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Tomorrow is more important than today when it comes to young Americans. They live their lives preparing for tomorrow while trusting their family and country with their lives today.
It is a scary concept. Tomorrow is abstract. It is 'tomorrow' that most Democrats abide as important over the 'here and now.' Preparing for tomorrow is more noble then living in 'the here and now.' It is easier to some extent to ask Americans to see beyond the 'fear' of uncertainty by asking for patience to visualize a better tomorrow.
The 'impetus of the culture of fear' relies on the 'here and now.' International criminals rely on 'the here and now.' They rely on immediacy of attending to life when uncertainty is as close as the next plane or train. The 'here and now' is an enemy. It taps right into the 'primal' instincts of survival for people. Those instincts create pyschological disorders such as PTSD. Asking citizens to deny those instincts after being bombarded with 'fear' for over nine years is a lot to ask. People in the 'immediate gratification' culture of today, have less patience with their lives and their circumstances.
In 2008, the global economy crashed. The USA was then faced with a different form of terror and their immediate reaction was not 'let them learn their lesson,' it was 'save the economy.' Hence, the Bailout. $700 billion USA. A lot of money. But, what the citizens still don't 'pause' to realize is that the banks DIDN'T save the economy even with a bailout, they diverted those USA monies to international venues. It is why so much of 'the housing bubble' still haunts us today. The bailout allowed those banks to 'be finished' with the USA to make money elsewhere in 'The Third World.' Cheaper, more cooperative governments; disinterested in their citizens or to developing those citizens for a lucritive economy. The citizens of the USA don't stop to realize that the economic collapse was due to abandonment by the banks for other playgrounds. They are still looking for hope from that mistake. Somehow 'if' 'the BEST' approach 'can be found' it will all be okay.
Tomorrow is too long to wait. Citizens have been disappointed not by the current administration, but, by their own simplemindedness. They are living outside of reality when they don't 'grasp' the degree the USA has been in disrepair on all fronts of RECOVERY. We were not only left without a manufacturing sector by decades of Republican abuse, exploitation and abandonment, but, also without an educated work force ready with skills to tool a modern economy. Those 'studies' to know what we were facing didn't even exist at the time of the collapse of 2008. That dynamic of disrepair wasn't even measured or 'thought about' in 2008.
I mean, without the collapse of 2008 the USA was doomed to repeat every economy between 1950 to 2008 without the fortitude of President Obama to blaze a new path for the USA. Realizing that, the electorate of 2010 has fallen into the 'culture of fear' trap that demands 'here and now' priorities rather than fortitude. Any political figure that is willing to promise 'here and now' recovery no matter how misguided and unrealistic that is, sounds good and 'going back in time' has its own comfort. The electorate of the USA is more scared of failing their own understanding of recovery than they are of surrendering to 'old enemies' called Republicans. They believe 'this time' it will be different. This time it won't happen.
There is a lot of reason why that is and has been 'the tone' of the GOP for decades. Even thought the expression "..we aren't going to change..." seems hideous to Democrats when stated by Republicans, it is actually 'emotional comfort' to the electorate. In other words, how do the people that have voted know that the day after the election they will still have what 'they bargained for?'
What the DNC doesn't stop to say to citizens is, "The blockade in the Senate is delaying our recovery." It is the truth. But, fear of any more bills being passed is 'working the culture of fear' than the 'promise of tomorrow.' The message that the Democrats are 'out of control' is being resonated throughout the country.
I am going to cover some ground tomorrow that may bring some insight to this issue. Hopefully it will be simple minded enough to be helpful.
So.
Tomorrow, then.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
This image is from February 2003. The New Zealand city is still experienceing signficant aftershocks.
Christchurch City (population 320,000) sits at the base of the long arc of Pegasus Bay, (click title to entry - thank you) bounded to the north by the Waimakariri River and to the south by the old crater complex of the Port Hills and Banks Peninsula.The heavily braided rivers of the South Island of New Zealand bring greywacke rock from the Southern Alps to the west, forming the huge alluvial pan (750,000 ha) of the Canterbury Plains. Braided rivers are rare worldwide, found elsewhere only in Alaska, Canada, and the Himalayas. They form a network of ever-changing channels weaving between temporary shingle islands. In some places, the gravel they have transported from the mountains formed by the clash of the Indo-Australian and Pacific Plates is as much as 500 meters deep.
Banks Peninsula, named for explorer Captain Cook’s botanist, consists of two overlapping extinct volcanoes, the Lyttelton Volcano and the Akaroa Volcano. Since the last eruptive activity some six million years ago, the volcanoes have been heavily eroded, dropping them from a peak of 1,500 meters down to around 500 meters....
...At least three aftershocks have hit Christchurch in quick succession this evening. (click here)
According to GeoNet, the latest, at 8.01pm, was a magnitude 4 quake centred within 5km of Christchurch at a depth of 9km.
Three minutes earlier another shock hit, a 4.1 magnitude quake centred within 5km of Christchurch at a depth of 7km.
Twelve minutes before that, there was a 3.8 magnitude shock centred within 5km of Christchurch at a depth of 8km.
These followed a 4.46pm magnitude 4 quake centred 10km southwest of Darfield at a depth of 5km, and a 4.3 shock at 9.22am that was centred 20km southwest of Christchurch at a depth of 15km.
Today's shocks were felt widely in the area but it is not believed they caused any further damage....
...Breaches in the crater walls have produced two long harbors: Lyttelton to the north and Akaroa to the south....
No different than the major instability in China and casualties there experienced quakes for some time, I would expect the same here. The mountains do not provide stability to the eastern coast, they provide instability by their 'mass and weight' alone.
The people of New Zealand's south island have faired well to date. I am sure they are impatient for 'quiet.' The geologists need to explore the role the mountains are playing to determine how long and to what extent the peninsula will continue to receive these quakes.
...At least three aftershocks have hit Christchurch in quick succession this evening. (click here)
According to GeoNet, the latest, at 8.01pm, was a magnitude 4 quake centred within 5km of Christchurch at a depth of 9km.
Three minutes earlier another shock hit, a 4.1 magnitude quake centred within 5km of Christchurch at a depth of 7km.
Twelve minutes before that, there was a 3.8 magnitude shock centred within 5km of Christchurch at a depth of 8km.
These followed a 4.46pm magnitude 4 quake centred 10km southwest of Darfield at a depth of 5km, and a 4.3 shock at 9.22am that was centred 20km southwest of Christchurch at a depth of 15km.
Today's shocks were felt widely in the area but it is not believed they caused any further damage....
From the NASA assessment:
...Breaches in the crater walls have produced two long harbors: Lyttelton to the north and Akaroa to the south....
The land masses on the western side of the south island are significantly larger and denser than that of the east side of the south island.
No different than the major instability in China and casualties there experienced quakes for some time, I would expect the same here. The mountains do not provide stability to the eastern coast, they provide instability by their 'mass and weight' alone.
Friday, September 24, 2010
The weather in Antarctica is (Crystal Ice Chime) freezing across the entire continent.
