LINKFEST 5-5-2010

OBAMA CATCH-ALL

Obama: “I do think at a certain point you’ve made enough money”

http://hotair.com/archives/2010/04/29/obama-i-do-think-at-a-certain-point-youve-made-enough-money/

+A telling gaff.

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At some point you have grabbed enough power

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2010/04/026193.php

+Without TOTUS, Obama tells his real thoughts. Quote: "Thus Aristotle warned in The Politics, for example: 'If the majority distributes among itself the things of a minority, it is evident that it will destroy the city.'"



LAMESTREAM MEDIA

The Smear Continues

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2010/04/026188.php

+Two sides of the same coin; the media and the left.

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You Want News, Go To the Blogs, Not the In-the-Tank MSM

http://bigjournalism.com/pgeller/2010/04/29/you-want-news-go-to-the-blogs-not-the-in-the-tank-msm/



CLIMATE CHANGE / GREEN

Your Energy Needs Are For the Birds

http://hotair.com/archives/2010/05/02/your-energy-needs-are-for-the-birds/

+There are no solutions, only trade-offs. Question for the "greens" - what will you give up? And "carbon offsets" don't count!



OBAMACARE / MEDICOUP

Whistling past the death panel

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2010/04/026189.php

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NHS worst for data breaches - Information Commissioner

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/10089066.stm

+Computerized health records + government-run health care. What could go wrong?



IMMIGRATION

Just Say It - "All Immigration Laws Are Racist"

http://legalinsurrection.blogspot.com/2010/04/just-say-it-all-immigration-laws-are.html

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Why Arizona Drew a Line

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/29/opinion/29kobach.html

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The Progressive Mindset on Illegal Immigration

http://www.newsrealblog.com/2010/04/29/the-progressive-mindset-on-illegal-immigration/

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From One Hispanic to Others — Arizona, You’re Being Had By the Media

http://bigjournalism.com/aliciacolon/2010/04/29/from-one-hispanic-to-others-re-arizona-youre-being-had-by-the-media/

+The conclusion is spot-on... it's not about fairness, it's about keeping leftists in power

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Congressional Research Service: One-quarter of all illegal immigrants in the U.S. call California 'casa'

http://directorblue.blogspot.com/2010/04/congressional-research-service-one.html

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Do NOT Read This Supreme Court Decision

http://legalinsurrection.blogspot.com/2010/04/do-not-read-this-supreme-court-decision.html

+Ow, that'll leave a mark

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Immigration Rally (NYC Union Square)

http://www.bermanpost.com/2010/05/immigration-rally-nyc-union-square.html

+Mainstream. Not.



RACE

Who’s to Blame When a Black Man Rapes a Woman?

http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/whos-to-blame-when-a-black-man-rapes-a-black-woman/

+The level of dissociation is frightening; the one responsible for the crime is the one who does it, stupid!




WAR ON ISLAMOFASCISM

Peace (Not) in Our Time

http://www.americanthinker.com/2010/05/peace_not_in_our_time.html



NATIONAL SECURITY

Obama trying to weaken sanctions against Iran?

http://hotair.com/archives/2010/04/29/obama-trying-to-weaken-sanctions-against-iran/

+My bet is not just oblivious fiddling, but active, albeit indirect, aid to Iran's nuclear ambition

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Skimping on the Air Force

http://jewishworldreview.com/0510/jkelly050210.php3



TEA PARTY / CONSTITUTION / REAL CONSERVATISM / FOUNDERS

The real reason liberals accuse Tea Partiers of racism

http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2010/04/29/the-real-reason-liberals-accuse-tea-partiers-of-racism/?singlepage=true

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Liberals are from Mars, Conservatives are from Earth

http://www.americanthinker.com/2010/05/liberals_are_from_mars_conserv.html

+So, so, so true.



CULTURE WARS (VERY BROAD CATCH-ALL)

The Ghetto-ification of America

http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/the-ghetto-ification-of-america/

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The “Collapse” of Communism

http://frontpagemag.com/2010/04/29/the-%e2%80%9ccollapse%e2%80%9d-of-communism/

+Important history; the USSR was never interested in coexistence. And there's a lesson there.

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Subsistence as Freedom

http://www.americanthinker.com/2010/04/subsistence_as_freedom.html

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Proposal: All New Yorkers Become Organ Donors

http://wcbstv.com/health/ny.organdonor.2.1662437.html

+I am ALL FOR organ donation. But who owns your body, you or the state? In a society that values liberty, shouldn't that be your choice to opt in rather than have to opt out?

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Law Unenforcement

http://hotair.com/archives/2010/04/30/law-unenforcement/

+Here because I think it speaks to a broader issue than just immigration

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Life. And The Will to Live

http://www.redstate.com/snarkandboobs/2010/04/30/life-and-the-will-to-live/

+Anyone who can take a living infant and leave it to die is a monster. Period.




SOCIALISM AND CAPITALISM

Invisible Truth

http://hotair.com/greenroom/archives/2010/05/04/invisible-truth/

+Duh.

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What's wrong with price gouging?

http://jewishworldreview.com/jeff/jacoby050510.php3




VDH, BOLTON, WILLIAMS, SOWELL, ELDER, ETC. - A CLASS BY THEMSELVES

VDH: How Could They Do That in Arizona!

http://pajamasmedia.com/victordavishanson/how-could-they-do-that-in-arizona/

+Quote: 'Fairly or not, the anger at the U.S. and the nostalgia for Mexico distill into the absurd, something like either 'I am furious at the country I insist on staying in, and fond of the country I most certainly do not wish to return to' or 'I am angry at you so you better let angry me stay with you!' "

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VDH: Thoughts on Gorism

http://pajamasmedia.com/victordavishanson/thoughts-on-gorism/

+I'll believe global climate change is a crisis when those who scream the loudest about it being a crisis start making changes to their own lives.

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Wiliams: Black Americans and Liberty

http://jewishworldreview.com/cols/williams050510.php3