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HughBeaumont
HughBeaumont's Journal
HughBeaumont's Journal
July 17, 2012
Oh, that's right. YOU'RE NOT.
Sooooooo . . . tell me again, Libertarians, how you're different than hard-right Republicans.
http://lewrockwell.com/vance/vance297.htmlThe link I gave was to my article "Is Ron Paul Wrong on Abortion?" in which I said these things:
Why should it be considered libertarian to kill a baby in the womb or unlibertarian to oppose such killing? And even worse, why would a libertarian say that it was unlibertarian to advocate killing foreigners in an aggressive war but not non-libertarian to kill a baby in the womb?
Killing someone is the ultimate form of aggression. Especially a helpless, defenseless fetus that is only guilty of suddenly waking up in a womb. The fetus certainly had no control over being a parasite, aggressing against a woman, invading a woman’s body, or adding unwanted pounds to his host – but its mother certainly did. If an unborn child is not entitled to protection of life, then to be consistent, libertarians should have no problem with the abortion of a fetus from one month old to nine months old. The nine-month old fetus is no more viable than the one-month old one. In fact, a one-month old baby has the same degree of viability. I hate to be so crude, but leave all three of them unattended on a table in a hospital and see what happens.
Why should it be considered libertarian to kill a baby in the womb or unlibertarian to oppose such killing? This has nothing to do with giving the government greater control over a woman’s body; it has everything to do with preventing aggression and protecting innocent life.
If Roe v. Wade were overturned and abortion laws were once again made the provision of the states, there would be nothing unlibertarian about supporting state laws making abortion a crime just as laws against murder, manslaughter, and wrongful death are considered legitimate actions of the states.
Why should it be considered libertarian to kill a baby in the womb or unlibertarian to oppose such killing? And even worse, why would a libertarian say that it was unlibertarian to advocate killing foreigners in an aggressive war but not non-libertarian to kill a baby in the womb?
Killing someone is the ultimate form of aggression. Especially a helpless, defenseless fetus that is only guilty of suddenly waking up in a womb. The fetus certainly had no control over being a parasite, aggressing against a woman, invading a woman’s body, or adding unwanted pounds to his host – but its mother certainly did. If an unborn child is not entitled to protection of life, then to be consistent, libertarians should have no problem with the abortion of a fetus from one month old to nine months old. The nine-month old fetus is no more viable than the one-month old one. In fact, a one-month old baby has the same degree of viability. I hate to be so crude, but leave all three of them unattended on a table in a hospital and see what happens.
Why should it be considered libertarian to kill a baby in the womb or unlibertarian to oppose such killing? This has nothing to do with giving the government greater control over a woman’s body; it has everything to do with preventing aggression and protecting innocent life.
If Roe v. Wade were overturned and abortion laws were once again made the provision of the states, there would be nothing unlibertarian about supporting state laws making abortion a crime just as laws against murder, manslaughter, and wrongful death are considered legitimate actions of the states.
Oh, that's right. YOU'RE NOT.
July 15, 2012
SO much idiocy packed in one column. You won't find yourself just getting dumber with each passing sentence, you may experience DNA breakdown. Possibly certain functions of the brain will stop working. Don't say I didn't warn you:
WHAT "PAIN" ARE THEY EXPERIENCING, YOU FUCK???? The Stock Market's risen close to 5,000 points since the Failure Fuhrer skipped town in a helicopter! The CEOs and other assorted larcenists are conducting business as usual with bonuses, perks and options packages. You could take away 50% of the top 5000's WEALTH . . . notice I said WEALTH and not INCOME, and they'd still be so goddamned wealthy it would literally be impossible for them to outspend it.
Beginning to hate Republicans on this matter. Stop apologizing for cockamamie theories that do not FUCKING WORK. Stop defending something even high-ranking Republicans know is bullshit. The evidence is irrefutable. These tax cuts have cost us close to 2.5 trillion dollars since we implimented them. You're a satirist, bro, and not a very good one at that.
