Tag Archives: tyranny

What The Flag Stands For

Posted on June 14, 2013 by

Many Americans think the flag stands for freedom and liberty. They think the white stripes stand for purity and innocence. They think it stands for self-reliance, hard work, and tenacity. They think the thirteen stripes stand for throwing off an … Continue reading →

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Frank Lautenberg was a creep.

Posted on June 5, 2013 by

No one else will say this, because of an old saying about speaking ill of the dead.  However, it is absolutely true.  Actions speak very loudly where character is concerned.  Here are some of Lautenberg’s actions that are now being … Continue reading →

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Morning Quote: Lord Acton

Posted on May 4, 2013 by

The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority, or rather of that party, not always the majority, that succeeds, by force or fraud, in carrying elections. Lord Acton

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More Fun With The TSA

Posted on April 4, 2013 by

I had, perhaps, the friendliest TSA thug ever for my gate rape this morning.  Friendly, but even more chilling than the surly ones. These people are so deluded, they cannot even hear themselves. First he asked if I had opted … Continue reading →

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A Good Reminder

Posted on January 23, 2013 by

Janet has an excellent post over at Always Just One More Thing about remembering that God is in control and not even the evil we see escapes him. This is probably especially important for us here at Curmudgeons who detest … Continue reading →

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No More Egregious

Posted on January 4, 2013 by

One part of the fight against Obamacare worthy of note this week is the judgement against and the statement from Hobby Lobby concerning the mandate to provide contraceptives to its employees. Being a Christian-owned company, Hobby Lobby filed an appeal … Continue reading →

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Anxious To Disarm Us

Posted on December 24, 2012 by

Yesterday David Gregory, host of Meet the Press, displayed a 30-round AR-15 magazine while sitting in Washington, DC where such magazines are illegal. Now I couldn’t care less about whether he violated DC gun laws, I hope he did. But … Continue reading →

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Paging Dr. Hoppe…

Posted on September 20, 2012 by

Via Reuters, here is what our esteemed Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had to say about the recent unrest in the Middle East: “The people of Egypt, Libya, Yemen and Tunisia did not trade the tyranny of a dictator for the … Continue reading →

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Re: Government Works

Posted on January 6, 2012 by

Found in Andy’s last post is the thing I value most about the libertarian ideology.  While we are free to persuade people with arguments, confront them with facts, and confound them with questions, we are among the very few people … Continue reading →

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Government Works

Posted on January 4, 2012 by

As libertarians, we often talk about how government just doesn’t work. Nothing they do is as good as what the free market does. They can’t manage to complete most projects they start, let alone finish them well. They can’t deliver … Continue reading →

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