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rod03801: Levin has a radio show too. I pick it up on the INTERNET. It won't surprise you to know that I like the way he yells at the libs who come on his show (call in) and try to pass a lib talking point. He flat out calls Obama a liar (which he is) and calls out the Repubes (he calls them) if they stray from conservatives principles. He makes O'Reilly look tame!
Levin says too that no matter who runs against Obama, we have to get that individual into the WH because Obama MUST go. He's ruining the country.
In just a short 30 months, he ran up 5 trillion in debt. And he's on his way to bankrupt the country. It's all calculated. Create the crisis, then fundamentally change the country (into a socialist dictatorship). He's already acting like a dictator. He bypasses congress whenever he pleases and intends on raising the debt ceiling with or without them. That would be impeachable but he's willing to risk it.
Artful Dodger: Doesn't matter who it is though, I'm voting for WHOever runs against him. It is crucial to get this incompetent out. Anyone would be less dangerous
Artful Dodger: I'm a big fan of Shaun Hannity. He just makes sense to me. (Radio Show, I don't get to watch his TV show much)
I hope we come up with someone good to go against Obama. I'm liking Bachman a lot! The libs are obviously getting scared, stooping to bringing up "migraine headaches".
Artful Dodger: I hope the tea partiers stick to their guns and don't give in to this "gang of six" crap that is trying to go through that incompetent Obama is clinging on to. Americans voted them in whole heartedly in 2010 for ONE reason. If they don't do what we want, they will be voted out too. I'm worried they are going to get wishy washy
rod03801: Wasserman Schultz started to worry some of the liberal leaders because of her many stupid statements - many which were simply proven to be fully false. How she can open her mouth and keep a straight face.
She waited until Rep. West had left the floor to direct her comments at him. It's all calculated. Now some women are crying out for an apology. I say no apology is needed. Club her again. She can't stand on her own two feet when it's a face to face confrontation.
As for Contessa Brewer, I took a peek at her FB page and she is getting hammered for her stupid question to Brooks. She condescendingly asks if he has a degree in economics as he disagreed with her claim that Obama kept the economy from going into a depression. Brewer just has a journalism degree and yet she attempted to lecture Brooks on economics. When he told her that not only did he have an economics degree, but one with highest honors, she stumbled. Out classed and out gunned.
She posted something about it on her FB page to try to save face even before the egg was dry. But it backfired. The majority of the posts are all negative against her. I've read them all and my gut hurts from laughing.
Artful Dodger: She is definitely one of the dumber more annoying libs smackin her lips on the airwaves. I hate stupid people like her, that think they are so "on top of things" and continually get shown they are foolish. Not even brave enough to admit when they screw up completely. Ignores it completely.
she claimed, “If it were up to the candidates for president on the Republican side, we would be driving foreign cars,” the RNC pointed out that Wasserman Schultz herself drives a Japanese Infiniti.
She has given Republicans material to use through the 2012 election cycle. Discussing the economy, Wasserman Schultz told Mike Allen — and those assembled and tweeting — at a recent POLITICO Playbook breakfast, “We are clearly responsible. I am going to take ownership right now. … Yeah we own — we own the economy.”
This led National Review’s Jim Geraghty to write that Wasserman Schultz “almost makes the [Republican National Committee’s] job too easy.”
Wasserman Schultz said last month that Democrats “added 12 years of solvency to Medicare,” later dialing it back to eight years. She had no evidence of support and was corrected, on-air, by CBS’s Harry Smith.
Papa Zoom (21. Temmuz 2011, 03:02:14) tarafından düzenlendi
On Medicare, her rhetoric has been extreme. Claiming Republicans would “throw you to the wolves” earned the congresswoman a trifecta of media rebukes: The Washington Post, calling the claim “bogus,” gave her three “Pinocchios.” FactCheck.Org said, “DNC Chair Throws Truth to ‘Wolves,’” while PolitiFact just said, “We rate her statement false.”
Wasserman Schultz has insisted, “We continue to be on the right track” and that Obama “helped the economy do a 180” — despite polling and economic data screaming otherwise.
Konu: Wasserman Schultz has a history that's not good.
Deborah Wasserman-Schultz is a bomb thrower who suffers from a bad case of hoof in mouth disease, as well as enjoying the dubious distinction of having some of her most vitriolic attacks blow up in her face.
To wit: She attacked GOP presidential candidates for favoring foreign car companies but owns a Japanese car herself. She accused the GOP of advancing Medicare reform that would kill seniors.
