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Title: Mark Levin: Busted
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Frank Roman's Blog
URL Source: http://frankroman.wordpress.com/2009/03/26/mark-levin-busted/
Published: Mar 26, 2009
Author: Frank Roman
Post Date: 2009-03-26 14:18:35 by X-15
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Views: 258
Comments: 15
Conservative talk show host and author Mark Levin’s new book, “Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto,” has just hit the bookstores and from what I’ve been hearing over the last few days it has been well received, to say the least. Mr. Levin’s fellow conservatives have done nothing but rave over this book, describing it in almost mystical terms with one reviewer describing Mr. Levin as the new Thomas Paine. Apparently, conservatives in Washington have forgotten who they are and what they stand for; so Mr. Levin has written a succinct yet defining instruction aid for not only our elected officials who claim to be conservative, but also for firing up the masses, who will in turn — be more conservative. In the era of Saul Alinsky’s acolyte Barack Hussein Obama this book apparently could not have come at a better time. No, I haven’t read Mark Levin’s book. Regardless, I’m going to comment on its high-profile release, my impression of the excerpts I’ve seen, and the media reaction I’ve been observing. The gist I’m getting from the pundits and book reviewers is that this volume will allegedly resonate with greenhorn conservatives & old guard conservatives for ages to come; defining once and for all without a hint of obscurity what the founding fathers intended for the United States to be and how its government should operate. Basically, Levin’s book says government should exist only for the preservation of liberty; that it should not allow for a federal establishment that continues to expand no matter who (or what party) happens to control the executive branch. In his book he describes an out of control federal bureaucracy as a malignant intrusive creature. “It churns out a mind-numbing number of rules that regulate energy, the environment, business, labor, employment, transportation, housing, agriculture, food, drugs, education, etc. Even the slightest human activity apparently requires its intervention: clothing labels on women’s dresses, cosmetic ingredients, and labeling. It even reaches into the bathroom, mandating showerhead flow rates and allowable gallons per flush for toilets. It sets flammability standards for beds.” Well, who in his right mind wouldn’t agree with that assessment? In fact the few times I’ve listened to Mr. Levin host his radio program he has stuck to this argument faithfully describing a bloated federal government that creates a “culture of conformity and dependency, where the ideal citizen takes on drone-like qualities in service to the state, where persons must be bled dry of individuality and confidence, and frightened away from independent thoughts and behavior.” Instead Mr. Levin envisions a society where the American citizen “is recognized and accepted as more than an abstract statistic or faceless member of some group; rather, he is a unique, spiritual being with a soul and a conscience.” Mark Levin also points out how the 17th Amendment, ratified in 1917, stripped state power from the state legislatures of the authority to appoint senators and purposely deprived them of a meaningful role in the federal government, thus giving the citizenry an unfamiliar sense of the Constitution. Of course we can also thank the “statists” version of education for that sorry state of affairs. Overall, there doesn’t seem to be much to disagree with here. So without having read the book “Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto,” and listening to the accolades from his high profile conservative allies I come away from all this with the impression that Mark Levin believes the size of the federal government must be decreased; that Republicans have lost their promise to limited government and have become the party of big government. Mr. Levin seems to oppose appropriations not authorized within the enumerated powers of the Constitution- a Constitution that each member of Congress swore to uphold. He definitely wants to lower taxes and has railed in the past that the current income tax laws assume that people are guilty and they have to prove they are innocent. He condemns the role of the Federal Reserve for the national debt and for creating inflation; that Congress needs to cut down on spending, reassess monetary and spending policies, and stop borrowing heavily from foreign investors. Yes, this all sounds good to me. I think we can safely assume his book’s message, which is rooted in the legacy of the founding fathers, will be greeted warmly and enthusiastically from not only his loyal conservative listeners but also to his associates in government — who are legion. Failures Of Our Age Sounds good, doesn’t it? With the release of this book are we finally going to see a return to limited government and a universal conviction to personal freedom, freedom of association, morality, etc at the skilled hands of a truly Constitution oriented president, legislature and judiciary? I doubt it. Why? Well because we as nation, not to mention Mark Levin, had that chance but it was flushed away. All of the above position statements, all of the clear, minimal, states’ rights oriented constitutional mandates accompanied by the philosophical underpinnings that originated in Europe and were transferred here by the Founding Fathers that Mark Levin extols – was expressed almost perfectly when Dr. Ron Paul was running for president. But you see, for the same policies he claims to adhere to and long for in our nation Mark Levin excoriated, insulted, diminished and attacked Ron Paul and his supporters better than any liberal Marxist “statist” could have ever done. He and his pals Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, and other neoconservatives ignored and pooh-poohed Dr. Paul’s nearly identical platform contained in Mark Levin’s book; and moreover which utter from their crooked mouths on a daily basis from their radio perches. No, Rudolph Giuliani John McCain, Mike Huckabee, Fred Thompson and others were the preferred choice because they all sang from the same globalist war bird sheet music prepared by the supporters of their corporate organizers. Moreover, all of these “candidates” subscribe to racial and cultural equality and racial blending — to the point of believing and having us believe the Founders could have been Mexicans who created the “shining city on the hill” we are now allegedly composed of. It was –and is—media ghouls and parasites like Levin that shape mold and characterize the political landscape, who point out the parallel path of the Marxist “statists” that people should take — in order to arrive at a place where even demagogue leftist are comfortable. Putting aside the inevitable policy differences we may have had with Dr. Paul, among them being he did not possess one single white preservationist bone in his body, our chance to at least struggle and rebuild a truly Constitutional government with Ron Paul at the helm was subverted by people like Mark Levin, a fraud and influence peddler if ever there was one. So why did he write his damned book?
