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Don’t Bet on a Recovery
From Liberty Maven
by Peter Schiff, president of Euro Pacific Capital and author of Crash Proof 2.0: How to Profit from the Economic Collapse
It is astounding how many economists, government officials, and Wall Street strategists construe the current economic conditions as evidence of a bona fide recovery. It is a testament to the power of the ...Read more.
One Nation? Under God? Indivisible?
From DumpDC
If you grew up in America, you learned the Pledge of Allegiance pretty early in your life. And if you emigrated here, you learned it, either to fit in or before you tried to become an American citizen.
But have you ever learned about the Pledge of Allegiance itself, and stopped repeating it by rote ...Read more.
Texas County Restricts Well Water
From The Waco Tribune
A few county water suppliers are concerned that water-pumping restrictions being set by the county’s groundwater management district will prevent them from being able to serve future water consumers.
Well owners will have to apply for permanent historic-use-production permits through the Southern Trinity Groundwater Conservation District.
The permits will grant each well owner a ...Read more.
The Pentagon and the Suckers
From AntiWar
“In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.”
-Dwight Eisenhower, January 17, 1961 Farewell Address.
During pre game Super Bowl ceremonies Queen Latifah sang America the Beautiful. Following her, ...Read more.
Panic Time for Liberals
From The FFF
by Jacob G. Hornberger
Liberals seem to be getting bent out of shape over the fact that increasing numbers of people are challenging their statist paradigm. They’re suggesting that anyone who questions their beloved welfare-state socialism must be crazy, insane, irrational, greedy, selfish, and evil.
What’s starting to frustrate them is that they’re realizing that ...Read more.
The Road to Dictatorship
From AntiWar.com
That 56 percent of all Americans “think the federal government’s become so large and powerful that it poses an immediate threat to the rights and freedoms of ordinary citizens” isn’t really all that surprising. After all, ever since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the government’s “right” ...Read more.
Fannie Mae Seeks Another Taxpayer Bailout of $15.3B
From ABC News
Fannie Mae needs another $15 billion in federal assistance, bringing its total to more than $75 billion. And worse, the mortgage finance company warned its losses will continue this year.
The rescue of Fannie Mae and sister company Freddie Mac is turning out to be one of the most expensive aftereffects of the financial ...Read more.
Video: Nigel Farage – Who Are You Mr President
Head of ‘Climategate’ Research Unit Admits He Hid Data – Because it Was ‘Standard Practice’
From The Mail Online UK
The scientist at the heart of the ‘Climategate’ row over global warming hid data ‘because it was standard practice’, it emerged today.
Professor Phil Jones, director of the University of East Anglia’s prestigious climatic research unit, today admitted to MPs that the centre withheld raw station data about global temperatures from around ...Read more.
