3 reasons why the debt-ceiling debate is full of malarkey
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all anybody in washington can talk about these days is the debt limit or debt ceiling -- the total amount of money the federal government is authorized to borrow at any given time after a decade in which spending increased by more than 60 percent in inflation-adjusted dollars and the debt limit was raised no fewer than 10 times the government is about to max out its 143 trillion credit line leading to fears that washington is going to default on its bonds stop cutting social security checks and destroy the economy more than it already has but the current debate over the debt ceiling is full of malarkey for at least three reasons 1 august 2 is a phony deadline treasury secretary timothy geithner has pushed back the drop-dead date when the us finally reaches its limit a bunch of times already: march 31 april 15 may 31 were all cited as deadlines before august 2 was inked in as armageddon but this time he means it man really 2 reaching the debt limit is not the same as defaulting on our debt -- which would indeed be catastrophic think about it: you can max out your credit cards but as long as you keep paying the minimum amount due each month your creditors don039t go crazy interest on the debt is a small fraction of total outlays and the government has a series of tools -- from using cash on hand to selling assets to scrimping on nonessential payments -- to make sure interest payments are made and seniors aren039t put on an all cat-food diet 3 legislating-by-panic is no way to run a country the reason we039re in this mess is because government can039t stop spending and the government can039t even pass a budget on a year039s notice but we039re expecting them to come up with a good plan for the country039s borrowing in a couple of weeks trying to force through an expansion of the country039s credit line by promising cuts in spending down the road is exactly why we039re in this situation to begin with it makes far more sense to do something like sell some tarp assets -- the government is sitting on 320 billion in outstanding direct loans and equities investments -- to cover interest payments through the end of the fiscal year then force congress and the president to come up with a budget that cuts spending -- and borrowing -- for real next year not is some distant futurefor more information check out nick gillespie039s 5 uncomfortable facts about the wonderful horrible debt-limit debate: http:reasoncomarchives20110708five-uncomfortable-facts-aboutand mercatus center039s jason j fichtner ampamp veronique de rugy039s the debt ceiling: what is at stake: http:mercatusorgsitesdefaultfilespublicationdebt20ceillingderugyfichtner42811pdfabout 235 minutesproduced by nick gillespie and meredith bragg edited by joshua swaingo to reasontv for downloadable versions and subscribe to reasontv039s youtube channel to receive automatic notifications when new material goes live

american theocracy
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religious rhetoric has been running rampant in the gop campaign with social issues at the forefront rick santorum rose as a top contender appealing to the religious right and setting the tone for the campaign but there is a growing movement in america advocating the separation between church and state dubbed the quotreason rallyquot over 10000 non-believers gathered on the mall in what they called the largest secular event in world history

conservative brain vs liberal brain - study
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http:wwwsaloncomnewspoliticswar_room20101229conservative_brainsnew tyt network channels: http:wwwyoutubecomusertytsportshttp:wwwyoutubecomuserthetopvlognew tyt facebook page: http:wwwfacebookcomtytnationfollow us on twitter: http:twittercomtheyoungturks http:wwwtheyoungturkscommembershipdiscounts: http:wwwtheyoungturkscomgodaddyfree movies: http:wwwnetflixcomtytnote: the above two links are for tyt sponsorsread ana039s blog and subscribe at: http:wwwexaminercomx-5445-politics-in-education-examinertyt network new wtf channel: http:wwwyoutubecomuserwhattheflickshowcheck out tyt interviews http:wwwyoutubecoma study to be published next year at university college london suggests that conservative brains are structured differently than the brains of other people the investigation led by geraint rees focused on 92 individuals in the uk -- 90 students and two members of parliamentspecifically the research shows that people with conservative tendencies have a larger amygdala and a smaller anterior cingulate than other people the amygdala -- typically thought of as the quotprimitive brainquot -- is responsible for reflexive impulses like fear the anterior cingulate is thought to be responsible for courage and optimism this one-two punch could be responsible for many of the anecdotal claims that conservatives quotthink differentlyquot from otherssince only adults were included in the investigation researchers were unable to determine if cerebral physiology drives politics or if political beliefs change the brain a previous university of california study suggests the former is possible isolating a so-called quotliberal genequot -- the neurotransmitter drd4 -- responsible for an increased receptiveness to novel ideaspredictably conservatives have jumped on both studies as an indication of their biological superiority across the right-leaning blogosphere and twitterverse drd4 was cited as the underlying cause of the quotmental illnessquot known as liberalism and some conservative tweeters have even tried to claim that the enlarged amygdala just means that conservatives quothave bigger brainsquot of course the first claim begs the question and the second ignores the shrunken anterior cingulatewhile the extent of the differences is still unclear the biology of politics has begun to confirm that those differences are real

