ObamaCare's Inevitable Logic: The president may be talented, but he can't repeal the laws of supply and demand. - Reason Magazine

Seeded on Sat Aug 22, 2009 4:50 PM EDT (Reason Magazine)

But even if some conservative Republican critics are wrong about Section 1233, there is good reason to worry about Obama's nationalization scheme.

politics, healthcare, economics, obama, magical-thinking, rationing, obamacare

The Brits have taken over Turks and Caicos. Is Canada next?

Seeded on Thu Aug 20, 2009 6:57 PM EDT (Slate)

The British Foreign Office announced last week that it had suspended parts of the constitution of Turks and Caicos and would dissolve the Cabinet and legislature. The U.K.

canada, world-news, uk, commonwealth, turks-and-caicos

Your Papers, Please!

Seeded on Thu Aug 20, 2009 6:51 PM EDT (The New American)

Not long ago, Americans feared and ridiculed the police states cursing too many parts of the world.

identification, us-news, roads, real-id, fascism, state-control, papers-please, freedom-to-travel, pass-id

MRI Machines Don't Grow On Trees: "No" to the Public Option

Sat Aug 15, 2009 8:15 PM EDT

I would love it if we could guarantee state-of-the-art, world-class healthcare to everyone in this country. Hell, to everyone in the world. It'd be super. But, we can't do it.

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insurance, politics, healthcare, reform, magic, free-lunch, obamacare

6 Die at Gaza Mosque as Islamists and Hamas Clash; Hamas 'too liberal'

Seeded on Sat Aug 15, 2009 11:29 AM EDT (The New York Times)

At least six Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded in the southern Gaza city of Rafah on Friday when Hamas police officers stormed a mosque that had been taken over by a group of Islamic militants.

israel, hamas, gaza, islam, world-news, ridiculousness

California Xenophobes Seek To Kill Hispanics By Denying Them Healthcare

Seeded on Sat Aug 15, 2009 11:22 AM EDT (Wall Street Journal)

A health clinic in this blue-collar city north of Oakland, partly funded by the county, is saving local hospitals thousands of dollars in emergency-room visits by treating uninsured patients who suffer only non-urgent ailments.

immigration, race, health-care, healthcare, hispanics, murder, genocide, illegal-immigration, illegals, no-human-being-is-illegal

Who was that gun-toting anti-Obama protester? - Joan Walsh

Seeded on Wed Aug 12, 2009 1:18 AM EDT (Salon.com)

One of Tuesday's big mysteries was the motivation behind anti-Obama protester William Kostric, the man who brought a loaded gun to the town hall meeting and carried a sign referencing Thomas Jefferson's famous credo, "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with t …

health-care, guns, new-hampshire, us-news, second-amendment, libertarianism, thomas-jefferson, joan-walsh-is-an-idiot

Fascist America: Are We There Yet?

Seeded on Tue Aug 11, 2009 11:47 AM EDT (Common Dreams)

All through the dark years of the Bush Administration, progressives watched in horror as Constitutional protections vanished, nativist rhetoric ratcheted up, hate speech turned into intimidation and violence, and the president of the United States seized for himself powers only …

america, us-news, fascist, conservatism, fascism, tea-party, joe-arpaio-is-a-fascist

Hamas: We've got UNRWA's ambulances;

Seeded on Mon Aug 10, 2009 11:51 PM EDT (JPost.com)

Hamas on Monday claimed to have confiscated three ambulances that were imported into the Gaza Strip for UNRWA several weeks ago, backing up an earlier IDF claim that the ambulances had been seized.

un, israel, hamas, gaza, united-nations, world-news, unfail

The 2010 Census Will Violate the Constitution

Seeded on Sun Aug 9, 2009 11:22 PM EDT (Wall Street Journal)

Next year's census will determine the apportionment of House members and Electoral College votes for each state. To accomplish these vital constitutional purposes, the enumeration should count only citizens and persons who are legal, permanent residents. But it won't.

