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AngryTexanFromAmarillo
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:45pmRepublic vs. Democracy
Rule by Law vs. Rule by Majority
Just after the completion and signing of the Constitution, in reply to a woman’s inquiry as to the type of government the Founders had created, Benjamin Franklin said, “A Republic, if you can keep it.”
Not only have we failed to keep it, most don’t even know what it is.
A Republic is representative government ruled by law (the Constitution). A democracy is direct government ruled by the majority (mob rule). A Republic recognizes the inalienable rights of individuals while democracies are only concerned with group wants or needs (the public good).
Lawmaking is a slow, deliberate process in our Constitutional Republic requiring approval from the three banches of government, the Supreme Court and individual jurors (jury-nullification). Lawmaking in our unlawful democracy occurs rapidly requiring approval from the whim of the majority as determined by polls and/or voter referendums. A good example of democracy in action is a lynch mob. A more recent example was the failure of the US Senate to uphold their oath “to do impartial justice” and remove bill clinton from office. Those Senators should be removed themselves, for failure to uphold their oath and for aiding and abetting a known criminal. If you would like to help remove them, E-mail me.
Democracies always self-destruct when the non-productive majority realizes that it can vote itself handouts from the productive minority by electing the candidate promising the most benefits from the public treasury. To maintain their power, these candidates must adopt an ever-increasing tax and spend policy to satisfy the ever-increasing desires of the majority. As taxes increase, incentive to produce decreases, causing many of the once productive to drop out and join the non-productive. When there are no longer enough producers to fund the legitimate functions of government and the socialist programs, the democracy will collapse, always to be followed by a Dictatorship.
Even though nearly every politician, teacher, journalist and citizen believes that our Founders created a democracy, it is absolutely not true. The Founders knew full well the differences between a Republic and a Democracy and they repeatedly and emphatically said that they had founded a republic.
Article IV Section 4, of the Constitution “guarantees to every state in this union a Republican form of government”…. Conversely, the word Democracy is not mentioned even once in the Constitution. Madison warned us of the dangers of democracies with these words,
“Democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention; have ever been found incompatible with personal security or the rights of property; and have in general been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their deaths…”,
“We may define a republic to be … a government which derives all its powers directly or indirectly from the great body of the people, and is administered by persons holding their offices during pleasure for a limited period, or during good behavior. It is essential to such a government that it be derived from the great body of the society, not from an inconsiderable proportion or a favored class of it; otherwise a handful of tyrannical nobles, exercising their oppressions by a delegation of their powers, might aspire to the rank of republicans and claim for their government the honorable title of republic.” James Madison, Federalist No. 10, (1787)
“A wise man will not leave the right to the mercy of chance, nor wish it to prevail through the power of the majority. There is but little virtue in the action of masses of men.” Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)
Our military training manuals used to contain the correct definitions of Democracy and Republic. The following comes from Training Manual No. 2000-25 published by the War Department, November 30, 1928.
DEMOCRACY:
* A government of the masses.
* Authority derived through mass meeting or any other form of “direct” expression.
* Results in mobocracy.
* Attitude toward property is communistic–negating property rights.
* Attitude toward law is that the will of the majority shall regulate, whether is be based upon deliberation or governed by passion, prejudice, and impulse, without restraint or regard to consequences.
* Results in demogogism, license, agitation, discontent, anarchy.
REPUBLIC:
* Authority is derived through the election by the people of public officials best fitted to represent them.
* Attitude toward law is the administration of justice in accord with fixed principles and established evidence, with a strict regard to consequences.
* A greater number of citizens and extent of territory may be brought within its compass.
* Avoids the dangerous extreme of either tyranny or mobocracy.
* Results in statesmanship, liberty, reason, justice, contentment, and progress.
* Is the “standard form” of government throughout the world.
