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2015 Could Be a Bad Year for Liberals...
Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth 2015 is going to be a very busy year for the Supreme Court of the United States and one that will result in defining moments on several fronts or issues. In just the first six months the SCOTUS will hear issues major that have divided political and social spectrum for some time. Topping the list are: 1) Obama care 2) Same-sex marriage equality 3) Religious freedom 4) Freedom of speech For details on the above short list and more GO HERE . Via: Memeorandum
April Job Numbers Appear Improved... Are They Really?
by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Lib erty -vs- Tyra nny The April job reports are out. The good news is unemployment fell to a four year low, certainly at year six in Obama's Presidential tenure strikes a positive note. Or does it? At the same time the number of people employed part time rose as well as strong indications are showing the Affordable Care Act (ACA aka ObamaCare) will have a long term negative impact on the USA economy. The following is an interesting analysis and one that certainly has some credibility. AEI - US job growth in April beat economist expectations as nonfarm payrolls rose 165,000, and the jobless rate fell to a four-year low of 7.5%. But the report contained worrisome signs that President Obama’s health care reform law is hurting full-time, high-wage employment. While the American economy added 293,000 jobs last month, according to the separate household survey, the number of persons employed part time for economic reasons — “involuntar
Jon Stewart and the Babbling Nancy Pelosi...
by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation U S A Purveyor of Truth Jon Stewart actually asking some reasonable questions. Because the "Babbling and Time To Retire" Pelosi failed to address Stewart's questions and concerns effectively there seemed to be a bit of frustration displayed by Stewart. Or perhaps its just me? The Daily Show Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes , The Daily Show on Facebook Representative Pelosi just may have a future retirement career in comedy playing opposite the straight guy or gal. Story below the fold .
Small Businesses Can Improve the Health of a Community...
"Buddhanature is the innate primordial freedom of the mind, which is naturally imbued with wisdom, compassion, power, and bliss." Karl Brunnholzl Today w e feature a guest article by Eva Benoit . She is a life coach who specializes in helping others who experience the suffering of anxiety. More about Eva in her own words: I began my career as an office manager, which actually started my journey to becoming a life coach. I was constantly bombarded with employees telling me about their work stress, which naturally turned into a conversation about everything — work-related or not — that took a toll on their mental well-being. I found that my most satisfying workdays were those that allowed me to help someone take control over their stress, whether it was something I was able to do in my role as the office manager or just as a compassionate listening ear. It wasn’t long before I scheduled monthly lunch meetings where the entire office practiced stress-fighting techniq
Is Our Democratic Republic At Risk From Forces Both Foreign and Within?...
We are moving this running post up to front page this evening where it will remain until January 3'rd 2017 when we will return to single posts, hopefully on a daily basis. There is much to do in getting the TRUTH out about Donald J Trump, a dishonest, totally self absorbed, and dangerous individual. He may be the president on January 20th but that does not mean thoughtful and concerned people shouldn't challenge Trump at every turn and fight his agenda whenever it runs contrary to their interests and those of their family. More to come. BTW, be sure to read today's entry, 12/28/16, below. this is just one example AND, it is just the beginning. You've probably noticed the brief posts of late. Posts with very short commentary by the weblolg administrator followed by an article that goes into the subject in much greater detail. This has been done purposefully following the rancorous 2016 election, and because its Christmas Time, soon to be a New Year. This posting f
Artur Davis Calls Biden Remarks 'Racial Visiousness'...
by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Liberty -vs- Tyranny Artur Davis, articulate, intelligent, honest, and spot on in his criticism of both Vice President Joe (Dufus) Biden and President Obama. ( CNN ) - Artur Davis, the former four-term Democratic congressman from Alabama, said Wednesday that Vice President Joe Biden was propagating "racial viciousness" when he said Mitt Romney's regulatory policies would "put y'all back in chains." Biden made the comments Tuesday to a predominantly black crowd in Danville, Virginia, a city with a long history of racial tension. In May Davis announced he was switching to the GOP, leaving the door open to a future political bid as a Republican. Skip Davis, who is black, said the comment smacked of a type of divisiveness he said was all too common in the South. "It brought back memories for me," Davis told Wolf Blitzer on CNN's "The Situation Room." "It brought back memories of th
From the Tea-Publican Right...
Rational Nation U S A Purveyor of Truth Seen today on a rightwing tea-publican weblog. When "their side" has nothing of substance to offer, and they known it, posters such as the one below become popular. Such posters are considered intellectual by the teabag folks on the right. To be balanced such posters do find their way onto left-wing weblogs. The difference? Posters on left-wing sights generally carry a valid message and the commentary factually supports the message of the post. Some random commentary from the tea-publican weblog follows. They adequately explain the reason for the poster at the top of the main page. The Debonair Dudes World October 26, 2015 at 6:46 AM I think that most Americans, be them Democrats, liberals, conservatives and or independents alike have had more than enough of President Obama’s No Strategy, No Plan, No Idea of what he is doing nor what he should be doing... . I think there are enough Americans who remember how things were in Am
The Ignorance and Arrogance of Obama...
