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Well that was an interesting read for me, thank you for sharing this, cheers.

Asstard

It sounds better spoken in my native Okie dialect.

Obama Proposes to Make Economy Worse

Bob from Salem,

Loved you at the rally telling McCain to be quiet because you weren’t done.

Obama Proposes to Make Economy Worse

Bryan,

With all due respect, your voting rights would be revoked if I were in charge.

Good lord.

MPS' Obscene Fringe Benefits

Indeed Folkbum, the real question is not fringe as percentage of salary, but rather total compensation per hour.

After all, if their total compensation is $20 per hour while the average private sector employee is $90 per hour, then nobody should give a rip that fringe makes up such a large percentage of a rather paltry compensation rate.

Of course, total compensation is far higher than that, and is indeed a big part of the problem.

MPS' Obscene Fringe Benefits

The missing number is salary per employee. MPS bargaining units have given up raises in exchange for additional health and pension benefits.  The ratio of benefits to salary therefore seems high, but overall compensation is not. The article’s lack of comparison on that measure paints a distorted picture.

That said, I did not know we were paying FT benefits to such very PT employees. That seems like a bad move on our part.

MPS' Obscene Fringe Benefits

But But But, it is FOR THE CHILDREN!

Obama Tells Tax-Burdened Plumber the Plan is to ‘Spread the Wealth Around’

Obama is a socialist - now he finally admits it.

Obama Tells Tax-Burdened Plumber the Plan is to ‘Spread the Wealth Around’

You don’t tell a plumber that you need to take some of his money to “spread the wealth around”. 

It was a rare candid moment, because I didn’t hear Obama respond with “Do you make more than $250,000?  Probably not, so you’re getting a tax cut and don’t need to worry”

Must have been a Freudian slip on Obama’s part.

Obama Tells Tax-Burdened Plumber the Plan is to ‘Spread the Wealth Around’

So will all the resident obama-defenders finally concede after that quote that Obama is INDEED a socialist? 

Could it be any clearer?

McCain could pretty much win the election (or come close) if he was smart enough to use that segment in an ad and hammer home that scenario in the debate tomorrow night.

I’m not so sure… Human nature is such that people always think they’ve got it worse than someone else, and it seems that most people have a proclivity for envy of those who have more than they do.  So its really a numbers game for Obama and democrats for a while now (though it seems republicans are starting to pick up this dangerous trend)

And the secret is to just make sure that your campaign promises are such that the NUMBER of people who will get a payday from your being elected out numbers the number of people who are going to get screwed when you are elected allowing for the number of people whow might get a payday, but recognize long-term how bad for our economy and in the long run, for the people on the lower end those socialist policies would be.

MPS' Obscene Fringe Benefits

will be one hell of a backlash?  Lemme tell ya Steve, the backlash is there.  I’ve been told in no uncertain terms that the health plan my family and I have is too good for me.  The Backlash is here.

There’s not a whole lot more in the way of backlash that scares public employees. We’ve been told how little we’re valued. We get it.

Obama Tells Tax-Burdened Plumber the Plan is to ‘Spread the Wealth Around’

Steve - Could Obama win the election by spending the next 3 weeks talking about Palin’s $6 billion redistribution of wealth program she enacted as Governor of Alaska?

MPS' Obscene Fringe Benefits

As the private sector 401(k)’s get hammered, one of two things will happen.  We’ll all try to get government jobs or there will be one hell of a backlash against this stuff.

Obama Tells Tax-Burdened Plumber the Plan is to ‘Spread the Wealth Around’

McCain could pretty much win the election (or come close) if he was smart enough to use that segment in an ad and hammer home that scenario in the debate tomorrow night.

All McCain has to do is make an ad with that in it.  Run that ad and only that ad a million times the next three weeks. 

But he’s not smart enough to do that.

Obama Tells Tax-Burdened Plumber the Plan is to ‘Spread the Wealth Around’

Bonus points for posting a video with Steve Doocy. That guy is comedy gold!

Obama Proposes to Make Economy Worse

McCain is no Ronald Reagan-- but he looked out for the future of the GOP by naming Sarah VP!!!!  Obama would be nothing less than the First Premier of the USSRUS.....Scary stuff to say the least. 

I talked to a 21-year old guy tonight while picking up my carry-out dinner.  He said that Obama has no clue...His business made $250K in the first year of his trucking business- which would implied that this young businessman would have paid big-time for the Obama business tax. 

Obama has no clue--he knows only what was dished out to him by Sol Alinsky, Reverend Wright, Pentagon Bombers Bill Ayers and Bernandine Dorn that helped Comrade Obama develop his Socialist philosophy.

WAKE UP AMERICA!!!

