Comments on: Lording It Over Us http://cafehayek.com/2009/10/lording-it-over-us.html where orders emerge Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:06:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Anonymous http://cafehayek.com/2009/10/lording-it-over-us.html/comment-page-1#comment-187783 Anonymous Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:55:00 +0000 http://cafehayek.com/?p=7021#comment-187783 We don't live in a free society. We don’t live in a free society.

]]> By: Anonymous http://cafehayek.com/2009/10/lording-it-over-us.html/comment-page-1#comment-187784 Anonymous Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:55:00 +0000 http://cafehayek.com/?p=7021#comment-187784 We don't live in a free society. We don’t live in a free society.

]]> By: Anonymous http://cafehayek.com/2009/10/lording-it-over-us.html/comment-page-1#comment-187733 Anonymous Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:59:00 +0000 http://cafehayek.com/?p=7021#comment-187733 And that is indeed an excellent point, Ike. I'd like to add that it is part of this "new normal" thing people talk about these days in relation to just about everything; but I'd be lying, because I think we can agree the state of affairs you describe has existed since the Nixon years at a minimum. And that is indeed an excellent point, Ike.

I’d like to add that it is part of this “new normal” thing people talk about these days in relation to just about everything; but I’d be lying, because I think we can agree the state of affairs you describe has existed since the Nixon years at a minimum.

]]> By: Anonymous http://cafehayek.com/2009/10/lording-it-over-us.html/comment-page-1#comment-187732 Anonymous Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:59:00 +0000 http://cafehayek.com/?p=7021#comment-187732 And that is indeed an excellent point, Ike. I'd like to add that it is part of this "new normal" thing people talk about these days in relation to just about everything; but I'd be lying, because I think we can agree the state of affairs you describe has existed since the Nixon years at a minimum. And that is indeed an excellent point, Ike.

I’d like to add that it is part of this “new normal” thing people talk about these days in relation to just about everything; but I’d be lying, because I think we can agree the state of affairs you describe has existed since the Nixon years at a minimum.

]]> By: Anonymous http://cafehayek.com/2009/10/lording-it-over-us.html/comment-page-1#comment-187680 Anonymous Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:21:00 +0000 http://cafehayek.com/?p=7021#comment-187680 The worm will and is turning regarding Obama's press coverage. The worm will and is turning regarding Obama’s press coverage.

]]> By: Anonymous http://cafehayek.com/2009/10/lording-it-over-us.html/comment-page-1#comment-187681 Anonymous Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:21:00 +0000 http://cafehayek.com/?p=7021#comment-187681 The worm will and is turning regarding Obama's press coverage. The worm will and is turning regarding Obama’s press coverage.

]]> By: Anonymous http://cafehayek.com/2009/10/lording-it-over-us.html/comment-page-1#comment-187668 Anonymous Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:04:00 +0000 http://cafehayek.com/?p=7021#comment-187668 Interesting - I hope Don comments on this point of yours. Too often we grab one side of a he-said-she-said as authoritative if it fits our preconceived notions. We can all agree on this at least: IF it happened the way Cato claims it happened, THEN that's a very bad thing. Interesting – I hope Don comments on this point of yours.

Too often we grab one side of a he-said-she-said as authoritative if it fits our preconceived notions.

We can all agree on this at least: IF it happened the way Cato claims it happened, THEN that’s a very bad thing.

]]> By: Anonymous http://cafehayek.com/2009/10/lording-it-over-us.html/comment-page-1#comment-187669 Anonymous Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:04:00 +0000 http://cafehayek.com/?p=7021#comment-187669 Interesting - I hope Don comments on this point of yours. Too often we grab one side of a he-said-she-said as authoritative if it fits our preconceived notions. We can all agree on this at least: IF it happened the way Cato claims it happened, THEN that's a very bad thing. Interesting – I hope Don comments on this point of yours.

Too often we grab one side of a he-said-she-said as authoritative if it fits our preconceived notions.

We can all agree on this at least: IF it happened the way Cato claims it happened, THEN that’s a very bad thing.

]]> By: Anonymous http://cafehayek.com/2009/10/lording-it-over-us.html/comment-page-1#comment-187666 Anonymous Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:03:00 +0000 http://cafehayek.com/?p=7021#comment-187666 And there are real questions that people raise about whether it's even possible to scale up the DC program or whether the DC program specifically is cost effective - but none of that (1.) invalidates vouchers as a strategy in general, or (2.) justifies Holder silencing this guy. And there are real questions that people raise about whether it’s even possible to scale up the DC program or whether the DC program specifically is cost effective – but none of that (1.) invalidates vouchers as a strategy in general, or (2.) justifies Holder silencing this guy.

