Berlin Wall” Speech – President Reagan’s Address at the Brandenburg Gate – 6/12/87

Berlin Wall” Speech – President Reagan’s Address at the Brandenburg Gate – 6/12/87

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President Reagan’s remarks on East-West relations at the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin, Germany on June 12, 1987.

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My favorite president Ronald Reagan made a great speech 25 years ago today.

Mr. Gorbachev, Tear Down This Wall

Posted by David Boaz

Twenty-five years ago Tuesday, President Ronald Reagan made his famous speech at the Berlin Wall in which he declaimed:

General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization: Come here to this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!

On a trip to East Germany in 2006 I talked to a politician who had been involved in the 1989 Leipzig protests that led to the opening of the Berlin Wall. I asked him, “When Reagan said ‘Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!’ in 1987, did you know that?” He said, yes, not from East German TV but from West German TV, which they could watch. And what did you think, I asked. “We thought it was good, but we thought it was impossible.” And yet just two years later, “peace prayers” in Leipzig’s Nikolaikirche turned into protests for liberalization and open borders. The Leipzig politician told me, “As it says in the Bible, we walked seven times around the inner city, and the wall came down.”

Then I went to a museum exhibit in Leipzig on the history of the German Democratic Republic. It was very impressive, with a large collection of posters, letters, newspapers, video, and more. Alas, it was all in German, so I had only a dim understanding of what it all said. I did get the impression that it wasn’t a balanced presentation of communism such as might be found in a Western museum; these curators knew that communism had been a nightmare, and they were glad to be out of it. As it happened, the only English words in the entire exhibit came in the collection of audio excerpts that greeted visitors in the entry foyer. And they were a familiar voice proclaiming: “Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate!”

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25 years ago on June 12, 1987 Reagan made his famous speech in Berlin

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June 12, 2012 – 7:14 am Categories: Ronald Reagan | Post a comment

“Tennis Tuesday” Top Ten paid tennis players in the world

Here are the top ten paid tennis players in the world:

Hey people, here we have this post about the top 10 highest paid tennis players of the world, for a little introduction let me tell you that a sum of $1.7 million is given to men’s and women’s US open champion for the title. And the US open pays equal prize money to all players for the past 38 years.
So let us take a look at them.

10. James Blake

James Blake Top 10 Higest Paid Tennis Players – 2011
His annual earning is $7 million and career prize money is $6.6 million. His ranking was at 4th in 2006 and now he is at 23rd

9. Ana Ivanovic

ana ivanovic Top 10 Higest Paid Tennis Players – 2011
She has been Grand Slam titled once in 2009 and has annual earnings of $8 million with career prize money of $ 7 million.

8. Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic Top 10 Higest Paid Tennis Players – 2011
This 22 year old man was Grand Slam titled in 2008 and has the annual earnings of $10.5 million and Career prize money of $12.9 million.

7. Andy Murray

Andy Murray Top 10 Higest Paid Tennis Players – 2011
His annual earning is $12 million and career prize money is $8.5 million. He was an Open finalist in 2009 and was ranked at no. 2.

6 Venus Williams

venus williams Top 10 Higest Paid Tennis Players – 2011
She was Grand Slam titled seven times and has annual earnings of $14.5 million and career prize money of $23.9 million. She was the one who fought for women to get equal pay at Wimbledon.

5. Andy Roddick

andy roddick Top 10 Higest Paid Tennis Players – 2011
His annual earning is $16 million and career prize money is $16.8 million. He was grand Slam titled once. Interesting thing about him is that he made a slam final four times and was beaten each time by Federer.

4. Serena Williams

She has been Grand Slam titled 11 times and her annual earning is $18 million with Career prize money of $26 million which is highest for any female professional athlete.

3. Rafael Nadal

rafael nadal Top 10 Higest Paid Tennis Players – 2011
He has been Grand Slam titled six times and his annual earnings are $20 million with Career prize money of $25.2 million.

2. Maria Sharapova

Maria Sharapova Top 10 Higest Paid Tennis Players – 2011
She has been Grand Slam titled three times and has annual earnings of $22.5 million with career prize money of $12.6 million. This sexy babe is a sponsor of Nike, Canon, Tiffany and land Rover.

