Daily Topics - Friday December 10th, 2010

Quote of the Day: "Which is the best government? That which teaches us to govern ourselves." -- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Today is International Human Rights Day - "Anything Goes on Townhall Friday!"

Hour One: "Brunch With Bernie" - Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) will be live from the Senate floor where he is filibustering the tax cuts deal...call Thom with your questions for the Senator - www.sanders.senate.gov

Hour Three: From "Star Trek: The Next Generation," Captain Jean-Luc Picard...aka Patrick Stewart, spokesman for Amnesty International, will be here - www.amnesty.org

Comments

ajackson652 15 years 17 weeks ago
#1

There is no American Industry to employ the unemployed. It is time to go on offence and propose a stimulus package that will actually stimulate the economy. This means bringing jobs back to America. Obama has bought into the notion of “trickle down economics”. Tax breaks for the wealthy will not stimulate the economy because they won’t create new demand. But neither will tax breaks for the poor, or unemployment compensation which does create new demand. THERE IS “NO” AMERICAN INDUSTRY TO SUPPLY THE NEW DEMAND. A Democratic proposal is needed to educate the populace and counter the Republican and Obama’s notion that increasing spending power of the wealthy does not equate with new jobs. AND, increasing the spending power of the poor and unemployed does not stimulate our economy either. We no longer have an American Industry providing the goods people buy. Demand side economics only works if we have American Manufacturing supplying the Demand. The public is perking up to the Democrats new found intestinal fortitude and it is a most opportune time to present the Democratic Solution. It is American Industry that will be the engine to pull this nation out of this recession. It will be American Industry that will pay off our national debt. It will be American workers employed by American companies that will make the Dollar strong again and bring economical prosperity back to this nation. The top priority of the Democratic Caucus is to create jobs and get people OFF OF UNEMPLOYMENT. Let us get people off of unemployment. Let us create the jobs they and America needs. Let us show the Republicans what it means to be an American!

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Gene Savory 15 years 17 weeks ago
#2

Here's the solution to unemployment: parachutes. Yep, just drop 'em into Europe, Asia, and any other place to which we shipped their jobs.

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Maxrot 15 years 17 weeks ago
#3

Go Bernie, Go Bernie, Go, woo woo!

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Maxrot 15 years 17 weeks ago
#4

As much as he has tried to avoid conflict, Obama has to fight now, whether its for Progressive or Conservative principles, the gauntlet has been thrown down.

I suspect he'll go Conservative, he seems to be more scared of them than the Progressives... tis a pity if he does go that route, but that's my expectation.

N

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Gene Savory 15 years 17 weeks ago
#5

The wealthy are like any other addicts. They need ever increasing tax cut fixes. The Democrats are classic co-dependents. I know how they feel; I become depressed when I run out of money.

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Maxrot 15 years 17 weeks ago
#6

hmmm... you know Obama has succeeded in doing something I really didn't think I'd see in my life time... the Senate Democrats are growing a bit of a spine and speaking up. Though I truly doubt this was the end game Obama was playing for. Sounds like the Senate Democrats are screaming CHECK! Looks like the King is in jeopardy to me.

N

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Gene Savory 15 years 17 weeks ago
#7

Where's Jack Kevorkian when we need him?

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Gene Savory 15 years 17 weeks ago
#8

Chris Rock points out that Shaq is rich. His boss is wealthy: "here Shaq, go buy yourself a car that bounces."

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rladlof 15 years 17 weeks ago
#9

I contacted Huffington Post's Tip Site and let them know about the filibuster about an hour ago.

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Scooter 15 years 17 weeks ago
#10

All I hear are progressives, (of which I consider myself to be), screaming about "standing on principle" or other progressive talk show people saying "we must sacrifice" to show the repubs who is boss. In otherwords, now you don't get 13 months of unemployment benefits and the middle class loses thousands of dollars out of their paychecks. So the recovery in the economy we are just now starting to see will grind to a halt and the 2 million now on unemployment can lose the rest of whatever they have been able to kling to for the past two years. The rich progressives will not be inconvienced anymore then the rich repubs. Standing on principle is easy when it is someone else that is going to actually feel the pain. And where were all of these democrats that are now screaming about standing on principle when we (the un-american liberals at the time) were saying hell no to 2 wars and the wholesale onslot on personal freedoms with the patriot act and changes in FISA? The majority of them voted for those attrocities. I am begining to see the dems as phony as Sarah Palin on a hunting trip. (Have you noticed you never actually see her shoot a weapon?)

