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The [[Founding Father]]s knew first hand what it was like to fight against a tyrannical government, and they recognized even before the [[American Revolution]] that [[gun]]s owned by private citizens act as a threat against such a government.  The following individuals have either proposed legislation against private gun ownership, or have spoken for anti-gun laws, while at the same time acted the opposite:

The [[Founding Father]]s knew first hand what it was like to fight against a tyrannical government, and they recognized even before the [[American Revolution]] that [[gun]]s owned by private citizens act as a threat against such a government.  The following individuals have either proposed legislation against private gun ownership, or have spoken for anti-gun laws, while at the same time acted the opposite:

===Hollywood celebrities===

====Hollywood celebrities====

'''George Clooney, actor'''   

'''George Clooney, actor'''   

Janeane Garafalo appears on the Fox televisions series [[24]], which accurately portrays the usefulness of aggressive interrogation on terrorists. But when she was the host of a series on the leftist [[Air America]] network, she condemned the use of torture, specifically referencing the TV series.<ref>http://newsbusters.org/blogs/brent-baker/2009/01/11/new-stars-foxs-24-denounce-bushs-torture</ref>

Janeane Garafalo appears on the Fox televisions series [[24]], which accurately portrays the usefulness of aggressive interrogation on terrorists. But when she was the host of a series on the leftist [[Air America]] network, she condemned the use of torture, specifically referencing the TV series.<ref>http://newsbusters.org/blogs/brent-baker/2009/01/11/new-stars-foxs-24-denounce-bushs-torture</ref>

===Politicians===

====Politicians====

[[Image:21kerry.jpg|right|thumb|Democratic Presidential nominee John Kerry on the hunt in Ohio]]

[[Image:21kerry.jpg|right|thumb|Democratic Presidential nominee John Kerry on the hunt in Ohio]]

'''Sarah Brady, wife of former White House Press Secretary James Brady'''

'''Sarah Brady, wife of former White House Press Secretary James Brady'''

Liberals have long purported to promote equality and acceptance of women in the marketplace, and oppose [[hate speech]].  Former U.S. Senator and Vice-Presidential candidate [[John Edwards]] while campaigning for the [[Democratic]] [[2008_Presidential_Election#Declared_Democratic_Party_Candidates|Presidential nomination]] in 2007 in the same breath after calling social commentator [[Ann Coulter]] a "she-devil," said  "people like Ann Coulter, they engage in hateful language." <ref>[http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2007/08/edwards-calls-c.html Edwards Calls Coulter 'She-Devil'], ''ABC NEws'', August 17, 2007.</ref>

Liberals have long purported to promote equality and acceptance of women in the marketplace, and oppose [[hate speech]].  Former U.S. Senator and Vice-Presidential candidate [[John Edwards]] while campaigning for the [[Democratic]] [[2008_Presidential_Election#Declared_Democratic_Party_Candidates|Presidential nomination]] in 2007 in the same breath after calling social commentator [[Ann Coulter]] a "she-devil," said  "people like Ann Coulter, they engage in hateful language." <ref>[http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2007/08/edwards-calls-c.html Edwards Calls Coulter 'She-Devil'], ''ABC NEws'', August 17, 2007.</ref>

==Making money==

====Making money====

'''John Edwards, former United States Senator'''

'''John Edwards, former United States Senator'''

Sawyer herself makes $12,000.000 a year. [http://newsbusters.org/blogs/julia-seymour/2007/08/03/tv-anchors-make-millions-still-attack-rich]

Sawyer herself makes $12,000.000 a year. [http://newsbusters.org/blogs/julia-seymour/2007/08/03/tv-anchors-make-millions-still-attack-rich]

==Taking money (taxation)==

====Taking money (taxation)====

In 2001 the state legislature and many liberals in Arkansas clamored for Republican governor [[Mike Huckabee]] to raise taxes to shore up an estimated $142 million budget deficit.  In response, Huckabee create the "Tax Me More" Fund, in which liberals who feel they are guilty of not contributing more to the government can voluntarily do so and, according to spokesman Rick Nelson, "assuage their guilt".  "We share responsibility for the [budget] fiasco," said state Senator John Riggs, a Democrat who represents Little Rock. "I am responsible for my actions and am as guilty as everyone else for letting the governor's budget go through."