1. Roger Federer

Roger Federer Top 10 Higest Paid Tennis Players – 2011
His annual earnings are $36 million with $50 million career prize money. He was Grand Slam titled 15 times!

June 12, 2012 – 7:05 am Categories: Current Events | Comments (1)

Dan Mitchell of the Cato Institute:Unemployment check or a job

The private sector does such a better job than the public sector at everything. We need to seriously consider looking at every aspect of the philosophy of our government. It is my view that we can no longer have programs that give incentives to people not to work.

The continuing weakness in the job market, which I wrote about this morning, means that the debate over unemployment benefits will get more heated.

I’ve already noted that even left-wing academics like Paul Krugman and Larry Summers have admitted that you get more unemployment when you subsidize joblessness.

And I’ve cited some good research on the topic from the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank, as well as other studies by academic economists.

But none of this evidence seems to matter, as I discovered in this debate with a former Obama Labor Department official.

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To better understand the points I was making, here are two good anecdotes from Ohio and Michigan.

Last but not least, this cartoon does a very good who of teaching about the economics of unemployment insurance. And if you want to understand the absurdity of the left, this post shows Nancy Pelosi is a train wreck of economic illiteracy.

June 12, 2012 – 6:49 am Categories: Cato Institute, President Obama, spending out of control | Post a comment

Some Tea Party heroes (Part 6)

I feel so strongly about the evil practice of running up our national debt. I was so proud of Rep. Todd Rokita who voted against the Budget Control Act of 2011 on August 11, 2011. He made this comment: 

 For decades now, we have spent too much money on ourselves and have intentionally allowed our kids and grandkids to pay for it.  It is intergenerational theft—literally stealing from our best asset, our posterity.  The correct course of action, as I have said from the beginning, is to enact permanent and structural reform as the price for raising the debt ceiling.  Today’s bill does not do that.

Here he has called it for what it is: THEFT!!!

Ted DeHaven noted his his article, “Freshman Republicans switch from Tea to Kool-Aid,”  Cato Institute Blog, May 17, 2012:

This week the Club for Growth released a study of votes cast in 2011 by the 87 Republicans elected to the House in November 2010. The Club found that “In many cases, the rhetoric of the so-called “Tea Party” freshmen simply didn’t match their records.” Particularly disconcerting is the fact that so many GOP newcomers cast votes against spending cuts.

The study comes on the heels of three telling votes taken last week in the House that should have been slam-dunks for members who possess the slightest regard for limited government and free markets. Alas, only 26 of the 87 members of the “Tea Party class” voted to defund both the Economic Development Administration and the president’s new Advanced Manufacturing Technology Consortia program (see my previous discussion of these votes here) and against reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank (see my colleague Sallie James’s excoriation of that vote here).

One of those Tea Party heroes was Congressman Todd Rokita of Indiana. Last year I posted this below concerning his conservative views and his willingness to vote against the debt ceiling increase:

Rokita Votes Against Debt Ceiling Increase

Aug 1, 2011 Issues: Spending Cuts and Debt
 
 
 

Rep. Todd Rokita voted against the Budget Control Act of 2011 because it fails to implement the long-term permanent and structural reforms necessary to put the nation back on a fiscally sustainable trajectory:

“I have heard a couple different definitions of leadership today.  Let me add mine: leadership is effectively persuading others of the proper course of action.  It is also about standing up for those who have no voice. For decades now, we have spent too much money on ourselves and have intentionally allowed our kids and grandkids to pay for it.  It is intergenerational theft—literally stealing from our best asset, our posterity.  The correct course of action, as I have said from the beginning, is to enact permanent and structural reform as the price for raising the debt ceiling.  Today’s bill does not do that.

This legislation is a Washington deal, and it barely begins to address our long-term spending problem. Our debt crisis is driven by mandatory spending on entitlement programs and this plan fails to address such spending.  Also, this plan only reduces the future debt we will pile on the backs of our kids from $10 trillion to around $7 trillion over the next decade.  It does not begin to reduce our $14 trillion in current debt. 

However, this legislation could eventually lead to the best permanent solution, a balanced budget amendment.  This is certainly worth fighting for and I will lead on that front.  But a vote alone is not worth the $2.5 trillion price tag, again to be paid by future generations. For that price, we should have required passage of a balanced budget amendment for state ratification.

