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Jack Bauer interrogates Santa: And the rich are deprived of the true meaning of Christmas: Report: Nation’s Wealthy Cruelly Deprived Of True Meaning Of Christmas And a common man discusses the true meaning of Christmas .

" The possession of arms is the distinction between a freeman and a slave ." — James Burgh I'm studying the 2nd amendment at the moment.

He opposes the sanctions because they are detrimental to our national security. The rest of Congress puts our nation in jeopardy for political gain. Part 1. Paul reminds that the CIA instigated regime change in Iran back in 1953. We put in a dictator, and the whole thing blew up in our face. Al Qaeda wants us to go to war in the Middle East. It will hurt us financially, and help them recruit people against us. If we make preliminary attacks, we will as guilty as the Japanese during Pearl Harbor. Iran is not capable of attacking us. They are not a threat. They cannot even make enough gasoline for themselves. This policy will backfire and hurt us. Part 2. This is like our war with Iraq. We instituted sanctions and bombed them, killing thousands of children. If anyone thinks taking away gasoline from the common person in Iran, will make them want to get rid of the Ayatollah . . . it does exactly the opposite. These sanctions will only push them toward China, India, and Russia. They...

So I watched the creepiest video on teh internets And thought of a situation where this would be even more creepy . . . . . . after you gave birth.

Paul makes fun of the Nobel, chastises Reps and Dems from not criticizing their own parties, and encourages dissent: I'm a fan of both Ron Paul and Noam Chomsky, who seem to be on opposite sides of the spectrum. But they are both anti-war, anti-interventionist, and honest thinkers.

Good thinks we should feed garbage to the poor. Or waste less. I didn't watch the whole thing.

A recent study showed that most Utahns believe that health care is a fundamental right , and think reform is a good idea. But when asked about Obamacare, they all freaked out. Partisan politics makes rational people retarded, and turns honest discourse into meaningless slogans and name-calling.

A father beat his 2-year-old son for not eating corn . Dietitian Ellyn Satter recommends that the parent's job is to provide the food, and the child decides how much and even if they will eat.

From Shine Canned Tomatoes The lining contains bisphenol-A, which acts as an estrogen. Men, it will shrink your balls . Eat fresh or from glass jars. Corn-fed Beef Cows should eat grass. By feeding cows corn, agribusiness created deadly E. Coli O157:H7, and made beef less nutritious. And our current system completely abuses animals . Paul McCartney Narrates this short film. Find out more at Meat.org . I think it's okay to eat animals. I think it is immoral to abuse them. They should be raised well, and killed as humanely as possible before consumption. Microwaved Popcorn It will ruin your lungs and give you cancer. Non-organic Potatoes They absorb too many pesticides. Farmed Salmon They are fed an unnatural diet and dosed with chemicals. Hormoned Milk Basically avoid any hormones your body doesn't produce itself. Apples They're full of pesticides. Our modern food system seems to be a miracle. We have literally bent our "swords into plowshares" by turning th...

I have made fun of Glenn Beck before . But I actually agree with some of the things he believes in, which is why he bothers me even more. Murray Rothbard explained the problem nicely: While [his] own intense emotion might seem a valid basis for [his] own political philosophy, this can scarcely serve to convince anyone else. By ultimately taking [himself] outside the realm of rational discourse, [Beck] thereby insure[s] the lack of general success of [his] own cherished doctrine. Beck's passionate antics give the impression that Mormons and Libertarians are also irrational. If you want to learn about Mormons, go here . For Libertarianism, I recommend Ron Paul and Rothbard (also available as a free podcast).