Monthly Archives: March 2013

Report: Over 47,000,000 Americans Are Now on Food Stamps

March 31, 2013   Shaun Connell   No comments
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obama confusedWe’ve repeatedly said in the past that we don’t believe there is an attempt to actually “fix” the economy. It’s not in the interest of Obama to “fix” the economy. He gains more when people are poor, hungry, and desperate. The more they need the state, the more they are willing to give him power, and the more his class warfare rhetoric “works”.

That’s one reason of thousands behind why Marxism and socialism always fail. The people in power have an incentive to get people broken, beaten down, and vulnerable — in other words, they must create a type of “political inequality” and dependence. When this is done, they “win”, so to speak.

How well is the plan working? Quite well, apparently. There are now over 47.8 million Americans on food stamps in America, according to the Wall Street Journal.

The Journal reports several reasons why the increase in dependence has exploded, and all of them show that the federal government is orchestrating it intentionally. From the article listed above:

“The biggest factor behind the upward march of food stamps is a sluggish job market and a rising poverty rate. At the same time, many states have pushed to get more people to apply for SNAP, a program where the federal government picks up the tab.”

As poverty grows worse, as jobs are not created, people become more dependent. As they grow more dependent, they begin to resent “country club” politicians who aren’t leftist — like Obama is. This is one of the greatest political corruption examples in human history, involving the fate of hundreds of millions of people. And yet they’re getting away with it. Absurd.

Some people are gaming the system, as well, almost unchecked. Some people are gaming food stamps for $7,000 — while the real middle class shrinks.

Meanwhile, some people are using food stamps to eat lobster, steak, and free up other income for tobacco and alcohol (though food stamps don’t directly cover those items). This is not an accident. This is part of the plan. And until people find out what’s happening, these psychopaths will keep winning.

Click here to read 3 unbelievable food stamp statistics in America.

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Piers Morgan’s Ratings Collapse After Gun-Bashing Rants

March 30, 2013   Shaun Connell   No comments
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morganpiersYou can chalk one up for poetic justice: Piers Morgan’s ratings are doing horrible, and he can no longer brag of being even one of the top personalities on CNN. This means that even on CNN, he’s no longer a strong contender. This embarrassment for CNN and for Morgan both.

Remember, Morgan was able to give himself a nice little boost during the aftermath of the Sandy Hook massacre. His tactic was simple… publicly, loudly, and obnoxiously insult and lie about the constitution, American gun control, crime statistics, and criminology in general.

This boost, however, looks like it was a kind of poison. The penalty for being out of touch with most of the country and doing a horrible job of even defending liberal ideas is that everyone will soon stop watching your show. And so they have.

Piers Morgan Has a History of Being a Liar

Remember, Morgan isn’t an American citizen. He was essentially exiled from the UK after it became clear that he was willing to use dishonest journalism to bash UK troops in the war. Whether the war is justified isn’t the point — the point is the man is a liar and shouldn’t be allowed within a football field of a camera and a mic.

CNN, however, figured this was a great thing to do. Now they’re paying for the choice.

Here’s a video from a few months back that show Piers getting obliterated by his own show by an old rocker. This is a good sign that he should have been looking for another job at the time anyway:

What do you think about Piers Morgan? Should he be fired?

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Why Government Worshipers Constantly Use the Race Card

March 29, 2013   Shaun Connell   No comments
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msnbcOne of the most common accusations I’ve heard — literally thousands of times — is that I must hate black people because I don’t like Obama. It doesn’t seem to matter to these people that I was upset at Bush for spending, taxing, and blowing stuff up. It doesn’t seem to matter to these people that I couldn’t stand the sight of Clinton.

No, these people don’t care about any of that. They think I’m racist because I don’t like the black president. Some people are confused by this, some think it’s just a cheap tactic, but few people understand what’s really happening.

The real reason collectivists are always accusing us of racism is because they’re collectivists — all they see are groups, not individuals or concepts. That’s why they’re so inconsistent, that’s why they make no attempt to understand economics, and that’s why they constantly accuse others of bigotry. They’re not philosophically wired to do anything else.

