PARENTING FREEDOM

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    “I pay the schoolmaster, but ’tis the schoolboys that educate my son.”
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
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  • Political Links that Interest Me

    carol | July 12, 2010

    Charts of the Day: Employment
    http://hotair.com/archives/2010/07/10/charts-of-the-day-employment/

    “The financial collapse also battered our northern neighbor, Canada, although not quite to the same extent it did us. (Canada has more conservative banking and lending policies, which shielded them from the worst of the problems.) Instead of using a blizzard of government spending to correct a downturn in unemployment, Canada tightened its belt and rode it out.”

    Christie looks to privatize motor vehicle inspections, other services
    http://www.northjersey.com/news/politics/070910_Christie_looks_to_privatize_motor_vehicle_inspections.html

    I would love to see a move toward less socialism in Canada.

    Announcing Beck University
    http://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/198/42502/

    My sons (11 and 16) wanted to listen to these lectures, so we joined Glenn Beck’s Insider Extreme last week. They were impressed with the first lecture, and also enjoy watching the live webcam of the Glenn Beck program. Fun(ny) stuff!! 

    The 100 Americans the Left Hates Most
    http://media.glennbeck.com/docs/100americans-pg1.pdf

    Mama Grizzlies

    Levi Johnston Apologizes to Palin Family for ‘Youthful Indiscretion’
    http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20399773,00.html

    “Last year, after Bristol and I broke up, I was unhappy and a little angry. Unfortunately, against my better judgment, I publicly said things about the Palins that were not completely true,” he tells PEOPLE exclusively. “I have already privately apologized to Todd and Sarah. Since my statements were public, I owe it to the Palins to publicly apologize.”

    I wonder if he is getting big bucks to get back in the good graces of the Palin family in order to give the media dirt.

    ‘Tan tax’ discussions include allegations of reverse racism
    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/08/AR2010070804488_pf.html

    TSA to Block “Controversial Opinion” on the Web
    http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31727_162-20009642-10391695.html

    They are testing…

    “Mommy, what is Canada’s debt?”

    carol | June 3, 2010

    I hardly have my eyes open in the morning when B11 comes downstairs with the questions (that I have to Google)… “Mommy, what is Canada’s debt?”… Canada certainly can’t afford to continue on this track… But people think they are entitled to having everything for free…

    Canada’s Federal Debt
    http://www.debtclock.ca/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=1

    Where does the money go?
    Soaring costs force Canada to reassess health model
    http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100531/hl_nm/us_health_3

    Contraception and Economic Power

    carol | April 16, 2010

    Economist: Contraceptive Culture Shifts Economic Power away from Women
    http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2010/apr/10041510.html

    NOTE: I removed the link about Sarah at her request.

    All the Teachers Fired

    carol | February 16, 2010

    Unionized Rhode Island Teachers Refuse To Work 25 Minutes More Per Day, So Town Fires All Of Them
    http://www.businessinsider.com/henry-blodget-unionized-rhode-island-teachers-refuse-to-work-25-minutes-more-per-day-so-town-fires-all-of-them-2010-2

    “A school superintendent in Rhode Island is trying to fix an abysmally bad school system.”

    “Her plan calls for teachers at a local high school to work 25 minutes longer per day, each lunch with students once in a while, and help with tutoring. The teachers’ union has refused to accept these apparently onerous demands.”

    “The teachers at the high school make $70,000-$78,000, as compared to a median income in the town of $22,000. This exemplifies a nationwide trend in which public sector workers make far more than their private-sector counterparts (with better benefits)…”

    “The school superintendent has responded to the union’s stubbornness by firing every teacher and administrator at the school.”

    Unions… *sigh*

    Going Down in Style and on Purpose

    carol | November 26, 2009

    Fall Of The Republic – The Presidency Of Barack H Obama – The Full Movie HQ

    Reminder that Nothing is Free

    carol | July 26, 2009

    Hat Tip: http://mommylife.net/

    Paying Kids to Get Better Grades

    carol | July 2, 2009

    Just last week, I mentioned a program where they pay girls to not get pregnant… Now this:

    ‘Nightly News’ Promotes Paying Children for Public School Success
    http://newsbusters.org/blogs/jeff-poor/2009/07/02/nightly-news-promotes-paying-children-public-school-success

    Nightly News Promotes Paying Children for Public School Success

    “This program is a bad method consisting of dangling goodies in front of kids rather than treating them respectfully as partners in the learning, married to a bad objective, higher scores on bad standardized tests,” Kohn said.

    "I don't even trust you to do that."

    carol | June 18, 2009

    Milton Friedman – Greed
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWsx1X8PV_A

    Living Within Your Means

    carol | June 14, 2009

    Rural Mich. counties turn failing roads to gravel
    http://www.wwmt.com/articles/roads-1363526-mich-counties.html

    “Some Michigan counties have turned a few once-paved rural roads back to gravel to save money.”

    I found this sad. Like in a Radiator Springs kind of way, never mind that it might be a sign of the future.

    A Penny Earned is A Penny Spent by Obama

    carol | June 10, 2009

    This guy comes up with great visuals explaining Obama`s warped plans for your money.

    Gov. Sarah Palin: "Since when can you get out of huge national debt by creating trillions of dollars of new debt?"

    carol | June 5, 2009

    “Since when can you get out of huge national debt by creating trillions of dollars of new debt? It all really is so backwards and skewed as to sound like absolute nonsense when some of this economic policy is explained.” Sarah Palin

    Hat Tip: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2009/06/04/palin_government_wants_to_control_the_people.html

    Sarah Palin is right. If you are financially struggling in your own life, can you imagine spending a ton of money you don’t have and expect things to turn around? That is backwards!

    Barack Obama Talks and the Stocks Drop

    carol | March 1, 2009

    Live Stock Drop… Obama Opens Mouth– Dow Plunges (Video)
    http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2009/02/live-video-stock-market-tanks-as-obama.html

    Obama Will Spend “6 Times” As Much On Bailouts As Iraq War
    http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2009/02/obama-will-spend-6-times-as-much-on.html

    “It took Barack Obama and democrats only three weeks to blow twice as much as was spent on the Iraq War- Approximately 1 trillion versus 500 billion.”

    Opposing Views on Baby Business

    carol | January 26, 2009

    United States:
    PELOSI SAYS BIRTH CONTROL WILL HELP ECONOMY
    http://www.drudgereport.com/flashpbc.htm

    Japan:
    Workers urged: Go home and multiply
    http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/26/canon.babies/index.html

    Update:
    Officials: Family planning money may be dropped
    http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5itBENNErYRQKT05EtyY6woQTQb1wD95V6IHG0

    "Or flush it down the toilet"

    carol | November 13, 2008


    In The Know: Should The Government Stop Dumping Money Into A Giant Hole?

    I was right on this one

    carol | November 5, 2008

    Stocks fall as investors ponder Obama presidency
    http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081105/wall_street.html

    Hat Tip: http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2008/11/stocks-slide-on-obamas-win.html

    FYI in case you are interested in the American financial crisis

    carol | September 29, 2008

    I am reposting this without the quote from the first song, because you couldn’t tell it was a “quote” in my site feed. LOL Anyway, this is a great video about the financial crisis in the U.S.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU6fuFrdCJY

    Hat Tip: http://mommylife.net/

    More here: http://www.proudtobecanadian.ca/index/weblog/9428/

    Edited to add: VIDEO HERE
    “Burning Down The House” video yanked repeatedly; now at LiveLeak.com
    http://www.proudtobecanadian.ca/index/weblog/9436/