James Woods: Don't underestimate 'power' of Ocasio-Cortez - WND

James Woods: Don't underestimate 'power' of Ocasio-Cortez - WND:
'Socialism, though a poison, is a deeply seductive political drug'
Although U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez may not have a solid understanding of the three branches of American government, actor James Woods is warning people not to underestimate the newly elected Democrat from New York.

“The people who vote for her do it because they are young (and idealistic), struggling to make a living (as she is), and desperately need the pipe dreams she’s offering,” said Woods, who comments frequently on Twitter about politics.

“Don’t underestimate her appeal and her power. Socialism, though a poison, is a deeply seductive political drug,” he tweeted Monday..."
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The New York Times Reveals the Horrors of Capitalism—By Showing China’s State-Run Hospitals | Intellectual Takeout

The New York Times Reveals the Horrors of Capitalism—By Showing China’s State-Run Hospitals | Intellectual Takeout
"The New York Times released a 10-minute video last month entitled “How Capitalism Ruined China’s Health Care System.” 
The video attempts to blame capitalism for the many problems in China’s health care system.
“Under Mao Zedong the Communist state provided free health care for all,” the narrator tells us. “Decades later China adopted a unique brand of capitalism that transformed the country from a poor farming nation into an economic superpower. Life expectancy soared. But the introduction of capitalism and the retreat of the state meant that health care was no longer free.”
...All of the horrors depicted in the high-quality video—the long lines, the scalping, and the hospital fights—occurred at government-run health care facilities.
If the Times had visited one of China’s many private health care facilities, they would have found something quite different.
I know first-hand how outstanding the care at private facilities is in China..."
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Lunch video-----Lincoln and Thanksgiving: The Origin of an American Holiday

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Hey Celine, go peddle your Marxist propaganda somewhere else - Glenn Beck

Hey Celine, go peddle your Marxist propaganda somewhere else - Glenn Beck:

Our children are not really ours? This is Marxist propaganda bull crap. This is disgusting. This is exactly what the new left want to brainwash you into believing. That they hold the reins to everything in your life. They can tell you where you can receive healthcare. They can tell you how to run your business. They control your children's education curriculum. They own you… and especially your kids.

One-Third of Americans Say Complimenting a Woman's Looks is Sexual Harassment | Intellectual Takeout

One-Third of Americans Say Complimenting a Woman's Looks is Sexual Harassment | Intellectual Takeout--Annie Holmquist
"It seems we have launched into a full-blown epidemic of sexual misconduct in the short time since the Harvey Weinstein allegations surfaced.
...The question that I found most interesting, however, is the one which asked if a comment on a woman’s attractiveness can be classified as sexual harassment. Although many respondents gave a negative answer, those answering in the U.S. were a different matter. Roughly a third of younger individuals thought such treatment can be classified as sexual harassment..."
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Students bark in protest to save the trees

Students bark in protest to save the trees

• Students at Western Michigan University held a protest against the removal of dozens of trees.
• The university is removing the trees to make room for new buildings on campus.
• WMU students held "a march to denounce the plans to cut down 50+ trees," but the school claims it only plans on removing 36 trees and planting 75 more.

#1 This day 1967-----Strawberry Alarm Clock - Incense And Peppermints

CNN's Kirsten Powers: White Women Who Support Trump Are All 'Racist'

CNN’s Kirsten Powers: White Women Who Support Trump Are All ‘Racist’

CNN contributor Kirsten Powers declared on air Friday that

all white females who supported President Donald Trump were “racist.”

Powers, referring to white females who support Trump, said, “They’ll say, ‘Well, I’m not racist. I just voted for him because, you know, I didn’t like Hillary Clinton. And I just want to say that that’s not–that doesn’t make you not racist. It actually makes you racist. If you support somebody who does racist things, that makes you racist. So, I want to establish that.”
...While not offering her views on Trump-supporting white females, Powers can be caught giving lectures on the virtues of appropriate Halloween costumes:

Kirsten Powers

✔@KirstenPowers

Dear white people who are upset that you can't dress up as another race or culture for Halloween: your feelings don't matter. The only feelings that matter are of those who feel disrespected/mocked by you appropriating their culture for entertainment.

Show some common decency.

2:57 PM - Oct 23, 2018

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NRA, Second Amendment Foundation Sue over Washington Gun Control

NRA, Second Amendment Foundation Sue over Washington Gun Control:

Gottlieb added:
We’re determined to fight this egregious measure because constitutionally-protected rights should never be subject to a popularity vote. The wealthy elitists behind I-1639 want to turn a right into a regulated privilege. This measure was only designed to have a chilling effect on the exercise of a constitutional right by honest citizens while having no impact at all on criminals, and we cannot let it go unchallenged.

