http://burniethompson.com The Host of The Burnie Thompson Show on Talk Radio 101 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:35:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We are losing jobs in America faster than Vice President Joe Biden can contradict President Obama. While Biden tells us that the administration misread the economy, Obama says the so-called stimulus bill is working as intended. The administration warned six months ago that if we didn’t pass the stimulus bill right ... http://burniethompson.com/2009/commentary/political-rhetoric-doesnt-match-economic-reality/ Too many liberals and conservatives have one thing in common: They want to unleash the coercive power of government against free people in order to pursue their ideas of justice. The great battle in human history has been between liberty and state power. Liberty has usually lost. Many Americans think ... http://burniethompson.com/2009/commentary/how-to-build-your-own-liberty-library/ "So this is how liberty dies – to thunderous applause." – Padme Amidala, Star Wars III Weeks after cheering throngs wept in jubilation over the election of Barack Obama, dissenters are now being urged to support the president-elect and come together as one. This is a splendid idea if you want higher ... http://burniethompson.com/2008/commentary/americas-success-requires-obamas-failure/ Twice recently the Florida Highway Patrol asked me to show my driver license. Well, they didn't exactly ask me. They seized me. Not just me — they're setting up roadblocks all over Florida and demanding you show your papers. They call them driver license and vehicle inspection checkpoints. They say it ... http://burniethompson.com/2008/commentary/florida-highway-patrol-your-papers-please/ Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is on John McCain's vice-presidential short list. Talk-radio host Glenn Beck has predicted that Mr. McCain would tap Mr. Crist. Mr. McCain would be hard pressed to make a worse choice. True, Mr. McCain won Florida's primary on the wave of Mr. Crist's late endorsement, which Mr. McCain ... http://burniethompson.com/2008/commentary/john-mccain-and-the-crist-tryst/ Lately, when I read The News Herald’s Viewpoints section I feel like a long-tailed cat in a room full of angry rocking chairs. Much credit has been given to my talk-radio show for the defeat of the half-cent sales tax, and it’s generated a vicious barrage of vitriol. Take, for instance, ... http://burniethompson.com/2007/commentary/dissenting-opinions-foster-balanced-debate/ Walter Lippmann once said, “The theory of a free press is that the truth will emerge from reporting and free discussion.” He should have been more specific: Truth will emerge if the reporting is good and honest. The news media have consistently distorted the facts surrounding the Martin Lee Anderson ... http://burniethompson.com/2007/commentary/media-malpractice-in-the-anderson-case/