The warmest reporting station is:
Base Orcadas, Antarctica Lat/Lon: 60.8° S 44.7° W
Local Time: 12:24 PM GST (GMT -02)
Elevation: 20 ft
Temperature: 31 °F
Humidity: 70%
Dew Point: 25 °F
Wind: 25 mph from the NW
Wind Gust: -
Pressure: 28.77 in (Rising)
Visibility: 7.0 miles
The coldest reporting station is:
Amundsen-Scott, Antarctica
Local Time: 2:34 AM NZST on September 25, 2010 (GMT +12)
Lat/Lon: 90.0° S 0.0° E
Elevation :: 9285 feet
Temperature :: -93 Fahrenheit
Conditions :: Snow
Wind :: 8 mph from the SE
Wind gust :: -
Pressure :: in (Falling)
Visibility :: 5.0 miles
Clouds :: Few 11811 ft. (Above Ground Level)
Vostok is not the coldest reporting station either. It is 2000 feet higher in elevation, but, thirty degrees warmer.
Vostok, Antarctica
Local Time: 8:42 PM VOST (GMT +06)
Lat/Lon: 78.4° S 106.9° E
Elevation :: 11220 feet
Temperature :: - 63 Fahrenheit
Conditions :: Partly Cloudy
Humidity :: 39%
Dew Point :: - 70 Fahrenheit
Wind :: 9 mph from the WSW
Wind Gust :: -
Pressure :: in (Falling)
Visibility :: 12.0 miles
UV :: 0 out or 16
Patagonia is in Argentina. It is the largest ice field on Earth before reaching Antarctica. The longitude and latitude and climate of this ancient fossil are very different than the climate today in Antarctica. There really can't be any 'conclusions' drawn from its discovery. It is a rare find. The species is unusual. It is an incredible 'find.' But, sincerely doesn't reflect anything new about the ancient climate. Earth was very different. More biotic in content. No concrete, less humans, no stressful economy to the planet and far more forests and plants than today.
The family that includes daisies, sunflowers and dandelions (click title to entry - thank you) is the most widespread and diverse of all flowering plants, but its fossil record has remained scant. Now a team from Argentina has reported the first discovery of a large fossil that unmistakably hails from this group.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Beck stated on his radio show, "I e-mailed Sarah (Palin) this morning because I believe I am becoming a liability to the movement."
My best assessment of that statement is that Beck rather than 'leading' a disaster in the USA and potentially facing some real jail time similar to Abramoff, wants to disappear from the stage to run to Europe to curl up with a security blanket made with monies from his Swiss bank account. Seriously. After all, every self respecting extremist knows the 'best' advise is to 'stow' the millions and billions outside of the USA.
A few years ago, it was easy to see the transition to radicalization when he was on CNN. He then was recruited by Murdoch and now Beck could be looking at some real trouble. Truly a shame.
"Goldline" (click title to entry - AT YOUR OWN RISK) is selling fear. No surprise there when one considers the exploitive culture of Murdoch which 'pitches' this mess on a daily basis in order to drive the price of Gold up. I mean if there was any commmodity plugged daily withe fear mongering it would be accummulating value. I wonder what is going to happen when there is a Gold Bubble and the government finally lowers the boom on this company and its promoters.
At any rate, Beck has absolutely destroyed anyone in his wake. Even Bill O'Reilly can't stand the 'sad' nature of the Murdoch media. Yes, indeed, "Bill-O" is leaving. He wrote a book and basically plans an exit stage right. He has already quit his radio show. O'Reilly isn't Beck. No matter how his show is scewed from 'the real world' he still isn't the extremist Beck has become. It must be really interesting to be O'Reilly and have to sit across the table from a 'real journalist flunky' in Beck and actually appear to mentor him knowing it is a sincere joke. Well, let's not make him seem like a Saint to Beck, after all his Friday Quiz was 'designed' to character assassinate any ELECTED Democrat and aspects of the Non-Evangelical American culture.
But, to realize these Murdoch shows were actually scamming the people they professed to care about the most is a bit more than anyone should put up with. A 45% 'mark up' on Gold coins is absolutely outrageous.
I believe firmly that the Murdoch tribe is completely unethical and absolutely ruthless.
Goldline Customer Testifies He Lost $60K When Goldline Urged Him To Turn IRA Into Gold Coins
Former Goldline Salesman Told ABC That Sales Reps Were Pushed To Ask For Retirement Funds
By MATTHEW MOSK, JOSEPH RHEE and MARK SCHONE
A doctor from suburban New York told Congress Thursday that a salesman for the precious metals firm Goldline convinced him to convert his entire $140,000 IRA into gold coins, and that he lost almost $60,000 overnight by making the switch.
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/goldline-witness-tells-congress-lost-60k-turned-ira/story?id=11710054
Beck is not a liability, he is a criminal. He should try selling snake oil. It certainly isn't below his morality.
THERE IS NOTHING 'MORAL' ABOUT GOLDLINE, MURDOCH ! I think Murdoch was a snake oil saleman at one time, wasn't he?
Amazing the fools Americans can be without even trying.
Senator Coburn, the Republican on the right in this picture had an interesting question on the Senate floor today.
You remember Senator Coburn, is was the 'intermediary' for Ensign to 'enable' his extramarital affair.
What? You didn't know he was an intermediary? Oh, yeah. Here is an article in case anyone wants to 'catch up.'
Coburn Turns Over Emails To Feds Investigating Ensign Scandal (click title to entry - thank you)
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) -- who acknowledged last year that he acted as an "intermediary" between Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) and Doug Hampton, the man with whose wife the Nevada senator had an affair -- has turned over emails to the feds who are investigating Ensign's affair, Politico reports.
Coburn and Ensign were roommates at a Christian house on C Street at the time of the affair....
Well, today on the Senate floor he asked the question, "Why did it take ten years for the FDA to rule on Eggs?"
Like he is joking, right? That is like a question similar to leaving your fly open without knowing it.
Let's see if I can answer Senator Coburn's question. GEORGE W. BUSH. How's that? Get the picture?
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FDA whistleblower claims he'll be forced from post (click here)
By Rita Rubin, USA TODAY
Food and Drug Administration whistleblower David Graham said Wednesday that he expects as soon as next week to be forced from his job in the Office of Drug Safety. "I'm going to be transferred, and I don't want to go," said Graham, who told a Senate committee on Nov. 18 that the FDA is "virtually defenseless" against another "terrible tragedy and a profound regulatory failure" like Vioxx, an arthritis drug pulled off the market over concerns that it increased the risk of heart attack, stroke or sudden cardiac death.
Graham, associate director for science and medicine in the FDA office, went on to name five other drugs — Meridia, Crestor, Accutane, Serevent and Bextra — that he says threaten the public's safety....
So, while Senator Coburn is trying to make 'political hay' with the egg contamination issue, he only has his own CONSERVATIVE tendencies to blame.
For eight very long and stupid years the FDA was obstructed from real action on behalf of the American people due to the hostile relationships fostered with the Executive Branch during the Bush/ Cheney years.
