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May 1, 2015

To the Left Riots Are A Kind of “Economic” Development Project

Greg Kline from Red Maryland is going to join us tomorrow on GrokTALK! to discuss the Baltimore riots.  I was doing some reading in preparation for that interview and came across an article by another contributor at Red Maryland, Brian Griffiths.  In the course of questioning the city’s failure to address issues of poverty, he …

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If our Government won’t follow The Rule of Law, why should we?

“The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works — whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified.” – President Barack Obama, Inauguration, 1/20/09 This is a most disturbing (emphasis mine): A Houston-based federal …

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Well, a new bit of Political Correctness we all are supposed to obey – “Thug” the new N-word?

“Never let a crisis go to waste” and certainly we are already seeing that coming out of the Baltimore riots (emphasis mine): As noted here parenthetically, the president of the Baltimore City Council, Jack Young, apologized a day after calling the looters in his city “thugs,” suggesting that “misdirected youth” was a more appropriate label. Yeah, once again we can’t call …

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Methinks that Rev. Jamal Bryant doesn’t know what “Public Housing” really means

The Rev. Jamal Bryant, who gave a rousing eulogy at Freddie Gray’s funeral, says Baltimore’s poor people must make demands on themselves, not just on government. “If you’ve ever rented a car, you’ll notice, no time when you’ve rented a car did you ever take a rental car to the car wash. Why? Because you …

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Notable Quote – US Senator Bernie Sanders (Socialist – VT)

Actually, the official designation is US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) for “Independent” but he certainly caucuses with the Democrats.  However, this from Town Hall reminds us what he truly is, on this day that he announced that he is running for the Presidency of the United States (emphasis mine): “I am a socialist and everyone …

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Data Point – Reagan did more for the Middle Class than Obama has: jobs

“Trickle Down Economics versus Trickle Down Socialism …Ronald Reagan’s economic plan saw GDP surge at a 3.5% clip – 4.9% after the recession. That’s a 32% bump. …The US economy has grown an anemic 9.6% during the Obama years (excluding today’s dismal number).” In comparison to Reagan, Obama has shown to be a far worse manager of the US economy.  …

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Monkey Business

How about a judge giving legal rights to Chimpanzees in a US court of law? “Where would you stick it?” Cigars for Hillary.  Kelly McAyotte rubber-stamping the Loretta Lynch nomination.  And while we’re there, we revisit why Republican leadership in congress is shaping up to be the GOP’s worst enemy. You can listen to the …

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Sorry, Hillary, you (and Bill) are the LAST people to talk about “rebuild the bonds of trust”

Ambassador Stevens would agree – you broke your trust with him and it cost him dearly: “We must urgently begin to rebuild the bonds of trust and respect among Americans. Between police and citizens, yes but also across society. Restoring trust in our politics, our press, our markets, between and among neighbors and even people …

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