The Disillusioned BYONDer Digest
Flying off the handle so that you don’t have to!
Posts with keyword 'philosophy_and_politics'
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President Barack Obama has only been in office for just over nine months, but he's already hit the links as much as President Bush did in over two years.
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"CNN anchor's reaction to Chicago losing Olympic bid"
Posted by SilkWizard on Friday, October 02, 2009 09:22AM
This is hilarious. CNN's hopeful little countdown timer makes it even better.
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Roman Polanski. Obama. Michael Moore. Jon and Kate. Bernie Goldberg on Fox News. Etc.
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Observe that all legitimate rights have one thing in common: they are rights to action, not to rewards from other people.
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If I needed a poll to tell me that I am extremely good at what I do, then I wouldn't be any good at it in the first place.
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Late last week my uncle announced that he intends to run for mayor of Seattle.
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"The DailyKOS is (unintentionally) right for once!"
Posted by SilkWizard on Wednesday, May 06, 2009 07:15AM
Either the hate-spewing filth at the DailyKOS are being honest about their intentions for once, or they've descended into a previously uncharted realm of stupidity.
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Based upon the flame-ridden discussions my posts have incited in the past, I've realized that one of the biggest misconceptions that people seem to have about Objectivists is with how we regard charity.
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In a brave stance not seen since the beginning of time, a number of celebrities, journalists and bloggers have called President Obama out on his ignorant, narrow-minded views toward gay marriage.
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I suppose that starting up a blog and then almost immediately taking a one-month hiatus isn’t the best idea in terms of maintaining readership…
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Before some of you take part in the "celebration" tonight and flick off your lights for an hour, you should sit down and consider what the symbolism behind the day really means.
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Boy, we Americans sure are mad at those evil corporate executives for stealing our money!
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I've had a hard time focusing on just one thing to write about for the past few days, and so I've ended up not writing anything at all. Today, I have something else on my mind...
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Ayn Rand died more than a quarter of a century ago, yet her name appears regularly in discussions of our current economic turmoil. ...Her magnum opus, 'Atlas Shrugged,' is selling at a faster rate today than at any time during its 51-year history.
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I could probably rant for hours (or pages) about Obama, but for today I've just put together a quick little video that exposes his ever-changing stance on earmarks. No commentary necessary on this one - Obama does a pretty good job of hanging himself
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I'm not a Republican, but I've begrudingly accepted the fact that Republicans are likely to receive my "Lesser of Two Evils" vote for the foreseeable future. With the democrats waning further and further to the left with each passing day, I have a vested
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"You're not allowed to say "Nationalization""
Posted by SilkWizard on Wednesday, March 11, 2009 11:32AM
I was feeling a bit masochistic this morning, so I clicked over to Digg.com. Sure enough, it only took me a couple moments to find a crappy left-wing editorial to rant about.
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I went into Watchmen last night never having read the graphic novel, and having no prior knowledge of the film apart from the trailers. Because I have no emotional attachment to original graphic novel, I consider myself an impartial and objective observer
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Alright, so read the statements below, and answer them 'I agree' or 'I don't agree' (if your answer is somewhere in between, then it's a no).
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I'm on a roll with these blog posts, as I'm ramping up to releasing a new Objectivist blog outside of BYOND in the near future. Until then, enjoy my quick list of five things that amuse me today:
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So this has been going around facebook, and unlike other lame online lists, people have actually been responding and it's kinda fun. You basically write 25 random things about yourself, your views, your goals, etc.
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"Obama: Hope! Change! ...Bait and Switch!"
Posted by SilkWizard on Saturday, February 14, 2009 04:35PM
I just can't get over how awesomely hypocritical Obama has been in his first few weeks as President. I'd say "I told you so", but you already knew that you had that coming.
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"Stop Blaming Capitalism for Government Failures "
Posted by SilkWizard on Friday, November 14, 2008 03:13PM
Arg... I've been busy. Hopefully I'll be back on a normal schedule after Thanksgiving. Anyway, this article pretty much sums up my frustration with the world as of late:
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"What happens when you wear a McCain T-Shirt in New York's Upper West Side?"
Posted by SilkWizard on Friday, October 31, 2008 09:46AM
I've made a few posts lately about how demonizing the opposite side is wrong... and this short clip exposes the types of morons that I have been referring to:
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"Obama's 30-minute infomercial was embarrassing"
Posted by SilkWizard on Thursday, October 30, 2008 04:37PM
What a steaming pile of crap, both artistically and politically.
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In a room full of television industry executives, no one seemed inclined to defend MSNBC on Monday for what some were calling its lopsidedly liberal coverage of the presidential election.
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"The WFTV anchor who interviewed Biden is just as bad as the creeps she's trying to counter."
Posted by SilkWizard on Sunday, October 26, 2008 09:17AM
Unfortunately, it's hard to commend this woman for having the balls to be one of the first in the media to ask Obama/Biden tough questions. The way she conducted this interview was no better than what Katie Couric or Charley Gibson did with Sarah Palin.
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"This guy should be McCain's campaign manager... incredible!"