]]> By: Anonymous http://cafehayek.com/2009/10/lording-it-over-us.html/comment-page-1#comment-187667 Anonymous Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:03:00 +0000 http://cafehayek.com/?p=7021#comment-187667 And there are real questions that people raise about whether it's even possible to scale up the DC program or whether the DC program specifically is cost effective - but none of that (1.) invalidates vouchers as a strategy in general, or (2.) justifies Holder silencing this guy. And there are real questions that people raise about whether it’s even possible to scale up the DC program or whether the DC program specifically is cost effective – but none of that (1.) invalidates vouchers as a strategy in general, or (2.) justifies Holder silencing this guy.

]]> By: Anonymous http://cafehayek.com/2009/10/lording-it-over-us.html/comment-page-1#comment-187654 Anonymous Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:13:00 +0000 http://cafehayek.com/?p=7021#comment-187654 I'm sure it's not unique to this administration, but the scary part is the pass He gets from most big media. If W's administration had done this it would be all over the headlines for days. (Please don't mistake me for a W supporter, it's just an example) I’m sure it’s not unique to this administration, but the scary part is the pass He gets from most big media. If W’s administration had done this it would be all over the headlines for days. (Please don’t mistake me for a W supporter, it’s just an example)

]]> By: Anonymous http://cafehayek.com/2009/10/lording-it-over-us.html/comment-page-1#comment-187655 Anonymous Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:13:00 +0000 http://cafehayek.com/?p=7021#comment-187655 I'm sure it's not unique to this administration, but the scary part is the pass He gets from most big media. If W's administration had done this it would be all over the headlines for days. (Please don't mistake me for a W supporter, it's just an example) I’m sure it’s not unique to this administration, but the scary part is the pass He gets from most big media. If W’s administration had done this it would be all over the headlines for days. (Please don’t mistake me for a W supporter, it’s just an example)

]]> By: Anonymous http://cafehayek.com/2009/10/lording-it-over-us.html/comment-page-1#comment-187653 Anonymous Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:00:00 +0000 http://cafehayek.com/?p=7021#comment-187653 Very few politicians do. While this is rather lame, I doubt that it is unique to this administration. The First Amendment exists not because politicians will honor it, but because they won't. Very few politicians do.

While this is rather lame, I doubt that it is unique to this administration. The First Amendment exists not because politicians will honor it, but because they won’t.

]]> By: Anonymous http://cafehayek.com/2009/10/lording-it-over-us.html/comment-page-1#comment-187652 Anonymous Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:00:00 +0000 http://cafehayek.com/?p=7021#comment-187652 Very few politicians do. While this is rather lame, I doubt that it is unique to this administration. The First Amendment exists not because politicians will honor it, but because they won't. Very few politicians do.

While this is rather lame, I doubt that it is unique to this administration. The First Amendment exists not because politicians will honor it, but because they won’t.

]]> By: Anonymous http://cafehayek.com/2009/10/lording-it-over-us.html/comment-page-1#comment-187651 Anonymous Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:58:00 +0000 http://cafehayek.com/?p=7021#comment-187651 Does this surprise anybody? I remember during the campaign hearing reports of attempts to get law enforcement to stop criticisms of Obama. (I think it was in Missouri). Obama clearly has little tolerance for dissent - one of many factors making him unfit to be POTUS. Does this surprise anybody? I remember during the campaign hearing reports of attempts to get law enforcement to stop criticisms of Obama. (I think it was in Missouri). Obama clearly has little tolerance for dissent – one of many factors making him unfit to be POTUS.

]]> By: Anonymous http://cafehayek.com/2009/10/lording-it-over-us.html/comment-page-1#comment-187650 Anonymous Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:58:00 +0000 http://cafehayek.com/?p=7021#comment-187650 Does this surprise anybody? I remember during the campaign hearing reports of attempts to get law enforcement to stop criticisms of Obama. (I think it was in Missouri). Obama clearly has little tolerance for dissent - one of many factors making him unfit to be POTUS. Does this surprise anybody? I remember during the campaign hearing reports of attempts to get law enforcement to stop criticisms of Obama. (I think it was in Missouri). Obama clearly has little tolerance for dissent – one of many factors making him unfit to be POTUS.

