Reflections on a Revolution, Part IV

By Robert Ringer

In Part III of this series, I quoted 19th century individualist and political philosopher Lysander Spooner, who eloquently argued that the United States Constitution was not binding on future generations since they neither agreed to it nor signed it. This position horrifies many people who believe that the Constitution was needed to protect “the people” by placing limits on the government.

Which sounds fine, except that the Constitution has not protected U.S. citizens from government aggression. On the contrary, such aggression has become worse with each passing year – and exploded under the Obama-Pelosi-Reid Regime. Read the rest of this entry »

Reflections on a Revolution, Part III

By Robert Ringer

Caution: The following article contains graphic insights into reality that may not be suitable for blind patriots. Reader discretion advised.

In Part II of this article, I pointed out that democracy is a far more effective tool for controlling people than brute force. The chains of democracy are commonly referred to as “entitlements,” a hallucination dreamed up by scoundrels who will do anything in exchange for power. The something-for-nothing urge in most people makes them easy prey when it comes to the entitlement addiction. Read the rest of this entry »

Reflections on a Revolution, Part II

By Robert Ringer

Many of the Founding Fathers were slave owners, most notably George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. So when Jefferson penned the Declaration of Independence, what in the world was he thinking when he wrote that “all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness?”

It’s clear from their biographies that Jefferson (with about 200 slaves), Washington (with more than 300 slaves), and other slave-owning Founding Fathers knew that slavery was inherently wrong. But the issue was a hot potato in the colonies – a politically incorrect topic, so to speak. Read the rest of this entry »

Reflections on a Revolution, Part I

By Robert Ringer

If you’ve ever wondered why that 555-foot monolith on the National Mall in D.C. is named after the first president of the United States, read a good book on George Washington. Let me tell you, the guy was one tough dude. I believe he honestly thought he was invincible … and he was, at least until the end. Ironically, it took what most historians believe was some sort of throat infection to bring him down in 1799.

They don’t make wars like the American War of Independence anymore. No antiseptic missile strikes that allow you to kill without having to see blood and guts flying in every direction. No way. The colonial patriots fought the English up close – real close … in freezing weather … sweltering hot weather … too little food … too few supplies … and a lack of manpower. Read the rest of this entry »

By Robert Ringer

To my surprise, I recently saw child actor Matt Damon reciting the Declaration of Independence as part of a promo for a History Channel documentary he’s co-producing. I was taken aback by this because I had never heard anything but angry, anti-liberty rhetoric come from Damon’s mouth. Nevertheless, I’m glad I happened to catch him in his perplexing performance, because it reminded me of a subject that Americans need to give some long, hard thought to: freedom.

The way the socialist crowd that now controls the power levers in Washington throw around words like freedom and liberty, you’d think they were descendents of the Founding Fathers. And, the truth be known, they’re sincere when they use such words. Read the rest of this entry »

By Robert Ringer

The Marxmeister in the White House now says he takes full responsibility for ending the oil mess in the Gulf. He also says he wants to “know whose ass to kick,” that he “can’t suck it up with a straw,” and … well, you know … the ongoing narcissistic spiel – “I, me, my … blah, blah, blah” … day after day, week after week, ad nauseam.

Watching his recent performances on the Gulf oil disaster made me think about a monster hit The Platters had in the fifties called “The Great Pretender.” Little did they know that the champion Great Pretender wouldn’t even be born until 1961 – probably in Kenya … but, then, no one is really sure about that because no one is allowed to see his birth certificate. Read the rest of this entry »

By Robert Ringer

In my recent interview with Dr. Christopher Metzler of Georgetown University, he repeatedly expressed concern over what it’s going to take to wake up millions of Americans who still appear to be hung over from an excess of Obama-Aid. I share Dr. Metzler’s concern, and have been unimpressed with the constant drumbeat about Barack Obama’s “rapidly declining” poll numbers.

Maybe I’ve been living on different planet, but it seems to me that Der Fuhrbama’s approval ratings have been gently moving back and forth between roughly 43 and 48 percent for as long as I can remember. Nothing he does, no matter how anti-Constitutional, how criminal, or how arrogant, seems to phase 40 percent or so of the population. Read the rest of this entry »

By Robert Ringer

The other day, one of my son’s friends, who had just come home from college for the summer, stopped over to say hello. We chatted briefly, and I asked him if he was still planning on becoming an entrepreneur/businessman after he graduated from school next spring.

To my surprise, he said that because of the economy, he had changed his mind about pursuing a business career. He told me that he now planned to apply for a job with the CIA. Surprised, I asked, “What in the world made you decide to go to work for the CIA?” Read the rest of this entry »

By Robert Ringer

The main reason I’m against giving handouts to countries like Greece is that it sends the wrong message. We should not lie to Europe’s socialist misfits about capitalism. The greatest gift we can offer is to help them understand that freedom is not about security or equality; it’s about insecurity and inequality.

We should teach them that the price of freedom is self-responsibility, and self-responsibility means that no one has a right to a house, a car, a job – no, not even healthcare. What everyone does have a right to is exactly what others are willing to pay him, free of government interference. Read the rest of this entry »

By Robert Ringer

In Part I of this article, I expressed my concern that Glenn Beck might not be around for the long term at Fox News. As I watch him strip BHO and other members of Crime Inc. down to their dirty underwear every day at 5:00 pm, I ponder what the Obamaviks will do to try to stop him from destroying their full-speed-ahead efforts to transform the U.S. into a collectivist paradise.

I see four possibilities for Beck’s exit from Fox News:

Assassination. On more than one occasion, Beck has alluded to cement boots and his ending up at the bottom of the East River. He has also assured his audience that he has no inclination to jump off a tall building, and if something like that were to ever happen to him, it would not be accidental. Read the rest of this entry »