The bailouts cause a spike in sales of Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged

Sales of “Atlas Shrugged” Soar in the Face of Economic Crisis

Washington, D.C., February 23, 2009--Sales of Ayn Rand’s “Atlas Shrugged” have almost tripled over the first seven weeks of this year compared with sales for the same period in 2008. This continues a strong trend after bookstore sales reached an all-time annual high in 2008 of about 200,000 copies sold.

“Americans are flocking to buy and read ‘Atlas Shrugged’ because there are uncanny similarities between the plot-line of the book and the events of our day” said Yaron Brook, Executive Director at the Ayn Rand Center for Individual Rights. “Americans are rightfully concerned about the economic crisis and government’s increasing intervention and attempts to control the economy. Ayn Rand understood and identified the deeper causes of the crisis we’re facing, and she offered, in ‘Atlas Shrugged,’ a principled and practical solution consistent with American values."

The book was written in 1957. Rand could even see the trends back then.

John Stossel get its right on gun control

Gun control makes people defenseless

South Africa has some of the strictest gun control in the world.......

South African men are 'raping women to cure them of being lesbians'

Lesbians living in South Africa are being raped by men who believe it will 'cure' them of their sexual orientation, a report has revealed.

Women are reporting a rising tide of brutal homophobic attacks and murders and the widespread use of 'corrective' rape as a form of punishment.

The extent of the brutality became clear when Eudy Simelane, former star of South Africa's national female football squad, became one of the victims last April.

Simelane, one of the first women to live openly as a lesbian and an equality rights campaigner, was gang-raped and beaten before being stabbed to death 25 times in the face, chest and legs.

...now imagine if these women could defend themselves with a firearm.

Here's a group that would likely agree: Pink Pistols

Charlie Rangel, Jason Mattera and minding your Goddamned business...

In this youtube video Charlie Rangel is questioned about his waste of taxpayer money.



Does Rangel deny any of the accusations? No, instead he responds with, "Why don't you mind your Goddamned business!" Charlie, I have some news for you, what the government does with OUR tax money IS our business.

Hey Rangel, you sound awfully guilty you giant dumbass. You didn't even have the "decency" to deny doing anything wrong.

The Patriotic Resistance

A website worth checking out:

The Patriotic Resistance

Stimulus watch

This site seems worth visiting......

Stimulus Watch

StimulusWatch.org was built to help the new administration keep its pledge to invest stimulus money smartly, and to hold public officials to account for the taxpayer money they spend. We do this by allowing you, citizens around the country with local knowledge about the proposed "shovel-ready" projects in your city, to find, discuss and rate those projects. These projects are not part of the stimulus bill. They are candidates for funding by federal grant programs once the bill passes.

Financial obligations of the US federal government exceed world GDP

Federal obligations exceed world GDP: Does $65.5 trillion terrify anyone yet?

As the Obama administration pushes through Congress its $800 billion deficit-spending economic stimulus plan, the American public is largely unaware that the true deficit of the federal government already is measured in trillions of dollars, and in fact its $65.5 trillion in total obligations exceeds the gross domestic product of the world.

The total U.S. obligations, including Social Security and Medicare benefits to be paid in the future, effectively have placed the U.S. government in bankruptcy, even before new continuing social welfare obligation embedded in the massive spending plan are taken into account.

The real 2008 federal budget deficit was $5.1 trillion, not the $455 billion previously reported by the Congressional Budget Office, according to the "2008 Financial Report of the United States Government" as released by the U.S. Department of Treasury.

Unreal......

Death to the Fairness Doctrine

There's nothing fair about it.

Democrats Consider Reviving 'Fairness Doctrine'

Congress has more important things to worry about. Leave the private sector alone! Let radio stations broadcast what makes them money, damn it!

David Olofson update

Our freedoms are under blatant attack.....



The NRA has been reluctant to back Olofson. Gun Owners of America and JPFO are backing Olofson with GOA financially supporting Olofson's legal defense. I may cancel my NRA membership and send more money to GOA and JPFO.

The Financial Crisis, Bailout, and Stimulus Coverage

I have a subscription to Reason magazine. For the most part, I agree with their heavily libertarian viewpoints. Reason has a number of op-eds, blogs, videos, etc regarding the current economic crisis, how we can get out of it and how we got here in the first place. Its certainly worth a look.

Reason's Financial Crisis, Bailout, and Stimulus Coverage.

Racist, bigots and Obama

I know, I know, the phrase "racist morons" is redundant. The Klan and other racist, hateful asshats are all spooled up about Obama becoming their (and our) president.

