Rational Nation USA

His department at M.I.T. is funded by the Pentagon. He makes people pay for his "property rights". He hangs around and sympathizes with Holocaust deniers. He constantly denigrates Israel while giving Islamic oppressors (this bull-crap currently going on in Syria, for instance) a total pass. He's accused our current duly elected President of being a war criminal who should be dragged in front of a Nuremberg caliber tribunal. He often refers to himself as an "American dissident" and compares himself to dissidents of the old Soviet Union. He's expressed admiration for the type of socialism practiced in Vietnam. He was an apologist for the Pol Pot regime in Cambodia. And he presently lives in a community that has a minority population of 1%. Oh, yeah, the schmuck's a total national treasure.

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Liberty -vs- Tyranny There was a time when the conservative movement had a cogent message. Of course the leadership of the movement acted like, well, leaders if you can still imagine that in this day and age. There are many who would say Ronald Reagan was the last great conservative. Given the crop of whatever you might call today's so called conservatives I suppose there is some truth to it. On the other hand there are some, like me who would say Barry Goldwater was the last great conservative. I'm betting if you were to talk with knowledgeable and scholarly people about this you might be surprised, those who would pick Reagan anyway. But there's no sense in quibbling as both were great men in their own right and their own way. Given the growing, and ill advised influence of the socons (social conservatives) on our national political scene I thought the following from Senator Goldwater is highly appropriate at this time. I also...

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Liberty -vs- Tyranny                                                             (JONATHAN ERNST/REUTERS) “But we also need to be honest. You can’t pass a budget in the Senate of the United States without 60 votes and you can’t get 60 votes without bipartisan support. So unless Republicans are willing to work with Democrats in the Senate, Harry Reid is not going to be able to get a budget passed. And I think he was reflecting the reality of that that could be a challenge.” It comes as no surprise really. I mean, after all it is agenda driven and politicians/bureaucrats let nothing stand in the way. Not even facts. From The Fact Checker : --White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew, on CNN’s ...

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Liberty -vs- Tyranny Politics and the BS that it entails is both tiring and so much BS. So, tonight, or I should say early morning on the east coast I've decided it is time for some uplifting rock and roll. Now going back in time even further. Further back. And now for some real blues. I saw the king of blues perform this live. It was awesome, and my mother wholeheartedly agreed. She was a HUGE BB King fan. Guess I got my taste in music from Mom. In closing I leave you with the Kingston Trio... Wishing you all the best of whatever life has to offer. May the music of the ages wash over your soul and give you the feeling of well being that only great music {and perhaps a fine women or man} can provide, Good night {or morning} and I'll be back.... someday.

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Liberty -vs- Tyranny As Sarah Palin tosses the red meat to the hungry. Damn she is hot... But what the hell did she say that amounts to anything beyond hyperbole and platitudes? I mean really. Like I've repeatedly said, the only republican {Libertarian} candidate that is saying anything of substance is Ron Paul. But as usual the statist establishment, the media, and the American people don't seem to care. Get set for more of the same... It will be a long and painful descent.

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Liberty -vs- Tyranny Those who visit this site know my position on the federal mandate with respect to contraceptives and reproductive rights. It is from the classical and Jeffersonian view of the federal government's proper role in such issues. From the Wall Street Journal : Stories involving a Catholic, a Protestant and a Jew typically end with a punch line. We wish that were the case here, but what brings us together is no laughing matter: the threat now posed by government policy to that basic human freedom, religious liberty. Last month the federal Department of Health and Human Services announced that the Affordable Care Act requires employers to pay for insurance coverage for abortion-inducing drugs, sterilizations and contraception. What made the announcement especially troubling is that HHS specifically declined to exempt religious institutions that serve those outside their own faiths, such as hospitals and schools. Cove...

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Liberty -vs- Tyranny Rodin - The Thinker Is it just me or does everyone sense the irrational growing in America and it's body politic? Does anyone other than yours truly sense a profound disconnect with (rational) reality in American politics? I mean really, does anybody seriously look at reality? Funny thing about the human race, every individual has a choice as to what they believe and what makes sense, at least to them. Humans being social creatures naturally gravitate towards others who view reality as they do. It is therefore only natural they form associations and organizations that support and advocate their views and beliefs. But who is to say any particular belief, or value system is the correct one? After all, as previously noted we are all individuals, presumably thinking rational examples of what personifies the best in the human race. Or maybe I am just dreaming? At any rate the political disinformation coming from, ...

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