The manuals containing these definitions were ordered destroyed without explanation about the same time that President Franklin D. Roosevelt made private ownership of our lawful money (US Minted Gold Coins) illegal. Shortly after the people turned in their $20 gold coins, the price was increased from $20 per ounce to $35 per ounce. Almost overnight F.D.R., the most popular president this century (elected 4 times) looted almost half of this nation’s wealth, while convincing the people that it was for their own good. Many of F.D.R.’s policies were suggested by his right hand man, Harry Hopkins, who said,
“Tax and Tax, Spend and Spend, Elect and Elect, because the people are too damn dumb to know the difference”.
Report Post »Helen-of-Joy
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 6:21pmThank you @AngryTexanFromAmarillo
It reminds me of the Civics classes we use to have in school. Interesting that this class was deemed expendable by the Powers that Be. I will be sharing your post if you don’t mind.
Report Post »printdesignchicago.com
Posted on October 12, 2010 at 8:11amawesome!
Report Post »Contrarianthinker
Posted on October 12, 2010 at 12:20pmGreat post, Send forward to Glenn. Perfect demonstration of how progressives changed history.as Glenn constantly shows us.
PLEASE SEND IT FORWARD.
Report Post »helena
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:43pmYes, go and vote. Your country depends on it.
Report Post »rfycom
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:42pmThe American lottery, that is the new American dream people.
Report Post »helena
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:42pmEverything is about money with this guy. Nothing else matters to him is money.
Report Post »5000YRLEAPER
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 6:44pmThe“Perfect Storm” is perfect distribution of the wealth.
Report Post »Contrarianthinker
Posted on October 12, 2010 at 12:18pmHardly think so. His economic specialty is in labor economics. Right or wrong, his emphasis is on middle American concerns. Learn to listen and NOT prejudge.
Report Post »docvet
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:39pmReich is a graduate of Berkley ahd Oxford. He is a Rhodes scholar and attended Oxford with Bill Clinton. He contributes frequently to left leaning TV programs including Olberman and others. Nevertheless, what he said has some merit. I do question his statement that the government may collapse due to a lack of confidence in it. If he is implying that we are ready to throw our hands up and quit, then why was the tea party/movement created and why the big push by both parties to get people out to vote? We are being Cloward and Pivined and the progressives are concerned that we might actually succeed in wresting control from them and pull off restoring the U.S. to a functioning free republic.
Vote! Vote! Vote!
Report Post »Contrarianthinker
Posted on October 12, 2010 at 12:22pmHe is speaking as an well trained economist. Yes, our financial situation is in dire straights. I see NO way that it won’t collapse. The Tea Party needs to be strong to pick up the pieces and restore the Constitutional Republic. Big task ahead of us. Let NONE of us be Summer Patriots. Prepare for nwhat’s coming.. it will be very bad.
Report Post »Train
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:39pmHe is just using this money as a scapegoat to divert attention away from the horrible job the Obama administration and the democratic congress are doing.
Report Post »analyzer
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:36pmHummm… If I recall, Reich, under the Clinton Admin started and/or if not started this loss of democracy, at the least quietly furthered it by advancing this progressive agenda.
Report Post »KwB-Texas
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:36pmIt is amazing how democrats and progressives love to reward failure and punish success.
There should be a flat tax of around 11% (according to the Laffer Curve this would be the most productive rate) and this should be for everyone.
Stop punishing people who are successful by creating more and more taxes all the while looking to bail out anyone who decides they cant pay bills, mortgages, car notes, etc.
Change is coming, and its coming in just about 2 weeks……..
Report Post »roninshaman
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:35pmHe talks about all the money flowing through Washington, but ignores to mention it is our money and the people who have been controlling the flow are not Corporate Moguls, there Government Bureaucrats.
The Tea Party is the perfect storm coming in reaction to what’s wrong with Washington.
Report Post »angrymob
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:34pmWhat bothers me the most about all this is they couldn‘t be happier it’s coming. Did anyone think that a collapse of our system might make us vulernable to terrorist attacks…heck they may try to hijack the whole country if they could! Even if this stuff was inevitable (I pray its not) the timing couldn’t be more wrong!
Report Post »Contrarianthinker
Posted on October 12, 2010 at 12:24pmAngry, the greatest danger is the declaration of an economic emergency bringing martial law and suspension of the Constitution. Yes a terrorist attack would “help.”
