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Latest Articles: politics and politicians
Rand Paul and his Ron Paul conundrum
Post Date: 2015-02-17 04:41:09 by Gatlin
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Kentucky Senator Rand Paul has a Ron Paul problem. Or maybe it's a Ron Paul opportunity. Both sides of that particular coin were on display Friday, when Ron - Rand's father - spoke to the International Students for Liberty Conference in Washington, DC. It was the elder Paul's kind of audience - young and enthusiastic about the libertarian emphasis on robust individual freedoms and miniscule government. Crowds like this had fervently supported the former congressman's quixotic bids for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008 and 2012, where he proved to be a pesky participant in the debates and a headache for local party structures, but a lesser threat when ballots ...
Bill Clinton’s Libido Threatens To Derail Hillary — Again
Post Date: 2015-02-15 08:50:52 by out damned spot
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She hasn’t even announced, but the question has already resurfaced: Will Bill Clinton’s baggage derail Hillary Clinton’s presidential hopes? Just a few weeks ago, reports broke that Bill Clinton had flown at least 11 times on “The Lolita Express” — a private plane owned by the mysterious financier and convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. According to Virginia Roberts, who claims to have been one of Epstein’s many teenaged sex slaves, Clinton also visited Epstein’s private Caribbean retreat, known as “Orgy Island.” “I remember asking Jeffrey, ‘What’s Bill Clinton doing here?’ ” Roberts said in 2011. The former ...
Another Reason Why Rand Paul Will Never Be President
Post Date: 2015-02-13 21:21:18 by Gatlin
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Is it honorable to run for both a senate seat and the presidency at the same time? Trying to have it both ways is something Democrat senators usually do (just ask Joe Lieberman, Joe Biden, John Edwards, and Lloyd Bentsen), but Republicans should be made of sterner stuff, and either run for national office or their senate seat but not both simultaneously: Sen. Rand Paul (R., Ky.), seeking a way to run for re-election to the Senate at the same time he pursues a presidential bid, has formally asked the Kentucky GOP to clear the way for him by changing the state’s presidential nominating contest from a primary to a caucus in 2016. In a letter sent earlier this month to members of the ...
Sorry, Rand Paul, Ronald Reagan Did Not Give Us the Clinton Boom
Post Date: 2015-02-13 21:17:38 by Gatlin
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Rand Paul, speaking yesterday to a conservative group (his remarks were generously provided by Dave Weigel), explained his view on the proper formula for economic prosperity: tax cuts, and plenty of ‘em. “ When we dramatically lowered tax rates in the '80s, we got an enormous boom in our country, probably for two decades,” explained the 2016 presidential candidate. “Many of us believe that the '80s and the '90s, once the boom began, had a lot to do with lowering the tax rates.” On many policy areas, economic and otherwise, Paul speaks for libertarians, kooks, Confederate apologists, or all three. In this case, he is advocating what remains firm ...
Rand Paul caught lying about his college record
Post Date: 2015-02-13 20:41:00 by Gatlin
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Ophthalmologist-turned-politician Rand Paul may have a medical degree from Duke University, but the Kentucky senator and likely 2016 presidential candidate never completed his undergraduate education at Baylor University. So why did Paul assert twice yesterday that he holds two bachelor’s degrees from the institution? The senator embellished his record during an appearance at the Lincoln Labs “Reboot Congress” event Thursday. In two instances highlighted by Washington Post fact-checker Glenn Kessler, Paul falsely suggested that he had obtained undergraduate degrees. First came this exchange between Paul and TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington: ARRINGTON: Let’s talk ...
Governor John Kitzhaber announces his resignation
Post Date: 2015-02-13 16:34:47 by cranky
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Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber resigned effective Wednesday, Feb. 18, in a letter submitted to Secretary of State Kate Brown. "I am announcing today that I will resign as Governor of the State of Oregon," he wrote in a statement released just after noon Friday. Brown will be sworn in as Oregon's 37th governor, but the timing of that ceremony is uncertain. Or download MP3 here. Kitzhaber's resignation does not end the criminal investigation against him and his fiancee, Cylvia Hayes, or the state ethics review. Kitzhaber did not appear in public on Friday and neither did his fiancee, Cylvia Hayes. Instead, he issued a page-long statement that was released Friday ...