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making progress 15 years 17 weeks ago
#11

STOP saying "Let's Hope Obama will change his course." I cringe everytime I hear Thom say that! Obama has NOTHING is his history to indicate that he is anything more than a Washington Power Player. Ralph Nader said: "He's a con man. I have no use for him"
Read this Harpers Article from 2006 titled "Barack Obama Inc. The birth of a Washington machine" It will confirm your worst fears.
http://www.harpers.org/archive/2006/11/0081275

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john@meyelecco.com 15 years 17 weeks ago
#12

Thank you Bernie Sanders for speaking much needed thoughtfulness into public discourse. It's unfortunate that it takes filibuster to speak the words that each of us is praying to hear. Perhaps the good is that in this case it is utilized as one of the "checks and balances" that our democracy depends on for survival.

The great problem that seems insurmountable is achieving clarity on any issue. This is not "old" or "new", it just is.

Positions of clout take a long time to a) understand and b) figure out how to apply

My question is: if you worked for years and years as a public servant who really wants to help, how would you exercise your clout that took so long to achieve?

If you were President of the United States of America how would you exercise your clout?

If you were CEO of Goldman Sachs, how would you exercise your clout?

If you were Warren Buffet, how would you exercise your clout?

If you were a Dad trying to provide for his family, how would you exercise your clout?

If you were a Mom trying to provide for her family, how would you exercise your clout?

If you were a person who makes personal sacrifice, how would you exercise your clout?

If you were a person who listens, how would you exercise your clout?

If you were a person who cares, how would you exercise your clout?

What are you doing with your clout?

And if you were President of the United States of America, what are the first 100 things that you would do?

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gerald 15 years 17 weeks ago
#14

I SECOND THE VOTE!

Ralph Nader said: "He's a con man. I have no use for him"
Yes, Obama is a con man and his DNA is closely linked to W's DNA!!!

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gerald 15 years 17 weeks ago
#15

More lies about wars!!!

http://original.antiwar.com/pilger/2010/12/10/why-are-wars-not-being-reported-honestly/

Julian Assange will be imprisoned until he dies!!!!!

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gerald 15 years 17 weeks ago
#17

Christian extremists picket Elizabeth Edwards' funeral! Why can't we just let Elizabeth Edwards rest in peace? We are truly a sick nation that is filled with hatred, corruption, and lies!!!

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gerald 15 years 17 weeks ago
#19

More fear tactics!!! The United States of Mortal Sin rules through fear tactics. The end results are screw working Americans!!!

Larry Summers, head of the White House National Economic Council (NEC), issued the warning, saying:

"Failure to pass this bill in the next couple of weeks would materially increase the risk that the economy would stall out and we would have a double-dip recession."

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gerald 15 years 17 weeks ago
#20

A recycled comment!!!

Perceptual Powers

I have from time to time shared with you the fact that Divine Providence has given me perceptual powers around my mid-twenties. I have often wondered why me? It became clear to me after I had my massive heart attack and I beat the odds. I have mentioned to my doctors that I would like to live as long as I could so information can be gathered on me and my beating the odds. Maybe this information will be of help for other heart attack patients. My heart attack experience may be of benefit to my brothers and sisters in the world. In retirement God has also opened my eyes to my duty of sharing information on America’s future through His giving me the perceptual powers that I have.

America’s future is ongoing damnation. We will always be number one as a military power with our nuclear weaponry but morally the United States of Mortal Sin is decaying and rotting in the abyss of a natural hell. We are no longer at the edge of hell or sliding into hell. We are currently wallowing in hell.

Pride and fear will lead our sinful nation toward a nuclear holocaust through the Bush Doctrine of preemptive wars. The United States of Mortal Sin will never accept number two in any category and so a nuclear holocaust will commence through America’s pride and fear. We will win the nuclear holocaust war and there will be rejoicing in the streets but in time the winds filled with deadly radiation will reach our shores and Americans will slowly die. As Americans lay dying in the street, a dump truck will scope up the corpses and dump these corpses in a communal grave. As the American population slowly dies, there will be no dump trucks to scope up the bodies. The communal graves will be the streets of our nation where ants, flies, and rats will feast on American corpses.