Obama Proposes to Make Economy Worse

As of right now, I’ll probably vote for McCain.  But it’s a “hold your nose” vote.  While I detest many of the man’s stances on issues, I think that Obama’s stances are worse. 

If Wisconsin is in play, I’ll most likely vote for McCain.  If Obama has a 10 point lead in Wisconsin going into the election, I’ll probably write in someone. 

Look, I like McCain better than Obama, but that’s not saying much.

Obama Proposes to Make Economy Worse

I’m not sure you have explicitly.  But a few days ago you linked an article, and endorsed its message, where it argued you should vote for McCain because Obama is so bad.  I also saw an entry by Wendy about someone stealing a McCain/Palin sign from your lawn.  I’ve also seen entries from you and an article by you speaking highly of Palin.  So I guess I assumed.  If you are undecided, or thinking of going off the GOP ticket I find that interesting to say the least.

Obama Proposes to Make Economy Worse

That would be Democratic academic economists, lefty.  Had an interesting discussion elsewhere on how the economist has become very left leaning since an editorial change a while ago.

Obama Proposes to Make Economy Worse

When did I say that I was going to vote for McCain? 

But yes, I believe that McCain and Palin are more fiscally conservative than Obama and Biden.

MPS' Obscene Fringe Benefits

Why is everybody concerned?  Don’t the publice employees deserve much better salaries, bennies, pensions and vacations than us poor dumb taxpayers?  After all we let them get it. 
And Remember it’s for the children.

Thomas Sowell Takes Obama to Task On His Record

I vote for Republicans (most of the time) because they are right more often than the Dems are.  For example, Sensenbrenner (my rep) voted against the $700 billion bailout.  That’s how I wanted him to vote.  I can’t do anything about people in other districts who vote the wrong way.
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Feeling Vicious Today?

Nice clip. I love to watch frequently. “Feeling viscous today” the sound seems to strange but helpful. Thanks for sharing this in your post with us.
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Obama Proposes to Make Economy Worse

Check out the audio from last week’s Week in Review on WPR to hear what I think about McCain’s mortgage plan.  No, I don’t like it.

But you would still vote for McCain?  And you still believe McCain and Palin are the more fiscally conservative ticket?

Obama Proposes to Make Economy Worse

Check out the audio from last week’s Week in Review on WPR to hear what I think about McCain’s mortgage plan.  No, I don’t like it.

Obama Proposes to Make Economy Worse

So Obama offers some tax breaks to individuals and small businesses and he’s naive.  McCain rolls out plans to socialize the home mortgage industry and you all are going to vote for him.  Interesting.

You know what else is interesting?  This…

http://www.economist.com/world/unitedstates/displaystor y.cfm?STORY_ID=12342127

Keep telling yourselves Obama is naive.  But you might want to put some stock in the opinions of the 114 out of 142 economists who said Obama would pick a better economic team and has a better grasp of the economy.

Thomas Sowell Takes Obama to Task On His Record

You are falling into the mistake of thinking that the Republican Party has a philosophy.  It does not.  The parties are merely instruments to gain and retain power.  It is the people within them who have philosophies.

Get off it Owen.  You know as well as I that this whole thing is about majorities and leadership.  Sure you should vote for Sensenbrenner, he’s a voice that agrees with you, and you agree with, on the vast number of issues.  Of course you want him in DC advocating your positions, especially if he is a part of the majority caucus.

But the fact is, the GOP as a brand has governed farther from the position of fiscal responsibility than the Dems have over the last 28 years, regardless of whether there are a handful of Sensenbrenner’s in the world who actually fight for what you support.

Obama Proposes to Make Economy Worse

Owen, you are already allowed to withdrawal from your retirement without penalty in case of medical hardship and with only a 10% penalty for financial hardships. So, I don’t really see a major issue with this. I don’t think the current $1000 dollars (10%) is going to currently dissuade people if they truly need the money.
http://www.zero2rich.com/401k-withdrawl-rules.html

The $3K dollar tax break is nice, but I agree, it doesn’t really help create new jobs for struggling companies.

And I would only support a 90 day moratorium if the person was making efforts with the bank to renegotiate their mortgages at current rates. I feel the federal gov’t should oversee things and give incentives to banks that renegotiate mortgages to people that can afford them at current rates (5.5 - 6.5%). If you can’t afford your current mortgage at the market’s current rates then you shouldn’t get to keep your home. This is all stream of consciousness and I am not an economy major (I am an IT nerd), but I think that would help more than just prolonging things.

