You Won't Believe These Suez Canal Conspiracies
3 years ago
Monday, January 30, 2012
Congressmen Battle Over Koch Brothers Keystone Pipeline Subpoena
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Keystone pipeline is only halted, not stopped.
Pat Paulsen - Freedom to Censor
folks that wished to censorship on internet, like sopa and pipa, might take clues
Saul Alinsky Explains Community Organizing as an Outside Agitator.
Saul believed in working within the system, not revolutionary action
PETE SEEGER - Which Side Are You On? (lyrics included)
one of greatest labor protest songs of all time
good to repeat at election time
will withdraw if objections made urge all to buy copy of seeger song
yes, there are a many scabs in US
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Iraq war veterans get warm welcome at St. Louis parade
Iraq war veterans get warm welcome at St. Louis parade
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ST. LOUIS• Thousands of people waved U.S. flags and shouted "thank you" Saturday during a downtown parade to welcome home Iraq war veterans.
Many spectators wore layers of jackets and huddled under blankets on the cold, sunny day as they cheered on veterans of recent U.S. wars in the first parade of its kind in a major U.S. city.
Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/iraq-war-veterans-get-warm-welcome-at-st-louis-parade/article_5c7c53d2-f681-5da5-960e-2271dd8c4eab.html#ixzz1krWXPb
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hope a few soar folks made this. first in the nation
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ST. LOUIS• Thousands of people waved U.S. flags and shouted "thank you" Saturday during a downtown parade to welcome home Iraq war veterans.
Many spectators wore layers of jackets and huddled under blankets on the cold, sunny day as they cheered on veterans of recent U.S. wars in the first parade of its kind in a major U.S. city.
Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/iraq-war-veterans-get-warm-welcome-at-st-louis-parade/article_5c7c53d2-f681-5da5-960e-2271dd8c4eab.html#ixzz1krWXPb
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hope a few soar folks made this. first in the nation
Talent argues GOP will lose to Obama if Gingrich the nominee
Talent argues GOP will lose to Obama if Gingrich the nominee
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WASHINGTON -- Former Sen. Jim Talent worries about what a Newt Gingrich-led ticket would mean for the GOP in November.
Sen. Roy Blunt thinks the recent Gingrich surge can help Mitt Romney become more forceful in defending his wealth and the free enterprise system that enabled it.
With another potential pivotal primary looming, this one in Florida on Tuesday, the two Missourians involved in Romney's campaign are hoping that the former Massachusetts governor's crisp debate performance on Thursday night bodes well for his prospects in the Republicans' shifting, chaotic primary season.
"I''m cautiously optimistic that evetually we'll get to 1,143 delegates," Talent said. "But I don't know how long it's going to to take. I honestly don't."
Talent is returning to Florida this weekend after spending Monday and Tuesday there on Romney's behalf, raising money and delivering Romney's messages on foreign policy.
Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/political-fix/talent-argues-gop-will-lose-to-obama-if-gingrich-the/article_4230344e-492f-11e1-87ea-0019bb30f31a.html#ixzz1krVijPv3
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WASHINGTON -- Former Sen. Jim Talent worries about what a Newt Gingrich-led ticket would mean for the GOP in November.
Sen. Roy Blunt thinks the recent Gingrich surge can help Mitt Romney become more forceful in defending his wealth and the free enterprise system that enabled it.
With another potential pivotal primary looming, this one in Florida on Tuesday, the two Missourians involved in Romney's campaign are hoping that the former Massachusetts governor's crisp debate performance on Thursday night bodes well for his prospects in the Republicans' shifting, chaotic primary season.
"I''m cautiously optimistic that evetually we'll get to 1,143 delegates," Talent said. "But I don't know how long it's going to to take. I honestly don't."
Talent is returning to Florida this weekend after spending Monday and Tuesday there on Romney's behalf, raising money and delivering Romney's messages on foreign policy.
Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/political-fix/talent-argues-gop-will-lose-to-obama-if-gingrich-the/article_4230344e-492f-11e1-87ea-0019bb30f31a.html#ixzz1krVijPv3
Bill Killed: SOPA death celebrated as Congress recalls anti-piracy acts
bills put on hold, but not gone.
temporary victory and we at soar did our part, but this is not over
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Friday, January 27, 2012
GOP's attacks against Newt almost enough to make you feel sorry for him
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poor Newt
I could cry for I like to think myself a historian as well
Sky Rocketing Cost of Health Care - Leslie Marshall on America Live w/ M...
old one, but still factual.
time to start thinking seriously about universal healthcare like hr676
FACTS: The State of Our Union
FACTS: The State of Our Union: pNINETEEN Facts You Ought to Know Ahead of Tonight’s Speech Tonight, President Obama will deliver his third State of the Union address. He will lay out a sweeping vision of what’s a stake for the middle class (more than ever) and two visions for the economy: an economy that works for everyone, not just a wealthy [...]/p
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Jan 24, 2012 at 4:44 pm
NINETEEN Facts You Ought to Know Ahead of Tonight’s Speech
Tonight, President Obama will deliver his third State of the Union address. He will lay out a sweeping vision of what’s a stake for the middle class (more than ever) and two visions for the economy: an economy that works for everyone, not just a wealthy few or an economy where the game continues to be rigged for the rich and the middle class falls further behind.
ThinkProgress’ Judd Legum rounds up 19 essential facts you should know before tonight’s speech:
• Since the last SOTU, the economy has created 1.9 million private sector jobs. [Source]
• The top 1 percent take home 24 percent of the nation’s income, up from about 9 percent in 1976. [Source]
• Private sector job creation under Obama in 2011 was larger than seven out of the eight years Bush was president. [Source]
• The top 1 percent of Americans own 40 percent of our country’s wealth while the bottom 80 percent owns only 7 percent. [Source]
• Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, 2.5 million young adults gained health insurance. [Source]
• For every one job opening, there are four people looking for work. [Source]
• Last year, China spent 9 percent of its GDP on infrastructure. The U.S. spent 2.5 percent. [Source]
• 2.65 million seniors saved an average of $569 on prescriptions last year thanks to the
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Jan 24, 2012 at 4:44 pm
NINETEEN Facts You Ought to Know Ahead of Tonight’s Speech
Tonight, President Obama will deliver his third State of the Union address. He will lay out a sweeping vision of what’s a stake for the middle class (more than ever) and two visions for the economy: an economy that works for everyone, not just a wealthy few or an economy where the game continues to be rigged for the rich and the middle class falls further behind.
ThinkProgress’ Judd Legum rounds up 19 essential facts you should know before tonight’s speech:
• Since the last SOTU, the economy has created 1.9 million private sector jobs. [Source]
• The top 1 percent take home 24 percent of the nation’s income, up from about 9 percent in 1976. [Source]
• Private sector job creation under Obama in 2011 was larger than seven out of the eight years Bush was president. [Source]
• The top 1 percent of Americans own 40 percent of our country’s wealth while the bottom 80 percent owns only 7 percent. [Source]
• Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, 2.5 million young adults gained health insurance. [Source]
• For every one job opening, there are four people looking for work. [Source]
• Last year, China spent 9 percent of its GDP on infrastructure. The U.S. spent 2.5 percent. [Source]
• 2.65 million seniors saved an average of $569 on prescriptions last year thanks to the
Countdown with (not lately) Keith Olbermann from Current.TV - Thursday, ...
full countdown from last evening
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Parade Saturday in St. Louis to welcome home Iraq War veterans - .Breaking news - bnd.com
Parade Saturday in St. Louis to welcome home Iraq War veterans - .Breaking news - bnd.com
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The group Make January 28th Welcome Home the Heroes from Iraq Day still has spots on floats and fire trucks for veterans interested in participating in its parade Saturday.