Now she says that Republicans want to make a "crime" of illegal immigration. Did someone mention to her that it already is?
There's so much more to laugh at. This woman is soooo stupid.
Konu: Re: Allen West------ He was forced to retire from the military after he and four soldiers under his command beat up and threatened to kill an Iraqi civilian police officer that they suspected of plotting an attack.
Übergeek 바둑이: In other words a dishonourable discharge by all accounts!!
> He must be looking for a good gravy train job after office.. Maybe with News Corp or something.
Or maybe an even bigger job as a defense contractor. After his retirement from the military he became a private defense contractor and effectively trained, advised and controlled the Afghan military in Kandahar.
Wasserman Schultz said: "The gentleman from Florida, who represents thousands of Medicare beneficiaries, as do I, is supportive of this plan that would increase costs for Medicare beneficiaries. Unbelievable from a member from south Florida." "
She went on to accuse him of supporting tax breaks for millionaires, big oil and companies that ship jobs overseas, while supporting budget cuts in education and healthcare.
" A spokesman for Wasserman Schultz, Jonathan Beeton, said in an email of his own: "I don't think that Congressman West is upset at the congresswoman, but rather with the fact that she highlighted that he and other Republicans are once again trying to balance the budget on the backs of seniors, children and the middle class. ... The truth hurts." "
I think this is symptomatic of how divided congress is and how different the views of Republicans and Democrats are. People like West are pushing irresponsible tax breaks at a time when the government needs as much revenue as possible so as to avoid going into deeper debt. Then they are sustaining those breaks by cutting essential services for the poor. It is the typical Reaganomics approach to the economy.
Well, Mr. West is a controversial character. This just one more of his controversies. He is a Tea Party favorite. He was forced to retire from the military after he and four soldiers under his command beat up and threatened to kill an Iraqi civilian police officer that they suspected of plotting an attack. The detention of the man was tantamount to torture. It turned out that the man was innocent and no plans of attack or bombs were found.
Well, after hearing the Wasserman-Schultz speech I can say that there is nothing insulting or inappropriate there. It sounds more like Mr. West does not like taking criticism. I think than rather than sending that e-mail, Mr. West should have clearly addressed the issues that Wasserman-Schlutz raised. Rather than being confrontational, he should have proven that Wasserman was wrong (that is something he would not have been able to do since Wasserman accurately depicted the political and economic stance or Mr. West and other republicans.)
Rep. Allen West is a bit of a Drama Queen. The speech Debbie Wasserman Schultz made after he left was not that bad.. Just showed up that he cared more about millionaires then actual voters and them getting Medicare.
....... He must be looking for a good gravy train job after office.. Maybe with News Corp or something.
Rep. Allen West Confronts Lying “Vile & Despicable” Leftist Wasserman Schultz
Rep West did himself proud:
From: Z112 West, Allen Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 04:48 PM To: Wasserman Schultz, Debbie Cc: McCarthy, Kevin; Blyth, Jonathan; Pelosi, Nancy; Cantor, Eric Subject: Unprofessional and Inappropriate Sophomoric Behavior from Wasserman-Schultz
Look, Debbie, I understand that after I departed the House floor you directed your floor speech comments directly towards me. Let me make myself perfectly clear, you want a personal fight, I am happy to oblige. You are the most vile, unprofessional ,and despicable member of the US House of Representatives. If you have something to say to me, stop being a coward and say it to my face, otherwise, shut the heck up. Focus on your own congressional district!
I am bringing your actions today to our Majority Leader and Majority Whip and from this time forward, understand that I shall defend myself forthright against your heinous characterless behavior……which dates back to the disgusting protest you ordered at my campaign hqs, October 2010 in Deerfield Beach.
You have proven repeatedly that you are not a Lady, therefore, shall not be afforded due respect from me!
Steadfast and Loyal
Congressman Allen B West (R-FL) Good on him!
Wasserman Schultz is out classes and out gunned! I love a good fight!
Mort (19. Temmuz 2011, 00:02:57) tarafından düzenlendi
Paddy Ashdown.. His Lawyer was approached to confirm whether a document that was "stolen" from his office was real. The burglary was so good that it was not noticed there was one until asked about the documents validity.. seeing as just a small amount of cash and one document went missing.
Paddy's Affair came to light just before a General Election where he and Labour posed a great threat to Maggie.
How convenient for Maggie.. She and the Conservatives must have shown alot of respect... well they did loosen the bank regs!!
Under certain laws (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act) it's illegal for any American company to bribe overseas officials.
