Why can't I get interest rates that low? Especially since I've never caused a huge market crash. And I would like to know why were giving non-American companies money. Someone needs to take over the Federal Reserve and get it straightened out.
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Who Did The Fed Give Money To?
Why can't I get interest rates that low? Especially since I've never caused a huge market crash. And I would like to know why were giving non-American companies money. Someone needs to take over the Federal Reserve and get it straightened out.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Thom Hartmann Calls Out Fox News for Testing New Frame - Takers vs Makers
This Ayn Rand thinking really needs to go away.
Tea Party Excuse For NY 26th District Special Election Results
Paul Ryan, you need to get your head out of your ass.
The Book of Cletis: Fourteen Random Thoughts From Cletis
The Book of Cletis: Fourteen Random Thoughts From Cletis
We all appreciate Cletis's thoughts when they are shared and here are some very good ones.
We all appreciate Cletis's thoughts when they are shared and here are some very good ones.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Canter Puts Ultimatum on Helping Tornado Victims
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Medicare-Ending GOP Budget Dies In Senate With 5 Republican Defectors
So Paul Rand, I mean Rayn's budget plan that killed medicare didn't pass the Senate! Here's a list of all of the people who voted yes for it. Notice that all of them are Republicans:
Alexander (R-TN)
Ayotte (R-NH)
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blunt (R-MO)
Boozman (R-AR)
Burr (R-NC)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Coats (R-IN)
Coburn (R-OK)
Cochran (R-MS)
Corker (R-TN)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Crapo (R-ID)
DeMint (R-SC)
Enzi (R-WY)
Graham (R-SC)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hatch (R-UT)
Heller (R-NV)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Isakson (R-GA)
Johanns (R-NE)
Johnson (R-WI)
Kirk (R-IL)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Lee (R-UT)
Lugar (R-IN)
McCain (R-AZ)
McConnell (R-KY)
Moran (R-KS)
Portman (R-OH)
Risch (R-ID)
Rubio (R-FL)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Thune (R-SD)
Toomey (R-PA)
Vitter (R-LA)
Wicker (R-MS)
Paul Rand voted no because he felt it wasn't extreme enough so I would throw him in with the YEAs. There are a few GOP members who did vote it down. But for all of these people who voted yes on this, we now know where they stand when it comes to the American people and the Middle Class. And they should no longer be in office when they're up for reelection. If anyone wants to share this please feel free to do so.
Alexander (R-TN)
Ayotte (R-NH)
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blunt (R-MO)
Boozman (R-AR)
Burr (R-NC)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Coats (R-IN)
Coburn (R-OK)
Cochran (R-MS)
Corker (R-TN)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Crapo (R-ID)
DeMint (R-SC)
Enzi (R-WY)
Graham (R-SC)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hatch (R-UT)
Heller (R-NV)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Isakson (R-GA)
Johanns (R-NE)
Johnson (R-WI)
Kirk (R-IL)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Lee (R-UT)
Lugar (R-IN)
McCain (R-AZ)
McConnell (R-KY)
Moran (R-KS)
Portman (R-OH)
Risch (R-ID)
Rubio (R-FL)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Thune (R-SD)
Toomey (R-PA)
Vitter (R-LA)
Wicker (R-MS)
Paul Rand voted no because he felt it wasn't extreme enough so I would throw him in with the YEAs. There are a few GOP members who did vote it down. But for all of these people who voted yes on this, we now know where they stand when it comes to the American people and the Middle Class. And they should no longer be in office when they're up for reelection. If anyone wants to share this please feel free to do so.
Congressman Crosses Line With Warren
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GOP Refuses To Give Relief Money To Tornado Victims
What a bunch of dicks. This just really pisses me off. Take money out of the defense budget for Gods sake and help these people! Or take it out of the oil subsidies or raise taxes! Or you could just do it! If this is how we treat our own people I can only imagine how we're going to end up. This is a really sad day in America when politicians are holding disaster relief hostage.
"Everyone must work to live, but the purpose of life is to serve and to
show compassion and the will to help others. Only then have we ourselves become true human beings."
~Albert Schweitzer
A Fair and Progressive Budget for America
Sanders is another one of my favorite Senators. He's pretty awesome and I love that he's standing up for the Middle Class instead of the Corporations. I also like his budget idea. It sounds a lot better than the GOP plan.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Democrat Wins G.O.P. Seat; Rebuke Seen to Medicare Plan
Democrat Wins G.O.P. Seat; Rebuke Seen to Medicare Plan - NYTimes
This just goes to show anything is possible. As long as the GOP keep pushing extreme measures like this (and like the one earlier today when it comes to helping tornado victims) they're going to make it so much easier for the Democrats to win. It will still take some hard work but I think things are starting to look up for now.
