After all the problems we've had in the last few months, we're finally finding out that these political people who run our towns, cities, the whole government, are not really worth what they're getting paid.
They are taking trucks traffic from routes 41, 41A and 38 but not Route 20 --- there are more trucks on this road than on all the others. They speed, tailgate and drive wild, so you take your life into your own hands every time you pull out of your driveway or road.
No wonder the county is broke and raising our taxes. They're paying health insurance and mileage to the county legislators, and they do a $25,000 feasibility study, but think of the good things they could do with that money and not raise our taxes.
I hear about some of these salaries of the superintendents of the highways getting $85,000 or $90,000 a year -- they're not worth that much money. Let's cut some of the salaries in the government. You guys aren't really worth it and you've proved it.
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movedsouth wrote on Nov 20, 2008 9:31 AM:
cm wrote on Nov 20, 2008 9:24 AM:
my opinion has nothing to do with favoring a party/a group/a person, it is totally based on FACTS.
in this mad world today--along with the gossip magazines/media/TV/internet--
all that is usually headlined is the BAD, well about the good, such as the scholarships/feeding the homeless/ or just simply aiding a neighbor who is in true need???
this so called FARCE of an indictment is nothing more than a headline to sell newspapers!!!
maybe you should stop TUNING out ALL the words instead of picking and choosing those that suit your whim of today!
and karl: I read you like a book, and my opinion hasnt changed either! "
forrest wrote on Nov 20, 2008 9:13 AM:
karl again... wrote on Nov 20, 2008 8:44 AM:
And like CVN, it amazes me that you defend criminals. Just unbelievable. I suppose you think QAL Capone was a good man too because he gave out turkeys on Thanksgiving to curry favor with the public after arranging the St Valentine's Day Massacre? It's not the organization--it's the criminal scumbags behind it. Your callow ignorance is stupefying.
My opinion of you remains unchanged. "
movedsouth wrote on Nov 20, 2008 7:45 AM:
Without that bailout, Detroit will need to drastically restructure itself. With it, the automakers will stay the course — the suicidal course of declining market shares, insurmountable labor and retiree burdens, technology atrophy, product inferiority and never-ending job losses. Detroit needs a turnaround, not a check." The auto industry needs a cure, not a bandaid. Generally speaking, Obama will deal in "shoulds." "
brew1234 wrote on Nov 19, 2008 11:21 PM:
cm wrote on Nov 19, 2008 11:04 PM:
again 'investment' in the Vanguard Group, which manages approximately $1.3 trillion in assets: 401K, college funds, mutual funds,etc.
fact: that a Willacy County, Texas, grand jury lacks authority over federal actions,
the indictment of Cheney, former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and other is NOT EVEN SIGNED by a judge,
It's almost not even worth noting that Cheney's alleged tie -- investing his millions in Vanguard mutual funds that are major owners of publicly traded federal prison contractors -- is weak beyond belief;
by the grand jury's reasoning, one could surmise that others with Vanguard 401K plans (example: journalists at the Philadelphia Daily News and Inquirer!) could be charged as well.
Be sure to thank Cheney for investing his millions:
The Vanguard Scholarship Program provides merit-based scholarships of up to $10,000 to minority students entering their senior year of college during the 2007-2008 school year. "
karl again... wrote on Nov 19, 2008 9:40 PM:
Or not taking, maybe?
Nice non-answer....say it all...
My opinion of you remains unchanged. "
chris van note wrote on Nov 19, 2008 9:16 PM:
Really, good luck with that in your liberal fantasy land. I think all that soy milk is having adverse effects. "
karl again... wrote on Nov 19, 2008 4:18 PM:
"Cheney is charged with engaging in an organized criminal activity related to the vice president's investment in the Vanguard Group, which holds financial interests in the private prison companies running the federal detention centers. It accuses Cheney of a conflict of interest and "at least misdemeanor assaults" on detainees because of his link to the prison companies.
Megan Mitchell, a spokeswoman for Cheney, declined to comment on Tuesday, saying that the vice president had not yet received a copy of the indictment.
The indictment accuses Gonzales of using his position while in office to stop an investigation in 2006 into abuses at one of the privately-run prisons.
That this is happening in the most corrupt "legal system" in the country--in Texas--is no surprise. It will also be no surprise if the corrupt system in lace there lets "two of their own" go scott-free. But it is encouraging to know that at least the courts are wiling to confront the arch-criminal Cheney and attempt to at least punish him for one of his long roster of crimes! "
karl again... wrote on Nov 19, 2008 4:12 PM:
DID EVERYONE SEE THIS?---CHRIS VAN NOTE ONCE AGAIN DEFENDING INDICTED CRIMINALS??
