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"When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying the cross." This insightful quote is from a book written in 1935 by Sinclair Lewis titled "It Can't Happen Here." Something to think about on this fine day.
The following are headlines from today's online news from two major news outlets. I'm curious if you think that either (or both) of them appear (un)biased or if one or if one or the other seems like it promoting issues that are more important. For the sake of discussion try to not research the outcome and give your opinion. News source #1: News Source #2
Someone please tell me: What do you do when you and a wide range of coworkers see, based on both your own and their observations, that your company’s upper management is engaging in discriminatory and unfair work practices, lying to it’s employees, and blowing mega-wads of money on frivolous items and activities while denying it’s employees raises for years? You tell it to your boss, right? What if you can’t go to your boss with it for a reason you can’t (shouldn’t) explain? You go to HR, right? What if you can’t go to HR because they're part of the corruption? When you can’t talk to your boss about it, and those who have the power to help are part of it, and talking to HR about it would only make it worse, who do you go to then? The answer, most have told me, is to quit your job. That’s very logical. But it’s a tough economy, new jobs are scarce, and besides, you’ve put so much of your heart and soul and body ((two knee operations, one hand operation, and the other hand...
So, the Bush Tax cuts are scheduled to expire. These tax cuts for people in higher income brackets were never paid for by either increasing taxes elsewhere or by cutting spending. If the GOP is so serious about the debt/deficit, why are they clamoring for Obama to extend these tax cuts? (670 billion +-) And why are members of the Democratic party backing this viewpoint? After all, the debt is out of control. Or so we are told by the GOP and the Tea Party. Top Senate Republican Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) insisted on Sunday that Congress should extend the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans regardless of their impact on the deficit, even as he and other Republicans are blocking unemployment insurance extensions over deficit concerns. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/12/jon-kyl-extend-bush GOP Sen Judd Gregg and John Kyl and House Minority Whip Eric Cantor are pushing for an extension of the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans. This is turning heads because these are the same people who oppose spending...
Like soda machine out of change, Oil-bama keeps spitting the dollar of responsibility back. When will this man truly become a President? I mean this is getting ridiculous! With ears like that he should be able to hear. I guess he is just not listening. He goes out to support Robin Carnahan of Missouri for Senate. What do we get? The same old song and dance from the Presidential campaign, 18 months ago. While Congressionally grilling Goldman Sachs, a partner in the 10 trillion dollar Chicago Climate Exchange, on an unlit BBQ for appearances sake. While pushing the farce of Global Warming under the guise, "for the good of the environment" not the enrichment of the likes of Al Gore, Oil-bama, it seems, is deliberately ignoring or failing on stopping gushing oil by spending time partying at the White House or joking with sports teams at photo ops instead of taking advantage of...
Margaret Thatcher: "The trouble with Socialism is,
sooner or later you run out of other people's money."
"When you subsidize poverty and failure, you get more of both."
James Dale Davidson, National Taxpayers Union
"The more corrupt the state, the more it legislates." – Tacitus
"A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own." - Unknown
Because this was on PBS, and no one watches PBS, it passed under the radar. It is a very interesting interview...one worth watching, reading or listening to. http://www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/archive/201005/20100525_
Somewhere between minutes 9:00 & 11:00 there is this exchange
"Ali: Major Nidal Hasan, the military guy who in November shot 13 of his colleagues and injured 32, he's going to be on trial pretty soon, I think this week, the young man, Faisal Shahzad, in Times Square who tried to blow innocent people that he doesn't know up, these guys are acting on conviction. Somehow, the idea got into their minds that to kill other people is a great thing to do and that they would be rewarded in the hereafter.
Tavis: But Christians do that every single day in this country.
Ali: Do they blow people up (unintelligible)?
Tavis: Yes. Oh, Christians, every day, people walk into post offices, they walk into schools, that's what Columbine is - I could do this all day long. There are so many more examples of Christians...