Dumbest Columnist on the Planet. There isn't even a close second. And he "writes" for the PD.
http://www.cleveland.com/obrien/index.ssf/2012/07/obamas_love_for_the_middle_cla.htmlSO much idiocy packed in one column. You won't find yourself just getting dumber with each passing sentence, you may experience DNA breakdown. Possibly certain functions of the brain will stop working. Don't say I didn't warn you:
In proposing that tax cuts be retained for anyone at all, Obama is violating a Democratic commandment: Thou shalt not admit the efficacy of lowering tax rates in promoting economic growth.
But if that's what it takes to put Republicans in a box by forcing them to explain why it makes sense not to raise taxes on "job creators" -- a phrase Obama utters with a smirk -- well, Paul Krugman will forgive him.
Republicans, meanwhile, should explain -- in detail. Unlike Obama, they'll be telling the truth and making excellent fiscal sense.
And speaking of details, let's look closely at a few of the other things President One-Note said during Monday's ramble.
"Many members of the other party believe that prosperity comes from the top down, so that if we spend trillions more on tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans, then that will somehow unleash jobs and economic growth."
Many members of the other party believe that because it's true. "Trickle-down" isn't an economic theory; it's an inescapable economic fact. When the top of the economic heap experiences prosperity and growth, it doesn't hoard its capital. Everyone stands to benefit. Conversely, when the top of the economic heap experiences pain, as it has in Obama's economy and as it will to a greater extent in the higher-tax economy Obama proposes, everyone stands to suffer.
What was not true in Obama's statement was the reference to tax cuts as government spending. Tax cuts involve money that does not belong to the government. "We" don't "spend" anything when "we" grant a tax cut. "We" simply allow people to keep more of their own money and use it as they see fit in the private sector of the economy.
But if that's what it takes to put Republicans in a box by forcing them to explain why it makes sense not to raise taxes on "job creators" -- a phrase Obama utters with a smirk -- well, Paul Krugman will forgive him.
Republicans, meanwhile, should explain -- in detail. Unlike Obama, they'll be telling the truth and making excellent fiscal sense.
And speaking of details, let's look closely at a few of the other things President One-Note said during Monday's ramble.
"Many members of the other party believe that prosperity comes from the top down, so that if we spend trillions more on tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans, then that will somehow unleash jobs and economic growth."
Many members of the other party believe that because it's true. "Trickle-down" isn't an economic theory; it's an inescapable economic fact. When the top of the economic heap experiences prosperity and growth, it doesn't hoard its capital. Everyone stands to benefit. Conversely, when the top of the economic heap experiences pain, as it has in Obama's economy and as it will to a greater extent in the higher-tax economy Obama proposes, everyone stands to suffer.
What was not true in Obama's statement was the reference to tax cuts as government spending. Tax cuts involve money that does not belong to the government. "We" don't "spend" anything when "we" grant a tax cut. "We" simply allow people to keep more of their own money and use it as they see fit in the private sector of the economy.
WHAT "PAIN" ARE THEY EXPERIENCING, YOU FUCK???? The Stock Market's risen close to 5,000 points since the Failure Fuhrer skipped town in a helicopter! The CEOs and other assorted larcenists are conducting business as usual with bonuses, perks and options packages. You could take away 50% of the top 5000's WEALTH . . . notice I said WEALTH and not INCOME, and they'd still be so goddamned wealthy it would literally be impossible for them to outspend it.
Beginning to hate Republicans on this matter. Stop apologizing for cockamamie theories that do not FUCKING WORK. Stop defending something even high-ranking Republicans know is bullshit. The evidence is irrefutable. These tax cuts have cost us close to 2.5 trillion dollars since we implimented them. You're a satirist, bro, and not a very good one at that.
July 11, 2012
Krugman on CNBC . . . ughhhhhh
Who can even LISTEN to this?
Every time Krugman tries to get a point across about taxing the wealthy, government spending vs GDP, Medicare, etc . . . he can't even get a word out edgewise because he's being tag-team interrupted by those right wing fucking assholes Joe Kernen and Michelle Caruso Cabrera!!!! Andy Ross Sorkin is the only one letting him talk.