I will continue to fight for a balanced budget amendment, lead our nation to live within its means and tackle out-of-control entitlement spending. It will be a long fight, but the enactment of a balanced budget amendment is the only way to fix the broken system that created this mess, both addressing our long-term fiscal health and giving Americans long-term peace of mind.”  

June 12, 2012 – 6:23 am Categories: Social Security, Taxes | Post a comment

Top football stadiums in the country (Part 11, BYU was most undeserving national champion of all time in football)

BYU won the national championship in 1984 but in a playoff they would have been defeated.

Of all the modern football teams that won a national championship none were more undeserving than BYU. In a playoff they would have lost for sure.

AP Final poll

  1. BYU
  2. Washington
  3. Florida
  4. Nebraska
  5. Boston College
  6. Oklahoma
  7. Oklahoma State
  8. SMU
  9. UCLA
  10. Southern California
  11. South Carolina
  12. Maryland
  13. Ohio State
  14. Auburn
  15. LSU
  16. Iowa
  17. Florida State
  18. Miami (FL)
  19. Kentucky
  20. Virginia

[edit] Coaches Final Poll

  1. BYU
  2. Washington
  3. Nebraska
  4. Boston College
  5. Oklahoma State
  6. Oklahoma
  7. Florida
  8. SMU
  9. University of Southern California
  10. UCLA
  11. Maryland
  12. Ohio State
  13. South Carolina
  14. Auburn
  15. Iowa
  16. LSU
  17. Virginia
  18. West Virginia
  19. Kentucky
  20. Florida St.

Here is a list of the top football stadiums in the country.

Power Ranking All 124 College Football Stadiums  

By Alex Callos

(Featured Columnist) on April 19, 2012 

When it comes to college football stadiums, for some teams, it is simply not fair. Home-field advantage is a big thing in college football, and some teams have it way more than others.

There are 124 FBS college football teams, and when it comes to the stadiums they play in, they are obviously not all created equal.

There is a monumental difference from the top teams on the list to the bottom teams on the list. Either way, here it is: a complete ranking of the college football stadiums 1-124.

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49. LaVell Edwards Stadium: BYU Cougars

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Everything here is slightly above-average, but what helps this stadium stand out is the beautiful mountains surrounding LaVell Edwards Stadium.

Built in 1964, it seats 64,045, and the fans can be heard screaming throughout the game.

The tickets here are also priced relatively cheap compared to many other stadiums, giving fans a good bang for their buck.

 

48. Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium: Navy Midshipmen

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This tiny stadium offers visitors quite an experience at a college football game. There is so much tradition and history in the 34,000-seat stadium that anybody close must come to experience.

Built in 1959, this stadium is filled with memorials and plaques that are dedicated to those who have played and also fought.

There are also battle names located on the front of the seating sections. Not many stadiums in the country offer something as unique as Navy.

 

47. Amon Carter Stadium: TCU Horned Frogs

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This stadium originally opened up in 1930 and only seated about 22,000 people. It has undergone numerous renovations and is currently undergoing another.

When that is complete, the stadium should hold more than 50,000 and could be even higher on the list.

With the Horned Frogs now heading into the Big 12, this stadium is likely to get even louder, and the atmosphere even better on Saturdays.

 

46. Waldo Stadium: Western Michigan Broncos

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Far and away the best college football stadium in the MAC, Waldo Stadium only seats 30,200, but is an excellent place to take in a game.

Built in 1939, it consists of four different structures that make up the stands on all four sides.

The atmosphere inside the stadium can get loud, and the student section is rather rowdy for the big games. There is everything from lawn seating to luxury boxes here at Waldo Stadium.

 

45. Bobby Dodd Stadium: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

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Downtown Atlanta is easily visible from Bobby Dodd Stadium, and not many stadiums are older, as Bobby Dodd is entering its 100th season, having first been open since 1913.

The stadium seats 55,000 and has held up pretty good over the years.

When the Yellow Jackets are good, this place can get rather rowdy, and for big games, this is a great place to watch some college football.

 

44. Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium: East Carolina Pirates

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Originally opened in 1963, this 50,000-seat facility is home to the East Carolina Pirates.

There is excellent tailgating available here before the game, and once inside, expect the place to get loud, particularly for the Conference USA games.

There are a few added amenities here that make Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium stand out, such as a state-of-the-art video board.