Report Post »HippoNips
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:30pmI don’t know how we can loose our democracy since we have never been on to begin with.
Report Post »We are a Republic with democratic principles., the first one and the only one like it.
That is why America has become so great, not despite it.
Juan Gault
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:36pmWell stated.
Report Post »Soquel by the Creek
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:29pmProfessor Reich,
I agree with you about the corrupting force of well-connected, big-money donors from outside of the political district. I would like to see it end. However, it is NOT just from corporations.
Need some evidence? Just look those billionaires, corporations, and unions funding the anti-democratic California Proposition 27, whose aim is to eliminate citizen control over redistricting and return it to the California Legislature. The California Legislature is dominated by one political party with a nearly 2-to-1 majority. Common Cause itself is against Proposition 27.
So who is funding support for Proposition 27?
* Self-serving incumbent politicians from only one political party
* Rich, well-connected, big-money donors to one political party
* Special interests that are also big-money donors pimarily to only one political party
* Various groups seeking to protect their multi-million dollar investment in California’s politicians-for-hire
Professor Reich, do you see a problem with Proposition 27, or are you also blinded by party loyalty?
Proposition 27 Revealed!
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Contrarian51
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 4:45pmYou‘ll notice also that he didn’t get into any discussion of the fact that half a billion (yes, with a “b”) dollars was invested to put Obama into a $400K job.
Report Post »angrymob
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:29pmI wonder if what they mean by “perfect storm” is that they now feel they can use an economic collapse to mandate marshall law?…this is scary folks.
Report Post »sorebird
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:27pmTrust us we are the government and we are going to spend this two trillion dollars on home mortgages and shovel ready jobs–sorry Bob the government has no credibility, trust us we won’t steal your social security–sorry Bob, WallStreet is the only one that can trust the government.
Report Post »DagneyT
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:26pmWE THE PEOPLE, a.k.a TEA Partiers, are not angry at the rich, li’l Robbie, we know who produces jobs. We are furious over how the government misspends our tax dollars! Sheesh! These lefties refuse to get it! Liberal mindset=a quantifiable insanity. No wonder they cannot grasp reality! The day Reich verbalizes a “non-partison” anything, I’ll expect to see Jesus return!
Report Post »tall blue
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:21pmthe problem is, that most Americans don’t know the difference, and all the politicians count on just that. it starts in the skool system, and then you hear these morons like Reich, spew his crap….
Report Post »sorebird
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:20pmGovernment controls everyones money, so if we don’t trust who controls the money then why would we trust the government. Who’s money is it Bob?? How about stopping corporate welfare, targeted tax cuts and “investment” instead of going after individual Americans.
Report Post »felina g
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:41pmIt really isn`t the “money”. It is control of the debt.
Report Post »Kisha Majors
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:19pmI’ve only watched half of this so far… and I like this guy! =0)
continuing to watch…
So it‘s the rich’s fault that we have big government? I am not sure what his point is actually. Who is it that “we tea partie” should agree with or join? Granted, I have no idea who this guy is or what he stands for. But we are about to lose our freedoms. And it is happening faster than we think. I pray that this election will eliminate or at least slow down the progressives steam.
Report Post »Juan Gault
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:35pmRobert Reich was a member of a former presidents administration, a college professor as I recall. Google him, and you’ll get more than you likely want on his background.
Report Post »Kisha Majors
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:36pmYou know what is sad… The progressive disease that has infected millions of people also effects a simple mom here at home. I see it in the people I meet, I see it in my family members, and friends. So often they seem so blind and willing to accept these lies without another thought. Because the progressives are so good at making it seem like what they are saying is right. They use verb-age that twists the truth into something else! This backwards talk just confuse’s people. It is a scary age in this world.
Jeremiah 9:5, “And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity.”
Report Post »Kisha Majors
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:47pmThanks Juan for the clarification. The reason this man is saying he is non-partisan so freely is likely because his party or belief is “communism”. Since when in this country did we allow communism to take over? What shocks me is that we as a country used to condemn it as evil, and vowed that those who practiced it were traitors!!! I have yet heard anyone call these people traitors! As that is what they are!