There really isn't anything else to say. The FDA needed a 'impetus' to make a ruling and UNFORTUNATELY the contaminated eggs could have been prevented IF the FDA were allowed to act independently without having to 'bow' to some panel of one kind or another. BUT. Also, IF they were well staffed enough to ENFORCE the laws.
I am proud of the Democratic Health Care Vote and everyone else should be. It is the CONSERVATIVES that have endangered the American people.
Juan Villalobos, of Porterville, gets checked out by Elizza Casim-Cometa, MD, Wednesday at the Porterville Family Health Center. Starting today, millions of children are eligible for the first phase of benefits in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act signed into law by President Obama.
RECORDER PHOTO BY RENEH AGHAAND. The concern about health insurance companies NOT writing children's policies in the future belongs to the Conservatives. They obstructed the ONE mechanism that would have stopped insurance companies from grabbing for profits all along the way and that was 'A TRIGGER' TO SINGLE PAYER.
If health insurance companies don't want to write policies that is just fine with me. It is now the obligation of the President to institute "Single Payer' for any child that cannot obtain health insurance because of corporate obstructionism. He needs to consider an Executive Order for this emergency.
There are many, many states that already have State sponsored health care for children. It is just a matter of extending this coverage to the uninsured children and for the states that do not provide such coverage for children then it needs to be handled through Medicaid or Medicare for parents to subscribe. It is just that simple. Let's get on with it, because, there isn't a Republican or Tea Bagger alive that can do anything different.
If a 'trigger' to Single Payer remained in the legislation there would be NO insurance company that would not write a policy for anyone. It is the CONSERVATIVES that are responsible for any boondoggle that occurs and no one else. Everyone needs to appreciate that FACT.
If health insurance companies don't want to write policies that is just fine with me. It is now the obligation of the President to institute "Single Payer' for any child that cannot obtain health insurance because of corporate obstructionism. He needs to consider an Executive Order for this emergency.
There are many, many states that already have State sponsored health care for children. It is just a matter of extending this coverage to the uninsured children and for the states that do not provide such coverage for children then it needs to be handled through Medicaid or Medicare for parents to subscribe. It is just that simple. Let's get on with it, because, there isn't a Republican or Tea Bagger alive that can do anything different.
If a 'trigger' to Single Payer remained in the legislation there would be NO insurance company that would not write a policy for anyone. It is the CONSERVATIVES that are responsible for any boondoggle that occurs and no one else. Everyone needs to appreciate that FACT.
...Some of the changes effective Thursday are: (click title to entry - thank you)
- Insurance companies can no longer deny coverage to a child without health insurance because he or she has a pre-existing health condition.
- Young adults can begin signing up to stay on their parent’s insurance until age 26.
- Insurance companies will be required to cover preventive care, including immunizations, at no cost to the family.
- Insurance companies won’t be able to drop children when they are sick, or limit the lifetime value of coverage.
- Families will be able to use a website — healthcare.gov or cuidadodesalud.gov — or call a toll-free number (1-877-KIDS-NOW) to learn about health coverage options available to them — whether it is a publicly subsidized program such as Children’s Health Insurance Program (Healthy Families in California), Medicaid, employer coverage, a state’s High Risk Pool, or, after Jan. 1, 2014, the state’s health insurance marketplace called the Exchange.
“After decades of working to achieve this monumental improvement, we must now make sure the Affordable Care Act works well for families, and that starts immediately with children,” said Wendy Lazarus, founder and co-president of The Children’s Partnership, which advocates for improvements in child health care.
“Step 1 is to shout this news from every pulpit, school, workplace, recreation facility, and anywhere else we can reach parents—and to help parents enroll in the coverage their kids qualify for right now. At least 5 million children will be able to get basic health care as a result....
Congratulations to Mr. Democracy. I mean that sincerely. I wasn't always a fan.
I don't see that plastered all over the media either. It is easier to demonize Michael to benefit Republicans than to sincerely assess 'the man' and 'his work.'
Rhetoric is a very funny thing. It allows faux impressions to exist when they shouldn't and Michael has been a victim of his love of the USA and its people for far to long.
Previous to "Fahrenheit 911" I had heard of Michael Moore and I knew he was a celebrated documentarian, but, I never really thought he was 'all that.' I knew he had a point of view, but, I never considered it to be so poignant that it should 'shake loose' my 'core belief system' about the political process in the USA. I never considered the Republicans a 'profound threat' to the USA, its people and its democracy as I do today. And I never made those decisions lightly.
I began taking Michael's work far more seriously when I was watching "Larry King Live" one evening and it was the time when Disney would not 'distribute' 'Fahrenheit 911." I had read something about that in the news media and was beginning to follow it when Michael decided to take his plight to the national stage. In many ways, when Disney (a profound pundit of Bush and the Republicans) actually censored Mr. Moore it was the absolute worse thing they could do. It propelled the film front and center. There was no NOT seeing Fahrenheit 911 at that point, at least for me, it was no longer an option. It wasn't so much the opposition, as I had already concluded, even before Fahrenheit 911 that the Iraq invasion was completely wrong. I already knew there were 'no' WMD. I had been reading journal articles about the research surrounding WMD that the USA Defense Department was conducting and I knew there was no way biologicals of any kind, chemical or otherwise could survive in the Iraqi desert climate.
So, the film wasn't really the issue for me. I already knew there was something drastically wrong in DC and with the freedoms of democracy in the USA. It was the fact an independent and well established institution, like Disney, was actually censoring a film that was ready to be distributed. The censorship was the issue. I admired Michael for going up against the 'establishment' and I wanted to be among the Americans to support him and demand distribution of the film.
And once I had watched Fahrenheit, then I had to see "Bowling for Columbine," and then "Roger and Me," etc., etc., etc. I today have most, if not all, of his DVDs and books. I have made a bit of a study of Mr. Moore. I love my country. I believe in democracy. I believe in the American way of life, when it isn't being 'worked over' by plutocrats. And for me to 'simply take a stand' for its populous 'moment' isn't what I am all about. The truth matters to my Constitution and it matters to me.
I am not going to get into what I believe about Michael Moore and how history will record his life and work, but, I will say this. I believe he is a moral man of great character, profoundly entrenched in his belief of love of family and country. I am more than pleased he has received this award.
Congratulations, Michael. I don't know of another man that deserved it or better said, "earned it."
There is nothing new with the Republican Contract. It is the same old GOP. Anti-American through and through.
September 16, 2010
Republicans Ready to Get Rid of Boehner and Crew (click title to entry - thank you)
Raleigh, N.C. – John Boehner and Mitch McConnell should not rest easy if their party
trounces Democrats at the polls this fall, for their base is restless and ready to give some new blood a chance to lead potential new Congressional majorities next January. 57% of national voters who usually vote in Republican primaries want to replace the
party’s current leadership in Congress, with only 21% preferring to keep Boehner, McConnell, and company.
Republicans are split over whether Boehner should be elevated to the Speakership, with a third favoring him, a third preferring someone else, and a third unsure. A third also would like someone other than McConnell to become Majority Leader in the less likely event the GOP takes charge of the Senate, but only 27% want McConnell himself....