 

43. Ross-Ade Stadium: Purdue Boilermakers

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West Lafayette is a great college town with one of the oldest stadiums in the Big Ten.

Built in 1924, this stadium seats 62,500 and is one of the smaller venues in the conference.

The best place to start the gameday experience is at the Slayter Center, listening to the marching band. Once inside, the plastic bleachers are very comfortable compared to the metal or wooden ones that most people are used to.

 

42. Jones At&T Stadium: Texas Tech Red Raiders

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When this stadium was originally built in 1927, it only held slightly more than 27,000 people, and since a few renovations have taken place, it has been raised to a capacity of 60,454.

Generally speaking, they need all of those seats, as the stadium fills up for Big 12 games.

There are few places in the country with fans who support their team like they do here in Lubbock.

 

41. MacKey Stadium: Nevada Wolfpack

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This tiny stadium opened in 1966 and only seats 29,993 visitors, but is located just a mile from many of the downtown casinos in the Reno area.

This stadium only seated 7,500 when it originally opened and has a wonderful atmosphere.

The place can get cold, but the mountains in the background make for quite a beautiful setting.

June 12, 2012 – 1:50 am Categories: Current Events | Post a comment

Should the 10 Commandments be banned from public life?(Part 9, David Barton’s Affidavit in support on 10 Commandments)

 

I read back on Dec 8, 2011 that Tony Perkins, president of Family Research Council, a social conservative advocacy organization, said in 2011 that President Obama has been “hostile” and “disdainful” toward Christianity. Rick Perry actually said President Obama had a war on religion. One of the most basic things that our founding fathers did is base our laws on the ten commandments. At the Supreme Court there is one depiction showing Moses sitting, holding two blank stone tablets. There is one depiction showing Moses standing holding one stone tablet. There are two stone tablets depicted with Roman Numbers I-X carved in the oak doors. 

David Barton has studied the history of the founding of our country for many years and I wanted to share a portion of adocument he wrote concerning the 10 Commandments:

 
David Barton – 01/03/2001
(View the footnoted version on Liberty Council’s website)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY

LONDON DIVISION

SARAH DOE and THOMAS DOE, on behalf

of themselves and their minor child, JAN DOE

Plaintiffs,

v Civil Action No. 99-508

HARLAN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT;

DON MUSSELMAN, in his official capacity

as Superintendent of the Harlan Country

School District,

Defendents.

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AFFIDAVIT OF DAVID BARTON IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS’ OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR CONTEMPT, OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, FOR SUPPLEMENTAL PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

STATE OF TEXAS

COUNTY OF PARKER

HOW THE TEN COMMANDMENTS ARE EXPRESSED

IN CIVIL LAW IN AMERICAN HISTORY

Honor your parents.

52. This fifth command begins the so-called second “tablet” of the Decalogue-the section addressing “civil” behavior that even critics acknowledge to be appropriate for public display. This portion of the Decalogue formed the basis of many of our current criminal laws and modern courts are not reticent to acknowledge and enforce these commandments. As the Supreme Court of Indiana declared in 1974:

Virtually all criminal laws are in one way or another the progeny of Judeo-Christian ethics. We have no intention to overrule the Ten Commandments.

53. Yet the mandates of the Decalogue currently embodied in our criminal laws are no less religiously-based than were the first four commandments. For example, a 1642 Connecticut law addressing the fifth commandment specifically cited both the Decalogue and additional Bible verses as the basis for its civil laws related to honoring parents:

If any child or children above sixteen years old, and of sufficient understanding shall curse or smite their normal father or mother, he or they shall be put to death; unless it can be sufficiently testified that the parents have been very unchristianly negligent in the education of such children, or so provoke them by extreme and cruel correction that they have been forced thereunto to preserve themselves from death [or] maiming. Ex. 21:17, Lev. 20, Ex. 20:15

This law also appears in other State codes as well.

54. Even three centuries after these early legal codes, this commandment was still influencing civil laws-as confirmed in 1934 by a Louisiana appeals court that cited the fifth commandment of the Decalogue as the basis of civil policy between parents and children:

” ˜Honor thy father and thy mother,’ is as much a command of the municipal law as it is a part of the Decalogue, regarded as holy by every Christian people. ˜A child,” says the code, ˜whatever be his age, owes honor and respect to his father and mother.’ “

55. Other courts have made similar declarations, all confirming that the fifth commandment of the Decalogue was an historical part of American civil law and jurisprudence.
June 12, 2012 – 1:27 am Categories: David Barton, Founding Fathers | Post a comment

Too many riding in the wagon and not enough pulling

Too many riding in the wagon and not enough pulling the wagon. Is the USA heading down the same path as Greece?