Report Post »Contrarian51
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 4:41pmI‘m frankly a little surprised that someone who found their way to this website doesn’t know who Reich is. He was Bill Clinton’s Secretary of Labor. He’s on CNBC a lot, mostly on Kudlow, and probably MSNBC and CNN but I’d have to watch those to know for sure. He’s an avid advocate of wealth redistribution. He won‘t necessarily admit it but he’s a socialist, issue by issue.
Report Post »davecoolworld
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:19pmHey non believers…we are taking our country back.
Report Post »thepatriotdave
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:36pmYes we are. We must, before this wonderful nation of ours is completely destroyed by the most dangerous enemies we have, Democrats and the Obama administration!
PatriotShops.com
Report Post »C. Schwehr
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:18pmHe actually makes sense in his speech..once or twice. But please note that the intention of the speech is to try to bring the Tea Party over to the side of the Progressive Party…the party that is instrumental in CAUSING this perfect storm. NOT GOING TO HAPPEN!
Oh, and Robert…we are a REPUBLIC, not a plutocrasy, not a democrasy, not a PROGRESSIVE UTOPIA!!
Report Post »Contrarianthinker
Posted on October 12, 2010 at 12:28pmNOT so. He is calling for a coalition of like minded people concerning the corruption of money in politics. You see coalitions are the way to bring the chnage we need.
Report Post »pinokeeoh
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:15pmWhat do you expect from someone whose sphincter muscle is in the middle of his face!
Report Post »FreedomOfSpeech
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:17pmHa!
Report Post »felina g
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:36pmExactly.
Report Post »Contrarian51
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 4:37pmI guess about as much as we can expect of you since your only point was to make fun of the fact that the man is short.
I was ashamed of Glenn when he did it re Joe Klein, I‘m really sick of hearing O’Reilly‘s constant references to being 6’6″ and I‘m a little disgusted by the comments I’m seeing here. If being tall ws a qualification, I guess Dennis Rodman would have been important. Better that one be small in stature than small-minded.
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 7:09pmgo away contrarinthinker………..ive watched your posts and noticed an overwhelming abundance of you ridiculing other peoples posts, so you have no place to talk about other people ridicules. though it is infantile and unnecessary, as we can all see how short this guy is , what is more important is that we see his real shortcomings and those are very self evident. so please stop the self righteous rhetoric and keep your focus on the fools that are ruining our country not on the foolish posts that come up on this site……………but they are accurate and funny so deal with it
Report Post »Contrarian51
Posted on October 12, 2010 at 12:48amYou weren’t paying attention. contrarianthinker is another person who posts here.
As to my posts, I would not call anything I said a “personal attack” but would classify it as constructive criticism. Certainly it was intended that way. If you need to bring someone’s physical appearance into your argument, you’ve already lost.
Report Post »mintyfresh
Posted on October 12, 2010 at 11:29amuh, we all have a sphincter muscle on our face. (and yet i wish you didn’t.)
Report Post »Contrarianthinker
Posted on October 12, 2010 at 12:34pmCONTRARIAN: I’M WITH YOU. Ad hominum attacks show no ability to think and dialogue. The progressives do it all the time. I though we Constitutionalis were better than that. God help America if these are a sample of how Constitutionalists approach our challenges.
Report Post »Freelancer
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:14pmHey little big man (what are you, like 3 feet tall?) How about restoring our REPUBLIC? We are NOT a democracy you JACK-WAGON!
Report Post »Contrarian51
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 4:34pmDoes it make you feel bigger to point out that Reich is short? I hope so because it serves no other purpose here.
This guy is a notorious socialistic advocate of redistribution of wealth. It’s his opening gambit, main strategy and closing maneuver, all rolled into one. If that’s not enough to attack him on, then why bother attacking him at all?
Report Post »AngryTexanFromAmarillo
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:13pmSince when was the USA a Democracy? last I checked we were a republic.