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Typhoon Fanapi kills 18 in southern China
...At 06:00 UTC on September 17, (click here) the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) reported that Fanapi was centered near 23 degrees North latitude, 128 degrees East longitude, about 640 kilometers (400 miles) east-southeast of Taipei, Taiwan. The category 1 typhoon had sustained winds of 139 kilometers (86 miles) per hour at the time. Wave heights were 22 feet. JTWC forecasters predicted that the storm would make landfall in Taiwan on September 19.
Eighteen people (click title to entry - thank you) have been killed and at least 44 are missing after Typhoon Fanapi caused flooding and landslides in southern China, state media report....
I doubt they will be needing the USA financial help though. That was "B" for billion. $100 billion. This is where Wall Street is. Not the USA. Tax cuts for WHOM?
September 22, 2010 1:20 AM
Taiwan Nets NT$100B Pledge From HP, Others After China Pact (click here)
By Dan Nystedt, IDG News
Hewlett-Packard and other companies have together pledged to invest over NT$100 billion (US$3.2 billion) in Taiwan after the island signed a landmark trade agreement with China, boosting business ties....
...One aspect of the ECFA agreement Taiwan's president has struggled with politically is criticism that the deal may cost jobs at home as Taiwanese companies increase their focus on mainland China. The meetings that led to the NT$100 billion investment pledge were meant to assuage those fears.
The investments will create over 12,900 jobs for Taiwanese workers, the island's economics ministry said in a statement.
"There is a special significance to this [success] at the first high-level investment meeting in Taiwan after the June 29 signing of ECFA," the ministry said....
Multi-national companies don't want American labor. American workers are the best on the planet, but, it costs, you know?
HP Office locations (click here)
I really don't have much patience for their 'begging for bailouts.' Sorry to hear how so many people died of a Cat 1 Typhoon.
Waiting for miners to come home.
...With efforts to free them (click title to entry - thank you) advancing faster than expected, the 33 men are receiving media training and lessons in how to deal with any financial benefits they may receive....
Woodward certainly knows when to market a book. Just before an election when pundits will be hungry for it.
...Now 67, (click title to entry - thank you) since winning global fame along with Carl Bernstein for breaking the Watergate scandal and forcing Richard Nixon's resignation in the early 1970s, he has written more than a dozen bestsellers, while continuing to report for the Washington Post.
His books are mostly inside stories of governments or institutions. They are painfully thorough, typically involving hundreds of interviews. They are notable for the blow-by-blow, memo-by-memo, meeting-by-meeting account of how momentous decisions were reached. Obama's Wars is his 16th.
The revelations are often telling. Former CIA director George Tenet will always be remembered in part for telling Mr Bush that finding weapons of mass destruction in Iraq was a "slam dunk"....
I haven't read the book, but, the gossip about it tells me only one thing. President Obama has surrounded himself with critics. He did that intentionaly. Even his Vice Prsident was is opponent. He takes all opinions seriously and seems to thrive on it.
If I were to purchase the book by Woodward, I would read it to know how folks are thinking and not about how people are 'getting along.' I wouldn't expect to hear a great deal of harmony in this White House.
I trust President Obama, I don't need to know the details. I just need to know he is doing his level best to get the job done.
Not quite a week ago I was listening to a 'toxic radio' station, 90.1FM out of Buies Creek, NC.
Buies Creek North Carolina is the home of a Christian Conservative University called Campbell University, so the Anti-American tilt of this station didn't surprise me. I frequently listen to 'toxic stations' to find out what kind of nonsense they are spewing. But, this was different.
The commentator was criticizing the Hispanic Sports Journalist for the incident in the New York Jets Locker Room.
What I found really odd about his commentary, was the 'idea' that a 'woman's silhouette' was to blame for bad behavior by football players.
Now either this commentator was completely a moron to even 'go there' as everyone knows what comes next after such a comment is a burka, or he was 'sliding one by' on an agenda of hatred.
The longer I listened to him, the more I realized this commentator was about bigotry and hatred and not at all about sexism.
The day I listened to this idiot was the same day President Obama introduced 'The Dream Act" to Congress and the American people.
Dream activists (click title to entry - thank you) are putting the pressure on Sen. John McCain to support the Dream Act – a bill he co-sponsored back in his maverick days. His vote could be key to winning passage, but his new-found dedication to just simply building the dang fence makes him an unlikely supporter....
See, Inez is a Hispanic woman. Do I have to paint the picture for you? Maybe I do have to make the commentary I heard more explicit, because, it is some of the MOST outrageous stuff I ever heard.
What the commentator said, with the help of a female caller, was that due to illegal immigration we were losing our culture. Get the picture now?
The illegals, of which I do not believe Inez has a problem, were 'taking over' the USA in an invasion that would 'undermine' every aspect of 'the white Anglo-Saxon protestant' culture that existed. They went on and on and on and the input was that Hispanic women don't care about morality. They dress to exploit VULNERABLE men at every turn and they were going to be destroying the American landscape with their lack of Christian values.
Poison? Yeah. Bigotry? Yeah. Hatred? Yeah. But, more than that, it was a way of 'triggering hate' on the very day and nearly at the very moment President Obama was making his speech.
Now, if the news media has this LEVEL of 'immediate' toxic agenda for their listening audience they should not be retaining their licenses.
The 'radio air waves' are owned by the people of the USA and if they are chronically barraged by hate and bigotry in a way that definitely spells POLITICS Right Wing Style then it needs to end and it needs to end with immediate intervention by the FCC.
Inez is in a minority. She is a woman in a man's locker room making a career on interviews and commentary. She is also a Hispanic woman. She has the right to dress anyway she wants. She has made it to her pinnacle at this point in her career and no commentator needs to criticize her for 'making it.' She has arrived, has an audience and sells commercial products for that station. End of discussion.
That picture is of a woman with nearly her entire body clad in appropriate sports apparel. I don't want to hear it anymore and the commentator from 90.1 FM should have his license immediately pulled for the hate mongering he conducted.
Will Afghanistan ever 'be safe' for human life?
English.news.cn 2010-09-22 15:49:49
KHOST, Afghanistan, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- Afghan and NATO-led troops eliminated 27 Taliban militants in Khost province east of Afghanistan, an Afghan military officer in the province Mohammad Irsar said Wednesday.
"The joint operation conducted in Mirsamar village of Spirai district late Tuesday night which left 27 rebels dead," Israr told Xinhua.
Air power had also been used during the operation, he further said.
Taliban militants who vowed to intensify their activities against Afghan and NATO-led troops have yet to make comment.
Using airpower against Taliban in southern Kandahar province left six militants dead on Tuesday while a helicpter crashed in the neighboring Zabul province left nine NATO soldiers dead on the same day Tuesday, NATO-led troops confirmed in statements.
Afghanistan: Electoral Institutions in a crucial phase (click title to entry - thank you)
Published on 2010-09-22 9:27:11
French. News. Cn
KABUL, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) - The Afghan electoral institutions are now entering a crucial phase of their mission after the parliamentary elections held September 18 and they must be able to work independently, said Tuesday Special Representative of UN Secretary General for Afghanistan, Staffan de Mistura.