Chris, I have to ask you seriously--what do you have invested in the business of defending--almost to a fault--DEFENDING people who are charger with serious crimes?
Seriously--is it your wont to identify with criminals? Do you sympathize with them?
Do you relate to them?
Are you somehow morally bankrupt to that degree?
Or is that just a reflexive response to your intense hatred of all things that you perceive as "Liberal"?
Seriously!?! I find this aspect of your damage fascinating--I'm waiting for an answer... "
cm wrote on Nov 19, 2008 3:20 PM:
Just because you invest into something doesnt make you responsible for the companies decisions.
and every politician uses 'words' to get themselves elected..they make promises that MOST of the time they cannot put into place due to 'red tape'
.....such as the '534 blockade'
.....or the Auburn city officials. "
Farmer's Gal wrote on Nov 19, 2008 2:55 PM:
chris van note wrote on Nov 19, 2008 12:53 PM:
" HEY!
DID YOU GUYS ALL SEE THIS?!?!?
Ooooh, I'm sure Cheney and Gonzalez are packing their bags for prison right now Karl!
A few things our local legal expert Karl forgot to mention:
Willacy County District Attorney Juan Angel Guerra himself had been under indictment for more than a year and half before a judge dismissed the indictments last month. This flurry of charges came in the twilight of Guerra's tenure, which ends this year after nearly two decades in office. He lost convincingly in a Democratic primary in March.
A second batch of indictments targeted public officials connected to Guerra's own legal battles.
Willacy County Clerk Gilbert Lozano, District judges Janet Leal and Migdalia Lopez, and special prosecutors Mervyn Mosbacker Jr. — a former U.S. attorney — and Gustavo Garza — a long-time political opponent of Guerra — were all indicted on charges of official abuse of official capacity and official oppression.
Garza, the only one who could be immediately reached Tuesday, called it a sad state of affairs.
"I feel sorry for all of the good people this unprofessional prosecutor has maligned," Garza said. "I'm not at all concerned about the accusations he has trumped up."
After Guerra's office was raided as part of the investigation early last year, he camped outside the courthouse in a borrowed camper with a horse, three goats and a rooster. He threatened to dismiss hundreds of cases because he believed local law enforcement had aided the investigation against him.
I almost forgot, a ham sandwich was also named as a co-conspirator.
Good luck with this one Karl! Hahaha... "
karl again... wrote on Nov 19, 2008 12:44 PM:
As far as "placing blame"--well, if you don't find out WHO is responsible, than "those who do not learn from the past are doomed to repeat it"--wouldn't you agree?!
Also, "the people" obviously DIDN'T KNOW that they were voting for a liar and a deceitful scumbag when they voted in Bush (well, the Liberals did, but they didn't vote for him anyway! LOL!)--he bamboozled y'all with that "compassionate Conservative" and "A uniter, not a divider" crap--and the proof that the country now sees that is the resounding rejection of Republicanism which has been so representative of the complete betrayal of the Middle Class and its interests for the last eight years. "
cm wrote on Nov 19, 2008 12:24 PM:
cm wrote on Nov 19, 2008 12:19 PM:
http://www.joshhosler.biz/
NumberOneInHistory/SelectMonth.htm "
cm wrote on Nov 19, 2008 12:03 PM:
A sales associate and I ended up doing 3 classes!
the kids were awesome and so full of questions.
This year alot more parents,to name a few: the electric company worker with his bucket truck, a race car driver with his daytona car, wrestling coach with mats to physically engage the kids, a mom who is a federal probation officer with her bullet proof vest, and even a teacher who just returned from Iraq;
overall a great event to give kids a short lesson of various jobs!
I will frame our 'certificate' and hang it at the store! "
karl again... wrote on Nov 19, 2008 12:02 PM:
DID YOU GUYS ALL SEE THIS?!?!?
"Cheney is charged with engaging in an organized criminal activity related to the vice president's investment in the Vanguard Group, which holds financial interests in the private prison companies running the federal detention centers. It accuses Cheney of a conflict of interest and "at least misdemeanor assaults" on detainees because of his link to the prison companies."
...from the story here---
http://www.auburnpub.com/articles/2008/11/19/ap/us/d94hocq00.txt
Maybe they'll finally put this arch-scumbag in JAIL where he belongs!!! "
cm wrote on Nov 19, 2008 11:54 AM:
you can go round and round when it comes to blame.
you say the Auto group has GOV to blame, yet the PEOPLE who voted the GOV in place are also to blame..
thats why I always argue the point that its NEVER JUST ONE!
in families, as in mine, no two kids are the same from even the same set of parents!
I am sick of reading the paper and seeing so-so DID this, so-so said his fault, Reps blame Dems, Dems blame Reps.
