How Should the Tea Party Respond to the Obamacare Ruling?
June 29, 2012 at 5:02 am | Posted in Political | 3 CommentsTags: ayn rand, Barack Obama, Fascism, Jason Lewis, ObamaCare, Ruling, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, tea party, Thomas Sowell, Yaron Brook
It is important to recall that the original Tea Party, that historical revolt against what we might today call “crony capitalism,” was an early milestone in the development of the American Revolution. It was not the end. Indeed, the Boston Tea Party triggered increasingly audacious response from the crown. There were the aptly named Coercive and Intolerable Acts which, among other things, attempted to end commerce in Boston to extort compliance with mandates. The goal of liberty was not reached without a broadening of protest and the outbreak of the Revolutionary War.
It would be wishful thinking for us to imagine an easier path to liberty today. So we were abruptly reminded by Thursday’s breathtaking Supreme Court ruling upholding Obamacare. The protests of the past three years, including the election of alleged Tea Party conservatives in 2010, has been an early milestone in the development of a new American Revolution. Crowns have been exchanged for robes, but the audacity of the ruling class remains.
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Obamacare on Trial: Big Government Leads to Bigger Government
August 15, 2011 at 9:54 am | Posted in Political | 1 CommentTags: Choice, constitution, healthcare, liberty, Mandate, Medicine, ObamaCare, tea party
The moment we decided hospitals must treat all comers was the moment Obamacare became inevitable. So we have learned from last week’s news out of the U. S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in Atlanta.
[That] court struck down a central provision of [Obamacare], ruling that Congress overstepped its authority by requiring virtually all Americans to obtain health insurance.
It is instructive to consider the losing argument, because it demonstrates succinctly why conservatives must not compromise limited government principles. Doing so opens government’s throttle and invites an evermore intrusive state. Continue Reading Obamacare on Trial: Big Government Leads to Bigger Government…
Tea Party Puts Boehner on Notice: Shape Up or Ship Out
May 19, 2011 at 9:30 am | Posted in NewsRealBlog | 2 CommentsTags: Barack Obama, Debt Limit, John Boehner, NewsReal Blog, ObamaCare, politics, spending, taxes, tea party, White House
by Walter Hudson, contributed to David Horowitz’s NewsReal Blog on May 18.
Leftists still don’t get the Tea Party, and neither does the Republican party establishment. Reuters recently reported on a private meeting which took place between several Tea Party activists and House Speaker John Boehner. The mood was less than cordial.
One of the 25 or so [Tea Party] leaders, all from Boehner’s district, asked him if Republicans would raise America’s $14.3 trillion debt limit.
According to half a dozen attendees interviewed by Reuters, the most powerful Republican in Washington said “yes(…)”
That answer incensed many of the Tea Party activists, for whom raising the debt limit is anathema.
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Crony Capitalism Keeps Cancer Patients from Care
April 26, 2011 at 7:44 am | Posted in Political | Leave a commentTags: Cancer, Crony Capitalism, health care, HF383, HF595, Minneapolis Radiation Oncology, ObamaCare
As a foreshadowing of the sort of government intervention which will ration care and cost lives as Obamacare is implemented, the House Health and Human Services Reform Committee shall today consider HF383, a bill which would extend a moratorium on radiation clinics until 2017.
The moratorium protects a government-enforced monopoly for Minneapolis Radiation Oncology. MRO has a doctor whose political contributions, when combined with his wife’s, make them to the 19th largest contributor in the state. Here’s what that influence buys them:
- Minnesota law currently FORBIDS the construction of new cancer radiation therapy clinics.
- The moratorium covers a 14-county area, which includes: Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Washington, Anoka, Carver, Scott, St. Louis, Sherburne, Benton, Stearns, Chisago, Isanti and Wright. Continue Reading Crony Capitalism Keeps Cancer Patients from Care…
Is Bill Maher Calling for Political Wives to Get Back in the Kitchen?
February 7, 2011 at 1:00 pm | Posted in NewsRealBlog | Leave a commentTags: anthony weiner, Bill Maher, Clarance Thomas, Hollywood, Jenny Thomas, NewsReal Blog, ObamaCare, Real Time, tea party, The Concession Stands, The Feminist Hawks' Nest
by Walter Hudson, contributed to David Horowitz’s NewsReal Blog
Somehow I doubt Bill Maher will soon invite The Wall Street Journal’s John Fund back onto HBO’s Real Time. That’s because the unpretentious columnist publicly eviscerated both Maher and Democratic Congressman Anthony Wiener without breaking an intellectual sweat.
In a segment embedded at Fox Nation, the fireworks began as Maher and Weiner attempted to pass off juvenile insults as legitimate analysis.
Weiner: [Glenn Beck] has less than 300,000 viewers. So that’s about 150 shoes in his audience…
If you don’t get the joke, you’re not alone. After a few seconds of confused silence, Weiner explains that he was trying to be funny.
Read on at David Horowitz’s NewsReal Blog…
The Political Class and the Dregs From Below Decks
January 8, 2011 at 9:00 am | Posted in NewsRealBlog | Leave a commentTags: Class, Hollywood, james cameron, Mark Dayton, minnesota, NewsReal Blog, ObamaCare, Political Class, Ruling Class, tea party, The Concession Stand, Titanic
by Walter Hudson, contributed to NewsReal Blog
Sometimes, we like to think we’ve moved beyond the overt class distinctions depicted in period films such as James Cameron’s Titanic. In a scene where passengers are being loaded into lifeboats, after it becomes apparent the massive ocean liner is doomed, the heroine’s mother clings to her outmoded sense of social propriety.
