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New Study Finds It Is Impossible To Lose Weight

Oldest maps of the world

Are Women Too Passive When It Comes to Sex?

The Arab Slave Trade Predates European Slave Trade: 650AD to 2008

A large assortment of Hayek YouTubes

University of Chicago Removes Pews from 88 Year-Old Chapel to Accommodate Muslim Prayers

Gaze into the abyss of Cali’s cap-and-trade

60 percent of Richmond families are single parent

George Will on sugar:

Sugar protectionism is government planning. It is industrial policy —
government picking winners and losers — applied to agriculture. It is
politics supplanting the market in allocating wealth and opportunity.
And it is perfectly all right with 20 of the 45 Republican senators.

Sen. Ted Cruz: Democrats Designed Immigration Bill to Fail – So They Can Use It as a Political Tool

Al Gore: Scientists 'Won't Let Us' Tie Climate Change To Recent Tornado Activity

New York Times: Lack of Global Warming Proves There's Global Warming

So would global warming prove that there is no global warming? Or is it "Heads I win, Tails you lose"?

Nyquist: Economic Recovery vs. Government Intervention

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Al Gore: Scientists 'Won't Let Us' Tie Climate Change To Recent Tornado Activity

Algore is desperate to tie anything to climate change so he can advance the world wide carbon credit trading scheme which he controls a large portion of through his partnership, Generation Investment Management (GIM) based, as you might expect, in London. The interesting bit is that Gore's GIM is a partner in Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) who is also heavily invested in carbon trading schemes and "green" technologies. Even more interesting is that Algore's partner is David Blood, former junior Goldman Sachs partner.

There is a reason why carbon trading markets are called schemes because they are schemes to pry money out of companies and corporations - others would call it extortion. The only good coming out of all this is that the schemes are collapsing under their own weight including California's scheme because it's magic "credits" purchased using real money - of other words vaporware - in other words you're paying a lot of money for essentially nothing.

#1 Tom Francis on 2013-06-12 07:48 (Reply)

" in other words you're paying a lot of money for essentially nothing."

Nonsense, you are buying indulgences from the Church of Eternal Environmentalism. The problem is, the clergy isn't able to control the parishioners so the companies get demonized anyway.

For their scheme to work, Gore, et al, have get the average green nut under control. Oh, and realize that lousy free market capitalism is likely to undermine the whole scam by innovating to lower carbon emissions rather then paying the witch doctors.

#1.1 JKB on 2013-06-12 08:06 (Reply)

At least the old church indulgences came with the promise of salvation and hope for eternal life to come. The environmental indulgence is applied by force of law. The payer doesn't even get the satisfaction of a willful act to clear his conscious.

I really, really hope to read about a future broke and broken Al Gore; couldn't happen to a better guy.

#1.1.1 phil g on 2013-06-12 08:19 (Reply)

The Richmond stat is misleading. 85% of the black kids are single parent, 35% white are single parent = 60% blended.

As with crime, scholastic and longevity stats, it is the smaller black group that skews the numbers compared to other predominantly white countries.

#2 phil g on 2013-06-12 08:14 (Reply)

The goal of welfare, feminism and the laws related to divorce and child custody were either created to accomplish this goal of female headed households without a father figure OR it was simply the unanticipated results that no one could have anticipated. Gee! I wonder which it is... Hmmm

#3 GoneWithTheWind on 2013-06-12 09:37 (Reply)

QUOTE:

The Arab Slave Trade Predates European Slave Trade: 650AD to 2008

That is, if you don't consider Rome to be European. Arab slavery is certainly not a secret.

Slavery is as old as civilization, and it has usually depended on the relative power of competing civilizations. Arab civilization was more powerful during the early Medieval, so they enslaved not only Africans, but Europeans. When Europe's power rose, and with the opening of new lands in the Americas, slavery rose to a new level.

#4 Zachriel on 2013-06-12 09:40 (Reply)

Misnomenclature; Islamic Arab boys and girls ain't a civilization.

#4.1 Leag on 2013-06-12 11:26 (Reply)

During the Islamic Golden Age, the Arab world made significant advances, including in science, medicine and education. They were considered an advanced civilization by Europeans who went to great lengths to acquire scholarly tracts written in Arabic.

#4.1.1 Zachriel on 2013-06-12 12:04 (Reply)

Notice the Islamic Golden Age came to an end a couple of generations after the conquest of North Africa? In other words, when the population became fully Islamized - not just converted Christians / Romans.

Their Golden Age was just the momentum of the earlier culture winding down.

#4.1.1.1 NJSoldier on 2013-06-12 12:19 (Reply)

GGreeks --many of the famous Islamic scholars were Greeks who took Arab names --under duress, i'd imagine.

