When Venezuela’s dictator, Hugo Chavez, moved his country away from market-based capitalism to socialism, it was only a matter of time before Venezuela’s economy would tank. Reuters story: Food shortages are now a part of life [for Hugo’s subjects]. Workers leave jobs for hours at a time searching for milk, cooking oil — even beef. […]

Now, this I love. You don’t see this much. The Nevada Appeal, Conrad Velin is the columnist. Who is Conrad Velin? He’s regional finance director for Sierra Nevada Media Group, which includes the Nevada Appeal. “Contrary to Reports, the Nation’s Economy is Robust.” Here’s the concluding paragraph: “Therefore, folks, despite all the gloom and doom […]

Now, there’s so much media conventional wisdom that’s wrong, and one of the things that was forever wrong during the amnesty bill debate was, from the Republican side, they said, “We have got to show these people that we care about them and they’re the backbone of America because we’ve gotta get these votes. We’re […]

AMERICA VS PANDERING VIA FRENCH PRESIDENT SARKOZY Sarkozy spoke spoke November the 7th. He addressed a joint meeting of the House and the Senate. But I want you, when you read these things, forget that it’s a Frenchman, that’s marvelous and tremendous enough. In fact, don’t forget that. Ask yourself, “Why, all of a sudden, […]

When a person — usually a liberal, or a member of the Media — says that the 2006 November election was about withdrawing from Iraq, is that person a liar? Is that person a manipulator? Let me ask it this way. When a journalist accepts that the 2006 election was all about Iraq, is he […]