I think TOO much TIME is wasted blaming, we know there is a problem, NOW we need to find the solution.
Which shouldnt take weeks, months, or years!!! "
karl again... wrote on Nov 19, 2008 10:29 AM:
I am torn about this auto bailout thing. On the one hand, I think these idiots and fools who made Hummers, Hemi-powered massive pickups and Escalades SHOULD be allowed to go bankrupt--I've railed against these stupid gas-guzzlers enough to be hypocritical if I DIDN'T say they should have seen this coming.
On the other hand--could the economy face the prospect of thousands---maybe hundreds of thousands of jobs lost?
If bankruptcy only means that they still keep working, retooling, and just paying back their creditors when they become profitable, then I'm all for it!
However, I do DIS-agree with you about the government having little to do with it, in the fact that the regulatory industries that should ave been in place to catch such abuses as you listed were NOT there. This administration had really gone out of their way to "stack the deck" in favor of the Auto business, to do away with regulations from everything from relaxing pollution controls, to lowering miles-per-gallon standards, and not allowing oversight of financial and quality issues.
The way I see it is, when the kids go crazy and wind up in the pokey overnight for vandalism or something--who do you REALLY blame--the dumb kids--or the parents who SHOULD HAVE BEEN overseeing and parenting better? Seems to me to be basic 'Regulatin' 101"? "
movedsouth wrote on Nov 19, 2008 9:27 AM:
cm wrote on Nov 19, 2008 8:48 AM:
I TOTALLY agree, and couldn't have said it better!!! "
daviddelker wrote on Nov 19, 2008 7:18 AM:
cm wrote on Nov 18, 2008 10:31 PM:
I am doing 2 classes tomorrow.
This is my 3rd year, its alot of fun sharing your job with elementary kids! "
cm wrote on Nov 18, 2008 10:27 PM:
Nature: I plan to have my Tia cremated and placed with me too..
the others are buried in our new memorial garden, my daughter and I created.
I was gone all day, work, therapy ,and back to work until 930pm--I was home for about 15 minutes in the split time, I was so glad Tia stayed in the house under the electric blanket---tonight I was 'licked' to death before I placed into my bed (with another electric blanket)
I guess she missed me today!
and we are still freezing, with tonight being the coldest all week..
of course the cat who only goes out once every 2 months has decided today of all days to do that!
I hope he finds a warm spot or comes back in during the night.. "
the bone wrote on Nov 18, 2008 7:30 PM:
karl again... wrote on Nov 18, 2008 3:41 PM:
karl again... wrote on Nov 18, 2008 3:37 PM:
Personally, I am WELL AND SICK OF it! I respect the power of the pen over the sword, and I believe that ideas have more power than bombs. And the Right has made an Art of Untruth and Doublespeak, of this there is NO doubt.
So don't take it personally--it may well be that I am too jaded at this point to be purely objective, but if I misunderstand you or blatantly misrepresent you, I am not above an apology.
If you meant "Gubment" as nothing more than a colloquialism, (WOW! I got that correct withOUT the "spell checker"! LOL!) then I apologize for my inference.
S "
chris van note wrote on Nov 18, 2008 3:20 PM:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mm1KOBMg1Y8
http://www.foxnews.com/video/index.html?playerId=videolandingpage&streamingFormat=FLASH&referralObject=3205836&referralPlaylistId=undefined
Zogby Poll
512 Obama Voters 11/13/08-11/15/08 MOE +/- 4.4 points
97.1% High School Graduate or higher, 55% College Graduates
Results to 12 simple Multiple Choice Questions
57.4% could NOT correctly say which party controls congress (50/50 shot just by guessing)
81.8% could NOT correctly say Joe Biden quit a previous campaign because of plagiarism (25% chance by guessing)
82.6% could NOT correctly say that Barack Obama won his first election by getting opponents kicked off the ballot (25% chance by guessing)
88.4% could NOT correctly say that Obama said his policies would likely bankrupt the coal industry and make energy rates skyrocket (25% chance by guessing)
56.1% could NOT correctly say Obama started his political career at the home of two former members of the Weather Underground (25% chance by guessing).
And yet.....
Only 13.7% failed to identify Sarah Palin as the person on which their party spent $150,000 in clothes
Only 6.2% failed to identify Palin as the one with a pregnant teenage daughter
And 86.9 % thought that Palin said that she could see Russia from her "house," even though that was Tina Fey who said that!!
Only 2.4% got at least 11 correct.