What Do Goldman Sachs, Fox News, and Time Warner Have in Common? They All Fund Hillary Clinton
Post Date: 2015-02-13 08:55:14 by IbJensen
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America’s political system is heavily influenced by money, everyone knows that. In fact, the argument can be made that the US has become an oligarchy. People say follow the money, and in politics it can lead you to the agenda which politicians will carry out once elected. President Obama’s top donor in 2008 was Goldman Sachs, in 2009 he bailed out Wall Street. Dick Cheney had blatant financial ties with oil giant Halliburton, they made $39.5 billion in revenue from the war in Iraq that Cheney tricked us into. So where are Hillary’s ties? Here is a screen shot that displays Hillary Clinton’s top campaign donors since 1989: Does this surprise you? The most open ...
Meet the Anti-Rand-Paul Protest Candidates
Post Date: 2015-02-12 11:17:47 by Deckard
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The peculiar presidential campaigns of John Bolton, Peter King, and Lindsey GrahamWhy is John Bolton, the mustachioed uber-hawk who played the wacky neighbor on The Independents, thinking of running for president? What about Peter King, the New York congressman and lapsed IRA fan who thinks journalists should be prosecuted for reporting the Snowden leaks? Or Lindsey Graham, John McCain's understudy in the Senate? None of these people have a serious shot at the Republican nomination. So why run? Benjy Sarlin of MSNBC suggests an explanation: They're there to block Rand Paul, the Kentucky senator and likely presidential candidate who doesn't share their passion for a muscular, ...
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback Rescinds Sebelius Order Protecting LGBT Workers
Post Date: 2015-02-11 08:57:43 by cranky
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Kansas Governor Sam Brownback, ignoring prospective critics arguing for the LGBT movement, rescinded an executive order issued in 2007 by former Governor Kathleen Sebelius that expanded laws specifically protecting LGBT state workers. Brownback’s executive order was simple enough; his office released a statement saying the order “reaffirms the commitment of the State of Kansas to employment practices which do not discriminate based on race, color, gender, religion, national origin, ancestry or age. It further establishes that state entities will implement employment management practices for veterans and disabled individuals that include outreach, hiring, support, mentoring, ...
Sources: Inner Circle of Republican Party is Genuinely Fearful of Rand Paul
Post Date: 2015-02-10 20:50:37 by GeorgiaConservative
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Every insurgent candidate likes to think he has an establishment somewhere quaking in its boots. But in the case of Senator Rand Paul, the fear seems to be very real. This isn’t evident from watching cable news, where well-credentialed Republicans tend to regard Paul with equal parts curiosity and dismissal. You have to skirt behind the scenes, to some of the more in-depth political coverage, to get a good view of the freakout. Thus MSNBC.com this morning: New York Rep. Pete King knows he’s a long shot for the GOP presidential nomination. He has little national following, no campaign organization, and must constantly remind people he’s considering a run to keep his name in ...
Arizona state senator might take on McCain
Post Date: 2015-02-10 01:17:41 by out damned spot
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A conservative state senator from western Arizona might take on Republican Sen. John McCain in next year's GOP primary for the U.S. Senate. State Sen. Kelli Ward of Lake Havasu City, a physician entering her second term in the Legislature, confirmed late Sunday she is considering a run against McCain. Ward would bring with her a fervent "tea party" base that has rebelled against McCain, pushing through a censure of the senator last year by the Arizona Republican Party. McCain allies recently failed in their attempt to install a new chairman of the Maricopa County Republican Party, the source of much of the senator's political heartburn. Ward's interest in the ...
Rand Paul Seeks Middle (Sorry, Dad)
Post Date: 2015-02-09 13:41:16 by Gatlin
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DES MOINES — When Ron Paul ran for president in 2008 and 2012, his rallies were decidedly unpretentious affairs, appropriately suited to the scrappy outsider nature of his campaign. His son is trying things a little differently. Click here to read the remainder of this story.
Wall Street‘s ‘no lose’ view of 2016
Post Date: 2015-02-09 13:13:03 by cranky
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The early voting is in, and Wall Street loves what it sees and hears from its anointed 2016 front-runners — Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Jeb Bush (with Chris Christie as a fallback). The big-bank honchos feel they’re sitting pretty because, as one private-equity exec put it, “We’re in a no-lose situation” if the above are the real field. In fact, to the extent that Wall Street loves these three, they’re in trouble with the rest of the country. The bankers are right on one thing: For all their philosophical differences, both parties’ frontrunners are tied tight to the Wall Street establishment. But if history’s any guide, that will be a ...
