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by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth Cliven Bundy, that rootin tootin Nevada rancher is back in the news again. Excerpt from Mediaite - “I know black folks have a had a hard time with slavery and you know, the government was in on it. And the government’s in on it again,” Bundy says as spaghetti western music plays in the background. “I worked my whole life without mistreating anybody. A man ought to be able to express himself without being called names.” In case you don’t recall, it was Bundy who suggested that “the Negro” was “better off as slaves, picking cotton and having a family life and doing things.” Video via You Tube: I do like Kamau Bakari, what little he said sounds damn reasonable. Bundy, I guess he needs to make up his mind. Full article BELOW THE FOLD . Via: Memeorandum

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Liberty -vs- Tyranny Earlier this week President Obama caused a bit of a outrage over his remarks with respect to his signature piece of legislation, the ACA, or ObamaCare. As the Supreme Court concluded oral arguments on the constitutionality, or lack thereof the President felt the need to weigh in politically on the subject. This is what he said. CBS NEWS - "Ultimately, I'm confident that the Supreme Court will not take what would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically elected Congress. And I'd just remind conservative commentators that for years what we've heard is, the biggest problem on the bench was judicial activism or a lack of judicial restraint — that an unelected group of people would somehow overturn a duly constituted and passed law. Well, this is a good example. And I'm pretty confident that this court will recognize that and ...