Kernen, GOD he just fucking sucks. Who ever made this asshole a personality? Who? The guy's got a face for radio, a voice like your annoying right-wing co-worker and the delivery/rhetoric/black-and-white mindset of Neil Cavuto. Joe Kernen is literally a composite of the worst qualities of every right-wing anchor out there in one loathsome pig bastard.
What I think about Michelle "You Know I'm Right-Wing" Caruso-Cabrera, they couldn't print.
Krugman was maintaining his composure nicely, but I did notice a little stammering. Good on him, because I'd have been throwing chairs.
July 10, 2012
http://factcheck.org/2008/05/the-democratic-congress-did-all-that/
Nice Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc, lamers. It's so painfully hilarious that this is all they got.
Oh, you like charts? Here's one . . . . you know, with actual FACTS instead of logic a five year old can cut through.
An image so phenomenally void of logic, it'll make you stop walking.
http://factcheck.org/2008/05/the-democratic-congress-did-all-that/
Nice Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc, lamers. It's so painfully hilarious that this is all they got.
Oh, you like charts? Here's one . . . . you know, with actual FACTS instead of logic a five year old can cut through.
July 10, 2012
Yahoo article: Many Wall Street executives say wrongdoing is necessary: survey
Well, this explains the completely and painfully obvious, doesn't it?
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/many-wall-st-execs-says-050334637.html
(Reuters) - If the ancient Greek philosopher Diogenes were to go out with his lantern in search of an honest man today, a survey of Wall Street executives on workplace conduct suggests he might have to look elsewhere.
A quarter of Wall Street executives see wrongdoing as a key to success, according to a survey by whistleblower law firm Labaton Sucharow released on Tuesday.
In a survey of 500 senior executives in the United States and the UK, 26 percent of respondents said they had observed or had firsthand knowledge of wrongdoing in the workplace, while 24 percent said they believed financial services professionals may need to engage in unethical or illegal conduct to be successful.
A quarter of Wall Street executives see wrongdoing as a key to success, according to a survey by whistleblower law firm Labaton Sucharow released on Tuesday.
In a survey of 500 senior executives in the United States and the UK, 26 percent of respondents said they had observed or had firsthand knowledge of wrongdoing in the workplace, while 24 percent said they believed financial services professionals may need to engage in unethical or illegal conduct to be successful.
July 9, 2012
Oh great. The sleepy-eyed fuck Scott Walker is on CNBC, lying his ass off about campaign finance.
Scott, the right wing bastards Joke Kernen and Michelle Caruso-Cabrera were just now tag-teaming on Howard Dean about campaign finance reform. Walker stated that 77 percent of his donations were from the public.
Michelle's sarcasm was off the charts and I'm questioning how Scott Walker was ever elected into public office.
Go ahead, right-wingers, I believe you were saying something funny about the media being "liberal" . . .
July 6, 2012
Prick bastard. Do you believe this bullshit? Exhibit A why I refuse to go to a GOP rally . . . I'd be arrested for assault.
http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2012/07/clash_breaks_out_gop_rally_sup.html
They're allowed to get away with it. We wear the wrong shirt or support the "wrong team", we get arrested.
And you gotta wonder why no police ARE present at GOP events, yet show up in abundance with clubs and riot gear at the ready for progressive events. Curiouser and curiouser . . .
77-yr old TeaHadist @ Cleveland RMoney Rally physically assaults protester. Classic.
Prick bastard. Do you believe this bullshit? Exhibit A why I refuse to go to a GOP rally . . . I'd be arrested for assault.
http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2012/07/clash_breaks_out_gop_rally_sup.html
But a physical clash between Romney supporters and protesters overshadowed the Parma campaign stop by the prominent pair, who are often mentioned as possible running mates for Romney.
The quarrel broke out as soon as Pawlenty took the stage before about 200 people at the strip shopping center.
"Pawlenty go home, Pawlenty go home," the protesters chanted over the former governor's speech.
Pawlenty maintained composure, and even put his own twist on the chant.
