Devil of Time Finding America's Hot Button

Charles Payne

solemn Council forthwith to be held at Pandemonium the high Capital of Satan and his Peers
John Milton
-Paradise Lost

Charles Payne

Charles V. Payne is a regular contributor to the Fox Business and Fox News Networks. He is also the Chief Executive Officer and Principle Analyst of Wall Street Strategies, Inc. (WSSI), founded in 1991 which provides subscription analytical services to both individual and institutional investors.

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James64 Wrote: May 07, 2012 12:12 PM

The closest thing to a 'hot button' seems to be the economy, but with the competing theories - and many of those used to argue both sides - it is little wonder we have nothing so cohesive as to imply it is a single issue.
Putting free-market capitalism, minimal taxation, and minimal regulation together into a short and simple article seems sensible, but it has been done - and still poorly understood by those assailed from all sides by guilt, or rigidly bound by ideology.

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James64 Wrote: May 07, 2012 12:26 PM

Brings to mind the poker games in hunting camp.
To help finance camp costs without raising member dues equally - it was decided that "camp" would get a fixed amount from each pot on the table. This applied to even the smallest pot. It took a single three-day weekend for this approach to eventually remove enough money from play, that half the guys quit playing for lack of money and even the "winners" noted they had barely more than they started with. Camp - on the other hand - had plenty and in spite of the knowledge of how it got that way, some was spent wastefully on luxury (for a hunting camp) and the primary beneficiaries were those who used camp the most; even if they didn't play or pay.
That didn't happen again

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SVARA Wrote: May 06, 2012 6:59 PM

Charles is always "right on the money". I enjoy seeing him on Fox with Neal etc. He describes the attitudes of many young people that I see in this 2 college town I live in. Of course many of them want to work hard to suceed, but many don't . There will be a terrible price to be paid if we continue on the same path we are on now. IMO

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Blair31 Wrote: May 06, 2012 6:51 PM

You're absolutely right, Charles. It's just not in us anymore. We're a nation of whiners, complainers,
malcontents, and lazy bums who don't want to work. We're looking for what David Weber, the author of the Honor Harrington series, calls the Basic Living Stipend. (The BLS). WHY? BECAUSE WE WANT TO BE TAKEN CARE OF FROM CRADLE TO GRAVE! GEORGE WASHINGTON, JOHN ADAMS, THOMAS JEFFERSON, AND ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE, ARE PROBABLY ROLLING OVER IN THEIR GRAVES! We didn't fight the American Revolution to become wards of
Uncle Sugar.

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Neal from PA Wrote: May 06, 2012 5:19 PM

It’s there…just has no true leadership…someone that calls liberals and socialists out for what they really are; articulates truths against lies; challenges us to do better not only for ourselves but our fellow man.

What did Joseph Stalin say about America’s freedoms and greatness?

“America is like a healthy body and its resistance is threefold: its patriotism, its morality and its spiritual life. If we can undermine these three areas, America will collapse from within.”

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Neal from PA Wrote: May 06, 2012 5:20 PM

Come November, America must make a decision…are we to continue down this destructive path…or come back to the founding principles, core values, and common sense that were the catalysts for the founding of this great nation. That made America the freest, most innovative, most powerful, most progressive, benevolent and prosperous nation in history.

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same10 Wrote: May 06, 2012 7:31 AM

The big mall near me is 1/2 empty, or is it 1/2 full? I believe more are leaving than coming , except for the illegals. Maybe the record summer heat will send them home--it's already been over 100!
Lets send them to your state, where they're more welcome.
That Bosch pic reminds me of California.

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PecosPete.38 Wrote: May 06, 2012 6:36 AM

Charles is one of the bright spots in our culture. He speaks with humor, wisdom, and experience.
He never takes himself too seriously. We are lucky to have him in a highly visible position so millions of people get to hear what he has to say.

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Roll Tide Libertarian Wrote: May 06, 2012 1:06 PM

The "bright spot" who voted for Obama knowing it was a vote against ALL of his economic and political beliefs.

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Hawker 1 Wrote: May 06, 2012 2:40 PM

Did Charles vote for obama? never heard him say .

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Proud PA Hillbilly Wrote: May 06, 2012 5:22 AM

Here's a thought regarding our enthusiasm for the numbers tumbling out showing improvement:

"Personally I have seen a factory closing putting 400 people out of jobs and the large factory building still sitting empty, another factory closing putting 300 people out of jobs and the building sitting empty, two of my favorite nice restaurants closing and sitting empty, a large grocery store closing and sitting empty, kids graduating from the university not finding jobs, with large student loans, going home to live with Mom & Dad, gas prices up nearly 100%, grocery prices continuing to rise...."

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silentCalfan Wrote: May 06, 2012 2:22 AM

Charles, it is a sign of hope for America when a young man like you can cite "Paradise Lost". We have not lost our spunk; we are just treading water until November, and hoping for change.

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robinsky2 Wrote: May 06, 2012 12:45 PM

Exactly!

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Neal from PA Wrote: May 06, 2012 5:29 PM

He who relies on HOPE will die fasting, said one of our founders. Let us make sure this NOVEMBER is a NOVEMBER to REMEMBER…

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ReddestNeck Wrote: May 06, 2012 1:38 AM

It's the meh society.

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patrickhenry1734 Wrote: May 06, 2012 12:29 AM

Charles says: "Yesterday the market was pleased with the ISM report and even tried to get pumped, but that lasted a couple of hours. Maybe it's just not in us anymore. "

My answer: "Maybe it is!"

Charles and the media are living in a different paradigm. They don't see the Ron Paul people taking over the GOP and state chairmans. They don't see that people have moved beyone the left vs. right (socialism, etc.).

America is looking for solutions: Constitution, Bill of Rights, and liberty. It is a paradigm the media just will not accept and that includes "Charles".

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ReddestNeck Wrote: May 06, 2012 1:40 AM

Rishing ya rots of ruck in bringing a "Ron Paul" vision into the GOP. Actually you need more than that. Paul is an interesting start but he's woefully incomplete. Isolationism became infeasible with WWII if not even earlier developments.

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Chris from Kalifornia Wrote: May 06, 2012 7:18 AM

Ron Paul is not a strict constitutionalist. He is a Libertarian. They are not the same.

http://www.constitutionparty.com/party_platform.php

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republicansagainstwalker Wrote: May 06, 2012 5:36 PM

I agree. Coming from WI, I find it hilarious that the author thinks people don't get excited over things anymore. :) I beg to differ. It is about the Constitution.

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