en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/363556 Comments by TomFrippery http://biggovernment.com/lmeyers/2012/02/23/the-pros-and-mostly-cons-of-the-minimum-wage/#IDComment300070569 This is the argument I face - every once in a while a group of actors or musicians decides "We should band together, and make sure that we all get a living wage!" To which I can only respond that actors don't get paid because there is no scarcity, and musicians don't get jobs because they charge $150 an hour. To relent on either of those issues is to put our theater out of business, and then none of us get to work OR play, now do we? Thu, 23 Feb 2012 22:22:07 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/lmeyers/2012/02/23/the-pros-and-mostly-cons-of-the-minimum-wage/#IDComment300070569 http://biggovernment.com/bshapiro/2012/02/23/romney-goes-occupy-the-1-need-to-pay-fair-share/#IDComment300026713 Not as long as the Obamalovers are writing the stories. Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:06:35 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/bshapiro/2012/02/23/romney-goes-occupy-the-1-need-to-pay-fair-share/#IDComment300026713 http://biggovernment.com/cjohnson/2012/02/23/santorum-supported-federal-role-in-evolution-debate-compared-belief-in-darwinism-to-nazism/#IDComment300023708 Not to mention the direct line where the Eugenicists took their motivation from Darwin, which in turn inspired Hitler and the Nazi party... You know, it is possible to compare things to the Nazis and not be over the top wrong. Especially when things are... legitimately comparable. Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:01:48 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/cjohnson/2012/02/23/santorum-supported-federal-role-in-evolution-debate-compared-belief-in-darwinism-to-nazism/#IDComment300023708 http://biggovernment.com/bshapiro/2012/02/21/santorum-satan-bad-vote-for-me/#IDComment298397020 Even were this a campaign speech - which it's not - I would not have the slightest issue with it. This article points out that it isn't a good way to win an election, without the slightest consideration of wether or not it is true - and there is much truth, even in this snippet you chose to attack. We've been wondering who is the man behind the curtain - and maybe reluctant to really tie it all together, as it would require a massive conspiracy in order to put all of this together. It seems that every aspect of life is set agaisnt us! But tie it all together as the machinations of a malevolent entity pitted against freedom, growth, betterment, and indeed, humanity itself - in other words, Satan - and it all makes a horrible sense. That is, until you present the theory to someone who refuses to consider that the eternal conflict may in fact be truth. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:11:36 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/bshapiro/2012/02/21/santorum-satan-bad-vote-for-me/#IDComment298397020 http://biggovernment.com/tgmccotter/2012/02/20/the-courage-of-our-contenders-gop-must-reject-an-establishment-orchestrated-convention/#IDComment297512623 Note the difference between "I WILL not raise taxes" - which was a broken promise - and "I HAVE NOT raised taxes," which is an outright lie... Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:44:58 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/tgmccotter/2012/02/20/the-courage-of-our-contenders-gop-must-reject-an-establishment-orchestrated-convention/#IDComment297512623 http://biggovernment.com/phynes/2012/02/09/sens-ayotte-and-shaheen-a-contrast-in-honesty-and-leadership-on-religious-liberty/#IDComment288242508 If I remember correctly, it's somewhere around 5% of all rapes result in pregnancy, and then 15% of those end up aborted. 1% of abortions are due to rape, and that's using PP's own numbers - other studies put it around .3 to .5%. Hardly the epidemic we're constantly warned about, eh? Thu, 9 Feb 2012 21:21:01 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/phynes/2012/02/09/sens-ayotte-and-shaheen-a-contrast-in-honesty-and-leadership-on-religious-liberty/#IDComment288242508 http://biggovernment.com/mrctv/2012/01/29/friday-night-document-dump-show-eric-holder-was-informed-of-border-agents-death-immediately/#IDComment278770817 And then our beloved leader goes on to declare them in recess and appoint who he wants. And then signs treaties as 'exectuive agreements' so he doesn't have to pester congress with them. And then he finds new and even more inventive ways to 'restructure' the government, to remove those pesky troublemakers standing in the way of progress. And if they do get anything passed, he'll just ignore the law and the judges and do what he wants. