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July 22, 2016

They have not the courage of their own convictions (unless that is hypocrisy)

Guess they believe in personally living their beliefs like Al Gore does with global warming (e.g., living big with energy budgets and CO2 emissions that of a neighborhood of “regular” folks). First, let’s start with what “the folk” earn: The U.S. Census Bureau reported in September 2014 that: U.S. real (inflation adjusted) median household income …

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This Week No GrokTALK!

I took the week off. (Something came up and we can’t be there.) So, no program this week. But we are already booking up next week’s show, so stay tuned.  

Eric Estevez for Congress – the “Estevez for the Restevus” campaign contest – Part 11

Heh!  ROTFLMAO when I saw this – it FITS!  Why? Advanced technology (er, Esteves’s MIT brain trust?), self-assured (incompetent), pompous (to the point of grating), and can’t shoot straight either. In the end, he loses every time. Oh, and Looney Tunes is a great description as well. (H/T: Nana) Previous Restevus Campaign Contest posts after the jump:

Eric Estevez for Congress – the “Estevez for the Restevus” campaign contest – Part 10

Well, I guess Eric Estevez really out of this world – Here’s “The man out of this world” Eric Estevez campaigning on the moon for votes: (H/T: Tom) And here’s the view from the other side: (H/T: MikeS)  Hmm, “The man out of this world”.  I like that idea, so a question: anyone up for …

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Notable Quote – F. A. Hayek

Where it is a question, not of a momentary emergency, but of obtaining the largest supplies over a period and at the least sacrifice of other production, the price mechanism is infinitely superior to any other method. A rise of prices not only forces people to use the commodity sparingly in every possible use, including …

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