Snagged from GOCFriday, July 10, 2009
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
Well Congress is trying to push another anti-discrimination bill on us see the full bill here. What ever happened to personal responsibility, and advancement based on merit?
I'm sorry but is anyone out there still living in the 50's. We have a black President, and women have held just about every position of power in this country short of the Presidency, or vice presidency. Is discrimination so rampant that we need to continue bolstering the anti-discrimination laws. I have been working in the workforce for 22 years, and have never witnessed a blatant act of discrimination. I have however been witness to several frivolous lawsuits claiming discrimination.
That is the legacy of tougher anti-discrimination laws. These laws open employers up to baseless lawsuits, and force their hand to make ignorant decisions based primarily on race, and sex. The most recent case in point is the Conn. fire dept. who chose to discard their written test results in favor of an arbitrary promotion system. This was done after claims that the tests were discriminatory. Pardon me, but how can a written test be racially discriminatory, I thought we were all equal? We all have access to the same shitty educational system, so to say the test was somehow discriminatory would be the equivalent of saying blacks, and latinos are inferior to whites. Isn't that discrimination?
I think it's time for minorities to start stepping up, and proving their equality. This is why America "used" to encourage immigrants to acclimate. As Americans we are all equal, but that can never be achieved if minority groups continue to segregate themselves. I think that all these new anti-discrimination policies do is drive a wedge further between the American people. I have seen people passed over for raises, and promotions in the past, and as sad as it may be it was simply because they didn't deserve them. Now employers have to worry that if they pass over an employee for promotion, or refuse them a raise based on their performance that they will be sued for discrimination.
Let's put it this way. Imagine you go into your job, and bust your ass every day to do the best job you can. The person next to you however has no pride in their work and is just doing what they need to do to keep their job. For whatever reason a supervisory position has opened up in your dept., and based on your performance you're certain you will get the spot. The next day however, you find out that in fear of legal retaliation the company has given the promotion to your slacking fellow worker, based on their racial or sexual status. Do you really believe this will promote an air of racial, or sexual harmony in the workplace? I think not.
The Stranger
I'm sorry but is anyone out there still living in the 50's. We have a black President, and women have held just about every position of power in this country short of the Presidency, or vice presidency. Is discrimination so rampant that we need to continue bolstering the anti-discrimination laws. I have been working in the workforce for 22 years, and have never witnessed a blatant act of discrimination. I have however been witness to several frivolous lawsuits claiming discrimination.
That is the legacy of tougher anti-discrimination laws. These laws open employers up to baseless lawsuits, and force their hand to make ignorant decisions based primarily on race, and sex. The most recent case in point is the Conn. fire dept. who chose to discard their written test results in favor of an arbitrary promotion system. This was done after claims that the tests were discriminatory. Pardon me, but how can a written test be racially discriminatory, I thought we were all equal? We all have access to the same shitty educational system, so to say the test was somehow discriminatory would be the equivalent of saying blacks, and latinos are inferior to whites. Isn't that discrimination?
I think it's time for minorities to start stepping up, and proving their equality. This is why America "used" to encourage immigrants to acclimate. As Americans we are all equal, but that can never be achieved if minority groups continue to segregate themselves. I think that all these new anti-discrimination policies do is drive a wedge further between the American people. I have seen people passed over for raises, and promotions in the past, and as sad as it may be it was simply because they didn't deserve them. Now employers have to worry that if they pass over an employee for promotion, or refuse them a raise based on their performance that they will be sued for discrimination.
Let's put it this way. Imagine you go into your job, and bust your ass every day to do the best job you can. The person next to you however has no pride in their work and is just doing what they need to do to keep their job. For whatever reason a supervisory position has opened up in your dept., and based on your performance you're certain you will get the spot. The next day however, you find out that in fear of legal retaliation the company has given the promotion to your slacking fellow worker, based on their racial or sexual status. Do you really believe this will promote an air of racial, or sexual harmony in the workplace? I think not.
The Stranger
Al Qaeda Mocks President Kumbaya
Hey! Mind your own business. Mocking Obama's agenda is our job
An American who left the United States to join an Al Qaeda-linked group in Somalia is strongly condemning President Obama's efforts to seek "a new beginning" with the Muslim world, mocking Obama's "magic of charisma" and warning of more attacks against U.S. interests.
"Despite the fact that you have been ... forced [by Muslim fighters] to at least pretend to extend your hand in peace to the Muslims, we cannot and shall not extend our hands," said the man in the audiotape, identified by the Washington-based Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) as Abu Mansour al-Amriki. "Rather, we shall extend to you our swords, until you leave our lands."