The parade will begin at Noon Saturday at Kiener Plaza in St. Louis and head west on Market Street to Union Station. It will feature more than 100 units including elaborate floats, fire trucks, military vehicles and marching bands from both Missouri and Illinois, said LaDonna Appelbaum, one of the organizers.
The sponsoring group began planning the parade about a month ago when the idea sprang up during chats between friends and families about how to honor men and women returning from the Iraq War.
Read more here: http://www.bnd.com/2012/01/26/2033316/parade-saturday-in-st-louis-to.html#storylink=cpy
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will try to make. canco vets, this is your time to stand up for fellow vets
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The group Make January 28th Welcome Home the Heroes from Iraq Day still has spots on floats and fire trucks for veterans interested in participating in its parade Saturday.
The parade will begin at Noon Saturday at Kiener Plaza in St. Louis and head west on Market Street to Union Station. It will feature more than 100 units including elaborate floats, fire trucks, military vehicles and marching bands from both Missouri and Illinois, said LaDonna Appelbaum, one of the organizers.
The sponsoring group began planning the parade about a month ago when the idea sprang up during chats between friends and families about how to honor men and women returning from the Iraq War.
Read more here: http://www.bnd.com/2012/01/26/2033316/parade-saturday-in-st-louis-to.html#storylink=cpy
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will try to make. canco vets, this is your time to stand up for fellow vets
dot.rights new privacy policy questioned
some folks questioning google's new privacy policy. some not happy with old one
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Monday, January 23, 2012
‘Made in America’ projects
Check out this great MSN video: Pushing for more ‘Made in America’ projects
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Sunday, January 22, 2012
01-21-12 01 - South Carolina Primaries, with Steve Kornacki - Countdown ...
this is embeded from minirust on youtube which has all the segments.
fellow does a fine job
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Romney explains 100K jobs at Bain (nothing wrong with profit)
true, nothing legally wrong with raping companies and forcing workers out. nothing legally wrong with using tax code to pay little or no taxes and then taking that money out of the country.
morally speaking, Mitt's and crony capitalism is not ethical nor is good for America
Right to Work (for Less)
soar 11-3 is in solidarity with these folks.
right to work for less is no right at all
Todd Akin's advice for uninsured cancer patients: Sell your car
this is future of some if gop wins. let 'em die.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
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Thursday, January 12, 2012
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Spence's college degree? Economics, yes, but of the home
Spence's college degree? Economics, yes, but of the home
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ST. LOUIS • On his campaign website, Republican Dave Spence, the plastics guru running for governor, says he "earned a degree in Economics" from the University of Missouri.
That may be true — but it is not entirely accurate.
According to the university, Spence's degree is not in economics. It is in home economics.
The school says that Spence majored in family economics and management — also called consumer economics —which earned him a Bachelor's of Science Degree in Home Economics in 1981.
The university does offer a degree in economics, currently through the College of Arts and Science.
Spence said Monday that, while at Mizzou, his grades did not meet the threshold to enter the Business School. So he chose a different academic path that would allow him to graduate on time.
"I was not the greatest student in the world," Spence said. "I'll make fun of myself: I was a 60-watt bulb in a 100-watt society."
Mizzou's home economics program, which has been around for over a century, became its own college in 1973. In 1988, the name was changed to the College of Human Environmental Sciences.
Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/political-fix/spence-s-college-degree-economics-yes-but-of-the-home/article_5075c222-3bbe-11e1-bd93-0019bb30f31a.html#ixzz1jAxzABX0
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appears paul krugman has opposition
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ST. LOUIS • On his campaign website, Republican Dave Spence, the plastics guru running for governor, says he "earned a degree in Economics" from the University of Missouri.
That may be true — but it is not entirely accurate.
According to the university, Spence's degree is not in economics. It is in home economics.
