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• What You’re Not Hearing About the New Jobs Bill: It Overrides State’s Rights

  September 20, 2011 at 10:21pm

  In reply to Mike N.

  Unfortunately, Mike, the law would stand. Godfather is mostly right. States can and do forfeit rights in exchange for “federal” monies. If you know just a few constitutional basics, you will realize you know this as well. A quick example: the constitution enumerates specific powers to the federal government, specific powers to states, and then indicates that any power not specifically given to the federal government shall belong to state or local governments. One such specific power given to states and locales is . . . education. I imagine you all realize how heavily involved the federal government is in legislating in this area: special education regulation, school lunch requirements, No Child Left Behind, Race to the Top. How do they subvert the constitution? And yes, I said, “subvert” and that is where godfather and I disagree. Money. States need the money, and there are strings attached: specifically the waiver of state rights to override the federal rules UNLESS the state turns down the money. And federal money gets so infused into these systems, such as education, that one quickly gets to the point of no return. Now, why I agree with much of what the godfather said, where do we ultimately disagree? We both know this is how the system works, but only one of us believe it is subverting the constituion. Why is it subversion? Because it is our MONEY! The feds take and take, and then they only give back what is ours if we agree to forfeit constitutional rights.

  Ron

• Greece: Man in Debt Lights Himself on Fire…For the Second Time (Warning — Graphic Photos)

  September 17, 2011 at 11:31am

  In reply to ICANHANDLETHETRUTH.

  I kind of doubt this was too painful. Have you ever seen someone douse their hand with lighter fluid or gasoline, then light it, and wave their hand around for a few seconds before dunking it in water or otherwise extinguishing it (sometimes just by shaking the flames out)? They do this for shock effect, and because they know something very simple. Gasoline and lighter fluid are highly flammable. Your hand is not highly flammable (though clearly it can burn). The gasoline will burn of quickly, and while the gas is burning, you feel heat, but YOU ARE NOT BURNING. The key, of course, is in the timing. After the flame consumes the gas, you want to make sure you extinguish it before it moves on to burning your skin and flesh. This man clearly wanted to make a RADICAL, DRAMATIC protest (bullhorn in hand), and he clearly knew, much like the financial bailout he is rioting for, he would be bailed out quickly by a cop with a fire extinguisher. Rally the crowd, Embolden other protesters. Create a bigger disturbance, and then enjoy the press coverage of the liberal media spinning the government atrocities that are causing people so much anguish that they decide to light themselves on fire. And he can watch all of this free of charge, probably with not much pain (”non-lifethreatening chest burns) from a hospital room with sympathy and meals delivered at taxpayer expense. I am sorry, but I can’t feel sorry for a radical protester who lights himself on fire.

• Greece: Man in Debt Lights Himself on Fire…For the Second Time (Warning — Graphic Photos)

  September 17, 2011 at 11:20am

  I am sorry, but this man is not the victim, and though many of us know quite well how terrible debt and bankruptcy can be, this is not the behavior of a man simply ruined by bad decisions or a bad economy who now wants to end his life.

  1. He is standing outside a bank with a bullhorn. He is not sympathy case, he is a RADICAL PROTESTER!

  2. There is rioting. Policemen are nearby and they have fire extinguishers. He has clearly calculated correctly, for a second time, that he can make a huge political statement and rally the crowd (and people following the inevitable press coverage) by making this dramatic scene of lighting himself on fire without substantial risk of injury to himself.

  3. Look at his clothes. They are barely burned. I would bet his, “non-lifethreatening” burns to his chest are pretty minor.

  He did this before, he will do it again. WHY? Because he is protesting for more bailouts. The whole society reeks of bailouts, and in fact to be harsh, HE KNEW HE WOULD BE BAILED OUT OF THE SITUATION HE CREATED BY LIGHTING HIMSELF ABLAZE.

  Who has followed the planned day of rage for today? Do you think those protesters will be poor people down and out on their luck who feel they have been personally raped by the banks? Or do you think those people are part of the professional left, taking pictures of the destruction they cause with their expensive cell phones, and meeting later for a latte?

  This man is the same. A professional protester,