Only .5% got all of them correct. (And we "gave" one answer that was technically not Palin, but actually Tina Fey)
http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.cfm?ID=1642
http://www.zogby.com/news/wf-dfs.pdf "
chris van note wrote on Nov 18, 2008 3:15 PM:
nature lover wrote on Nov 18, 2008 3:06 PM:
Farmer's Gal wrote on Nov 18, 2008 2:54 PM:
nature lover wrote on Nov 18, 2008 11:49 AM:
Farmer's Gal wrote on Nov 18, 2008 11:11 AM:
the bone wrote on Nov 18, 2008 9:00 AM:
cm wrote on Nov 18, 2008 8:26 AM:
the system needs a complete overhaul.
yes, we do, as a country need to STOP illegals from getting ANY benefits, they should NOT be ENTITLED to receive a penny!!
it it not fair to those that were illegal and went thru the proper channels/rules/laws to become citizens! "
daviddelker wrote on Nov 18, 2008 7:29 AM:
cm wrote on Nov 18, 2008 7:07 AM:
I too have my fav Tia,not doing so good,
she is 13, and sadly going blind.
Not able to see where she was going, she fell off the deck..lots of blood from her tooth that came out.
I am always checking to make sure she ate and drank, and shes in the house!
mostly she just sleeps, I know her days are numbered, and I will be devasted for she is my baby and has slept with me since she was a pup!
good luck with your pet..
If it rained here, WE would have snow!
My daughter would be estactic!! as she watches Pics on TV of the snow, she begs to head north.
I told her I dont own any boots! lol.. "
Farmer's Gal wrote on Nov 18, 2008 4:30 AM:
karl again... wrote on Nov 17, 2008 9:49 PM:
The fact is, that the LAST time they tried to ram through this UN-AMERICAN proposition, it passed by 23 points--BEFORE THE COURTS OVERTURNED IT!
This time?
A MERE FOUR POINTS!
It will be overturned, in time, and by then, this newer, more-liberal voting generation won't be vulnerable to the manipulation of bigoted views like your passing generation.
Say buh-bye..... "
cm wrote on Nov 17, 2008 9:23 PM:
I am hoping to be lucky this year and only work 8 hrs!
it really is funny to see FL people wearing winter jackets!
it is freezing, with the low down to 35 and the high 62.
(to us that is freezing)
due to cold chill, I realized I do not own one single pair of any type of closed shoes!
which raises a question...why do I own socks? lol.... "
nature lover wrote on Nov 17, 2008 7:46 PM:
" Karl it is morally wrong, because you are gay dont mean its right.Its up to the people and they voted against it.Face it its over. "
R u able to sit up and take nourishment without someone cleaning the dribble from your chin, bone? its up to the people?!? its over?!? WTH are u talking about. Gays have been gay b4 u were born and they will be around after u keel bud. They are PEOPLE!! I suppose you fluff off the senseless murder in Syracuse this past weekend of a man that was openly gay and dressed as a woman? Honestly, this topic is over.
Yes cm, bellringers start the 1st of November. My job d/n allow me much free time but I find the time for it as I luv doing it on black Friday...so many people hungry...
VERY pleased to c Syracuse football gave the weel desearved boot... "
cm wrote on Nov 17, 2008 7:24 PM:
in my post, I stated its a good time to clean out your kids closets..
mostly toy boxes!
with x-mas coming and gifts arriving, it would be a good time to give to local organizations.
I also stated my daughters love for stuffed animals. She wasn't the only one, several moms in the girl scout troop mentioned the same problem..when I said we adopted a new rule--if she buys one she must Donate one..
A few weeks ago the girls made a trip to build-a-bear. At the next meeting there were 10 stuffed animals.
They will be going to the local hospital playroom! "
cm wrote on Nov 17, 2008 7:13 PM:
my inlaws do many days of it thru Dec.
normally my job takes me on the road until Xmas eve..
maybe this year I will have some time. "
cm wrote on Nov 17, 2008 7:10 PM:
small franchises, or companies that have less than 300 employees...
more facing unemployment..
no GOV. bailouts for them!?
overall there is no win-win..
if they bankrupt there are layoffs
and it seems even the large 700 million bailouts there are still layoffs/ and moving companies out of the USA.
(as JPmorgan/chase are doing) "
the bone wrote on Nov 17, 2008 6:01 PM:
Farmer's Gal wrote on Nov 17, 2008 4:28 PM:
I keep saying it -- we need to overturn Santa Clara County vs. Southern Pacific Railroad.... "
Farmer's Gal wrote on Nov 17, 2008 4:26 PM:
cm wrote on Nov 17, 2008 3:47 PM:
Father Nacca knows I was the rebel of his religion class..
