Saturday, November 5, 2011

The hipsters love them The Man. And their underlying message is, enslave us — just so long as you promise to take care of us, too.

◼ Mark Levin gave a sobering yet stirring keynote at the Defending the Dream Conference hosted by Americans for Prosperity. Here’s the full video: - The Right Scoop



◼ Defending the Dream: Mark Levin’s Keynote Address - Protein Wisdom

Ron Paul: ‘We’ve spent way beyond our means’

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NYTimes pretends Corzine isn't a Democrat and big Obama donor

◼ New York Times columnist Joe Nocera has a scathing attack on Jon Corzine, whose financial firm just declared bankruptcy. "The idea that Corzine, who single-handedly destroyed MF Global Holdings, was in a position to command so much as a penny in severance is horrifying...." - Timothy P. Carney/Washington Examiner @tpcarney

What caught my eye was one word that never appeared in Nocera's column. I'll give you a hint: it begins with (D). Also left out of Nocera's piece, Jon Corzine this election has given the maximum to the Democratic National Committee (and thus to Obama's reelection). But it's not Nocera that's omitting these relevant facts -- it's nearly the whole New York Times.... 0 of 5 NYT articles mentioning MF Global & Corzine mentioned that he's $30,800 donor to Obama's DNC

Reactions to the Cain/Gingrich debate

◼ Who won the Cain-Gingrich debate? - HotAir
The debate didn’t really use a Lincoln-Douglas model, and we ended up hearing from the moderators far too much, but both Herman Cain and Newt Gingrich delivered on their promise to give America a substantive debate on the biggest issues of this cycle. For 90 minutes, the two men discussed entitlement reform and associated issues, and even if the two only rarely disagreed, the format allowed for lengthy responses, nuanced proposals — and plenty of opportunity to hit Barack Obama’s performance as President....

Mostly, I think the voters won this debate. We finally had 90 minutes of substantive discussion of the real issues in entitlement reform, offered in positive terms from two of the men who want to lead this country. With media “moderators” out of the way, we put aside slogans and soundbites and the sniping that broadcast outlets love to provoke to write stories on the fluff rather than the issues.

This could set a standard for debates in the future, but only if Republican voters demand to see the other candidates in similar forum models.
◼ Gingrich Wins Newt-Newt ‘Lincoln-Douglas’ Debate (and Tweet of the Night) - Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion

◼ Cain And Gingrich Conduct Actual Debate: Mitt Romney Hardest Hit - The Other McCain

Victor Davis Hanson: Occupy What?

◼ A must read - PJM

Playing With Fire: Occupy Wall Street follows three years of sloppy presidential name-calling — “millionaires and billionaires,” slurs about Las Vegas and the Super Bowl, profit-mad, limb-lopping doctors, introspection that now is not the time for profits and at some point we should cease making money, spread the wealth, punish our enemies, and all the old Obama boilerplate. Someone finally got the message about the evil 1%.

When Ms. Pelosi and President Obama voice support for the protestors, we enter 1984. Does that mean that the Pelosis now pull their millions out of Wall Street, that the First Family eschews the 1% at Martha’s Vineyard and Vail? That Obama turns his back on Wall Street cash, and, for once, accepts public funding for his 2012 campaign? Postmodern class warfare is an insidious business, and hinges on its advocates not looking in the mirror.

No wise politician should invest in the bunch like those rampaging in Oakland.

Good news: OWS (#OccupyWallStreet) sets up women-only tent to help cut down on rapes

◼ Let it sink in: Their protests now need rape shelters. This is actually happening. And New York City lets it go on. - HotAir
◼ Occupy protest turns violent outside Washington Convention Center - Michelle Fileds/Daily Caller
◼ ‘F– Michelle Fields!’ — Interview With Reporter Harassed at Occupy DC Protest - The Other McCain
◼ #OccupyDC ‘What Democracy Looks Like’ - The Other McCain