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Well Tonio, we have choices until McD's gets more and more monopolistic and eventually choices are limited to the McDonalds with the playground or the one without. Not every parent is adequately informed, they too get the majority of their education of McDonalds from McDonalds and never think a wit more about it. In other words, don't pretend that individuals are the only ones who need to make choices, there's a reason why Democracy is for the people by the people and not for the Corporations by the Corporations.
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Why do libertarians want to prevent parents from protecting their children from disease and disaster at the hands of giant corporations?
Hartmann, preventing parents from making whatever parenting decisions they want for their children is not a libertarian position. The issue here is whether it's appropriate for the government to curb free speech (yes, really) to pander to hysterics with poor parenting skills. Don't want your kids to go to McD's? Tell them "no." You also have a choice of restaurants.
WOW! A prize for my exasperation?! THANKS!!!
Here is the link to the James Cromwell interview in The Progressive, mentioned by a caller. It was interesting. He has something to say and his words are worth elevating. ...hope others find it interesting
http://www.progressive.org/rampell0710.html
Another link (Einstein's Ethics on http://speakingOfFaith.publicradio.org ) that might be of interest is from Albert Eninstein, clearly a progressive. It would be hard to call him stupid...
http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/einsteinsethics/einstein-theworldasiseeit.shtml
Is the BP Escrow a Shakedown?
In the US, corporations are "persons."
In the U.S., humans are person, too. If a human person damages someone, whether purposefully or through negligence, the courts will demand that that human person make restitution.
According to this right wing Supreme Court, a corporation is entitled to the same rights as a human person. Shouldn't a corporate person be held responsible for its damages as well? Aren't Republicans all about responsibillity?
Republicans, your English person BP is not being subject to a shakedown, they are required to make restitution for the damages they've inflicted on their victims just like you or I, human persons.
I'd like to see a movement to push this "personhood" thing. Just as human persons must obey laws, corporation persons also must obey or pay the penalty. How about starting with this incorporating in other countries, but living in the U.S. to avoid taxes? When a person is a citizen of another country, then lives in the U.S., doesn't that make that person an illegal immigrant? Republicans are all about punishing illegal immigrants aren't they?
Yes, equality for all persons.
The more things change, the more they remain insane.
On KPFK this morning, Lila Garrett referred to Obama and the Congressional Democrats as Trojan Horses (in reference to their support for a resurgence of Nuclear Power Plant building). I think the name is correct, a lot of the Democrats (DINOs) are just that, Trojan Horses.
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@scotgee, and he did a real good job of demonstating economics in his story about sneetches and their need to either get or remove the stars upon thars as the fad dictated. Sylvester McMonkey McBean was the one that made out like a bandit (corporation). Some would say it was just a story about racism, but Seuss delved deeper than that.
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Love Is the Answer
Turn to the Lord in your need and you will live.
Here are some words from our Church’s newsletter. It was a two picture cartoon. In the first picture the woman says to a priest, “How come people are always telling me to walk in the love of Christ?”
In the second picture she added, ”Are the same people that are always taking advantage of me.” Do those words sound familiar? These words are directed at the hypocrites like Christian fundamentalists, the religious right, and conservative politicians.
These are the very same people who will spew words from the Old Testament but not from the New Testament. They are more into a punishing and vengeful God and not of a loving and merciful God.
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Hiding-it-all-from-The-Li-by-Thom-Hartmann-100706-665.html
Sunday’s Gospel was from Luke 10:25-37 on who is my neighbor. In our Church’s Sunday newsletter the Director of Religious Education writes that Jesus shook up the establishment by threatening their lifestyles and comfort zones. Jesus Christ of Nazareth was a humanitarian terrorist in His time.
Thom Hartmann of Portland, Oregon is in good company as a humanitarian terrorist. Thom was in Washington, D.C. and apparently he flew to the city. His name at the present time has not been added to the no-fly list.
Yeah, but . . .
Dr. Seuss was the Smartest Man In The World!
Bingo!
Give that man a Cheroot! I had it but for the middle name. Interesting that Amazon's search engine doesn't help much . . .
Thanks Gene!
Harry, I shouldn't have said "rent". It's actually Property Tax.
In Manhattan, they have a graduated property tax. If Wal*Mart would be satisfied with a 5000 sq.ft store, they could probably survive. But not at 30-50,000 sq.ft selling cheap junk.
@harry, can't be Dr. Seuss, he died before Thom started his show.
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@scottgee1: Possibly David Cay Johnston?
re: 32: Dr. Seuss?
Smartest listeners . . .
Following up on Thom's assertion that he has the smartest audience in the world . . .
I'm struggling to recall the name of a gentleman that Thom has interviewed. He's an expert on taxes and the abuse of government subsidies, used to work for the NY Times and switched to, I think, the New Republic.
With all that said, I cannot remember his name . . . anyone??
Yeah, instead of spending $3000 per second killing people, maybe we could spend just $2000 per second killing people, and $1000 per second healing our country and veterans?
Jefferson wanted free education and no standing army. We have expensive schools and a standing army the like the world has never seen. Coincidence? I think not? (Jefferson probably didn't think it otherwise either).
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re #28 that's amazing! I bookmarked it.
http://www.slightlywarped.com/crapfactory/subliminal/index.htm
Check it out
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re: #25: I keep hearing that cell phone use and texting while driving causes more accidents; but there's a disconnect here. I havent heard ONE word about rising auto insurance rates. If there are more accidents, how come no rise in rates, and how come the insurance co.s arent complaining about cell phone and texting while driving??
What about subliminal advertising? Its my understanding that even though its unsavory, immoral and repugnant, its also still legal. Do the libertarians defend that insidious style of advertising? Can they say that parents can just teach their children its ridiculous when neither the children or parent are aware of the specific advertising?
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@Harry Ashburn: The police, possessing deadly weapons, are supposed to know the difference between a pistol and a Taser. That is no better an excuse than that of the cop who ran a stop sign and hit a motorcyclist because he was typing on his computer. The police in that case are exempt from the "texting" laws. It seems that they are also exempt from running a stop sign.
My anger over Oscar Grant's killing is over the claim that the cop "only" intended to tase a restrained person who was face down on the ground and completely under the control of the BART police.
The incident was recorded by people on the platform and train. The cops tried to take the cell phones and video recorders from the people, but most refused. There is no law in CA that prevents people from recording the police performing their duties in public.
However, there are 12 states that have "eavesdropping" or "wiretapping" laws that are used to charge people with felonies for recording public servants' actions in public. Punishment may be years in jail.
See: http://carlosmiller.com/ and http://www.copblock.org/