immigration, constitution, census, us-news, citizenship, illegal-immigration, illegals, wsj, joe-arpaio-is-a-fascist

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Foreign Policy: Let the Federal Government Publish Propaganda inside the United States

Seeded on Sat Aug 8, 2009 12:26 AM EDT (foreignpolicy.com)

In the United States, airing a program produced by a U.S. public diplomacy radio or television station such as VOA is illegal. Oddly, though, airing similar programs produced by foreign governments -- or even terrorist groups -- is not.

somalia, terrorism, radio, us-news, propaganda, fascism, voa, shabab

Health Care Mythbusters: Don't Fear the Rationing

Tue Jul 28, 2009 8:44 PM EDT

Rationing! That very word strikes fear into the heart of many Americans.

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health-care, healthcare, economics, us-news, rationing, obamacare

Gatesgate: Just Say "No" to Authoritarianism

Seeded on Sun Jul 26, 2009 7:20 PM EDT (digbysblog.blogspot.com)

This situation actually has far broader implications about all citizens' relationship to the police and the way we are expected to respond to authority, regardless of race.

police, gates, us-news, respect, authoritarianism, fascism, gatesgate

MKs tour outposts to get a handle on outpost issue

Seeded on Fri Jul 24, 2009 5:12 PM EDT (JPost.com)

Holding a cigarette and wearing a gray pressed suit, MK Gideon Ezra (Kadima) had no problem standing at the Migron outpost on Thursday and saying he supported its evacuation.

israel, palestinians, settlements, west-bank, obama, palestine, world-news, outpost, likud, kadima

Criminal Justice Missing From Sotomayor Hearings: No one cares to discuss the Supreme Court's most important function: protecting the rights of the accused. - Reason Magazine

Seeded on Tue Jul 21, 2009 10:48 PM EDT (Reason Magazine)

Last week's confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor included much of what we expected: Probing questions from Republicans on hot-button culture war issues such as abortion, gay marriage, gun control, race, and affirmative action; and deference, deflection, …

senate, constitution, justice, aclu, judiciary, confirmation, reason, balko, radley-balko, sotomayor

Ghajar leaders: Let Us Stay in Israel!

Seeded on Tue Jul 21, 2009 7:18 PM EDT (JPost.com)

Leaders of the village of Ghajar visited the Knesset on Tuesday and told Deputy Minister for the Development of the Negev and Galilee Ayoub Kara that dividing their hometown would be "a death penalty" for them.

israel, lebanon, palestinians, syria, palestine, world-news, lieberman, netanyahu, hizbullah, ghajar

Do "Illegal" Immigrants Increase Crime in their Cities? A Resounding No!

Seeded on Sun Jul 12, 2009 12:27 PM EDT (Reason Magazine)

A study concludes that the crime rate has decreased more in the past decade in states with more immigrants and more "illegal" immigrants. Both violent crime and property crime rates are now lower in states with more immigrants.

immigration, immigrants, crime, us-news, statistics, illegal-immigration, illegals, reason, joe-arpaio-is-a-fascist

When Does Life Begin? A Quick Etymological Analysis

Sat Jul 11, 2009 12:08 AM EDT

The question of when life begins is certainly a fraught question. Politicians have offered their opinions on the issue for decades.

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abortion, latin, politics, spirit, hebrew, greek, pro-life, soul, linguistics, etymology

New Curbs Set on Arrests of Illegal Immigrants

Seeded on Fri Jul 10, 2009 8:29 PM EDT (Wall Street Journal)

The Department of Homeland Security said Friday it was revising a program that authorized local police to enforce federal immigration law -- a controversial aspect of U.S. border policy.

immigration, border-security, borders, us-news, illegal-immigration, dhs, fascism, arpaio, joe-arpaio, 287g

Does Social Networking Breed Social Division?