U.S. Should Learn from Europe’s Welfare State Mistakes

by Daniel J. Mitchell

Daniel J. Mitchell is a top expert on tax reform and supply-side tax policy at the Cato Institute.

Added to cato.org on November 8, 2011

This article appeared in US News and World Report on November 7, 2011.

Our long-run outlook is grim, but at least we still have time to reform the entitlement programs and save America from Greek-style fiscal collapse.

The conventional wisdom among economists is that a nation gets in deep trouble when government debt reaches 90 percent of GDP. That’s generally true, but it would be much more accurate to say that a nation gets in deep trouble when debt approaches 90 percent of GDP and the fiscal outlook shows even more red ink.

But this distinction doesn’t really matter much for the United States and Europe. Thanks to a combination of entitlement programs and aging populations, both face a bleak fiscal future. A 2010 study from the Bank for International Settlement shows that government debt in most industrialized nations will soar above 200 percent of GDP (in some cases, much higher) within the next few decades.

At some point, investors are going to realize that the United States is on an unsustainable path.

The only major difference is that European nations are farther down the path to fiscal collapse. The welfare state was adopted earlier in Europe and government spending among euro nations now consumes a staggering 49 percent of economic output. This heavy fiscal burden, especially when combined with onerous tax systems, helps explain why growth is anemic.

But the United States is only a couple of decades behind. According to long-run forecasts from the Congressional Budget Office, the burden of federal spending will reach European levels as the baby boom generation retires.

At some point, investors are going to realize that the United States is on an unsustainable path. Whether that’s 10 years from now or 20 years from now is anybody’s guess.

Daniel J. Mitchell is a top expert on tax reform and supply-side tax policy at the Cato Institute.

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What we do know, however, is that Greece, Portugal, and Ireland already have stuck their snouts in the bailout trough, and it’s probably just a matter of time before Italy, Spain, and Belgium are in the same category. Heck, they’re already receiving indirect bailouts from the European Central Bank, which is buying up their dodgy debt in hopes of postponing the day of reckoning.

The one silver lining to this dark cloud is that the United States still can turn things around. Greece, Italy, and other welfare states have probably passed the point of no return, but it’s still possible for American lawmakers to fix the entitlement crisis by turning Medicaid over to the states , modernizing Medicare into a premium-support system, and transitioning to a system of personal retirement accounts for younger workers.

If those reforms don’t take place, the consequences won’t be pleasant. To be blunt, there won’t be an IMF to bail out the United States.

June 12, 2012 – 12:40 am Categories: Cato Institute, spending out of control | Post a comment

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25 years ago on June 12, 1987 Reagan made his famous speech in Berlin

The Heritage Foundation ran a fine article on Ronald Reagan today.

June 12 marks the 25th anniversary of President Reagan’s historic speech at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate. Over the objections of advisors who thought the lines were too provocative, President Reagan made a dramatic demand:

There is one sign the Soviets can make that would be unmistakable, that would advance dramatically the cause of freedom and peace. General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization, come here to this gate. Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate. Mr. Gorbachev—Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!

In his speech, Reagan talked about the need to tear down more than just this physical barrier to freedom:

In West Germany and here in Berlin, there took place an economic miracle, the Wirtschaftswunder. Adenauer, Erhard, Reuter, and other leaders understood the practical importance of liberty—that just as truth can flourish only when the journalist is given freedom of speech, so prosperity can come about only when the farmer and businessman enjoy economic freedom. The German leaders reduced tariffs, expanded free trade, lowered taxes. From 1950 to 1960 alone, the standard of living in West Germany and Berlin doubled.

For over a decade, The Heritage Foundation, in partnership with The Wall Street Journal, has tracked the march of economic freedom around the world with the influential Index of Economic Freedom. The data vindicate President Reagan’s 1987 declaration: “After these four decades, then, there stands before the entire world one great and inescapable conclusion: Freedom leads to prosperity. Freedom replaces the ancient hatreds among the nations with comity and peace. Freedom is the victor.”