Collectivism is Philosophical Poison

Collectivism is the main cause of tyranny, because it dehumanizes the individual and focuses on “groups”. Ignoring the individual in order to “serve” a group is pure nonsense, because a group is simply a collection of individuals.

The founding fathers understood this, which is why individualism is enshrined in the Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Independence, and most of the writings of the day. As John Stuart Mill wrote in “On Liberty“:

Whatever crushes individuality is despotism, whether it professes to be enforcing the will of God or the injunctions of men.

The individual is the foundation of liberty. Collectivism makes no sense, and essentially allows people to engage in nothing but a logical fallacy of “part to whole”. It allows people to punish all gun owners for the crimes of the few. It allows people to hate all of a certain economic class because of the crimes of a few. It allows for racism, sexism, and every other kind of bigotry.

In the end, bigotry is just a consequence of the real problem: collectivism itself.

Liberal Racism, Sexism, and Bigotry

Now that we understand that bigotry only happens when we are collectivists, politics makes more sense. Whenever a person is racist, look deeply, and you’ll find either hidden or not-so-hidden collectivism. That’s the root of the problem.

Liberals and statists in general are essentially always believers in collectivism. That’s why they can’t stand black libertarians or conservatives — it messes up their collectivist view of what “black people are supposed to believe”.

This is why liberals seem to think that we’re racist for challenging Obama. They don’t see the same person I see — they just see a black man representing black people. I see a man representing bad ideas. I don’t care about the skin… they do. And yes, that’s racism.

In the end, the liberal infatuation with the word “racism” has nothing to do with stopping bigotry, collectivism, or focusing on merit. It’s only about projection of their own bigoted, collectivist, racist views.

And that’s why government worshipers constantly use the race card. Don’t expect to see this obvious explanation in the mainstream media — anyone who talks about this would just be labeled a “racist”, and ignored. It would be funny if so much wasn’t on the line.

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Rand Paul: We’re Going to Filibuster the Gun Control Bill

March 29, 2013   Shaun Connell   No comments
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rand paulSeveral weeks ago, Rand Paul staged one of the most powerful and definitely the most viral filibuster in American history. He stood his ground for 13 hours, demanding an answer to a simple question the Obama administration refused to answer: does the Obama administration believe it has the right to kill non-combatant US citizens on American soil?

This heroic stand led to a 50 point swing in how people viewed droning American citizens. That’s because Rand Paul isn’t just a conservative or a libertarian — he’s a teacher, and he’s helping explain important concepts to Americans. Now, he’s promising he’s going to filibuster gun control. Let’s hope it’s just half as successful. Here’s where Rand talks about the future filibuster defending the Second Amendment:

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Sick of Crime, Arizona Group Gives Out Free Shotguns

March 29, 2013   Shaun Connell   No comments
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shotgunWe’ve been posting so much bad news, we dug around until we found something that was actually remarkably positive. This fits the bill. An Arizona group has grown so sick of crime, they’ve taken matters into their own hands, and are now raising funds to give away free shotguns to people who life in dangerous areas.

Remember, there’s only one way to stop a gunman. And that’s with self-defense. People who are attacking others aren’t stupid, they’re just depraved. For most, the moment they realize their would-be victim is armed is the moment they stop the attack and run away, or end the attack with a self-inflicted wound.

It’s important to understand this next line: The state grows in power and authority when the people are dependent on the state. That’s why an independent population that believes in self-defense are the complete opposite of what totalitarians want to see. You’re independent, you don’t need them, and they can’t rule over you like a slave.

The person running the Arizona group seeking to give out shotguns . According to the Arizona Daily Star:

McClusky said the shotguns will be single-break-action guns that can hold only one shell. Pump-action shotguns have been considered, but that will depend on cost. For now, each gun will cost $205, which includes a box of ammunition. With the training and background checks included, McClusky estimates it will cost about $350 to $400 per person.

This is a brilliant way of proving what anti-gunners don’t want people to know… when people can stop crimes, and criminals know that starting a crime can end with their head detached from their body, crime generally goes down. I believe this used to be called “common sense”.