Report Post »angrymob
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:27pmEither way I think what they mean is that they want to “do away” with our rights altogether and make us helpless, hopeless, and totally dependent on the governement for survival.
Report Post »Juan Gault
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:27pma Democratic REPUBLIC, NO LESS.
Robert did get one future event correct. A game changer is about to happen,November 02. A truism.
Report Post »roguetea
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 2:05pmrogue, Twist, Everything American
His rhetoric is left, likely far left Progressivism, as he struggles to kidnap a movement he does not embrace or understand. He does understand he is up against a powerful surge at times measuring more than 60 %. We are increasingly hard to ignore, spin or dismiss. Attempting kidnapping is in part admission all their previous attempts have failed. Twisted logic from an over educated, callused mind, under callused hands, is a last ditch effort. The strategy worked in 08 but will fail in 10. We have moved on, they regress to strategy destined to fail.
AngryTexanFromAmarillo your point is well made about our Republic. These twisted minds will never make honest appeal to our Declaration, Independence, our Founding Parents or American Exceptionalism. They do not own or believe in these essential American documents, people and persuasions. With out these essentials, the tea party cannot be understood.
On further reflection, I ponder if he primarily wishes to stop the bleed by a backdoor attempt to join our rage. If so, he walks on thinning ice that will melt to greater bleed.
Report Post »tea party, ReAct 2010, ROGUE ON
uhadenoughyet.com
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 4:01pm@ Roguetta
u said “Twisted logic from an over educated, callused mind, under callused hands,”
Report Post »That was AWESOME!!!!!!
5000YRLEAPER
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 6:43pmTheir “Perfect Storm” is perfect distribution of wealth.
Report Post »Contrarianthinker
Posted on October 12, 2010 at 12:12pmAngry: Is that all you heard from his remarks?
Report Post »Contrarianthinker
Posted on October 12, 2010 at 12:16pmHaving spent 30 years as a University Business Professor, I’m getting very concerned about the anti-intellectualism and extreme sterotyping that is developing here on the Blaze. Remember there are many brilliant academics like Thomas Sowell who are conservative liberty loving people trying to neutralize and even reverse all the progessive intellectuals. The French Revolution was also ant-intellectual and look at what they led to.
Report Post »angrymob
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:11pm“storm”?!
Why is prosperity of American citizens such a problem for Democrats? This is madness!
Report Post »Kisha Majors
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:20pmExactly! I don‘t think that American’s who have become successful in their own right, should be demoralized! It is not bad to prosper!
Report Post »thepatriotdave
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:21pmBecause they are Marxists!
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Report Post »orkydorky
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 3:12pmThe commies feel that they are entitled to the riches money, so until they gain control of it, they will continually demonize them!
Report Post »staythecourse
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 5:42pmIf all of marxists donated THEIR income…and left us alone to donate our income (called Charity) to causes we believe in …instead of paying taxes to fatcats in DC…just think what a great country we could become. How many of these fatcat talkers depend on capitalism as speakers marketing themselves to idealists and then pocket the change and live high off the hog…. and the backs of the idealists they fool.
Oh, and by the way….it’s a Democratic Constitional Republic….not a democracy! And yes, it is their perfect storm…America stay viligant…We have everything to lose. They have been waiting for this moment for a very long time. Vote in november but remember in december.
Report Post »5000YRLEAPER
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 6:41pmProsperity is wrong in their eyes. Don’t you remember, in their world of delusion, everyone gets a trophy, everyone is the MVP, there are no winners or losers, they don’t keep score. But of course, they have to have a ruling class to make sure that everything remains equal, and who will be the ruling class!?! they will be!!!! “We the people” will be the ruled-over class.
Report Post »Contrarianthinker
Posted on October 12, 2010 at 12:10pmThe storm he was talking about was how politics in America have turned to those with big bucks who pull the strings, not the people. I counsel that folks here listen with their intellect rather than react totally with emotions.
Progressives do have some things to add to the mix. Don’t make the mistake to stop listening because someone is a progressive. This was a brilliant analysis giving positive credit to the Tea Party movement. Tell me anywhere else this has happened among progressives.