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My sons Wilson and Hunter got to see  all the sites of California and Sherwood Haisty Jr. took them to Reagan’s presidential library in March of 2011 after Sherwood finished his seminary work in the morning at the Masters Seminary. Wilson told me that Sherwood actually bought him a McArthur Study Bible that he wanted.  

Below you will see a part of the Berlin wall and my two sons standing in front of it.

“If you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization: Come here, to this gate. Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate. Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.”  

Arguably one of Reagan’s best television moments, he urged Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to stop the communist hold over East Berlin and allow the country to unify under a democracy. Two years later, it happened in the dark of night.

I remember walking in Austria in 1981 with an elderly man who did not know English but when I told him I was from the USA, he responded, “Jimmy Carter is no good, but Reagan is strong and will stand up to Russia.” He did not say those words in English but another student that was with me was able to interpret at least those words.

Also on the same trip, I got to visit 4  Communist countries and while in Hungry, I heard one of the saddest stories I had ever heard. Our tour guide (who knew 6 languages) spoke to a gentleman who met all of us. This poor man said (in German) that he was married in 1944 to a lady from Hungary who wanted to live by her relatives. He left his homeland of Austria and moved to Hungary. He said that he regretted moving to what would later become a communist country. His relatives in Austria had done really well but he was stuck in a communist country that basically caused everyone to live in poverty.
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June 11, 2012 – 3:32 pm Categories: Ronald Reagan | Post a comment

1-7 SEC record was worst ever for Vols, Dooley on hot seat?

Tenn Football Coach Derek Dooley’s Mom on the Radio

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I really enjoyed hearing Vince Dooley speak a couple of years ago at the Little Rock Touchdown Club and he said that his son Derek would do a good job at Tennessee if given enough time. Evidently Derek’s mom feels he should get enough time too. Mother of Tennessee Football Coach Derek Dooley Calls Radio Show: “Let me say this,” Barbara Dooley said. “Derek Dooley walked into kind of a mess. Florida (coach Will Muschamp) walks into talent just oozing out of their ears. Jimbo Fisher walks into FSU with talent. And y’all are telling me that Derek Dooley is on the damn hot seat? Are you crazy?”

The wife of former Georgia coach and athletic director Vince Dooley went on: “You’ve got Mama’s rile up now, buddy. Did you know (Derek) played 17 freshmen against Florida?”

My son Wilson and I went to the Tennessee Vols at Arkansas Razorback game in Fayetteville last year. During a restroom stop in Ozark, Arkansas I got to hear a lot of Tennessee fans talking. One said that Dooley will be gone at the end of 2011 and the other said that they have to give him time. The first gentleman argued that they had never had such a bad SEC conference record in 50 years.

Derek Dooley: On the Hot Seat at Tennessee?

The Vols have a losing record in his two seasons at the helm.

The Tennessee football program will be watching bowl season from home, and Vols fans are already contemplating if head coach Derek Dooley can lead them back to prominence. Tennessee is historically a top ten football program, but that has been nowhere near the case for the last four years. Phil Fulmer had an amazing run from 1992-2004 before letting the program slip severely, missing the postseason in both 2005 and 2008. Enter the scorched-earth policy of Lane Kiffin, who cost the program massive personnel losses between running off players and recruiting others who were not fits in an academic or proper-behavior setting. Consequently, Derek Dooley inherited low scholarship numbers and was asked to clean things up from Kiffin’s recruiting “style”. Dooley seems to be everything that Tennessee wants as a leader, but the results on the field have been horrible. The Vols have dealt with extensive youth and injuries — including losing quarterback Tyler Bray and top receiver Justin Hunter for major parts of this season — over the last two years, but that does not explain his 11-14 Rocky Top record to many fans and college football observers.

Is Dooley already in trouble in Knoxville?