U.K.'s Healthcare Horror Stories Ought To Curb Dems' Enthusiasm for Single-Payer

U.K.'s Healthcare Horror Stories Ought To Curb Dems' Enthusiasm for Single-Payer
"The United Kingdom's National Health Service, which celebrated its 70th anniversary on July 5, is imploding.
Vacancies for doctor and nurse positions have reached all-time highs.
Patients are facing interminable waits for care as a result.
This August, a record number of Britons languished more than 12 hours in emergency rooms.
In July, the share of cancer patients who waited more than two months to receive treatment soared.
Yet enthusiasm for government-run, single-payer health care continues to build in the United States..."
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AM Fruitcake

History for November 20

History for November 20 - On-This-Day.com
Edwin Hubble 1889 - American astronomer, Alistair Cooke 1908 - British journalist, television personality, Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) 1925 - Politician


Richard Dawson 1932 - Actor, comedian, game show host, Joe Biden 1942 - U.S. Vice President, Bo Derek 1956 - Actress ("10")


1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis ended. The Soviet Union removed its missiles and bombers from Cuba and the U.S. ended its blockade of the island.


1993 - The U.S. Senate passed the Brady Bill and legislation implementing NAFTA.

Mexico files human rights complaint against U.S. over asylum crackdown: Report - Washington Times

Mexico files human rights complaint against U.S. over asylum crackdown: Report - Washington Times:

Mexico and three Central American countries have filed a protest with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights over President Trump’s new asylum policy, arguing their citizens should be allowed to flee their countries to find refuge in the U.S.
The complaint, reported by El Universal, a Mexican newspaper, was filed by the human rights ombudsmen for Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala.
The complaint says migrants who make it into the U.S., even if entering illegally, must be allowed to demand asylum in the U.S.

Inside the Beltway: 'I watched the president unite people' - Washington Times

Inside the Beltway: 'I watched the president unite people' - Washington Times:

Multiple polls have revealed that Americans are tired of political discord and partisan attacks, which started when President Trump ran for office, and continue as he approaches his second anniversary in office. The public associates this rigid negativity with the “do-nothing Congress” and gridlock. Civility — which often proves more efficient and productive than combat in fostering compromise — is rare indeed.

The way we were-----Kennedy vs. Nixon - 1st 1960 Debate

Boob-tube-----What's My Line? Lucille Ball (1954)

Donald Trump should apply Teddy Roosevelt's monopoly busting to tech

Donald Trump should apply Teddy Roosevelt's monopoly busting to tech
"President Donald Trump has an opportunity to follow in former President Teddy Roosevelt’s footsteps.
Will Donald Trump follow TR’s lead?
...Roosevelt built a strong reputation by going after the trusts, huge combinations that placed control of entire industries in the hands of one or a few men. 
He broke up John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil, the Google of its day.
He shut down J.P. Morgan’s Northern Securities Co., which would have monopolized rail transportation in much of the United States.
And he pursued numerous other cases (45 in all) that broke up monopolies and returned competition to markets.
...Monopolies are an economic and political threat
Big monopolies aren’t just an economic threat:
They’re a political threat.
Because they’re largely free of market constraints, they don’t have to put all their energy into making a better product for less money.
Instead, they put a lot of their energy into political manipulation to protect their monopoly.
...Today, things look a lot like Teddy Roosevelt’s era. 
A few monopolies occupy much of the tech world: Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google — FANG, as they’re often abbreviated.
They gobble up potential competitors, as Facebook did with WhatsApp and Instagram.
...Facing a similar situation, Roosevelt declared, “When aggregated wealth demands what is unfair, its immense power can be met only by the still greater power of the people as a whole.”
...With today’s economy dominated by the FANG companies, will Donald Trump — another brash New Yorker who found himself in the White House — follow TR’s lead?
Perhaps a better question is, why wouldn’t he?"
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K-12: Six Steps to Reform Education Right Now

K-12: Six Steps to Reform Education Right Now
"Whenever people gather to discuss problems in education, we hear the same list of issues and solutions.
We hear about poverty and the need for bigger budgets at all levels, more self-esteem, professional teacher corps, charter schools, vouchers, tutoring and remediation, new literacies, better assessment, year-round schools, pre-K, schools that are more permissive or more strict, the effects of drugs, the impact of violent sports, and the perpetual need for more and more money.
Any talk show or other group will invariably touch on the exact same items.
The participants will seem pleased that they are having an in-depth discussion of the options.
But are they?
My suspicion is that you could mandate all these items, served up on a platter with all the trimmings, and nothing would change.
...Public schools are full from basement to roof with dysfunctional gimmicks that never worked. 
To improve the public schools, the path to success is simple.
Get rid of the counterproductive ideas, i.e., the methods that seem to be designed, from conception to implementation, to subvert education...
...Here's a simple six-point list of what we must do differently, a list that even self-described "dummies" can instantly act on..."
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