I don't know but it sounds like the latest RNC talking points to me. More military, more healthcare, and more government 'programs'

[JohnGalt]

I think 'L,TOWM' and Babs are on the same page.

[Tempest]

Funny article. Poor gal just doesn't seem to understand the difference between emergency services and social welfare.

[HHFi]

Thank you for pointing this out and saving me the trouble. I write for radio and couldn't stand Clinton, but the second he was sworn in, all references to him in my writing became "President Clinton," not just "Clinton." He may not have deserved the title, but he had it; and anyone with the slightest sense of decorum would know to include the title when writing public documents, just to show respect for the office. Then again, showing respect for America, or even for other people, is not exactly Streisand's strong suit. (Note that I did not say "Ms Streisand." Bite me, Babs.)

[DannyTN]

"Do we want to live in a country without a legal system, without a military, without free education, without safety net programs."..."No No, Yes, Yes! "

I don't think it is as cut and dried as a yes/no vote on these programs.

We need a legal system but the current one is extemely expensive, frustrating, not timely and effectively denies fair legal resource to the small guy. Not to mention that it frequently seems to overturn legislation without just cause. We need a legal system but there must be a way to improve it.

We need a military. Not just any military, but the world's best, smartest and most advanced.

Our founding fathers were very supportive of everyone in the nation being educated, one of the continental congress's first acts was to give free land for schools throughout the nation. It is in the nation's best interest to have all kids educated. That said, it's not in the best interest of the nation to have the schools go at the rate of the slowest student, learn an agenda that is anti-American and anti-Christian, and probably costs more than it should.

Safety Nets...I don't think we really want to go without some safety nets. The economy both in whole and regionally recovers much faster from stressors because of safety nets. Weve not had the kind of depressions like that of 1930 or the many during the 1800's that routinely wiped out hard working families, because of certain safety nets and certain restrictive regulations. But again the question is how much? How much are we willing to spend? How much abuse is allowed? How much should it cost to administer? How do we keep it from slowly creeping away our freedoms and our paycheck?

[Onelifetogive]

The economy both in whole and regionally recovers much faster from stressors because of safety nets.

It is amazing what percent of people are able to find jobs immediately after their unemployment payments run out...

[Dan Evans]

I wonder if the U.S.government still regulates the size of holes in Swiss cheese.

[buzzyboop]

Eventually, we will be forced to have a national discussion about either repealing the cuts or asking the question: What everyday government spending programs are we really ready to do without?

A very easy answer to that... All of them! BraBra makes our point in her first paragraph, using a proper function of government, that is, providing stopgap help in times of crisis (Hurricane Isabel disaster relief). The problem is that liberals have extended the definition of crisis to include whatever they want. The only other provisions the Federal government should provide is for national security. That's all, nothing else.