Theo Spark

The link here is to a brief YouTube clip of John Stossel discussing "freeloaders."

It is a clear demonstration of the 'entitlement mentality' where the idea of 'working the system' has trumped the idea of 'working.'

It reminded me of the beach tourists in Florida. Seeing the pretty seagulls, they start to toss popcorn, potato chips, or whatever to see the seaguls wheel and dive for the treats. What FUN!
- BUT, the fun-loving tourists are actually doing a very bad thing. They are 'training' the birds to behave in a certain way. The birds come to 'expect' free food, and dive for it, often attacking if there is no tasty morsel. They learn the 'freeloading' behavior very quickly, and beachside restaurants have to string monofilament lines overhead to keep the birds from diving and stealing food right off the customers plates. Gull beaks and talons are sharp, and they have injured quite a few folks.

Watch the video and decide for yourself, but by innocently (and cluelessly) trying to 'help' passersby are creating a problem...not solving it.

John Stossel on Freeloading

[Memo to Bibi: Time to clam up, come to grips with the world as it is, not what you wish it were, and fire up those F-16s before Obama is re-elected. df]

The Times of Israel, September 11, 2012

In harsh rebuttal to Clinton, PM says those who don’t set red lines for Iran have no right to keep Israel from attacking

Two days after secretary rules out Iran deadline, Netanyahu says: ‘The world tells Israel to wait because there is still time. And I ask: Wait for what? Until when?’

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The Times of Israel, September 11, 2012

After Ahmadinejad, Iran may just get worse

Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, the mayor of Tehran and a former police chief, is a likely successor to Iran’s genocide-inciting, homophobic, election-fraud beneficiary. Writing for The Times of Israel after several recent visits to Tehran, Sabina Amidi reports on fears that Ghalibaf’s ascent would signal a turn toward a more militaristic government

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