It has emerged that for support Maggie Thatcher and the Conservative government back then let Murdoch set up BskyB ignoring all concerns just so they'd get the Murdoch's papers supporting her in the elections.
Konu: Re:You know how the right has a reputation for being odd and doing and saying strange things?
Mort (18. Temmuz 2011, 23:40:51) tarafından düzenlendi
Tuesday: Right.. the Right by who's definition. By US standards our right is left or middle.. so it gets a little confusing as one definition seems impossible.
Konu: Re:You know how the right has a reputation for being odd and doing and saying strange things?
Tuesday: The right.. or as it seems to be 'an extension of News Corp?'
Maybe if the Australian politicians hadn't 'danced with the devil' back in the days before Murdoch went international and changed his citizenship to buy America... Things might be different. But I see he's still getting in trouble in Australia for fraud re the News Corp-owned Melbourne Storm.
Now unless it's approved by News Corp things just ain't conservative enough!!
Bernice (18. Temmuz 2011, 03:33:30) tarafından düzenlendi
Looks as tho the Brits are in all sorts of poo with their Govt. looking as tho they are one and all corrupt...starting at the top. But I did hear that the tea Lady is exempt hahahaha
Rebekah Brooks has been arrested by police investigating allegations of phone hacking by the News of the World and allegations that police officers were bribed to leak sensitive information.
The Metropolitan police said a 43-year-old woman was arrested at noon on Sunday, by appointment at a London police station.
Brooks, 43, resigned on Friday as News International's chief executive. She is a former News of the World editor and was close to Rupert Murdoch and the prime minister, David Cameron.
Brooks was due to give evidence before MPs on the culture select committee on Tuesday.
An arrest by appointment on a Sunday by police is unusual.
In a statement the Met said: "The MPS [Metropolitan police service] has this afternoon, Sunday 17 July, arrested a female in connection with allegations of corruption and phone hacking.
"At approximately 12.00 a 43-year-old woman was arrested by appointment at a London police station by officers from Operation Weeting [phone hacking investigation] together with officers from Operation Elveden [bribing of police officers investigation]. She is currently in custody.
"She was arrested on suspicion of conspiring to intercept communications, contrary to Section1(1) Criminal Law Act 1977 and on suspicion of corruption allegations contrary to Section 1 of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1906.
"The Operation Weeting team is conducting the new investigation into phone hacking.
"Operation Elveden is the investigation into allegations of inappropriate payments to police. This investigation is being supervised by the Independent Police Complaints Commission.
I suppose it is news of sorts, at least for the American public trying to decide on which candidate to vote for in the next presidential election.
From what I have read the movie was made and financed by Stephen K. Bannon who spent over 1 million dollars in making the film. Bannon is a former naval officer and banker for Golman Sachs.
Apparently the movie was made to repair Sarah Palin's damaged reputation (or at least what some might see as a damaged reputation). Sarah Palin approved the movie and apparently she narrates the film herself. The movie also seems to promote Sarah Palin as a presidential candidate for 2012. (Of course, she had said before that she would not run for the presidential election, but then politicians do that often enough).
The big question is not whether Sarah Palin's movie to empty theaters or full theaters. The big question is: Is Sarah Palin fit to be president? Right wing and religious rethoric will appeal to neoconservative voters. However, certain trends in international politics are bound to creep up on her if she is elected president.
Some 15 years ago econmists were estimating that China would become the largest economy in the world by 2020. If China's current economic growth rate continues, China's economy will overtake American economy as the largest in the world by 2015. When that happens serious question will be raised about the American government's ability to pay its debts. It is quite likely that China will "downgrade" American "bonds" (t-Bills) and begin dumping them on the market. That is a strategy that makes sense as a way to wear down an economic competitor. The US dollar will take a pounding in international markets and the American government will find it extremely difficult to acquire more debt to sustain its deficit. At the present Ben Bernanke (Chairman of the Federal Reserve) has said that the government must raise its debt limit or face default on its loans. By 2015 the situation will be untenable and if China decides to, they will cash out billions of dollars in t-Bills by dumping them on the open market.
This is the biggest threat that the United States has faced in its history. This is bigger than Al Qaeda, or the Cold War. Sadly, this is something that Americans did to themselves by consuming more than they produce and by letting their biggest companies manufacture cheaply overseas.
