I was just listening to an NPR economist that was talking about the banking crisis.

Just a quick recap on the crisis….
Liberals in government (Democrats and Republicans) wanted to bribe voters by promising everyone a home. even if they couldn’t afford it.
They passed legislation and threatened lawsuits that forced banks to make loans that could only be sustained by constantly rising home prices.  The banks didn’t mind making the loans because the interest rates were high and the risk wasn’t.  In a free market the risk would have been high, but this is no free market.  No, we have Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac which are government-sponsored banks that buy sub-prime mortgages from private banks.  No one would want these loans except that Fannie and Freddie are backed by the government, a fact that was proven by the 2008 bailouts.  The problem is that the bad loans didn’t just take down Fannie and Freddie.  They created mortgage-backed securities and re-sold them on the open market to other institutions.  People were eager to buy them because they seemed like a good deal and there was some level of protection from the federal government… another fact that was proven by the various bank and financial institution bailouts!
In 2008 the housing market tanked and people were underwater on their loans.  The defaults started and the banking system started to bleed.

Fast forward to today.  We’ve bailed out the major banks and we’ve temporarily stimulated the economy at the expense of Trillions of government debt that our children and grandchildren will have to pay for.

Moral of the story: GOVERNMENT IS A F*** UP.  IT NEEDS TO BE LIMITED AND RETURNED TO CONSTITUTIONALITY.

FDR shredded the constitution and since then government has grown with little to stop it.

OK, enough ranting…. back to NPR.

NPR had an economist on that said that the way to prevent another banking crisis is putting FEAR of losing money in the hearts of bankers.

WTF!?!?!?!?!  That is EXACTLY WHAT THE FREE MARKET DOES.  If you make bad investments in a free market then you lose your money.  Government guarantees CAUSED the banking crisis.  Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were guaranteed by the federal government and that’s why they bought so many bad loans.  If they hadn’t been there to buy bad loans then banks wouldn’t have made them.

In a free market you don’t have problems with bad investment!   People that make bad investments go out of business!  People that make good investments will succeed.

Collectivists simply hate freedom.  NPR is clearly run by collectivists.  They’re so blinded by their ideology that they can’t see that FREEDOM IS ALWAYS THE SOLUTION.

I’m a big fan of 100.3 KTLK-FM in the Twin Cities area but lately I’ve been branching out and listening to MPR/NPR News on 91.1 FM (Minnesota Public Radio and National Public Radio).

MPR is nice because it doesn’t have many commercials and the ones they do have are very short.  I also like the fact that they cover more world news than other media outlets.

Yes, MPR would be a great news outlet… if they weren’t impostors!
After weeks of listening to MPR on a daily basis I have heard nothing but collectivist opionions the entire time.  NOT ONCE have I heard a conservative opionion on the program.  Sure, they mention conservative opinions but they are almost always misrepresented and used to construct a straw man that they can swing their axes at.
EVERY SINGLE commentator I have heard has been a liberal.  Once they had Arne Carlson on the program and I think Walter Mondale was on with him.  That was their idea of a balanced debate.  Sorry MPR, but Arne Carlson is a flaming LIBERAL!  He endorsed Barack Obama, the great collectivist of our time.  ARE YOU PEOPLE SERIOUS?!?!

You might think I’m crazy for hating on MPR when KTLK and FOX News are even more opionated.  Well here is the key difference:

FOX and KTLK have CONSERVATIVE COMMENTATORS and BALANCED REPORTING!

You will not find reporting more fair than FOX News (KTLK uses FOX News Radio)!  Yes, their ***commentators*** are conservative but they are upfront and honest about it.
Rush Limbaugh and Bill O’reilly are 100% honest about their viewpoints.  The people on MPR are imposters!  I have never heard them come clean about their liberal bias.

I was just listening to a show this evening that was talking about how some musicians are angry about music being used at Gitmo.

They had some guest on that was completely on the side of the artists and was acting like the detainees are heroes and the Americans trying to stop the next terrorist attack are evil!  Honestly, if we can’t even play loud music to terrorist then why don’t we all just blow ourselves up right now!  Having a loon like that guest on a program is fine as long as you have someone else to balance the converstation.  The host was clearly on the side of the loon and there was no other guest to give a mainstream American opinion.

If that same topic was on a FOX report (or even a commentary show) they would definetily have both sides represented.

Anyone who thinks FOX and KTLK’s ****REPORTING**** is not Fair and Balanced has never watched or listened!

MPR is a joke becuase their reporting is biased and they don’t admit it!

FOX and KTLK are patriots because their reporting is fair and their commentary is honest!

Two Obamas and Oprah weren’t enough to bring the Olympics to Chicago.

Normally, I’d be annoyed that our president was wasting my money and his time on sports… but I’ll let it slide because at least he’s temporarily distracted from shoving socialism down our throats.

Oprah + Michelle + Barack + Teleprompters + Several Jets + Tons of Carbon = Epic Fail!

If only it could be captured in an amusing way and posted on FAIL Blog

Thought I’d pass this along for anyone in the Twin Cities that wants to show their love of liberty.