BUT, I do let some of it guide me, as far as being a good person, teaching my kids good values/morals/goals, aiding others when I can, and believing in God, a heaven, and a afterlife. "
nature lover wrote on Nov 17, 2008 3:44 PM:
cm wrote on Nov 17, 2008 3:35 PM:
its NOT just the big ones--there are many small businesses closing up everyday-putting more citizens/tax payers out of work.
why is it fair to just bailout the big ones??
isnt this almost like a 'mafia syndrome'?
the GOV bails out the ones that will net them the most cash in THEIR wallets, while doing what the GOV says?!
and those that disagree, will shut down, and enjoy poverty for NOT following the mainstream?
is Pelosi the female version of the 'godfather' ???? "
karl again... wrote on Nov 17, 2008 3:33 PM:
I have already thoroughly demolished any pretense of it being "wrong". I will only give you that it is RELIGIOUSLY unacceptable by they who allow dusty, 2,000 year old forgeries dictate their lives. "
the bone wrote on Nov 17, 2008 2:56 PM:
Farmer's Gal wrote on Nov 17, 2008 2:51 PM:
movedsouth wrote on Nov 17, 2008 2:16 PM:
movedsouth wrote on Nov 17, 2008 2:09 PM:
karl again... wrote on Nov 17, 2008 2:05 PM:
Is this some kind of veiled racial slur? "
Farmer's Gal wrote on Nov 17, 2008 1:50 PM:
My mom had an American made car once where you couldn't change the oil without removing the air conditioning -- necessitating a huge bill and service from the dealer. She just never had it changed because she couldn't afford it.
It's that kind of attitude towards production which has driven the American auto industry into the mess it is in. Yes, the companies deserve to go into bankruptcy -- I just hate to think what that does to the entire State of Michigan, which is so dependent on that industry -- not just those who work in it directly, but the economy of the whole state, with plenty of repercussions to go around for the rest of the country.
You can't tank an ENTIRE INDUSTRY without it being felt by everyone in the country.
So, bottom line, I have mixed feelings on the subject. They certainly need reining in, and they need clamping down, revamping, downsizing of salaries and reduction of the top-heavy top, and they need to be FORCED to produce higher quality, fuel efficient, environment friendly vehicles because they just will not do it on their own. Can that be done with purse strings, or do they have to be washed down the tubes, taking many families lives with them, to get it right? "
movedsouth wrote on Nov 17, 2008 1:30 PM:
movedsouth wrote on Nov 17, 2008 1:27 PM:
karl again... wrote on Nov 17, 2008 1:03 PM:
daviddelker wrote on Nov 17, 2008 12:51 PM:
the bone wrote on Nov 17, 2008 12:33 PM:
Andy b wrote on Nov 17, 2008 12:23 PM:
This is caused by many things but the main two problems is:
1. Bad vehicle and production design. For instance, I read an article that stated that GM for example had 18 side view mirrors that were in production. The average for the Japanese automakers was 2. They used the same mirrors on many more vehicles. That's just one example but there were many more to cite.
2. Labor cost and job protection are horribly excessive. Unions run GM not GM. Unions had a place once upon a time. With laws and regulations as they are unions are too powerful. As a result they have become obsolete and detrimental to the American worker in the long run. "
movedsouth wrote on Nov 17, 2008 12:06 PM:
karl again... wrote on Nov 17, 2008 11:27 AM:
Small testicles and oversized, swollen gashogs like the Hummer and Escalade are no way to run a business. This hyper-masculinized imageof the American automobile as offered by these numbskulls is long overdue a realignment.
Let them fail, and let other, smarter companies take their place! "
movedsouth wrote on Nov 17, 2008 11:03 AM:
movedsouth wrote on Nov 17, 2008 10:49 AM:
Barack Obama and Joe Biden believe we must be as careful getting out of Iraq as we were careless getting in. Immediately upon taking office, Obama will give his Secretary of Defense and military commanders a new mission in Iraq: ending the war. The removal of our troops will be responsible and phased, directed by military commanders on the ground and done in consultation with the Iraqi government. Military experts believe we can safely redeploy combat brigades from Iraq at a pace of 1 to 2 brigades a month -- which would remove all of them in 16 months. That would be the summer of 2010 -- more than 7 years after the war began." Let's see if he can attain this. "
movedsouth wrote on Nov 17, 2008 10:40 AM:
Farmer's Gal wrote on Nov 17, 2008 10:23 AM:
Auto industry bail out: Like the banking bail-out, that money has to come with powerful strings attached as to what it can --and cannot-- be used for. It has to come with restrictions and directives which must be met or the penalties will come down like a hammer on the heads of the executives who don't make it happen. That means more execs who forego bonuses and maybe even take paycuts to keep their jobs. It means directives to produce higher-quality vehicles that are more fuel efficient and produce less pollution, and are made to last -- all at an affordable price. Other countries do it, and we SHOULD be able to do it too -- if we pay reasonable instead of inflated wages to auto workers, particularly up the line to middle management and executives. When you start taking hand-outs out of the pockets of the American people after you have scr*wed up so badly you are about to tank the whole economy, you better realize you have to trade-off a lot of say in what you can do with the money.