The Bush administration knew this and did nothing about it. The Obama administration knows this and is doing nothing about it. Can Sarah Palin tackle this threat and if so how? Traditional right wing politics (tax cuts and spending cuts combined) will do not solve the problem. Neither will religious rethoric. It will take massive scaling back in consumption and decisive moves to bring manufacturing back from China and into the United States. Whoever does this must go against the same corporations that have supported right wing political parties for decades. They will also have to increase taxes on the rich and the upper middle class to compensate for decreased ability to borrow. Spending cuts will be drastic and they will involve a massive scaling back in military spending (which remains the most expensive part of the American government). These moves will be unpopular with both political parties, but more so with the Republicans. Can Sarah Palin takes decisive moves like these or will she try to solve the problem with the same supply side economics (Reaganomics) that caused the problem in the first place? In fairness to Sarah Palin, at the present I see no politician in the US equipped to deal with this threat.
Artful Dodger: now aint that the troof.......the american dollar is at its lowest at the moment that we have ever known....fine if we want to buy anything but bad for americans....and if you lose your triple "A" rating that is the most disastrous thing that could ever happen to your financial situations.....
The Scattering was a major historical event that occurred in the chaotic period following the death of Leto Atreides II, the God-Emperor. Leto's death saw the eventual breakdown of his empire, severe famine on many worlds, and the introduction of Ixian no-ships. It was all part of The Golden Path, as put forward by Leto, which was triggered by a perceived need to diversify the human race and allow it to evolve. OriginEdit Origin sectionEdit
Leto II's prescience allowed him to see into both the past and the future, and he believed that ten thousand years of rule by the Faufreluches had allowed the human race to become stagnant, and that drastic action on Leto's part was needed in order for the human race to survive.
As a result of this philosophy, during the reign of Leto II humanity was predominantly planet bound and ruled by an iron fist for more than 3500 years. This was in contrast to the relative freedom of expression and movement people enjoyed to a limited degree under the Faufreluches, the limits being predominantly the inherent control of feudal rule and the Spacing Guild monopoly on space travel. Indeed, Leto II exerted a level of control that was unprecedented in the Imperium, including power over the Guild and space travel, a feat that previous Emperors had been unable to accomplish. Upon Leto's death, the stalwart and long-established order of the Imperium disintegrated, as did control over freedoms and movement, and as a result, humanity rediscovered independence and nobilities on an unprecedented scale. This paved the way for humanity to "scatter" across the universe into the unknown and further evolution of the human race.
We live in a police state. Local, provincial, state, federal, etc. The police operates at every level of government and society. Intelligence agencies have the technology, money and expertise to spy on, capture and interrogate anyone. Politicians have every interest in keeping the economic and political system as they are: working strictly in their own favour.
The media (TV, newspapers, Internet, etc.) functions to ensure that the right politicians will get elected at the time most convenient for the rich and powerful to expand their wealth and power.
The masses live and die like puppets who need only two things to be happy: Walmart and MacDonalds. As long as the masses have cheap junk food and cheap trinkets, they will consume themselves into oblivion, and live a life devoid of any fighting or revolutionary spirit. They will get up every morning, go to their jobs where they are used as wage slaves, return home to be indoctrinated by their TVs, and in their spare time they will go and consume more cheap trinkets and more cheap junk food.
Anyone who refuses to live in the consumer capitalist paradise is an enemy and therefore evil. Religion has taken the place of philosophy, and it has become a self-enforcing ideology in which fear of god is used to ensure the masses remain opiated and unwilling and incapable of changing anything.
This is the police state of 1984. The difference is that as long as the citizens are free to consume, they think they are free to act. As long as the citizens cast a meaningless little vote every 4 years, they think that they have political power and the power of decision and influence over the rich and powerful who rule them.
Once in a while it is necessary to sedate the masses, so a 'bad guy" is found. somebody who did not play by the rules of the system. A Bernie Madoff or a Rupert Murdoch are good examples. Then social discontent is channeled into indignation over some corrupt powerful man. They will bombard the masses with the wrongdoings of the corrupt rich, while pretending to do something about it so that the masses don't see the need to change anything meaningful or structural in the political and economic system.
We don't have Big Brother. We have the capitalist empire, and the all powerful intelligence agencies that control the population and keep it from erupting into revolution.
In the meantime, we all go on enjoying our junk food, we keep buying cheap consumer crap, and we tell ourselves that the half truths sold on TV are the "real news".
We are so lost that we cannot see any way in which anything could ever change. The Bernie Madoffs and Rupert Murdochs will be tried, even jailed. Only to be replaced by others just as bad as them. Menawhile the masses are incapable of changing anything because of their intellectual and ideological paralysis, and their willing submission to consumerism and the comfort of the TV remote control.
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