Constitution Day Tea Party

I’ll post pictures if I’m able to make it.

Obama is out there making the case that free markets work!  He tells us that FedEx and UPS (ie. free market business) are doing fine but the US Postal Service (ie. the government-run monopoly in first-class mail) is having all sorts of problems.

The answer to our heath care problem is so simple:
GET THE GOVERNMENT OUT OF THE WAY AND LET INDIVIDUALS MAKE THEIR OWN DECISIONS.

Unfortunately, the Obama-care solution is to create a monstrous bureaucracy with the claim that it will somehow improve the market and reduce costs.

The real motivation behind the “Health Care Reform” … sorry, apparently it’s “Health Insurance Reform” now … is to get more people dependent on Democrat social programs, thereby increasing their voter base.

This video shows Obama admitting that the government option is the first step towards a takeover of health care.

I’ve watched the rebuttal to that video.  The administration claims that the comments were taken out of context, but they fail to explain what the correct context is.  I think the comments are clear; Obama wants the government to run your health care.

You do not have a right to make another person serve you.

Making another person serve you against your will makes you no better than a slave owner.

If you make laws that enslave one group of people to serve another group then you are an immoral and despicable person.

I implore President Obama, senators, and representatives to read the constitution and tell me where the right to health care is declared.

I suppose you think I’m crazy to bring up slavery.  If government health care passes then I dare you not to pay your taxes and see what happens.  If you don’t comply then the master will come for you and you will pay, or else.

Health care cannot be a right because it takes away the rights of others.  Doctors shouldn’t be required to do procedures for less than they cost.  Tax payers should not be required to give up their hard-earned resources so that others do not have to work.  We all need to pay our own way in this world if we want to prosper.

Government run health care is immoral and will not work.  Research the 1000+ page House bill and tell me if that sounds better than the system we have now.  Only a socialist (or worse) would think that bill could work.

The whole “free health care” concept is broken.  If you make something “free” then there is an unlimited demand for it.
Example:
If the government made McDonald’s give away free hamburgers do you think they could make them fast enough to satisfy the demand?  Of course not!  There would be rationing because the supply is limited.  Maybe each person would get a ration of 1 burger per day.  With the free market system I can go buy 100 burgers if I have $100 to give up.  With a “free” government system I’ll only get my daily ration and I had better be happy about it.
The point is that if I want more hamburgers in a free market then I am motivated to be more productive so I can make more money and buy more burgers.  In a government system I have no motivation to produce because it doesn’t change my outcome; I will always get just 1 hamburger, or whatever the ration may be.

THERE WILL BE RATIONING IN ANY GOVERNMENT RUN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.  This is a reality that cannot be changed by law or force.

Need some examples of government health care plans that are rationing?
Medicare
Medicaid

Why does anyone think that government can manage health care efficiently?  What does government EVER do efficiently?

The concept of government health care is immoral and broken for the following reasons, just to name a few.

It takes away freedom – I should be free to buy the care I want from whom I want and not have to subsidize insurance for others… especially criminal aliens!

It stifles competition – The government plan has an unfair advantage over private plans because the government can tax and print money!  Private insurance will not be able to compete and more people will be forced to use the public system.

It reduces quality – Government says they will reduce costs by reducing payments.  The only way doctors can survive is by cutting quality.

There will be rationing – Lowering cost increases demand.  Unlimited demand will have to be controlled somehow.

We will run out of doctors – Who would go to school for 10 years to work for the government?  Not me.

Socialized medicine has never worked – America has the best system in the world today.  Every other country is benefiting from our system because we produce the greatest innovations in technology and drugs.  Research and development is not free!  There is a reason that new drugs are expensive – they are expensive to invent!  When was the last time you invented a new drug?  Take away the incentive to produce (ie. profits) and people will not produce as much.

Reform needs to be based around individual responsibility and free markets.

Still don’t believe me?

Which would you rather do?
Shop around for the lowest car insurance rate or have the government provide it at a “cheaper” rate though tax payer subsidies and regulation?

How about cell phone service?  Maybe we should just give ATT a monopoly in cell phone service?  I’m sure they would give you a fantastic deal.

What about your car?  Maybe the government should buy some care companies and make automobiles? ….Oops, too late!

If you think that elected representatives should at least read each bill at least ONCE before voting then check out this article.

I wish America would wake up and start caring about liberty.  We seem to think that freedom is free and will always be there.  We are a bunch of spoiled brats.  I pity our grandchildren.

Senator Franken has said that affordable healthcare is a priority for him. According to the local liberal propaganda leader, “Franken says he’s inclined to support a public health care plan, but he’s going to see what unfolds in Washington.”

How stupid can this guy be? Does Al Franken not understand that nothing is more effective at reducing prices in a fair way than a free market? No, Al believes that marxist style healthcare is the solution. I hang my head in shame when I think about how incompetent most of our leaders are, both Democrats and Republicans.

There is absolutely zero evidence that communist ideas have or will ever work. They always result in less freedom and usually end up being enforced at gunpoint.