In 2001 the state legislature and many liberals in Arkansas clamored for Republican governor [[Mike Huckabee]] to raise taxes to shore up an estimated $142 million budget deficit.  In response, Huckabee create the "Tax Me More" Fund, in which liberals who feel they are guilty of not contributing more to the government can voluntarily do so and, according to spokesman Rick Nelson, "assuage their guilt".  "We share responsibility for the [budget] fiasco," said state Senator John Riggs, a Democrat who represents Little Rock. "I am responsible for my actions and am as guilty as everyone else for letting the governor's budget go through."

Riggs ponied up $100 for the fund.  One week after inplementing the fund at the end of November, 2001, the fund amounted to $260.  By the following April, the amount was between $2,000-$3,000. The program ended in June, 2002.[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,40100,00.html][http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2002/1/22/182422.shtml][http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2001/12/3/171750.shtml][http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/04/08/politics/main548369.shtml][http://www.capmag.com/article.asp?ID=1620]

Riggs ponied up $100 for the fund.  One week after inplementing the fund at the end of November, 2001, the fund amounted to $260.  By the following April, the amount was between $2,000-$3,000. The program ended in June, 2002.[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,40100,00.html][http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2002/1/22/182422.shtml][http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2001/12/3/171750.shtml][http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/04/08/politics/main548369.shtml][http://www.capmag.com/article.asp?ID=1620]

==Spending Money==

====Spending Money====

Liberal Democrats decry the amount of money [[America]] has added to the budget deficit, blaming [[President Bush]] <ref>[http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nation/bal-te.deficit29jul29,0,7585058.story?track=rss  Record budget deficit predicted] LATimes, July 29, 2008</ref>  then refuse to pass an [[earmark]] moratorium to limit government spending. <ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/13/earmark.vote/  Senate rejects earmark moratorium] CNN, March 14, 2008</ref>

Liberal Democrats decry the amount of money [[America]] has added to the budget deficit, blaming [[President Bush]] <ref>[http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nation/bal-te.deficit29jul29,0,7585058.story?track=rss  Record budget deficit predicted] LATimes, July 29, 2008</ref>  then refuse to pass an [[earmark]] moratorium to limit government spending. <ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/13/earmark.vote/  Senate rejects earmark moratorium] CNN, March 14, 2008</ref>

==No to gas-tax holiday==

====No to gas-tax holiday====

For the privileged [[Democrat|Democratic]] committee members, the last four months has been a tax-free gas fill-up in Colorado, home of the [[Presidential]] convention. Since Denver's municipal [[gas]] pumps are tax-free, Democrats made frequent use of the city's resources. These are the same Democrats that have refused the tax-break holiday for the American people. It is not a good for everyone, just a few select [[liberal]] people. <ref>[http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/07/23/report-democratic-conventions-host-getting-tax-free-gas/ Democratic Convention’s Hosts Getting Tax-Free Gas] Fox News July 23, 2008</ref>

For the privileged [[Democrat|Democratic]] committee members, the last four months has been a tax-free gas fill-up in Colorado, home of the [[Presidential]] convention. Since Denver's municipal [[gas]] pumps are tax-free, Democrats made frequent use of the city's resources. These are the same Democrats that have refused the tax-break holiday for the American people. It is not a good for everyone, just a few select [[liberal]] people. <ref>[http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/07/23/report-democratic-conventions-host-getting-tax-free-gas/ Democratic Convention’s Hosts Getting Tax-Free Gas] Fox News July 23, 2008</ref>

==Equality Earnings==

====Equality Earnings====

Senate Democrats hold hearings on the pay equality for women, blame McCain. All the while, Obama is not criticized for paying over $12,000 more for male staffers than women staffers. McCain's campaign actually pays 24% more to women than does Obama. <ref>[http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=35972 Obama Pays Women Only 78 Percent of What He Pays Men] CNSNews, September 18, 2008</ref> For every dollar that Joe Biden paid his average male staffer, his female equivalent made only 73 cents. <ref>[http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NjE3OWVmZjkzN2YyNDgzOGFjMGE1ZDg4YjE0ZjQ4NDc= Biden Bucks His Equity Talk] National Review Online, September 24, 2008</ref>

Senate Democrats hold hearings on the pay equality for women, blame McCain. All the while, Obama is not criticized for paying over $12,000 more for male staffers than women staffers. McCain's campaign actually pays 24% more to women than does Obama. <ref>[http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=35972 Obama Pays Women Only 78 Percent of What He Pays Men] CNSNews, September 18, 2008</ref> For every dollar that Joe Biden paid his average male staffer, his female equivalent made only 73 cents. <ref>[http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NjE3OWVmZjkzN2YyNDgzOGFjMGE1ZDg4YjE0ZjQ4NDc= Biden Bucks His Equity Talk] National Review Online, September 24, 2008</ref>

