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2009-03-21 Home Front: Politix

Terence Corcoran: Is this the end of America?

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Posted by Fred 2009-03-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 He forgets to mention the destruction of a TV system that has served our nation well since the '40s, in order to subsidize converter box manufacturers, give away spectrum space to special interests, and push flat-screen high-def sales for foreign manufacturers. Meanwhile, people who do buy converters for "old" antennae-sets find that reception for their existing (upgraded) systems does not even match the simple broadcast options they used to receive.

Posted by Scooter McGruder 2009-03-21 01:18|| 2009-03-21 01:18|| Front Page Top

#2 we are all Zimbabwe now.

Posted by Gluting Fillmore6653 2009-03-21 04:19|| 2009-03-21 04:19|| Front Page Top

#3 Mugabe and Barry have more in common than most may realize.

Posted by Besoeker 2009-03-21 08:52|| 2009-03-21 08:52|| Front Page Top

#4 It's happened many times before, except for once, when it took 20 years to rise out of the Great Depression.

Due to Federal government meddling.

Let's do it again! Yay!

Posted by Parabellum 2009-03-21 09:17|| 2009-03-21 09:17|| Front Page Top

#5 We're on our way to becoming the first banana republic that's too cold to grow bananas.

Posted by Cornsilk Blondie 2009-03-21 11:17|| 2009-03-21 11:17|| Front Page Top

#6 Scooter:
The subsidization of converter boxes isn't about TV reception, if I understand correctly. Emergency and national security need the band widths in case of EMP's, as digital communications go down if the unthinkable happens. However, in the chaos, the subsidies have been delayed, and failing to upgrade the system may add to our woes.

Posted by Thealing Borgia122 2009-03-21 12:41|| 2009-03-21 12:41|| Front Page Top

#7 Blondie: Are We A Banana Republic?

Posted by ed 2009-03-21 12:43|| 2009-03-21 12:43|| Front Page Top

#8 Recommended reading, via Instapundit
The president has made America look like a banana republic.
"It starts with a cult of personality," the Cuban explained. "One man declares himself the jefe, the caudillo, the big leader."
...
"After the cult of personality," the Colombian explained, "what comes next is nationalization." Fidel had nationalized the Cuban sugar mills, Chavez the Banco de Venezuela, Morales the Bolivian oil and gas industries.
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"The last step?" asked the Cuban. "Censorship. It won't be obvious at first--they're always too smart for that. But it will come."

Posted by ed 2009-03-21 13:00|| 2009-03-21 13:00|| Front Page Top

#9 Ok, ed, who's been stealing my thoughts? ;)

Posted by Cornsilk Blondie 2009-03-21 15:02|| 2009-03-21 15:02|| Front Page Top

#10 Blondie,
I have bananas in my back yard.

Posted by Glenmore 2009-03-21 17:53|| 2009-03-21 17:53|| Front Page Top

#11 Ok, can I correct it to "once we give China the parts of the country it wants to settle our enormous debt, we'll be a banana republic without the bananas"?

Posted by Cornsilk Blondie 2009-03-21 18:23|| 2009-03-21 18:23|| Front Page Top

#12 Obama will go down in history as the man who bankrupted America.

And as for China, Caveat Emptor.

Posted by phil_b 2009-03-21 20:15|| 2009-03-21 20:15|| Front Page Top

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