by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Liberty -vs- Tyranny In my opinion the President, in his attack on the United States Supreme court belies both his basic ignorance of our republic as well as his arrogance. His last uttering in and of itself is enough to deny the man, and I use the term loosely in this case, another term as President. Forgive me my rational liberal friends but his recent statement is more telling of his statist leanings than anything he has heretofore said. With this last he has proven beyond any doubt he is indeed clueless. The Washington Post - There was something rather unsettling in President Obama’s preemptive strike on the Supreme Court at Monday’s news conference. “I’d just remind conservative commentators that for years what we’ve heard is the biggest problem on the bench is judicial activism or a lack of judicial restraint — that an unelected group of people would somehow overturn a duly constituted and passed law,” Obama said. “Well, here’s a
It's Going To Be Close, Brace Yourself For Continued Polarization of America, Especially if Obama Loses...
by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Liberty -vs- Tyranny The race is close, very close, with the momentum shifting to Romney. However, my take is the shift, as significant as it has been, came too late and too little. Progressives no doubt are biting their nails because as much as they prefer not to acknowledge it, this one is a real cliff hanger. Reminiscent of 2000. It is true if Obama loses this one progressives throughout the land will be wailing and gnashing their teeth. For them it will be a great undoing of their greatest hopes and dreams. Of course the other fifty percent of America will view it quite differently. So, as the polls close tomorrow, and the tabulating of the vote goes late into the night, we can be sure of a few thing... The nation will remain polarized, the puppet masters behind the curtains will continue calling the shots, the debt and deficits will continue, no mater who wins. And America will continue to ask why. Tomorrow, as I visit my polli
It sometimes seems that the socon world is in a different dimension.
ReplyDeleteNote to all potential male GOP candidates - DO NOT USE THE WORD LIBIDO, ESPECIALLY when it comes to the opposite sex. a) You're going to look like a fool and b) you're gonna get totally hammered. Think, for God's sakes.
ReplyDeleteI hear he's attempting to fund raise off of this. But he "signed state legislation in 2005 that required all health insurance plans providing prescription drug coverage to cover contraceptive drugs and devices as well. According to the Arkansas Times, Huckabee's exemption for religious organizations was actually narrower than the exemption in the Affordable Care Act" [link]... so he was to the Left of Will Hart when governor.
ReplyDeleteYou really got to wonder what he's thinking. Changed his mind? A hypocrite who ignored his strong religious convictions for the sake of political expediency (when he was governor and signed that legislation)? Lying now and only said it because it would enable him to raise some cash and/or (idiotically) believes this is a winning issue for the Repubs? Sabotaging the Republicans?
Way to distort my position. No, I don't think that Catholic affiliated organizations should be made to pay for birth-control (forgive me but I will side with The Little Sisters of the Poor over some pandering, oily politician any day) but I have also consistently said that I have zero problem with the government itself supplying birth control to poor families if needed. I mean, I know that you need to at all cost continue to foster this moronic left versus right dichotomy 'cause it comforts you but I'll be damned if I'll let you drag me into the gutter/crawl-space with you.
DeleteWill said: "this moronic left versus right dichotomy"
DeleteMore and more i believe that this perception of dichotomy is so destructive. There are many "tells" or litmus tests for it. One is when a person thinks that one of the pair of Fox News and MSNBC is fundamentally different or better than the other. I used to be one of those. No more. Not at all.
Us wymmins are looking to youse menfolks becuz we don't have a clue on how to control our out-of-control libidos. Should we just give ourselves some Ritalin? Becuz we're climbing the wallz!
ReplyDeleteYes, Huckabee's an idiot, Shaw, but I believe that his point was that this is how DEMOCRATS view women; that they are weak and incapable of fending for themselves. Clearly he got a little too graphic and, yes, if you have to explain yourself for 48 hours straight, you more than likely blew it but I also believe that there was in fact an actual point in there somewhere.
DeleteWill: "but I believe that his point was that this is how DEMOCRATS view women"
DeleteThe problem with such statements is that they often aren't true,and the person raising them ends up perpetuating negative ideas on their OWN. And it looks like projection. Like the MSNBC guy bringing up the idea that Hermain Cain was a typical Black sexual predator, with a weak attempt to project it on others (it was simply his own partisan attempt to attack Cain by any means necessary).
An MSNBC guy did what?
DeleteJMJ
Jersey: An MSNBC guy did what?
DeleteSee here for an explanation (and the truth) regarding what Dennis is talking about. I won't say anything beyond that except that to point out that this is one of those dead horse topics Dennis likes to beat on regularly.
I despise Huckabee for two reasons.......first,its because of him Obama is sitting in the White Hose..During the 2008 Republican campaign Huckabee was running a losing campaign yet refused to quit the Florida primary and even half assed endorsed McCain.Needless to say he took enough Romney votes giving the primary to McCain by the smallest of margins along with the nomination.......McCain went on to run one of the worst presidential campaigns in recent history and lose to a guy who's resume cold have been written on a cocktail napkin.
DeleteSecondly.....while governor of Arkansas Huckabee pardoned a convicted murderer who a few years later killed four policeman in the Seattle.
