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Recommended Reading (07/21/12)

Posted by Kevin Fischer on July 21, 2012

Recommended Reading

Here are, in my view, interesting, noteworthy columns and articles from the past week that I highly recommend (You will note that on occasion, I do not endorse the opinions of the author and may point that out. Despite my disagreements, I still feel the piece is worth a read).


The Dark Knight Movie Massacre & Why I Carry a Gun Everywhere I Go

"As the news starting pouring in about what happened in the theater this week when Satan’s spawn James Holmes donned Kevlar and a small battery of weapons and opened fire on an unsuspecting crowd, I kept thinking, 'One fast-thinking and trained person who was armed/licensed with a concealed weapon could have stopped that SOB right in his tracks before the body count skyrocketed.'

'Yep, the armed citizen could have either killed him, sent him running for cover, or at least diverted his fire away from the masses and toward their person. Some readers, no doubt, are saying, 'Well that would be stupid. What if that citizen got shot trying to protect others?' To that I reply: Well, Dinky, if they would have been shot and killed at least they would have died a hero. Have you ever heard of the term 'hero'?"


Love back

“It must be lonely being James Holmes, spending the first part of your life planning alone for an act that will leave you sitting alone for the rest of your life. For the rest of us, life is crowded. Love is always only three numbers and one movie seat away.”


Romney’s best choice for VP: Scott Walker

“Walker has something no other potential Vice Presidential candidate has: a stunning 2012 political victory that rewarded his courage and steadfast commitment to critical fiscal reforms.”


No, you can't

“The tax dollars that paid for those roads, bridges, schools, and teachers didn't just come from ‘someone else’ or the ‘rest of us.’ They came from the innovators, the factory owners, and the entrepreneurs too. In 2009, the top 400 taxpayers paid almost as much in federal income taxes as the entire bottom 50 percent combined.

“The jobs created and the wages paid by those business owners fueled a lot of the tax payments made by ‘someone else’ and the ‘rest of us.’ The taxes imposed on those business owners could help entice them to ship jobs overseas.”


The left’s confused “you didn’t build that” defense

“You can tell President Obama’s defenders believe Mitt Romney’s new attack on Obama’s ‘If you’ve got a business, you didn’t build that’ comment is an existential threat to his campaign by the sheer volume of pixels devoted to the topic. Problem is, they just can’t quite agree on how to defend him…The real problem with Obama’s quote is that it made a long-standing and fundamental liberal argument in an unappealing way. Conservatives have every right to make him pay for the misstep.”


‘First jobs’ matter

“Unpaid internships are great. They are win-win. They let young people experiment with careers, and figure out what they’d like and what they’re good at. They help employers produce better things and recruit new employees.”


The Liberal Bill of Rights

"We, the liberals of the United States, clearly knowing what’s best for you, have declared that the following rights to be indisputable for a truly progressive and enlightened society. These rights shall be implemented immediately, without argument or qualification, to ensure that America will be a better place for US to live in. So, we present to you – Your Liberal Bill of Rights."


AND FINALLY,

The moral superiority of gun control


Gun control to women