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Only in America do we have "business plans" that are specifically designed to sue and destroy productive enterprises.
As Yakov Smirnoff said, "what a country!"
20 Year Drop Out in Participation?
The reason this happened was that the COST OF LIVING ESCALATED to such a pitch that people no longer had the strength left to participate after working overtime or 2 jobs to keep their homes.
People USED to participate in politics because their spouses earned the living and they had the TIME.
Time was stolen from us 20 years ago... and once again under the latest Bush regime. Did anyone realize that the 8 hour work day is GONE? It USED to be you worked 3 hours, had lunch for an hour, paid, and worked 4 hours and went home. Now you work 4 hours, get UNPAID lunch, work 4 hours more and go home after a 9 hour day. One hour unpaid but manditary comandeered from you.
re: #5: anybody who can bring billionaires back to life deserves a billion.
Goodnight Sweet liberal.
As I wake up from my sleep, brew a pot of coffee, slowly trudge to my computer, turn it on, go to http://www.thomhartmann.com, log in, click the chat link, I read the welcome sign TIMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMY! And I respond in kind STUMPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. I hope it didn't irritate SueN ;) Stumpy BKA Gerry Richardson would cheerfully welcome me and everyone who entered into the liberal domain of Thom Hartmann and make us feel comfortable. His upbeat welcome would energize me and many others that no artificial stimulant, coffee included could not. Stumpy would pretend to be the SueN of the chatroom when SueN was busy working and Gerry would take the wheel and yes, made sure that the rules were followed. When fights broke out Stump would quell them, and his demeanor via the words he wrote were quite soothing.
When I met Gerry on Facebook, he wrote: TIMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMY! I responded, who the Hell is this? LOL Stumpy! So we responded back and forth. He told me he was ill but was recovering. I said for him to get better, we need you back in the room! We kept in touch via Facebook and this past Sunday, we got word that Gerry passed on Friday night. My heart dropped. No more TIMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMY. No more seeing his happy writings or his deep wisdom to balance out his penmanship. But I know one thng, Gerry AKA Stumpy will never be forgotten.
Rest in Peace brother Rest in Peace Stumpy
TimFromLA
your Japanese American brother
Please listen to and view these videos by Prysner and Bulter!!!
http://www.infowars.com/war-what-is-it-good-for/
RE: Railing against rich people
A good friend of mine who is a minister told me of a conversation with one of his congregation; In 1st Timothy it is said that the love of money is the root of all evil. The man agreed. My friend then said, Capitalism is based on the love of money; what does that have to say about capitalism? The man stammered, it's not the same.
The term might be changed to "Opportunity Economics." Of course, opportunities within rigged economic systems are quite disparate.
It's hard to climb the "Ladder Of Success" when the the people who got there first cut out the rungs behind them.
I agree with Thom, NO ONE does enough work to warrant billions of dollars - NO ONE - even if they could bring dead people back to life - using that ability to make billions is just a form of exploitation - pure and simple. These people are exploiting all of us and using the poorly regulated finacial system as a tool to do so. TAX THE RICH - over a mill should pay the bill
I just have to share my two cents as a "worker" that has luckily been employed for the last 35 years. Since when has working overtime been an OPTION of the worker. Your guest insinuated that the worker can choose to work more hours if the incentives were there, and they could keep more of their pay...... What planet is he from anyway!!!!
When I worked hourly, the comapnay dictated when overtime is available and if you refused it, you would probably be the first to go in hard times, or the last to get a raise. Now as a salary employee I am expected to work 60 hours a week without overtime pay. Good Deal Huh. Of course no one says you have to work 60 hours, but beleive me - I see who gets laid off, and it is NOT the salaried people worhing 60 hours a week.
take care
You get to be a "Senior Policy Analyst" by memorizing the rules in a crooked game and absolving yourself of any responsibility for consequences affecting society.
Gawd, I'm tired of listening to people claim "he EARNED it!" Why are so many people sucked into this BS?
Ted Rall commented that America is a place where the poor want to lower the Capital Gains tax for when they win the Lottery.