"We should send Barack Obama home," he declared.
At one point, Romney supporter Richard Brysac of Parma confronted protester Al Neal of Canton, who attended with members of a group called Fight for Fair Economy Ohio.
Brysac, 77, attempted to hush Neal by emptying a bottle of water into the 25-year-old union worker's mouth.
"He seemed thirsty, so I tried to shove the bottle in his mouth," Brysac said. "I thought it was wrong to interfere with [Pawlenty's] freedom of speech.
"I acted out of character and I apologize if I offended anyone."
When the bottle didn't work, Brysac pulled out his handkerchief and gagged Neal.
Neal removed the handkerchief and continued chanting until the group of protesters was escorted from the rally.
Kentown Plaza is private property.
No police were present.
The quarrel broke out as soon as Pawlenty took the stage before about 200 people at the strip shopping center.
"Pawlenty go home, Pawlenty go home," the protesters chanted over the former governor's speech.
Pawlenty maintained composure, and even put his own twist on the chant.
"We should send Barack Obama home," he declared.
At one point, Romney supporter Richard Brysac of Parma confronted protester Al Neal of Canton, who attended with members of a group called Fight for Fair Economy Ohio.
Brysac, 77, attempted to hush Neal by emptying a bottle of water into the 25-year-old union worker's mouth.
"He seemed thirsty, so I tried to shove the bottle in his mouth," Brysac said. "I thought it was wrong to interfere with [Pawlenty's] freedom of speech.
"I acted out of character and I apologize if I offended anyone."
When the bottle didn't work, Brysac pulled out his handkerchief and gagged Neal.
Neal removed the handkerchief and continued chanting until the group of protesters was escorted from the rally.
Kentown Plaza is private property.
No police were present.
They're allowed to get away with it. We wear the wrong shirt or support the "wrong team", we get arrested.
And you gotta wonder why no police ARE present at GOP events, yet show up in abundance with clubs and riot gear at the ready for progressive events. Curiouser and curiouser . . .
July 6, 2012
80k, 84k Private Sector.
This is what happens when you
a) don't tax the wealthy
b) shaft your workers.
Demand dies because people are hampered by the cost of necessities, people can't find work because there's no demand.
So I wonder which Republican CNBC will have on to blame Obama for Bewsh's/Boehner's Congress's fuck-ups?
June 17, 2012
Fucking assholes.
Rodney King Dies, Racist America Celebrates.
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/rodney-king-dead-swimming-pool-160339712.htmlFucking assholes.
June 13, 2012
Er, Gore DID win Florida. The highly partisan SCOTUS Filthy Five, the Florida Election Fixers and Faux News stole it from him. The End.
Of American progress, that is . . .
Oh look, Yahoo's propagatin' the 2000 Big Myth.
Wow, is this some foreshadowing I'm seeing . . . . . ?
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/power-players-abc-news/could-bush-gore-election-night-mess-happen-again-102011604.html
It was a mess for the country and also for the major news organizations who create complex mathematical models to match vote results and exit polls to determine the inevitable winner. But in 2000, the result was anything but inevitable. Each of the three television networks incorrectly declared Al Gore the winner of Florida initially, only to withdraw that decision, later giving the state to George W. Bush — and finally withdrawing that decision as well.
"We managed to make two mistakes that night like everyone else did, but it was shocking," said David Westin, who was president of ABC News on that historic night.
In his new memoir, "Exit Interview," Westin explains, "We believed that our 'decision desk' was better than anybody, and that we got it right every single time and we got it right earlier than just about anybody did."
"We managed to make two mistakes that night like everyone else did, but it was shocking," said David Westin, who was president of ABC News on that historic night.
In his new memoir, "Exit Interview," Westin explains, "We believed that our 'decision desk' was better than anybody, and that we got it right every single time and we got it right earlier than just about anybody did."
Er, Gore DID win Florida. The highly partisan SCOTUS Filthy Five, the Florida Election Fixers and Faux News stole it from him. The End.
Of American progress, that is . . .
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