White supremacists under the scanner ahead of Obama swearing-in

"Washington, Jan 17 (ANI): White supremacists across the United States are closely being watched by hate crimes experts and law enforcement officials as Barack Obama prepares to be sworn in as the first Black president of the United States next week.

So far, there is no known organized effort to express opposition to Obama's rise to the presidency — other than a call by the National Knights of the Ku Klux Klan for its members to wear black armbands and fly the US flag upside down on Inauguration Day and Obamas first full day in office, the Daily News reported.

The level of vitriol, I expect, will go up a bit more around inauguration time, said Brian Levin, director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University-San Bernardino.

There is concern about White supremacist groups during the inauguration, said Joe Persichini, the assistant FBI director who is helping to oversee security during the inauguration.

The inauguration of the nations first minority president increases any potential threat, particularly stemming from individuals on the extremist fringe of the white supremacist movement, said a recent intelligence assessment by the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI.

But law enforcement has the appropriate resources to respond if needed, Persichini said. We have seen a lot of chatter. We have seen a lot of discussions, he said.
We have seen some information via the Internet. But those are discussions. We look at the vulnerabilities and whether or not the groups are taking action. You have freedom of speech, he added.

Anger, violence and interest in racist ideology did increase in the hours and days after Obama was elected president in November, hate groups experts said.

Three New York men were indicted on charges of conspiracy to interfere with voting rights — accused of targeting and attacking African-Americans in a brutal crime spree soon after Obama was declared the winner on November 4."

Guess what? Obama will be the American president for the next 4 years, perhaps even the next 8. Get used to it. Did I vote for Obama? No, I voted for Libertarian Bob Barr. Do I like many of Obama's ideas and political leanings? Certainly not. However, that is no reason for hatred and bigotry. Don't hate the man, but please feel free to vehemently disagree with his politics.

The increased security measures the government will employ during and after the inauguration (and for which we'll have to pay) could be used as another excuse for government to restrict our individual freedoms. Why? Because of threats from a bunch of stupid morons want to commit violence and assassinate someone because of skin color and ethnic background. Its amazing that in 2009 some people can still be so easily driven by hate.

When the complaints about the government infringing upon our freedoms and individual rights begin, I know where the loudest complaints will likely come from.

Death to all juice!! Wait....I mean the Jooos!! Psst, how do you spell Ju?

On Sunday 28 December an anti-Israel hate fest took place in Manhattan. The following picture proves my theory that anyone who calls for the death of a whole race, regardless of the race, is a complete moron. And I apologize for insulting morons.

From Little Green Footballs: Death to All Juice: "A classic picture of numb-skulled hatred from the pro-Palestinian demonstration in Manhattan yesterday."

From Tammy Bruce: Death to the Joooooooooish Juice!: "Just above the word 'Juice' is 'Zionist' written in parenthesis. Just to make sure we know he's only against that Jewish Juice."

Hamas legalizes crucifixion (and amputation and blood revenge)

Column One: The 'realist' fantasy:

"On Tuesday, Hamas legislators marked the Christmas season by passing a Shari'a criminal code for the Palestinian Authority. Among other things, it legalizes crucifixion."

PA Adopts Islamic Criminal Code:

"The criminal code adopted by the PA includes such punishments as lashes, amputation of thieves' hands, crucifixion, approval of blood revenge, and execution. According to the Arabic press, the law stipulates that only the victim of a crime can pardon opt to forgo the 'Koranic penalties'."

Hamas are nothing but a bunch of savages. I feel for the poor people in Gaza who have to live under the rule of these beasts. I'm sure life for those in Gaza was much more bearable under the "occupation."

Congress and its automatic pay raise

The fact that Congress doesn't even seem to want to take up the issue of foregoing its annual automatic pay raise is impressive. Thankfully, there are a few in Congress who realize that all Americans should tighten their belts. Even those who have contributed to the current financial mess.

(All emphases below are mine).

Matheson again fights automatic pay hike

"Despite the country's economic meltdown, Congress is about to receive an automatic $4,700 pay raise on Thursday — a 2.8 percent increase over the current $169,300 salary for most members.

Rep. Jim Matheson says that is unconscionable, and he's vowing to renew his annual fight to stop such automatic raises. He says the bad economy might just help him win this year, and a government watchdog group is joining his battle to say the raise is a bad idea in such times.

'In a situation where there aren't many people in this country who are seeing their salaries go up, and in fact a lot of people are losing their jobs, the notion that Congress should be having an automatic pay raise without even a vote just doesn't pass the smell test,' Matheson said earlier this month.

Agreeing is Tom Schantz, president of the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste — which also issued a call for Congress to stop its automatic pay raise.