McCain Plans to Whip Obama

Plaisted, you f...ing idiot, it’s an idiom.  To say a Jew should be offended by the use of the word “gas,” used as part of an idom, such as “what a gas,” referring to a good time or a hearty laugh, is beyond rediculous.  Trying to appeal to your own deluded false authority that somehow people who would use the word “whip” in the presence of a black person are not “familiar enough with the African-American experience” is pathetic.  Take your game somewhere else, race-baiting prick.  (Can I say “prick,” I mean, I don’t know if one of your ancestors was stabbed or didn’t like knitting or something...?)

Obama Proposes to Make Economy Worse

OK...I stand corrected....but
NObama still sucks....

Where the hell is the damn Buckeye on the flag?

Obama Proposes to Make Economy Worse

It has already been “deemed” that Bush is the worst President in the history of the US - (it took almost 8 years).  I think Obama will accomplish that distinction in half that time.

Obama Proposes to Make Economy Worse

Hey Bryan - I can’t stand Obama as much as you.  I think if he wins, we will experience the second coming of the Carter Administration with his co-pilots Reid and Pelosi.  High taxes, high unemployement, high interest rates, high inflation.

But…

Those are the flags of the State of Ohio.

Sorry Dude.

Obama Proposes to Make Economy Worse

I am appalled!!!!  I just watched a clip of NObama announcing this plan.  In the background were three flags.  In the middle was an American Flag, and to the left and right were two Obama Flags.  The Obama Flags had red and white stripes.  However, instead of the stars on the blue background, there was a large O.  What the hell, is this sob changing our flag now too?  This guy comes up with his own presidential seal, now has his own American Flag?

Blazing Saddles Showing Prompts Racism Charge

God Bless Hedley Lamar

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Obama Proposes to Make Economy Worse

Let the economy and the normal market forces work like they should. Yes there will be some short term pain. But after that - things correct and we’ll be back on track.

He’s basically just trying to buy votes by promising everyone something.

Obama Proposes to Make Economy Worse

I fear the “we have to do something” mentality which has already taken over.

Watching politicians lately has been like watching a bunch of high schoolers experimenting with alcohol for the first time when one of them gets drunk and everyones running around with their ‘remedy’.  “give em coffee, give em something to eat, give em water, go walk around the block, lie down, stand up, sleep it off, don’t let them sleep, jam your finger down their throat, make em puke, no don’t make em puke. blah blah blah blah...”

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Obama Proposes to Make Economy Worse

Might? Will. You can bet your house on it. I’ll bet mine.

The Messiah’s anointment is as much a lock as the Detroit Lions having a losing season.

Obama Proposes to Make Economy Worse

My fondest hope is that the idiocy being spewed by both candidates regarding economics will disappear on November 5th.

Feeling Vicious Today?

And verily, a joyous multitude was seen.  Criminey, seems like they pop up every ten minutes.

Feeling Vicious Today?

Hey, any joy I can bring to spammers is a highlight of my day.

Feeling Vicious Today?

Nice clip. I love to watch frequently. “Feeling viscous today” the sound seems to strange but helpful. Thanks for sharing this in your post with us.

Golden Gun Stolen

Live and Let Die is one of my guilty pleasures.  I love the New Orleans Voodoo Mob theme.  The Louisiana sheriff is a bit to “Smoke and the Bandit” for my taste.

My favorite is definitely Goldfinger.  The scene where the laser threatens to split Bond in two contains my favorite one-liner from Goldfinger.

Bond: You expect me to talk?
Goldfinger: No, Mr. Bond, I expect you do die.

McCain Plans to Whip Obama

That’s funny. I haven’t read one post from someone who is “outraged”. Everyone basically said that it was just a poor choice of words due to the connotations it represents with some older generations. I predict in 30-40 years, a phrase like this won’t draw nearly the ire that it COULD (and hopefully won’t) right now.

What I want to hear at the next debate is this:
Obama, “If John McCain gets elected, there will be 4 of the most torturous years that anyone can imagine!”
followed up by:
McCain, “If Barack is elected his policies will cause lynch mobs in the republican party!”

Now, THAT will give the 24 hour news media and blogs something to talk about for the next 3 weeks! But, I don’t think we will see or hear that.

McCain Plans to Whip Obama

cynical, No there wasn’t.  There was discussion of points.  Nobody here has expressed outrage, real or fake, at McCain’s comments.  Everybody has said they’re a little stupid at best.

Plaisted comes the closest (#2). But he says, in #8, that McC was probably just racially tone-deaf, and NOT racist. 

Again I don’t see outrage, real or fake, from the left, in comments or the media on this event.

Given Lefty’s accurate comments re: Fox news and Republican discomfort with McC’s statement.  It seems the right is playing both sides in this little drama. 

Go at it! Get offended and then get offended that someone would get offended.  Or you could try getting your candidate elected.

McCain Plans to Whip Obama

Lefty, do you even read the comments?  There was plenty of faux outrage expressed in the first 14 of them!

