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Ron Paul's original staff economist, Dr. Gary North!

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Friday, December 7, 2012

Medicare Reform: The Great Default
Why will there be no Medicare reform until the government is at the edge of default? Because those calling for Medicare reform are so utterly boring that no one, especially in Congress, will pay any attention. One well-meaning reformer wrote an article for MarketWatch, a mainstream, Keyensian site. She tried her best to make her... READ MORE


Vacant Homes: 14 Million (Early 2009), 14 Million (2012)
Has housing bottomed? No. In early 2009, there were 14 million empty houses in the United States, for whatever reason. In October 2009, there were 18.8 million. In 2011, there were 18.4 million. Today, there are 14 million. In other words, we are back to the level of early 2009. That was a recession year. ... READ MORE

Short Video: “Keynes as Santa” Spoof on Christmas Spending
Here is a clever video. It takes apart John Maynard Keynes. It shows why the economic problem is not a lack of spending. It’s a spoof of those late-night TV ads that used to sell a record collection of famous hit songs, but which today sell CD-ROM collections of famous hit songs. This collection is... READ MORE


Short Video: How the Free Market Reduces Theft
In just three minutes, this simple, low-cost video shows why the free market creates institutional arrangements that reduce theft. This is a clear, simple video on why the free market overcomes the supposedly dog-eat-dog world of social philosophers who do not understand liberty. This is part of a wonderful series of videos. They are all... READ MORE

Clash Daily

Gun Owners: Should You Listen to Bob Costas or Jesus? I was on a talk show the other day defending the Second Amendment and our right to protect ourselves from violent weeds. I made it clear that I am a Christian who is extremely cool (to the point of being giddy) with our right to ... READ MORE

The Presidency as Therapy for Barack Obama No doubt about it, of humankind’s numberless qualities, gloating would rank among the most unattractive. The act of gloating discloses a throbbing hole in one’s self-esteem clamoring to be plugged with artificially ... READ MORE

HOT OPINIONS Ask not what your country can do for you, but ask, “What the hell just happened to our country? LORD AND SAVIOR OBAMA Two Wolves and a Lamb: The Myth of Democracy BOB COSTAS Gun Control SPEECH RESPONSE Ted Nugent: Welfare Recipients Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Vote Peace In The Middle East? Not While Hamas Is Around NEWS CLASH Liberal Hell Alert: NYC Hits Sandy Victims With ‘Failure To Maintain’ Property Citation Bizzaro Land Alert: The End of Transgender as a Mental Illness Boehner le Wuss: Depose Him Now Please Vince Vaughn Teams Up with Glenn Beck? Syria’s Chemical Weapons Came From Saddam’s Iraq NY Times Attacks Texas for Attracting Business

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Must Read News Senator says Obama sent billions to U.N. Inside story of Boehner's conservative purge Michigan House votes to reject federal detention plan Costas shoots himself in foot, again – on O’Reilly Judge yanks anti-Christian officials' chain DeMint leaving Senate to run Heritage Foundation 'Fiscal cliff' no problem, but 'debt ceiling'… Benghazi bungle an attempt to advance Islam? Hamas 'doubles' number of Egyptian troops on payroll Church father bares soul over struggle with sin This day in WND History: Dec. 7 Other Highlights Obama, military chiefs lied about bin Laden's death date Lord Monckton evicted from climate summit Berkeley students target Salvation Army bell ringers Burglar calls 9-1-1 on armed homeowner

Daily Blessing Your daily dose of spiritual inspiration Today's Scripture reading from the Holy Bible Joke Of The Day Hospital drama Today's Poll Et tu, Boehner?

Cowboy Byte

December 7, 2012
“Political Games” From Whom? The White House has effectively conceded that the President’s “plan” (note the sarcastic scare quotes) for avoiding the fiscal cliff cannot even pass the US Senate, which is controlled by Democrats. “We don’t have 60 votes in the Senate,” White … Continue reading → Top Cowboy Headlines EIA projects natural gas production to exceed consumption by 2020 2012 Farm Bill update Unions storm Michigan capitol to protest right-to-work law White House Admits Obama’s Fiscal Cliff Plan Can’t Pass Dem-Controlled Senate George Zimmerman Suing NBC Over Their Selectively Edited 911 Tape That Made Him Sound Racist House approves resolution to keep Internet control out of UN hands Senate passes Russia trade bill in 92-4 vote Jim DeMint Leaving the Senate to Become Heritage Foundation President Jindal: Obama, Congress Are “Psychologically Incapable of Getting our Fiscal House in Order” Bob Costas Continues to Bury Himself Over Anti-Gun Comments If U.S. hikes taxes, high-income Californians might pay almost 52 percent Agriculture and the fiscal cliff News You May Have Missed Leadership: Obama to Play Basketball on Election Day True the Vote: Keeping Our Elections Free and Clean Benghazi a barometer of Obama’s incompetence Swing-state ballot measures take aim at ‘ObamaCare,’ abortion rights

