Archive for November, 2008

Savage Society

November 30, 2008

Story found at http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,459068,00.html
You’ve probably heard about it already, if not, you need to read the story. Friday morning, Black Friday, the day I never leave the house because I know there are far too many idiots out and about to risk going out amongst them, something tragic happened. At a Walmart in New York, [...]

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Legalizing weed may benefit society

November 21, 2008

Originally reported from http://media.www.dailynebraskan.com/media/storage/paper857/news/2008/10/28/Features/Legalizing.Weed.May.Benefit.Society.Economy-3509454.shtml?refsource=collegeheadlines
Marijuana is a mind altering drug, and not unlike its wet counterpart alcohol, it has the ability to unite or divide those discussing its place in American society.
According to federal surveys, more than 70 million Americans over the age of 18 have smoked marijuana. Its effects are described as an altered perception [...]

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Sin Tax

November 18, 2008

Sin Taxes ought to be illegal, and more then likely they probably are. I can’t argue one way or the other there though because I’m not sure about the that particular issue, but that isn’t really the point of this article.
Here over the past couple of years, many states have raised the sin tax on [...]

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The Objective Media

November 18, 2008

Where has it gone? When did it go exactly? If you know the answer to these two questions, please, feel free to share, because I don’t know. Now don’t get me wrong, there are still some objective reporters out there, just very few of them. I won’t got off on a tangent throwing names around, [...]

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Traffic Light Cameras

November 13, 2008

In many towns, including my own now, have started to put cameras up at traffic lights in an attempt to generate more ticket revenue. Some try to claim that the cameras make intersections safer and they justify having the cameras with that reason, even though the underlying reason is more ticket revenue. I’ve even heard [...]

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Privacy Rights

November 12, 2008

It seems that as every day passes, our rights are infringed upon more and more by the government. It also occurred to me that without freedom of the press, we would be living in a country ripe with corruption, with the government operating more freely without regard for our civil rights, not that it already [...]

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The American Auto Industry

November 10, 2008

It was announced today that GM’s shares futures are valued at $0, as most expect the largest vehicle manufacturer in the US will go bankrupt, Ford and Chrysler aren’t far behind either. These companies have been around for decades, a year ago most would have laughed at the thought of one of them going under, [...]

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Gay Marriage

November 6, 2008

Now there’s a hot button issue. This has been a very long running debate and after recent events, I felt it was my turn to speak out on the subject. As many know, on Tuesday we all went to the polls and voted on several issues ranging from local to the national level. In California, [...]

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The Day After

November 5, 2008

I knew that I wouldn’t be satisfied with the results of the election today, no matter which way it went. It was like flipping a double headed coin and picking tails. I had figured Obama would win though, he was promising more giveaways then McCain was, not to mention that the Republican Party is a [...]

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An Investigation

November 3, 2008

November 3, 2008 1:03 pm EST
By Bob Barr, Libertarian Party Presidential Nominee
Federal authorities have announced that they are opening an investigation into the collapse of Washington Mutual, the largest bank failure in America. This step is long overdue, and should be the start of a much broader investigation of potential [...]

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Something Rare

November 1, 2008

I have been following the race for the senate up in North Carolina between Elizabeth Dole and Kay Hagan. The story has been in the news a lot lately, a recent article can be found at Fox News. Seems there has been some major mudslinging by the Dole campaign, and personally I find it tasteless [...]

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