Bop Bop Boddy odl lo do dah Dooo! Skibbidab Boodle Okie de Do! Braaaaaaaaapppapap BloFF! OOddle de do! thats playing drums!
tsssssssssssssss tik ta tisssshhhhhhhhhhhhh tik ta tisssssssshhhhhhhhhhhh tik (thats the high hat).
What is war good for???
http://www.infowars.com/war-what-is-it-good-for/
"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." John F. Kennedy
Would a peaceful revolution help? Maybe the likes of Mahatma Gandhi!!!
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Why-a-peaceful-people-s-r-by-Carmen-Yarrusso-101018-895.html
Link doesn't work, here it is again: http://thinkprogress.org/2010/10/20/beck-koch-chamber-meeting/
I believe you are looking for this: MEMO: Health Insurance, Banking, Oil Industries Met With Koch, Chamber, Glenn Beck To Plot 2010 Election.
Does anyone have any information about paid employees of right wing think tanks changing wikipedia? Thom mentioned it in the show, relating to the same story. I'm very interested to know if there are any articles out there or if this comes from his personal experiences only, as he said on the show.
Greetings,
Frederik
I believe Americans should seek skilled trades. There are community colleges and technical schools that offer quality skilled trades of various interests to the students.
http://www.opednews.com/populum/linkframe.php?linkid=120691
Palestinians are being quartered in Nazi Israeli gulags.
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Life-in-Palestinian-Refuge-by-Stephen-Lendman-101024-667.html
The same tired rubbish!!!
http://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/robert-fisk-were-being-sold-the-same-tired-rubbish-over-and-over-again-2391521.html
Prayer for Faithful Citizenship
Loving Father, as the citizens of our state and nation prepare to make decisions about candidates and issues, inspire them with your heavenly wisdom that they act in accord with well-formed consciences, choosing to vote for who and what upholds the dignity of human life and the welfare of the common good.
Give us good leaders, Lord, and help us all to be good citizens and good Christians, respectful and honest, committed and generous, living in accord with the Gospel of your Son, Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.
Faithful Citizenship
This midterm election in 2010 seems to be an awakening of the Catholic Church and the evils of Republicans and some Democrats. My Church seems also giving an effort to unshackle herself from the Republicans that has bound the Church for the past sixty years.
There has been an emphasis that as Catholics we are not single-issue voters. A candidate’s position on a single issue is not sufficient to guarantee a voter’s support. There are many issues to consider in voting. Is the candidate called to serve the common good? By voting for the common good we need to be focused on what is best for everyone. Here are some issues that are important to Catholics – global arms trade, human rights, jobs, minimum wage, nuclear disarmament, poverty, religious freedom, war, and workers’ rights. As Catholics, we vote for the common good because it is at the core of our Faith.
“You men and women in public life, called to serve the common good, exclude no one from your concerns; take special care of the weakest sectors of society.” – John Paul II, World Day of Peace, 1997
“Our human interdependence is not a feeling of vague compassion of shallow distress at the misfortunes of so many people, both near and far. On the contrary, it is a firm and persevering determination to commit oneself to the common good; that is to say to the good of all and of each individual, because we are all really responsible for all.” – Pope John Paul, 1989
“Personally, I say that we must attempt to do the greatest good for the greatest number of people.” - Gerald
Screaming
I awoke from a deep sleep on October 24, 2010 at 4:00 AM. I was screaming from a nightmare that I had just experienced. My nightmare revealed the slaughter of Democrats at the midterm elections on November 2, 2010. I saw before me an old fashion alley mugging where the Democrats had the crap beat out of them. I awoke in a cold sweat. My pajamas were drenched in sweat and two towels were required before I could dry off. The first towel was saturated in sweat and the second towel was able to dry me. I could not lie back in bed because the sheets were damp from the sweat. I changed my pajamas and I found a comfortable chair for my sleep. I cried myself to sleep with the realization that I had experienced the demise of the Democratic Party from my vivid nightmare.
Under Republican rule most Americans will face a lifetime of misery.
http://www.opednews.com/populum/linkframe.php?linkid=120650
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/23/vatican-meeting-demands-i_n_772913.html
More Nazi than the original Nazis!!!