Goodies From The Patriot Post

[FC]

"Literally trillions of dollars have been spent since the 1960s to address poverty, both in the United States and in developing countries, in exactly the manner that Revs. Wallis, Sharpton, and Jackson suggest we should continue doing today. That is, to cast poverty not as something that individuals rise above and out of, but as something that bureaucrats spend other people's money on to eliminate. The result, after trillions spent, has been negligible results and massive social costs... On the other hand, what is quite clear is that the likelihood of a black child in the United States living in poverty is five times higher if that child is living in a home headed by a single parent than in one headed by married parents. It is also true that the incidence of child poverty in homes headed by married parents is virtually no different between blacks and whites... Rev. Sharpton wants to continue to insist that 'The problems in our community have been systematic and because of structural problems within the system.' The black left has dominated black life and thinking for the last 50 years. Black family life is, on average, in much worse shape today than 50 years ago and black poverty persists. Our Lord is merciful and forgiving. But surely we should not expect infinite patience. We have some responsibility to learn from the errors of our ways." —Star Parker

 

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"The Left is prone to hysteria. The belief that global warming will destroy the world is but one of many hysterical notions held on the Left. As noted in a previous column devoted to the Left and hysteria, many on the Left have been hysterical about the dangers of the PATRIOT Act and the NSA surveillance of phone numbers (incipient fascism); secondhand smoke (killing vast numbers of people); drilling in the remotest area of Alaska (major environmental despoliation); and opposition to same-sex marriage (imminent Christian theocracy)... Leftists tend to fear dying more [than conservatives]. That is one reason they are more exercised about our waging war against evil than about the evils committed by those we fight. The number of Iraqis and others Saddam Hussein murdered troubles the Left considerably less than even the remote possibility than they may one day die of global warming (or secondhand smoke)." —Dennis Prager

[fritz]

Let me address this one--

 

"secondhand smoke (killing vast numbers of people);"

 

As much as some (mainly smokers) would like to think otherwise---secondhand smoke does indeed cause many health problems in the folks around these unconsidered fundillos.

 

The city of Victoria just recently passed an ordinance banning smoking in all buildings open to the public. Earlier they passed a ban on smoking in restaurants. Man, you should have heard the outcry after the PUBLIC election wherein the ban passed by a vote of 70-30. That's pretty conclusive of the public's view on the matter.

 

But try to tell that to an addict!

 

We seem to have a lot of addicts in this country. Many are addicted to smoking, but many others are addicted to the idea of liberalism---this country owes them something that they ain't getting.

 

Tough tacos!

 

fritz