This just goes to show anything is possible. As long as the GOP keep pushing extreme measures like this (and like the one earlier today when it comes to helping tornado victims) they're going to make it so much easier for the Democrats to win. It will still take some hard work but I think things are starting to look up for now.
GOP Elephant Stars
Is it just me or does anyone else find it weird that the stars on the GOP elephant are upside down?
How Many Gays Must God Create Before We Accept That He Wants Them Around?
If God creates kids with Downs Syndrome, Autism, Spina Bifida, Multiple Sclerosis and countless of other diseases then how come He can't make gays? And it's not often you hear a person from the GOP standing up for gay marriage. I wonder if that makes him a liberal republican.
How to Lose Friends and Alienate Muslims, GOP Edition
How to Lose Friends and Alienate Muslims, GOP Edition - Mother Jones
Fascism Step Three:
Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause - The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial , ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; communists; socialists, terrorists, etc.
Fascism Step Three:
Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause - The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial , ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; communists; socialists, terrorists, etc.
Tim Pawlenty's Truthiness
Tim Pawlenty's Truthiness - Mother Jones
I wonder if the GOP will ever have a good candidate. But then again, I hope they never find one because I want Obama to get another term.
I wonder if the GOP will ever have a good candidate. But then again, I hope they never find one because I want Obama to get another term.
Gingrich Grilled On $500k Jewelery
*Vulgar Language Warning*
This is just too funny, but at the same time kind of crazy.
Poll: Bill O'Reilly is the Most Believable Person On All of Television
Poll: Bill O'Reilly is the Most Believable Person On All of Television - Business Insider
What is this world coming too?! I'm actually having people tell me that Faux News reports both sides of the story and lets you decide. Are you friggin kidding me?! They're some of the most right winged media out there and I bet you the people who feel that way about Faux are GOPs and not Liberals!
What is this world coming too?! I'm actually having people tell me that Faux News reports both sides of the story and lets you decide. Are you friggin kidding me?! They're some of the most right winged media out there and I bet you the people who feel that way about Faux are GOPs and not Liberals!
Gov. John Kasich Says Any Extra Money Shouldn't Go to Local Governments
Gov. John Kasich Says Any Extra Money Shouldn't Go to Local Governments - Cleveland
I really wish Ohioans were able to recall this guy. He is sitting on a billion dollars and he won't help out the schools or local governments. One of the hardest hit cities will be Cleveland and they're already struggling enough as it is. And I know some school districts that are struggling too and funds getting cut won't help at all. And on top of all of this he is encouraging voters to vote no for school levies. Oh and he'd rather use that billion dollars for the rainy day fund or tax cuts. But we all know he's going to use it for tax cuts since he loves them oh so much. I can't believe we have 3 1/2 more years of this guy. </3
I really wish Ohioans were able to recall this guy. He is sitting on a billion dollars and he won't help out the schools or local governments. One of the hardest hit cities will be Cleveland and they're already struggling enough as it is. And I know some school districts that are struggling too and funds getting cut won't help at all. And on top of all of this he is encouraging voters to vote no for school levies. Oh and he'd rather use that billion dollars for the rainy day fund or tax cuts. But we all know he's going to use it for tax cuts since he loves them oh so much. I can't believe we have 3 1/2 more years of this guy. </3
Monday, May 23, 2011
Radio Host Says Rapture Actually Coming in October
Radio Host Says Rapture Actually Coming in October - The Globe & Mail
He's been wrong how many times now? Apparently he hasn't read the part of the bible that says no one will know but God Himself.
He's been wrong how many times now? Apparently he hasn't read the part of the bible that says no one will know but God Himself.
OK Sharia Law Ban - Cenk's Takeaway on MSNBC
If we start banning religious laws because we don't like them we are no better than Nazi Germany.
Firefighters Rescue Baby Fawn Trapped Under Rubble in Washington
This is just too cool. It's nice to know that there's still people like this out in the world.
Newborn Survives Toss Down NYC Trash Chute
Newborn Survives Toss Down NYC Trash Chute - MSNBC
The woman who did this should spend the rest of her worthless life in jail. And this is why people can leave their babies at hospitals, fire stations and police departments so stuff like this doesn't happen!
The woman who did this should spend the rest of her worthless life in jail. And this is why people can leave their babies at hospitals, fire stations and police departments so stuff like this doesn't happen!
May 23 Kasich on Local Govt Funding
He is so full of crap. He didn't give anyone any tools to help anything.
Brief History of the United States
I first saw this video on Motivated In Ohio's blog. It's one of the funniest versions of American history that I've seen and it still puts a smile on my face every time I watch it. But at the same time it is a serious matter because there are so many people in America who don't know their history.