#4.1.1.1.1 buddy larsen on 2013-06-12 16:58 (Reply)

Muhammadan barbarism never had a golden age but can always use a dhimmi like yall to sugar coat it's camel trail.

#4.1.1.2 Leag on 2013-06-12 12:28 (Reply)

Leag: Muhammadan barbarism never had a golden age

Of course they did.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Golden_Age

http://films.com/id/1250/When_the_World_Spoke_Arabic_The_Golden_Age_of_Arab_Civilization.htm

#4.1.1.2.1 Zachriel on 2013-06-12 12:31 (Reply)

Muhammadans appreciate yall being a parrot, no doubt.

This cracker has a cracker for yall.

http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/Pages/Myths-of-Islam.htm

#4.1.1.2.1.1 Leag on 2013-06-12 12:52 (Reply)

According to your own highly-biased resource, "the Muslim world was relatively more advanced during this period than the “Christian” world".

#4.1.1.2.1.1.1 Zachriel on 2013-06-12 13:00 (Reply)

This cracker figgered yall could use a break from yall's bias but thanks for coming out so sweetly.

So when the sacred months have passed away, then slay the idolaters wherever you find them, and take them captives and besiege them and lie in wait for them in every ambush, then if they repent and keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate, leave their way free to them; surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
Koran 9.5

Not to worry though, meself picked out the camel breath, earlier.

#4.1.1.2.1.1.1.1 Leag on 2013-06-12 13:38 (Reply)

Yes the Muslims thrived for a time on the superior civilation/culture that they conquered. But they quickly proved incapable of sustaining or building on that conquered culture and they declined.

They were good at war when technologies were reasonably on par. But have been on a steady decline as technology has passed them by and they've steadily destroyed their conquered culture. The great library of Alexandria anyone?

They're parasites.

#4.1.1.2.1.1.1.2 phil g on 2013-06-12 14:43 (Reply)

that should read 'civilization'...oops

#4.1.1.2.1.1.1.2.1 phil g on 2013-06-12 14:44 (Reply)

Leag: "slay the idolaters"

The Christians also had violent convulsions over idolatry, as did the Jews.

phil g: Yes the Muslims thrived for a time on the superior civilation/culture that they conquered.

According to Leag's highly-biased resource, they were more advanced than European culture, which they hadn't conquered.

phil g: But they quickly proved incapable of sustaining or building on that conquered culture and they declined.

Quickly, as in after many centuries, in particular, after half of Islam was overrun by the Mongols.

phil g: The great library of Alexandria anyone?

One reason Europe lagged is because Christians destroyed pagan libraries which included Greek classical knowledge. In the late Middle Ages, this knowledge was imported from the Muslim world.

#4.1.1.2.1.1.1.3 Zachriel on 2013-06-12 16:07 (Reply)

Try to think.

Yall pile inaccuracy upon inaccuracy.

Muhammad's devillah is proper citation for slaying idolators.

#4.1.1.2.1.1.1.3.1 Leag on 2013-06-12 16:48 (Reply)

Leag: Muhammad's devillah is proper citation for slaying idolators.

Perhaps you are referring to the story in the Koran of the Golden Calf, wherein Moses had the idolaters killed.

#4.1.1.2.1.1.1.3.1.1 Zachriel on 2013-06-12 18:30 (Reply)

Now, when did Moses kill the idolators? And when was the last time you heard about righteous Muslims beheading an infidel, stoning a woman who was raped, committing an "honor killing", teaching their kids how to be murderers, prohibiting girls from going to school?

What was the last significant invention or discovery made by a Muslim in a conservative Muslim country (now compare that to those originating from Israel)? The only reason they have any power in the world today is because the US and Brits found oil on their land and helped them get it out.

#4.1.1.2.1.1.1.3.1.1.1 mudbug on 2013-06-12 22:14 (Reply)

I am not a go to guy for what Moses may or may not have done, as Hollywood may have been the greatest influence on my knowledge of such. I can't know everything, very unfortunately.

Rest of the comment is spot on. Perhaps, other than, "helped them get it out".

'They' just stood around, arms folded, minds befuddled as we stuffed their accounts full of money. Money used today to further their dissonance.

I mean, what does Islam offer today for a way forward. Death by suicide.

Oh I could go on....

#4.1.1.2.1.1.1.3.1.1.1.1 XRay on 2013-06-12 23:10 (Reply)

mudbug: Now, when did Moses kill the idolators?

You're diverting from Leag's false claims about Islamic Civilization during the Medieval Period.