Report Post »Contrarianthinker
Posted on October 12, 2010 at 12:31pmAngry, what did Jesus say about the rich who wallow in their riches AND DON’T share their blessings with the less fortunate. The love of money is the ROOT of ALL evil. He aslo mentioned the widow’s mite. What message is Jesus sending us?
Report Post »BloodSweatandTears
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 1:24pmOff Topic (sort of) Losing our Democracy could come as soon as NOV. 30th….!!!!! Please see this article. regarding the FCC and it’s grab for power. Literally voting themselves authoritarian powers over the Internet we are presently using. I want to say it’ been nice knowing of you all…..
http://biggovernment.com/smotley/2010/10/12/november-30th-could-be-the-day-the-government-seizes-control-of-the-internet/#more-179581
Report Post »FreedomOfSpeech
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:10pmWas this guy standing on a ladder? I‘ve think I’ve seen him in a midget wrestling match.
Anyway, the top 1% takes down 23.5% of income but they pay 50% of taxes. Now that does not seem fair.
Obama burns books like the Nazis did.
Report Post »walkwithme1966
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:16pmObama does not burn books – you need to start telling the truth about this incident. http://wp.me/pYLB7-cu
Report Post »FreedomOfSpeech
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:19pmBy the way, what is a “PREFECT” storm?
Report Post »thepatriotdave
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:25pmDon’t listen to anything walkwithme1966 posts. Its a stupid Cat that is using their name to post here, so everything should be ignored written by them. Seriously, think about it… when was the last time a Cat told you anything relevant?
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Report Post »FreedomOfSpeech
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:26pm@walkwithme1966 I am telling the truth. You just don’t like it. I responded to your previous comment with the facts, which you do not have right by any stretch. You claimed something about the CIA, which had nothing to do with this. I can‘t help it if the facts don’t fit your political views. The DIA, an executive branch agency, burned the books. You need to get the facts.
Report Post »vic138
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:35pmHe’s talking about all the money from foreign investors spent on the 2008 campaign. Do you think foreign investors want the t-party to win, or the progressives?
Report Post »FreedomOfSpeech
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:44pmBy the way @walkwithme1966, if we wanted HuffPo talking points, we’d be on HuffPo right now. They usually let me post one or two things that they disagree with before they delete my account.
Report Post »Freelancer
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:49pmAnd what exactly does this speech even matter in the grand scheme of things? According to Ben Stein on Huckabee last night, the U.S. WILL default on it’s debt. There is no way around it. I trust Stein over this nut-job any day of the week. In case everyone missed it, this week, the Fed surpassed Japan in U.S. Treasury debt. The Fed is now the largest holder of U.S. debt second only to China. Strap in folks, this is going to be a wild ride and there are no brakes!
Report Post »CultureWarriors
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 2:15pmThe American people may be slow to react, but they will not stand for it. A political tsunami is coming. Congress you are FIRED!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ3OxZhXKQ0
Report Post »http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UtmTALMkU4
jzs
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 2:18pmThe claim is that the books contained classified information: troop locations, officer names, special ops locations and strategy etc. If that’s true, the publisher could be prosecuted after the DoD told them the book included classified info.
Does the book contain classified information? The DoD (that’s our military folks, not Obama) does, and thought the information would endanger troops; i.e. get Americans killed.
Kind of silly to destroy books in the electronic age. But what I don’t see in the posts here is any concern for our troops. Is that the conservative position? Or are you assuming the military is lying just to… just for fun.
Report Post »suttonea76
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 2:19pm@FREEDOMOFSPEECH…
You are so correct that HuffPo deletes accounts as I have posted on that site twice contesting a liberal point of view with my conservative one. I call no one names and don’t use profanity and STILL was deleted TWICE. Gotta love the pots calling the kettles black….(if I put that on HuffPo, I would construed as a racist for using black in any context).
I think we should all bombard HuffPo with a conservative wave to show how long it would take to delete all of our accounts. I, myself, am already writing the paper to let them know their actions are obviously trying to dispel any confrontation of thought and common sense.