In the end, literally all evidence supports this position. When they passed a handgun ban in the UK, handgun crime doubled. Not just crime… handgun crime specifically doubled. This means gun control is a total failure.

Remember, the statists claim that science and studies are on their side. And yet they ignore all evidence. This is similar to when their economic central planning completely fails… something we should have learned in 2008. Of course, their motivation isn’t science, studies, or even saving lives. Their motivation is their worshiping of government. And that’s it.

For the rest of us, though, we applaud the Arizona group. We need more people able to defend themselves in America.

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White House: Yes, Obamcare Made Insurance More Expensive

March 28, 2013   Shaun Connell   No comments
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healthcareHealth insurance costs are skyrocketing, with insurance companies and small businesses around America struggling to make the numbers even work at all. An untold number of small businesses are going to sink because of Obamacare. There’s no telling how many jobs will be destroyed or stopped from being created because of this bureaucratic nightmare.

In fact, insurance premiums are already increasing even in anticipation of Obamacare finally being the law of the land. So far, Obamacare has been a collasal failure. We were right. It’s really that simple. We even warned of this repeatedly in the past.

But now, even the White House is admitting how bad Obamacare has failed. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius just admitted that, yes, young people (like myself) are going to see prices likely go up under Obamacare. When even she’s admitting it, you know it’s going to be horrible. Remember — this will ruin lives of people who were already barely able to afford insurance. It’s almost like these politicians should learn basic economics or something.

There’s No Such Thing as a Free Lunch

We’ve published earlier that there’s no such thing as a free lunch when it comes to Obamacare or anything else. If you increase regulations and force companies to offer more to people, then prices will go up. This means many people will suddenly have to cut their coverage, it means that jobs will be lost, it means some will leave the middle class and head to poverty, and it means people will suffer.

Liberals refuse to even discuss this. They ignore the economic impact of policies. To them, it’s a simple question. Do you want to help the poor? Then pass a law forcing the economy to do it! If economics were only this simple, we could all be billionaires. But unfortunately, it’s not.

In the end, this is only going to get worse. The deficit will get worse. The labor market will get worse. Income inequality will get worse for all the wrong reasons. The economy won’t recover and insurance won’t be cheaper until we’re able to accept the fact that the government is the one destroying the economy.

Don’t hold your breath.

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Video: Greg Gutfeld Destroys Anti-Gun Jim Carrey in Epic Rant

March 25, 2013   Shaun Connell   No comments
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greg gutfeldJim Carrey has made millions of dollars making a complete fool of himself in front of the world in order to get a few laughs. Apparently, he’s deciding to do the same thing in the political sphere by saying that gun owners aren’t “worth protecting”, mocking American hero Charlton Heston, and publishing a video that attacks rural gun owners. You can see what else he did here. It’s all disgusting and shameful, even for Hollywood.

Greg Gutfeld is is a libertarian personality on the Fox News show “The Five”. He’s also on a later show called “Red Eye”. If this video goes viral, the impact to Jim Carrey’s career should be substantial. Gun owners are a huge portion of America, and it’s time to vote with our feet. I’ll never watch another Jim Carrey movie again. Here’s the video:

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Good News: Senate Votes “NO” on UN Gun Ban Treaty

March 24, 2013   Shaun Connell   No comments
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come and take itFirst, the assault weapons ban effectually died in the Senate when it was divorced from the main Democrat anti-gun bill. It’s virtually certain that the ban is going to die without a chance of making it to law. That was the first pro-gun victory.

Now, the Senate voted “no” on the UN gun ban treaty by supporting an amendment that rejects a UN gun ban treaty. This is simply wonderful news, because any kind of move toward UN gun control could have very well led to bloodshed — many Americans simply would ignore any laws and/or disobey. I suppose you could say that the American people dodged a bullet.

That said, don’t get comfortable. This fight isn’t remotely close to being over. The sad part is that they can simply bring up the treaty again. Please keep an eagle eye on the news and listen for anything you can about future attempts to use the UN to create new gun laws. We’ll report everything we can find here.

