Under the cover of “net Neutrality”, the Obama administration has moved closer to regulating free speech on the internet.
Vis:
- In April, the Supreme Court threw out the FCC rule that dictated whether or not internet providers could throttle users of programs like BitTorrent.
- Not happy with the SCOTUS affront to POTUS, last week, the FCC declared that the Internet is a public utility. if this stands, the government can control content — your free speech, your RIGHT to disagree with the policies of this (or any) government. It makes, as Pamela Geller writes, Obama the Julius Caesar of the Internet.
- Should you worry? Hell yes!
On Saturday in Virginia, Obama gave a speech where he said:
And meanwhile, you’re coming of age in a 24/7 media environment that bombards us with all kinds of content and exposes us to all kinds of arguments, some of which don’t always rank that high on the truth meter. And with iPods and iPads; and Xboxes and PlayStations — none of which I know how to work — (laughter) — information becomes a distraction, a diversion, a form of entertainment, rather than a tool of empowerment, rather than the means of emancipation. So all of this is not only putting pressure on you; it’s putting new pressure on our country and on our democracy.
What the hey ?! Free flow of “information” is putting pressure on our democracy?
This is a very disturbing set of events.
If you haven’t yet browsed Mish’s site, take a look at today’s rant. His site is full of articles that document the coming battle between public sector unions and taxpayers.
The big challenge for us is that unions have their man, socialist Barack Obama, in power. With “advisers” like Andy Stern, head of SEIU, and avowed Communists and socialists running all over the in the White House (Anita Dunn, Van Jones, and now Jim Wallis) ….
It will be a battle royale! Unions really don’t care about taxpayers. They only care about 3 things: power, more power and the union itself. Even its members are expendable.
The cry “workers of the world, unite” has gone out and this White House is leading the disembowelment of America.
Found this on YouTube. Excellent contrast showing that Obama is clearly a radical socialist!
Rasmussen’s monthly summary shows that the Great One (NO!, not Wayne Gretzky!) Obama got a pop in popularity.
They also note that the “pop” in the index (which is created by subtracting strongly disapprove from strongly approve among likely voters) is almost 100% due to more energy from Democrats.
In other words, a partisan bill gets partisan support.
However, that increased enthusiasm has come at a cost among unaffiliated voters. Among those not affiliated with either major party, just 23% Strongly Approve of the President’s performance while 48% Strongly Disapprove (see other recent demographic highlights).
So there is hope this socialist nightmare will come to an end in November, as Obama, Pelosi and Reid spend America into the poor house. Some of the headlines from the week:
Obama: U.S. Would Go Bankrupt Without Health Reform
Obama said in a nationally broadcast interview Friday he isn’t worried that his bold reach for a $1.3 trillion, 10-year makeover might cause his public approval ratings to plummet.
Let’s keep them plumetting!
States have $5.17 Trillion in Pension Obligations, Gap is $3.23 Trillion; State Debt as Share of GDP
Really? Can we spend our way to prosperity? Try:
Legends of the Fall: The Real and Imagined Sources of Our Bubble Economy
Ronald Reagan said:
We could say [Democrats] spend money like drunken sailors, but that would be unfair to drunken sailors. It would be unfair, because the sailors are spending their own money.
Ok, we have the BHO-care as law! Sigh!
I read the following from a ChangeWave email today:
Take Our Medicine, Please
Back in 2008, before the U.S. presidential election, Barack Obama promised to “spread the wealth” if he was elected president. Well, with today’s signing of the massive healthcare overhaul legislation, the country is about to see this happen.
While many of the changes to U.S. healthcare can be characterized as “middle of the road,” as President Obama described, there are obviously areas where the government is extending its reach too far — just as the vocal opposition has articulated consistently during the past year’s debate.
I haven’t had an opportunity to read the few thousand pages of the healthcare bill (why should I be any different than our elected officials?), but it’s certain that many details have yet to be sorted out. However, it’s also clear that cost-cutting and operational efficiencies will be the mantra in the industry and those companies that are best equipped to deliver products, services and technologies at economical price points will be the biggest winners.
Yep. We have officially joined the Socialist Alliance! What is that? If you don’t know, you are not “with the program”.