==The Environment==

==The Environment==

Spain, a member of the [[Kyoto]] accords, refused to permit a stricken oil tanker, SS ''Prestige'' into a safe harbor; the reason given was to prevent pollution in Spanish waters.  On November 19, 2002, the ''Prestige'' sank in the open ocean, spilling more then 77,000 tons of fuel oil which washed ashore on much of the Atlantic coastal areas of Spain, Portugal, and France. [http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0311/S00074.htm]

Spain, a member of the [[Kyoto]] accords, refused to permit a stricken oil tanker, SS ''Prestige'' into a safe harbor; the reason given was to prevent pollution in Spanish waters.  On November 19, 2002, the ''Prestige'' sank in the open ocean, spilling more then 77,000 tons of fuel oil which washed ashore on much of the Atlantic coastal areas of Spain, Portugal, and France. [http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0311/S00074.htm]

==Labor==

==Labor==

'''Outsourced picketers'''

'''Outsourced picketers'''

By the 21st century, Unions began outsourcing picket lines to non-union, scab labor. The un-unionized workers were recruited from the most vulnerable of society willing to take on the most undignified type of work.  The Unions offered no benefits, no healthcare, no job security, low pay, and intolerable working conditions.  The Unions likewise paid in cash and did not collect taxes due to either federal, state, or local governments. Further, the Union's exploitation of workers on outsourced picket lines contributed absolutely nothing to the workers [[Social Security]] retirement fund.  Unions did not pay required [[Workers Compensation]] premiums for a hazardous job known to be risking life and limb.  All this, so the greedy employer, in this case the Union membership, could enjoy higher living standards for themselves. <ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/23/AR2007072302011_pf.html Outsourcing the Picket Line], By Keith L. Alexander, ''Washington Post'', July 24, 2007.</ref>

By the 21st century, Unions began outsourcing picket lines to non-union, scab labor. The un-unionized workers were recruited from the most vulnerable of society willing to take on the most undignified type of work.  The Unions offered no benefits, no healthcare, no job security, low pay, and intolerable working conditions.  The Unions likewise paid in cash and did not collect taxes due to either federal, state, or local governments. Further, the Union's exploitation of workers on outsourced picket lines contributed absolutely nothing to the workers [[Social Security]] retirement fund.  Unions did not pay required [[Workers Compensation]] premiums for a hazardous job known to be risking life and limb.  All this, so the greedy employer, in this case the Union membership, could enjoy higher living standards for themselves. <ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/23/AR2007072302011_pf.html Outsourcing the Picket Line], By Keith L. Alexander, ''Washington Post'', July 24, 2007.</ref>

==Cigarette smoking==

 

 

====Cigarette smoking====

'''Tennessee'''

'''Tennessee'''

The only way to generate the vital state revenues that Tennessee needs from this cigarette tax is for people to continue smoking.

The only way to generate the vital state revenues that Tennessee needs from this cigarette tax is for people to continue smoking.

==Fast Food==

====Fast Food====

John Banzhaf III is a legal professor at George Washington University [http://banzhaf.net/] who has filed public-interest lawsuits against cigarette manufacturers and fast food restaurants.  Among the defendents was McDonald's, which was targeted in 2002 [http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20020330/ctvnews854709/] for contributing to obesity.  This was posted on his website:

John Banzhaf III is a legal professor at George Washington University [http://banzhaf.net/] who has filed public-interest lawsuits against cigarette manufacturers and fast food restaurants.  Among the defendents was McDonald's, which was targeted in 2002 [http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20020330/ctvnews854709/] for contributing to obesity.  This was posted on his website:

:''McDONALD'S TRANS FAT:  McDonald's was sued after it announced, with great fanfare and publicity, that it would remove trans fat from its offerings, and then quietly reneged on its promise.  McDonald's agreed to make the requested disclosure, and to pay $8 million to settle the law suit.'' [http://banzhaf.net/suefat.html]

:''McDONALD'S TRANS FAT:  McDonald's was sued after it announced, with great fanfare and publicity, that it would remove trans fat from its offerings, and then quietly reneged on its promise.  McDonald's agreed to make the requested disclosure, and to pay $8 million to settle the law suit.'' [http://banzhaf.net/suefat.html]