Seeded on Fri Jul 10, 2009 6:56 PM EDT (The New York Times)

Is the social media revolution bringing us together? Or is it perpetuating divisions by race and class?

technology, race, internet, myspace, class, gender, social-networking, facebook, danah-boyd

Riddle at Nexus of Art and Salami at Venice Biennale

Seeded on Sat Jul 4, 2009 12:20 AM EDT (The New York Times)

Subtitle: Art Critics and Curators Completely Fail at Understanding the Art They Are Supposed to Understand

art, museums, arts, venice, stupidity, contemporary-art, salami

Palestinians want settlement construction to continue

Seeded on Thu Jun 25, 2009 10:03 PM EDT (JPost.com)

The last thing that Abu Mohammed al-Najjar wants is for Israel to succumb to US and European pressure and halt construction in the West Bank settlements.

israel, palestinians, abbas, settlements, growth, palestine, world-news, netanyahu, natural-growth

Foreign Policy: Unnatural Growth

Seeded on Fri Jun 12, 2009 1:15 AM EDT (foreignpolicy.com)

It must be said that Benjamin Netanyahu has learned a little from Barack Obama. True, the Israeli prime minister has been remarkably slow in grasping that when the U.S. president says he wants a freeze on settlement building, he means a freeze.

israel, palestinians, settlements, west-bank, obama, world-news, freeze, netanyahu

How much freedom do charter schools deserve?

Seeded on Thu Jun 11, 2009 6:37 PM EDT (The L.A. Times)

Lisa Snell (of Reason Magazine): Schools with extreme ideology have not been a major issue in the charter school movement. Most parents choose charters because they are safer, have stronger academics and maintain more discipline and control over students.

politics, oakland, california, public-schools, reason, education-reform, school-choice, charter-schools, cal-poly-pomona

New Jersey police officer pounds man on tape

Seeded on Mon Jun 8, 2009 1:52 PM EDT (CNN)

Surveillance video shows a Passaic, New Jersey, police officer beating a 49-year-old man standing idly on a street corner.

force, police, new-jersey, us-news, mentally-ill, mental-illness, police-brutality, passaic

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hi Jeremy,

I got your email and sorry for the delay, I'm generally slow at responding to emails these days. But thanks for getting back at me, I somehow thought you had forgotten about me but I'm glad you didn't^^. Anyway, I'll get back at you soon.

take care,
ttys
— MsRica

ah.. it got omitted somehow. Here i'll try again..
youtube . com/watch?v=_amyJCLmMY8
that should do it^^
— MsRica

Hey, i found this link on youtube, http:

It's the way the Brits view American news, well Fox News that is..
It's pretty funny^^

p.d. I haven't been active here in NV, i've been getting ready for finals >.>
ttys
— MsRica

I'd like to keep in contact with you or maybe even chat if it is possible sometime. As you seem intelligent and very mature from what I have read in your posts. So i'm not a fan of personal introductions, but I think we are better off getting to know each other by dialogue and exchanging thoughts and ideas.

That was the purpose of sending you the previous link. Also because I am interested in the Libertarian and libertarian ideology.

Anyway, add me to your email, I have msn..

It's yvette_rica@Hotmail.com..

It's personal, so don't make this comment public, please =).

Hope to hear from you soon.
— MsRica

Hey, I don't know if you check these comments, but I'll leave you one anyway. I read you say you are a libertarian, but I found an article here on Newsvine titled, "Secret State Police Report: Ron Paul, Bob Barr, Chuck Baldwin, Libertarians are Terrorists"

http:// www.infowars. com/ secret-state-police-report-ron-paul-bob-barr-chuck-baldwin-libertarians-are-terrorists/

Had you ran into this before? I was wondering what you think about it.

TTYS
— MsRica

Hi, thanks for the friend request ;)
— MsRica

Sorry, that wasnt meant for you! I only disagree with you half of the time. I like your POV on the gun rights issue. Well worded.
— Firebrat

As I said before, you are a complet moron. And you are hardly ever right....you may want to change your little heading. Ignorance is so very sad. I feel sorry for you
— Firebrat