Posted by SilkWizard on Friday, October 24, 2008 01:14AM
Seriously; if THIS were McCain's message, he would be winning. This guy obliterates liberals and explains conservatism better in 5 minutes than McCain has this entire campaign.
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I disagree with O’Reilly a lot, but I really enjoy his show. Regardless of the political affiliation of the guests on his show, he always asks them tough questions. Additionally, he’s actually a really funny guy, and I *love* the fact that he flaunts his
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You know, if you're going to run for the most important job in the world, perhaps you should come up with new stump speeches and catch phrases every now and then.
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Anyone who denies that the media is overwhelmingly liberal is fooling themselves. Fox News is the one major network that is conservative, and why liberals hate it so much is beyond me. Bias is bias, whether it is liberal or conservative.
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"Obama: Government invented the computer!"
Posted by SilkWizard on Tuesday, October 07, 2008 07:38PM
Ugh. While it's hard for me to get my head around that idea that Barack Obama actually believes some of what he says, one recurring theme that just won't go away with him is that Government is the answer.
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"Palin wins the debate, revives the McCain campaign"
Posted by SilkWizard on Thursday, October 02, 2008 07:50PM
Joe Biden did *very* well, but played it safe. Sarah Palin kicked ass (not Biden's ass, Obama's ass).
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"Monday and no bailout bill... wasn't the world supposed to blow up?"
Posted by SilkWizard on Monday, September 29, 2008 12:22PM
Screw this administration and their BS scare tactics. Time and time again they've pushed through legislation under the facade of having to quickly avert a national crisis, and this bailout isn't any different.
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"Obama loses the first Presidential Debate?"
Posted by SilkWizard on Friday, September 26, 2008 08:37PM
Perhaps it's more appropriate to say that John McCain won, as Obama didn't make any major gaffs or take any risks. McCain was on the attack and Obama's only response was to snicker.
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"The Great Depression repeats itself. Ayn Rand and the Bailouts"
Posted by SilkWizard on Thursday, September 25, 2008 05:04PM
The Great Depression--a failure of government intervention--was called a failure of capitalism, and was used to justify even more government intervention. We are seeing this same process repeat itself today.
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Wow. Up until a couple weeks ago, I figured that Obama had this election wrapped up, no questions asked. Love her or hate her, McCain's genius pick of Sarah Palin as a VP has changed everything.
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WTF? Why is it that I like everyone I've ever met from Australia, but everything that I see or hear coming out of their country is completely retarded? Screw you you socialist doucebags
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"Great speech by Obama, but still voting for McCain :p"
Posted by SilkWizard on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 09:32PM
...and so ladies and gentlemen, at 11:00 AM on a Tuesday a political candidate talked to Americans about race as if they were adults.
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Bahahaha! John McCain had an awesome night: Huckabee finally dropped out, and Hilary Clinton stayed alive. The more that the Democrats beat the s*** out of each other, the better McCain's chances!
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I've finally taken some time to do some serious research on the candidates, and I've made my decision. I don't care if …
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I've been a big fan of Ayn Rand for a long time, and I've read most of her books. I'm a adamant believer in her …
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"Israeli officers use a palestinian teenager as a human shield... priceless!"
Posted by SilkWizard on Wednesday, May 09, 2007 02:04PM
People are up in arms about this, but I say "Good for them!"
http:// www.clarynovels.com/ forum/ index.php?showtopic= 165
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Instead of shying down like any other worthless, spineless, idiot politician, McCain called the idiots who have been …
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"Excellent opinion article about the V Tech shootings"
Posted by SilkWizard on Wednesday, April 18, 2007 08:35PM
This is great:
"In tragedy's aftermath, a call for reason"
We must resist temptation to draw ill-conceived lessons …
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Get over yourselves. I didn't see the Russians protesting when THEY were the bad guys on 24 last season:
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"More proof that Kofi Annan is a hypocritical moron"
Posted by SilkWizard on Wednesday, December 20, 2006 11:15PM
I think that this article pretty much speaks for itself: http:// www.nysun.com/ article/45403
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"A devil food is turning our kids into homosexuals"
Posted by SilkWizard on Tuesday, December 12, 2006 03:14PM
Our first mistake was eating from the tree of knowledge, and our second mistake was eating from the tree of …
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"Read an excellent short story last night..."
Posted by SilkWizard on Wednesday, December 06, 2006 10:58PM
I've been a big fan of Ayn Rand for awhile now, but I've never got around to reading one of her first short novels …
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"A good example of why I can't stand top Democrats. Funny stuff."
Posted by SilkWizard on Saturday, November 18, 2006 05:25AM
This one is a knee slapper:
Here is a press release from Wal Mart: …
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"Social conservatives just don't give up."
Posted by SilkWizard on Wednesday, November 08, 2006 04:47PM
Earlier I heard a conservative radio talk show host claim that the reason Republicans got their asses handed to them …
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Here's what's on my mind at 1 in the morning in regards to US/World politics these days:
I really don't give a crap …
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Sometimes I think that Tony Blair is the only European politician who has his head screwed on right:
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