The 20-minute audiotape, called "The Beginning of the End," was posted Thursday on several jihadist web sites as a direct response to Obama's much-publicized speech in Cairo on June 4, when he promised "a new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world."
"Let this not come as a surprise to those who are mesmerized by Obama's speech in Cairo, our positions ... have not changed in the least," al-Amriki said, in the transcription provided by MEMRI. "If we study his words carefully, we can note very clearly that this new beginning is still heavily based upon American interests ... [Obama spoke] not because he loves the Muslims he lived with in Indonesia, as a boy, but rather, it is because the only way to defeat the Muslims is by distracting them with this temporary life."
As Obama runs around the world on his apology tours, as he tries to reach out to blood thirsty enemies - while simultaneously dissing our allies - it is quite apparent that he is wasting his time, he is being played, and he is turning American power back into the paper tiger version Bin Laden scoffed at back in the 90's. And these groups will still hate the United States for being the greatest nation ever, no matter how much Obama reaches out and apologises.
Snagged from William Teach
An American who left the United States to join an Al Qaeda-linked group in Somalia is strongly condemning President Obama's efforts to seek "a new beginning" with the Muslim world, mocking Obama's "magic of charisma" and warning of more attacks against U.S. interests.
"Despite the fact that you have been ... forced [by Muslim fighters] to at least pretend to extend your hand in peace to the Muslims, we cannot and shall not extend our hands," said the man in the audiotape, identified by the Washington-based Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) as Abu Mansour al-Amriki. "Rather, we shall extend to you our swords, until you leave our lands."
The 20-minute audiotape, called "The Beginning of the End," was posted Thursday on several jihadist web sites as a direct response to Obama's much-publicized speech in Cairo on June 4, when he promised "a new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world."
"Let this not come as a surprise to those who are mesmerized by Obama's speech in Cairo, our positions ... have not changed in the least," al-Amriki said, in the transcription provided by MEMRI. "If we study his words carefully, we can note very clearly that this new beginning is still heavily based upon American interests ... [Obama spoke] not because he loves the Muslims he lived with in Indonesia, as a boy, but rather, it is because the only way to defeat the Muslims is by distracting them with this temporary life."
As Obama runs around the world on his apology tours, as he tries to reach out to blood thirsty enemies - while simultaneously dissing our allies - it is quite apparent that he is wasting his time, he is being played, and he is turning American power back into the paper tiger version Bin Laden scoffed at back in the 90's. And these groups will still hate the United States for being the greatest nation ever, no matter how much Obama reaches out and apologises.
Snagged from William Teach
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Hoyer: Stimulus Slow to Create Jobs, But Time is Not Ripe for New Package
The House's No. 2 Democrat said Sunday that he is not satisfied with the results of the stimulus so far, but it's too soon to consider a second package since not all of the $787 billion has been released yet. Read here.
China:
Exports to:
2004: 34,744,053,000
2005: 41,925,281,000
2006: 55,185,707,000
2007: 65,236,121,000
2008: 71,457,073,000
Total: 268,548,235,000
Imports from:
2004: 196,682,034,000
2005: 243,470,105,000
2006: 287,774,353,000
2007: 321,442,867,000
2008: 337,789,782,000
Total: 1,387,159,141,000 (176,574,278,000)* (1,210,584,863,000)**
Trade deficit: 1,118,610,906,000 (942,036,628,000)**
* Amount of cost attributed to crude oil
** Excludes crude oil purchases
We just can't sustain this kind of import economy. This is just one of many countries the U.S. trades with at a huge deficit. When you take into account the fact that many of the countries we are trading with are only borderline friendly, we are being bleed dry.
Trillions of dollars are just leaving our economy every year. Well you say what do we have to show for our trade dollars? What we have is essentially the worlds largest garage full of v.c.r.'s, and that money is not coming back. It's obvious these countries have no incentive to trade fairly with us, you only need to look at the numbers.
It's time to get trade under control, and use some of that stimulus money to rebuild our Technical and Industrial sectors. This is a good time for more small busineses and less corporate hoarding. Stop blaming the war for the economy. We rebuilt from the depression while fighting the Korean, and Vietnam wars. The fact of the matter is we have allowed trade to snowball out of control, it has become a secondary humanitarian effort. Couple that with the fact that our government is doing everything short of prohibiting small businesses, and you've got a recipe for disaster.