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Today's Top Stories Friday, December 07, 2012 BREAKING...BAD (for you): The faces of meth as seen in a series of graphic pics that show the horrors of addiction and the toll it takes The horrors of addiction are made abundantly clear in this series of graphic snapshots that show the terrible toll methamphetamine takes on a person's body. Trayvon Martin's killer slaps NBC News with lawsuit, claims 911 call was edited to potray him as a 'racist' The neighborhood watch volunteer accused of killing Trayvon Martin slapped NBC News with a lawsuit Thursday, charging it portrayed him as a “racist and predatory villain” to boost ratings. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid compares GOP to Jets Reid used the sports analogy to slam the GOP’s approach to the looming budget deadline known as the fiscal cliff, as well as the upcoming debt ceiling, during a round of Senate floor squabbling. 'Our immigration policy is what I call national suicide': Bloomberg If the nation wants to lure the technology jobs of the future — and avoid a devastating crisis — it needs an immediate overhaul of its immigration laws, Mayor Bloomberg said Thursday.

News

• This is democracy? Egypt bans protests outside presidential palace as Islamists and secularists wage bloody street battle • Teachers did this?! Blind 6-year-old boy dragged through school by ankles, teachers face charges • Toddler born with liver, intestines OUTSIDE her body leaves hospital after 850 days • Missouri couple's dog brings home bizarre find - an alligator's head • 'He attacked me first': Fiend suspected of shoving straphanger in front of oncoming train charged with murder, but blames victim • 7.3-magnitude quake hits Japan

Crime

•	Mom of victim finally at peace after accused serial killer confesses

•	Ex-detective guilty of second-degree manslaughter for killing Albanian immigrant

•	Jurors reach verdict in manslaughter trial Ophadell Williams

•	Two high-ranking NYPD officials, including the department’s top lawyer, have quietly retired

•	Loved ones mourn Kasandra Perkins at funeral

•	Brooklyn man gets 5 years in credit purge scam

Strong quake hits off Japan near Fukushima disaster zone

Reuters/Reuters - Passengers gather after train services were suspended following an earthquake at Sendai station in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture, in this photo taken by Kyodo December 7, 2012. REUTERS/Kyodo

•  Article: Fukushima workers move to safety after tsunami warning: Tepco
  52 mins ago

TOKYO (Reuters) - A strong quake centered off northeastern Japan shook buildings as far away as Tokyo on Friday and triggered a one-meter tsunami in an area devastated by last year's Fukushima disaster, but there were no immediate reports of deaths or serious damage.

The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 7.3, the U.S. Geological Survey said, adding that there was no risk of a widespread tsunami.

The March 2011 earthquake and following tsunami killed nearly 20,000 people and triggered the world's worst nuclear crisis in 25 years when the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant was destroyed, leaking radiation into the sea and air.

Workers at the plant were ordered to move to higher ground after Friday's quake. Tokyo Electric Power Co, the operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant, reported no irregularities at its nuclear plants.

All but two of Japan's 50 nuclear reactors have been idled since the Fukushima disaster as the government reviews safety.

The quake measured a "lower 5" in Miyagi prefecture on Japan's scale of one to seven, meaning there might be some damage to roads and houses that are less quake resistant.

The scale measures the amount of shaking and in that sense gives a better idea of possible damage than the magnitude. The quake registered a 4 in Tokyo.

The one-meter tsunami hit at Ishinomaki, in Miyagi, at the centre of the devastation from the March 2011 disaster. All Miyagi trains halted operations and Sendai airport, which was flooded by the tsunami last year, closed its runway.

Five people in the prefecture were slightly injured.

"I was in the centre of the city the very moment the earthquake struck. I immediately jumped into the car and started running away towards the mountains. I'm still hiding inside the car," said Ishinomaki resident Chikako Iwai.

"...I have the radio on and they say the cars are still stuck in the traffic. I'm planning to stay here for the next couple of hours."

Narita airport outside Tokyo was back in action after a brief closure for safety checks. There were small tsunamis, measuring in the centimeters, elsewhere near the epicenter.