Palin Abuses Power

Does evereyone forget nothing happened to Monegan during the inquiries into why Wooten was still on the force after multiple instances (tazer, drinking on the job, illegal moose shooting, etc.).

He was let go after trying to end-around the governor for funding. The fact that he also didn’t fire Wooten earlier was just icing on the termination cake at that point.

Being a former supervisor/dept head, knowing when you can’t fire someone for blatant stupidity, you just wait for them to dig a bigger hole that you can bury them in.

Obama Invites ACORN to Set The Agenda

Hah! McCain has his own ACORN connections. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

All I get gather is that he supported ACORN in the immigration reform area. NOT voter registration. That is a good sized detail to leave out, Steve-O.

But read the comments, in between all the flaming liberals, you’ll find one of ten points.

What Obama doesn’t want you to ask your family members...-----
(1) Ask them why Democrats, who were so outraged over alleged voter fraud in 2000 and 2004 are now silent about ACORN, who the Obama campaign gave $800K to, and is being investigated in 13 states for voter registration fraud -----
(2) Ask them why when McCain and Republicans demanded Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac be REGULATED in 2006, the DEMOCRATS, who are now screaming for more regulation, in the Senate, blocked that regulation, because they were getting kickbacks from Raines and Fannie Mae for blocking that same regulation. -----
(3) Ask them why it is always the Obama campaign and their surrogates who play the race card, the did it to Hillary, and they’re doing it again to McCain -----
(4) Ask them why Obama and Democrats believe raising taxes in a weakened economy is a good idea? -----
(5) Ask them if they believe Obama and his lying eyes that the Surge hasn’t worked...-----
(6) Ask them if negotiating with terrorists and dictators without preconditions is a good idea.(yes he did too say it) -----
(7) Ask them if they believe like Obama, that American troops are bombing villages and killing women and children in Afghanistan(he said that too)..----
(8) Ask them if they really believe Obama’s “READ MY LIPS” claim that 95% of Americans will pay not a single dime more in taxes under his plan. -----
(9) Ask them if during a time of war, it is treasonous to go overseas and attempt to get an allied government to ignore the US Policy set by the President of the US, and change their position because he (Obama) thought it was wrong....
(10) Ask them if they really believe they can trust Obama over McCain to “protect and defend” the Constitution of the United States of America.

Some good questions there..

Blazing Saddles Showing Prompts Racism Charge

Sorry - I should have quoted Gene as saying “play chess....  screw,” not “drink.” That’s why it’s funny when Sheriff Bart says “Let’s play chess.” Duh.

Obama Invites ACORN to Set The Agenda

Hah! McCain has his own ACORN connections. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

Blazing Saddles Showing Prompts Racism Charge

Well this isn’t the most pressing topic but because I caught this movie on TV recently I just had this discussion with someone.

As a child of the 70s, of course I loved Blazing Saddles. It was funny on lots of levels but the use of the “n-word” wasn’t at all the shock that it would be today. The only humor coming from it was the “the sheriff is near” misunderstanding and, in Brooks fashion, the non-sequitur use of the word in more polite settings or from people who you wouldn’t expect to blurt it out. But the word itself was no more improper than anything else at the time….  and not that Blazing Saddles is a historical biopic, but the term or its equivalent would not have been too out-of-place on the American frontier, either.

Anyway. I have seen the movie many times over the years, several times on network or cable TV. It always used to drive me crazy when the censors would cut some of the funny parts. For example, in the 80s and 90s, if you saw Blazing Saddles on TV, the farting scene by the campfire would have the farting noises replaced with…. horses whinnying. Lots of horses whinnying. Kind of kills the scene, but I suppose farting was pretty offensive then. Or when Sheriff Bart asks the drunken Waco Kid what he likes to do, the reply “drink….. screw” was replaced with “drink. … saloon.” Okay, our younger viewers probably needed that edit, but still. I hated seeing it on regular TV.

So THIS year I caught Blazing Saddles again on cable, and I was delighted to see that all these edits had been reversed and the censored material was now restored. It’s now okay to hear men farting or to hear Gene Wilder say “screw.” I think they even let Slim Pickens use the term “shitload of dimes.” (This was a cable channel, and I think it was later at night.) But you know what WASN’T okay for the audience to be confronted with? Any terms that might offend some particular group or individual. All uses of “the n-word” had been deleted or altered. But that’s not all – even towards the end when Dom DeLuise is directing the dance troupe in the indoor set, any lines like “Watch me, faggots!” had been altered to remove any potentially derogatory terms.

So, in short, it’s now okay to have vulgar or perhaps age-inappropriate language in this film, but nothing that any particular group may find offensive. How the times have changed.