The MSNBC bit is my April Fool's Day present.
Did you get me anything? (No re-gifting!)
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Democrats say the damnedest things.....
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Did you get me anything? (No re-gifting!)
Dirty Penguin
Master Of Ceremony
I don't restrict my schtick to just April.
Obama was in my town yesterday to visit a fancy pants over-priced deli & deliver sophisticated & adult economic commentary.
At least he stopped short of calling Ryan a "doodoo head".
Shadow Wolf
Certified People sTabber & Business Owner
Harry Reid is on the "no compromise" band wagon for the minimum wage debate. I'd give him an F for getting along with others, except I have already probably gave him an F at some point in time. Maybe he should get a brain himself before he tells someone else to.
esmith
Veteran Member
Representative Jim Moran (D-VA)
"I think the American people should know that the members of Congress are underpaid"
Congressman: Members of Congress are underpaid
"I think the American people should know that the members of Congress are underpaid"
Congressman: Members of Congress are underpaid
Dirty Penguin
Master Of Ceremony
I agree with you. That was an extremely thing to say.......Not only are they making $175K per year but many of them have other sources of income....and many of them are millionaires...and others are on the dole receiving all sorts of federal subsidies (i.e. farm subsidies)... Given Congresses do nothing-ness lately and their work calendar (or lack of) I'd say they need a pay cut......
A daring position to take!
Actually, they are underpaid for their job. But they're also over-compensated
with franking privileges, junkets & free military transportation. I say boost
their pay, but throttle them in other areas. And intall Harkonen style heart plugs.
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Shadow Wolf
Certified People sTabber & Business Owner
I think they get too much pay and benefits. If I had it my way, they would have to be the first to take a cut in pay in benefits before they could ask any other government employee to do so. It's a hard and stressful job, but it's not like they were in the position of taking that job or loose their home. It makes me sick to hear them complain they don't have enough when they have far more than what most of their constituents will ever have. Talk about entitled.
Considering that in most jobs the boss evaluates the employees performance and bases the pay on that, then because they are working for us we should decide their pay scale. Then we could reward those who work together and actually do stuff that is more than just for their party base, and keeping cutting their hours and pay of the others until they get the idea we don't want them around anymore. Ya know, just like regular work for regular Americans.
The reason I favor higher pay is that the job should attract a higher quality of worker. I don't know that more pay would make much difference, since the real attraction is to wield power over the little folk, but the pay ought to be commensurate with the responsibility & skill required. (Currently, they make less than small company middle management types I know!) Where we really need to save money is on wasteful bennies....like using military planes instead of commercial flights, useless junkets, franking privileges. Dang, I'm repeating meself...again!
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Shadow Wolf
Certified People sTabber & Business Owner
It seems like the more money, the more power, and the more power the more likely you are to draw out the absolute worst our species has to offer.
True dat.
I've heard that power corrupts, but I believe that wielding power merely provides a
venue to show who the person already is. A thug without power just escapes our notice.
Holder presents a some loopy ideas about gun safety....
Eric Holder: Gun Owners Should Wear A "Bracelet" To Use Their Weapon | Video | RealClearPolitics
Fingerprint identification of the owner by the gun? The last time gov tried to take
my prints with their fancy computer based system, it took over half an hour to do
it. Imagine the reliability of scaling it down to a spot on the hand grip! I guess he
figures guns would be safer if they seldom worked properly. If it's such a good idea,
then let fed agents all try it first.
Eric Holder: Gun Owners Should Wear A "Bracelet" To Use Their Weapon | Video | RealClearPolitics
Fingerprint identification of the owner by the gun? The last time gov tried to take
my prints with their fancy computer based system, it took over half an hour to do
it. Imagine the reliability of scaling it down to a spot on the hand grip! I guess he
figures guns would be safer if they seldom worked properly. If it's such a good idea,
then let fed agents all try it first.
esmith
Veteran Member
Maybe Holder would like owners of firearms to wear some means of visual identification to show that they own firearms. Hmmmm where have I heard that concept before, wasn't it something about a yellow symbol. Now, Now don't some of you get your panties in a wad, I was being a little sarcastic.
And now Holder alludes to racism as the source of his & Obama's problems.
(It couldn't simply be their own dishonesty & incompetence.)
Eric Holder strays from planned remarks - Tal Kopan - POLITICO.com
At least he didn't blame Bush.
(It couldn't simply be their own dishonesty & incompetence.)
Eric Holder strays from planned remarks - Tal Kopan - POLITICO.com
At least he didn't blame Bush.
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Dirty Penguin
Master Of Ceremony
Or... it actually can be (in part) due to their race...then again I didn't hear anything in their that alludes to his race.....
Some of us are better at reading between the lines.Or... it actually can be (in part) due to their race...then again I didn't hear anything in their that alludes to his race.....
Racism is just a tired old excuse.
Dirty Penguin
Master Of Ceremony
Obviously you're not an African American and has never experienced racism the way many of us have. Racism is live and well in this country. It is what it is. I don't see it dying anytime soon. Some in politics aren't outright with their bigotry and some are....Much of what is displayed is coded terminology (see Sarah Palin "shuck and jive" comment). Some of it is in the actions or policies put forth (see: Ohio voter suppression)
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/30/us/new-gop-bid-to-limit-voting-in-swing-states.html?_r=0
Said trip was done by bus, two buses to be precise, which involved people getting on one bus and transferring to another bus. They still had to walk another half mile walk to get to the site where they would need to cast their vote and then they still had to turn around to make they journey back home. It wasn't like this before. There were more voting locations and because of past long lines they implemented more early voting and flexible voting hours. That administration has pretty much done away with that. I'm sure you can see that this disproportionately affects African Americans, hispanics and the elderly. That being said that's what Holder is fighting against...and that's what his speech was about. The racism and the bigotry is real...whether you want to admit it or agree with him or me.
I could say that obviously you wallow in the culture of blaming racism instead of taking responsibility
for personal shortcomings. But then we'd be engaging in ad hominem argument, which benefits no one.
There are good reasons to for harsh criticism of Holder & Obama, just as there were for the preceding
administration. Holder's talk is appropriate for mention in this thread.