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“[State controlled] education is a weapon, whose effect depends on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed.” – Joseph Stalin

"[I]f you serve a child a rotten hamburger in America, federal, state, and local agencies will investigate you, summon you, close you down, whatever.  But if you provide a child with a rotten education, nothing happens, except that you're liable to be given more money to do it with."

--Ronald Reagan

“Give me four years to teach the children and the seed I have sown will never be uprooted.” - Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924)

 

Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.

— Will Rogers

Of Laws and Men       By Theresa Camoriano

*What does it mean to “legislate from the bench” rather than to rule in accordance with the law?  In a recent article in a publication for attorneys, I read that legislating from the bench is what you call it when you don’t like the result, and ruling in accordance with the law is what you call it when you do like the result.  What nonsense!  While there may be some cases in which reasonable people could disagree, it usually is very clear when a judge is adhering to the law and when he is making it up as he goes along.  For example, did the judge bother to refer to the language of the law in his opinion and make an earnest attempt to apply that language to the situation at hand, or did he apply legal tests that are not found in the written law?  Did the result end up drawing a clear line that others could use as a guidepost for future actions, or was it a compromise or “splitting of the baby” decision, as in the recent Ten Commandments case, in which the posting in Texas was found to be constitutional while a similar posting in Kentucky was found to be unconstitutional?       (click to read more)

An Interesting Question About Public Television Lobbying          By Richard Lewis

Kentucky Educational Television recently ran television ads/spots and used its website to lobby congress to restore prior levels of funding for public broadcasting.

"Accuracy in Media (AIM) editor Cliff Kincaid has urged Kenneth Tomlinson, chairman of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), to open an immediate investigation into how public broadcasting engaged in illegal lobbying against the proposed $100 million cut in federal funding of public TV and radio."        (click to read more)

Award-winning broadcaster will guide KentuckyVotes.org

(Bowling Green, Kentucky) – Caleb O. Brown, an award-winning broadcaster and journalist, will join the Bluegrass Institute on July 18 as director of KentuckyVotes.org.

KentuckyVotes.org will be a new Web site aimed at providing voters with detailed information about Kentucky General Assembly bills, amendments and roll call votes.        (click to read more)

INDEPENDENCE DAY and RESPECT in LEFTington, KY        by Jeff “Mario” Smith, Guerilla Reporter

July 5^th, in the year of our Lord 2005

It was one of the hottest days on record in LEFTington, KY and the annual Independence Day festivities were in full swing. There was the 10K race, the waiters race, a parade, street vendors, fireworks, lemonade, brats and beer, and a concert. There was also a group of Vietnam Veterans with other Veterans and their supporters on hand to make sure that the Fayette County Vietnam Memorial was treated with respect. After all, that’s what a memorial is all about isn’t it, respect?       (click to read more)

A Mouse

A Mouse looked through the crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package.  "What food might this contain?"    He was devastated to discover it was a mousetrap. Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse proclaimed the warning.  "There is a mousetrap in the house--- there is a mousetrap in the house!"       (click to read more)

Moronic Anti-smoking Logic          By Terry Gray

Since the beginning of this great nation, we have been exposed to “secondary smoke”.  Since the beginning of this great nation, we have added years to our lifespan while being exposed to “secondary smoke.”  Since the beginning of this great nation, we’ve seen fanatical groups attempt to force others to surrender their freedoms so that those objecting to those freedoms achieve their desires.  Through all of this, those attempting to bend others to their will have used propaganda and blatant lies in order to achieve their goals.  We are seeing the same tactics today.  Did we learn nothing from alcohol prohibition?  Did we learn nothing from Salem and their witch hunts?  Yes, the comparison between smoking bans and witch hunts rings true; fanatical involvement in social movements.  Accused witches were burned primarily for the health and safety of the community.       (click to read more)

