Comments for Political Rants http://bahumuth.bitfreedom.com Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:37:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Comment on The Bank Bailout: Left, Right, or In Between? by Meredith http://bahumuth.bitfreedom.com/bank-bailout-left-inbetween/comment-page-1#comment-1344 Meredith Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:37:51 +0000 http://bahumuth.bitfreedom.com/?p=778#comment-1344 Replace "sociopath" with "crazy" and I'm with you. Though I think sociopath is more correct. For all my thinking she did have a point about the use of the word "retard", someone else--an actress who was on family guy--pointed out that she uses Trig like a prop. Made me rethink some stuff there. Meh. It's why I go independent in my voting usually. Replace “sociopath” with “crazy” and I’m with you. Though I think sociopath is more correct. For all my thinking she did have a point about the use of the word “retard”, someone else–an actress who was on family guy–pointed out that she uses Trig like a prop. Made me rethink some stuff there. Meh. It’s why I go independent in my voting usually.

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]]> Comment on The Bank Bailout: Left, Right, or In Between? by Angelo http://bahumuth.bitfreedom.com/bank-bailout-left-inbetween/comment-page-1#comment-1328 Angelo Sat, 20 Feb 2010 07:10:37 +0000 http://bahumuth.bitfreedom.com/?p=778#comment-1328 Every time I read an article about Palin, I can't help but thinking she sounds like a sociopath. Every time I read an article about Palin, I can’t help but thinking she sounds like a sociopath.

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]]> Comment on Palin Protests Rahm Calling Dem Plan “Retarded” by Meredith http://bahumuth.bitfreedom.com/palin-protests-rahm-calling-dem-plan-retarded/comment-page-1#comment-1276 Meredith Sun, 07 Feb 2010 03:49:45 +0000 http://bahumuth.bitfreedom.com/?p=752#comment-1276 I just said I can see her point, especially as Emanuel said it in a public sort of way. What she does in the confines of her home and family, despite my intense dislike for her and her rhetoric, are her business/problem. If she said it in public, that is a different thing entirely. I just said I can see her point, especially as Emanuel said it in a public sort of way. What she does in the confines of her home and family, despite my intense dislike for her and her rhetoric, are her business/problem. If she said it in public, that is a different thing entirely.

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]]> Comment on Palin Protests Rahm Calling Dem Plan “Retarded” by Bahumuth http://bahumuth.bitfreedom.com/palin-protests-rahm-calling-dem-plan-retarded/comment-page-1#comment-1273 Bahumuth Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:57:49 +0000 http://bahumuth.bitfreedom.com/?p=752#comment-1273 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uO_kaFjoJQQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uO_kaFjoJQQ

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]]> Comment on Palin Protests Rahm Calling Dem Plan “Retarded” by Meredith http://bahumuth.bitfreedom.com/palin-protests-rahm-calling-dem-plan-retarded/comment-page-1#comment-1261 Meredith Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:56:52 +0000 http://bahumuth.bitfreedom.com/?p=752#comment-1261 I can see her point though I shudder to admit I agree with anything she says, ever. Retarded *is* a derogatory term because it refers to a developmental disorder; it's not like calling someone stupid, for example. There's no genetic disorder leading to stupidity. While I don't think people should get into a downright lather about it, I can see why this is felt to be offensive and a better word could have been chosen. I can see her point though I shudder to admit I agree with anything she says, ever. Retarded *is* a derogatory term because it refers to a developmental disorder; it’s not like calling someone stupid, for example. There’s no genetic disorder leading to stupidity. While I don’t think people should get into a downright lather about it, I can see why this is felt to be offensive and a better word could have been chosen.

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]]> Comment on The Proceedings of the Friesian School by Political Rants » Kelley Ross and the “Post-Copernican” Left http://bahumuth.bitfreedom.com/proceedings-friesian-school/comment-page-1#comment-1249 Political Rants » Kelley Ross and the “Post-Copernican” Left Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:39:36 +0000 http://bahumuth.bitfreedom.com/proceedings-friesian-school#comment-1249 [...] http://bahumuth.bitfreedom.com/proceedings-friesian-school [...] [...] http://bahumuth.bitfreedom.com/proceedings-friesian-school [...]

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]]> Comment on Libertarianism vs. Neo-Conservatism by Political Rants » Kelley Ross and the “Post-Copernican” Left http://bahumuth.bitfreedom.com/libertarianism-neoconservatism/comment-page-1#comment-1248 Political Rants » Kelley Ross and the “Post-Copernican” Left Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:45:14 +0000 http://bahumuth.bitfreedom.com/?p=325#comment-1248 [...] the best historical content on the internet. Unfortunately, it’s also created by a hardline Neo-Con who thinks he’s a Libertarian. In Ross’ mind, everything that is bad comes from the left, even [...] [...] the best historical content on the internet. Unfortunately, it’s also created by a hardline Neo-Con who thinks he’s a Libertarian. In Ross’ mind, everything that is bad comes from the left, even [...]