Why don’t Americans understand that there is no freedom without capitalism? Capitalism is economic freedom! For the government to tell me that I can’t buy what insurance I want from whom I want is absurd. The idea that companies should be rewarded for providing healthcare, but not individuals, is also foolish.

Here is the solution to our healthcare woes. Make the market more free and pass tort reform. Individuals should be able to deduct health insurance costs just like companies do (although the Fair Tax without deductions would even better). That would enable my company to pay me more cash instead of healthcare benefits and then I can use that money to purchase my own portable healthcare. That way my employer still doesn’t pay taxes on that money (yes, wages are deductible too) and I get to choose my own healthcare plan that I can take with me if I change jobs or retire!

We also need to get rid of all these silly mandates on healthcare. There is no reason why the government should decide what should be covered by my plan. Give me the chance to pick my own coverage! Let me buy the coverage I want from the company I want.

We also need to get a grip on the frivolous lawsuits and runaway juries. I’m no lawyer but I know that tort reform is needed to limit the damages that can be awarded by juries. The market and professional organizations will put bad doctors out of business – we don’t need juries to do that any more than we need politicians to. This is the information age! Lets all be adults and communicate freely about what doctors are good and which are bad. The government can’t just mandate that bad doctors go away – just look at the education system. We have an education system that protects bad teachers and rewards failing schools with more money. Why would government run medicine by any different?

America needs to realize that free markets work and government control fails. Do your own research and don’t just listen to ABC’s Obama healthcare infomercial.

Please read the constitution and show me where it says you have a right to make me your servant and buy you health insurance. I believe in serving thy neighbor but not at the point of a gun! Don’t believe me? Try not paying your taxes for a while and let me know what happens.

There is a lot of talk about racism with President Obama’s nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court.  Here are the highlights of the controversy:

Sotomayor has said, “I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn’t lived that life.”

CNN reports that she has been making this statement for years so it is obviously something that she believes strongly in.

Sotomayor (along with other judges) has also upheld a controversial decision to discriminate against white firefighters simply because of their skin color.  The decision was overturned by the Supreme Court today.  This is a great victory against racism in our time!

I believe that this evidence indicates that Sonia Sotomayor a racist.  I don’t know her personally, but its awfully hard to say that someone isn’t a racist when they discriminate and express disdain toward a particular skin color.  It is certainly enough to disqualify her from a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court.

Perhaps the worst part of the nomination is that Barack Obama knew about all this and still nominated her.  Actually, its more likely that he appointed her BECAUSE of her racist views!  I think the nomination says a lot about our President.

Now I will provide an alternative approach that is probably not compatible with Sonia or Barack’s view of the world.

First, I want to state three principles that will guide the rest of my statements.

1. Discriminating against anyone because of their skin color is wrong.
2. Two wrongs do not make a right.
3. Individuals should be judged based on their own abilities and actions.

It seems that America has been tackling the issue of racism in the most ass-backward way imaginable.  We try to solve racism with “reverse discrimination” where white people are discriminated against in a misguided effort make things “fair” again.

Why, if the goal is to get rid of racism, would we promote more racism?  It is so illogical and immoral that it disgusts me.

The solution to racism is not for government to impose its perverted version of “fairness.”  Rather, the true root of the problem should be attacked.  Ironically, the “solution” to the problem is the very problem we’re “solving”!

These are Webster’s definitions of racism.

1 : a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race
2 : racial prejudice or discrimination

The problem has always been that government treats individuals in different ways based on their race or skin color.  What is the logical solution to this problem?  I propose that the ONLY logical and sensible solution is for government to make laws that do not take race into account at all.

Unfortunately, politicians have decided that the best way to address racism is to do more of it (how else does government solve problems?)  Sure, I could understand the desire for revenge against the people that made racist laws in the past… but to truly stop racism we need to all grow up and realize that it is wrong to make laws that judge people by their skin color!

The one thing that really confuses me is why minorities aren’t outraged at “reverse discrimination” laws.  Those laws basically affirm what the racists have said all along, that minorities are inherently inferior due to their skin color.  If they weren’t inferior then why else would they need special treatment to help them succeed? (Logical conclusion – NOT my opinion)

I suppose the rebuttal to that point would be to say that there are racist people out there that will discriminate so the law is just evening things out.  Making things “fair”… through more discrimination.  Two wrongs will surely make a right – what could go wrong?

The US Constitution has the answer to that problem.

The Equal Protection Clause of the 14th amendment dictates that we all have equal protection under the law.

In terms of racism, this means that two people of different races in similar circumstances should be treated the same way under the law.

Makes sense, right?  This is the solution to racism!  Treat everyone the same regardless of skin color.  It’s not that difficult.  If someone else is given preference over another, and race is a factor, then that is illegal and the offenders should be prosecuted.  I’m no law professor but I know this system can work if we give it a chance.

I think what it really comes down to is the victim mentality.  If you can convince someone that they are a victim then you can exploit them for political advantage.  A few names come to mind… Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Jeremiah Wright.

The Bottom Line:
You can’t end racism by promoting more racism!

I found this video on my friend’s YouTube Channel.

Anyone who went to goverment schools will probably learn something.