#4.1.1.2.1.1.1.3.1.1.1.2 Zachriel on 2013-06-13 07:58 (Reply)

Yall need remember, Z thinks Koran is gospel.

t ain't but he thinks it is and consequently lives in the delusion of muhammad's madness.

#4.1.1.2.1.1.1.3.1.1.1.3 Leag on 2013-06-13 08:49 (Reply)

Our comments concerned your misstatement of verifiable history.

#4.1.1.2.1.1.1.3.1.1.1.3.1 Zachriel on 2013-06-13 08:56 (Reply)

Wrong again, angel.

#4.1.1.2.1.1.1.3.1.1.2 Leag on 2013-06-13 11:28 (Reply)

The Romans were equal opportunity slavers. They treated enslaved Gauls, Germans, other Italians, and Africans the same. While some masters were brutal, there are also many stories of freed slaves rising high in Roman society.

#4.2 NJSoldier on 2013-06-12 12:16 (Reply)

The muslims were equal opportunity slavers too. There were more white European slaves brought to Northern Africa by muslims then black slaves brought to the new world by white slave traders. The "Muhammadan barbarism" golden age was largely built by European slaves. The European women were in demand for muslim's harems.

#4.2.1 GoneWithTheWind on 2013-06-12 20:05 (Reply)

QUOTE:

John Nolte: New York Times: Lack of Global Warming Proves There's Global Warming

That is not what the article says. Rather it points out that the shorter term trend does not contradict theories of anthropogenic climate change.

#5 Zachriel on 2013-06-12 09:47 (Reply)

Z:

My take is that, for some reason, you want it all to be true.

However, the models have failed at prediction. All alarmist predictions over the past 20 years have been wrong.

I happen to have no dog in this fight because I don't care what the weather does except insofar as I suspect some global warming might be good for the human race. CO2 certainly makes plants grow nicely.

#5.1 BD on 2013-06-12 10:09 (Reply)

That's almost true. What the article says, essentially, is that lack of global warming is consistent with a belief in global warming, if you're desperate to hold on to that belief.

#5.2 Texan99 on 2013-06-12 12:01 (Reply)

BD: My take is that, for some reason, you want it all to be true.

Doesn't salvage Nolte's misrepresentation.

#5.3 Zachriel on 2013-06-12 12:11 (Reply)

Your holding on the belief that it's true doesn't salvage the failure of warmists to predict anything related to climate.

I'm still waiting for the wave of devastating hurricane seasons that Katrina was supposed to usher in.

#5.3.1 mudbug on 2013-06-12 22:07 (Reply)

Again, you're diverting from Nolte's misrepresentation.

#5.3.1.1 Zachriel on 2013-06-13 07:59 (Reply)

Again, you're diverting from the fact that none of the predictions warmists have made have come true..

#5.3.1.1.1 mudbug on 2013-06-13 09:23 (Reply)

Re Will on Congress' sugar protectionism -

You could teach a class on the endurance of bad government using Congress' sugar protection scheme as the central explanatory set-piece. It lives and thrives on such a variety of human and institutional foibles you could go on forever.

For just one, as Will points out, it goes to show that Republicans often err by being anti-competitive (or pro-Business, in the sense of a particular business) rather than pro-Capitalist. On the other hand it gets tons of support from Democrats, who are champion crony capitalists on their own account, "little guy" be damm'd.

Oh well. At least you can buy Mexican Coca-Cola in bulk at Costco!!

#6 T.K. Tortch on 2013-06-12 09:54 (Reply)

Now that is just wrong! I click expecting to see Salma Hayek youtubes and instead get Friedrich Hayek. Ok I admit it - you got me.

#7 Canuck on 2013-06-12 11:39 (Reply)

Salma delivering Friedrich's principles would be a sweet combination!

#7.1 phil g on 2013-06-12 11:46 (Reply)

--would beat the hell outta Friedrich in a bikini

#7.1.1 buddy larsen on 2013-06-12 17:02 (Reply)

Muhammadans didn't really need accommodation in chapel.

A sandbox would have sufficed had Islamic boys and girls not felt it necessary to dhimmify their superiors.

#8 Leag on 2013-06-12 11:47 (Reply)

Yep, not to mention our better's enthusiasm for never missing an opportunity to diss Christianity.

Christmas trees? horrors

Posting of 10 commandments in public place? horrors

Amplified Muslim calls to prayer? priceless

#8.1 phil g on 2013-06-12 14:36 (Reply)

Mr. Will most always makes me smile.

Imagine another 200,000 years of sugar me sweet.

and

Marco likes lot's lumps in his tea but Ted want's his straight.

Fire me up!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztGVF-cOswQ

#9 Leag on 2013-06-12 12:19 (Reply)

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