New Hampshire Poll: Jeb Bush Grabs Narrow Lead
Post Date: 2015-02-09 11:29:49 by Hondo68
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Hillary Clinton owns a dominating lead among Democrats. Jeb Bush has taken a slight lead over other potential Republican presidential candidates in a new Bloomberg Politics/Saint Anselm New Hampshire poll, even though his party’s voters have doubts about his famous last name and his positions on immigration and education. Even if Bush should overcome those doubts to prevail in what is shaping up as one of the most wide-open Republican primaries in the state's recent history, the poll suggests that he is deeply unpopular with likely general-election voters. It's a worrisome sign for his campaign in a battleground state that both parties have targeted during ...
Rand Paul Has the Most Dangerous Economic Views of Any 2016 Candidate
Post Date: 2015-02-08 16:49:24 by Gatlin
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Kentucky Senator Rand Paul has had better weeks. On Monday, he suggested there could be a link between vaccines and autism in a CNBC interview. Later on in that interview, he actually shushed— as in, pressed one finger to his lips—the female CNBC anchor. On Tuesday, a New York Times article linked him to a medical group that promotes anti-vaccine theories. But Paul’s dumbest comments came in Iowa on Friday night—and they show why Paul has the most dangerous economic views of any presidential candidate. Speaking in front of more than 150 Iowa activists, Paul ripped into the Federal Reserve and promoted his “Audit the Fed” bill, which he introduced earlier this ...
Michael Savage: Romney Forced Out to Ensure Hillary 2016 Election Victory
Post Date: 2015-02-06 05:48:56 by Deckard
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Radio talk show host Michael Savage believes Massachusetts Republican and failed presidential candidate Mitt Romney was told by the global elite to step down as the Republican presidential candidate in order to allow Democrat Hillary Clinton to win the 2016 election. “It’s very sad, but the Republican Party purged Mitt Romney for one reason. He’s announced he’s not going to run for president,” Savage writes. According to the popular radio talk show host and author, the decision was made during the Davos meeting. “The Bilderbergs met in Davos, and the decision was made that Hillary Clinton will be the next president,” Savage writes. “Romney was doing ...
Manufactured Terror, Not the Economy, Will Dominate 2016 Election
Post Date: 2015-02-06 05:42:10 by Deckard
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Propaganda and the endless horror of ISIS sensationalized by the establishment media will overshadow worries about the economy during the next election. According to McClatchy, terrorism is the number one issue dominating the political debate leading into next year’s election. Americans are increasingly worried about terrorist threats and want heightened readiness and a tough response. A recent Pew Research Center survey found combating terrorism inching ahead of the economy as Americans’ top priority for Obama and Congress. Two-thirds were concerned that the Islamic State was a major threat to this country. More than a decade has passed since the attacks of 9/11 and not one ...
Federal employees deserve pay raise
Post Date: 2015-02-05 11:10:16 by Willie Green
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The Republican chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee thinks most federal employees are good workers – and they deserve a pay raise. Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, wouldn't say whether he agrees with President Obama's proposed 1.3 percent pay raise for 2016, but he did say federal employees should not lose ground as inflation erodes their salaries. Chaffetz spoke at the National Treasury Employee Union's annual legislative conference in Washington, D.C., Feb. 4, asking federal employees to help him root out bad apples and push for meaningful changes in their agencies. "People that work in the federal government, I find they're hard ...
Jeb Bush: We Must ‘Dramatically Expand’ Immigrants Coming to Work
Post Date: 2015-02-04 20:54:40 by out damned spot
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Wednesday at the Detroit Economic Club, former Gov. Jeb Bush (R-FL) said to “create high, sustained economic growth,” we need to “dramatically expand immigrants that are coming to work.” Bush said, “It seems to me we ought to be strategic about this about how do we create high, sustained economic growth And that is to shift away from family reunification being almost the sole driver of illegal immigration to narrowing that do what every other country has, spouse and minor children. And dramatically expanding immigrants that are coming to work. A guest worker program to deal in the areas where there are shortages.” “Investors, dreamers, people that come ...
