Another disgraceful day

The highest civilian honor that can be bestowed by the United States is the Presidential Medal of Freedom.  And Obama has once again disgraced his office with his latest selections.

President Obama awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Tuesday to Dolores Huerta, an 82-year-old labor activist and co-founder of the United Farm Workers union.

Huerta is also an honorary chair of the Democratic Socialists of America.

DSA describes itself as “the largest socialist organization in the United States, and the principal U.S. affiliate of the Socialist International.”

Huerta has claimed, “Republicans hate Latinos,” and has spoken fondly of Hugo Chavez’s despotic regime in Venezuela.

Way to go, Barry.

The story is at The Foundry.

Another socialist

Jon Stewart, fessing up to what he actually is. (And no, it's not being a "moderate")


What I really like is how he manages to think that a socialist is an "independent".  Self-delusion on display.

Thanks to MRC for the video, with a hat tip to Moonbattery.

Our socialist in chief

From Buzzfeed comes this historical note about The One:

It's a reminder that the President presented himself as much more progressive during his time in Chicago. In this little-seen advertisement that ran in the Hyde Park Herald in 1996, Obama was listed on a panel sponsored by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), University of Chicago Democrats, and University of Chicago DSA. He also supported gay marriage back then.

Where is the MSM vetting?

Human nature

From David French at NRO's The Corner:

As we watch Europe’s unfolding debt drama, it’s worth asking a question: If socialism and central planning can’t succeed in Europe, where can they succeed? After all, Europe possessed tremendous advantages when it launched its slow-running experiment in cradle-to-grave welfare statism and post-national political unity many decades ago: historically dynamic economies, educated citizens, relative religious unity (around a lack of belief), a commitment (born out of sorrow and blood) to peace, and military protection provided by the world’s great superpower. The result was something resembling a social-democracy Disneyland, a virtual theme park for believers in nationalized health care, progressive social views, soft power over hard power, and carefully managed democracy.

Yet human nature still prevails, doesn’t it? It turns out that the euro couldn’t turn Greeks and Italians into Germans, that cradle-to-grave welfare benefits have the same impact on the work ethic and productivity of millions of Europeans as they had on millions of Americans, and that “post-Christian Europe” was hardly a more-rational Europe.

We can’t just shake our heads at the Europeans, however, not when our current president looks across the Atlantic and sees not a cautionary tale but instead a model for our American future. Name one Obama administration policy goal that wouldn’t make us more European. From nationalized health care to more “progressive” taxation to state/corporate ownership models to a shrinking defense, every significant policy choice is dragging us closer to the model that is collapsing before our very eyes. Does he think that Americans are better at being French than the French?

In reality, we’re all just people. And if there’s one thing that history’s proven and keeps proving, it’s that socialism and real people simply don’t mix.

How true.  Unfortunately for the Europeans, they are providing a preview of what may very well happen here in America.  And unfortunately for Americans, many aren't learning that lesson from the European crisis.

Reagan schooling Obama

An enjoyable video to ease you into the weekend.



Supposedly, a professor actually did this. Would love to know if that's true or just urban legend.

Hat tip to the Grouchy Old Cripple in Atlanta.