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#1. To: X-15 (#0)
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With a name like Levin, he has just gotta be a "jew", and this is what "jews" do, they destroy. It's all just controlled opposition, IMO
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I'm starting to sound like Eric Cartman...
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While he himself must regrettably take up the unique burden and spiritual mission of dual citizenship.
A nation based on race has to keep other races out. A government dedicated to a proposition has to keep ideas out.
Perhaps Mr. Levin will explain why his message and actions are opposed and why he appears to be a disingenuous hypocrite. Could it be something as simple as Ron Paul's opposition to WarForIsrael and that just isn't acceptable to a tribe member? That our Liberty is the one thing that is always negotiable in the US_Israel "relationship"...that Socialism and the Gulag Archipelago are preferable to the US abandonment of Tribal extermination policies? A well- known "free" republican website owner and traitor has claimed Ron Paul's one issue of not supporting more war made him as impossible to vote for as Hillary. I think War drums and a larger StateJackboot are preferable to Liberty for every single one of these "republican" hacks like RimJob, Hannity, Levin, etc...If only War or Liberty could exist, they would choose War over Liberty. Follow the money.
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition You think the people of this country exist to provide you with position. I think your position exists to provide those people with freedom.~~William Wallace ALAS, BABYLON. It's over. Last one here turn out the lights.
I had an exchange with Lvin a few years ago when he wrote his first load of bullshit alled Men IN Black...I had him quacking like Batman's old nemisis, Penguin...
Bravo. You said it all.
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Sad and sick, but true.
Yup. Every time.
"What country can preserve its liberties if its rulers are not warned from time to time that its people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms....The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." Thomas Jefferson
Amazing that Mr. Levin discovered this so soon after the end of the reign of Supreme Commander Bush. It is typical for the GOP, when faced with its own destruction for being unprincipled, to turn back to the rhetoric of small-government and liberty. Naturally, they intend no such thing if elected to a majority in any legislature. If Levin did write that, it shows how ignorant he really is. The state legislatures stripped themselves of that power since they were the ones who ratified it, anyway about 36-37 of them did. Precisely so. I stopped listening to Levin, turned off the entire tier of satellite programming that contained Faux News for this reason alone. I have not and will not ever support anything having to do with either again.
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Your all a bunch of talkers. Talk talk. Yap Yap. But nothing gets done but talking. People like to bitch a lot but no one does anything. This isn't directed at you personally X-15.
I must be slow. Blu?
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Ah...
So why did he write his damned book?
#2. To: X-15 (#0)
#3. To: All (#2)
#4. To: X-15 (#0)
Mr. Levin envisions a society where the American citizen “is recognized and accepted as more than an abstract statistic or faceless member of some group; rather, he is a unique, spiritual being with a soul and a conscience.”
#5. To: X-15, all, psusa, rotara (#0)
All of the above position statements, all of the clear, minimal, states’ rights oriented constitutional mandates accompanied by the philosophical underpinnings that originated in Europe and were transferred here by the Founding Fathers that Mark Levin extols – was expressed almost perfectly when Dr. Ron Paul was running for president. But you see, for the same policies he claims to adhere to and long for in our nation Mark Levin excoriated, insulted, diminished and attacked Ron Paul and his supporters better than any liberal Marxist “statist” could have ever done. He and his pals Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, and other neoconservatives ignored and pooh-poohed Dr. Paul’s nearly identical platform contained in Mark Levin’s book; and moreover which utter from their crooked mouths on a daily basis from their radio perches
"Corporation: An entity created for the legal protection of its human parasites, whose sole purpose is profit and self-perpetuation." ~~ IndieTx
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#7. To: IndieTX (#5)
#8. To: IndieTX (#5)
If only War or Liberty could exist, they would choose War over Liberty. Follow the money.
#9. To: IndieTX (#5)
Follow the money.
#10. To: X-15 (#0)
The gist I’m getting from the pundits and book reviewers is that this volume will allegedly resonate with greenhorn conservatives & old guard conservatives for ages to come; defining once and for all without a hint of obscurity what the founding fathers intended for the United States to be and how its government should operate. Basically, Levin’s book says government should exist only for the preservation of liberty; that it should not allow for a federal establishment that continues to expand no matter who (or what party) happens to control the executive branch.
Mark Levin also points out how the 17th Amendment, ratified in 1917, stripped state power from the state legislatures of the authority to appoint senators
But you see, for the same policies he claims to adhere to and long for in our nation Mark Levin excoriated, insulted, diminished and attacked Ron Paul and his supporters better than any liberal Marxist “statist” could have ever done. He and his pals Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, and other neoconservatives ignored and pooh-poohed Dr. Paul’s nearly identical platform contained in Mark Levin’s book; and moreover which utter from their crooked mouths on a daily basis from their radio perches.
#11. To: TooConservative (#10)
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#13. To: Eric Stratton (#11)
BTW, Blu here.
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#15. To: Eric Stratton (#14)
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