Harold Camping 'Flabbergasted'; Rapture a No-Show
Harold Camping 'Flabbergasted'; Rapture a No-Show - San Francisco Chronicle
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.
Overweight Women Denied By OB-GYNs
*Vulgar Language Warning*
This is just crazy. I do understand why their being turned away because the condition isn't life threatening but it's still a load of bullpuckie. I do think we need to get lawyers out of the doctors office and that doctors should be helping people whenever possible because that's what they're supposed to do.
Fourteen Defining Characteristics Of Fascism By Dr. Lawrence Britt
1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism - Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottoes, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays.
2. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights - Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of "need." The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc.
3. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause - The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial , ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; communists; socialists, terrorists, etc.
4. Supremacy of the Military - Even when there are widespread
domestic problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military service are glamorized.
5. Rampant Sexism - The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional gender roles are made more rigid. Divorce, abortion and homosexuality are suppressed and the state is represented as the ultimate guardian of the family institution.
6. Controlled Mass Media - Sometimes to media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common.
7. Obsession with National Security - Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.
8. Religion and Government are Intertwined - Governments in fascist nations tend to use the most common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate public opinion. Religious rhetoric and terminology is common from government leaders, even when the major tenets of the religion are diametrically opposed to the government's policies or actions.
9. Corporate Power is Protected - The industrial and business aristocracy of a fascist nation often are the ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite.
10. Labor Power is Suppressed - Because the organizing power of labor is the only real threat to a fascist government, labor unions are either eliminated entirely, or are severely suppressed.
11. Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts - Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to higher education, and academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other academics to be censored or even arrested. Free expression in the arts and letters is openly attacked.
12. Obsession with Crime and Punishment - Under fascist regimes, the police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses and even forgo civil liberties in the name of patriotism. There is often a national police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist nations.
13. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption - Fascist regimes almost always are governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions and use governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability. It is not uncommon in fascist regimes for national resources and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright stolen by government leaders.
14. Fraudulent Elections - Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by smear campaigns against or even assassination of opposition candidates, use of legislation to control voting numbers or political district boundaries, and manipulation of the media. Fascist nations also typically use their judiciaries to manipulate or control elections.
2. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights - Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of "need." The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc.
3. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause - The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial , ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; communists; socialists, terrorists, etc.
4. Supremacy of the Military - Even when there are widespread
domestic problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military service are glamorized.
5. Rampant Sexism - The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional gender roles are made more rigid. Divorce, abortion and homosexuality are suppressed and the state is represented as the ultimate guardian of the family institution.
6. Controlled Mass Media - Sometimes to media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common.
7. Obsession with National Security - Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.
8. Religion and Government are Intertwined - Governments in fascist nations tend to use the most common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate public opinion. Religious rhetoric and terminology is common from government leaders, even when the major tenets of the religion are diametrically opposed to the government's policies or actions.
9. Corporate Power is Protected - The industrial and business aristocracy of a fascist nation often are the ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite.
10. Labor Power is Suppressed - Because the organizing power of labor is the only real threat to a fascist government, labor unions are either eliminated entirely, or are severely suppressed.
11. Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts - Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to higher education, and academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other academics to be censored or even arrested. Free expression in the arts and letters is openly attacked.
12. Obsession with Crime and Punishment - Under fascist regimes, the police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses and even forgo civil liberties in the name of patriotism. There is often a national police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist nations.
13. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption - Fascist regimes almost always are governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions and use governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability. It is not uncommon in fascist regimes for national resources and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright stolen by government leaders.
14. Fraudulent Elections - Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by smear campaigns against or even assassination of opposition candidates, use of legislation to control voting numbers or political district boundaries, and manipulation of the media. Fascist nations also typically use their judiciaries to manipulate or control elections.
Sunday, May 22, 2011
The Audacity of Hate: Birthers, Deathers, Deniers, Racists and Barack Obama
The Audacity of Hate: Birthers, Deathers, Deniers, Racists and Barack Obama - Buzzflash
This is a very good article that makes a lot of good points.
This is a very good article that makes a lot of good points.
Rapture Geek Humor
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May 21 'Judgment Day' Believers React To Being Alive On May 22
May 21 'Judgment Day' Believers React To Being Alive On May 22 - Huffington Post
I sort of feel bad for the people who quit their jobs but then again I'm not sorry. Maybe they should read their bibles better and then they won't get caught up in some nut jobs false predictions.
I sort of feel bad for the people who quit their jobs but then again I'm not sorry. Maybe they should read their bibles better and then they won't get caught up in some nut jobs false predictions.
It's Really Not About the Budget
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GOP Joins You in the Doctors Office
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Banning Sharia Law
*Vulgar Language Warning*
Oh snap! He made some really good points in this video! The same kind of points I like to make when it comes to terrorists.
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