{"id":17472,"date":"2020-11-14T07:03:50","date_gmt":"2020-11-14T14:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=17472"},"modified":"2020-11-14T07:06:38","modified_gmt":"2020-11-14T14:06:38","slug":"overnight-news-nar-goes-grasshopper-bans-brains-ants-to-respond-accordingly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/17472\/overnight-news-nar-goes-grasshopper-bans-brains-ants-to-respond-accordingly\/","title":{"rendered":"Overnight News: NAR goes Grasshopper, bans brains. Ants to respond accordingly."},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cRules exist to make Chihuahuas feel more like\u00a0dogs.\u201d<\/p><\/div>After watching one huge national institution after another destroy itself embracing woke politics, the National Association of Realtors yesterday put itself into the speech-code business. Smooth move.<\/p>\n

The NAR is a cabal of rent-seeking morons. They want to regulate speech as yet another way to eliminate smarter competition. The purpose of all rules and laws is to outlaw the benefits of having a better-disciplined mind.<\/p>\n

The word Realtor has marketing value, but I am a Broker, a much more powerful word. The NAR is saving me some money, because I will not be renewing. I expect I am not alone.<\/p>\n

National Association of Realtors:<\/strong> NAR Board of Directors Approves New Personal Conduct Policy Addressing Discrimination.<\/a><\/p>\n

Housing Wire:<\/strong> National Association of Realtors.<\/a> CTRL-F ‘riot’; not found. Here’s a puzzler: If a whole lot of urban housing is now constructively abandoned, what would that do the price of the remaining homes?<\/p>\n

Housing Wire:<\/strong> Zillow: There\u2019s no going back from RON.<\/a><\/p>\n

New York Post:<\/strong> Gambling sites refuse to call election for Biden, leaving $600 million in limbo.<\/a><\/p>\n

Glenn Greenwald:<\/strong> Biden, the Media and CIA Labeled the Hunter Biden Emails “Russian Disinformation.” There is Still No Evidence.<\/a><\/p>\n

Spiked:<\/strong> Why young white men are abandoning the Democrats.<\/a><\/p>\n

The Federalist:<\/strong> 5 Historical Trends That Show It\u2019s Utterly Shocking If Trump Lost In 2020.<\/a><\/p>\n

City Journal:<\/strong> Find a New Bogeyman: What will the Left do if it no longer has Trump to kick around?<\/a><\/p>\n

The American Mind:<\/strong> Stop the Coup.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cRules exist to make Chihuahuas feel more like\u00a0dogs.\u201dAfter watching one huge national institution after another destroy itself embracing woke politics, the National Association of Realtors yesterday put itself into the speech-code business. Smooth move. The NAR is a cabal of rent-seeking morons. They want to regulate speech as yet another way to eliminate smarter competition. 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