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]]> Comment on Texas Gov. Affirms Texas Succession Rights by Jerry http://bahumuth.bitfreedom.com/texas-gov-affirms-texas-succession-rights/comment-page-2#comment-1245 Jerry Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:53:56 +0000 http://bahumuth.bitfreedom.com/?p=553#comment-1245 The so called civil war was Lincoln's war waged against secession. Lincoln and his party were for an all powerful central gov. just like Hamilton and Clay. Read the 1860 Republican Party's agenda. Before the war states both north and south used nullification and the the threat of secession in response to unfair federal tariffs/taxes. Those powers were left to the states by by the revolution generation, who seceded from England, as the states way of limiting the central government. By defeating the south Lincoln didn't destroy the principles of nullification and secession or the idea of the consent of the governed. But he did intimidate those priciples for the next 140 years with the threat of violence to those who want to use those principles to descent from the central government. So effective was the brutality of the war against secession only now are these principles beginning to stir in a small way in a few states. Read the history between 1800 and 1860 and you'll find several actual nullifications and also secession threats mainly from northern states! New York City even threatened to secede from the United States AND New York state over free trade issues and become a city state. At the start of the war most people accepted secession as a state right. Why do you think Lincoln locked up 30,000 northern dissenters, ordered the US Postal Service not to mail newspapers whose editors came out against him, Suspended Habeaus Corpus, ordered the Maryland State legislature locked up and issued a warrant for the arrest of Supreme Court Justice Taney???? Because they opposed his war against secession. He repeatedly violated the Consitution and individual rights by using violence on northerners to force the north into waging war against secession. Who was seceding? The southern Democrates. Who wanted big central government and federal land give aways? The Republican Party. Who was decenting and punished for it in the North? The northern Democrates. The so called Civil War was actually a war between those two political parties. Once the Republicans won control of the central gov. the southern Democrats then powerless and at the mercy of Republican tarriffs and land give aways seceded. Why didn't the Republicans just let them leave? Because the South was rich in natural resources and exports. They were also the biggest market for Northern finance and manufactured goods. The South paid 70% of all import tarriffs. Import tarriffs made up 90% of the federal governments revenue....Do you get it??? Good points both pro and con have been made here but you need to dig deeper and learn for yourself how we've reached this point in our history. Most of what you've been taught about Lincoln, the Civil War and the South's Lost Cause is fantasy - from both sides. Go look at the real documents. Read about what actually happened and the reasons given by those who acted. Read European newspaper accounts and analysis from the 1850s and 1860s. Then do your own reasoning. The so called civil war was Lincoln’s war waged against secession. Lincoln and his party were for an all powerful central gov. just like Hamilton and Clay. Read the 1860 Republican Party’s agenda. Before the war states both north and south used nullification and the the threat of secession in response to unfair federal tariffs/taxes. Those powers were left to the states by by the revolution generation, who seceded from England, as the states way of limiting the central government.

By defeating the south Lincoln didn’t destroy the principles of nullification and secession or the idea of the consent of the governed. But he did intimidate those priciples for the next 140 years with the threat of violence to those who want to use those principles to descent from the central government. So effective was the brutality of the war against secession only now are these principles beginning to stir in a small way in a few states.

Read the history between 1800 and 1860 and you’ll find several actual nullifications and also secession threats mainly from northern states! New York City even threatened to secede from the United States AND New York state over free trade issues and become a city state.

At the start of the war most people accepted secession as a state right. Why do you think Lincoln locked up 30,000 northern dissenters, ordered the US Postal Service not to mail newspapers whose editors came out against him, Suspended Habeaus Corpus, ordered the Maryland State legislature locked up and issued a warrant for the arrest of Supreme Court Justice Taney????

Because they opposed his war against secession. He repeatedly violated the Consitution and individual rights by using violence on northerners to force the north into waging war against secession.

Who was seceding? The southern Democrates. Who wanted big central government and federal land give aways? The Republican Party. Who was decenting and punished for it in the North? The northern Democrates.

The so called Civil War was actually a war between those two political parties. Once the Republicans won control of the central gov. the southern Democrats then powerless and at the mercy of Republican tarriffs and land give aways seceded.

Why didn’t the Republicans just let them leave? Because the South was rich in natural resources and exports. They were also the biggest market for Northern finance and manufactured goods. The South paid 70% of all import tarriffs. Import tarriffs made up 90% of the federal governments revenue….Do you get it???

Good points both pro and con have been made here but you need to dig deeper and learn for yourself how we’ve reached this point in our history. Most of what you’ve been taught about Lincoln, the Civil War and the South’s Lost Cause is fantasy – from both sides. Go look at the real documents. Read about what actually happened and the reasons given by those who acted. Read European newspaper accounts and analysis from the 1850s and 1860s. Then do your own reasoning.

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]]> Comment on Texas Gov. Affirms Texas Succession Rights by KityObtaift http://bahumuth.bitfreedom.com/texas-gov-affirms-texas-succession-rights/comment-page-2#comment-1244 KityObtaift Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:23:10 +0000 http://bahumuth.bitfreedom.com/?p=553#comment-1244 Hello, I just joined and I am going to catch up by reading for a while. I hope I can join in soon. Hello, I just joined and I am going to catch up by reading for a while. I hope I can join in soon.

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]]> Comment on Texas Gov. Affirms Texas Succession Rights by Angelo http://bahumuth.bitfreedom.com/texas-gov-affirms-texas-succession-rights/comment-page-2#comment-1243 Angelo Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:40:37 +0000 http://bahumuth.bitfreedom.com/?p=553#comment-1243 "Wealth is created by the market economy." Wrong. Wealth is created by work. I will agree that markets encourage work. I will agree we need competition. But that's as far as I'll go. Value is created by work. There is no free lunch. “Wealth is created by the market economy.”

Wrong. Wealth is created by work. I will agree that markets encourage work. I will agree we need competition. But that’s as far as I’ll go. Value is created by work. There is no free lunch.

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