Do treaties trump the constitution?

That depends on who you ask. That said, it’s not possible for a treaty to actually go against the constitution. The treaty would simply be words on a paper — not a binding treaty endorsed by the legitimate, constituional government of the United States.

That said, “legitimacy” hasn’t stopped the psychopaths and tyrants who have been trying to create a “New World Order” with centrally planned economies and legal systems. Their goal is power… and they don’t care what they have to do to get there.

The John Birch Society’s magazine “The New American” has a great write-up on this topic here. Check it out. The JBS has been fighting world government influences for decades. People used to claim they were “conspiracy theorists”, but now it’s fairly accepted around the world that, yes, there is a push for the UN to control everything about regular people’s lives.

Fighting a New World Order

The New World Order isn’t a new concept. For the entire span of history, tyrants and psychopaths have conspired to conquer the world. Alexander the Great used swords and spears, Genghis Khan used horseback tactics, Hitler used Blitzkrieg  and the current batch are being sneaky — they’re using treaties and contracts.

Regardless of the tactics, however, being conquered and having a world governmental system is a hideous idea that would enslave all of mankind for centuries. When power is consolidated, men become less free. A power concentrates, liberty dissipates.

That’s why it’s vital that we support decentralization of power, federalism, nullification, and encouraging the states to simply ignore or challenge any gun laws, Obamacare, and tyranny in any form.

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Genius: This is How Rand Paul Would Balance the Budget

March 22, 2013   Shaun Connell   No comments
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rQuite frankly, Rand Paul’s budget plan is beautiful. The Democrats would likely rather die before passing it, and people like McCain and Boehner would probably switch parties before passing it, but it’s still a beautiful plan.

The budget ends the deficit within 5 years. It abolishes Obamacare. It abolished the Department of Commerce. It privatizes the TSA. It approves the Keystone Pipeline. It eliminates the Department of Education while keeping Pell grants in place.

In the end, it’s absolutely brilliant. This isn’t some kind of moderate proposal. This is a plan that cuts spending in a way that strengthens the economy and would create jobs — it cuts regulations, cuts destructive spending, and yet does it in a way that doesn’t shock the system into a recession.

This is not the same as Paul Ryan’s budget, which is fairly moderate and unlikely to be followed. The Washington Times points out:

The spending proposal the freshman senator outlined Friday would put the nation on a path to a balanced budge five years faster than the plan that House Republicans adopted last week. The unveiling came as the Senate was debating a Democratic budget that would leave a major deficit even after 10 years.

We were mostly quiet when it came to Paul Ryan’s budget, because his budget proposal was fairly moderate — it caved on almost every major issue to Obama. That’s not just bad economics — it’s also bad strategy.

If there’s one thing that Rand Paul has taught the GOP so far, it’s that challenging the White House head on is the only way to get anything done. The GOP needs to get over their nerves, get a backbone, and start supporting plans like this.

Conservative commentator Jack Hunter said the following:

“Republicans, this is what a conservative budget proposal looks like. Democrats, this is what a budget proposal looks like.”

Remember, the Democrats haven’t actually passed a budget in almost half of a decade. We’re dealing with people in fiscal denial. The only exception seems to be Rand Paul. Let’s support the man — we should take every bit of sanity in DC that we can get.

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Rand Paul: Not Another Penny to Anti-American Regimes

March 20, 2013   Shaun Connell   No comments
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rand paulOne of my favorite things about Rand Paul is that he cares about ending our destructive “foreign aid” program. It’s a misleading label. Our “foreign aid” is essentially when we give cash and weapons to the most evil people on the planet, like Obama’s $250 million in “aid” given to Egypt’s tyrannical ”Muslim Brotherhood” leadership.

This is one thing Rand Paul seems to care about, unlike almost everyone else in DC. And he should care about it, for an obvious historical reason: The weapons we give to tyrannical radicals will probably be used against us at some point. It’s time to stop the aid. Here’s Rand’s entire CPAC speech:

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