25 arrested at California conservative meeting

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25 arrested at California conservative meeting

– Sun Jan 30, 9:10 pm ET

LA QUINTA, Calif. – Authorities in California say 25 protesters have been

arrested for trespassing outside a strategy session of conservative political

donors at a Palm Springs-area resort.

Riverside County Deputy Nieburger (NEE'-bur-gur) said Sunday that the

protesters were being booked at Indio Jail and released.

Hundreds of people participated in the mostly peaceful demonstration that had

been arranged with authorities, but some protesters crossed the street to the

Rancho Las Palmas Resort.

Deputies in riot gear arrested them without incident when they refused to leave

the area.

Sunday was the second day of the four-day conclave. It was organized by brothers

and Koch, who have funded the fight against global warming laws

and have financial ties to tea party groups.

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The mass media is loathe to discuss things like this, but they are not uncommon. At Republican conventions, dozens to hundreds are usually arrested, especially the last time around. Conservative speakers at colleges are run off the stage, sometimes quite physically with leftist students getting on stage and threatening them with bodily harm. The opposite almost never happens, riots by conservatives against leftists. Even when there are riots against left-wing groups it is usually leftist thugs doing it.

I'm concerned that in 2012 the economy is going to be in such terrible shape and the loonies so wound up by Marxist drivel, that there will be a lot of rioting and violence. Hack, it might not even take that long is gas prices shoot up enough and cause enough inflation, particularly in food prices. Some global figures show that grain prices have gone up by 50% and most other food products by double digits. All this plays a part in unrest in the Third World and could hit here eventually as well.

In a message dated 1/31/2011 12:19:33 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, no_reply writes:

25 arrested at California conservative meeting

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Largely because of the Egyptian crisis, oil today reached its highest price in

two years, and gas is up also. You can expect this to shine through at the pump

if the crisis extends itself. We're at around 92 a barrel, which is far less

than a few years ago when we were above 100.

However, since consumers have been conditioned to pay more at the pump now, we

can expect gas prices to continue to rise regardless. Remember, farmers buy fuel

to run their machinery, as do people in the transportation, travel, and

construction industry, so all of that will go up in price, which will affect

everything we buy.

You are correct in saying that some people with some radical political ideas are

going to want to step in and start making suggestions which they think will

help, but will only worsen things.

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Heck, it might not even take that long is gas prices shoot up enough and cause

enough inflation, particularly in food prices. Some global figures show that

grain prices have gone up by 50% and most other food products by double digits.

All this plays a part in unrest in the Third World and could hit here eventually

as well.

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The things to watch out for regarding oil and food will be price controls or rationing. Either one of these will cause the supply to dry up very quickly. I also think that the onerous new farm regulations in the so-called Food Safety Law will hurt farmers badly this year and likely put many out of work.

My worry is about oil prices on industry. Several years ago high diesel prices put about half of the logging crew out of work in my area and also harmed the shipping industry. Prices in wood products did not rise because of a decline in home building and repairs due to the market collapse and newspapers started losing readers and folding. Without the ability to charge more for their product, the mills couldn't do much to help the loggers they depended on for supply.

In addition to that, fertilizer costs around $700 per ton, depending on region and type, where it had been about $200 or less in 2006. This is a major burden that is not made up by price increases for the crops. Ethanol is sucking up the corn crop which makes feed for animals more expensive thus forcing a rise in meat and other animal products prices. The cost of all the new EPA and Food Safety regulations are yet unknown, though it will probably be really bad. If what I have heard is correct, that the food safety law lets the government command farmers to grow certain things and in certain ways, they we can expect even greater food scarcity. Add in that if the small farmers fade away and we are left with big agra only, things will get very bad because there will be nothing left to control food prices in the face of the monopoly and government.

In a message dated 1/31/2011 5:14:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, no_reply writes:

You are correct in saying that some people with some radical political ideas are going to want to step in and start making suggestions which they think will help, but will only worsen things. Administrator