Monthly Archives: August 2013

It Was NEVER About Tolerance…

Posted on August 6, 2013 by The Political Hat

     The Progressive left have often screeched “tolerance” and condemned all those who do not “tolerate” their way of life and beliefs.  Of course, what they call “tolerance” has mutated over time to mean “enthusiastic affirmation.”      With their taking of power … Continue reading →

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Mandatory Suicide

Posted on August 5, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Considering the penchant of Europe’s socialized medicine to slaughter the elderly in horrible ways, it is fair to ask if the same could happen in America.  Or, perhaps, the question we should be asking is how much worse it might … Continue reading →

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Who Owns Your Labor?

Posted on August 4, 2013 by The Political Hat

     An excellent question form a pic that’s been making the rounds:      So, what is your answer? Tweet

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News of the Week for August 4th, 2013

Posted on August 4, 2013 by The Political Hat

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A Tale of Two Pencils

Posted on August 3, 2013 by The Political Hat

     If you need an example of the damage that the modern day publik skewl system does to children, look no further than the humble pencil, and the two very different tales about it.      Various commentators over at the Ace of … Continue reading →

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The Vanguard of the War Against Western Civilization

Posted on August 2, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Roger Kimball over at PJ Media makes a succinct but incredibly accurate insight on the modern day nature of institutions of higher education: “The problem is that they are part and parcel of a concerted assault on the fundamental civilizational … Continue reading →

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Summing Up the Obama Administration Succinctly

Posted on August 2, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Within hours of the Obama administration putting up a website to provide small businesses “A One-Stop-Shop on the Health Care Law for Businesses Big and Small” (in the words of Valerie Jarret), that very same website crashed.      As tempting as … Continue reading →

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What Will Be What Marriage Once Was?

Posted on August 1, 2013 by The Political Hat

     The Progressive Left are on the verge of succeeding to redefine marriage to be just a set of legal privileges handed out to two, but only two, people.  How much longer they will feign to be “duo-normative oppressors” before coming … Continue reading →

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The Coming Cyanofication of Texas?

Posted on August 1, 2013 by The Political Hat

     Attorney General Eric Holder is suing the state of Texas in order to bring the state back into “pre-clearance” status under the Voting Rights Act.  Ever since the U. S. Supreme Court ruled the nearly half-century old list of states … Continue reading →

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