The Oscars and the choosing of both nominees and winners is more political than it is based around quality film-making.

- True patriots never use the word.

- True traitors often hide their hate behind the flag.

Thanks for the article.

BTW mother teresa didnt do much good to the world, even less than Oprah. She just went about preaching that women who are abused should stay in their relationships, because divorce is a far greater sin. But she condoned princess Dianas divorce because she had money. And her orphanages were poorly funded and were not allowed to ship in medical supplies or doctors because they went against gods will. Oprah is actually a better human being than Theresa heh, go figure

So…if it’s cheaper for the insurance company to deny benefits than pay the penalty, we all know they’re not going to just not deny it because they’re such nice guys and good corporate citizens….HA HA HA…nope, in the name of profits, they’ll just pay the penalty, which to them is chump change.

You are incorrect. The Ludwig von Mises Institute is one of the largest libertarian think tanks I can think of. They specifically say this on their FAQ page….

“How are you funded?

We are funded by the private donations of individuals, businesses, and foundations. We accept no government funds (yes, the funds have been offered) and we tend to be eschewed by large foundations and corporations (we accept no contract work). However, these strictures place a rather severe limit on our resources and growth potential.”

- I’m not going to waste too much time on the Kool-Aiders because it’s boring and they never address the horrors of libertarianism itself, just try to nitpick points where they think they can score something. The beauty of a private think tank is that they don’t have to tell you where their money comes from. They can say nothing. They can lie. There’s nothing anyone can do about that.

This statement is bullshit intended for consumption by the true believers and nothing more. How do I know? Because some people actually brag about their funding of these think tanks, that’s why. Just because the libertarians are ashamed of their whoring for the corporations and the super rich doesn’t mean the people who fund them are ashamed.

Libertarians want you to think they are for the average Joe. More accurately, they are for the average David and the average Charles… Koch that is; billionaire funders and FOUNDERS of Libertarian think tanks (Cato institute was founded by Charles Koch, the 8th richest man in America according to Forbes, and his uber rich buddy Edward Crane) – when they talk about a lot of their money coming from “individuals” these would be the individuals they are talking about. In fact, when you look at admitted funders of these think tanks, not one of them is less than a multi-milionaire and most are billionaires. You can look at some sources here: http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Reason_Foundation just as one example.

One can understand why these shills for the corporations and the super-rich would want to characterize themselves as grass roots – there aren’t enough votes available from just the super-rich; to sway voters they have to pretend to be on the side of regular people – but the fact is they they advocate for polices that help ONLY the most elite and richest citizens while harming average Americans. And that is something they can’t hide.

David Black

Not a frat boy, which sounds more like your world – just an entertainer. And I’ll decide to grow up when you decide to develop human empathy.