"The Independent Electoral Commission has shown considerable strength and determinan in his decision before election day. The post-election days are just as critical: transporting ballots and other sensitive materials to the main center for counting votes, organize the process to ensure that irregularities are detected and that voting ballots are counted carefully, "said Mr. de Mistura said in a statement.
The Special Representative said that the Election Commission had significantly improved the organization of these elections compared to last year, in a context marked by insecurity and logistical difficulties.
The Head of Mission United Nations Assistance in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said that the Electoral Complaints Commission was an equally important role to play. "Anyone who has evidence of election violations should complain to the Commission," he said.
According to him, "the electoral institutions of Afghanistan are now entering a critical phase of their mandate enshrined in the law to finalize the election. They "must be able to act completely independently, free from any interference. The independence of these institutions is crucial for the credibility of the finalization of the electoral process, "he has said.
On Saturday, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon hailed the courage and determination of men and women of Afghanistan who went to vote in parliamentary elections. More than 2,500 people, including about 400 women, vying for 249 seats in the Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of Parliament of Afghanistan.
In a report released Tuesday, Ban Ki-Moon returns to the developments in Afghanistan since June He said the International Conference held in Kabul in July demonstrated the commitment of the Afghan government to exercise greater control over its future. "It should congratulate the Afghan government, including national security forces, for this historic achievement, which also required extensive logistical preparations and organization," he writes.
The Conference resulted in commitments by mutual agreement, including on the establishment of a framework, timetables and benchmarks for the new national priority programs, progress towards the empowerment of the Security Afghans, improving governance and the fight against corruption.
"The rapid implementation of these commitments will be essential to maintain the positive momentum of the process of Kabul and urge the international community to provide all necessary assistance to support the process, taking more account of Afghan priorities," said Ban said in its report to the Security Council and UN General Assembly.
In general, the Secretary-General believes that much progress in Afghanistan are fragile and continues to be threatened by the deteriorating security situation.
"The pursuit of electoral reform in the long term remains an important priority. We need the debate on this reform begins at the earliest, "he writes. "A key part of the activities of UNAMA since the elections of September 18 will focus on the electoral reform agenda with the government, electoral institutions and all relevant international and Afghan partners.
See also:
Disappearance of two election officials and thousands of petitions filed in the Afghan election
Ghazni (Afghanistan), Sept. 21 (Xinhua) - Two election officials of the Afghan Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) have disappeared from the parliamentary election on Saturday as nearly 3,000 formal complaints have been filed so far by individuals in the country plagued by militancy.
Hostages are the new currency for extremists.
PARIS, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) - The organization AQIM has released Tuesday September 21 Message on the Al-Jazeera, claiming the kidnapping of five French in Niger last Thursday.
In an audio message from his spokesman issued Tuesday evening by the television channel Al-Jazeera in Qatar, the organization of Al-Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed responsibility for the operation of the kidnapping of seven people including five of the French company Areva and Satom, informing the French government that "the Mujahedeen will subsequently submit their legitimate demands."
"We also warn (the French government) against any other stupidity," said the spokesman, referring to a military operation.
The track al-Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb had been raised as early last week by French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner on the antenna of the radio station Europe 1. "At present, based on clues, we are able to say that the group that carried out the kidnapping is unacceptable to a group affiliated to the group of Abu Zeid is itself related to the nebula Al-Qaeda ", said a little rain early in the Nigerian government.
Areva said on Tuesday authorities had received a Nigerian letter dated 1 September, which drew threats of kidnappings in the region of Arlit.
Five French, four employees of the French nuclear group Areva and a Togolese and a Madagascan, were kidnapped Sept. 16 on the site of Arlit (northern Niger) before being transferred to Mali.
After the kidnapping, France sent military planes to fly reconnaissance Sahelian countries and try to find the hostages.
"We will not communicate on any measures taken by France to free the hostages, but there is obviously not idle .. "Said the spokesman of the General Staff of Armed Forces (EMA), Col. Thierry Burkhard Several special forces commandos under the Special Operations Command (SOC) s were preparing to 'fly to the region, according Sources close to the Defense Ministry, the Quai d'Orsay, however, asserted that "no French troops were engaged on the ground" and therefore not involved in the current Mauritanian army offensive against fighters of Al-Qaeda
In Paris, French President Nicolas Sarkozy met Tuesday evening a small board of defense and security at the Elysee Palace on issues of terrorism and hostages.
The government and police have reported in recent days of major terrorist threats to France.
Founded in 2007 in Algeria, AQIM had about 300-400 people, according to terrorism experts. Armed and knowledgeable, funded by the trafficking and hostage taking, members of the group travel across the Sahel.
Running a French hostage Michel Germaneau, held in the Malian desert since last April 19 and killed on July 25 last, was claimed by AQIM "in retaliation for a raid by French and Mauritanian forces .
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
The Antarctica Ozone Hole. Not really good news, but, NASA did pick up a 'La Nina' over the Pacific.
NASA goes on to heal the wound of bad news in their article that as the season closes there may be improvement.
Either one measures the ozone depletion accurately at its minimum of you don't. So the statement above, besides the actual numbers, is all I needed to know.
I think NASA is doing a good job of tracking this depletion. I wish governments were just as good at stopping the emissions.
A Growing La Niña Chills Out the Pacific (click here)
09.15.10
..."This La Niña has strengthened for the past four months, is strong now and is still building," said Climatologist Bill Patzert of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. "It will surely impact this coming winter's weather and climate.
"After more than a decade of mostly dry years on the Colorado River watershed and in the American Southwest, and only one normal rain year in the past five years in Southern California, water supplies are dangerously low," Patzert added. "This La Niña could deepen the drought in the already parched Southwest and could also worsen conditions that have fueled Southern California's recent deadly wildfires."
NASA will continue to track this change in Pacific climate....
Over the past decade the 'heating cycle' of El Nino have been dominating the Pacific. A strong La Nina might actually be an interesting development. The 'shift' in the location of El Nino is of serious concern. It is still yet ANOTHER hall mark of a very hot troposphere and the Climate Crisis.
Deviations from normal sea surface temperatures (left) and sea surface heights (right) at the peak of the 2009-2010 central Pacific El Niño, as measured by NOAA polar orbiting satellites and NASA's Jason-1 spacecraft, respectively. The warmest temperatures and highest sea levels were located in the central equatorial Pacific. Image credit: NASA/JPL-NOAA
August 25, 2010
PASADENA, Calif. - A relatively new type of El Niño, (cick here) which has its warmest waters in the central-equatorial Pacific Ocean, rather than in the eastern-equatorial Pacific, is becoming more common and progressively stronger, according to a new study by NASA and NOAA. The research may improve our understanding of the relationship between El Niños and climate change, and has potentially significant implications for long-term weather forecasting....
August 25, 2010
PASADENA, Calif. - A relatively new type of El Niño, (cick here) which has its warmest waters in the central-equatorial Pacific Ocean, rather than in the eastern-equatorial Pacific, is becoming more common and progressively stronger, according to a new study by NASA and NOAA. The research may improve our understanding of the relationship between El Niños and climate change, and has potentially significant implications for long-term weather forecasting....