Those aren't YOUR profits you are spending unwisely -- that's MY money, and yours and yours, out of our pockets. "
karl again... wrote on Nov 17, 2008 9:58 AM:
Should these Hummer-making bums be allowed to go into bankruptcy and fail, or will that be the death knell of manufacturing in America even more?
I'm unsure of what I feel about it--on one hand, I think these bums should reap what they sowed; on the other, can the economy afford this additional "hit" at a time like this?
What say the pundits here? "
cm wrote on Nov 17, 2008 8:42 AM:
the Ex handled tax stuff..(not very well huh?)
anyway, I noticed you can expense off a hotel room or CAR for a business meeting place!!!
this is how all our politicians get away with prostitution!! "
cm wrote on Nov 17, 2008 8:38 AM:
all along I have said if its a cost of 10 billion a month for Iraq, under the Obama plan it will be 5 billion a month in Iraq and the 10 billion a month will shift to Afghanistan!
he will not save us WAR monies, he will add another 5 million to the cost at the Tax payers expense! "
movedsouth wrote on Nov 17, 2008 7:18 AM:
While Nancy Pelosi pushes for the Bailout of the Big 3, I ask myself what side of her BED OF NAILS she got up on. Let me explain. If the Big 3 gets bailed out business will continue same as usual until they need more (and they will need more).
While bankruptcy doesn't mean loss of jobs, it simply lets companies undergo restructuring, trimming fat (overpaid CEO'S, EXCESSIVE BONUSES and the death grip of the UAW) . This is why the laws of bankruptcy were put in place (to save the jobs). By going through this process, the Big 3 would be able to put their products out on the market cheaper giving Americans the opportunity to buy AMERICAN MADE AUTOS at competitive pricing. Isn't that the goal?
Back to Nancy Pelosi. In Jan 2007 when the minimum wage went from 5.15 to 7.25, Pelosi had American Samoa exempted from the increase so Del Monte would not have to pay the higher wage. This would make Del Monte products less expensive than their competitor's. Pelosi's district is San Francisco----StarKist (owned by Del Monte Foods) headquartered in San Francisco-----StarKist is the major employer in American Somoa employing 75% of the Samoa workforce. Paul Pelosi, Nancy's husband owns $17,000,000 in StarKist stock. So on one side she wants to shell out Billions of dollars to protect the policies of the UAW and BAD MANAGEMENT of the BIG 3, but on the other side she suppresses wages of workers making minimum wage for her personal gains. I guess Pelosi's outlook is keep the minimum wage tuna packer with nothing and the UAW and CEO'S of the Big 3 out pricing their own products and employees giving foreign completion more advantages daily. She is the PERFECT reason why politicians are viewed as WH@RES. If the people of her district re-elect her another term then I feel that whole district should undergo treatment." "
movedsouth wrote on Nov 17, 2008 7:11 AM:
The executives made the request of the board’s compensation committee, and the board on Sunday approved the request, the spokesman said." Thank you, I hope more executives step up to the plate. "
Farmer's Gal wrote on Nov 17, 2008 5:13 AM:
karl again... wrote on Nov 17, 2008 12:41 AM:
You can't make this stuff up!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/3464073/Educated-Catholics-have-sown-dissent-and-confusion-in-the-Church-claims-bishop.html "
cm wrote on Nov 16, 2008 10:24 PM:
The U.S. government agreed last week to an Iraqi request to amend the draft. The amendment removed what al-Attiyah said was ambiguous language that could allow U.S. forces not to adhere to a timeline for their withdrawal from Iraqi cities by the end of June and from the entire country by Jan. 1, 2012.
http://news.aol.com/article/iraqi-cabinet-oks-security-pact-with-us/
232193 "
brew1234 wrote on Nov 16, 2008 9:10 PM:
oldtimer wrote on Nov 16, 2008 5:33 PM:
You have more S%%-, than birds
in Berry picken times "
karl again... wrote on Nov 16, 2008 4:48 PM:
For your information, what I said was a word-for-word quote said to me by another "Christian"--but I'm not in the LEAST surprised that you don;t agree with that interpretation; after all, you Christians can't get it straight WHAT the lot of you believe in, can you?
Methodists, Mormons, Catholics, Lutherans, Church of Nazarene, Pentecostals, etc--sheeesh--you've all got your different interpretations of Scripture!