These are my perceptions of America’s future.

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gerald 15 years 17 weeks ago
#21

A recycled prediction!!!

A Dire Prediction

I do not know how much time I have left and so I am making this prediction with a heavy heart. The United States of Satan’s Disciples will start a nuclear holocaust by 2020 or 2025. We have at least 1,000 military bases around the world. China and Russia will be destroyed and from the air these countries will look like sink holes. China and Russia will launch some nuclear weapons but not enough to defeat the United States of Hell. The murderous Americans will be rejoicing in the streets. Our nation will be destroyed by the westerly winds from China and Russia. The nuclear radiation caught in the wind will eventually reach its destination on American soil. The effects of the nuclear radiation will take hold in America starting in 2045 and by 2065 the American nation with her empire will be destroyed. American corpses will be seen for miles upon miles. Rotted bodies will be left on the streets for ants, flies, and rats to feast on American corpses.

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gerald 15 years 17 weeks ago
#22

A tragic ending for a young man!!!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_madoff_son

If we want a better world, we must open our hearts to love, mercy, and forgiveness. We must practice the Golden Rule and live our daily lives by performing Sacramental Moments (good deeds).

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gerald 15 years 17 weeks ago
#23

Jesse Ventura and the Gulf Oil Spill

Our government wants to kill off the American people. It began with Katrina and New Orleans. Depopulation of parts of the Gulf area is underway. The area will be open for Corporate America. The gulf oil spill was planned shortly after Katrina. Halliburton was part of the oil spillage. Crisis capitalism means big money and it is rampant in the United States of Mortal Sin. Money is the god in conspiracy theories. You can make more money in cleaning up the oil than in pumping the oil. Lobbyists are part of the problem. Dick Cheney’s fingerprints are part of the oil spillage. Halliburton can kill people and they can get away with murder. The police and the military were working with BP. The depopulation of America is going well. Project for a New American Century is on course in the killing of Americans. Chemical weapons are being used to kill Americans. Poison is being used in the clean-up. Corporate America and BP are giving us the middle finger. W. and Obama are the modern day Manchurian candidates. Obama is considered a CIA asset and he has been groomed since the 1980s to be president. Katrina, New Orleans, and the oil sill are connected to kill off Americans. BP is running the American Energy Department. Famine also awaits Americans from the oil spillage. The Gulfstream warms Northern Europe but the oil spillage is cooling the Gulfstream that heads toward Europe and a mini-ice age is being created. FEMA and our government also aim to depopulate America with many undesirable Americans. It appears similar to Nazi Germany and ethnic cleansing before WW II and during WW II. Famine is also being created in order to kill off large portions of the American population. $40 billion is being used to have the Louisiana population re-locate so our government can build the largest refineries in the world across Louisiana.

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gerald 15 years 17 weeks ago
#28

Hail Mary

Let me start by saying when Jesus was dying on the Cross, He said, “Father, please forgive them for they do not know what they are doing.” Today, Satan’s disciples in the United States of Mortal Sin do know exactly what they are doing and so it is for God to make the decision to forgive. Only God is in a position to know what is in the person’s heart. Personally, I will have a difficult time forgiving any one who is killing God’s children.

My comment is mainly on the Hail Mary prayer. I will start by giving you a brief history of the prayer. HAIL MARY FULL OF GRACE, THE LORD IS WITH THEE. These words were first given to us in the Second Century. BLESSED ART THOU AMONG WOMEN AND BLESSED IS THE FRUIT OF THY WOMB, JESUS. These words were introduced to us in the Seventh Century. HOLY MARY, MOTHER OF GOD PRAY FOR US SINNERS NOW AND AT THE HOUR OF OUR DEATH. AMEN. These words completed the Hail Mary prayer in the Fifteen Century.

On December 8 Catholics celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. This feast day is for the United States. It is considered a holy day. Mary was born without Original Sin. Her womb had to be perfectly pure for the Son of God. Mary lived a life full of grace and so she is without sin.

You and I are born with Original Sin. It is through baptism that this sin is removed.