'While thousands of Americans are facing layoffs and downsizing, Congress should be mortified to accept a raise,' Schantz said.

Worse, Schantz said Congress hasn't earned a raise because it allowed the deficit to balloon while Congress was 'plagued with corruptions allegations.' So, Schantz said, 'If congressional leaders believe that the taxpayers should give pay raises to this rogues' gallery of ineptitude and venality, they ought to step away from the spiked eggnog.'"

Congress doesn't deserve a raise? I concur.

I have to hand it to Matheson as he has been attempting to force a yearly vote on annual Congressional pay raises instead of leaving them as automatic, "Since Matheson entered Congress, he has attempted every year to force Congress to vote on whether to accept a raise rather than receive it automatically. He has always failed on procedural votes that would lead to such a straight up-or-down vote."

Jewish world domination is OVER...damn, we spoke too soon!!!

[Sarcasm on]

At first I became worried. Can we really be loosing control of the world?! Are our plans for world domination really falling apart?!

The Avriani newspaper in Greece, after Obama's election, claimed that the "end of Jewish dominion" had arrived and that "everything changes in America which we hope it becomes more democratic and human."

Naturally I panicked and thought, "those sons-of-bitches are onto us!" My Jew brothers, sisters and I have been stopped in our tracks.

Thankfully, my fear abated after reading this morning's headline, from the same bunch of big dumb heads, at the same newspaper: "After the American Jews acquired once again the world's wealth and plunged the planet into an unprecedented financial crisis, they started rehearsing for WWIII."

Once again, we are in total control.

/Sarcasm off

I wonder when we'll see a headline about the Mossad knocking off Avriani's staff. Since we control the world, shutting down the Avriani should be mere child's play.

Anti-Semitism and the Madoff Scandal

Bernard Madoff engineers a $50 billion Ponzi scheme and he happens to be Jewish. Of course all the Jew-hating scumbags of the world come out of their little dirt holes and pounce all over the "evils" of the Jews.

Madoff scam spurs online anti-Semitism:

"In the wake of what police believe to be a $50 billion Ponzi scheme engineered by Wall Street insider Bernard Madoff, a flood of anti-Semitic comments have deluged the internet, being posted on various mainstream and extremist websites, the Anti-Defamation League reported."

'Jews are always a convenient scapegoat in times of crisis, but the Madoff scandal and the fact that so many of the defrauded investors are Jewish has created a perfect storm for the anti-Semites,' Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, said in a press release published by the organization on Friday. 'Nowadays, the first place Jew-haters will go is to the Internet, where they can give voice to their hateful ideas without fear of repercussions.'

'Blogging and social media sites are changing the way people communicate their reactions to events in the news and interact with each other,' Foxman continued. 'More people are online than ever before, and many more Web sites offer users the ability to comment immediately and anonymously. Those who harbor anti-Semitic beliefs feel most comfortable expressing themselves in cyberspace, where they can provoke a reaction from others or find like-minded individuals to affirm their beliefs.'"

Hey cowards and bigots, when you're done ranting about the Joooooooooos on the internet, please go back to reading your copies of the Protocols of the Elder's of Zion and Mein Kampf. Let me know if you need help with the big words.

Hamas scumbag blows up too soon

A case of premature detonation, perhaps?

Hamas operative killed in Gaza 'work accident'

"Hamas on Tuesday announced that one of its gunmen had been killed in a "work accident" near the village of Khan Yunis in the central Gaza Strip.

Jasser Kadikh "was killed while carrying out a Jihad mission," Hamas's military wing said in a statement.

Hamas routinely puts out such euphemistic statements when operatives are killed while handling explosives."

Work accident, my backside! Another "poor" hamas scumbag dies in his quest to kill innocent Jewish and Israeli civilians. I won't be loosing any sleep over this tonight. Enjoy your virgins, bitch!

Jimmy Carter loves hezbollah

Moonbat Jimmy Carter traveled to Lebanon recently to build his continuing case against the Zionist occupiers and Jews. From his own website:

Paris, Lebanon, and Syria Trip Report by Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter: Dec. 5-16, 2008

"Neither Hezbollah nor the Lebanese Armed Forces have any anti-aircraft weapons for defense."

Not only does Hezbollah scum have and use anti-aircraft weapons, despite Carter's claim, they were using them in populated civilian areas. I guess that's not a big deal to Mr. Carter. Human shields are justified in the face of Israeli occupation as is the purposeful targeting of Israeli civilians. Dead Jews are okay in his eyes but God forbid the Jooooooooooos try to defend themselves.

War in Lebanon: Hezbollah Truck Carrying Anti-Aircraft Gun

Jimmy, you are a bigot. Just admit it and move on, you asshat.