What's all of this talk about the Obama administration offering jobs to Sleestaks? It fits I guess, as each day we are more and more living in the Land of the Lost. When Obama says "Make no mistake" is he talking to himself? Personally, I think hiring a Sleestak would be a big mistake. Why does Obama say, "Make no mistake" and then keep making them? I think Obama could save a lot of press time if he said nothing and just wore a shirt that says "Blame Bush." Obama says he takes full responsibility for the oil spill, but seems to not be informed on all of the details. Maybe O knows something about Sleestaks we don't. Maybe they have an appetite for oil. I asked my hippie friend about this possibility regarding Sleestaks and the oil slick. He frowned told me to put a cork in it. A cork! That's what is needed a gigantic cork! What simple genuis! I wonder why Oil-bama hasn't...
Despite having mixed feelings about using the mail ballot system instead of being required to get off my butt to make the trip to vote, I did receive my Gallatin County ballot for the primary today. Being a little short of reading material, I looked at the Republican ballot and could not help but notice on that ballot, six of the non partisan offices are being contested. Compared to just the one US House Representative office being contested on the Democratic side. Which really amounts to a choice of who you want to see Rehberg beat in the fall. Anyone in my family would tell you I'm not a person who likes to be given a vote, when there is not a real choice. So I find that although I got up this morning a person left of center and whom most would consider a Democrat, I am going to crawl into bed (on the right side for once) as a Republican. At least for now, and without any illusion of sincerity. What it boils down to is that I have six choices...
THIS VIDEO IS NOT ABOUT THE MECHANISM OR WORKINGS OF THE CENTRAL BANKS, BUT THE EFFECTS OF THEIR POLICIES ON PEOPLES AND CULTURE. IT IS NOT NEW INFORMATION, BUT I DOUBT THAT MANY HAVE HEARD IT. WELL WORTH A LITTLE TIME FROM YOUR BUSY DAY............ENJOY. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KIDTGKX298&feature=player_embedded
Let start with a disclaimer: I do not care for Glenn Beck. I have never watched one of his shows in it's entirety. On the occasions that I have tried, it became just too much to wade through and too much to put up with. That said, yesterday I came across him on the radio while traveling and he made the following presentation. He kept saying: Somebody prove me wrong!
I took the time to look this up and read through it 3-4 times, and to listen to it again, and to try to understand what he was saying. The presentation was logical, but I can't help but think that there has to be a flaw somewhere...I just can't find it.
I'm not asking anyone to read this, to believe it or to accept it, but I know there are those on this forum w/ far more knowledge of these things than I have and with access to (or at least knowledge of) far more resources. If anyone would like to tackle his challenge and prove him wrong, I would sure be interested in seeing what you have to say.
Is it really as bad as he seems to make it...
Ukraine Passes Deal Under Hail of Eggs  Sergei Supinksky/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Ukrainian parliamentarians scuffled during a debate on ratification of an agreement for a Russian naval base. More Photos » Published: April 27, 2010MOSCOW — Lawmakers pelted the podium with eggs and catcalls before stalking across the aisle, putting their colleagues in headlocks and engaging in other tactics not exactly covered by Robert’s Rules of Order. Smoke bombs were set off in the chamber. Glue was poured into voting machines. The legislative leader directed the session behind umbrellas held by his aides, to protect him from projectiles. Ukraine’s Parliament was supposed to conduct a weighty debate on Tuesday revolving around the country’s sovereignty and relationship with neighboring Russia, but the proceedings often seemed more like a food fight in a high school cafeteria. At issue was whether to ratify an agreement to extend the lease on a Russian naval base on the Crimean Peninsula in Ukraine...
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of likely voters finds Obama with 42% support and Paul with 41% of the vote. http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elec
We now see what the importance of the environment means to the “One.” Discarding the concerns of environmentalists and overheated polar bears everywhere, Oil-Bama is opening up off-shore drilling. Under the elegant hand of Oil-Bama , the environmental crisis has now been reduced to a poker chip, a strategic play to glide on an oil slick to the appearance of a moderate leader instead of a radical progressive- communist/socialist. He hopes his move will get Republicans on board with the greater climate and energy bill. This guy is big on hoping isn't he? Yeah, he made a lot of Republican friends with that Health Bill thingy. I am still wondering why he would choose off-shore drilling over land drilling as there are plenty of land based drilling sites which could be tapped. In addition, drilling on land is safer than drilling off-shore. Especially where it concerns containment and clean up. I have also noted on TV that there seems to be a sudden burst of new technology...