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:45:07 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/mrctv/2012/01/29/friday-night-document-dump-show-eric-holder-was-informed-of-border-agents-death-immediately/#IDComment278770817 http://biggovernment.com/smotley/2012/01/19/sopapipa-net-neutrality-and-the-good-guys-and-bad-guys-against-both/#IDComment268972731 SOPA won't fix anything about piracy. And I'm still not convinced it does need a solution. People are harnessing this distribution to make good money in perfectly legal ways. No one loses value, but value is created. Most of the complaining seems to be from people who claim they aren't making as much money as they wish they were - which is a free market problem, and has free market solutions. Just because it's a new wrinkle to be considered does not make it evil. Perhaps with the advent of the internet, we need to sit down and have a serious discussion about the nature and role of copyright - and its future. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:42:24 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/smotley/2012/01/19/sopapipa-net-neutrality-and-the-good-guys-and-bad-guys-against-both/#IDComment268972731 http://bigjournalism.com/rfutrell/2012/01/17/media-cant-handle-the-truth-about-ruth/#IDComment267871798 I've argued this with a friend of mine, and he admits it, and then insists that due to the passage of the civil rights bill, the dixiecrats became so enraged with the Dems that they switched to Republicans. And that's why the racist south votes Republican. And he doesn't get why his argument leaves me spechless. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:25:12 +0000 http://bigjournalism.com/rfutrell/2012/01/17/media-cant-handle-the-truth-about-ruth/#IDComment267871798 http://bigjournalism.com/dloesch/2012/01/18/stop-sopa-stop-censorship/#IDComment267868719 I wonder if it might not be about time to re-evaluate copyright altogether. I work with a theatre company that got the rights to perform a play 8 months ago. That means a lump sum, another sum for each performance, another to rent the scripts, another to rent the scores, another to use the logo, and another to use the music. What that doesn't cover is rights to photograph, film, or record the show in any way - even for publicity; can't change the script around; and they can pull the rights whenever they want to (when they get a better offer). Which is what happened to us - a week before we opened. Costumes, set - all paid for and built. Cast - rehearsed and eager to go. Rent looming and Marketing rolling. And then a phone call informing us that Broadway is looking at opening the show next year, so we cannot perform it now. And if we do, then we're cut off from every script they currently control. It's these gatekeepers that are the problem - not the individual artists or pirates. And this is a bill to protect the gatekeepers. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:20:23 +0000 http://bigjournalism.com/dloesch/2012/01/18/stop-sopa-stop-censorship/#IDComment267868719 http://biggovernment.com/nsorrentino/2012/01/13/the-stop-online-piracy-act-pits-hollywood-against-tech-and-the-american-people/#IDComment263324846 Not to mention, if the site can be 'scrubbed' without so much as a review or court order, those bureaucrats won't neccesarily need to wait until an actual infringement occurs to boot a site, now will they? Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:00:55 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/nsorrentino/2012/01/13/the-stop-online-piracy-act-pits-hollywood-against-tech-and-the-american-people/#IDComment263324846 http://biggovernment.com/tobytoons/2012/01/04/playing-obama-its-recess-time/#IDComment259626948 DOMA, Don't ask, and immigration all fall befoul of Article 2, section 3. "he shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed" Obamacare and drilling moratorium violate Article 3, section 2. "The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases, in Law and Equity, arising under this Constitution, the Laws of the United States, and Treaties made, or which shall be made, under their Authority" EPA and FCC - Article 1, Section 7. War on Libya? Article 1, section 8. Mon, 9 Jan 2012 17:03:18 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/tobytoons/2012/01/04/playing-obama-its-recess-time/#IDComment259626948 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2012/01/06/daily-call-sheet-oscar-trailer-duke-as-dirty-harry-more-stupid-studio-moves-against-netflix/#IDComment256931508 I'd say Netflix should let HBO walk, and focus on keeping ahold of USA. Fri, 6 Jan 2012 17:06:19 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2012/01/06/daily-call-sheet-oscar-trailer-duke-as-dirty-harry-more-stupid-studio-moves-against-netflix/#IDComment256931508 http://biggovernment.com/tobytoons/2012/01/04/playing-obama-its-recess-time/#IDComment256043051 Let's see. He also declared that he would not be enforcing the DOMA, stopped enforcing 'Dont ask dont tell' well before the judges said a word about it, ignored Judge Vinson's ruling that Obamacare was unconstitutional, ignored the drilling moratorium ruling from Louisiana, ordered the EPA to implement a bill that congress turned down, will not enforce immigration law on the southern border, ordered the FCC to control the internet