Patrick Snow (@AthlonSnowman) 
I think Dooley is in trouble, although I do not expect Tennessee to make a move this offseason and deal with the attrition of four coaches in five seasons. Dooley is a very likeable leader who does things the right way, but there are no indications that things will improve on The Hill. The Vols were young this season and did suffer key injuries, but those are reasons why you don’t compete with the SEC elite — not excuses for going 5-7 and playing lethargic, uninspired ball against Kentucky with your season on the line. There are some scary stats from Dooley’s second campaign — 117th in the country in rushing, 70th nationally in rushing defense, dead last in SEC games in scoring, rushing yards per carry (2.3) and rushing yards per game (63.5) — but the fact the Vols program seems much closer to Vanderbilt and Kentucky than it does to Alabama, LSU, Georgia, etc. is disconcerting on Rocky Top. This is not the first time in Tennessee’s storied history that it has faced the obstacles of youth and injuries, but it is the first time in a century (1910-11) that the Vols have had two consecutive losing seasons. Dooley is the type of coach you want to back, and he does compete in America’s toughest league. Maybe he can win eight or nine games next season and surprise us all, but there is no current reason to believe that will happen.

Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch) 
I believe it’s fair to say that Derek Dooley will be on the hot seat in 2012, his third season in Knoxville. He didn’t inherit an ideal situation at Tennessee, but he has done nothing in his two seasons to prove that he is the long term answer for the Vols. In five years as a head coach (three at Louisiana Tech and two at UT), Dooley has a 16–24 record in conference play. In his two seasons at Tennessee, he is 4¬–12 in the SEC, with two wins over Vanderbilt and one win over Ole Miss and Kentucky. That simply isn’t good enough. His 2011 team was hit hard by injuries, losing star wideout Justin Hunter to a torn ACL in Week 3 and quarterback Tyler Bray to a broken thumb for five games. That can explain some of this team’s struggles, but there is no reason that Tennessee should have had so much difficulty running the ball. The Vols ranked 117th in the nation in rushing, averaging a paltry 90.1 yards per game. That is inexcusable.

It’s always dangerous to throw out a number of wins required for a coach to keep his job, but Dooley will probably need to win at least eight games in 2012. Regardless, though, his team needs to look like it has improved — something that can’t be said for each of the last two seasons.

Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven) 
I think it’s too early to judge Dooley at Tennessee. Yes, back-to-back losing seasons are a disappointment and Saturday’s loss to Kentucky isn’t sitting well in Knoxville, but the cupboard wasn’t exactly full when he took the job. Had quarterback Tyler Bray and receiver Justin Hunter stayed healthy for the full year, it’s likely the Volunteers could have gotten to at least 6-6 or pulled off an upset to get to 7-5. One alarming trend developing for Tennessee is the losses in SEC play over the last two years. Out of the seven defeats in conference games this season, four of those were by more than 10 points. The schedule has been brutal the last two years, with South Carolina improving, along with catching SEC West games against LSU and Arkansas in 2011. If the Volunteers go 6-6 or 5-7 next year, then it’s time to put Dooley on the hot seat. However, Tennessee is recruiting well and there’s a lot of young talent that should help this team get back into a bowl game next year.

Braden Gall (@AthlonBraden) 
In theory, every single coach in America is on the “hot seat.” It is a vague term that represents a portion of every fan base that is unhappy with the current performance of its head coach. At times, that portion of the fan base is more passionate and more justified. No matter the verbiage used, Derek Dooley will be facing THE make or break season in Knoxville next fall. He has unquestionably had terrible luck: Losing the team’s top three players for the better part of the season, the tumultuous way in which he landed the gig and the lack of talent when he got to campus have all been a part of the 14 losses Tennessee has experienced over the last two seasons. That said, the offensive line was young and talented entering this season and showed very little growth and development — try last in the SEC in rushing and 117th nationally. And there was a clear divide within the locker room between the veterans and the younger players and it cost them a bowl game. The team chemistry issues in particular give pause, as uniting a locker room is one aspect of coaching that can be not only controlled, but maximized by a strong, positive leader. If this team is healthy and develops on offense, Tennessee should be poised for eight wins (and Dooley will have proven he belongs). But if the Vols play like they did against Kentucky ever again, his time on Rocky Top will come to an abrupt end.

