The Libertarian Enterprise Official Journal of the National Recall Coordinating Committees Issue 540, October 11, 2009 This issue's Motto: "The gun is a symbol of freedom, not tyranny" http://www.ncc-1776.org/
THE WEEKLY CARTOON: Speechless Rex May http://www.baloocartoons.com http://balooscartoonblog.blogspot.com/ http://www.zazzle.com/rexfmay/gifts EDITORIAL MATTERS A MESSAGE FROM THE PUBLISHER In the light of this week's ridiculous announcement that Barack H. Obama had been given a Nobel Peace Prize, for no perceivable reason -- the same empty honor having previously been bestowed upon such luminaries as Jimmy Carter and Albert Gore -- it is my honor and pleasure to present you with our own nominations for the next Nobel Prize. Briefly, I thought hard myself about Madonna (words I never thought I'd see myself say), although I'm certain that excellent cases might be made -- employing the Nobel committee's apparent guidlines -- for Gary Glitter, David Hasselhoff, Peewee Herman, Charles Manson, Paris Hilton, Lou Costello, Hello Kitty, or Jack the Ripper. Basically anybody who can afford a box of Crackerjack to look for the prize inside. Our nominations will be published in _The Libertarian Enterprise_ each week as long as the subject remains funny. Our principal target will be the Nobel Prize or committee itself -- I only just realized that Alfred Nobel was his own Sally Winchester -- and the way it has lost any respect anybody with a functioning mind may ever have had for it. If you'd like to get in on the process, please submit any time you wish. Thanks very much, L. Neil Smith Publisher and Senior Columnist _The Libertarian Enterprise_ A MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR "Obama's speech writer should have been the one to get the prize." -- Dangerous Pat And I see other people have thought the same thing. Me, I was just astounded. But remember, the "real" Nobel Prizes are awarded by the The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (Physics, Chemistry and Economics), The Swedish Academy (Literature), and The Swedish Karolinska Institutet (Physiology or Medicine). The Peace Prize is from The Norwegian Parliament -- just a bunch of crooked politicians (are there any other kind?). You know, the socialists who think they should own the world aren't aware of the simple fact that when it appears they have won, that just means the War of Liberation is about to start. We are a Reader-Supported eMagazine: http://ncc-1776.org/donate.html Another way of helping out is to click on our advertisers and affiliates and spending some money with them. Yeah, I know. If ya can, thanks! See also "On Buttons and Clicks by L. Neil Smith" www.ncc-1776.org/tle2009/tle525-20090628-09.html Don't forget L. Neil Smith's novel _Ceres_ is being published on the web, with a new chapter every Monday: http://www.bigheadpress.com/lneilsmith/?page_id=53) Be sure and check-in at Neil's new blog-thing at "The Moratorium" http://elneil.rationalreview.com/ And his other blog-thing at http://www.bigheadpress.com/lneilsmith/ The graphical novel _Phoebus Krumm_ by L. Neil Smith, Scott Bieser and the artist known as ~3~ is now appearing every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at: http://www.bigheadpress.com/pk Ken Holder Editor edi...@ncc-1776.org HOPE, by L. Neil Smith and Aaron Zelman is again available for order from Amazon.com via this link (from which TLE will earn a commission): http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1604502932/webleywebdesignk/ THE VENUS BELT, by L. Neil Smith is again available for order from Amazon.com via this link (from which TLE will earn a commission): http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1604504420/webleywebdesignk/ ARTICLES 1. Letters to the Editor from Curt Howland, A.X. Perez, Russell Longcore, Dave Nalle, Crazy Al, and Rex May 2. Nobel Peace Prize by Kent McManigal 3. Bars and Stripes for Algore by L. Neil Smith 4. Mann Lies: Global Warming Unremarkable by Jim Davidson 5. Wild Men Needed! by Paul Bonneau 6. Morpheus Reloaded by Jim Davidson 7. Why Our Manufacturing Sector Is Disappearing (Hint: It's Not Free Trade) by Andrew Syrios 8. Barack Obama and the Nobel Peace Prize by Russell Longcore 9. Mandatory National Service by C. Jeffery Small 10. No One Ever Asks Why I Carry a Gun by Paul Bonneau 11. What the Other Side Is Maybe Thinking by A.X. Perez 12. A Defense of Fractional Reserve Banking and other notes etc. by Warren Tilson 13. A Sour Old Left Wing Fart by L. Neil Smith 14. Atlantea The Beautiful No. 45 by L. Neil Smith and Rex May TOM PAINE MARU by L. Neil Smith is now available for order from Amazon.com via this link (from which TLE will earn a commission): http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1604502606/webleywebdesignk/ ROSWELL, TEXAS by L. Neil Smith is now available for order from Amazon.com via this link (from which TLE will earn a commission): http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0974381454/webleywebdesignk/ TLE is on the web at: http://www.ncc-1776.org/
