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Are these people who defend corporations being told by their CEOs they must? What's in it for them?
When Helen Thomas speaks, I listen to her.
http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/storyprint.asp?StoryID=898236
Ok Thom... here it goes. I would really like to know what you think of this video I created to hopefully get some people aware and perhaps maybe even motivated to do something. There are several people that I think were particularly inspirational in getting me to create this video including you Mr. Hartmann, Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, Stephanie Miller, President Obama and Randy Rhodes. You are the people in particular that got me interested in politics and motivated towards taking our democracy back. Here's the link to the video and please read the info associated with the video which explains how we may be able to get a movement going...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uSoVz5irsI
Thank you!
THOM: Thank you for the correct pronunciation of BOEHNER.
Call them “ROYAL LOYALIST TRAITORS” and “MONNARCHIST SCUM”.
@Gerald Socha: its DENIAL. Denial is a useful, perhaps vital defense mechanism, without which we'd all commit suicide. And if you want to be chipper and perky, you can use it artfully. I compare it to the garden of eden story. Adam and Eve ate the fruit from the tree of knowledge; cast off their denial, and lost paradise.
The Republicans have only themselves to blame for any hardball games they get into with Obama, they've been begging to get smacked up... down all around.
I'm guessing that they have been given enough slack to hang themselves by now. Lets watch them dangle.
Killing human beings seems to glorify the American psyche.
http://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Silence-of-the-Sheep-by-William-Fis...
Yesterday, Thom had a caller championing three Texas counties that do not contribute to Social Security as proof that Social Security should be privatized. He claimed the retirement plans, set up as alternatives to SSI and ran as private investment plans, outperformed Social Security. So far, everything that I have been able to dig up seems to support his claim with a few exceptions.
The only plan I have found details of is from the County of Galveston. In their plan county employees contribute 6.13% of their earnings to the plan. This looks good so far since the SSI contribution is 6.3%. The County contributes 8.828%; under SSI it would be 6.3%. So, the residents of Galveston County are subsidizing the plan to the tune of 15.8%. I wonder if the residents are aware their tax dollars are being funneled into the alternative retirement plan.
Furthermore, the earnings referenced seem to be taken from 1999 or 2005 when Republicans were pushing privatization. Reports since the market crash either have not been released or have been removed. This makes relevant analysis impossible.
Why are Americans so willing to accept endless lies from our politicians?
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Just-Gimme-Some-Truth-by-David-Michael-...
@Mysterious Floating Head: I find that the MP3 doesn't work until the show has been on for a while. I havent had any interruptions on KPOJ, and am listening now. Try MP3 a little later.
Can someone explain to me how social programs such as Police and Fire Departments, and a Federal highway system isn't more cost effective for the uber rich?, I mean they get well trained personnel and high quality products pretty damn cheap because they are not the only ones paying for it. The contribution pool is large, so individual contribution is minimal. It doesn't seem to be in their best interests to limit social programs, whether its public schools, or health care for everyone. Their bottom line goes down.
I can only assume they are too caught up in being spoiled little a**holes that don't want to share.
Because some folk are too . . . stupid . . . to realize the live in opposite world.
Suckers. The Tea partiers are being taken advantage of to vote against their own special interests.
Getting away with mass murders!!!
http://www.truthout.org/the-great-escape56669
MP3 Stream is up.
Why wasn't Joseph protesting'the Government' when the Bush Administration was in power-- INCONSISTENT. CHumps!
NOW the web-cast at AM 620 KPOJ has gone down.
Commentary
Former President George W. Bush will receive a pro-life award this weekend (Feb. 4-6) from Legatus, an organization of Catholic business professionals. The group cites his administration's opposition to embryonic stem cell research; an executive order that barred federal funds from international family planning groups that offer abortions; and the appointment of "pro-life" Supreme Court justices.
The honor raises an essential question that should challenge both political parties. It also underscores the limits of labels: What does it mean to be pro-life?
For some, that question can be answered simply by evoking opposition to Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion. That ruling sparked a generation of political polarization and fueled bitter culture wars that reward the shrillest voices. The singular focus on abortion as the arbiter of what it means to be "pro-life" has also severely narrowed our national discourse about moral values in the public square.
While Bush spoke eloquently about the sacred dignity of human life, as governor of Texas he led the nation in state-sponsored executions. His presidency is remembered for a legacy that often undermined lofty rhetorical appeals to human dignity: preemptive war, torture, a reckless disregard for the environment and economic policies that left the poor poorer and the rich richer. It is not a proud record in defense of life.
The constant emphasis on abortion also fails to honor the broad spectrum of Catholic social teaching, which stresses a consistent ethic of life that's often referred to as a "seamless garment" where one life issue can't be easily separated from another.
Catholic teaching contains a rich and expansive vision that recognizes peace-making and caring for the poor, the unborn, the immigrant and our environment -- "promoting the common good in all its forms," as Pope Benedict XVI put it -- as all integral.
Catholicism, in other words, is not a single-issue faith, and no political party has a monopoly on moral values.
The labels "pro-life" and "pro-choice" often obscure more than enlighten. And neither political party can truly claim the "pro-life" mantle.
Democrats, in general, perform better on anti-poverty initiatives and protecting vital social safety nets, but often don't grapple seriously enough with the reality of more than 1 million annual abortions. Republicans, meanwhile, trumpet their pro-life bona fides yet fail to back up their rhetoric by fighting for robust social policies that help pregnant women and vulnerable families.
The current debate over health care reform demonstrates the false choice between "pro-life" or "social justice" advocacy. Ensuring that women and families have access to quality health care can help make abortions less likely and save thousands of lives.
The abortion rate for women living in poverty is more than four times higher than for those earning 300 percent above the poverty line. At a time of economic crisis, any serious effort to prevent abortions must find comprehensive solutions to broader socioeconomic challenges.
A new generation must decide. We can stay mired in stale battles of the past and cling to easy labels, or chart a course that honors human life at every stage. I would be the first to applaud an award given to anyone who helps us achieve that elusive victory.
[John Gehring is director of communications for the Washington-based Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good. This commentary was written for Religion News Service.]
Sara Palin isn't a F'n Retard!?!?!?
How 'bout a moronic hypocrite?
Web-cast at AM 620 KPOJ is up and running . . .
Web-cast at KTLK AM 1150 in Los Angeles is blank also.
"There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America."
Otto von Bismark
You'd think he was talking about this past weekends Tea Party event.
I have some articles to share but first I will share these words.
After Saturday Mass one of the parishioners whom we have talked to almost every week has said to us that in some areas all we can do is pray. Her words did remind me of the good sisters who would say to us that they will pray for us. In high school these words would rub against the grain. I felt that we should be able to do more for people, issues, and problems than just pray. There are times we have to roll up our sleeves, grit our teeth, bull our neck, and do the grunt work that is needed.
As I have grown older, I have come to realize that in life prayer may the only option for some of our many problems.
The parishioner did mention Haiti. Yes, we can give a donation and hope that our donations will reach the people and that our prayers will also be of help.
I can comment and I can post words on a blog but prayer may be all that I can do to help people. For example, can I change my country’s violent history? Can I reduce the hatred, corruption, and lies that my country is noted for around the world? Can I help fill our country and our world with people who work to finish God’s creation here on earth? Can I help end our mass murders, our torture of people, and our crimes against God’s children? Our problems in the USA and throughout the world are so awesome that make prayer our only hope for a better world.
It has not been my intention to downplay the power of prayer because prayer is very important.
After voting for Obama, we received another Bush with better rhetorical skills. It is sad but the truth is often sad.
I'm getting zero on the MP3 continuous stream.