Social Justice and Educational Indoctrination are the main topics today. And, in addition to “Today in History” I’m introducing a new segment called “One Year Ago This Week In An Obamanation.”

 

Capitalism FTW!

Here is a nice 2-minute defense of capitalism by Milton Friedman. Who is Milton Friedman, you ask? His awards are many, and he “wrote extensively on public policy, always with a primary emphasis on the preservation and extension of individual freedom.” (source/bio)

This interview was recorded in 1979 as the beta version of Barack Obama was in office (that would be Jimmy Carter for my younger readers).

You can find the first of five portions of the interview here. Another note for the younger crowd, Phil Donahue as a turbo-lib, but he also can be considered the founding father of modern television talk shows. He was the king back then and set the groundwork for daytime talk stars like Oprah and company.

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Colts 19-0? Please God, no.

As a Patriots fan I am having a recurring nightmare. I look at the schedule for the rest of the season and see that the Colts remaining opponents have a combined record as of this week of 29-32.

  • Houston (5-5)
  • Tenn (4-6)
  • Denver (7-4)
  • Jacksonville (6-4)
  • Jets (4-6)
  • Bills (3-7)

How pitiful would it be, how gut wrenching would it be, if the Colts somehow go undefeated for the rest of the season and then power through the playoffs thanks to having one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time leading the way? It is quite possible. We have to count on Denver and Jacksonville — the only winning teams left in the Colts’ schedule — to get the job done. The Denver game is in Indianapolis, I think the Colts win that one. Will Jacksonville have what it takes?

IF they go undefeated and reach 19-0, will Bill Belichik’ now infamous 4th and 2 call elevate him to Bill Buckner status in New England?  Or will those three championship trophies save his hide?

I hope we never find out.

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If your home caught fire while you were asleep would you really care who yelled to wake you up and save your family’s life? Would his/her race, age or religion matter? Of course not.

Well America, our financial house is on fire and the only person out there screaming to wake us up is Glenn Beck. To my liberal friends and to my moderate friends that have heard negative things about Glenn Beck: I don’t care what you think of him, you need to listen to the message he is delivering. Ignore that it’s Glenn. Ignore the fact that it’s Fox News. Ignore the pink shirt. Listen to the message.

The first video is actually the fourth segment from this particular show (aired on Nov 17), but I think it is a good starting point for those of you that have never watched Beck, or for those that perhaps watched his early shows on HNN. All I ask is that you watch the first clip below. If it piques your curiosity or captures your attention, please watch the remaining clips. They include  compelling data that should shock you into reality about America’s financial sitation.

Hopefully the video above opened your eyes. Now for some details:

Can anyone tell me where Glenn or his guests are wrong? Can you then explain why nobody else is yelling fire?

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Podcast – Nov. 19, 2009

KSM Trial talk plus Global Warming talk. And, as a special bonus, my first dramatic reading. :-) Here are the source/reference links from today’s podcast.

The Great Global Warming Swindle

The Gettysbyrg Address

John Yoo: The KSM Trial

Quotes Denouncing Man-Made Global Warming

 

Ponder 

“While the people are virtuous they cannot be subdued; but when once they lose their virtue then will be ready to surrender their liberties to the first external or internal invader.” — Samuel Adams