Money has become so intangible Washington seems to have forgotten, printing money is useless if you have no way to funnel it to the populous. People have to have jobs and we can't all be CEO's. Somebody has to sweep up, all I'm sayin is let it be a proud American making a decent wage.
Bring the small factories back to America, and if you want to bitch about the pollution why don't you take a look at China. People are wearing masks on the street, but the liberals are happy to go on supporting this while crowing look how green we are.
Bring the jobs home, start drilling for some of that oil we're sitting on, and if a caribou gets displaced shoot that F%#@er and ship it off to me I'll eat it.
The Stranger
China:
Exports to:
2004: 34,744,053,000
2005: 41,925,281,000
2006: 55,185,707,000
2007: 65,236,121,000
2008: 71,457,073,000
Total: 268,548,235,000
Imports from:
2004: 196,682,034,000
2005: 243,470,105,000
2006: 287,774,353,000
2007: 321,442,867,000
2008: 337,789,782,000
Total: 1,387,159,141,000 (176,574,278,000)* (1,210,584,863,000)**
Trade deficit: 1,118,610,906,000 (942,036,628,000)**
* Amount of cost attributed to crude oil
** Excludes crude oil purchases
We just can't sustain this kind of import economy. This is just one of many countries the U.S. trades with at a huge deficit. When you take into account the fact that many of the countries we are trading with are only borderline friendly, we are being bleed dry.
Trillions of dollars are just leaving our economy every year. Well you say what do we have to show for our trade dollars? What we have is essentially the worlds largest garage full of v.c.r.'s, and that money is not coming back. It's obvious these countries have no incentive to trade fairly with us, you only need to look at the numbers.
It's time to get trade under control, and use some of that stimulus money to rebuild our Technical and Industrial sectors. This is a good time for more small busineses and less corporate hoarding. Stop blaming the war for the economy. We rebuilt from the depression while fighting the Korean, and Vietnam wars. The fact of the matter is we have allowed trade to snowball out of control, it has become a secondary humanitarian effort. Couple that with the fact that our government is doing everything short of prohibiting small businesses, and you've got a recipe for disaster.
Money has become so intangible Washington seems to have forgotten, printing money is useless if you have no way to funnel it to the populous. People have to have jobs and we can't all be CEO's. Somebody has to sweep up, all I'm sayin is let it be a proud American making a decent wage.
Bring the small factories back to America, and if you want to bitch about the pollution why don't you take a look at China. People are wearing masks on the street, but the liberals are happy to go on supporting this while crowing look how green we are.
Bring the jobs home, start drilling for some of that oil we're sitting on, and if a caribou gets displaced shoot that F%#@er and ship it off to me I'll eat it.
The Stranger
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Friday, July 3, 2009
Sarah Palin resigns
Please excuse any typos as I am currently typing with one hand while I scream and pull out my hair with the other. Who the hell is going to stand up to the liberal juggernaut. Conservatives have been branded as hatemongers and radical extremists, maybe it is time we lived up to that moniker. I don't condone violence, but if the current trend of rule by intimidation continues i'm afraid the only way to save this country may be revolution. Republicans have tried playing the game fairly, but if we learned anything from Vietnam it's that you can't fight a conventional war against geurilla tactics. Sarah Palin can't wear a jacket with her husbands team logo on it, but Nancy Pelosi can call our most effective intelligence agency a bunch of liars. The Bush family was slammed for being on good terms with the Saudi royal family, yet when Obama bowed down before the Saudi king he was simply being respectful. When you call the liberals on these topics they quickly reply that these are trivial issues the important thing is Obamas policies. My point is that the Obama campaign was based on these types of trivial issues so I would expect him to at least attempt to rise above them. As far as the Obama policies, okay let's discuss how he is bankrupting the country at an unprecedented rate. Maybe we could discuss the Bush stimulus plan the Obama team criticized so vocally. Obama has already passed one stimulus bill and is gearing up for a second, the only difference between the Bush and Obama stimulus plans is that Bush gave our money back to us while Obama is doleing it out to local and state governments. Let's talk about where the stimulus money is going. Your tax dollars are going to fund important projects like blowing up beaver dams and building a country club in a town that has more cows than people.
If we cannot at least take back the Congress this election I'm afraid the America we have all known and loved these many years will be doomed to third world status.
The Stranger
If we cannot at least take back the Congress this election I'm afraid the America we have all known and loved these many years will be doomed to third world status.
The Stranger
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Chicago politics hits New York
Still don't think it's time to take Congress back? If the Republicans don't take it back in 2010 you won't recognize this country by 2014. Remember to vote and vote republican.
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