Monthly Archives: October 2008

Obama promises to follow Europe’s lead on treating carbon dioxide as a pollutant; Europe may head the opposite direction

Posted on October 31, 2008 by admin

If he’s in charge of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) after Nov 4, Barack Obama said he would classify carbon dioxide as a dangerous pollutant, and use the Clean Air Act to curb emissions by power plants and manufacturers. Such … Continue reading →

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Is wealth redistribution America’s future?

Posted on October 29, 2008 by admin

As worldwide economic meltdown continues, and the cost of the U.S. bailout/”rescue” soars, the question looms: how will government pay even the short-term costs? Political candidates are not addressing this issue. The make-somebody-else’s-children-pay-later strategy may soon reach the ultimate limit. … Continue reading →

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Oratory—or hypnotic induction?

Posted on October 25, 2008 by admin

Is Barack Obama a brilliant orator, captivating millions through his eloquence? Or is he deliberately using the techniques of neurolinguistic programming (NLP), a covert form of hypnosis developed by Milton Erickson, M.D.? A fundamental tool of “conversational hypnosis” is pacing … Continue reading →

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Teacher suspended for posting video

Posted on October 20, 2008 by admin

A middle-school teacher at the Urban Community Leadership Academy in Kansas City, Mo., was suspended for posting a YouTube video of a slogan-chanting drill squad. The video features 10 black male students in 8th or 9th grades, wearing military-style uniforms, … Continue reading →

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Which candidate’s health plan will hurt the most?

Posted on October 17, 2008 by admin

The basic difference in the major candidates’ proposals for “health care reform,” according to Mark Pauley, writing in Health Affairs, is that McCain recognizes that workers earn their health benefits, while Obama apparently views benefits as the employer’s money (Greg … Continue reading →

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Fed rolls printing presses

Posted on October 14, 2008 by admin

For more than three decades, savvy world investors have feared that in any serious deflationary crisis, the U.S. would panic and open the floodgates of printed fiat currency, writes Richard Maybury. Maybury believes that the deflationary crisis has arrived; dollars … Continue reading →

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Number of uninsured fell, but government dependency rose

Posted on October 13, 2008 by admin

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of Americans without health coverage has fallen for the first time in 20 years—to 45.7 million in 2007 from 47 million in 2006. At the same time, the percentage of Americans with … Continue reading →

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AAPS, Obama & socialized medicine

Posted on October 8, 2008 by admin

Last month AAPS members voted unanimously to re-affirm the AAPS Resolution to Oppose a Single-Payer Medical System. In that resolution, AAPS urges all physicians to oppose a government-controlled or single-payer plan as harmful to patients, and therefore inconsistent with a … Continue reading →

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Massive pork bill passed by unconstitutional process to “rescue” economy

Posted on October 5, 2008 by admin

According to the U.S. Constitution, all revenue bills must originate in the U.S. House of Representatives. How then did the massive bill to make taxpayers buy all kinds of toxic debt originate in the U.S. Senate? It only appears that … Continue reading →

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