The school says that Spence majored in family economics and management — also called consumer economics —which earned him a Bachelor's of Science Degree in Home Economics in 1981.
The university does offer a degree in economics, currently through the College of Arts and Science.
Spence said Monday that, while at Mizzou, his grades did not meet the threshold to enter the Business School. So he chose a different academic path that would allow him to graduate on time.
"I was not the greatest student in the world," Spence said. "I'll make fun of myself: I was a 60-watt bulb in a 100-watt society."
Mizzou's home economics program, which has been around for over a century, became its own college in 1973. In 1988, the name was changed to the College of Human Environmental Sciences.
Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/political-fix/spence-s-college-degree-economics-yes-but-of-the-home/article_5075c222-3bbe-11e1-bd93-0019bb30f31a.html#ixzz1jAxzABX0
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appears paul krugman has opposition
David Shuster debunks the 'hoopla' of the early primaries.
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warning is true
hoopla is real with media, they are selling ads
Laid Off Steelworker: Mitt Romney, Bain Capital Profited By Shutting Dow...
sounds simular to the canco plants in St. Louis
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Charlie Bass vs. Medicare
many tea baggers and goppers do wish to rid nation of medicare. facts, pure and simple
Congress' Full 2012 Plate: The 'Doc Fix,' The Health Law And Automatic Cuts
time to fix the damned thing for good
Lyndon Johnson signs Medicare bill 1965
work still needs be done on all levels.
get the private industry out of this program and watch the trust fund grow
save your medicare
alas, reading the mountains of pages with medicare and drug scipt policy; you do more reading than those elected to congress.
universal healthcare like hr676 is the answer. time to quit playing with lives and money of the folks
Monday, January 9, 2012
Be a HERO and Help STOP SOPA Now!! I'll tell you How! This Video that M...
both Missouri senators support this flawed law.
Sunday, January 8, 2012
The decline of the American empire - Empire - Al Jazeera English
The decline of the American empire - Empire - Al Jazeera English
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might find this one of interest
note: I do not totally agree, but some truth in this
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might find this one of interest
note: I do not totally agree, but some truth in this
David Spence introducing himself to Missouri Republicans
David Spence introducing himself to Missouri Republicans
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ST. LOUIS • Months after he first discussed the goal of seeking the Republican nomination for governor, St. Louis businessman Dave Spence remains a virtual unknown to most party activists across Missouri.
As he travels around the state pressing his case, party leaders are meeting — most for the first time — a man who does not fit the standard template of a candidate for statewide office. About the closest he's come to an elected office is serving as the rush chair of his fraternity.
What party leaders do know about him is that he sold his plastics company in 2010 and is now wealthy enough to fund at least part of his own campaign. And, at the moment, he may represent the Republicans' best chance of unseating Gov. Jay Nixon.
Shortly after making his bid for governor official in November, Spence donated $2 million to his campaign, instantly giving him the largest war chest of any Missouri Republican running for state office.
Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/david-spence-introducing-himself-to-missouri-republicans/article_9f7e5ca5-9432-5bd4-9d01-fa2d9a8a72da.html#ixzz1iu3WsEyv
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this might be good news for Jay Nixon
this lad has enough money to buy nomination
in any case, will be interesting
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ST. LOUIS • Months after he first discussed the goal of seeking the Republican nomination for governor, St. Louis businessman Dave Spence remains a virtual unknown to most party activists across Missouri.
As he travels around the state pressing his case, party leaders are meeting — most for the first time — a man who does not fit the standard template of a candidate for statewide office. About the closest he's come to an elected office is serving as the rush chair of his fraternity.
What party leaders do know about him is that he sold his plastics company in 2010 and is now wealthy enough to fund at least part of his own campaign. And, at the moment, he may represent the Republicans' best chance of unseating Gov. Jay Nixon.
Shortly after making his bid for governor official in November, Spence donated $2 million to his campaign, instantly giving him the largest war chest of any Missouri Republican running for state office.
Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/david-spence-introducing-himself-to-missouri-republicans/article_9f7e5ca5-9432-5bd4-9d01-fa2d9a8a72da.html#ixzz1iu3WsEyv
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this might be good news for Jay Nixon
this lad has enough money to buy nomination
in any case, will be interesting
Christmas Lectures 2011: Bruce Hood - What's in your head?
Christmas Lectures 2011: Bruce Hood - What's in your head?
click link above can navigate to other segments of this lecture
these folks do excellent job
might wish to keep track in future. wide range of topics in the past
nothing on American television like this, nothing at all
sad not available in USA on television
click link above can navigate to other segments of this lecture
these folks do excellent job
might wish to keep track in future. wide range of topics in the past
nothing on American television like this, nothing at all
sad not available in USA on television
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Friday, January 6, 2012
Missouri gop senate debate
First GOP debate set for Senate contenders, but without Brunner
The first debate among Missouri Republican contenders for the U.S. Senate is set for next week—Tuesday, Jan. 10, at 9 a.m. and carried live on KRTS Radio (550am) and KTRS.com
saint louis radio stations by the way.
The first debate among Missouri Republican contenders for the U.S. Senate is set for next week—Tuesday, Jan. 10, at 9 a.m. and carried live on KRTS Radio (550am) and KTRS.com
saint louis radio stations by the way.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
inferno amazon short on excellent history book
this book mentioned by St. Louis Post.
what I have read, good book and worth looking at.
Paul Krugman: Premature austerity
Paul Krugman: Premature austerity
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"The boom, not the slump, is the right time for austerity at the Treasury." So declared John Maynard Keynes in 1937, even as FDR was about to prove him right by trying to balance the budget too soon, sending the U.S. economy — which had been steadily recovering up to that point — into a severe recession. Slashing government spending in a depressed economy depresses the economy further; austerity should wait until a strong recovery is well under way.
Unfortunately, in late 2010 and early 2011, politicians and policymakers in much of the Western world believed that they knew better, that we should focus on deficits, not jobs, even though our economies had barely begun to recover from the slump that followed the financial crisis. And by acting on that anti-Keynesian belief, they ended up proving Keynes right all over again.
In declaring Keynesian economics vindicated, I am, of course, at odds with conventional wisdom. In Washington, in particular, the failure of the Obama stimulus package to produce an employment boom is generally seen as having proved that government spending can't create jobs. But those of us who did the math realized, right from the beginning, that the Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (more than a third of which, by the way, took the relatively ineffective form of tax cuts) was much too small given the depth of the slump. And we also predicted the resulting political backlash.
Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/columns/paul-krugman/paul-krugman-premature-austerity/article_6fd65bdc-abff-5d77-a7ab-397d633579b4.html#ixzz1iW5hKhiC
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there is a boom for top 1 percent. depression for most of the rest.
what is new in US history?
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"The boom, not the slump, is the right time for austerity at the Treasury." So declared John Maynard Keynes in 1937, even as FDR was about to prove him right by trying to balance the budget too soon, sending the U.S. economy — which had been steadily recovering up to that point — into a severe recession. Slashing government spending in a depressed economy depresses the economy further; austerity should wait until a strong recovery is well under way.
Unfortunately, in late 2010 and early 2011, politicians and policymakers in much of the Western world believed that they knew better, that we should focus on deficits, not jobs, even though our economies had barely begun to recover from the slump that followed the financial crisis. And by acting on that anti-Keynesian belief, they ended up proving Keynes right all over again.
In declaring Keynesian economics vindicated, I am, of course, at odds with conventional wisdom. In Washington, in particular, the failure of the Obama stimulus package to produce an employment boom is generally seen as having proved that government spending can't create jobs. But those of us who did the math realized, right from the beginning, that the Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (more than a third of which, by the way, took the relatively ineffective form of tax cuts) was much too small given the depth of the slump. And we also predicted the resulting political backlash.
Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/columns/paul-krugman/paul-krugman-premature-austerity/article_6fd65bdc-abff-5d77-a7ab-397d633579b4.html#ixzz1iW5hKhiC
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there is a boom for top 1 percent. depression for most of the rest.
what is new in US history?
Paul Krugman: Welcome to post-truth politics
Paul Krugman: Welcome to post-truth politics
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snip from article below
Suppose that President Barack Obama were to say the following: "Mitt Romney believes that corporations are people, and he believes that only corporations and the wealthy should have any rights. He wants to reduce middle-class Americans to serfs, forced to accept whatever wages corporations choose to pay, no matter how low."
How would this statement be received? I believe, and hope, that it would be almost universally condemned, by liberals as well as conservatives. Romney did once say that corporations are people, but he didn't mean it literally; he supports policies that would be good for corporations and the wealthy and bad for the middle class, but that's a long way from saying that he wants to introduce feudalism.
But now consider what Romney actually said last week: "President Obama believes that government should create equal outcomes. In an entitlement society, everyone receives the same or similar rewards, regardless of education, effort and willingness to take risk. That which is earned by some is redistributed to the others."
And in an interview the same day, Romney declared that the president "is going to put free enterprise on trial."
Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/columns/paul-krugman/paul-krugman-welcome-to-post-truth-politics/article_596e0682-a1a7-5d50-b580-52141e35d5f3.html#ixzz1iW54LXlZ
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snip from article below
Suppose that President Barack Obama were to say the following: "Mitt Romney believes that corporations are people, and he believes that only corporations and the wealthy should have any rights. He wants to reduce middle-class Americans to serfs, forced to accept whatever wages corporations choose to pay, no matter how low."
How would this statement be received? I believe, and hope, that it would be almost universally condemned, by liberals as well as conservatives. Romney did once say that corporations are people, but he didn't mean it literally; he supports policies that would be good for corporations and the wealthy and bad for the middle class, but that's a long way from saying that he wants to introduce feudalism.
But now consider what Romney actually said last week: "President Obama believes that government should create equal outcomes. In an entitlement society, everyone receives the same or similar rewards, regardless of education, effort and willingness to take risk. That which is earned by some is redistributed to the others."
And in an interview the same day, Romney declared that the president "is going to put free enterprise on trial."
Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/columns/paul-krugman/paul-krugman-welcome-to-post-truth-politics/article_596e0682-a1a7-5d50-b580-52141e35d5f3.html#ixzz1iW54LXlZ
Editorial: Don't expect much out of 2012 Missouri Legislature
Editorial: Don't expect much out of 2012 Missouri Legislature
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Spend any time in Missouri's stately Capitol building and you're likely to find yourself on the third floor at some point, killing time between hearings or a House or Senate session, perusing the framed photos of former legislators on the wall.
The photos honor men and women sent to Jefferson City from their homes in St. Louis and Kansas City, Ava and Auxvasse, Bolivar and Bunceton, Chesterfield and Columbia to do the people's business.
For a time, they were special, king-makers walking marble halls, wined and dined by lobbyists looking out for their clients.
Now they're pictures on the wall.
The reality of legislative politics is this: Even the most seasoned lawmaker who stands before the photos and thinks real hard would have a difficult time identifying the accomplishments of most of the legislators whose pictures are on the wall, except for those who went on to higher office and made names as a governor or a member of Congress.
There's not much fame in being a state legislator. And that's too bad, because more than any other level of government, state legislatures deal with matters that affect citizens every day: taxes, roads, licenses for professionals from doctors to barbers, law enforcement, courts. The list goes on.
Lobbyists for special interests know this and pay close attention. But the average citizen is hard-pressed to name his current state representative or senator, much less the low-grade heroes on the wall.
Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/columns/the-platform/editorial-don-t-expect-much-out-of-missouri-legislature/article_c9ab0397-462c-5727-b627-8414527f60c7.html#ixzz1iW4HUFzc
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snip from article
Spend any time in Missouri's stately Capitol building and you're likely to find yourself on the third floor at some point, killing time between hearings or a House or Senate session, perusing the framed photos of former legislators on the wall.
The photos honor men and women sent to Jefferson City from their homes in St. Louis and Kansas City, Ava and Auxvasse, Bolivar and Bunceton, Chesterfield and Columbia to do the people's business.
For a time, they were special, king-makers walking marble halls, wined and dined by lobbyists looking out for their clients.
Now they're pictures on the wall.
The reality of legislative politics is this: Even the most seasoned lawmaker who stands before the photos and thinks real hard would have a difficult time identifying the accomplishments of most of the legislators whose pictures are on the wall, except for those who went on to higher office and made names as a governor or a member of Congress.
There's not much fame in being a state legislator. And that's too bad, because more than any other level of government, state legislatures deal with matters that affect citizens every day: taxes, roads, licenses for professionals from doctors to barbers, law enforcement, courts. The list goes on.
Lobbyists for special interests know this and pay close attention. But the average citizen is hard-pressed to name his current state representative or senator, much less the low-grade heroes on the wall.
Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/columns/the-platform/editorial-don-t-expect-much-out-of-missouri-legislature/article_c9ab0397-462c-5727-b627-8414527f60c7.html#ixzz1iW4HUFzc
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
"Occupy The Caucus" Targets Iowa see how effective
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watch news tonight to see if effective
Editorial: In 2012, the Haves vs. the Have-nots, paid for by Have-lots
Editorial: In 2012, the Haves vs. the Have-nots, paid for by Have-lots
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snips
In the introduction to "Inferno," a magisterial new history of World War II, the eminent British historian Max Hastings writes, "One of the most important truths about the war, as indeed about all human affairs, is that people can interpret what happens to them only in the context of their own circumstances."
This is a useful truth at all times, but particularly in the annual exercise of summing up the year just passed and anticipating the one ahead. Many people no doubt had a wonderful 2011 — a wedding, a birth, a new home, a promotion. Others may have lost someone close to them, been evicted or foreclosed upon or lost a job. They will not remember 2011 fondly.
In the long view of history, years don't matter much. Entire decades and even centuries get a paragraph or two. We found this about the decade 100 years ago: "America came of age. The Titanic was sunk and Americans marched off to war in Europe."
Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/columns/the-platform/editorial-in-the-haves-vs-the-have-nots-paid-for/article_9935559a-fd60-5d9f-a72b-04865e644b19.html#ixzz1iPqMWYIg
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In the introduction to "Inferno," a magisterial new history of World War II, the eminent British historian Max Hastings writes, "One of the most important truths about the war, as indeed about all human affairs, is that people can interpret what happens to them only in the context of their own circumstances."
This is a useful truth at all times, but particularly in the annual exercise of summing up the year just passed and anticipating the one ahead. Many people no doubt had a wonderful 2011 — a wedding, a birth, a new home, a promotion. Others may have lost someone close to them, been evicted or foreclosed upon or lost a job. They will not remember 2011 fondly.
In the long view of history, years don't matter much. Entire decades and even centuries get a paragraph or two. We found this about the decade 100 years ago: "America came of age. The Titanic was sunk and Americans marched off to war in Europe."
Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/columns/the-platform/editorial-in-the-haves-vs-the-have-nots-paid-for/article_9935559a-fd60-5d9f-a72b-04865e644b19.html#ixzz1iPqMWYIg
Monday, January 2, 2012
TET 2012 - Coca Cola.FLV [QC] smart American promotion
here is example of smart American corporation promoting their wares. Tet is Jsn 23rd this year, year of the dragon
Chinese new year or Tet is celebrated by over a billion folks. If each buys a coke==you get the idea
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Sunday, January 1, 2012
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