]]> By: Mark Michael Lewis http://cafehayek.com/2009/10/lording-it-over-us.html/comment-page-1#comment-187649 Mark Michael Lewis Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:55:00 +0000 http://cafehayek.com/?p=7021#comment-187649 And... I'm not sure how much research this guy did. In the first source article I found in 2 minutes... "In a separate interview Chavous said he did not believe Holder’s comment was an official request. "It wasn’t like the administration was leaning on me to pull the ad–this wasn’t an intimidation play," said Chavous, adding that he knows Holder and his wife. "This is someone who is a friend, who saw me, and let me know his thinking." http://bit.ly/1lY7dA Also - the underlying issues of vouchers and the NEA in this article are telling. "We need to fix it all at once, not piecemeal (vouchers)" seems to be the NEA position. Sowell's solutions vs. tradeoffs at work with our billions... And… I’m not sure how much research this guy did. In the first source article I found in 2 minutes… “In a separate interview Chavous said he did not believe Holder’s comment was an official request. “It wasn’t like the administration was leaning on me to pull the ad–this wasn’t an intimidation play,” said Chavous, adding that he knows Holder and his wife. “This is someone who is a friend, who saw me, and let me know his thinking.”
http://bit.ly/1lY7dA
Also – the underlying issues of vouchers and the NEA in this article are telling. “We need to fix it all at once, not piecemeal (vouchers)” seems to be the NEA position. Sowell’s solutions vs. tradeoffs at work with our billions…

]]> By: Mark Michael Lewis http://cafehayek.com/2009/10/lording-it-over-us.html/comment-page-1#comment-187648 Mark Michael Lewis Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:55:00 +0000 http://cafehayek.com/?p=7021#comment-187648 And... I'm not sure how much research this guy did. In the first source article I found in 2 minutes... "In a separate interview Chavous said he did not believe Holder’s comment was an official request. "It wasn’t like the administration was leaning on me to pull the ad–this wasn’t an intimidation play," said Chavous, adding that he knows Holder and his wife. "This is someone who is a friend, who saw me, and let me know his thinking." http://bit.ly/1lY7dA Also - the underlying issues of vouchers and the NEA in this article are telling. "We need to fix it all at once, not piecemeal (vouchers)" seems to be the NEA position. Sowell's solutions vs. tradeoffs at work with our billions... And… I’m not sure how much research this guy did. In the first source article I found in 2 minutes… “In a separate interview Chavous said he did not believe Holder’s comment was an official request. “It wasn’t like the administration was leaning on me to pull the ad–this wasn’t an intimidation play,” said Chavous, adding that he knows Holder and his wife. “This is someone who is a friend, who saw me, and let me know his thinking.”
http://bit.ly/1lY7dA
Also – the underlying issues of vouchers and the NEA in this article are telling. “We need to fix it all at once, not piecemeal (vouchers)” seems to be the NEA position. Sowell’s solutions vs. tradeoffs at work with our billions…

]]> By: Anonymous http://cafehayek.com/2009/10/lording-it-over-us.html/comment-page-1#comment-187647 Anonymous Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:31:00 +0000 http://cafehayek.com/?p=7021#comment-187647 The problem here, Don, is that President Obama is right, and everyone who disagrees with him is wrong. Thus, why tolerate criticism? It only confuses people, consumes attention and wastes time. The Fatal Conceit. Every politician's downfall. The problem here, Don, is that President Obama is right, and everyone who disagrees with him is wrong. Thus, why tolerate criticism? It only confuses people, consumes attention and wastes time.

The Fatal Conceit. Every politician’s downfall.

]]> By: Anonymous http://cafehayek.com/2009/10/lording-it-over-us.html/comment-page-1#comment-187646 Anonymous Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:31:00 +0000 http://cafehayek.com/?p=7021#comment-187646 The problem here, Don, is that President Obama is right, and everyone who disagrees with him is wrong. Thus, why tolerate criticism? It only confuses people, consumes attention and wastes time. The Fatal Conceit. Every politician's downfall. The problem here, Don, is that President Obama is right, and everyone who disagrees with him is wrong. Thus, why tolerate criticism? It only confuses people, consumes attention and wastes time.

The Fatal Conceit. Every politician’s downfall.

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