You Won't Believe These Suez Canal Conspiracies
3 years ago
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Granholm: Jobs must be created here, not overseas
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new program on current. cenk and Keith are also on current. not available on charter
birther nonsense dismissed Show Me Progress Missouri's Progressive Politics Community
Show Me Progress Missouri's Progressive Politics Community
http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/general/2011/12/22/0956827.pdf
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birther nonsense dismissed. alas, many Missouri teabaggers on lawsuit.
http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/general/2011/12/22/0956827.pdf
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birther nonsense dismissed. alas, many Missouri teabaggers on lawsuit.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Guest commentary: Jobless benefits aren't welfare
Guest commentary: Jobless benefits aren't welfare
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snip from article
Opponents of continuing the extension of unemployment insurance often make one of the following arguments: (1) the program is welfare for the undeserving; (2) it subsidizes leisure and is a major contributor to the high unemployment rate; or (3) the extension does little to create jobs. The critics have it wrong on all counts.
The mischaracterization of unemployment insurance as welfare is a fundamental misunderstanding of the program — and insurance in general. Welfare is society's means of ensuring that the poorest among us have their basic needs taken care of, regardless of prior contributions to the system. Insurance is a financial instrument where individuals pay a premium in exchange for compensation in the case of an adverse event.
For instance, people have health insurance so that if they get appendicitis, they will not have to bear the large and sudden costs of the operation and hospital stay. Unemployment insurance works the same way. Workers pay premiums in the form of a tax remitted by their employer while they are employed. If, suddenly, they lose their job through no fault of their own, they do not have to bear the full cost of the loss of their earnings.
Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/guest-commentary-jobless-benefits-aren-t-welfare/article_56df881b-64d7-56b4-acff-446fd1c5c2c8.html#ixzz1hkXB4hUS
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snip from article
Opponents of continuing the extension of unemployment insurance often make one of the following arguments: (1) the program is welfare for the undeserving; (2) it subsidizes leisure and is a major contributor to the high unemployment rate; or (3) the extension does little to create jobs. The critics have it wrong on all counts.
The mischaracterization of unemployment insurance as welfare is a fundamental misunderstanding of the program — and insurance in general. Welfare is society's means of ensuring that the poorest among us have their basic needs taken care of, regardless of prior contributions to the system. Insurance is a financial instrument where individuals pay a premium in exchange for compensation in the case of an adverse event.
For instance, people have health insurance so that if they get appendicitis, they will not have to bear the large and sudden costs of the operation and hospital stay. Unemployment insurance works the same way. Workers pay premiums in the form of a tax remitted by their employer while they are employed. If, suddenly, they lose their job through no fault of their own, they do not have to bear the full cost of the loss of their earnings.
Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/guest-commentary-jobless-benefits-aren-t-welfare/article_56df881b-64d7-56b4-acff-446fd1c5c2c8.html#ixzz1hkXB4hUS
Paul Krugman: Red danger
Paul Krugman: Red danger
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snip from article
Consider the following picture: Recent growth has relied on a huge construction boom fueled by surging real estate prices, and exhibiting all the classic signs of a bubble. There was rapid growth in credit — with much of that growth taking place not through traditional banking but rather through unregulated 'shadow banking" neither subject to government supervision nor backed by government guarantees. Now the bubble is bursting — and there are real reasons to fear financial and economic crisis.
Am I describing Japan at the end of the 1980s? Or am I describing America in 2007? I could be. But right now I'm talking about China, which is emerging as another danger spot in a world economy that really, really doesn't need this right now.
I've been reluctant to weigh in on the Chinese situation, in part because it's so hard to know what's really happening. All economic statistics are best seen as a peculiarly boring form of science fiction, but China's numbers are more fictional than most. I'd turn to real China experts for guidance, but no two experts seem to be telling the same story.
Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/columns/paul-krugman/paul-krugman-red-danger/article_27713fea-c8d8-5e4d-b22d-fae9247a7897.html#ixzz1hkVAT1hG
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I feel full impact of economic disaster is not known
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snip from article
Consider the following picture: Recent growth has relied on a huge construction boom fueled by surging real estate prices, and exhibiting all the classic signs of a bubble. There was rapid growth in credit — with much of that growth taking place not through traditional banking but rather through unregulated 'shadow banking" neither subject to government supervision nor backed by government guarantees. Now the bubble is bursting — and there are real reasons to fear financial and economic crisis.
Am I describing Japan at the end of the 1980s? Or am I describing America in 2007? I could be. But right now I'm talking about China, which is emerging as another danger spot in a world economy that really, really doesn't need this right now.
I've been reluctant to weigh in on the Chinese situation, in part because it's so hard to know what's really happening. All economic statistics are best seen as a peculiarly boring form of science fiction, but China's numbers are more fictional than most. I'd turn to real China experts for guidance, but no two experts seem to be telling the same story.
Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/columns/paul-krugman/paul-krugman-red-danger/article_27713fea-c8d8-5e4d-b22d-fae9247a7897.html#ixzz1hkVAT1hG
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I feel full impact of economic disaster is not known
Monday, December 26, 2011
OWS albany protestors abused by police pt.1
use of force against nonviolent protesters quite common and is American as apple pie
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Friday, December 23, 2011
Bank Of America Minority Home Loan Settlement - $335 Million
Bank of America was not the only one doing this is my understanding. Countrywide was bought by bank
Nullify Obamacare Forum Part 1: Intro & Ed Martin's Opening Remarks
there is more a youtube site. some of these folks running for office in Missouri. pay attention for these folks are not playing and will try to remake the state.
although I do not agree with these folks, they do have a mission and will try to limit government.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Tax the rich: Burning money on premium firewood and a mayor who wanted t...
alas, I only use ugly wood
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
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Saturday, December 17, 2011
White House backs a payroll tax compromise, they don't know how they're ...
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dems should call the pubs bluff. alas, no spine and appearently no balls
Friday, December 16, 2011
Countdown with Keith Olbermann from Current.TV - Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011
this is entire countdown from yesterday. important info for group in this
Martin Baker tracks the tracker
this occured at same time as democratic party in St. Louis in case you missed event
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Iraq War Over - The Real Cost
sorry the ad
my nephew was injured in this mess. his buddies were all killed in unarmored humvee.
they let nephew stay for awhile in America. he is now in Afghanistan.
common story.
goddamm the neocons for their bullshit
12-15-11 1a - New MediScare Plan, with Nicole Lamoureux - Countdown with...
dems know better
how do the troops sell democrats next year?
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Robert Reich Puts An Offer On The Table For President Obama
this is why the occupy folks are saying. good going Reich
Cenk: 'I hope to God President Obama vetoes' Defense Authorization Act
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agree with Cenk. no need for martial law in America
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
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Friday, December 9, 2011
Saint Louis scrooge of 2011--- Jobs with Justice crown winner
Rex Sinquefield Elected "Scrooge of the Year"
St. Louis Scrooge of the Year Election Results
Scrooge of the Year: Rex Sinquefield -- 3154 votes
Rep Todd Akin -- 2722 votes
Rep Darrell Issa -- 1737 votes
Frank Kartmann -- 395 votes
Rex Sinquefield is a St Louis multi-millionaire intent on buying laws that help the 1% and screw over the 99%. This year St. Louisans voted YES on Prop E, retaining the City’s Earnings Tax. The only reason why we had to vote on Prep E this year – and every five years from now until eternity – is because of Rex’s radical anti-tax ideology.
Sinquefeld’s agenda also includes repealing the state income tax in favor of the Everything Tax, which would cause almost every single item and service you buy - from home sales to health care - to include a sales tax. The Everything Tax means more taxes for everyone but the rich. Rex seems to think that since the “free market” made him so much money, it must be good for everyone.
He makes no secrets about his out-of-this-world lobbying efforts in order to get in good with the Missouri Legislature. For example, towards the end of 2010, Rex gave $200,000 to Speaker of the House Steven Tilley, even though he ran unopposed in his election. Rex isn’t the only candidate for Scrooge of the Year, but he’s well overdue to receive the crown.
St. Louis Scrooge of the Year Election Results
Scrooge of the Year: Rex Sinquefield -- 3154 votes
Rep Todd Akin -- 2722 votes
Rep Darrell Issa -- 1737 votes
Frank Kartmann -- 395 votes
Rex Sinquefield is a St Louis multi-millionaire intent on buying laws that help the 1% and screw over the 99%. This year St. Louisans voted YES on Prop E, retaining the City’s Earnings Tax. The only reason why we had to vote on Prep E this year – and every five years from now until eternity – is because of Rex’s radical anti-tax ideology.
Sinquefeld’s agenda also includes repealing the state income tax in favor of the Everything Tax, which would cause almost every single item and service you buy - from home sales to health care - to include a sales tax. The Everything Tax means more taxes for everyone but the rich. Rex seems to think that since the “free market” made him so much money, it must be good for everyone.
He makes no secrets about his out-of-this-world lobbying efforts in order to get in good with the Missouri Legislature. For example, towards the end of 2010, Rex gave $200,000 to Speaker of the House Steven Tilley, even though he ran unopposed in his election. Rex isn’t the only candidate for Scrooge of the Year, but he’s well overdue to receive the crown.