Last year's quake, which measured 9.0, triggered fuel-rod meltdowns at Fukushima, causing radiation leakage, contamination of food and water and mass evacuations. Much of the area is still deserted.

The government declared in December that the disaster was under control.

"Citizens are now escaping to designated evacuation centers and moving to places on higher ground," office worker Naoki Ara said in Soma, 30 km (18 miles) from the Fukushima-Daiichi plant.

Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda cancelled campaigning in Tokyo ahead of a December 16 election and was on his way back to his office, but there was no immediate plan to hold a special cabinet meeting.

Public spending on quake-proofing buildings is a big election issue.

Japanese were posting photos of their TV screens with tsunami warnings on Facebook, asking each other whether they're safe, confirming their whereabouts.

"It shook for a long time here in Tokyo, are you guys all right?" posted Eriko Hamada, enquiring about the safety of her friends.

Phone lines were overloaded and it was difficult to contact residents of Miyagi.

"Owing to the recent earthquake, phone lines are very busy, please try again later," the phone operator said.

The yen rose against the dollar and the euro on the news, triggering some safe-haven inflows into the Japanese currency.

(Additional reporting by Tomasz Janowski, Leika Kihara and Aaron Sheldrick; Writing by Nick Macfie; Editing by Ken Wills)

Christmas Exposed as Pagan Idolatry!

Jesus is NOT the Reason for the Season: Warning to Christians!!

This show will be very hard to take for many of you. If you are someone who celebrates Christmas, I ask you, do your homework, study your Bible, and the pain you feel after this show will make you realize the Truth can hurt, but the Truth shall set you free!

(Warning: You may sleep for days)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIpHk5LBmWs

The Establishment's Stench

The political establishment in BOTH parties in Washington, D.C. is doubling down, and the stench from their smoky backroom deals is getting stronger every day.

Earlier this year, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke announced a program of PERMANENT "Quantitative Easing" - a move virtually sure to help finish off the U.S. Dollar.

Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner wants the President to be able to raise our nation's debt ceiling at will.

Now - desperate to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff" - House Speaker John Boehner has already laid out an offer to President Obama to hike takes by a whopping $800 BILLION.

And just days ago, Speaker Boehner and the House GOP establishment stripped some of the strongest pro-limited government Members of the House - including Representative Justin Amash - of their Committee positions.

Representatives Amash and Huelskamp were removed from the Budget Committee, which happens to be chaired by Paul Ryan.

One has to be curious if we're witnessing a little payback, since both representatives opposed the Ryan budget.

Both men realize we have to address spending problems now - not wait decades to balance the budget.

What were the reasons given for Boehner's "purge"?

Not voting with Republican leadership enough. In other words, being "too principled" and actually believing in the talking points GOP candidates do their best to mouth on the campaign trail.

The message is clear.

Speaker Boehner is determined to cut a deal with President Obama to hike taxes and keep spending skyrocketing.

And rank-and-file House Republicans better get in line. Or else.

Forget demanding spending cuts.

Forget drawing a line in the sand and saying "NO" to economically destructive new taxes.

Our nation is over $16.3 TRILLION in debt, but that has nothing to do with wasteful politicians.

It's the fault of "selfish" people like you who don't hand over every red cent to Big Government bureaucrats in their mad rush to destroy every last memory of free markets in our country.

That's what the statists want you to believe.

Only to a politician could people who want to keep the fruits of their labor be considered "greedy," while those who would effectively STEAL those fruits be considered bighearted.

This fight is just beginning, of course.

But as you and I get closer to the holidays, it gets ever more dangerous.

Politicians think you and I aren't paying attention.

And the statists can hardly contain their excitement at RAMMING through a massive deal with President Obama to hike our taxes and earn praise from Big Government mouthpieces like the New York Times.

In fact, just thinking about it puts tears in Speaker Boehner's eyes.

That's why you and I are going to have to be more vigilant than ever.

I'll keep you updated on new developments in this fight over the next few weeks.

There will be many. And this fight will move fast.

Please be ready to take action. Grassroots citizens like you can derail the establishment's schemes.

But only if we're ready to show Washington, D.C. we mean business.

You can start today by calling John Boehner's office at (202) 225-6205 to demand he reinstate the members he "purged" to their committees.

In Liberty,

John Tate
President

P.S. Speaker John Boehner just announced his $800 billion tax hike plan and removed some of the most pro-limited government representatives from key legislative positions in a threat to ensure House Members follow his lead to hike taxes.

You and I are going to have to be ready to respond at a moment's notice against further compromises in the coming weeks.

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