Yea ,in my opinion Huckabee is a POS and all that crap he preaches is just that....crap.
Can always count on you Rusty to NOT stay on topic.
DeleteHell, what am I thinking? Most f the time you don't even START on topic.
"...this is how DEMOCRATS view women..."
ReplyDeleteNow let's not get too goofy on interpreting facts: A very huge majority of African-Americans supported Mr. Obama in the last election. The knee-jerk reaction to that by many conservatives is that the A.A. community are too stupid to see that the Democrats are keeping them in bondage to the Democratic Party. A very large majority of WOMEN supported Mr. Obama in the last election (as did a large majority of Latino, Hispanic, Asians, and the LGBT community.
If the knee-jerk reaction to those facts is always that the Democrats keep these communities in bondage or see them as "weak and incapable of fending for themselves," as you put it, Will, then what conservatives suggest is that those millions and millions of voters voted for Mr. Obama because they're weak and stupid.
Those communities who read such absurd analyses of why huge portions of the electorate went for Mr. Obama instead of the GOP candidate will continue to stay away from the GOP. They don't like being insulted and patronized.
We women do NOT think the Democrats view us as weak or incapable. And apparently lots of Republican and Independent women agree with us, since Democratic women weren't the only ones who voted for President Obama for a second term.
You and other conservative thinkers have to stop telling people what you insist are the reasons these various demographic groups voted overwhelmingly for Mr. Obama. And if, BTW, your fellow travelers really believe we're all stupid and want to be kept weak and dependent, why would the GOP try to "win the women's vote?"
We women saw what GOP governors wanted to do us "weak and dependent" women once they took over their states' governorships and legislatures.
Shaw, read what I said. I said that that was HIS point (though, yes, I do agree that the Democrats - and to a certain extent the Republicans - are very good at constituency politics and pandering).
DeleteAnd why do you always have to throw Republican malfeasance in my face? I'm not a Republican. I'm an Independent who hasn't voted Republican for President since 1988 (yes, I voted for the first George Bush over that fellow in the tank - sue me), and I voted for Obama in 2008 (and I still consider myself to the left of him on marriage equality, pot legalization, and even immigration). I mean, yes, I do in fact have a much more market-oriented approach to energy, healthcare, and the economy than do the progressives who seemingly want to solve everything via giving the keys to the Caddy to some bureaucratic dullard or an oily politician whose solitary interest is to enrich himself. But come on, Shaw, do we want to solve the problems here or do we not want to solve the problems here?
DeleteRN: You missed an opportunity for a Huck Dynasty blog post title. Though I am sure Sir Hucklebuckle will give you more chances to post about him in the future.
ReplyDeleteI have now watched Huck's remarks several times as well as listening to his explanation both on Megyn Kelly and on the Huckabee show.
ReplyDeleteI accept his explanation that his remarks were a push back on the democrats meme that republicans are fighting a war on women.
Indeed listening CLOSELY to his actual words one does come to the conclusion that Huckabee meant the opposite of what democrats are saying he meant.
My appology to Huck for jumping on before I fully listen to an analyzed his remark.
I still disagree with most of Huckabee's positions.
Another one of those instances where one has to read or listen closely, huh? I don't see it, RN. And I doubt I am alone in not seeing that "his remarks were a push back on the democrats meme that republicans are fighting a war on women". How is it a "meme" for the Democrats to point out the truth of Republican misogyny? Hucksterbee didn't mean "the opposite"; he meant exactly what he said... and what he said was insulting to women as well as complete BS. You had it right initially.
ReplyDeleteMay the narrative be with you Mr. Sanders and give you comfort.
ReplyDeleteI had already linked previously and directly to a clip from MSNBC in which Cain was bashed for being black (something which I tied to this subject). I didn't feel it necessary to link to it again, let alone link to the content of Mr. Sanders' dead horse stable that had little do so with what actually happened on MSNBC.
ReplyDeleteThe narrative is strong in this one, my son.
My criticisms of Libertarianism are substantive, while RN and Dennis only offer ridicule in regards to MMT. I therefore believe I am infinitely more justified in saying they don't understand the theory (what RN ALWAYS says when I critique his ideology). In regards to this clip that Dennis "already linked previously"... I never saw it/this is the first I'm hearing of it. I'm guessing this is another deflection like the dodge "Google for the lazy" he tried to use on Octo (who wasn't having any of it). And the "narrative" is ridiculously strong in Dennis... as evidenced by his comment above. RN offers up a narrative of me being a troll and narratives giving me comfort, and Dennis responds with a huge butt-kiss (as is his practice/It's something he does frequently on Will's blog).
ReplyDeleteSubstantive and wd are 2 words that should never, ever, be used in the same sentence.
ReplyDeleteAn unsubstantiated claim, but useful advice for those who traffic in ad hominem. I can't make the same claim about Will, however, as he usually "substantiates", even if the sources he gets his info from are wrong.
DeleteHuckabee has climbed to the top of the polls for 2016. Women can't control their libidos...and GOP
ReplyDeletevoters can't control their common sense.