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We're not easily offended and don't want people to think they have to walk on eggshells around here (like at another place that shall remain nameless) but of course, there is a limit to everything.
Play nice!
https://twitter.com/DLoesch/status/969278373708124163
Here’s a link to when Andrew Breitbart called into to Blogmock Radio. Fun times.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/blogmocracy/2011/10/03/blogmocracy-live–diary-of-daedalus-edition
@ Bunk X:
Rodan did a great job on that interview.
http://thegatewaypundit.com/2018/03/insider-ed-butowsky-seth-richs-father-told-knew-sons/
hmmm….
boy oh boy…cnbc/bloomberg etc are full of coulds and mights reporting on these tariffs….all conjecture and propaganda.
People are assuming tariffs are always bad. In general yes? To fight foreign corruption or rescue a savabe dieing industry maybe no?
@ darkwords:
or national security
did you know that during WW II coal miners weren’t allowed to serve in the military because they needed them in the mines? To mine the coal to make the steel to make the planes and ships. My uncle was one of those miners.
One of the reasons Japan felt compelled to aggression was rubber. They were naturally short on oil also. They got oil from the U.S., rubber from the Brit Malay holdings, but those were the 2 big countries trying to stem Japan’s expansion. Rock/hard place. By 1942, they had all the primary natural producers under their control, which forced the creation of the synthetic rubber industry in the U.S. Long story short, you control the natural resources your military needs or you don’t fight. Trump is absolutely right for this reason alone.
Condi Rice speaks Truth to Stupid about guns
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“I was a little girl growing up in Birmingham, Alabama, in the late fifties, early sixties,” she explained. “There was no way that Bull Connor and the Birmingham Police were going to protect you.”
“And so when White Knight Riders would come through our neighborhood,” she said, “my father and his friends would take their guns and they’d go to the head of the neighborhood, it’s a little cul-de-sac and they would fire in the air, if anybody came through.”
“I don’t think they actually ever hit anybody,” she continued. “But they protected the neighborhood. And I’m sure if Bull Connor had known where those guns were he would have rounded them up.”
“And so, I don’t favor some things like gun registration,” she said to a suddenly silent crowd.
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https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/03/01/condoleezza-rice-stuns-the-view-audience-with-amazing-story-about-2nd-amendment-rights
darkwords wrote:
they quit teaching economics in school for a reason
The price of a six-pack of beer will rise by about 1 cent, and car manufactures will pass along a $45 increase per passenger car, according to Navarro. Despite concern over international companies imposing their own sanctions and raising prices for U.S. consumers, Navarro is not worried about retaliation. “This whole idea that there’s a big downstream effect—it’s just part of the fake news that’s going to be put out to oppose these tariffs,” Navarro said. “A penny for a six pack of beer—that’s worth it to put Americans back to work in two industries that we need.”
http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/trump-tariff-effects-on-beer-and-cars-minimal-trade-director-peter-navarro
ok, i have watched enough of the market news. not ONE of them bothered mentioning the tarriffs that our goods are up against and the illegal subsidies placed on steel etc in china, korea, brazil,
no one mentioned that these steel/aluminum tariffs are 100% LEGAL and backed by law.
$45 increase on a $35000 car. 1c on a 6pack (provided that they aren’t recycle cans then its no increase)
the financial press makes me sad because usually these guys get it.
The stupid. It HURTS!
https://www.chicksonright.com/2018/03/02/science-says-trump-supporters-dont-like-smelly-pits-and-were-supposed-to-think-thats-a-bad-thing/
eaglesoars wrote:
And that my dear, is exactly why the Marxist Clinton and Obama gave them away. The whole point of shifting petroleum, steel, aluminum, rare earth metals and heavy manufacturing production out of the US was to muzzle the US. And who was the recipient of majority of those production shift?
Can anybody say… China? The one thing that has kept China from genuinely being belligerent on the world stage, is China’s inability to secure a genuinely significant and stable petroleum supply.
There are all these armchair theories of why Hitler lost WWII. 99% of them are wrong. Hitler lost for 1 reason. He ran out of petroleum to fuel his military. A tank that cannot go anywhere is a doomed tank, it might as well not exist because it is going to get whomever tries to use it killed.
A modern military goes exactly nowhere without petroleum based fuels, and every military on earth knows this. A military with fuel and modern computer based electronics crushes a military with fuel but no modern computer based electronics without mercy.
A military, regardless of how modern it is, that cannot construct new and replacement weapons systems stays at home and practices drills and pretends they can defend themselves against invading military’s.
I am convinced that this was the whole Clinton/Bush/Obama plan. Muzzle America as the Marxist Socialists and Islam divided and conquered the rest of the world free from any significant American interference.
coldwarrior wrote:
I’ll have to take a look-see at WSJ and see what they say. I’ve generally stopped reading them, also
@ coldwarrior:
@ doriangrey:
So, as long as you’re both here – dorian mentioned he did a thread on rare earth minerals some time back. Would it be possible to exhume it and re-post it?
right_wing2 wrote:
a link between people who show distaste for body odor and a tendency to back authoritarian rulers.
really? Then explain the French, their perfume industry notwithstanding. My understanding is that Pais in the summer is positively rank and they seem to love strong men.
