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Ryan embraces the extreme philosophy of Ayn Rand

 

The Atlantic Wire: Audio Surfaces of Paul Ryan’s Effusive Love of Ayn Rand

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The Gospel of Ayn Rand: What’s Informing Budget Policy – U.S. Catholic

Eric Sapp on his work with the American Values Network – Soul Talk Radio

Take A Stand Against Rand – World Magazine

The “Ayn Rand vs. Jesus” Campaign – The American Thinker

Jesus or Ayn Rand: Can Conservatives Claim Both? – CNN Belief

GOP’s Ayn Rand Problem: Politics, Religion Don’t Mix – Yahoo! News – The Daily Ticker

Does America Need Ayn Rand or Jesus? – FOX News

Ayn Rand vs. Jesus Christ – World

Glenn Beck Changes Mind on Ayn Rand! – Current

Thom Hartmann: To be follower of Ayn Rand – is it necessary to be an atheist? – The Big Picture: Thom Hartmann Program

Glenn Beck backtracks after seeing AVN “Rand vs. Jesus” Ad- The Huffington Post

Christians must reject Ayn Rand, faith-based group tells Raw Story- The Raw Story

Paul Ryan’s Ayn Rand Problem- Time

Column: You can’t reconcile Ayn Rand and Jesus- USA Today

Ayn Rand & GOP vs Jesus- Crooks and Liars

Ayn Rand: The GOP’s Favorite Bonkers Demagogue- The Daily Beast

Is Ayn Rand A Political Liability?- The New Republic

Heightening The Republican Contradictions- The Daily Beast

Is Ayn Rand’s Atheism An Inconvenient Truth?- The Jewish Daily Forward

Budget Battle Pits Atheist Ayn Rand vs. Jesus- Religion News Service

Letters: We have strayed too far from Christian values- East Valley Tribune

Conservatives Must Choose: Ayn Rand or Jesus? – Ethics Daily

Ayn Rand, the GOP and Libertarian’s Foundation, and Jesus- Unsettled Christianity

The GOP Must Decide: Ayn Rand or Jesus- Huffington Post

Choosing Ayn Rand or Jesus- The American Spectator

Must Christian Voters Choose Between Ayn Rand and Jesus?- The Atlantic

Ayn Rand ‘Atheists’ vs. Liberal Christians; A Battle of Dogma- The Examiner

Rand Paul, other Republicans can’t have it both ways on Ayn Rand – Courier-Journal

Ayn Rand: The GOP’s Godless Philospher – Time

 

 

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12 things Everyone Should Know About Paul Ryan

1. Ryan embraces the extreme philosophy of Ayn Rand.

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2. Ryan wants to raises taxes on the middle class, cut them for millionaires.

3. Ryan wants to end Medicare, replace it with a voucher system.

4. Ryan thinks Social Security is a “ponzi scheme.”

5. Ryan’s budget would result in 4.1 million lost jobs in 2 years.

6. Ryan wants to eliminate Pell Grants for more more than 1 million students.

7. Ryan supports $40 billion in subsides for big oil.

8. Ryan has ownership stakes in companies that benefit from oil subsidies .

9. Ryan claimed Romneycare has led to “rationing and benefit cuts.”

10. Ryan believes that Romneycare is “not that dissimilar to Obamacare.”

11. Ryan accused generals of lying about their support for Obama’s military budget.

12. Ryan co-sponsored a “personhood” amendment, an extreme anti-abortion measure.

 

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Represenative Steven King-By Crystal Powell

Rep. Steve King’s (R-IA) displeasure with most of the Obama administration’s policies is well documented, but his latest oppositional tactic may accomplish more than he intends it to.At a campaign event in Humboldt, Iowa, King told an audience that he is planning to sue the Obama administration over its recent decision to stop enforcing deportations of undocumented immigrants and floated a novel idea afterwards.“King added that he’s thinking about introducing a bill, which if it became law, would repeal everything Obama has signed into law,” reports The Messenger, a local newspaper in Iowa. Such an extreme proposition would certainly do away with the biggest Republican bugaboos like Obamacare and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, but King’s “reset button” bill will come with many more casualties:

– Elimination of the Bush tax cuts. President Obama signed a bill in 2010 to extend tax cuts for all Americans. If King’s bill passed, he would raise taxes on every single taxpayer.- Defunding of the US military. The repeal of the National Defense Reauthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (and 2011 and 2010) would eliminate more than $1 trillion in spending on national defense and our interests abroad.- Relaxing security along our southern border. The Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2012 was just one measure the Obama administration took to strengthen protection along our border with Mexico.- Stripping Medals of Honor from 9/11 First Responders. The medals were to be displayed at the memorials of each attack site in New York, Washington DC and Pennsylvania’s countryside.

– Canceling plans to honor Ronald Reagan. President Obama signed a law authorizing funding to honor and celebrate the centennial of Ronald Reagan’s birth.

Of course, repealing Obamacare and the Recovery Act would have disastrous consequences of their own on the economy and health care system. And actually undoing things like appropriations bills are effectively impossible. But that kind of rhetoric usually plays well to King’s base.”

Beyond Obamacare: Rep. Steve King (R-IA) Wants To Repeal Everything Obama Has Ever Signed

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Rep. Steve King’s (R-IA) displeasure with most of the Obama administration’s policies is well documented, but his latest oppositional tactic may accomplish more than he intends it to. At a campaign event in Humboldt, Iowa, King told an audience that he is planning to sue the Obama administration ove…

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