June 11, 2012 – 8:46 am Categories: Current Events | Post a comment

The real truth about Che Guevara (Part 3)

A few years ago the movie “Che” was released and it praised the communist killer Che Guevara. Here is what Movie Guide had to say about it:

“Armed Struggle” is the rallying cry of CHE, Steven Soderbergh’s four-hour tribute to the violent Communist tactics of guerrilla warrior Ernesto “Che” Guevaro. Divided into two parts, the movie tells how Che came to Cuba with Fidel Castro to overthrow the government by fomenting Communist revolution. Led by Fidel, Che and Castro’s men start with the isolated rural sections of the eastern section of Cuba and work their way to the middle section of the island to cut it in half. After achieving violent victory and working for Communism in Cuba and Africa, Castro orders Che to Bolivia, where the American government advises the Bolivian army, which finally captures and kills Che.CHE is a left-wing, anti-American primer on how to wage violent Communist revolution and destroy Western Civilization. The movie’s leftist worldview is more Romantic and fascist rather than atheist humanist. Che’s violent methods, though slightly watered down, have finally been successful in Bolivia recently, as well as Venezuela. Leaving politics aside, this movie is amazingly photographed but rather unemotional and subdued, and sometimes disjointed. The acting is not as impressive as advertised, though it is good.

 
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Communism has never been tried is something I was told just a few months ago by a well meaning young person who was impressed with the ideas of Karl Marx. (Today many young people have shirts with the picture of Che on them.) I responded that there are only 5 communist countries in the world today and they lack political, economic and religious freedom.
Communism has always failed because of its materialist base.  Francis Schaeffer does a great job of showing that in this clip below. Also Schaeffer shows that there were lots of similar things about the basis for both the French and Russia revolutions and he exposes the materialist and humanist basis of both revolutions.

Dr. Francis Schaeffer examines the Revolutionary Age (part 2)

Similarities between French Revolution and Communist Revolution

Schaeffer compares communism with French Revolution and Napoleon.

1. Lenin took charge in Russia much as Napoleon took charge in France – when people get desperate enough, they’ll take a dictator.

Other examples: Hitler, Julius Caesar. It could happen again.

2. Communism is very repressive, stifling political and artistic freedom. Even allies have to be coerced. (Poland).

Communists say repression is temporary until utopia can be reached – yet there is no evidence of progress in that direction. Dictatorship appears to be permanent.

3. No ultimate basis for morality (right and wrong) – materialist base of communism is just as humanistic as French. Only have “arbitrary absolutes” no final basis for right and wrong.

How is Christianity different from both French Revolution and Communism?

Contrast N.T. Christianity – very positive government reform and great strides against injustice. (especially under Wesleyan revival).

Bible gives absolutes – standards of right and wrong. It shows the problems and why they exist (man’s fall and rebellion against God).

Is Christianity at all like Communism?

Sometimes Communism sounds very “Christian” – desirable goals of equality, justice, etc. Schaeffer elsewhere explains by saying Marxism is a Christian heresy – Karl Marx

borrowed some of the ideals of N.T.

Below is a great article. Free-lance columnist Bradley R. Gitz, who lives and teaches in Batesville, received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Illinois.

This article was published January 30, 2011 at 2:28 a.m. Here is a portion of that article below:
A final advantage is the mutation of socialism into so many variants over the past century or so. Precisely because Karl Marx was unclear as to how it would work in practice, socialism has always been something of an empty vessel into which would be revolutionaries seeking personal meaning and utopian causes to support can pour pretty much anything.
A desire to increase state power, soak the rich and expand the welfare state is about all that is left of the original vision. Socialism for young lefties these days means “social justice” and compassion for the poor, not the gulag and the NKVD.
In the end, the one argument that will never wash is that communismcan’t be said to have failed because it was never actually tried. This is a transparent intellectual dodge that ignores the fact that “people’s democracies” were established all over the place in the first three decades after World War II.
Such sophistry is resorted to only because communism in all of those places produced hell on earth rather than heaven.
That the attempts to build communism in a remarkable variety of different geographical regions led to only tyranny and mass bloodshed tells us only that it was never feasible in the first place, and that societies built on the socialist principle ironically suffer from the kind of “inner contradictions” that Marx mistakenly predicted would destroy capitalism.
Yes, all economies are mixed in nature, and one could plausibly argue that the socialist impulse took the rough edges off of capitalism by sponsoring the creation of welfare-state programs that command considerable public support.
But the fact remains that no society in history has been able to achieve sustained prosperity without respect for private property and market forces of supply and demand. Nations, therefore, retain their economic dynamism only to the extent that they resist the temptation to travel too far down the socialist road.
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