12-09-11 1a - Occupy DNC, with Luis Rodriguez - Countdown with Keith Olb...
remember occupy in St Louis next saturday at noon
Missouri students lack knowledge of presidential candidates
what is new
this could have been any election in the past
Murdoch Fights For Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)
bad bill. this would affect all bloggers in the negative.
how does anyone know what is pirated or not in these days and times?
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Declining By Degrees
excellent doc
sad little has changed for the good
doc from 2004 about higher education
Is modern capitalism sustainable? - Opinion - Al Jazeera English
Is modern capitalism sustainable? - Opinion - Al Jazeera English
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I do not totally agree, but some interesting points
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I do not totally agree, but some interesting points
Tea party, Big money, Twisted maps - Fault Lines - Al Jazeera English
Tea party, Big money, Twisted maps - Fault Lines - Al Jazeera English
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interesting doc about teabag party
click link above
interesting doc about teabag party
Monday, December 5, 2011
Rep. Akin: Don't Leave Unemployed Missourians Out in the Cold!
Rep. Akin: Don't Leave Unemployed Missourians Out in the Cold!
Ballwin, MO
December 8, 2011 12:00PM to 12:30PM
Hosted by Cathy Sherwin
Event Description:
Too many in St. Louis County and St. Charles County would be left out in the cold if unemployment insurance benefits aren't extended. Join us Dec. 8 at Rep. Todd Akin's office to urge the congressman to support his constituents.
Sponsored by:
State Federation
Local Missouri AFL-CIO
Event Type: Other
Location:
301 Sovereign Ct., Ste. 201
Ballwin, MO
63011
Ballwin, MO
December 8, 2011 12:00PM to 12:30PM
Hosted by Cathy Sherwin
Event Description:
Too many in St. Louis County and St. Charles County would be left out in the cold if unemployment insurance benefits aren't extended. Join us Dec. 8 at Rep. Todd Akin's office to urge the congressman to support his constituents.
Sponsored by:
State Federation
Local Missouri AFL-CIO
Event Type: Other
Location:
301 Sovereign Ct., Ste. 201
Ballwin, MO
63011
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WaterCoolerRecap112111.mov
Bill and Mike talk BCS football, Mercedes manager arrested for being an illegal (he wasn't)
wonder what they think in Germany?
Angry Tea Party Conservative assaults interviewer
sounds like some fools I met during healthcare debates.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Occupy Movement at UC Davis Refuses to Comply; Gets Pepper Sprayed
another proud law enforcement moment, spraying unarmed and peaceful demonstration.
this would make any tyrant proud, another shining example of making friends and influcing public opinion
Friday, November 18, 2011
11-17-11 1a - Occupy Brooklyn Bridge, with Adam Gabbatt - Countdown with...
note: was at the ST. Louis occupy good turnout despite cold weather
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Karl Rove: "Who gave you the right to Occupy America?"
teabagging at its best. seems right wing does not like their favorite tactic being used by others
Why Bloomberg Fights Occupy Wall Street
no doubt business put screws to all those mayors whom evicted occupy folks.
Republican Candidates Talk at the Round Table Economic debate (JGSilence)
unfortunately, this cartoon says about what I heard; no plans any where
"America Better Damn WAKE UP!" Jesse Ventura On His Lawsuit Against The ...
for the wwf fans
I believe the security craze is bullhockey
McClellan: Keeping world safe from naughty fairies
McClellan: Keeping world safe from naughty fairies
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from story:
am not a Christmas character, so I am allowed to know naughty words, and I thought of several after reading Susan Weich's account of the firing of the Sugar Plum Fairy.
The story was in Saturday's newspaper.
Laura Coppinger is the Sugar Plum Fairy. At least, she used to be. She played the role for the last six years during the Christmas Traditions festival in St. Charles.
This year, festival hiring came under the control of the city of St. Charles, and because all city employees are required to take a drug test, Coppinger had to go to a local testing facility to give a urine sample. She filled a cup and then flushed the toilet. She said she did so out of habit.
That makes sense.
But it turns out a person is not supposed to flush the toilet. That's because a person could use the incoming water to dilute their sample.
That doesn't make sense.
If water can dilute the sample, a person could use water that was already in the toilet. Or she could quietly run the tap.
Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/columns/bill-mcclellan/mcclellan-keeping-world-safe-from-naughty-fairies/article_8e6e4e6b-236a-50d2-90a6-c1f2e39b094a.html#ixzz1dsYmFeAI
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add this story to what is wrong with this picture. Hell, I curse all the time on my own time.
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from story:
am not a Christmas character, so I am allowed to know naughty words, and I thought of several after reading Susan Weich's account of the firing of the Sugar Plum Fairy.
The story was in Saturday's newspaper.
Laura Coppinger is the Sugar Plum Fairy. At least, she used to be. She played the role for the last six years during the Christmas Traditions festival in St. Charles.
This year, festival hiring came under the control of the city of St. Charles, and because all city employees are required to take a drug test, Coppinger had to go to a local testing facility to give a urine sample. She filled a cup and then flushed the toilet. She said she did so out of habit.
That makes sense.
But it turns out a person is not supposed to flush the toilet. That's because a person could use the incoming water to dilute their sample.
That doesn't make sense.
If water can dilute the sample, a person could use water that was already in the toilet. Or she could quietly run the tap.
Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/columns/bill-mcclellan/mcclellan-keeping-world-safe-from-naughty-fairies/article_8e6e4e6b-236a-50d2-90a6-c1f2e39b094a.html#ixzz1dsYmFeAI
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add this story to what is wrong with this picture. Hell, I curse all the time on my own time.
Emerson among GOP lawmakers pressing 'supercommittee' to back new revenues
Emerson among GOP lawmakers pressing 'supercommittee' to back new revenues
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from article:
WASHINGTON • Rep. Jo Ann Emerson planned to join a collection of House members holding a variety of political views at a news conference Tuesday advising the debt panel to look hard at new money sources in the race to meet its deficit-cutting deadline next week.
The event is a follow-up to a recent letter signed by Emerson and 39 other House Republican -- joined by 60 Democrats -- telling the panel that "all options for mandatory and discretionary spending and revenues must be on the table."
With a Nov. 23 deadline fast approaching, Emerson, of Cape Girardeau, is reflecting growing pessimism in Washington that the 12-member supercommittee will reach agreement on a package that would reduce borrowing by at least $1.2 trillion over the next ten years.
Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/political-fix/emerson-among-gop-lawmakers-pressing-supercommittee-to-back-new-revenues/article_8918b2f0-0f0f-11e1-b0db-0019bb30f31a.html#ixzz1dsXFWV5A
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cutting social security, medicare and medicaid at election time is not a wise move.
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from article:
WASHINGTON • Rep. Jo Ann Emerson planned to join a collection of House members holding a variety of political views at a news conference Tuesday advising the debt panel to look hard at new money sources in the race to meet its deficit-cutting deadline next week.
The event is a follow-up to a recent letter signed by Emerson and 39 other House Republican -- joined by 60 Democrats -- telling the panel that "all options for mandatory and discretionary spending and revenues must be on the table."
With a Nov. 23 deadline fast approaching, Emerson, of Cape Girardeau, is reflecting growing pessimism in Washington that the 12-member supercommittee will reach agreement on a package that would reduce borrowing by at least $1.2 trillion over the next ten years.
Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/political-fix/emerson-among-gop-lawmakers-pressing-supercommittee-to-back-new-revenues/article_8918b2f0-0f0f-11e1-b0db-0019bb30f31a.html#ixzz1dsXFWV5A
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cutting social security, medicare and medicaid at election time is not a wise move.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Vouchers for veterans and other bad ideas
Vouchers for veterans and other bad ideas
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snip from article;
U.S. health care is remarkably diverse. In terms of how care is paid for and delivered, many of us effectively live in Canada, some live in Switzerland, some live in Britain, and some live in the unregulated market of conservative dreams. One result of this diversity is that we have plenty of home-grown evidence about what works and what doesn't.
Naturally, then, politicians — Republicans in particular — are determined to scrap what works and promote what doesn't. And that brings me to Mitt Romney's latest really bad idea, unveiled on Veterans Day: to partially privatize the Veterans Health Administration.
What Romney and everyone else should know is that the VHA is a huge policy success story, which offers important lessons for future health care reform.
Many people still have an image of veterans' health care based on the terrible state of the system two decades ago. Under the Clinton administration, however, the VHA was overhauled, and it achieved a remarkable combination of rising quality and successful cost control. Multiple surveys have found the VHA providing better care than most Americans receive, even as the agency has held cost increases well below those facing Medicare and private insurers. Furthermore, the VHA has led the way in cost-saving innovation, especially the use of electronic medical records.
What's behind this success? Crucially, the VHA is an integrated system, which provides health care as well as paying for it. So it's free from the perverse incentives created when doctors and hospitals profit from expensive tests and procedures, whether or not those procedures actually make medical sense. And because VHA patients are in it for the long term, the agency has a stronger incentive to invest in prevention than private insurers, many of whose customers move on after a few years.
And yes, this is 'socialized medicine"
Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/relationships-and-special-occasions/columns/miss-manners/vouchers-for-veterans-and-other-bad-ideas/article_8c30a823-94bd-5d25-a2b7-7827e5b0743d.html#ixzz1dnG1zgEQ
click link above for full
snip from article;
U.S. health care is remarkably diverse. In terms of how care is paid for and delivered, many of us effectively live in Canada, some live in Switzerland, some live in Britain, and some live in the unregulated market of conservative dreams. One result of this diversity is that we have plenty of home-grown evidence about what works and what doesn't.