There is a problem with 'aquaculture' fish when they do not have a 'natural' diet available to them. I waiting for prions, actually.
This is akin to growing beef cows in stockyards or chickens on growth hormones or in unsanitary conditions where an e-coli.
...Consumption of aquaculture-bred fish (click title to entry - thank you) is raising serious human health and food safety concerns as well (almost all the catfish and trout, and close to half the salmon and shrimp sold in the U.S. are raised in aquaculture facilities). Farmed fish often receive large doses of antibiotics to protect them from disease and are exposed to a variety of pesticides used to kill parasites and body fungi--all of which accumulate in the fish's tissues....
The problem with aquaculture, whether it is a marine or fresh water environment, is the 'artificial' food source that grows the fish.
The unnatural diet 'tank' fish eat has yet to be linked to prions, as the ones that appear in beef that have received a diet with things like bone meal and other 'meat by-products' in their diet. Same thing here. The fish receive a diet 'formulated' from other fish. It is supplemented with artificial minerals and vitamins and possibly food sources, but, there is NO 20-year study to indicate whether 'prions' are an issue with aquaculture.
Genetically engineered foods need to be banned and the United Nations should lead the way. Why? Because they become 'INVASIVE SPECIES' in a natural environment. Literally, with fish, when the 'super fish' get into the wild they will destroy natives species either by eating them or over grazing their feeding grounds.
The sorriest aspect of OVER FISHING in natural environments is that this is the result. Now, because of the Climate Crisis, people are looking for 'new food sources.' Why not just make Earth into a Man-Made Environment and eliminate all that is natural and native about the planet.
People that want to make money off anything that is 'genetically altered' will maliciously 'INTRODUCE' genetically engineering individuals in to the wild for the sole purpose of destroying 'natural and native stocks' in order for consumers to be grateful and dependent on their aquaculture PRODUCT.
So much for a good day at the trout stream.
There is all sorts of stuff put into aquaculture food including other dead and processed fish. So, there really isn't any solid way to knowing 'at this point' if tank fish are safe for consumption. Open aquaculture 'pens' are dangerous from the standpoint they can release genetically engineered fish into the wild and then we are in real trouble.
It is very different to raise 'open penned' fish in the wild if they are not genetically engineered. If they escape into the wild they simply add to the genetic pool of wild stock, but, if they aren't a 'native species' when they should not be raised in 'open pens' that connect to natural waterways AT ALL.
Why not just turn the ASIAN CARP lose in the Great Lakes if that is going to be the practice of aquaculture in the USA? Same thing.
People can take action to protect their fisheries. There is a bill they can ask their legislators to vote into law.
To prohibit offshore aquaculture until 3 years after the submission of a report on the impacts of offshore aquaculture, and for other purposes.
Looks like a new shipment of Stinger Missiles have made it to Afghanistan.
According to C.O.I.N. this is suppose to be an insurgency and not a well armed military in Afghanistan.
So, like, what gives already?
Because if I recall, the helicopter downings were also a huge issue in Iraq. So. I am left to assume the criminals from Iraq have finally found their footing in Afghanistan again?
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2012074172_afghan10.html
Because if I recall, the helicopter downings were also a huge issue in Iraq. So. I am left to assume the criminals from Iraq have finally found their footing in Afghanistan again?
Nine NATO troops are killed in copter crash in Afghanistan (click title to entry - thank you)
By Ernesto Londono
Tuesday, September 21, 2010KABUL - Nine NATO soldiers were killed Tuesday morning in a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan, military officials said.
Two NATO soldiers, an Afghan soldier and an American civilian were wounded in the crash, the military said in a statement.
The statement said the cause of the crash is under investigation, but noted there were "no reports of enemy fire in the area."
Officials did not immediately disclose the nationalities of the fallen troops...
Originally published June 9, 2010 at 10:05 PM
Page modified June 10, 2010 at 9:32 AM
4 U.S. soldiers die as NATO helicopter is downed in Afghanistan
Originally published June 9, 2010 at 10:05 PM
Page modified June 10, 2010 at 9:32 AM
4 U.S. soldiers die as NATO helicopter is downed in Afghanistan
Four U.S. soldiers were killed in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday when their helicopter was shot down, officials said, and a fifth member of the military from the NATO coalition was killed in a roadside bombing. Hours later, an explosion in southern Afghanistan killed 39 people and wounded dozens.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Four U.S. soldiers were killed in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday when their helicopter was shot down, officials said, and a fifth member of the military from the NATO coalition was killed in a roadside bombing. Hours later, an explosion in southern Afghanistan killed 39 people and wounded dozens.
The blast Wednesday night ripped through a wedding party in Kandahar province, killing 39 people and wounding more than 70, according to the provincial executive director Mohammad Annus....
On a cold and blustery Dec. 3, 2006, at Haditha Dam, Iraq, Air Force Office of Special Investigations Special Agent Jim Collins witnessed a Marine CH-46 Sea Knight crash into the chilling, 50-degree, 300' deep, cholera-filled water of Lake Quadisiya. Aboard the helicopter were 16 troops--14 passengers including a mix of Airmen, Soldiers, Marines and two Marine pilots.
During liftoff, the CH-46's front end cleared the 4' wall in front of the helipad, but as the helicopter moved forward it lost power, its rear landing gear striking the wall of the dam. The helicopter pitched forward and nosed over the wall headed for the cold water of the lake 40' below. The pilots managed to bring the helicopter level as it hit the water.
"Murphy, Z (then Tech. Sgt. Noel Murphy and Senior Airman Eduardo Zamora) and I ran over to the wall. When we got to the wall we saw the CH-46 with the belly in the water and people bailing out in full battle rattle," said Collins.....
Attack Has Ominous Implications, Marking First Time Insurgents Shoot Down U.S. Aircraft With Missile
Attack Has Ominous Implications, Marking First Time Insurgents Shoot Down U.S. Aircraft With Missile
Jan. 17, 2006
...It's a troubling new development because there are hundreds -- and by some estimates thousands -- of SA-7 missiles that are unaccounted for in Iraq.
The weapons had been part of Saddam Hussein's arsenal, much of which was looted after the invasion. But until now, insurgents had never successfully used them against an American aircraft.
"It could be just a lucky shot," said Gen. John Keane, the Army's acting chief of staff. "Or it could be that they have invested in a training program, and they now have some qualified operators and that'll be more of a threat than it has been in the past....
The weapons had been part of Saddam Hussein's arsenal, much of which was looted after the invasion. But until now, insurgents had never successfully used them against an American aircraft.
"It could be just a lucky shot," said Gen. John Keane, the Army's acting chief of staff. "Or it could be that they have invested in a training program, and they now have some qualified operators and that'll be more of a threat than it has been in the past....
Attacks Leave 11 Dead in Pakistan, Afghanistan (click here)
Ayaz Gul | Islamabad
09 June 2010
NATO officials say that one of their military helicopters was brought down by insurgent fire in Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan, where Taliban militants have a strong presence. The four soldiers died in the attack are identified as Americans.
