================================================ |*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*| Old Dominion Liberty Letter Issue #9 |*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*| ================================================ This issue distributed on Monday, March 23, 2009
CONTENTS 1. Doom & Gloom, Part I 2. Doom & Gloom, Part II 3. VIDEO OF THE WEEK: Stossel Comes Through Again 4. Bubbles always burst. Bubbles Always Burst! BUBBLES FREAKING ALWAYS BURST!!! 5. 'Virginia Liberty' - Help Wanted! 6. Next SCC Meeting April 2009 ================================================ 1. Doom & Gloom, Part 1 ================================================ It's scary when a guy who has been right all along calmly predicts disaster. Buy gold & guns quickly. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ee3e07f0-16b2-11de-9a72-0000779fd2ac.html ================================================ 2. Doom & Gloom, Part II ================================================ A little dated (November, 2008), but nobody predicts doom & gloom with quite the aplomb of P.J. O'Rourke: http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/015/791jsebl.asp?pg=1 ================================================ 3. VIDEO OF THE WEEK: Stossel Comes Through Again ================================================ Video of the week: It's unanimous. EVERYBODY agrees. Well, almost. The polling is compelling, anyway. Congress HAS to perform 'Stimulus'. It's a crisis. Worst economy since the Great Depression. Government can't just twiddle its fingers. Don't worry; Steny Hoyer and Maxine Waters are going to take care of us (actually, credit where credit is due: at least those two agreed to speak to Mr. Stossel. I know, that's a blecherously low bar, but it _is_ Congress to which we refer). Last week's Stossel special is available on YouTube, in 6 separate segments: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tda0-cDyD0U (part 1 of 6) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtwdVInR1Gw (part 2 of 6) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0vpzxWU9io (part 3 of 6) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K93hZbWB_I (part 4 of 6) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmpDbM1YDWg (part 5 of 6) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYE4gO0b3K4 (part 6 of 6) (With a tip of the hat to Jerry Rivard of the CT LP) ================================================ 4. What do we know about bubbles? ================================================ Don Stott's first sentence is one we should chisel onto the forehead of the eagle on the facade of the Federal Reserve (in this particular case I refer to the physical, marble facade), while we put the demolition of the entire building out to bid (I wonder what the market would be for selling a few hundred slices of '5 minutes with a sledge hammer'. I'd cough up $250)(maybe more, if I got to go to town on Bernanke's helipad): http://www.whiskeyandgunpowder.com/when-central-banks-tamper-with-interest-rates/ ================================================ 5. 'Virginia Liberty' - Help Wanted! ================================================ After almost five years of editing Virginia Liberty, some fresh eyes on the product are needed. In truth, the editor hasn't been happy with the paper's graphic presentation for some time; a product of the fact that he admits having no formal training in publication design. And in this day and age of attractive and sophisticated print presentation, 'Virginia Liberty' needs some better design. The Libertarian Party of Virginia **must** continue to publish a print newsletter. It is one of the few real, non-electronic contacts we make with many of our fellow members. Email is a great supplemental contact method, but it isn't a substitute for something you can hold in your hands. If you have some experience with desktop publishing and would like to take on production of (at least) a two-page newsletter (or small tabloid like 'Virginia Liberty' has been since 2004), please get in touch as soon as possible. Call Marc Montoni at home at 804-288-2766, or via email at <[email protected]>. ================================================ 6. Next SCC Meeting April **18** 2009 ================================================ The next meeting of the state committee will occur on April 18 at 12:00 pm, with an 11:00 am lunch preceding. It will again be held at the Bleu Bistro in Richmond VA. Directions: http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=navclient&gfns=1&q=bleu+bistro+richmond+va Minutes of previous meetings are posted at: http://www.LPVA.com/Archives/SCCMinutes/Minutes.php Bring your appetite, your ideas, be ready to roll up your sleeves, and help us win a free country! ================================================ |*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*| Old Dominion Liberty Letter Issue #9 |*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*|*| ================================================ Creative Commons License: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License by Marc Montoni. ================================================ Publishing Schedule: Weekly - But it depends on YOU! 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