Naturally, then, politicians — Republicans in particular — are determined to scrap what works and promote what doesn't. And that brings me to Mitt Romney's latest really bad idea, unveiled on Veterans Day: to partially privatize the Veterans Health Administration.
What Romney and everyone else should know is that the VHA is a huge policy success story, which offers important lessons for future health care reform.
Many people still have an image of veterans' health care based on the terrible state of the system two decades ago. Under the Clinton administration, however, the VHA was overhauled, and it achieved a remarkable combination of rising quality and successful cost control. Multiple surveys have found the VHA providing better care than most Americans receive, even as the agency has held cost increases well below those facing Medicare and private insurers. Furthermore, the VHA has led the way in cost-saving innovation, especially the use of electronic medical records.
What's behind this success? Crucially, the VHA is an integrated system, which provides health care as well as paying for it. So it's free from the perverse incentives created when doctors and hospitals profit from expensive tests and procedures, whether or not those procedures actually make medical sense. And because VHA patients are in it for the long term, the agency has a stronger incentive to invest in prevention than private insurers, many of whose customers move on after a few years.
And yes, this is 'socialized medicine"
Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/relationships-and-special-occasions/columns/miss-manners/vouchers-for-veterans-and-other-bad-ideas/article_8c30a823-94bd-5d25-a2b7-7827e5b0743d.html#ixzz1dnG1zgEQ
Monday, November 14, 2011
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Police arrest Occupy St. Louis protesters
Police arrest Occupy St. Louis protesters
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from article:
Updated at 12:45 a.m. Saturday: Police moved into the Occupy St. Louis protest at Kiener Plaza about 12:30 a.m. and took about 20 protesters into custody.
The arrests came about 15 minutes after officers warned protesters that anyone who refused to leave the downtown plaza would be arrested.
The crowd of Occupy St. Louis protesters had shrunk to about 100. Of them, about 25 indicated they were willing to be taken into custody.
"None of us are choosing to be arrested," said Brian Staack, one of the protesters, just before he was taken into custody. "We are choosing to maintain our occupation and our right to peaceably assemble."
There was shouting from the protesters as the arrests were made, but no signs of violence. Streets near the plaza were closed before the arrests were made.
Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/police-arrest-occupy-st-louis-protesters/article_8bc55bfc-0c9e-11e1-b678-0019bb30f31a.html#ixzz1dUlAans8
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keep in mind: rally downtown at 3 pm this Thursday. I will be there for sure
also note: will not spend a dime holiday shopping downtown this holiday season. sorry St. Louis for sales tax loss, but carting away demonstrators stupid
click link above
from article:
Updated at 12:45 a.m. Saturday: Police moved into the Occupy St. Louis protest at Kiener Plaza about 12:30 a.m. and took about 20 protesters into custody.
The arrests came about 15 minutes after officers warned protesters that anyone who refused to leave the downtown plaza would be arrested.
The crowd of Occupy St. Louis protesters had shrunk to about 100. Of them, about 25 indicated they were willing to be taken into custody.
"None of us are choosing to be arrested," said Brian Staack, one of the protesters, just before he was taken into custody. "We are choosing to maintain our occupation and our right to peaceably assemble."
There was shouting from the protesters as the arrests were made, but no signs of violence. Streets near the plaza were closed before the arrests were made.
Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/police-arrest-occupy-st-louis-protesters/article_8bc55bfc-0c9e-11e1-b678-0019bb30f31a.html#ixzz1dUlAans8
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keep in mind: rally downtown at 3 pm this Thursday. I will be there for sure
also note: will not spend a dime holiday shopping downtown this holiday season. sorry St. Louis for sales tax loss, but carting away demonstrators stupid
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Jack Abramoff: The lobbyist's playbook
Jack should still be in jail is my opinion, as well as many in congress/wall street
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
"Brotherhood of Man" 1946 - A UAW-CIO video against racism
from 1946 and far advanced for its time. advocates brotherhood and tolerence from cio/uaw
Monday, November 7, 2011
Palin On Occupy Protests - Activists Think They're 'Entitled' To 'Bailou...
poor Sarah gets it wrong again. protesters against "unfair" and biased treatment of regular folks, not angling for a handout.
Friday, November 4, 2011
Do You Feel Claire McCaskill's Pain?
latest gop anti-claire ad.
Claire, you need get off duff and campaign
Feds Vs Freedom of Information Act Video
Feds Vs Freedom of Information Act Video
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try getting Missouri stuff under "Sunshine law" if you doubt this
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try getting Missouri stuff under "Sunshine law" if you doubt this
11-03-11 6 - The Cain Blame Game, with Christian Finnegan - Countdown wi...
poor Cain.
appearently never learned that folks that live in glass houses should never throw rocks
11-03-11 4 - Fight For The Right To Vote, with Keith Ellison - Countdown...
Missouri is on the list of states whom wish to restrict voting. Why is Missouri consistantly on lists of states that stick to its citizens?
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Open Air Germ Warfare Experiments On Civilian Populations
note: chemical and biowar experiments were carried on in the St. Louis metro area
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
11-01-11 1a - Occupy General Strike, with Barucha Teller - Countdown wit...
Soar 11-3 endorses the 99% folks and the occupy movement.
We have health and age issues, but our hearts are with those folks at Kiener Plaza and other occupy locations
keep up good works
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Arizona retirees look at spending cut impact
for the 99%, we are already at the third world level in some areas.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Occupy Oakland General Assembly Approves General Strike by 96.9%! 10/26
other areas have called for a general strike as well. Might be a good "blue flu" day for folks.
note: good day "not" to do shopping, buy gas, do the atm thing or anything else. when it comes to money, our masters do pay attention.
good day to call politcos and tell them your support for occupy wall street:
McCaskill, Claire - (D - MO) Class I
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Blunt, Roy - (R - MO) Class III
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Durbin, Richard J. - (D - IL) Class II
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Kirk, Mark - (R - IL) Class III
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Joplin tornado hero is denied workers comp for injuries
Joplin tornado hero is denied workers comp for injuries
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from article
"JOPLIN, Mo. • By all accounts, Mark Lindquist is a hero, a social worker who nearly gave his life trying to save three developmentally disabled adults from the Joplin tornado. Both houses of the Missouri Legislature honored Lindquist, the Senate resolution calling him "a true hero and inspiration to others."
But heroism doesn't pay the bills. The tornado's 200 mph wind tossed Lindquist nearly a block, broke every rib, obliterated a shoulder, knocked out most of his teeth and put him in a coma for about two months.
Lindquist's medical expenses exceed $2.5 million, and the bills keep coming. He requires 11 daily prescriptions and will need more surgery.
But he has no medical insurance. Lindquist, 51, couldn't afford it on a job paying barely above minimum wage. He assumed workers' compensation would cover his bills, but his claim was denied "based on the fact that there was no greater risk than the general public at the time you were involved in the Joplin tornado," according to a letter to Lindquist from Accident Fund Insurance Company of America, his company's workers' comp provider.
That reasoning has angered Lindquist's family, employer, even lawmakers.
Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/state-and-regional/missouri/article_cb4b252a-5617-5cdd-bc18-9c6522c68b12.html#ixzz1bhqkxQ7v
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comment: and some folks wonder why folks protesting in the streets. this sucks and should not be allowed
click link above for full story:
from article
"JOPLIN, Mo. • By all accounts, Mark Lindquist is a hero, a social worker who nearly gave his life trying to save three developmentally disabled adults from the Joplin tornado. Both houses of the Missouri Legislature honored Lindquist, the Senate resolution calling him "a true hero and inspiration to others."
But heroism doesn't pay the bills. The tornado's 200 mph wind tossed Lindquist nearly a block, broke every rib, obliterated a shoulder, knocked out most of his teeth and put him in a coma for about two months.
Lindquist's medical expenses exceed $2.5 million, and the bills keep coming. He requires 11 daily prescriptions and will need more surgery.
But he has no medical insurance. Lindquist, 51, couldn't afford it on a job paying barely above minimum wage. He assumed workers' compensation would cover his bills, but his claim was denied "based on the fact that there was no greater risk than the general public at the time you were involved in the Joplin tornado," according to a letter to Lindquist from Accident Fund Insurance Company of America, his company's workers' comp provider.
That reasoning has angered Lindquist's family, employer, even lawmakers.
Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/state-and-regional/missouri/article_cb4b252a-5617-5cdd-bc18-9c6522c68b12.html#ixzz1bhqkxQ7v
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comment: and some folks wonder why folks protesting in the streets. this sucks and should not be allowed
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Paul Krugman: The whining lords of finance
Paul Krugman: The whining lords of finance
click link above
from article
"As the Occupy Wall Street movement continues to grow, the response from the movement's targets has gradually changed: contemptuous dismissal has been replaced by whining. (A reader of my blog suggests that we start calling our ruling class the "kvetchocracy.") The modern lords of finance look at the protesters and ask, Don't they understand what we've done for the U.S. economy?
The answer is: Yes, many of the protesters do understand what Wall Street and more generally the nation's economic elite have done for us. And that's why they're protesting.
On Saturday, The New York Times reported what people in the financial industry are saying privately about the protests. My favorite quote came from an unnamed money manager who declared, "Financial services are one of the last things we do in this country and do it well. Let's embrace it."
Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/columns/paul-krugman/article_c7a4eaba-d777-5760-8924-59bbe37c0db5.html#ixzz1bc5rSDRW
click link above
from article
"As the Occupy Wall Street movement continues to grow, the response from the movement's targets has gradually changed: contemptuous dismissal has been replaced by whining. (A reader of my blog suggests that we start calling our ruling class the "kvetchocracy.") The modern lords of finance look at the protesters and ask, Don't they understand what we've done for the U.S. economy?
The answer is: Yes, many of the protesters do understand what Wall Street and more generally the nation's economic elite have done for us. And that's why they're protesting.
On Saturday, The New York Times reported what people in the financial industry are saying privately about the protests. My favorite quote came from an unnamed money manager who declared, "Financial services are one of the last things we do in this country and do it well. Let's embrace it."
Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/columns/paul-krugman/article_c7a4eaba-d777-5760-8924-59bbe37c0db5.html#ixzz1bc5rSDRW
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Friday, October 21, 2011
Senator Blunt on 93.9 The Eagle with Tom Bradley 10/20/2011
not onboard with a lot of Mr. Blunt's efforts. However, he is a senator from Missouri and worth keeping track
Senator Blunt Speaks on Senate Floor Regarding Impact of 3% Withholding ...
good senator against jobs---teachers, cops and more
Thursday, October 20, 2011
10-19-11 1a - GOP Vs. OWS, with Markos Moulitsas - Countdown with Keith ...
Soar 11-3 agree with protestors
Orly Taitz Exposes Barack Obama for Social Security Fraud.
old one, but merits repeating
what a moron
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Monday, October 17, 2011
Sunday, October 16, 2011
‘Occupiers’ are here in KC, but they’re not sure why - KansasCity.com
‘Occupiers’ are here in KC, but they’re not sure why - KansasCity.com
click link above
note: why are these folks doing this? same as all the other demonstrations, occupations and more: basic injustice to the people across the board. folks have economic rights and those rights being trodden down by a corrupt system.
what we have today is not capitolism, but piracy by the 1%
click link above
note: why are these folks doing this? same as all the other demonstrations, occupations and more: basic injustice to the people across the board. folks have economic rights and those rights being trodden down by a corrupt system.
what we have today is not capitolism, but piracy by the 1%
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Let's All Occupy Wall Street Together - Fox News, Henican, Varney
indeed some teabaggers have joined this movement
Friday, October 14, 2011
Editorial: What do you call Occupy Wall Street? A start.
Editorial: What do you call Occupy Wall Street? A start.
click link above
from article:
What is happening these days at Zuccotti Park in lower Manhattan, at Kiener Plaza in St. Louis and in dozens of other cities around the country, may or may not be of lasting national significance.
To watch MSNBC is to see the Occupy Wall Street and its spin-off demonstrations described as the first stirrings of class revolt. To watch Fox News is see them ridiculed and dismissed as theater.
To delve into news accounts, blogs and Facebook posts of the Occupy groups is to come away confused about their goals, baffled by their tactics, shocked their political naïveté and disappointed in their weak grasp of detail.
But it's useful to remember that the whole thing began only a month ago. It's too young to be a full-bore movement, too scattershot to be very effective. It is, however, an outcry — a recognition that some fundamental tenets of the American social contract are in tatters.
Will it spread and coalesce? It's too early to say. When the rains of November and snows of December start to fall, will people still be willing to live in tents pitched on concrete? Or will it have a metamorphosis into something else, perhaps more radical, perhaps more effective?
It's possible, maybe even probable. The problems the Occupiers have sort of identified really are far worse than they know.
The Occupiers style themselves as the heirs of the Arab Spring protesters in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya, which is to overestimate the burdens of, say, overdue student loans and underestimate those of, say, government torture and corruption.
America has its own set of problems. Massive wealth inequality has converged with structural economic dislocation caused by globalization and digitalization. The result is an economy that doesn't offer much promise of a middle-class lifestyle.
Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/columns/the-platform/article_2cf0ba6d-b380-5d43-9683-136aa1123563.html#ixzz1akyjJt4b
click link above
from article:
What is happening these days at Zuccotti Park in lower Manhattan, at Kiener Plaza in St. Louis and in dozens of other cities around the country, may or may not be of lasting national significance.
To watch MSNBC is to see the Occupy Wall Street and its spin-off demonstrations described as the first stirrings of class revolt. To watch Fox News is see them ridiculed and dismissed as theater.
To delve into news accounts, blogs and Facebook posts of the Occupy groups is to come away confused about their goals, baffled by their tactics, shocked their political naïveté and disappointed in their weak grasp of detail.
But it's useful to remember that the whole thing began only a month ago. It's too young to be a full-bore movement, too scattershot to be very effective. It is, however, an outcry — a recognition that some fundamental tenets of the American social contract are in tatters.
Will it spread and coalesce? It's too early to say. When the rains of November and snows of December start to fall, will people still be willing to live in tents pitched on concrete? Or will it have a metamorphosis into something else, perhaps more radical, perhaps more effective?
It's possible, maybe even probable. The problems the Occupiers have sort of identified really are far worse than they know.
The Occupiers style themselves as the heirs of the Arab Spring protesters in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya, which is to overestimate the burdens of, say, overdue student loans and underestimate those of, say, government torture and corruption.
America has its own set of problems. Massive wealth inequality has converged with structural economic dislocation caused by globalization and digitalization. The result is an economy that doesn't offer much promise of a middle-class lifestyle.
Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/columns/the-platform/article_2cf0ba6d-b380-5d43-9683-136aa1123563.html#ixzz1akyjJt4b
National Day of Action — Saturday, October 15 Saint Louis
Wake-up St. Louis!
We need your support this Saturday.
Join us to celebrate this national day of action by hitting the streets to talk to people in St. Louis about the Occupy Wall Street movement. We will gather at Kiener Plaza at 2pm and then break out into teams to go to Cherokee, Grand, the Loop, Soulard, and other neighborhoods to reach out to people. We will talk together first about different ways to engage people and spread the word before heading out.
note: watch out for politicians--some on board and some out making voter brownie points
We need your support this Saturday.
Join us to celebrate this national day of action by hitting the streets to talk to people in St. Louis about the Occupy Wall Street movement. We will gather at Kiener Plaza at 2pm and then break out into teams to go to Cherokee, Grand, the Loop, Soulard, and other neighborhoods to reach out to people. We will talk together first about different ways to engage people and spread the word before heading out.
note: watch out for politicians--some on board and some out making voter brownie points
The Sixth Official Statement of the Occupy St Louis General Assembly
Occupy St. Louis issues the following statement of solidarity in response to the police actions taken against various Occupy Movements in the last 48 hours:
1. We specifically condemn all attacks and arrests made by the Boston police force against the persons of Occupy Boston, as well as all attacks and arrests made by any police force against any Occupy Movement.
2. We specifically condemn the destruction of the property of the Boston Occupiers.
3. We stand by our brothers and sisters as they assert their right to assemble peacefully and create a space in which their voices can be heard.
4. We support all occupations within the Occupy Movement in their efforts to maintain and occupy their chosen spaces.
5. We condemn all coordinated actions made against any occupation within the Occupy Movement.
6. We condemn all media bans of Occupy Movements worldwide.
7. We specifically support the cooperative spirit of the Mayor of Seattle in his requests to the Seattle police force to pull back from its actions against the Seattle Occupiers.
8. We specifically condemn the breakdown in cooperation between the Mayor of Seattle and the Seattle police force, primarily because of its potential to facilitate violent police action.
9. We wish to express our support for the continued, collaborative efforts of all Occupy Movements to disseminate information and updates about police actions taken against any Occupy Movement.
10. We wish to express our support for the continuation of every city’s Occupy Movement, no matter the opposition it has faced.
1. We specifically condemn all attacks and arrests made by the Boston police force against the persons of Occupy Boston, as well as all attacks and arrests made by any police force against any Occupy Movement.
2. We specifically condemn the destruction of the property of the Boston Occupiers.
3. We stand by our brothers and sisters as they assert their right to assemble peacefully and create a space in which their voices can be heard.
4. We support all occupations within the Occupy Movement in their efforts to maintain and occupy their chosen spaces.
5. We condemn all coordinated actions made against any occupation within the Occupy Movement.
6. We condemn all media bans of Occupy Movements worldwide.
7. We specifically support the cooperative spirit of the Mayor of Seattle in his requests to the Seattle police force to pull back from its actions against the Seattle Occupiers.
8. We specifically condemn the breakdown in cooperation between the Mayor of Seattle and the Seattle police force, primarily because of its potential to facilitate violent police action.
9. We wish to express our support for the continued, collaborative efforts of all Occupy Movements to disseminate information and updates about police actions taken against any Occupy Movement.
10. We wish to express our support for the continuation of every city’s Occupy Movement, no matter the opposition it has faced.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
More Jobs for Americans: Stand with President Obama to Continue the Figh...
too little, too lame and will not pass congress if I could guess--my opinion
if the bill is broken up, gop will pass what they want and ignore the rest. some folks seem never to learn
Fox News' Bill Kristol Encourages Occupy Wall Street Protestors To Defea...