I want to discuss the phrase, FULL OF GRACE. Even though we are sinners, we can be without sin. The way to be without sin is to be full of grace. Here is how we can be full of grace. When we participate in Sacramental Moments or the doing of good deeds, we become full of grace and we are unable to sin. When we do our best at work, this behavior is a Sacramental Moment and full of grace. Stay at home fathers who are called Mr. Moms because their wife is the bread winner can be participating in Sacramental Moments and be full of grace. Retired persons who have more time for Sacramental Moments can be full of grace and not sinning. Sacramental Moments or good deeds place us in a state of grace and we are without sin.

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gerald 15 years 17 weeks ago
#29

Alfred McCoy’s article, “How America will collapse (by 2025),” discusses four scenarios or situations. Here are the four areas discussed in the article – economic decline, oil shock, military misadventures, and World War III. Personally, I believe that Mr. McCoy has read my comment on my perceptual powers and he was able to expand upon my words.

Perceptual Powers

I have from time to time shared with you the fact that Divine Providence has given me perceptual powers around my mid-twenties. I have often wondered why me? It became clear to me after I had my massive heart attack and I beat the odds. I have mentioned to my doctors that I would like to live as long as I could so information can be gathered on me and my beating the odds. Maybe this information will be of help for other heart attack patients. My heart attack experience may be of benefit to my brothers and sisters in the world. In retirement God has also opened my eyes to my duty of sharing information on America’s future through His giving me the perceptual powers that I have.

I do not know how much time I have left and so I will share some additional information. The United States of Mortal Sin will start a nuclear holocaust by 2025. We have by that date at least 1,000 military bases around the world. Both China and Russia will be destroyed and from the air these countries will look like sink holes but they will be able to launch some nuclear weapons. The defeat of both China and Russia will bring rejoicing in the streets. Our nation will be destroyed by the westerly winds from China and Russia. The nuclear radiation caught in the wind will eventually reach our American soil. The effects of nuclear radiation will take hold in America starting in 2045.

America’s future is ongoing damnation. We will always be number one as a military power with our nuclear weaponry but morally the United States of Mortal Sin is decaying and rotting in the abyss of a natural hell. We are no longer at the edge of hell or sliding into hell. We are currently wallowing in hell.

Pride and fear will lead our sinful nation toward a nuclear holocaust through the Bush Doctrine of preemptive wars. The United States of Mortal Sin will never accept number two in any category and so a nuclear holocaust will commence through America’s pride and fear. We will win the nuclear holocaust war and there will be rejoicing in the streets but in time the winds filled with deadly radiation will reach our shores and Americans will slowly die. As Americans lay dying in the street, a dump truck will scoop up the corpses and dump these corpses in a communal grave. As the American population slowly dies, there will be no dump trucks to scoop up the bodies. The communal graves will be the streets of our nation where ants, flies, and rats will feast on American corpses. By 2065 all Americans will be dead from radiation poisoning.

These are my perceptions of America’s future.

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gerald 15 years 17 weeks ago
#31

PROGRESSIVES HAVE NO WHERE TO GO!!!

Finally, this whole thing is tragically wrong because it is yet another major swing of the wrecking ball in the multi-decade effort to destroy the American welfare state. The fabulously wealthy just absolutely can't stand it that the rest of us should have some moderately decent quality of life instead of all that money getting crammed into their already overstuffed pockets. That's why these sociopaths have been trying for thirty years to unravel the New Deal and more. That means breaking unions, that means trade deals shipping decent jobs overseas, that means changing the tax structure in their favor, that means deregulation, and that means privatization. And what it also means is killing popular entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare the only way that seems possible: by creating a debt crisis that would give politicians plausible political cover for slashing these otherwise untouchable third-rail (you touch it, you die) benefits. It's bad enough to have Republicans work so hard toward that end. Now, in the age of Clinton and Obama, Democrats are every bit as culpable.Barack Obama is the biggest political wimp to walk the global stage since Neville Chamberlain donned lederhosen and hoisted a beer with the Führer in Munich. Even Chamberlain had an excuse, though. Had the Nazis devoted their full attention to gobbling up Britain, it seemed reasonable at the time to imagine that they could well have succeeded. After all, France would later fall in a mere seven weeks. And, indeed, Chamberlain was canonized at the time for saving his country by means of what looked then like a politically adroit, if highly cynical, deal with the devil.

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