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  • The Looters: A Hurricane Exposes the Corrupt Morality of the Welfare State

    11/04/2005 11:12:36 AM PST · by TIADaily.com · 6 replies · 1,104+ views
    TIADaily.com ^ | 11/03/05 | Robert Tracinski
    The moral corruption uncovered by Hurricane Katrina was not confined to the actions of a few thousand citizens over a few days in New Orleans. The moral influence of the welfare state goes all the way to the top, corrupting all levels of government and the nation's whole political culture... New Orleans is a city that has long been famous for the corruption of its local government, but this kind of large-scale, persistent corruption is also a hallmark of the welfare state. In a city corrupted by welfare, the job of city officials is not to protect the lives and...
  • Millions flee Katie Couric

    04/29/2005 6:45:53 AM PDT · by FlyLow · 28 replies · 2,072+ views
    JWR ^ | 4-29-05 | Andy Borowitz
    Incidents of widespread panic were reported across the country today as millions of terrified Americans fled Katie Couric, the host of the NBC's "Today Show." The frenzied exodus marked the latest turn in the storied career of the morning host, once considered America's sweetheart but now widely seen as a ruthless diva capable of crushing all in her path at the slightest whim. Gregory Drunson, 42, was one of hundreds who jammed a Greyhound bus terminal in Flint, Michigan, desperate to flee to Canada and be as far away as possible from the once-chirpy morning despot. "I used to watch...