I suspect these folks full of horsepucky
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Paul Krugman: Debasing the dollar
Paul Krugman: Debasing the dollar
click link above for story
note: usw did lobby last week in DC for some actions along this line
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note: usw did lobby last week in DC for some actions along this line
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Friday, October 7, 2011
Dana MIlbank: The Obamacare obsession
Dana MIlbank: The Obamacare obsession
click link for good analysis
snip from article:
By most of the usual measures, President Obama has no business being re-elected. Here's why he might be anyway.
On Wednesday morning, as Senate Democratic leaders were scrambling to find a way to enact part of Obama's jobs bill, a dozen Republican lawmakers assembled outside the Capitol to complain about ... health care reform.
"Every day I get up, I do at least something to fight Obamacare," Rep. Steve King of Iowa announced to the cameras.
Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina proclaimed that the year-and-a-half-old law meant the 'socialization of medicine."
"Monstrous!" contributed Rep. Joe Pitts pf Pennsylvania. "This was a 2,733-page bill! ... No amendments! ... Partisan vote!"
Maybe so, gentlemen, but don't you have something better to do with your time?
The president's support is mired in the low 40s in opinion polls, and three-quarters of Americans think the country is on the wrong track — an obvious opportunity for the opposition party. But rather than exploit Obama's vulnerability on the economy, the tea party faithful are stuck in 2010, demanding repeal of the health care law.
That has allowed Obama, despite his own belated focus on unemployment, to jump way out in front of Republicans on the issue: In the latest Washington Post-ABC News poll, Obama has a 15-point advantage over congressional Republicans on job creation, and his jobs package enjoys majority support. The Republicans who assembled Wednesday on a patch of the Capitol lawn known as the "Senate Swamp" claimed that they, too, have a jobs plan: repealing Obamacare. "If the president wants a jobs bill, this is it: Repealing Obamacare is a jobs bill," proposed Rep. Jeff Landry of Louisiana. "We don't have to go through all the shenanigans of him coming up here and talking to a joint session of Congress."
Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/columns/dana-milbank/article_961692b3-a392-5307-a18f-f09853099397.html#ixzz1a7aD6isS
click link for good analysis
snip from article:
By most of the usual measures, President Obama has no business being re-elected. Here's why he might be anyway.
On Wednesday morning, as Senate Democratic leaders were scrambling to find a way to enact part of Obama's jobs bill, a dozen Republican lawmakers assembled outside the Capitol to complain about ... health care reform.
"Every day I get up, I do at least something to fight Obamacare," Rep. Steve King of Iowa announced to the cameras.
Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina proclaimed that the year-and-a-half-old law meant the 'socialization of medicine."
"Monstrous!" contributed Rep. Joe Pitts pf Pennsylvania. "This was a 2,733-page bill! ... No amendments! ... Partisan vote!"
Maybe so, gentlemen, but don't you have something better to do with your time?
The president's support is mired in the low 40s in opinion polls, and three-quarters of Americans think the country is on the wrong track — an obvious opportunity for the opposition party. But rather than exploit Obama's vulnerability on the economy, the tea party faithful are stuck in 2010, demanding repeal of the health care law.
That has allowed Obama, despite his own belated focus on unemployment, to jump way out in front of Republicans on the issue: In the latest Washington Post-ABC News poll, Obama has a 15-point advantage over congressional Republicans on job creation, and his jobs package enjoys majority support. The Republicans who assembled Wednesday on a patch of the Capitol lawn known as the "Senate Swamp" claimed that they, too, have a jobs plan: repealing Obamacare. "If the president wants a jobs bill, this is it: Repealing Obamacare is a jobs bill," proposed Rep. Jeff Landry of Louisiana. "We don't have to go through all the shenanigans of him coming up here and talking to a joint session of Congress."
Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/columns/dana-milbank/article_961692b3-a392-5307-a18f-f09853099397.html#ixzz1a7aD6isS
George Will: Liberalism's collectivist impulse/ another senseless view from right
George Will: Liberalism's collectivist impulse
click link above
from article:
"Elizabeth Warren, Harvard law professor and former Obama administration regulator (for consumer protection), is modern liberalism incarnate. As she seeks the Senate seat Democrats held for 57 years before 2010, when Scott Brown impertinently won it, she clarifies the liberal project, and the stakes of contemporary politics.
The project is to dilute the concept of individualism, thereby refuting respect for the individual's zone of sovereignty. The regulatory state, liberalism's instrument, constantly tries to contract that zone — for the individual's own good, it says. Warren says:
"There is nobody in this country who got rich on his own. Nobody. You built a factory out there — good for you. But I want to be clear. You moved your goods to market on the roads the rest of us paid for. You hired workers the rest of us paid to educate. You were safe in your factory because of police forces and fire forces that the rest of us paid for. ... You built a factory and it turned into something terrific or a great idea — God bless, keep a big hunk of it. But part of the underlying social contract is you take a hunk of that and pay forward for the next kid who comes along."
Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/columns/george-will/article_c7eea365-ee11-545e-afc8-439e31a02134.html#ixzz1a7Yv33Yx
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comment and my opinion:
George, you are full of it. read and see if you agree
Warren is correct and you are wrong
click link above
from article:
"Elizabeth Warren, Harvard law professor and former Obama administration regulator (for consumer protection), is modern liberalism incarnate. As she seeks the Senate seat Democrats held for 57 years before 2010, when Scott Brown impertinently won it, she clarifies the liberal project, and the stakes of contemporary politics.
The project is to dilute the concept of individualism, thereby refuting respect for the individual's zone of sovereignty. The regulatory state, liberalism's instrument, constantly tries to contract that zone — for the individual's own good, it says. Warren says:
"There is nobody in this country who got rich on his own. Nobody. You built a factory out there — good for you. But I want to be clear. You moved your goods to market on the roads the rest of us paid for. You hired workers the rest of us paid to educate. You were safe in your factory because of police forces and fire forces that the rest of us paid for. ... You built a factory and it turned into something terrific or a great idea — God bless, keep a big hunk of it. But part of the underlying social contract is you take a hunk of that and pay forward for the next kid who comes along."
Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/columns/george-will/article_c7eea365-ee11-545e-afc8-439e31a02134.html#ixzz1a7Yv33Yx
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comment and my opinion:
George, you are full of it. read and see if you agree
Warren is correct and you are wrong
OccupySTL demonstrators remain at Kiener--soar 11-3 supports these folks
OccupySTL demonstrators remain at Kiener
click link above
Soar 11-3 supports these folks and proud of that fact
We believe such actions should have taken place during the healthcare debates and prior to last election as a matter of fact.
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Soar 11-3 supports these folks and proud of that fact
We believe such actions should have taken place during the healthcare debates and prior to last election as a matter of fact.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Brunner enters U.S. Senate race
wonder how fec complaint going?
dems need a better canidate. Claire not the best and this fellow not worthy
Elizabeth Warren on Wall Street's Favorite Senator
I doubt soar 11-3 will get Wall street award as well
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Friday, September 30, 2011
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
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Saturday, September 24, 2011
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Hammered Ron Paul Fanboy Tries To Worm His Way Out Of DUI By Citing The ...
yes, another violation of rights: Right to get hammered and drive.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Friday, September 16, 2011
Numbers 'N' Stuff
standard and poor, what a group. glad they predicted market correctly before the crash
Former Whitley Co. Chamber of Commerce President fired.
honest person? chamber has been less than "honest" most of my adult life
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
09-14-11 2 - Rigging The Vote, with Ian Millhiser - Countdown with Keith...
what do folks think would happen with the current crop of teabaggers running the show in some areas.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Monday, September 12, 2011
Friday, September 9, 2011
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Countdown with Keith Olbermann 09-08-2011 6 - Analysis, with Raul Grijalva
sorry, I should have added to the end of previous post
"devil in the details" is best I can say
Countdown with Keith Olbermann 09-08-2011 Obama address
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comments: he did not offer only an olive branch, he offered the whole tree to the teabag congress.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Labor Day and the Spirit of Joe Hill | Common Dreams
Labor Day and the Spirit of Joe Hill | Common Dreams
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snip from article
Published on Monday, September 5, 2011 by The Guardian/UK
Labor Day and the Spirit of Joe Hill
Joe Hill, workers' martyr, was executed by firing squad nearly a century ago, but his message lives on: 'Don't mourn – organise!'
by Clancy Sigal
l eat, bye and bye,
In that glorious land above the sky;
Work and pray, live on hay,
You'll get pie in the sky when you die
– "The Preacher and the Slave", a parody hymn written by rebel singer and labour icon Joe Hill
Anyone who is a fan of Billy Bragg, as I am, or Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie or the sixties protest singer Phil Ochs knows that radical America's greatest songwriter-educator Joe Hill is still alive in the young-in-heart on this besieged Labor Day. [IWW hero Joe Hill.] IWW hero Joe Hill.
Joe, a Swedish immigrant and wandering troubadour-troublemaker, was a "Wobbly", an agitating member of the One Big Union, the red flag International Workers of the World, a harum-scarum, mad-as-hell, happy-in-fellowship bunch of hoboes and gypsy workingmen who scared the pants off business leaders, pious church-goers, police chiefs, governors and all right-thinking citizens in the early part of the last century.