Afghan officials say the aircraft was flying at low altitude to give air support to ground troops in the Sangin district when a rocket-propelled grenade hit it....
6-6-6. The devil made her do it.
That was Palin's dance score.
6-6-6
The Number of the Beast is a concept from the Book of Revelation of the New Testament of the Christian Bible.
I also understand that is the Bank Balance for Christine O'Donnell.
What is it with that pose? Not everyone can lift their leg that high or what?
September 13, 2010
...But again, maybe that kind of casting is just good business to attract viewers for "Dancing with the Stars." People like seeing the faces of members of other shows, even if those shows were terrible. This begs another question: Is television too saturated with the same faces? In some cases, I think so. I'm just saying maybe it should be called something else, like "Dancing with the Stars and Really Lucky but Not Talented People."
Either way, it's the casting of "stars" like this that make me happy that I don't own a television.
No one recognizes the 'Texas Gravity' influence in the USA? The dummying down of America. You don't see it?
"OH, but, Big Daddy I want to do that, too?" Don't tell me people don't 'Get that either.'
No talent bums living out their fantasy. Don't 'get it?' Well, Big Oil can buy any kind of happiness. Don't you know that? Even the Presidency of the USA. Now, I know you know that. Why not everything else. Everyone distracted enough and having fun yet?
I mean, even an amateur spot on the Today Show after all. Hello?
When are Americans going to "Get It." The Republicans DESTROYED the Middle Class.
There is no relationship between the Middle Class and Wall Street. The Wall Street recovery occurred, but, that doesn't mean American jobs are back.
Wall Street surges as US recession declared over
NEW YORK — US stock markets jumped to four-month highs Monday, propelled by news that the world's biggest economy exited recession in June 2009.
The markets began their upward drive in late morning trade after the National Bureau of Economic Research said the US economy had ended the most sustained downturn since World War II.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 145.77 points (1.37 percent) to finish at 10,753.62, while the tech-rich Nasdaq composite index gained 40.22 points (1.74 percent) to 2,355.83.
The broader S&P 500 index rose 17.12 points (1.52 percent) to reach 1,142.71 points.
The drive came on the back of a strong multi-session rally spurred by a brighter economic outlook....
What occurred under the Bush White House which began with a multi-billion dollar bill in 2001 to place Americans in homes rather than apartments was a SYSTEMIC emptying of the 'fiscal' reserves of every aspect of the American and global economies. Everyone was in on it.
A fiscal collapse resulted because the Bush / Cheney economy was supported by EXPLOITATION of the American Dream. The price of Real Estate is NOT returning anytime soon and I am referring to AT LEAST a generation.
Wow, people believe Murdoch's Mad Cap News Service? Why? Because it gives one that 'feel good feeling.' I mean why REALLY understand what occurred when it feels soooooooo much better to be angry and FEEL powerful. Oh, the QUICK FIX.
Look, the Bush Dynasty as exported USA jobs to China and India. And that was before the collapse. When "W" could not FIND an economy for his administration because of the actions of 30 years of EXCORIATION of the American landscape by Republicans he simply allowed the Republican majority to LEGISLATE the economy through jobs bill after jobs bill after jobs bill. How was that done? BY BUILDING STUFF and financing the poor into the houses that were being built. The number of houses that exist in the market today, far exceeds the people in 'fiscal condition' to purchase them. There is a housing glut.
What were people doing under the Bush / Cheney White House? What was the 'AVERAGE' American doing with their money during those hideous years of illegal war and outrageous economic growth supported by ever increasing USA debt?
They were 'playing millionaire.' That is what they were doing. They were seeking to purchase house after house. They had a shore house. They had a mountain house. They had investment houses. They were collecting rent and racking up NET WORTH. Well. Now that your jobs are gone after being STUPID enough to BUY INTO IT, where does anyone believe the jobs are coming from? THIN AIR? GOOD WILL? Perhaps A THOUSAND POINTS OF LIGHT will give people enough purpose in their lives to feel FULFILLED.
Reducing government only does TWO things. It decreases the EFFECTIVENESS of ENFORCEMENT of laws and provides a clear path for corruption. AND. It gets rid of UNIONS. See the government is about 50% if not more of all memberships in UNIONS. So, why not rant on about reducing government and get rid of the unions at the same time? Right? I mean why not allow corruption after all the current DRUG CARTELS in Mexico carry their own 'economy of violence.' Yes? After all the only thing Wall Street is interested in is 'cash flow.' So, Wall Street doesn't care if they are supported by corruption and crime so long as they are making money. After all, some of the so called 'Best and Brightest' of Wall Street have very healthy drug addictions.
Don't start looking at President Obama as if he descended from a cloud to SAVE THE WORLD. To the extent his office allows that he is doing his level best to make PEACE and security from NUCLEAR ANNIHILATION happen.. Bush and Cheney should be able to say that. They did nothing but escalate global tensions and EXPAND the capacity for nuclear confrontation. Why would they do that by the way? Oh, yeah. To propagate more OPPORTUNITY for war and Wall Street profits. That's it, huh? I mean anyone prefers conventional warfare than nuclear encounter, so citizens would be more than willing to 'give their first born' to death on the battlefield so long as they aren't vaporized after all.
I don't want to hear how President Obama is responsible for the 'sorry state' of the economy today. He DID NOT create this mess and make no mistake it is a complete and abject mess. We are DAMN lucky the economy isn't worse than it is and houses are still worth anything at all.
The American people NEED TO LEARN a lesson alright, but, it AIN'T about George Washington and the USA Constitution and the Bill of Rights. It is about how LOUSY Republicans are at economic development of the country. And believing that SOMEHOW voting in Social Conservatives will turn the corner on economic demise is nothing but pure unadulterated 'faith based' voting.
I want to know what SCOTT BROWN has proposed to BOOST economic growth in the USA since being elected. I want to know what the Whiz Kid from Massachusetts has proposed to the legislature to TURN THIS ECONOMY around. NOTHING. His complete focus on proposing legislation is focused on 'Social Issues' of 'fear based voting.'
NOTHING !!!!!!!!!
...The freshman senator has bristled at a proposed assessment, included by the House-Senate committee, to pay for the cost of the legislation using a fee on financial firms with more than $50 billion in assets, and hedge funds exceeding $10 billion. The Congressional Budget Office estimated the cost of the legislation at nearly $20 billion over the next decade.
Brown said in a statement Monday that he was "surprised and extremely disappointed" by the proposed assessment. "While I'm still reviewing the bill's details, these provisions were not in the Senate version of the bill which I previously supported," he said. "My fear is that these costs would be passed onto consumers in the form of higher bank, ATM and credit card fees and put a strain on lending at the worst possible time for our economy. I've said repeatedly that I cannot support any bill that raises taxes."...
Well, if he didn't like the bill then what is he proposing INSTEAD? NOTHING. He is just like the rest of the Republicans in COMPLAINT of every form of legislation that comes to the floor for a vote. They don't have answers, they DO however HAVE COMPLAINTS, because their 'wealth' might be diminished by future profit taking. Let's have a PITY PARTY for them. "AHHHhhhhhhhh.."...