“Unfortunately, too many of our citizens have lost faith that our biggest institutions -– our corporations, our media, and, yes, our government –- still reflect these same values. Each of these institutions are full of honorable men and women doing important work that helps our country prosper. But each time a CEO rewards himself for failure, or a banker puts the rest of us at risk for his own selfish gain, people's doubts grow. Each time lobbyists game the system or politicians tear each other down instead of lifting this country up, we lose faith. The more that TV pundits reduce serious debates to silly arguments, big issues into sound bites, our citizens turn away. “ The above paragraph is excerpted from the transcript of 2010 State of the Union Address given by President Obama. Three of the statements I have trouble with are the following: First: “Unfortunately, too many of our citizens have lost faith that our biggest institutions -– our corporations, our media, and,...
and you don't think things could get any worse, remind yourself that somewhere in the city of San Francisco is a man named "Mr. Pelosi".
I see blue sheep jumping into to a vat of red dye. 2010 is going red. 2012 the US will look like a Verizon map! Coakley croaked Ted's seat is now Republican. LOL!!! Change is good! ROL, as Mr. O's LooCzar you are getting five stars bro! Peace
There seems to be an effort to bring Sarah Palin into the campaign efforts of Dem. candidate Martha Coakley who appears to be rapidly losing ground to Republican Scott Brown. "Is Sarah Palin Avoiding Mass Senate Race?"..."it's interesting" that Palin is "nowhere to be found in this race.", http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-conf
Has anyone noticed that Pres. Obama is steering clear of the race, also? Is it because he doesn't think she is a good candidate or because he's afraid she might lose and he doesn't want to be seen as lacking the influence to help make her candidacy successful?
It is asserted by the left that the Democratic party champions the poor and seeks to better their situation. In conjunction with this assertion, the Democrats also advocate that the Republican party is one in which their interest lies in championing the wealthy. They assert that the propensity for people to vote Republican increases with an associated increase in income. When one looks at the election, many of the wealthiest sectors of society voted for Obama. Therefore, this assertion is not borne out by the facts. Bill Gates, Movie Stars and wealthy counties in N.Y., Florida, California, the states with the highest concentrations of wealth voted primarily for Obama. This seems counter intuitive until one considers that vast numbers of low income people also voted for Obama. Logic would then dictate that the Democratic party is a primarily a duel income demographic as it consists of a mix of the extremely wealthy and the lower income demographic. ...
I am of a mind that Obama should trade places with quarter back Campbell of the Red Skins. After the game against NY Giants, they could use some hope and change. Campbell as president might avoid getting sacked like Obama most likely will if he sticks with his current game plan. Peace
Obama's poll numbers are taking a Kamikaze nose dive! He is clinging to the hopeful thread of like ability. You know a person is in trouble when that is the main thing keeping you around. How many times have you heard, "Well, we liked the guy but we had to let him go." Well? Seems a lot of people are "well liked" these days! That does a heart good while standing in unemployment lines. It must go something like this. Dude one: Hey dude how's it going? They let you go? Dude two: No, I just thought I would stand in line. I do it a grocery stores too. Seriously, they let me go. They said they like me though. What about you? Dude one: Me? Yeah, my boss said he liked me and that is why he kept me around longer. He must like the others who are still there more than me though. I guess it is like pizza. Dude two: Huh? Dude one: I like it, pizza- but it isn't around long for...
I hear that there are a lot of universities and colleges implementing tuition rate increases. The most notable being UCLA with a 32% increase! This is where the average salary for a full professor in 07-08 was $140,938. Associate Professors, $89,109 and Assistant Professor, $76,236. Needless to say, the students (like the so called "angry tea-party mob") took to the street protesting the increases. I think these students should be marching through the halls of the ivory towers of indoctrination and pounding on the doors of their professors. The ones who are constantly advocating socialism. They should demand that they live by what they "profess." To embrace fully the ideology of socialism and the practice of redistribution of income. It would be interesting to see how willing these intellectually superior academics would accept their own belief system when it directly affects their income. In the meantime students...
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