As a just published, terrific biography of Hill, The Man Who Never Died, by William Adler, makes clear yet again, Joe Hillström (né Joel Hägglund, his birth name) was framed on a murder charge in Salt Lake City, Utah, strapped into a chair and shot by a firing squad.
click link for full story
snip from article
Published on Monday, September 5, 2011 by The Guardian/UK
Labor Day and the Spirit of Joe Hill
Joe Hill, workers' martyr, was executed by firing squad nearly a century ago, but his message lives on: 'Don't mourn – organise!'
by Clancy Sigal
l eat, bye and bye,
In that glorious land above the sky;
Work and pray, live on hay,
You'll get pie in the sky when you die
– "The Preacher and the Slave", a parody hymn written by rebel singer and labour icon Joe Hill
Anyone who is a fan of Billy Bragg, as I am, or Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie or the sixties protest singer Phil Ochs knows that radical America's greatest songwriter-educator Joe Hill is still alive in the young-in-heart on this besieged Labor Day. [IWW hero Joe Hill.] IWW hero Joe Hill.
Joe, a Swedish immigrant and wandering troubadour-troublemaker, was a "Wobbly", an agitating member of the One Big Union, the red flag International Workers of the World, a harum-scarum, mad-as-hell, happy-in-fellowship bunch of hoboes and gypsy workingmen who scared the pants off business leaders, pious church-goers, police chiefs, governors and all right-thinking citizens in the early part of the last century.
As a just published, terrific biography of Hill, The Man Who Never Died, by William Adler, makes clear yet again, Joe Hillström (né Joel Hägglund, his birth name) was framed on a murder charge in Salt Lake City, Utah, strapped into a chair and shot by a firing squad.
GE’s Immelt Advises President on Jobs and Competiveness, Exports Jobs and Technology to China | Common Dreams
GE’s Immelt Advises President on Jobs and Competiveness, Exports Jobs and Technology to China | Common Dreams
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snip from article:
WASHINGTON - August 24 - Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) today called upon General Electric’s Chairman and CEO, Jeffrey Immelt to resign from his position as head of the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness. Kucinich’s statement came in response to news reports that, in exchange for short-term profit, GE is sending advanced technology to China that was originally created by NASA.
"If he does not resign, the White House should remove him," Kucinich said.
“As 14 million Americans struggle with unemployment, General Electric, under Mr. Immelt’s leadership, is exporting highly-sophisticated technology to the Chinese in order to book short-term profits for GE. GE strives mightily to avoid paying federal income taxes, but goes ‘all in’ on a deal to transfer U.S. government-subsidized technology to the Chinese. Jeffrey Immelt has a conflict of interest. He cannot ethically advise the President on how to create American jobs and promote American competiveness, while at the same time leading a company that is exporting American technology and, along with it, American jobs,” said Kucinich.
A report in Monday’s Washington Post described the transfer of a virtual reality display system for airplane cockpits that GE is transferring to the Chinese as part of its joint venture with a Chinese state-owned company. The display system GE is transferring was originally developed using Synthetic Vision technology created by NASA in partnership with private industry. NASA has committed millions of dollars to pursue development of synthetic vision systems.
click link above for full story
snip from article:
WASHINGTON - August 24 - Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) today called upon General Electric’s Chairman and CEO, Jeffrey Immelt to resign from his position as head of the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness. Kucinich’s statement came in response to news reports that, in exchange for short-term profit, GE is sending advanced technology to China that was originally created by NASA.
"If he does not resign, the White House should remove him," Kucinich said.
“As 14 million Americans struggle with unemployment, General Electric, under Mr. Immelt’s leadership, is exporting highly-sophisticated technology to the Chinese in order to book short-term profits for GE. GE strives mightily to avoid paying federal income taxes, but goes ‘all in’ on a deal to transfer U.S. government-subsidized technology to the Chinese. Jeffrey Immelt has a conflict of interest. He cannot ethically advise the President on how to create American jobs and promote American competiveness, while at the same time leading a company that is exporting American technology and, along with it, American jobs,” said Kucinich.
A report in Monday’s Washington Post described the transfer of a virtual reality display system for airplane cockpits that GE is transferring to the Chinese as part of its joint venture with a Chinese state-owned company. The display system GE is transferring was originally developed using Synthetic Vision technology created by NASA in partnership with private industry. NASA has committed millions of dollars to pursue development of synthetic vision systems.
Monday, September 5, 2011
Kenneth Gladney Files Civil Suit Against SEIU Members Acquitted in Criminal Trial - St. Louis News - Daily RFT
Kenneth Gladney Files Civil Suit Against SEIU Members Acquitted in Criminal Trial - St. Louis News - Daily RFT
click link for full
from article
: Quick: What do the Kenneth Gladney and O.J. Simspon sagas have in common?
1. It seems they won't EVER go away.
2. They both hinge on a civil suit after acquittals during criminal trials.
Yes, last month prosecutors failed to get a jury to convict two members of the SEIU union accused of beating up Kenneth Gladney, a vendor of Tea Party memorabilia, at a town hall meeting in 2009. But Gladney isn't giving up.
In a civil suit filed Friday in St. Louis County Circuit Court, Gladney blames SEIU members Elston McCowan and Perry Molens for injuries to his head, neck, shoulders, arms, face and back, in addition to mental anguish. He is seeking at least $50,000 in damages and also names as a defendant the president of the Service Employees International Union.
According to Gladney, the union "ordered, encouraged, and arranged McCowan and Molens to appear ... to harass, abuse and beat those individuals who held political views."
Gladney's attorney, Matthew Hearnes, believes it will be easier to win a judgment in civil court. And, hey, it worked for the family of Nicole Brown. Still, we think Hearnes has his work cut out for him.
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looks like guy trying to get something for nothing. no medical records? how very nice. hope they do not pick me for court for such a suit
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from article
: Quick: What do the Kenneth Gladney and O.J. Simspon sagas have in common?
1. It seems they won't EVER go away.
2. They both hinge on a civil suit after acquittals during criminal trials.
Yes, last month prosecutors failed to get a jury to convict two members of the SEIU union accused of beating up Kenneth Gladney, a vendor of Tea Party memorabilia, at a town hall meeting in 2009. But Gladney isn't giving up.
In a civil suit filed Friday in St. Louis County Circuit Court, Gladney blames SEIU members Elston McCowan and Perry Molens for injuries to his head, neck, shoulders, arms, face and back, in addition to mental anguish. He is seeking at least $50,000 in damages and also names as a defendant the president of the Service Employees International Union.
According to Gladney, the union "ordered, encouraged, and arranged McCowan and Molens to appear ... to harass, abuse and beat those individuals who held political views."
Gladney's attorney, Matthew Hearnes, believes it will be easier to win a judgment in civil court. And, hey, it worked for the family of Nicole Brown. Still, we think Hearnes has his work cut out for him.
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looks like guy trying to get something for nothing. no medical records? how very nice. hope they do not pick me for court for such a suit
Friday, September 2, 2011
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Labor Day Parade
Labor Day Parade: On Labor Day, Monday, September 6th, the St. Louis Area Labor Council will sponsor their annual Labor Day Parade. The St. Louis Police Officers’ Association is marching in the parade.
The SLPOA Executive Board is asking all available members to march in the parade.
On Labor Day, Monday, September 6th, the St. Louis Area Labor Council will sponsor their annual Labor Day Parade. The St. Louis Police Officers’ Association is marching in the parade.
The SLPOA Executive Board is asking all available members to march in the parade. Spouses, children and girlfriends/boyfriends are welcomed to march with us, as are retirees and their family.
Those who are not members of the SLPOA, but who are employees (commissioned or civilian) of the Police Department are welcomed to join us as well.
This is a perfect time to demonstrate to the citizens of St. Louis, local politicians and the media the strength in numbers the SLPOA and this Department have available. This type of unity will go along way with our upcoming endeavors at the local and state levels.
The SLPOA is assigned to gather on 22nd Street between Olive and Locust. We are asking all to arrive by 8:15AM. The parade commences at 9:00AM.
The SLPOA Executive Board is asking all available members to march in the parade.
On Labor Day, Monday, September 6th, the St. Louis Area Labor Council will sponsor their annual Labor Day Parade. The St. Louis Police Officers’ Association is marching in the parade.
The SLPOA Executive Board is asking all available members to march in the parade. Spouses, children and girlfriends/boyfriends are welcomed to march with us, as are retirees and their family.
Those who are not members of the SLPOA, but who are employees (commissioned or civilian) of the Police Department are welcomed to join us as well.
This is a perfect time to demonstrate to the citizens of St. Louis, local politicians and the media the strength in numbers the SLPOA and this Department have available. This type of unity will go along way with our upcoming endeavors at the local and state levels.
The SLPOA is assigned to gather on 22nd Street between Olive and Locust. We are asking all to arrive by 8:15AM. The parade commences at 9:00AM.
Granite City plans Labor Day parade
Granite City plans Labor Day parade
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The Labor Day parade in Granite City will begin at 10 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 5, beginning at 20th and State streets. It will end at Wilson Park.
There will be presentations of trophies. speeches by elected officials, a band performance, refreshments and a petting zoo. The grand marshal is Madison County Coroner Stephen Nonn. Call chairman Mike Fultz at 618-409-4314 for more information.
Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/suburban-journals/illinois/life/article_695eb495-1e49-5bbc-a760-db94f51dc4eb.html#ixzz1WlVbkrJW
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The Labor Day parade in Granite City will begin at 10 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 5, beginning at 20th and State streets. It will end at Wilson Park.
There will be presentations of trophies. speeches by elected officials, a band performance, refreshments and a petting zoo. The grand marshal is Madison County Coroner Stephen Nonn. Call chairman Mike Fultz at 618-409-4314 for more information.
Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/suburban-journals/illinois/life/article_695eb495-1e49-5bbc-a760-db94f51dc4eb.html#ixzz1WlVbkrJW
Labor Day should include Republicans
if GOP leaders stuck it to labor, they should be excluded. fair is fair
they can on demand go on fox news and cry
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Paul Krugman: Republicans against science
Paul Krugman: Republicans against science
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Jon Huntsman Jr., a former Utah governor and ambassador to China, isn't a serious contender for the Republican presidential nomination. And that's too bad, because Huntsman has been willing to say the unsayable about the GOP — namely, that it is becoming the "anti-science party." This is an enormously important development. And it should terrify us.
To see what Huntsman means, consider recent statements by the two men who actually are serious contenders for the GOP nomination: Rick Perry and Mitt Romney.
Perry, the governor of Texas, recently made headlines by dismissing evolution as "just a theory," one that has "got some gaps in it" — an observation that will come as news to the vast majority of biologists. But what really got peoples' attention was what he said about climate change: "I think there are a substantial number of scientists who have manipulated data so that they will have dollars rolling into their projects. And I think we are seeing almost weekly, or even daily, scientists are coming forward and questioning the original idea that man-made global warming is what is causing the climate to change."
That's a remarkable statement — or maybe the right adjective is "vile."
Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/columns/paul-krugman/article_56d208cc-c4f6-5a16-8202-0f0076e4a9b3.html#ixzz1WWCzaFO1
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Jon Huntsman Jr., a former Utah governor and ambassador to China, isn't a serious contender for the Republican presidential nomination. And that's too bad, because Huntsman has been willing to say the unsayable about the GOP — namely, that it is becoming the "anti-science party." This is an enormously important development. And it should terrify us.
To see what Huntsman means, consider recent statements by the two men who actually are serious contenders for the GOP nomination: Rick Perry and Mitt Romney.
Perry, the governor of Texas, recently made headlines by dismissing evolution as "just a theory," one that has "got some gaps in it" — an observation that will come as news to the vast majority of biologists. But what really got peoples' attention was what he said about climate change: "I think there are a substantial number of scientists who have manipulated data so that they will have dollars rolling into their projects. And I think we are seeing almost weekly, or even daily, scientists are coming forward and questioning the original idea that man-made global warming is what is causing the climate to change."
That's a remarkable statement — or maybe the right adjective is "vile."
Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/columns/paul-krugman/article_56d208cc-c4f6-5a16-8202-0f0076e4a9b3.html#ixzz1WWCzaFO1
Why won't Akin meet with constituents?
Why won't Akin meet with constituents?
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What is congressman Todd Akin afraid of? Tuesday 75-100 of his constituants marched to his office to speak with him and let their concerns be known when he did not accept an invitation to meet with them at a town hall gathering. Others had been turned away from his office.
Who are these fearsome constituants? Retired teachers, clergy, moms with babies, union members, small business owners, citizens concerned about womens reproductive services, those needing jobs, people concerned about Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, students, young and old, black and white, men and women. WHy did congressman Akin turn these constituants down? They were largely liberal Democrats. Is he afraid of liberal Democrats because they care about the union worker, education, the poor, those trying to expand equal rights, the unemployed, the small business owner, the gay, the elderly, the sick?
Mr Akin ordered five county police cars to "control the marchers". The citizens were ordered to stand well away from his office in the sun in 100 degree heat. They were "trespassing".
The crowd was orderly, respectful, well behaved, and practicing Democracy.
Where were you congressman Akin and who do you represent? What are you afraid of?
Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/mailbag/letters-to-the-editor/article_d14c572a-d288-11e0-aaba-001a4bcf6878.html#ixzz1WWBUuezu
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what is afraid of? perhaps he does not really wish to go on the record answering questions on his positions like say medicare or social security? perhaps he makes time for teabaggers and not the public?
for a lad that wishes to run for senate, such is odd unless one has something to hide
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What is congressman Todd Akin afraid of? Tuesday 75-100 of his constituants marched to his office to speak with him and let their concerns be known when he did not accept an invitation to meet with them at a town hall gathering. Others had been turned away from his office.
Who are these fearsome constituants? Retired teachers, clergy, moms with babies, union members, small business owners, citizens concerned about womens reproductive services, those needing jobs, people concerned about Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, students, young and old, black and white, men and women. WHy did congressman Akin turn these constituants down? They were largely liberal Democrats. Is he afraid of liberal Democrats because they care about the union worker, education, the poor, those trying to expand equal rights, the unemployed, the small business owner, the gay, the elderly, the sick?
Mr Akin ordered five county police cars to "control the marchers". The citizens were ordered to stand well away from his office in the sun in 100 degree heat. They were "trespassing".
The crowd was orderly, respectful, well behaved, and practicing Democracy.
Where were you congressman Akin and who do you represent? What are you afraid of?
Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/mailbag/letters-to-the-editor/article_d14c572a-d288-11e0-aaba-001a4bcf6878.html#ixzz1WWBUuezu
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what is afraid of? perhaps he does not really wish to go on the record answering questions on his positions like say medicare or social security? perhaps he makes time for teabaggers and not the public?
for a lad that wishes to run for senate, such is odd unless one has something to hide
Monday, August 29, 2011
Flu Shot Clinic - Free Flu Shots for the Community - Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Flu Shot Clinic - Free Flu Shots for the Community - Barnes-Jewish Hospital
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Free Flu Shots
Sponsored by The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital
The single best way for families to protect against the flu is to get vaccinated each fall. Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children's Hospital are partnering to offer free flu shots to those in the community ages 3-years and older, unless otherwise noted. All vaccines are preservative-free.
Free seasonal flu shots are available at the following locations, and no pre-registration is required. All doses will be administered on a first come, first served basis, while supplies last. For more information, call 314-TOP-DOCS (867-3627).
October 3-7
Barnes-Jewish Hospital South, Main Lobby
7 a.m. – 6 p.m.
One Barnes-Jewish Hospital Plaza
St. Louis, MO 63110
Driving Directions
*Adult vaccinations only (18+ years old)
Parking is available in the south garage for $1.50 per hour
Center for Advanced Medicine, Barnes-Jewish Hospital North
8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
4921 Parkview Place, 3rd Floor Lobby
St. Louis, MO 63110
Driving Directions
Adult & Pediatric vaccinations (6-months and up)
Parking is available in the north garage for $1.50 per hour
October 9
Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital, Medical Office Building 2
October 9
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
10 Barnes West Drive
Creve Coeur, MO 63141
Driving Directions
Adult & Pediatric vaccinations (6-months and up)
Free parking available on site
Please visit this web page again soon, as additional dates and locations will be added in the coming weeks.
click link above
Free Flu Shots
Sponsored by The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital
The single best way for families to protect against the flu is to get vaccinated each fall. Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children's Hospital are partnering to offer free flu shots to those in the community ages 3-years and older, unless otherwise noted. All vaccines are preservative-free.
Free seasonal flu shots are available at the following locations, and no pre-registration is required. All doses will be administered on a first come, first served basis, while supplies last. For more information, call 314-TOP-DOCS (867-3627).
October 3-7
Barnes-Jewish Hospital South, Main Lobby
7 a.m. – 6 p.m.
One Barnes-Jewish Hospital Plaza
St. Louis, MO 63110
Driving Directions
*Adult vaccinations only (18+ years old)
Parking is available in the south garage for $1.50 per hour
Center for Advanced Medicine, Barnes-Jewish Hospital North
8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
4921 Parkview Place, 3rd Floor Lobby
St. Louis, MO 63110
Driving Directions
Adult & Pediatric vaccinations (6-months and up)
Parking is available in the north garage for $1.50 per hour
October 9
Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital, Medical Office Building 2
October 9
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
10 Barnes West Drive
Creve Coeur, MO 63141
Driving Directions
Adult & Pediatric vaccinations (6-months and up)
Free parking available on site
Please visit this web page again soon, as additional dates and locations will be added in the coming weeks.
McCaskill's take on soar resolution
August 29, 2011
Dear Mr. R,
Thank you for contacting me regarding your priorities for the federal budget. I appreciate hearing from you and welcome the opportunity to respond.
The growing federal debt is an imminent threat to our nation's economy and the long-term viability of our most essential federal programs. Today our nation's gross debt is $14 trillion. If we do nothing, interest payments on the debt alone will limit our ability to invest in priorities like roads, schools, and secure borders. For example, current projections show that by 2035, we will be paying more in interest than we currently spend on Medicare and Social Security combined.
Since coming to the Senate, I have been focused on reducing the annual budget deficit in a responsible way. I have never requested an earmark and I worked to ban earmarks from Congress. As Chairman of the Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight, I have been working to root out waste and fraud in government contracting, especially in the Defense Department. I support allowing the tax cuts to expire for multi-millionaires, and I sponsored Pay-As-You-Go legislation that would require any new tax cuts or spending to be deficit neutral. With Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama, I fought to impose binding caps on discretionary spending that came within one vote of passing the Senate.