BIRTHS TO IMMIGRANTS AT ALL-TIME HIGH
Nearly 1/4 of New Mothers Are Foreign-Born, 1 in 10 an Illegal Alien             By Steven Camarota, The Center for Immigration Studies

WASHINGTON (July 7, 2005) -- A new analysis of birth records by the Center for Immigration Studies shows that in 2002 almost one in four births in the United States was to an immigrant mother (legal or illegal), the highest level in American history. In addition, nearly ten percent of all births in the country were to illegal-alien mothers. This is important for at least two reasons: first, it is currently U.S. government policy to award American citizenship to all persons born on U.S. soil, even the children of tourists and illegal aliens. In addition, the number and share of children born to immigrants is now so large that it may overwhelm the assimilation process.        (click to read more)

People say - and do - the dumbest things           by Kenn Gividen

When Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Spector exercised his right to free speech last week, he prompted a quick response from Robert Bork. Known for being the first Supreme Court Justice nominee to be, well, 'borked," the judge was in no mood for Spector's silliness. 'I know Specter," he retorted, 'and the truth is not in him."       (click to read more)

Relegation Nation: An Idea for Reforming the Courts         By Jonathan David Morris

Conservatives and liberals alike are looking at Sandra Day O’Connor’s retirement as a chance to mold the Supreme Court in their image. But if you ask me, both sides are missing the real opportunity here. This is more than a chance to change the court’s ideological make-up. It’s a chance to restructure the court completely. I’m talking about a total overhaul here. The way I see it, the court would be better if it ran like European soccer. But before I get to that, let me explain why.        (click to read more)

To Kill an American

You probably missed it in the rush of news last week, but there was actually a report that someone in Pakistan had published in a newspaper an offer of a reward to anyone who killed an American, any American.

So an Australian dentist wrote the following to let everyone know what an American is... so they would know when they found one. (Good on ya, mate!!!!)       (click to read more)

Too Lazy to Win the War on Terror.          By Justin Darr

The essence of modern liberalism is laziness.  The idea of the American Dream is based on individualism and personal responsibility.  If you work hard, play by the rules, and develop your God given talents to their fullest, you will be successful in life.  However, Liberals do not hold to this ideal and would rather have you go through life sitting around passively waiting for something to be given to you by the government.  Theirs is a principle where individualism is subservient to the state and success is defined as relative comfort rather than doing the best you can do.         (click to read more)

Terry’s Tidbits        By Terry Gray

July 11, 2005

“Men seldom, or rather never for a length of time and deliberately, rebel against anything that does not deserve rebelling against.”  Thomas Carlyle 

Fletch

Governor Ernie Fletcher, the jackboot Republican of Kentucky, wants us to believe that making it difficult on smokers to smoke will force them to quit.  This is the same governor who is being investigated for fraudulent employment practices in Kentucky government.  The very same one who went on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno to prove to the world that Kentuckians weren’t stupid only to prove that Kentuckians have to be stupid to elect such a moron.  The same governor whose plane caused an evacuation of Washington D.C. because of an equipment malfunction with a pilot too stupid to realize he was in restricted airspace and about to be shot down by U.S. fighter jets.  Yep, that’s the guy.  Ernie probably thought he had been given a VIP escort into D.C.       (click to read more)

"There is nothing indispensable about a state role in education. Parents don't expect the government to provide their children's food or clothing or medical care; there is no reason why it must provide their schooling. An educated citizenry is a vital public good, of course. But like most such goods, a competitive and responsive private sector could do a much better job of supplying it than the public sector can.

Imagine how diverse and vital American education could be if it were liberated from government control. There would be schools of every description -- just as there are restaurants, websites, and clothing styles of every description. ... With separation of school and state, the roiling education battles would come to a peaceful end. Robust competition and innovation would dramatically lower costs. Teachers, released from their one-size-fits-all straitjacket, would be happier in their chosen profession. Children would be happier, too -- and, perhaps best of all, better-educated to boot." --Jeff Jacoby

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