Fighting For Freedom One Mind At A Time
If an economic hip hop video isn't your thing, here's a School House Rock style video showcasing the national debt's history from Alexander Hamilton until today. Contrary to what I was taught in elementary and high school about wars being "good" for the economy, you'll notice that many of the thresholds in this video's history of the national debt occur during or after war time. Maybe it's just the peacemonger in me that notices those tiny things.
You may recall when I posted this video last month: http://brettbittner.posterous.com/hayek-vs-keynes-the-hip-hop-version
This is the finished product of the Hayek vs. Keynes Rap Video that post mentioned.
To be clear, I am NOT supportive of the health care reforms spoken of for the last year by the administration, as a left-leaning site, Talking Points Memo, compiled here.
When you look at the polls for ObamaCare, breaking down pieces of the bill that the Senate passed, 70% of Americans polled support creating a new national insurance exchange and requiring health insurance companies to accept applicants with pre-existing conditions. I don't agree with either, but I'm drawn to ask how, in a year's time, with a 68 seat advantage in the House and and a FILIBUSTER PROOF 20 seat majority in the Senate, along with massive public support for both a national insurance exchange and forcing insurance companies to insure those with pre-existing conditions, HOW IN THE WORLD WAS A HEALTH CARE REFORM NOT PASSED?
My thought: The constant campaigning, the back room deals with the unions, pharmaceutical companies, and sitting Senators ("Cornhusker Kickback" and "Louisiana Purchase"), and the inexperience of the president are what turned the tide of public opinion to have 61% of Americans currently wanting Congress to drop the health care plan. Rather than inspiring a nation with his message of "hope" and "change," he has turned off the millions he motivated to get involved by over-promising and under-delivering.
He failed miserably playing the political game, because he did not fully understand it, nor did he have the lifelong relationships and alliances in place. The feel good "bipartisanship" to include Republicans he promised, which he marginalized too late in the process, was unnecessary with the majorities held by Democrats. Looking at the current situation in the Senate with the election of Republican Scott Brown, the administration gave up after a year of work. I should note that the solidarity among the GOP, save Rep. Cao (R-LA) played a role as well, as they stood fairly strongly against ObamaCare in all the forms we saw it, HR 3200, HR 3962, S 1792, and Reid's amendments to HR 3590. But their numbers were insufficient to stop anything supported by the Democrat caucuses in both houses of Congress.
Mark my words, the November elections will result in a Republican majority in the House, possibly even in the Senate (If Massachusetts can turn red, ANY state can do it), and Obama will be rendered ineffective in pushing the agenda he rode into the Oval Office with. Once that occurs, the electorate will see it and he will be limited to one term as President of the United States.
This is an awesome story. Years ago, I worked at this theatre and for Rave Motion Pictures. It was really one of the best companies I've ever worked for, and I met some REALLY great people there.
I would like for you to remember this story every time you are asked to donate to The Variety Club for the next few weeks as you go to the movies. It really does help someone in need.
This is it. Scott Brown campaigned on the "41st vote" mantra, and the day after the voters elect him on that....
As you can see in the video, rather than continue whatever he was reporting, Anderson Cooper stopped being a reporter and became a human being for about one minute during his coverage of the aftermath of Haiti's recent earthquake.
I know that journalists are held to a standard that requires they not intervene in a situation on which they are reporting, but it is refreshing to see that he would break that standard to help a boy who was obviously in trouble.
I don't think truer words have ever been spoken.
In light of the MIAC & DHS reports, the Southern Poverty Law Center's opposition to Oathkeepers, and our own President's call to the Organizing For America (what supporters of his campaign fell into) supporters to stop "right-wing domestic terrorists," it should come as no surprise that the federal government has its eyes on its citizens.
It looks like there are some German fans of freedom as well.
Did you know that 78% of Americans are okay with full body scanners being implemented at our nation's airports?
Are you willing to have an unclothed image of your body viewed by a TSA agent and used however they deem responsible? What about a naked image of your wife or husband? How about your elderly mother or father? Got kids? How do you feel about the people you've seen working for TSA ogling your 10, 12, or 14 year old son or daughter?
Theme created for Posterous by Obox