Parting shot--I know exactly what you're talking about--the whole "Prophecy" nonsense. I don't buy it for a second. Nostradamus was just as accurate/inaccurate/enigmatic! "
morals wrote on Nov 16, 2008 3:56 PM:
karl again... wrote on Nov 16, 2008 3:40 PM:
http://mediamatters.org/items/200810220017
" Thomas Sowell's syndicated column compared Sen. Barack Obama to Bolshevik revolutionaries, Adolf Hitler, Mao Zedong, Jim Jones, and "[o]ther despotic regimes in China, Cuba, and Iran," all leaders who Sowell claimed resemble Obama in that they rose to power on a message of "change" or due to "inspiring rhetoric and a confident style" more than "specifics."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/16/mccain-campaigning-with-g_n_135266.html
"Jeffrey Frederick, the chairman of the Virginia Republican party, gave GOP volunteers talking points on "the connection between Barack Obama and Osama bin Laden."
http://mediamatters.org/items/200811040013
"Radio host Bill Cunningham compared Sen. Barack Obama to dictators such as Fidel Castro, Mao Zedong, and Adolf Hitler, and also stated: "Obama now is poised ... to seize power in America, and I hope to be a bloodless coup."
...and that's just for starters.....it's called "glass houses"-don't throw stones, jonathan! "
movedsouth wrote on Nov 16, 2008 3:19 PM:
nature lover wrote on Nov 16, 2008 1:33 PM:
heres a start FG...when I get a few I will help u look. Baking again today... "
jonathan dough wrote on Nov 16, 2008 12:34 PM:
Farmer's Gal wrote on Nov 16, 2008 12:01 PM:
Farmer's Gal wrote on Nov 16, 2008 11:59 AM:
Farmer's Gal wrote on Nov 16, 2008 11:56 AM:
She wasn't doing her job then, and she is going to be in trouble for not doing her job in terms of making sure the financial reports get filed. I had to fill in as treasurer for a friend who was running for office (her treasurer was diagnosed with cancer and died very suddenly shortly thereafter -- everyone says he was a sweet man and a terrible tragedy for his family) -- so there I was, no experience whatsoever, as a friend and neighbor, I stepped up and did what had to be done. It's not that hard -- you just read all the literature and make sure the candidate saves all the receipts, and you fill in the blanks in the software and e-mail it to the State. When there is little activity, it's even easier. There is just no excuse for a whole Party failing to send those reports - and when the person took that role, he (and their treasurer is a guy) put his name, reputation and responsibility on the line -- really blew it. I hope they give them both what they deserve for letting everyone else in the Party down.
If you can't do the work, don't sign on for the job when others are counting on you. "
nature lover wrote on Nov 16, 2008 11:23 AM:
jashby = ignorant republican.
grow up! Bush was horrible and I wont be the only one to compare his deeds of misjustice to Hitler!! In fact I heard it already thus my comment. U go ahead and watch TV all day to get your education. "
nature lover wrote on Nov 16, 2008 11:21 AM:
" nl you make NO sense, and YOU WOULD think Wikipedia is reliable! One owrd for you THINK "
um...movedsouth, the wikipedia post injecting the comparison of Palin to barf interchangebly, was a joke! I dont even think there is such a thing as a wikipedia thesaurus because I NVR look at that bogus online dictionary etc because is can be changed by anyone and never challenged or corrected. I was being facitious because if u look at your post on:
movedsouth wrote on Nov 13, 2008 4:59 PM
u actually quoted wikipedia as a basis for your backwords thoughts on homosexuality. So I guess when u have to explain a joke, it loses translation and perhaps u need to THINK as even though u support republican ideas to the death, I thought u were a little more high brow than your last posts have been.
Have a wonderful sunday! "
cm wrote on Nov 16, 2008 10:40 AM:
cm wrote on Nov 16, 2008 9:36 AM:
sat the sons ex's 3 kids SAT, ages 4-3-1,one being my granddaughter, I havent a clue as to why they think its so tuff--lol...
of course I have a playroom dedicated to their visits--maybe thats they key to happy kids--one room they can destroy without hearing the word 'NO'..lol
heading out to a cool X-mas store not to far away, Roberts Christmas Village,
they have a darkened room filled with decorated trees, and a train lovers haven...
leaving my checkbook at home, for the mortgage company is getting my paycheck.
anything happening in Auburn this weekend? "
jashby wrote on Nov 16, 2008 2:41 AM:
anonymous wrote on Nov 15, 2008 9:08 PM:
movedsouth wrote on Nov 15, 2008 7:07 PM:
nature lover wrote on Nov 15, 2008 6:32 PM:
nature lover wrote on Nov 15, 2008 6:28 PM:
also luv the story of her going thru the mess of a house she keeps to try and find the clothes the RNC bought that she was lame enough to think she could keep!!
cvn honestly why dont u post something unslanderous. cuz as we told u before if u are getting that so called AL Gore crap from that iowahawk site then u are truly the uninformed one. "
Farmer's Gal wrote on Nov 15, 2008 5:03 PM:
movedsouth wrote on Nov 15, 2008 4:20 PM:
chris van note wrote on Nov 15, 2008 2:58 PM:
" I agree FG...Like Obama said some of the 1st things he will do is reverse the ban on stem cell research and shut down Guantanimo. Two huge items that prove "the one" does have power and is not at the complete mercy of congress for his decisions. Many just refuse to c just how evil Bush was as himself - the "refined" Hitler of our time.
oooh come on u Bush lovers.... "
Wow, really informed post. Bush never banned stem cell research, just didn't offer gov't funding for certain types.
