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Rand Paul Moneybomb August 19/20 and Interview Announcement
Posted by: | CommentsAfter setting loose a short rant against politicians earlier today… it’s time to mention another politician. Well, at least this guy is going to be better.
Rand Paul, son of Ron, is an interesting fellow. Like his father, he became a doctor. He now practices ophthalmology in Kentucky. Like his father, he became politically active. Rand is the founder and chairman of Kentucky Taxpayers United, an ideologically conservative organization.
Now, from my point of view, Rand is more “conservative” than truly “libertarian” on a few important issues. He’s even shied away from the use of the term. To me, it’s kind of unfortunate that he does not seem to carry his father’s passion for principle in the same way. On the other hand, he’s not shied away from telling the truth about American politics and history, some of which has proven to be unpopular yet he does it anyway. To that I say way to go! Ultimately, I’m willing to give him a chance. He’s clearly better than at least 534 of the 535 members of Congress, so I’d prefer to see him in the Senate than someone from the regular Republican goonsquad.
And what’s more, the Rand Paul campaign has agreed to do an interview for LCC here in the next couple of weeks, so I’ll be able to ask him some questions that still linger for me. This will be a great opportunity for YOU to ask some questions as well, so comment below if you want something specific addressed. I promise to take all reasonable questions into consideration.
The campaign is doing a moneybomb for the next two days, so if you are so inclined to support the Paul campaign then make sure to donate. Click on the picture below to go to the donation page.
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Tags: politicians, politics, republicans, Ron Paul, Tea Party
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An Apology (to Politicians)
Posted by: | CommentsWe would like to apologize for the way in which politicians are represented in this blog, on its podcasts, or in its videos.
It was never our intention to imply that politicians are weak-kneed, incompetent, political time-servers who are concerned more with their personal vendettas and private power struggles than the problems of government, nor to suggest at any point that they sacrifice their credibility and what virtue they have left by denying free debate on vital matters in the mistaken impression that party unity comes before the well-being of the people they supposedly represent nor to imply at any stage that they are squabbling malodorous little toadies without an ounce of concern for the vital social problems of today. Nor indeed do we intend that readers should consider them as ulcerous little self-seeking vermin with furry legs and an excessive addiction to alcohol and certain explicit sexual practices which some people might find offensive.
We are sorry if this impression has come across.
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Demonstration Report from UT-Austin on August 9, 2010
Posted by: | CommentsOn August 9, 2010 President Obama came to the University of Texas at Austin to give a talk on the future of higher education. But while he and his adoring public had their little state-worship service in Gregory Gym, protesters outside had quite a time trying to deal with the restrictions put upon their freedom of speech. Read More→
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Tags: Civil Rights, first amendment, free speech, Obama, police, politicians, politics, protesting, rights
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Why Every President Sucked
Posted by: | CommentsLCC Reader and Humble Libertarian Blogger Eric Olson informed me recently of his latest project: Why Every President Sucked. You absolutely must check it out.
Besides having a really cool and creative site layout, his content is fantastic. Essentially, he has gone through the history of each United States President and shown why each and every one, from George to Barack, was terrible and a blight to liberty. He is cataloguing “America’s Undying Pursuit of a King.” You heard us right: the United States has never had a “good” president. Every single one has exacted tyranny in some way or another. Eric doesn’t excuse anyone because some foolish historian or civics teacher told us once that “Presidents have to make the hard decisions.” As if it’s hard to make a decision to do the right thing, like not incinerate 250,000 Japanese civilians with an atomic bomb, or imprison those who dissent against your policies. But I digress, back to Eric…
On every page, he gives in short form what exactly each President did that was so heinous. Then – and this is where it gets great – he has written a short song for all 44 presidents about their crimes against humanity. Every song has been recorded as a short video and posted on YouTube. When you think about it, just writing, say, 20 of these to start up the site would be quite an achievement, but he has already written a song for each one!
After each song, he has posted the lyrics and guitar chords so you can read along or even learn the song yourself, if you like.
