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There is no end to the oppression because the Victimocracy has to grow. America is always more bigoted than it was last year because the Victimocrats need more power this year. The more oppressed Americans become, the more they must be denounced for victimizing all the nice people running their lives and robbing them blind.

HERE’S WHY WOMEN IN COMBAT UNITS IS A BAD IDEA

Admiral Greenert Speaks: What Should the U.S. Navy’s New Maritime Strategy Look Like?

Germany Abandons CO2 Targets

Is NATO obsolete?

Egypt takes aim at Hamas' terror tunnels

Murder of 4 Jews praised by Abbas' advisor and Fatah

Being Jewish in Turkey

South Sudan, Samantha Power, and the Failure of Liberal Internationalism

Is Palestine a State That the US Can Recognize?

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Polar bears really need a pr agent.

#1 B Moe on 2014-11-20 10:09 (Reply)

The Canadian Broadcast Corporation (CBC) did a very fair news story on this issue interviewing people who work with polar bears claiming they are surviving very well. To see it click here:
http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/TV+Shows/The+National/Environment/ID/2505129180/ or google Polar bears CBC.

#2 Phil Taylor on 2014-11-20 10:10 (Reply)

From Walsh's Black Friday piece:

"Look, I’m a capitalist. It’s not my religion, I won’t bow before its altar, I won’t kiss its ring, but I believe in capitalism. It’s an invention of man and it involves money, so it’s not perfect, but I’ve never heard anyone suggest a better system. So I’m a capitalist.

I am not, however, a consumerist. I like the freedom and innovation of capitalism; I loath the materialism and gluttony of consumerism. There’s a popular misconception that capitalism and consumerism are inextricably linked — that one naturally involves and requires the other. But this is a fallacy. Certainly the “stimulus” programs a few years ago ought to have dispelled this notion entirely. The government perverted the free market and elected to hand free money to millions of people, hoping that they’d go out and buy a bunch of stuff with it. This was consumerism at the expense of capitalism, and it revealed our priorities: forget freedom, forget principle, just buy stuff."

I like it. And if we deport all the Black Friday shoppers we will have more room for Obama's new friends.

#3 B Moe on 2014-11-20 10:14 (Reply)

Acting in your perceived best interest is a natural inclination. 'Capitalism', to use Marx's term, is nothing more than exercising (within the economic sphere) your free will to further your perceived best interest.

I view 'Consumerism' not as a system but as a choice that is available under 'Capitalism'. If you believe your perceived best interest is in simply acquiring material stuff (we both disagree with that premise - but you should see all the stuff I've collected over the years!), then you are free to do so.

#3.1 mudbug on 2014-11-20 10:41 (Reply)

Women Combat.
The writer did not point out the obvious. On the average, women have about 1/2 the upper body strength and 2/3 the lower body strength of men. Women simply cannot do the physical things men do. The Boston marathon is an example. The fastest man will cross the finish line in a little over 2 hours. The fastest woman crosses the finish line about 20 minutes after the man. Women simply cannot run as fast as the men.

#4 Ray on 2014-11-20 12:14 (Reply)

Imagine how big the differential would be if all the runners were carrying 100 lb packs.

#4.1 NJSoldier on 2014-11-20 14:22 (Reply)

Exactly. Consider the winner of Boston 2014. Two hours, eight minutes and thirty seven seconds.

https://marathonmeb.com/meb-keflezighi/

#4.2 MissyW on 2014-11-20 16:52 (Reply)

Sorry--I posted this in the wrong place,and am reposting here so we can start a conversation and I can get some insight as to the intent and practice.

I am curious--it is my understanding that when one is, or becomes, an American Citizen they relinquish all other citizenship. I know that is not true in the case of Canadian citizenship; an American be a "duo" citizen with a US and Canadian passport. I always thought that was because they are our neighbor on the border. How is it that American citizens can also be citizens of Israel--half a world away? Is it also possible to have duo citizenship with Mexico?

#5 Apple Pie on 2014-11-20 13:48 (Reply)

US citizens can aquire dual citizenship quite easily look over the state department's Dual Nationality page.

While one can not serve two sovereigns, nobody seems to care enough to introduce legislation.

#5.1 walt moffett on 2014-11-20 15:17 (Reply)

A good comment at the site carrying the article about Germany and CO2 targets:

"This is what happens when caving to a bunch of morons means you have to close down all your nuclear power plants.

"Now the same morons will be screaming about coal. Then they will scream about the high price of electricity. Then they will scream about the poor.

"Note the one consistent factor is morons screaming."

#6 Texan99 on 2014-11-20 18:23 (Reply)

Met cubism is marvelous. May need a couple visits.
Get the catalog.

#7 ns on 2014-11-20 19:20 (Reply)

I favor letting women serve in combat. Just not with men. Let 'em have their own unit if they want to fight. Equality, baby.

#8 Spork on 2014-11-23 04:52 (Reply)

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Thursday, November 20. 2014

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