Report Post »Hugh Williams
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 2:42pmFREEDOMOFSPEACH
Report Post »I am no fan of Obama by any stretch, but I have a few questions about the book Operation Dark Heart.
If the original version of the book makes the case the Bush administration knew about the 9/11 attacks beforehand. Why would Obama repress this information? Obama blames Bush for everything, why now would he protect him? Something did happen with this book that is very odd; I am just not sure what really happened. I would welcome any more information about this subject.
inblack
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 3:17pmWhat a fantasy!
The liberals destroyed the economy, they created the monster govt that receives billions in bribes and influence from foreigners-in-spirit like George Soros. They have pushed communism and big govt control of everything and they think the tea party might join them?
ROFL – this mental midget is blind to his own marxist views.
We hate the whole bunch of big govt social engineers and their “protect us from ourselves” smarter than us attitude. The Axe is coming. The communists have shown their hand and we free people realize we will never be safe until big govt is destroyed.
We must cut washington down to size.
Report Post »Contrarian51
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 4:30pmValid observation on your second point. Pointless to make the man’s physical stature an issue. In fact, it’s petty.
Report Post »MikeRaleighNC
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 4:43pmResponse to jzs
“The DoD (that’s our military folks, not Obama)”.
Last time I looked Obama is the Commander in Chief which makes him very much part of the military.
You liberals are so blinded by hatred of conservatives you just cant stand the truth.
Report Post »iamhungry
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 5:03pm@FreedomofSpeech. That would be unfair, if you think the top 1% create 23.5% of the country’s economic output. Whilst capitalism is the best economic system it is not perfect and some do benefit from its structure far greater than others. It is not a question of punishing those that have been economically successful but rather being a realist and realising that some people can pay more without harshly infringing their financial wellbeing whilst others are not so well placed. Conservatism is, supposedly, more realistic than liberalism, which has many idealistic holes, so I am not sure why such minimal tax gradients are not appreciated.
Report Post »Max jones
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 5:53pmWith six of the last seven presidents working so closely with “the globalists”, through the tri-lateral commission; and with 40+ years of progressiveism eating at our system, we’ll be lucky to get out of this mess with our souls. All politics is a diversion, now. The real threat IS the globalist cabal that OWNS, that’s right, OWNS, the Federal Reserve Bank. Especially, since, I learned, today, that the Fed, now, owns more of our debt than China. At least with China owning the lion’s share, they acted like a buffer between us and the new world order.
Report Post »The government now is liable to increase printing American dollars, to make our dollars even more worthless. They think they can beat the system with inflation. It’s been tried before, and of course, it failed. Tim Geitner is a Judas goat. .
5000YRLEAPER
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 6:37pmA Flat tax would fix everything.
Report Post »5000YRLEAPER
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 6:43pmThe “Perfect Storm” is perfect distribution of wealth.
Report Post »jzs
Posted on October 12, 2010 at 9:07amMikeRaleighNC – yes, Obama is commander in chief, although I doubt he’s read the book and personally decided it divulged secrets the enemy could use to harm or kill our troups. Where’s the “hate” in my post? I support our troops that’s all. Since when did you decide it’s okay to publish
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Contrarianthinker
Posted on October 12, 2010 at 11:57amI think some people are KNEE JERK REACTORS. This is very unhealthy IF you truly wish to restore our Constitutional Republic. Just because he was a major part of the Clinton Administration( Se4c of Labor) and is a progressive Economist doesn’t mean he has nothing worth listening to and pondering. HOW ARE YOU ANY DIFFERENENT FROM THE CLOSED MINDED PROGRESSIVES? God help america.
Report Post »Contrarianthinker
Posted on October 12, 2010 at 12:06pmMax, I’m with you on this issue of Global Governance. These folks are brilliant long term strategists. They have both the GOP and DP in their palms. Just pull the ropes differently depending on party in power. This is why the Tea Party is a MAJOR movement.. it is NOT just for the USA but for liberty throughout the globe. The Tea Party must EXPAND ITS MISSION AND VISION. Accept the challenge that we are parttnership with God. This is what Glenn is trying to teach us.
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