Chris Matthews loves Barack Obama

I detect no bias here, whatsoever. Chris Matthews is incredibly fair. LOL.



Chris Matthews says, "He [Obama] speaks about America in a way that has nothing to do with politics." A politician, running for president, speaking about America, in a way that has nothing to do with politics? What a bunch of crap.

Chris gets a "thrill going up his leg." Like when you meet a horny dog for the first time?

How did the financial crisis happen?

From the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy, What got us here?:

"Despite politicians' best efforts to blame the roots of the financial crisis on missteps by the private sector, the true culprit is the U.S. government itself. It was the government's policies that first created the housing bubble and then allowed, and even encouraged, the removal of equity from homes and capital from the banking system--both of which would have provided a cushion against a meltdown when the bubble burst."

Paul Wallison discusses the current financial crisis in a video from reason.tv

"At Reason's 40th anniversary event, held in Hollywood on November 14 and 15, the American Enterprise Institute's Peter Wallison analyzed the roots of the current market meltdown and explained how government policies directly caused or massively exacerbated the housing bubble and the subsequent bust at the center of things."

Paul Wallison on the roots of the Financial Crisis

Watch the video here.

This video is rather long (25 minutes) but Wallison does an excellent job in detailing how we got to the financial crisis with which we are dealing with today. It is WELL worth watching.

Congress gives itself a raise, part 2

While we are all struggling economically, Congress decides its worthy of a pay raise. What crap.

CCAGW OPPOSES CONGRESSIONAL PAY RAISE

'The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) today urged lawmakers to make their first order of business when they reconvene in the nation’s capitol in January to introduce legislation to freeze congressional salaries at current rates. All Members of Congress are slated to get an automatic pay raise in January, 2009 unless they vote to block it. Each rank and file member of Congress is poised to see another $4,700 in his or her paycheck over the next year, an increase of 2.8 percent over their current $169,300 annual salary.

“Members of Congress don’t deserve one additional dime of taxpayer money in 2009,” said CCAGW President Tom Schatz. “While thousands of Americans are facing layoffs and downsizing, Congress should be mortified to accept a raise. They failed to pass most of their appropriations bills, the deficit is on pace to reach an unprecedented $1 trillion, and the national debt stands at $10 trillion. In addition, this Congress has been ethically challenged, plagued with corruption allegations, convictions, and sex scandals.”

“House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) probably rues the day she so blithely promised that Democrats would ‘lead the most honest, most open and most ethical Congress in history.’ Instead, there has been a relentless degradation of the ethics rules. While Congress has sat in judgment of everyone from oil company executives and financial services industry executives to domestic automaker CEOs, it has failed spectacularly to police itself.”

In a sad continuation of the unprincipled character of the 109th Congress, the 110th has also been riddled with examples of malfeasance. Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) faces years in jail for his conviction on seven counts of failing to report more than $250,000 in improper gifts he received from 1999 to 2006. Alaska Rep. Don Young (R) reportedly has spent $1 million on defense attorneys related to a federal investigation into allegations of bribery. There are two investigations underway of House Ways and Means Chairman Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) over alleged tax improprieties. Former Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.) has been indicted and is awaiting trial on alleged bribery charges. The Senate Ethics Committee is looking at both Sens. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) and Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) over sweetheart mortgage deals they may have received from Countrywide Financial. Rep. Vito Fosella (R-N.Y.) was convicted of drunk driving. And there have been a number of inappropriate sexual peccadillos surrounding Sens. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) and David Vitter (R-La.), and Rep. Tim Mahoney (D-Fla.).

“If Congressional leaders believe that the taxpayers should gives pay raises to this rogue’s gallery of ineptitude and venality, they ought to step away from the spiked egg nog,” concluded Schatz.'

Congress gives itself a raise

Your tax money is already paying for the billions in industry bailouts and now you have to shell out another $2.5 million for Congressional pay raises.

With economy in shambles, Congress gets a raise

Its a good thing that Congress doesn't get paid based on performance.

Government control of industry

The late Milton Friedman once said, "If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years there'd be a shortage of sand."

I wonder what's in store for the Sahara that is the banking industry, the auto industry, the television networks.........

Are business bailouts nationalization?

Yes. Ron Paul gets it right in his arguments about the bailouts. We are on the road to nationalization of American industry and UNlimited government.



The money that is being used to bailout these industries is YOUR money. Our government is out of control.

Happy Repeal Day!!

05 December is repeal day. On this day in 1933 the 21st Amendment to the US constitution was ratified which repealed the 18th amendment and thus prohibition in the United States.

So celebrate..have a beer. Things are only going to get worse.