D.C. is shut down because of the winds. Computer svcs are interrupted, power failures all over, both airports closed, fed gov’t closed.
who needs nukes?
eaglesoars wrote:
i’m looking for it
This is one of the most chilling things I’ve read in months
Enemies of the People
It’s a bit long but well worth it. David Brooks is quoted from one of his recent articles and my jaw dropped
It could be that you can win more important victories through an aggressive cultural crusade than you can through legislation. Progressives could be on the verge of delegitimizing their foes, on guns but also much else, rendering them untouchable for anybody who wants to stay in polite society. That would produce social changes far vaster than limiting assault rifles.
Two things have fundamentally changed the landscape. First, over the past two years conservatives have self-marginalized. In supporting Donald Trump they have tied themselves to a man whose racial prejudices, sexual behavior and personal morality put him beyond the pale of decent society.
polite society? decent society? Make no mistake, this is code for dehumanization of the other
Brooks concludes:
The only thing I’d say to my progressive friends is, be careful how you win your victories. It is one thing to win by persuasion and another thing to win by elite cultural intimidation. Illiberalism breeds illiberalism. Using elite power, whether economic or cultural, to silence less educated foes usually produces a backlash.
‘less educated foes’
The piece continues citing cultural suppression of conservatives including Mike Huckabee’s recent removal from some board about Country Music because he supports traditional marriage.
Kurt Schlichter is right. They hate us and they want us dead. Conduct yourself accordingly
http://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/enemies-of-the-people/
@ coldwarrior:
*mwah*
eaglesoars wrote:
untermenchen
eaglesoars wrote:
we must really be driving the elitists crazy, they know that we don’t need them anymore and they are losing money.
coldwarrior wrote:
did we ever? They may have thought so, I never have.
Why did the humanitarian philosophy of eighteenth century Europe usher in the Reign of Terror? It did not happen by chance; it followed from the original premise, objective and means pro posed. The objective is to do good to others as a primary justification of existence; the means is the power of the collective; and the premise is that “good” is collective.
reprint from God of the Machine, 1943
oh yeah, the link
https://fee.org/articles/the-humanitarian-with-the-guillotine/
eaglesoars wrote:
oh, we all did. we parroted their prose, bought their columns, and believed that they were genuine.
coldwarrior wrote:
ok, that part is true. I did believe them.
eaglesoars wrote:
Not me, not for one second.
required reading
http://thehill.com/opinion/finance/376419-trump-rightly-puts-foot-down-on-steel-cheating
@ doriangrey:
I’ve never doubted that Obama/Sanders/Clinton would love to equalize military strength around the world. On our dime. Part of their diversity process. Safer though to erect Obama U in Baghdad though. Once it’s safe for anyone to go to college there then maybe we can equalize our military under Starfleet command.
what a difference a year makes
eaglesoars wrote:
Some farmers as well. My dad was not drafted nor allowed to enlist because farm production was considered critical.
@ AZfederalist:
the railroad and steel mills and mines here were the same. the railroaders who i knew said they worked 12hr shifts for weeks straight. the local parish would go and serve mass at the rail yard as most of the workers of of the parish (italian immigrants).
@ AZfederalist:
I didn’t know that. Crops or animal husbandry?
If Hubby had any hair it would be on fire. China says it’s going to retaliate against soy beans “and all our farmers are going to go out of business”
uh huh
@ eaglesoars:
😆
they cant grow enough food to feed themselves, good luck with that.
eaglesoars wrote:
In their case it was both, probably more driven by grain production. This was eastern Colorado
coldwarrior wrote:
I know. I just roll my eyes. “So, how much arable land do they have?”. And they still have rural starvation if the weather tanks. There is no Plan B for them.
AZfederalist wrote:
thanks.
So they’re nailing McCabe for the leaks? Does he get prosecuted? Or just “You bad thing, you!”
eaglesoars wrote:
He probably gets a promotion and a raise.
Saw Steven Hayes on a panel tonight with Bret Baier. The topic was Trump and tariffs.
He opined that ”He does not understand trade.”. So working for The Weekly Standard for Bill Kristol gave him
more knowledge about trade than a man who was an international real estate developer.
I have met Steven Hayes a couple of times at conferences and spent some time talking with him. He seems like a really nice guy, but carrying water for Bill Krisol ain’t gettin it.
@ RIX:
Hayes is a nevertrumper in his own right, he doesn’t need to carry water for Thurston Howell the Turd. I forget what the subject was, but he was opining about Trump and he was so upset his lower lip was trembling. It was something minor, like a tweet I think.
You’d think that these people would at least charge Trump rent for the space he takes up in their heads.
@ eaglesoars:
Hayes is a never Trumpers, but I think a lot of it comes from pleasing his boss ?
RIX wrote:
I don’t know the man, I have no idea, but I would be surprised if he were that much of a twat.
eaglesoars wrote:
He is a good guy, so you may be right. But Kristol signs his paycheck and that is a strong influence.
https://www.mises.org/library/ronald-reagan-protectionist
https://www.heritage.org/environment/report/the-costly-truth-about-auto-import-quotas
st ronuldus magnus, free trader!
NOT! 😆
@ coldwarrior:
Accused the Japanese of dumping forklift trucks and color picture tubes;
color picture tubes. Those were the days.
@ eaglesoars:
tubular!
this is the funniest thing I’ve seen in days. Le Petit Dauphin Trudeau trying to answer a question about the trade tariff
https://www.spencerfernando.com/2018/03/02/train-wreck-watch-trudeaus-incoherent-attempt-discuss-steel-tariffs/
@ eaglesoars:
oh good lord.
By accident I’ve found something that stops Mia in her tracks
video of Prince’s Little Red Corvette.
she’s hypnotized
bed time nite
coldwarrior wrote:
told ya!