Hillary "Hugo" Clinton - Socialist

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Gates of Vienna: Questioning the Sanity of Liberals

"Is it possible to be well adjusted, attractive, educated, successful, and a liberal? Alternatively, is it possible to be both Politically Correct and a liberal at the same time? In order to understand the peculiar contradictions of contemporary liberalism it is necessary first to understand the meaning of classical liberalism circa 1900 and the liberalism of the West in 2007.

Classical liberalism meant a belief in the democratic process, freedom of the press, freedom of expression, equality of opportunity (although never quite couched in such terms), the presumption of innocence, small government, the individual before the group, religious freedom, trial by jury, habeas corpus, the rights of the child, an obligation to help the genuinely disadvantaged in society and, generally speaking, a live and let live laissez-faire attitude. It was the product of many hundreds of years of gradual evolution encompassing Christianity, the reformation, the enlightenment, common law, the philosophy of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke. It was a cause for the good and the term liberal one to be worn with pride."

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A Necessary Apocalypse By J.R. Dunn

A man who ceases to believe in God does not believe in nothing; he believes in anything. - G.K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy
The apocalyptic vision of global warming serves a deep need of the environmentalist credo, the dominant pseudo-religious tendency of our age in the prosperous West.For good or ill, human beings are constructed to believe, and faith has its demands.. Along with the concrete elements that demand belief (that fire burns and that it's not wise to walk off cliffs, for example) there exists an apparent necessity for a belief in "the rock higher than I" - a belief in a superior entity that can inspire awe and gratitude, that can be turned to in hard times, that can act as witness to injustice and dispenser of mercy.

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Request for Ideological Comment by Arnold King

I admire the governance structure of the Internet. I believe that libertarian conservatives, under siege from so many directions, could draw inspiration from this open, voluntary, do-it-yourself, just-in-time approach.


I invite readers to participate in an Ideological Affirmation Task Force (IATF). The first Request for Comment (RFC) is given below. It is a draft document that attempts to articulate a set of principles for contemporary libertarian conservatives. To comment on these principles on your blog, write a post that includes the phrase "IATF RFC." I will use that phrase to search for comments. Please elaborate on the wording that most appeals to you and the wording that needs the most improvement. There are certain to be revisions, and comments themselves are an important part of the conversation.

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The Ugly American By Victor Davis Hanson

"Sen. John Kerry, the 2004 Democratic candidate for president, is at it again with another rude gaffe, this one providing an unintended glimpse of the way many contemporary cosmopolitan elites characterize their homeland when abroad.
In the past, Kerry has said that our soldiers were 'terrorizing' Iraqi civilians in their homes. He has also warned that uneducated Americans 'get stuck in Iraq' -- a supposedly botched joke. Now, he assures an audience at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that the United States is a 'sort of international pariah.'"

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Patriarchy — The Natural Way of Life By Elder George

"Patriarchy, simply described, is the rule of society by men. Religious texts such as the Torah, Gospels, and Koran, all espouse patriarchy because it represents the natural order of things.
In the biblical story of the Garden of Eden, Adam represents the masculine principle and names the beasts of the field, the birds of the air and the fish of the sea; acts which symbolize the emanation of all things from the masculine principle. Adam alone received instructions not to eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, for Eve (the productive feminine principle) had not yet been created. When she is created to serve as Adam’s helpmate, she is formed from Adam’s rib (there was no place else for her to come from). The serpent chose to seduce Eve because she was the receptive entity. Adam, on the other hand, could not be seduced but he could be tempted and manipulated, which is what happened. What seems not to be understood in this allegory is that Eve paid the price of Adam not doing his job. That too was symbolic – women suffer the consequences when men don’t do their job; it cannot be otherwise since men are the assertive influence. The Garden of Eden symbolizes the natural patriarchal order."

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Aquarius sunset::By Cal Thomas

"The ideologically decrepit anti-war crowd returned to Washington last weekend for a reunion. The older among them abandoned hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions of Vietnamese to imprisonment, torture, death and re-education camps. Their demonstrations were encouraging to the communist Vietnamese, sending the message that America lacked the will to win. These aging hippies and their progeny now want to do the same to millions of Iraqis, who have democratically elected their leaders. "
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Instapundits and Instascholars by Arnold King

Neil Postman argued persuasively that the content of our discourse depends on the means of communication. For example, he pointed out, smoke signals cannot be used to send complicated messages. Postman, a deep thinker and talented writer, believed that the written word as a communications medium permits careful, rational thought. Television, in contrast, only has room for thinking that is shallow and superficial.

For me, this thesis raises a number of interesting questions. First, how would history have been different had television been available in the 18th century but not in the 21st century, rather than vice-versa? Second, where does the Internet fit in? (Postman himself, who died in 2003, believed that the Internet was no better than television.)

The Constitution Will Not Be Televised ...

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