Senator Ted Cruz “Honored” to Hang Out with War Criminal Henry Kissinger
Post Date: 2015-02-04 11:09:45 by Deckard
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Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words, (then the person in the picture needlessly adds a few more words as if the point wasn’t already hammered home by the picture merely existing in the first place). Senator Ted Cruz uploaded this image to his official Facebook page on January 29th of himself having coffee with Henry Kissinger with the tagline, “Honored to share a few moments with Dr. Kissinger and hear his thoughts on the challenges facing our nation.” Honored, huh? I’m sure he was. It has been widely reported in the alternative media just how phony Senator Cruz is. The man was a Bush lawyer and advisor with a Goldman Sachs/Council on Foreign Relations/Bush ...
Jeb Bush is already toast in Iowa: Poll
Post Date: 2015-02-02 23:55:19 by Gatlin
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Jeb Bush has some work to do in Iowa.The former Florida governor, and the 2016 favorite of the GOP’s establishment and Wall Street class, is struggling in a new poll, with favorability and unfavorability numbers roughly even.There’s also a surprising front-runner on the move. That’s Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, riding a wave of energy off a well- received speech last weekend at a “freedom” conference sponsored by Rep. Steve King.And there’s bad news for Chris Christie below, who has the highest negatives of any Republican in the poll.Here are the results of the latest Bloomberg Politics/Des Moines Register poll: Scott Walker: 15 percent Rand Paul: 14 percent ...
Nightmare libertarian project turns country into the murder capital of the world [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2015-02-02 23:37:39 by Gatlin
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Even Ayn Rand would be taken aback Since the 2009 coup against President José Manuel Zelaya and subsequent election of Porfirio “Pepe Lobo” Sosa and his favored successor Juan Orlando Hernandez, Honduras has embarked on a devastating neoliberal economic program that has contributed to its status as one of the poorest and most unequal countries in the region. The privatization of Honduran society has been accompanied by a militarization of public security efforts in the country, both of which have been fueled by a network of U.S.-supported policies and programs. Despite the country’s crackdown on crime, violence in Honduras has skyrocketed in recent years. Honduras now ...
Sen. Harry Reid speaks on Senate floor week after surgery required after exercise accident
Post Date: 2015-02-02 23:09:23 by out damned spot
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid is back on the Senate floor speaking about legislation, a week after surgery to remove a blood clot in his right eye and repair bones in his face. The 75-year-old Reid walked without assistance to his podium in the Senate, accepted a welcome back handshake from Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and thanked his colleagues for their well-wishes. His eye was bandaged and his jaw appeared bruised. Reid broke bones in his face and fractured ribs when a piece of exercise equipment broke at his new home in Nevada. Doctors are optimistic that Reid will regain vision in his injured eye, although they are not yet able to say for sure. He ...
Vote Gosh Darnit Hoo Diddly NWO Puppet Ted Cruz 2016!
Post Date: 2015-02-02 18:59:36 by Deckard
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What a puppet show this all is. This cycle perhaps worse than ever before in the history of America. We’ve extensively covered how Senator Cruz is just another puppet of the establishment. What do you really expect from a Bush lawyer and advisor with a Goldman Sachs/Council on Foreign Relations Bush advisor wife (who just so happened to co-write the CFR’s blueprint for the North American Union)? This man even argued in his own amicus brief to the Supreme Court that assault weapons bans in certain states are “reasonable regulations” for crying out loud. On January 29th, Cruz posted a picture on his official Facebook page of himself hanging out with war criminal ...
How can libertarians overcome public distrust and indifference to successfully sell liberty? [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2015-02-02 07:40:07 by Gatlin
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I wrote this article for libertarian activists. A Facebook conversation with gun-rights activist Darren Wolfe led me to write it. In our exchange, we both concluded that too many libertarians do not understand two key points: Liberty needs to be sold.You need to know HOW to sell liberty if you want to draw more people into the libertarian movement. Selling liberty is a huge concept that I can’t realistically cover in one article. There are so many facets to it. In this article, I will limit myself to presenting two facets only, and even they will necessarily be long- winded presentations. My plan by the time I finish is to give you both an essay outlining the enormity of the problem ...
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