As far as Gitmo goes...
Office of the Secretary of Defense
The Pentagon
Washington, D.C.
Dear Concerned Citizen:
Thank you for your recent letter roundly criticizing our treatment of the Taliban and Al Qaeda detainees currently being held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Our administration takes these matters seriously, and your opinion was heard loud and clear here in Washington. You'll be pleased to learn that, thanks to the concerns of citizens like you, we are creating a new division of the Terrorist Retraining Program, to be called the "Liberals
Accept Responsibility for Killers" program, or LARK for short
In accordance with the guidelines of this new program, we have decided to place one terrorist under your personal care.
Your personal detainee has been selected and scheduled for transportation under heavily armed guard to your residence next Monday. Ali Mohammed Ahmed bin Mahmud (you can just call him Ahmed) is to be cared for pursuant to the standards you personally demanded in your
letter of admonishment.
It will likely be necessary for you to hire some assistant caretakers.
We will conduct weekly inspections, in conjunction with the Red Cross, to ensure that your care for Ahmed is commensurate with international standards and those you so strongly recommended in your letter.
Although Ahmed is sociopathic, extremely violent, and was trying to kill at least 20 women and children as we captured him, we hope that your sensitivity to what you described as his "attitudinal problem" will help him overcome these character flaws. I might add that he will bite you, or worse, given the chance.
However, perhaps you are correct in describing these problems as mere cultural differences.
We understand that you plan to offer counseling and home schooling. Your adopted terrorist is extremely proficient in hand-to-hand combat and can extinguish human life with such simple items as a pencil or nail clippers. We do not suggest that you ask him to demonstrate these skills
at your next yoga group. He is also expert at making a wide variety of explosive devices from common household products, so you may wish to keep those items locked up, unless (in your opinion) this might offend him.
Ahmed will not wish to interact with your wife or daughters since he views females as a subhuman form of property. This is a particularly sensitive subject for him, and he has been known to show violent tendencies around women who fail to comply with the new dress
code that Ahmed will recommend as more appropriate attire. I'm sure they will come to enjoy the anonymity offered by the bhurka - over time. Just remind them that it is all part of "respecting his culture and his religious beliefs" - wasn't that how you put it?
Thanks again for your letter. We truly appreciate it when folks like you, who know so much, keep us informed of the proper way to do our job.You take good care of Ahmed - and remember...we'll be watching
Good Luck!
Found on the Al Gore (tm) interwebs. "
nature lover wrote on Nov 15, 2008 12:10 PM:
oooh come on u Bush lovers.... "
nature lover wrote on Nov 15, 2008 11:49 AM:
" Too bad it wasn't a lot! "
Well right back at 'cha mr foulmood! If she even so much as raises her hand to say "howdy" in 2012, YOU will be the one barfing ALOT!!!
Have a nice day by the way!! "
Farmer's Gal wrote on Nov 15, 2008 9:51 AM:
The fact that the 536 have their share of the blame does not absolve Bush of his own responsibility and blame.
In our system of checks-and-balances, in theory, each of the three branches is roughly equal. So, the Executive (i.e. the President) is roughly equal to the whole of the Legislative (i.e. Congress and the Senate). Add to that his veto power and he starts having the edge to manipulate what the Legislative can do. The Judicial branch is also supposed to be roughly equal, but add in the President's influence over who gets selected to be a Justice and once again, he gets the edge.
The President, all by himself, one single man, is a very powerful person -- not without some checks and balances -- but pretty powerful. Remember, Desert Storm happened by directive of the President, without bothering to get the required approval of the Congress, and hardly anyone even batted an eye at this flagrant misuse of Presidential power.
Don't forget too what this Bush did all by himself via Executive Order -- he gave himself dictatorial powers over the government AND private business should HE decide, all by himself, that it's a "national emergency," which he himself could determine and declare without a check or balance from anyone.
So the 536 ploy just doesn't fly. Yes, Congress has some blame in troubles as well, but the President is guilty as sin all by himself. " "
Farmer's Gal wrote on Nov 15, 2008 9:26 AM: