‘Liberty Today by Larry Warrick’ Archives
Political Primary Debates: Back to the Gutter
Back to the Gutter As reported here, the Democrat primary debate last week devolved into a name-calling contest with neither candidate carrying an ounce of credibility to a discerning voter. This week’s Republican gubernatorial primary debate fared little better, with both candidates making promises they cannot possibly deliver [...]
Florida Amendment 9 – Designed to Fail? by Larry Warrick
Florida Amendment 9 - Designed to Fail? Florida Health Care Freedom, Constitutional Amendment 9, will not appear on the November 2, 2010 statewide ballot in Florida as a legislature-referred constitutional amendment. A further 8 amendments remain on the ballot, including the ‘Hometown Democracy’ amendment 4, explained here. The [...]
Cooper City – Common Crooks & Petty Tyrants by Larry Warrick
Common Crooks and Petty Tyrants At the Cooper City Commission meeting last Tuesday night, Mayor Debbie Eisinger, in a vivid display of petty tyranny, threatened to have an elderly resident forcibly removed from the (public) meeting place for daring to oppose a proposal to raise the City millage rate. This is not the first time the [...]
By the authority vested in me…(Kendrick Meek vs Jeff Greene)
By Authority vested in me... In a Democratic primary debate taped Sunday and televised in the St. Petersburg area last night, US Senate hopefuls Jeff Greene and Kendrick Meek forgot all about the hot-button issues of the day and engaged each other in a disgraceful race to the bottom, arguing over who has the most [...]
‘Hope & Change’ coming to a luxury resort near you by Larry Warrick
'Hope and Change' coming to a luxury resort near you After spending the August 14th weekend taking yet another vacation, this time somewhere in the Gulf region, Barak Obama will be in Miami on August 18 headlining a Florida Democratic Party fundraiser at the Fontainebleu hotel in Miami Beach. The fundraiser, to benefit the [...]
Revolution at your Fingertips! by Larry Warrick
Revolution at your Fingertips! The advent of the Gutenberg Press sounded the death knell of the church monopoly on information and clearly pointed out that the Vatican had no clothes. Could the advent of the internet do the same for governments? According to the Swiss Appenzell Daily Bell: "A state without a viable and [...]
WikiLeaks: a new perspective in the propaganda war by Larry Warrick
WikiLeaks: A New Perspective in the Propaganda War Taken from the opening lines of ‘Comes A Blond Stranger,’ a ‘work of fiction’ posted in today’s Daily Bell: “The two sat quietly in the senior cafeteria in the basement of big dusty building in Washington DC… The junior man had had a thought.” The ‘thought’ [...]
Is Rubio Prescribing the Right Medicine?
Is Rubio Prescribing the Right Medicine? Amid much fanfare, US Senate candidate Marco Rubio proposed his 12-point plan to cut Federal Government spending Monday, proclaiming “Every day we postpone acting decisively to rein in wasteful spending and cut the debt, we pile even more on the backs of millions of young Americans”. Under [...]
Liberty Today: Wikileaks – Transparency or treason?
Wikileaks: Transparency or treason? From the Wikileaks website: “We believe that transparency in government activities leads to reduced corruption, better government and stronger democracies” and “All governments can benefit from increased scrutiny by the world community, as well as their own people. We believe this scrutiny [...]
Crony corporatism comes to Florida
Crony Corporatism comes to Florida In a July 23 press release entitled ‘Florida Libertarian Accuses Scott Rasmussen of GOP Bias, Electioneering’, Libertarian Senatorial candidate Alex Snitker says Scott Rasmussen is intentionally “stacking the deck for Marco Rubio and the GOP”. Citing recent Rasmussen polls “that show Rubio [...]