after congress told them no, and declared war on Libya without congressional approval. Anything else? The memory hole is too strong - I need lists. Thu, 5 Jan 2012 16:48:54 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/tobytoons/2012/01/04/playing-obama-its-recess-time/#IDComment256043051 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/bseitz/2011/12/31/a-students-eye-view-of-center-stage-liberalism/#IDComment252983723 Ouch - I love the Crucible, but it's one of those plays that is sooo easy for a director to run away with. When you don't put the McCarthiest spin on it, it's a great story of a man struggling to atone for his mistakes, torn between hurting his wife with scandal or lying to protect her. And then he dies in order to do the right thing, to protect his honor and his name, rather than do the easy thing... strong conservative lines there. you just need a director willing to draw them out. Mon, 2 Jan 2012 17:13:51 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/bseitz/2011/12/31/a-students-eye-view-of-center-stage-liberalism/#IDComment252983723 http://biggovernment.com/eagtv/2011/12/28/more-charter-schools-for-michigan/#IDComment249441609 I'd be nervous about the extra rules and accountability - the fact that they only apply to the charter schools and not the public means they can tighten the choke chain whenever they want. Look at the private/profit universities as an example. Wed, 28 Dec 2011 18:52:43 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/eagtv/2011/12/28/more-charter-schools-for-michigan/#IDComment249441609 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/dtaylor/2011/12/20/top-five-christmas-films-for-non-christians/#IDComment243705675 Jhn 10:1 "I tell you the truth, the man who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber. Jhn 12:47-50"As for the person who hears my words but does not keep them, I do not judge him. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save it. There is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my words; that very word which I spoke will condemn him at the last day. For I did not speak of my own accord, but the Father who sent me commanded me what to say and how to say it. I know that his command leads to eternal life. So whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to say." Jhn 14:6 Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. Sorry. What you say is directly contrary to what Christ said. Unless I misunderstand "There are many ways to Christ" Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:43:49 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/dtaylor/2011/12/20/top-five-christmas-films-for-non-christians/#IDComment243705675 http://biggovernment.com/publius/2011/12/15/in-memoriam-christopher-hitchens-19492011/#IDComment239286014 I like to think that Jesus had a choice in that, too. After all, Satan was right - he COULD have called a legion of angels to come to his aid. I'm sure the nefarious one had that order lined up on Christ's tounge as he hung there, and whispered in his ear that it was time to call out, that he couldn't take anymore. Then I picture him blowing up like Hades in Disney's Hercules when the stone was rolled away three days later:) "WHAT!!!!!!?!!!?!?!!" Heh heh heh... Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:46:39 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/publius/2011/12/15/in-memoriam-christopher-hitchens-19492011/#IDComment239286014 http://biggovernment.com/awrhawkins/2011/12/08/holder-hearings-part-one-rep-issa-strikes-a-blow-and-rep-sensenbrenner-says-holder-could-face-impeachment/#IDComment234705208 Too soon - that would give it time to fizzle out like the occupy thugs. No, they need it to hit its height in July/August next year. That would be close enough to the elections to prevent the tea party picking up steam, but enough time to cement the police state before the protests on what used to be election day. Thu, 8 Dec 2011 16:27:59 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/awrhawkins/2011/12/08/holder-hearings-part-one-rep-issa-strikes-a-blow-and-rep-sensenbrenner-says-holder-could-face-impeachment/#IDComment234705208 http://bigjournalism.com/jjmnolte/2011/11/30/wapos-on-faith-jesus-tells-us-to-forgive-student-loan-debt/#IDComment231172368 It's funny, because it's the opposite of what's in the Bible. Repeatedly, God says to let go and entrust everything to him. Hand over the wheel, and let him drive. Not to be passive, though - to make continual, active choices to do what he wants you to do. "Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understandingin all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and shun evil. This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones. Honor the LORD with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine. " Prov 3:5-10 Consider the lilies of the field, folks... Thu, 1 Dec 2011 17:46:09 +0000 http://bigjournalism.com/jjmnolte/2011/11/30/wapos-on-faith-jesus-tells-us-to-forgive-student-loan-debt/#IDComment231172368