However, I will continue to oppose any budget proposal, like the Ryan budget plan passed by House Republicans and supported by nearly every Senate Republican, which would end Medicare as we know it. Instead of guaranteed access to affordable health insurance, the Republican plan would give seniors a voucher and force them to fend for themselves against health insurance companies in the private market. Under the Republican plan, when health costs go up, seniors would be forced to shoulder the burden. In fact, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office concluded that the Republican budget would double senior's out-of-pocket costs for health care. For seniors, most of whom are on a fixed income, this poses an impossible and unacceptable burden.
I am also committed to protecting Social Security. I know that the absence of a cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security beneficiaries has only made getting by more difficult, which is why I voted three times in 2009 and 2010 to provide Social Security and Medicare beneficiaries with additional support. I will not vote for any proposal that cuts benefits for current beneficiaries. I will not accept any attempt to privatize Social Security, which would fundamentally undermine the program and jeopardize the benefits of millions of beneficiaries. And, I will not support any plan to drastically slash benefits for future beneficiaries.
I am committed to reducing our nation's deficit and the debt, and that means I am open to any serious proposal to address these challenges. Because, in the long term, doing nothing is the surest way to jeopardize middle-class priorities like education, veterans' benefits, Social Security and Medicare. I assure you, I will continue to work with my colleagues to address our growing federal debt in a balanced manner that protects our most important federal programs, especially Medicare and Social Security.
Again, thank you for contacting me. Please do not hesitate to contact me in the future if I can be of further assistance to you on this or any other issue.
Sincerely,
Claire McCaskill
United States Senator
P.S. If you would like more information about resources that can help Missourians, or what I am doing in the Senate on your behalf, please sign up for my email newsletter at www.mccaskill.senate.gov.
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amazing non-answer pretty standard
hard to support canidate on issues when we do not have a clue how they will vote
Dear Mr. R,
Thank you for contacting me regarding your priorities for the federal budget. I appreciate hearing from you and welcome the opportunity to respond.
The growing federal debt is an imminent threat to our nation's economy and the long-term viability of our most essential federal programs. Today our nation's gross debt is $14 trillion. If we do nothing, interest payments on the debt alone will limit our ability to invest in priorities like roads, schools, and secure borders. For example, current projections show that by 2035, we will be paying more in interest than we currently spend on Medicare and Social Security combined.
Since coming to the Senate, I have been focused on reducing the annual budget deficit in a responsible way. I have never requested an earmark and I worked to ban earmarks from Congress. As Chairman of the Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight, I have been working to root out waste and fraud in government contracting, especially in the Defense Department. I support allowing the tax cuts to expire for multi-millionaires, and I sponsored Pay-As-You-Go legislation that would require any new tax cuts or spending to be deficit neutral. With Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama, I fought to impose binding caps on discretionary spending that came within one vote of passing the Senate.
However, I will continue to oppose any budget proposal, like the Ryan budget plan passed by House Republicans and supported by nearly every Senate Republican, which would end Medicare as we know it. Instead of guaranteed access to affordable health insurance, the Republican plan would give seniors a voucher and force them to fend for themselves against health insurance companies in the private market. Under the Republican plan, when health costs go up, seniors would be forced to shoulder the burden. In fact, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office concluded that the Republican budget would double senior's out-of-pocket costs for health care. For seniors, most of whom are on a fixed income, this poses an impossible and unacceptable burden.
I am also committed to protecting Social Security. I know that the absence of a cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security beneficiaries has only made getting by more difficult, which is why I voted three times in 2009 and 2010 to provide Social Security and Medicare beneficiaries with additional support. I will not vote for any proposal that cuts benefits for current beneficiaries. I will not accept any attempt to privatize Social Security, which would fundamentally undermine the program and jeopardize the benefits of millions of beneficiaries. And, I will not support any plan to drastically slash benefits for future beneficiaries.
I am committed to reducing our nation's deficit and the debt, and that means I am open to any serious proposal to address these challenges. Because, in the long term, doing nothing is the surest way to jeopardize middle-class priorities like education, veterans' benefits, Social Security and Medicare. I assure you, I will continue to work with my colleagues to address our growing federal debt in a balanced manner that protects our most important federal programs, especially Medicare and Social Security.
Again, thank you for contacting me. Please do not hesitate to contact me in the future if I can be of further assistance to you on this or any other issue.
Sincerely,
Claire McCaskill
United States Senator
P.S. If you would like more information about resources that can help Missourians, or what I am doing in the Senate on your behalf, please sign up for my email newsletter at www.mccaskill.senate.gov.
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amazing non-answer pretty standard
hard to support canidate on issues when we do not have a clue how they will vote
Survey: Almost 10% of employers may end health insurance – USATODAY.com
Survey: Almost 10% of employers may end health insurance – USATODAY.com
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NDIANAPOLIS – Nearly one in 10 midsize or large employers expects to stop offering health coverage to workers once federal insurance exchanges start in 2014, according to a survey from a large benefits consultant.
Towers Watson also found in a survey completed last month that an additional 20% of companies are unsure about what they will do.
Another big benefits consultant, Mercer, found in a June survey of large and smaller employers that 8% are either "likely" or "very likely" to end health benefits once the exchanges start.
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NDIANAPOLIS – Nearly one in 10 midsize or large employers expects to stop offering health coverage to workers once federal insurance exchanges start in 2014, according to a survey from a large benefits consultant.
Towers Watson also found in a survey completed last month that an additional 20% of companies are unsure about what they will do.
Another big benefits consultant, Mercer, found in a June survey of large and smaller employers that 8% are either "likely" or "very likely" to end health benefits once the exchanges start.
reply from Sen Blunt on our resolution
Dear G,
Thank you for your thoughts on protecting Social Security and Medicare.
As we face difficult decisions about America's economic future, the solvency of Social Security and Medicare is a legitimate concern for many Americans. I am committed to protecting these vital programs and keeping the promises made to seniors.
I have created a plan to protect Social Security for the next 75 years that will not affect anyone 55 years of age or older, will not raise taxes, and will not means test seniors. My plan calls for a more accurate method of calculating the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), one that reflects the changing price of goods that seniors purchase, such as health care and energy. This will allow for immediate improvements to the current system, while preserving benefits for future generations.
Likewise, any proposals affecting Medicare should—most importantly—protect current seniors. We must find solutions that will lower the cost of health care and improve access without cutting Medicare, rationing care, or bankrupting the country. We need to keep what is working and fix what is broken in health care.
In the Senate, I will work to protect these important programs for seniors and strengthen them for our children and grandchildren.
Again, thank you for contacting me. I look forward to continuing our conversation on Facebook (www.facebook.com/SenatorBlunt) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/RoyBlunt) about the important issues facing Missouri and the country. I also encourage you to visit my website (blunt.senate.gov) to learn more about where I stand on the issues and sign-up for my e-newsletter.
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note: change to cost of living means cuts in every social program including social security, medicare, medicaid and far more
Alas, I do not have a difficult decision. no confidence in our Missouri senator whom would protect billionaires and stick it to the retired and poor
you can quote me
Thank you for your thoughts on protecting Social Security and Medicare.
As we face difficult decisions about America's economic future, the solvency of Social Security and Medicare is a legitimate concern for many Americans. I am committed to protecting these vital programs and keeping the promises made to seniors.
I have created a plan to protect Social Security for the next 75 years that will not affect anyone 55 years of age or older, will not raise taxes, and will not means test seniors. My plan calls for a more accurate method of calculating the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), one that reflects the changing price of goods that seniors purchase, such as health care and energy. This will allow for immediate improvements to the current system, while preserving benefits for future generations.
Likewise, any proposals affecting Medicare should—most importantly—protect current seniors. We must find solutions that will lower the cost of health care and improve access without cutting Medicare, rationing care, or bankrupting the country. We need to keep what is working and fix what is broken in health care.
In the Senate, I will work to protect these important programs for seniors and strengthen them for our children and grandchildren.
Again, thank you for contacting me. I look forward to continuing our conversation on Facebook (www.facebook.com/SenatorBlunt) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/RoyBlunt) about the important issues facing Missouri and the country. I also encourage you to visit my website (blunt.senate.gov) to learn more about where I stand on the issues and sign-up for my e-newsletter.
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note: change to cost of living means cuts in every social program including social security, medicare, medicaid and far more
Alas, I do not have a difficult decision. no confidence in our Missouri senator whom would protect billionaires and stick it to the retired and poor
you can quote me
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Friday, August 26, 2011
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
2011 Las Vegas Convention Coverage | United Steelworkers
2011 Las Vegas Convention Coverage | United Steelworkers
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resolutions are in pdf. find one and click
some are very good, very timely
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resolutions are in pdf. find one and click
some are very good, very timely
Countdown with Keith Olbermann 08-22-2011 2 - Money for Nothing, with Da...
another bailout? where is my bailout?
Monday, August 22, 2011
Sunday, August 21, 2011
The Tuna Industry's Dirty Little Secret
alas, tuna industry is not the only bad guy in food industry. good the GOP wishes to cut food inspection in Us by cutting the numbers of inspectors.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
In Memoriam
health and safety important for USW. I was safety chair for a decade at the Old American can plant in St. Louis
Fukushima - Radioactive Steam Escapes Danger Zone
wonder why this did not appear in news, major news outlets in America?
there is no free lunch with nukes, none what-so-ever. Folks in Missouri should think long and hard about another reactor.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
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