Daily Topics - Friday - March 26th 2010
By Louise
ANYTHING GOES ON TOWNHALL FRIDAYS!!
"Brunch With Bernie" Sen. Bernie Sanders
Plus...Geeky Science Rocks - your mouth has a sweet tooth, but so does another part of you...do you know what it is?
Comments
#2
The whole concept of "demand-push" seems to me to be nothing more than the supply-side making an attempt to re-cast itself. The "push-based supply chain", as KMH describes it, is simply the producer saying "Here's this new product that consumers WILL want!" and making an educated guess with respect to how many units to produce to satisfy a demand that does not yet exist.
At any rate, if we want to stimulate the American economy, it's high time we stopped trying to do it from the supply side (as we've been doing it since Reagan) and shifted to a demand-based stimulus, by taking the 2 following steps - (1) CREATING JOBS IN AMERICA - because people who don't have jobs can't buy much, thus cannot participate in the marketplace, and (2) re-balancing our import-export ratio, perhaps by means of tariffs, etc., and actually manufacturing products HERE!
#3
Re: Don't call me a racist or a tea-bagger and I won't throw bricks thru your windows -
Betcha the houseboat has some windows! :D
#4
I was just wondering how long it normally takes to receive the member of the day book. I won CRACKING THE CODE four weeks ago (Feb 26) but I haven't received it yet. I didn't get an email about it, I don't think. I get so much email that I miss things sometimes.
~ Charell
562-233-8579
#5
re: Considering character over color -
So what kind of character has been demonstrated by the right this week? Some might say they are heroically sticking to their principles (almost wrote "guns" there, which is also, LITERALLY, true, but I don't wanna go there) - I'm sure that's how they see themselves.
I see a mob, in an ugly mood, that gets uglier every time a Beck, Hannity or Limbaugh opens his fat yap!
What's the OPPOSITE of character? That's what I see!
#6
I know most of Thom's listeners are as upset by the UNcivil actions being taken against our members of Congress as I am, and that the vast majority of you are also interested in taking ACTION! That's why I'd like to encourage you all to...
BE THE CHANGE you want to see, join a Coffee Party planning meeting this weekend for "Coffee with Congress" - and help lead the way back to CIVIL discourse! We're going to meet with our reps while they are home for the break.
http://www.coffeepartyusa.com/
Scroll down a bit and click on the red box that reads, "March 27/28: National Coffee Summit" to either find a group meeting near you, or initiate your own!
#7
NorMan GoldMan is significantly different from Ed Schultz. NorMan never gave in and accepted the new HCR law - he maintained a consistent Progressive critique like Kucinich and commiserated greatly with the difficulty of Kucinich's position where Ed just finally begged and blustered to Kucinich principled opposition. Dennis was just about the last man standing for state's ability to setup a single-payer system using their federal Medicare/Medicaid funds.
NorMan and Ed may riff/rant in a similar style, on the same issues and content but they do often draw different conclusions.
And yes let us all encourage Sarah Pain to start the Straight Shooter Party.
They can use this slogan: We are straight and we shoot from the hip!
#8
@Charell - I won a book last year (The Edison Gene). It took SEVERAL weeks to arrive.
Is it possible that the Thom Hartmann show ships books by Carrier PIGEON?
#9
@Charell, I won the same book, but I don't remember the date. Never got anything about it.
I'd like to receive the book, but in truth, I was satisfied with Thom reading and crediting my quote. (So much I made sure I watched his show on FSTV that night so my wife could hear it too).
#10
@Charell Whenever i have won anything from a radio show it has sometimes taken months. So when I received a won book from Thom and got it in two weeks, I was amazed. I finally decided in the other instances, which were all during the Bush years, is that someone was reading the books before they got to me! Sorry to hear about your situation.
#11
I think the phrase is;
"But.. the trains ran on time"...
Actually it's more like 'We condemn the child abuse, BUT, hey, with kids these days can you really blame..."
Not saying they are all idiots and evil, but...
Rick
#12
Re: pull-based supply works good in theory but has serious drawbacks in our society. We have this desire to "kick the tires" before we buy something. This is what drives our bricks and mortar retail economy. We are also impatient, not wanting to wait for the product to be manufactured. We want to take it with us when we leave the store.
We are in the process of transferring many of these activities to the internet. Changing our pathology of laying hands upon the product will permit manufacturers to make the great leap to pull-based supply.
#13
The Republican party was founded as an abolitionist party, so lets abolish it.
#14
Charell,
Did you recieve an email from Louise?
I was selected MOTD the first week of February and received my book this week.
#15
Yesterday, I walked my blues away. Today, I'm sitting the pain away.
#16
THX Charles-
I am trying to learn more about these economic models, as am looking to see how these will work with say solar panels.
#17
@Charell, re Charles reply. Perhaps your spam filter put Louise's e-mail into your junk mail. I had a similar issue in January when my Professor was e-mailing our class, it put his e-mails into my junk folder. Probably what happened if Louis tried to e-mail me too, I rarely look in the folder and back when I won the book, I wasn't aware of this issue.
Check your junk (or spam folder) if you're lucky your ISP hasn't deleted the message yet (quite certain mine would've by now)
#18
Palin-Bachmann 2012
#19
@Richard "The choice for choosy Tea Baggers" perhaps?
#20
The nutty essence at your next Tea Baggin' party :-)
#21
Palin-Prejean 2012. ?
#22
@Rick "Beauty Pageant Has-Beens, for a Has-Been Party"
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