Politicking with Jesse Ventura Ex-governor and former wrestler Jesse Ventura joins Larry King in a no holds barred talk on Obama, the Gov’t shutdown, American hypocrisy, and what he’d do with Edward Snowden and Bradley Manning. Plus, why he thinks Americans are still being lied to about JFK’s death, and who’s to blame — including another former president.
click here for morePark Service Issues $125 Tickets to International Student International students and their teacher hoping to get a peek of Olympic National Park were met with surprise when instead they ended up being ticketed by the National Park Service for “violation of closure” – entering the park during the government shutdown, reported the Peninsula Daily News. Photo: Christie via Flickr–Olympic National Park Kelly Sanders, a sixth grade teacher from Port Angeles, Wash., took a group of six students, including two from Japan, and four other college students visiting from Indonesia, Hong Kong and China, to hike at Washington’s beautiful Olympic National… View Article
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London to become Chinese offshore banking centre Britain has relaxed stringent rules for Chinese banks willing to set up in London. Beijing in turn opened up its markets to British-based investors, marking the latest move to establish the yuan as one of the world’s key currencies. “A great nation like China should have a global currency,” said UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, during his official five day visit to China. And the UK is gladly willing to contribute “through the international center of finance: London”. Under… View Article
click here for moreIMF Proposal to Tax Bank Deposits A report by Agence France-Presse, the International Monetary Fund strongly suggests countries tax the rich to fix deficit, is a caveat for a bigger risk. “The IMF has set off shockwaves this week in Washington by suggesting countries fight budget deficits by raising taxes. In its Fiscal Monitor report, subtitled “Taxing Times”, the Fund advanced the idea of taxing the highest-income people and their assets to reinforce the legitimacy of spending cuts and fight against growing income inequalities.” Before all those occupy supporters, rejoice and… View Article
click here for moreObamacare Is Either The Product Of Mentally Retarded Criminals Or A Conspiracy To Destroy The American Healthcare System The on-going disaster of the Affordable Care Act otherwise known as Obamacare is undoubtedly the most poorly planned implementation of any government program in American history. This law which forces people to buy health insurance or face a fine is one of the dumbest ideas ever conceived but it is the implementation of it that has been even dumber. The implementation has been so horrible that one has… View Article
click here for moreBorder Agents: Illegal Activists Assaulting Officers, No Charges Brought A border patrol agent in Tuscon, Arizona condemned the federal government for ignoring and not prosecuting illegal immigrants and protesters who violate federal laws by impeding or assaulting agents while they are on the job, saying the federal government’s lack of enforcement was “shameful” and a “running joke” that encourages more lawlessness. Last week, dozens of protesters in Arizona impeded officers from detaining “three suspected illegal immigrants,” and the agents used pepper spray to control the “raucous” protesters. “Another truly… View Article
click here for moreTexas School District Arms Teachers, Posts Signs Putting Would-Be Attackers on Notice In a change from preceding years, schools in Shamrock, Texas now have a sign on their premises warning would-be attackers that armed teachers are ready to use to force to defend children. Located about 80 miles east of Amarillo on I-40, Shamrock is a sleepy little town steeped in the traditions and lifestyle that many people think of when they think of Texas. Now they will also be known for one more thing—kissing the idea of sitting… View Article
click here for moreAnti-Incumbent Sentiment at Record High Anti-incumbent sentiment is at an all-time high as Americans become more disgusted with a Congress that is setting records for low approval ratings. According to a Pew Research survey, “a record-high 74% of registered voters now say that most members of Congress should not be reelected in 2014,” and only 18% say that most lawmakers in Congress should be reelected. Pew notes “at similar points in both the 2010 and 2006 midterm cycles only about half of registered voters wanted to see most representatives… View Article
click here for moreCensus Objector – When Grizzly Atatcks In the summer of 2010, the federal Conservatives took a lot of flak for doing away with the mandatory long-form census. The idea was that government should not be coercing people to share their private information. We now have a case study in how such laws can harm otherwise law-abiding citizens. On Wednesday, an Ontario judge acquitted 89-year-old Audrey Tobias of refusing to fill out the 2011 census. Ms. Tobias faced time behind bars for refusing to pay a fine levied after this refusal. It’s a case that never should have gone to trial… View Article
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