I have to hand it to Eric; he really did a great job here. It is truly an achievement of note, and worthy of remark. It’s just so, I don’t know, simple. Not simplistic, just the good kind of simple. If you know the history, you can enjoy the songs and learn quick facts that you can bring out in a jiffy when talking to people. If you’re not as aware, then you’re being exposed to great information in short form, with an entertaining way of remembering it.
I mean, seriously, how can you forget that John Adams wrote the Alien and Sedition Acts after hearing Eric sing, “Is it ‘cause you kind of look like an alien?” Really, what’s your problem, John?
This video/song about John Adams is definitely one of my favorite. I also really like the songs about Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses Grant, Teddy Roosevelt, and Harry Truman.
So thanks Eric, for telling the truth and making it ever easier to learn and retain the truth. GREAT JOB!
Check it out, here’s the link once more: http://whyeverypresidentsucked.com
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Why does the Tea Party support Scott Brown?
Posted by: | CommentsScott Brown’s recent Republican victory in the Massachusetts Senate race has been headlining news all over the nation the past two days. Some are calling it a “repudiation of the Democrats” and “the end of the Age of Obama.” The Tea Party Movement considers it a big-win for them (though not all of them). Even some libertarians are loving the news. With all due respect to these folks, this is all pure nonsense.
Scott Brown may not be like all the other Democrats, but he’s just as socialist. So what if he doesn’t like ObamaCare? He continues to support MittCare in Massachusetts. He voted for it. According to Wes at THL, Mr. Brown simply thinks that the government could “do better” than ObamaCare, which should be read as “we need more MittCare – on a national level!” From a speech Brown gave today:
"I voted for health care here…. we’re past campaign mode and I think it’s important for everyone to get some form of health care. So to offer a basic plan for everyone I think is important… there are some very good things in the national health care plan that is being proposed"
Obama may not have his 60 votes in the Senate anymore, but it doesn’t really matter in the long run. More than likely, Brown will just assist getting a bill just as bad as ObamaCare, if not worse, passed.
Scott Brown clearly believes in continuing to use the Federal Government’s military might to invade, occupy and force sanctions upon other nations. OnTheIssues.org notes that he wants 30,000 more invaders to go to the Middle East, and that they need to stay until they “finish the job.”
Oh yeah, and he also believes that torture is ok.
Eric Fehrnstrom, Brown’s top strategist, told National Review, “but from our own internal polling, the more potent issue here in Massachusetts was terrorism and the treatment of enemy combatants.” Whether or not Fehrnstrom’s point is true (some have told me, and I believe them, that health care was the main issue), Brown is committed to “enhanced interrogation” as good and right – and so are plenty of other Massachusetts voters, apparently.
That the Tea Party Movement bought into this guy is ridiculous. It’s either a sign of weakness on their part or infiltration from the exact people they have been trying to replace – let’s hope it’s the former, and that the lesson is quickly learned. Tea Partiers know something is wrong, but they sometimes just don’t see the problem in context. I hope those of us who are consistent libertarians can take the opportunity to show them that the State is not the answer – it has never been the answer.
There is only one potentially decent thing to come out of this event: it sends some minor shockwaves through the establishment. But this is only a minor setback to the shadowy puppet masters. We should remember that the two-party system is just a one party system with twin faces. Fundamentally, they support the same policies and do the same things while duping the public into thinking that replacing the blokes every few years is going to make the difference. As historian Caroll Quigley notes in Tragedy and Hope, it most certainly won’t:
The argument that the two parties should represent opposed ideals and policies, one, perhaps, of the Right and the other of the Left, is a foolish idea acceptable only to the doctrinaire and academic thinkers. Instead, the two parties should be almost identical, so that the American people can ‘throw the rascals out’ at any election without leading to any profound or extreme shifts in policy.… Either party in office becomes in time corrupt, tired, unenterprising, and vigorless. Then it should be possible to replace it, every four years if necessary, by the other party, which will be none of these things but will still pursue, with new vigor, approximately the same basic policies.
Let Scott Brown’s victory be a lesson to us all: We cannot count on the establishment to support freedom.
UPDATE: And for some more funky Tea Party news, check this blurb from Lew Rockwell.
UPDATE: The moment of truth…
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