Will the lifeboats be seated according to class? I hope they’re not too crowded–
I was reminded of this scene while visiting Minnesota’s state capitol on Wednesday. The freshly inaugurated Governor Mark Dayton was set to sign an executive order opting the state into certain provisions of Obamacare. Dozens of concerned citizens had turned up in protest. What transpired demonstrated that, despite the egalitarian principles enshrined in our founding documents, class distinction remains a palpable aspect of American society.
Maher and Moore: “America Is Like a Dog”
November 15, 2010 at 1:00 pm | Posted in NewsRealBlog | Leave a commentTags: Bill Maher, dog, Evolution, healthcare, Hollywood, Michael Moore, NewsReal Blog, ObamaCare, The Concession Stand, tyranny
by Walter Scott Hudson, contributed to NewsReal Blog
In the face of opposition to their radical agenda, President Obama and his administration have made statements to the effect of, We haven’t done a good enough job explaining our policies to the American people. These comments reflect a profound arrogance which assumes that the only reason a rational person would oppose a leftist idea is because they do not understand it. Egregious as that attitude may be, it at least supposes that Americans are capable of understanding proposals which are properly explained.
Left-wing zealot Bill Maher doesn’t give us that much credit. On Friday’s Real Time, he took the elitist sentiment further.
“America is like a dog,” Maher began, explaining “It cannot understand actual words. It understands inflection, it understands fear, but you can’t actually explain issues to a dog.”
Time Editor Smacks Down Bill Maher’s Ridiculous Read on the Election
November 10, 2010 at 11:00 am | Posted in NewsRealBlog | Leave a commentTags: Bill Maher, Fareed Zakaria, healthcare, Hollywood, NewsReal Blog, ObamaCare, Public Option, Real Time, The Concession Stand, Time Magazine
by Walter Scott Hudson, contributed to NewsReal Blog
Bill Maher was befuddled by last week’s election as he discussed the results with his Real Time panel, which included Time magazine editor-at-large Fareed Zakaria. Maher could not understand why voters would cast their ballots for Republicans.
The leftist ideologue stubbornly refused to accept the simplest explanation, that voters parted with President Obama and his Democratic party on ideology. In fact, the simplest explanation was so unpalatable to Maher, he conjured up a nonsensical alternative.
[The blue dogs] lost on Tuesday. Those [Democrats] who said, “You know what? I’m not with Obama. I disavow him, even though he’s my president in my party.” They lost.
On Health Care, Jack Black and America Ferrera Think You Are An Idiot
October 14, 2010 at 4:39 am | Posted in NewsRealBlog | Leave a commentTags: America Ferrera, health care, Health Care for America Now, Hollywood, Jack Black, NewsReal Blog, ObamaCare, The Concession Stand
by Walter Scott Hudson, contributed to NewsReal Blog
Opponents of Obamacare should take heart. The Left is clearly nervous about the unpopularity of their scheme and the calls still reverberating to repeal and replace it. Otherwise, why would they spend good money producing a YouTube video staring Hollywood celebrities to promote a bill which is already law?
The advocacy organization Health Care for America Now (HCAN) recently posted the video featuring Jack Black as Nathan Spewman, a professional liar who goes undercover as an eight-year-old at an elementary school to spread “misinformation” about Obamacare at the behest of “greedy corporations.” America Ferrera plays the teacher of the class he infiltrates.
It’s no Drunk History, but showcases Black’s typical cartoonish form. It also stands as a blistering insult to the intelligence of its intended audience.
North Star Tea Party Patriots Reaches Out to MinnPost Readers
September 25, 2010 at 8:17 am | Posted in Political | Leave a commentTags: Carol Wegner, Climate Change, Global Warming, health care, Judicial Candidate Forum, North Star Tea Party Patriots, ObamaCare, Racism, Randy Liebo, Richard Lindzen, tea party patriots, Walter Hudson
Friday, MinnPost published an article attempting to demystify the Tea Party movement for their readers. Writer Doug Grow sat down with three board members of the recently launched North Star Tea Party Patriots, including this writer, to get a feel for where the movement has been, where it is at, and wheter it will be here tomorrow. Based on the comment section, it’s fair to say MinnPost’s readership tends slightly left of center. What follows is my resposne to their comments.
I’d like to thank Doug Grow for chatting with us and writing this article. One of the points we discussed which he wasn’t able to squeeze in is that the polarization in our current political dialogue is unproductive. The fact that we disagree does not make one side or the other ignorant, uneducated, or somehow evil. Grow, a writer who certainly does not share the Tea Party paradigm, was nonetheless able to engage us in a cordial conversation which included substantive debate.
One of the goals of the North Star Tea Party Patriots is to create opportunities to dialogue directly with individuals and groups who hold opposing political views. Too often, we let our media have the conversation for us, or allow the anonymity of the internet to tempt us toward name-calling instead of honest discussion. Continue Reading North Star Tea Party Patriots Reaches Out to MinnPost Readers…
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