Stop looking at President Obama as if he has two heads and six eyes. He has never lied or deceived anyone. This is a very slow recovery for the Middle Class. I knew that the minute Wall Street tanked and I've been saying it every since.
The ONLY mistake President Obama has ever made regarding the REPORTING of the greatest scam to rob the USA Treasury in history, is that he is too CIVIL to say what actually occurred under Bush and Cheney.
The Republicans don't know what an economy is. They only understand that 'handing over' their personal wealth to Wall Street works for them. There is no direct correlation between Wall Street and the Unemployed. There was at one time, but, that isn't the case anymore.
American jobs have to be CREATED. The jobs that were LOST after the CRASH of 2008 were supported by a housing BUBBLE created by Wall Street and a hapless Republican administration in DC.. All one has to do is look at the CHARACTER of the collapse and the fact more men's jobs were lost than women.The Republicans don't know what an economy is. They only understand that 'handing over' their personal wealth to Wall Street works for them. There is no direct correlation between Wall Street and the Unemployed. There was at one time, but, that isn't the case anymore.
What occurred under the Bush White House which began with a multi-billion dollar bill in 2001 to place Americans in homes rather than apartments was a SYSTEMIC emptying of the 'fiscal' reserves of every aspect of the American and global economies. Everyone was in on it.
A fiscal collapse resulted because the Bush / Cheney economy was supported by EXPLOITATION of the American Dream. The price of Real Estate is NOT returning anytime soon and I am referring to AT LEAST a generation.
Wow, people believe Murdoch's Mad Cap News Service? Why? Because it gives one that 'feel good feeling.' I mean why REALLY understand what occurred when it feels soooooooo much better to be angry and FEEL powerful. Oh, the QUICK FIX.
Look, the Bush Dynasty as exported USA jobs to China and India. And that was before the collapse. When "W" could not FIND an economy for his administration because of the actions of 30 years of EXCORIATION of the American landscape by Republicans he simply allowed the Republican majority to LEGISLATE the economy through jobs bill after jobs bill after jobs bill. How was that done? BY BUILDING STUFF and financing the poor into the houses that were being built. The number of houses that exist in the market today, far exceeds the people in 'fiscal condition' to purchase them. There is a housing glut.
What were people doing under the Bush / Cheney White House? What was the 'AVERAGE' American doing with their money during those hideous years of illegal war and outrageous economic growth supported by ever increasing USA debt?
They were 'playing millionaire.' That is what they were doing. They were seeking to purchase house after house. They had a shore house. They had a mountain house. They had investment houses. They were collecting rent and racking up NET WORTH. Well. Now that your jobs are gone after being STUPID enough to BUY INTO IT, where does anyone believe the jobs are coming from? THIN AIR? GOOD WILL? Perhaps A THOUSAND POINTS OF LIGHT will give people enough purpose in their lives to feel FULFILLED.
Reducing government only does TWO things. It decreases the EFFECTIVENESS of ENFORCEMENT of laws and provides a clear path for corruption. AND. It gets rid of UNIONS. See the government is about 50% if not more of all memberships in UNIONS. So, why not rant on about reducing government and get rid of the unions at the same time? Right? I mean why not allow corruption after all the current DRUG CARTELS in Mexico carry their own 'economy of violence.' Yes? After all the only thing Wall Street is interested in is 'cash flow.' So, Wall Street doesn't care if they are supported by corruption and crime so long as they are making money. After all, some of the so called 'Best and Brightest' of Wall Street have very healthy drug addictions.
Don't start looking at President Obama as if he descended from a cloud to SAVE THE WORLD. To the extent his office allows that he is doing his level best to make PEACE and security from NUCLEAR ANNIHILATION happen.. Bush and Cheney should be able to say that. They did nothing but escalate global tensions and EXPAND the capacity for nuclear confrontation. Why would they do that by the way? Oh, yeah. To propagate more OPPORTUNITY for war and Wall Street profits. That's it, huh? I mean anyone prefers conventional warfare than nuclear encounter, so citizens would be more than willing to 'give their first born' to death on the battlefield so long as they aren't vaporized after all.
I don't want to hear how President Obama is responsible for the 'sorry state' of the economy today. He DID NOT create this mess and make no mistake it is a complete and abject mess. We are DAMN lucky the economy isn't worse than it is and houses are still worth anything at all.
The American people NEED TO LEARN a lesson alright, but, it AIN'T about George Washington and the USA Constitution and the Bill of Rights. It is about how LOUSY Republicans are at economic development of the country. And believing that SOMEHOW voting in Social Conservatives will turn the corner on economic demise is nothing but pure unadulterated 'faith based' voting.
I want to know what SCOTT BROWN has proposed to BOOST economic growth in the USA since being elected. I want to know what the Whiz Kid from Massachusetts has proposed to the legislature to TURN THIS ECONOMY around. NOTHING. His complete focus on proposing legislation is focused on 'Social Issues' of 'fear based voting.'
NOTHING !!!!!!!!!
Scott Brown reconsidering support of financial regulation bill (click here)
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
...The freshman senator has bristled at a proposed assessment, included by the House-Senate committee, to pay for the cost of the legislation using a fee on financial firms with more than $50 billion in assets, and hedge funds exceeding $10 billion. The Congressional Budget Office estimated the cost of the legislation at nearly $20 billion over the next decade. Brown said in a statement Monday that he was "surprised and extremely disappointed" by the proposed assessment. "While I'm still reviewing the bill's details, these provisions were not in the Senate version of the bill which I previously supported," he said. "My fear is that these costs would be passed onto consumers in the form of higher bank, ATM and credit card fees and put a strain on lending at the worst possible time for our economy. I've said repeatedly that I cannot support any bill that raises taxes."...
Well, if he didn't like the bill then what is he proposing INSTEAD? NOTHING. He is just like the rest of the Republicans in COMPLAINT of every form of legislation that comes to the floor for a vote. They don't have answers, they DO however HAVE COMPLAINTS, because their 'wealth' might be diminished by future profit taking. Let's have a PITY PARTY for them. "AHHHhhhhhhhh.."...
Here is the Glamour Boy's Claim to Fame. A bill that is basically UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Brown wants citizenship revoked for terror ties
Critics question legality of bill
WASHINGTON — Senator Scott Brown responded to the attempted Times Square bombing yesterday by cosponsoring a bill that would allow the United States to strip Americans of citizenship if the government determines that an individual supported or joined a terrorist group.
But a host of scholars and fellow lawmakers, including the House Republican leader, Representative John Boehner of Ohio, immediately questioned the constitutionality of the proposal, saying it was at odds with a half-century of Supreme Court precedents that ruled that citizenship can be relinquished only voluntarily. The legislation would affect US citizens whether they are native-born or naturalized....
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2010/05/07/brown_wants_citizenship_revoked_for_terror_ties/
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2010/05/07/brown_wants_citizenship_revoked_for_terror_ties/
WHEN, are Americans going to realize they are about to make the biggest mistakes of their lives by putting Social Conservatives BACK into the legislature. Government is not about what happens in the PEWS of the country. Maybe they forgot about that !
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