god appointed hitler the new testament government amp morality
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while some christian apologists are fond of asserting that but for the existence of their god humankind would lack any real basis to criticize must less do something about hitler and his nazi regime they all seem to forget that their holy book the new testament unqualifiedly commands subjection and obedience to government as an instrument established by their god christians who would criticize or overthrow the nazi government or any government would have to violate their god039s unqualified commandment in order to do somy quotgod-given rights nonsensequot video: http:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=gyf1sgqeyf4 if you039re on twitter be sure to say quothiquot: http:twittercomprofmth footnotes:1: william lane craig debating john shook at the university of british columbia: http:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=akqmh7ezdwm2quot carter tl quotthe irony of romans 13quot novum testamentum 463 july 2004: 209-2283: tiefel han quotthe german lutheran church and the rise of national socialismquot church history 413 sept 1972: 326-336

peter schiff vs cornell west on cnn039s anderson cooper 360
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quotif they really want a bright future for this country it039s capitalism that will provide it not governmentquotthat039s what peter schiff told princeton university professor cornell west last night in a heated debate on cnn039s anderson cooper 360 they were discussing schiff039s recent reasontv appearance in which he engaged protestors at occupy wall street with a sign that read quoti am the 1 let039s talkquot air date: october 27 2011here039s the original video: http:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=ugl-ex1cd1capproximately 935 minutes go to reasontv for hd ipod and audio versions of this video and subscribe to reasontv039s youtube channel to receive automatic notification when new material goes live

hulu - the daily show with jon stewart: tue apr 12 2011 - watch the full episode now
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atheist calls religious people 039idiots039 on british debate show
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a religious debate where an atheist debates with religious people on the subject on whether heaven exists the atheist shocks everyone when she calls all religious people idiots

mia malkova amazing pov porn video
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cops vs cameras: the killing of kelly thomas amp the power of new media
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note: because of violent images viewer discretion is advisedthe autopsy results from the death of kelly thomas a schizophrenic drifter who was allegedly beaten to death by fullerton california police will be announced today by orange county district attorney tony rackauckas rackauckas will also announce whether he will file charges against the officers involved in thomas039 death following the office039s investigation the confrontation with police took place at a municipal bus station on july 5 with thomas dying in the hospital five days later this press conference comes weeks after the fullerton police refused to answer questions about the caseregardless of today039s announcements thomas039 death is a case study of how ubiquitous phones with cameras and the internet are transferring power from the government police and the media to the masses images and word of the beating spread not because of official communications but by viral cell phone video of the incident and a horrific hospital photo taken by his father of thomas in a comaafter the photo and video were released the fullerton community reacted in outrage at city council meetings and at protests outside the fullerton police department whatever charges are filed or not today the death of kelly thomas will remain an example of how new media is changing the old guardwritten and produced by paul detrick who also narrates camera by detrick alex manning and zach weissmueller special thanks to ron thomas about 8 minutesgo to http:reasontvvideoshow2145 for a longer discussion documentation and related videosupdate:the orange county district attorney039s office has charged officer manuel ramos with one felony count of second degree murder and one felony count of felony manslaughterofficer jay cicinelli faces one felony count of manslaughter and a felony count of excessive forcefor developing news on the kelly thomas case visit http:wwwfullertonsfutureorg

occupy dc vs employment offers quotwe won039t do thatquot
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after more than a month of protest demands for better employment opportunities and benefits accuracy in media saw fit to test their desires withemployment applications our quotheadhuntersquot were treated to every excuse as to why these jobs aren039t good enough for them we guess middle management opportunities with healthcare and 401k benefits aren039t desirable anymore

will you help senator sanders expose the koch echo chamber
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expose the kochs: the koch brothers fund multiple think tanks and academic centers to promote their ideology and grow their profits a brave new foundation investigation reveals let039s create an echo chamber of truth by using youtube039s share tools above to protect social security and counter the koch billions http:kochbrothersexposedcomsocialsecurity

what039s the worst thing the koch brothers have done
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tea party invades occupy dc- explicit
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in honor of heroes of mine the protest warriors you taught me how to fight with humor http:wwwprotestwarriorcomappearing in the video:crazy patriot : benjamin johnson aim new media directoraimorgprivileged trust fund baby: ron meyeryoung america039s foundationprogram officeryaforggreedy venture capitalist : alex cortes let freedom ring executive directorletfreedomringusacom

the problem with religion
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it really is terribly simple 1 models with predictive capability are of utility 2 science is in a class of its own a process without competitors when it comes to its ability to form such modelsso where is the problem these are observations that not only essentially everyone agrees with but practically everyone eagerly embraces most notably in tasting the sweet fruits of science such as modern civilizationhowever religion a model with no demonstrable predictive utility remains prevalent within mankindthe bizarre thing is that all these people who engage in religion must realize what a good model looks like as they use them everyday of their life convergent models with predictive capability are the good one the ones they chose to use yet still peculiarly these folks still embrace religion which is evidently divergent with no demonstrable predictive utility

a working class face for ows - we will not be co-opted
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i like this guy other than he was not more brutal in his comments about obama he was rather subdued where he could have really ripped the heart out of the obama administration easilythe fact fox interviewed him and did not air it tells me he said it rightjust be critical of everything and everyoneows -can survive fools but not infiltrationuploaded by thealyonashow on oct 14 2011jesse lagreca an occupy wall street protester who has become well known for his remarks on abc news talks to alyona in nyc