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And he'll be proud to put it down!Walkinghairball wrote:awip2062 wrote:heh and these days if you can read you cannot walk into a job. Where I work we have RNs and LPNs coming in looking for work and we have previously employed caregivers coming back looking for work and it just isn't happening.
Good thing Bear has that military option, eh? LOL
Just look at the future. When Bear get's out he can put on his resume the same things I did.
Qualifications: Digging holes, blowing shit up, killing bastards, field stripping 5 weapons and reassembling them in under 7 minutes.
Onward and Upward!
Democrats Dorgan, Dodd Will NOT
Seek Re-election in 2010
http://trueslant.com/rickungar/2010/01/ ... n-in-2010/
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix ... aside.html
They know they're political toast this year. Good riddance, and....
Don't let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya.
It always takes a "Carter" to get a "Reagan."
Seek Re-election in 2010
http://trueslant.com/rickungar/2010/01/ ... n-in-2010/
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix ... aside.html
They know they're political toast this year. Good riddance, and....
Don't let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya.
It always takes a "Carter" to get a "Reagan."
Don't start none...won't be none.
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Republicans cite Lott in calling for Reid to quit
By DOUGLASS K. DANIEL, AP
3 hours ago
WASHINGTON ? A double standard? Republicans seeking Sen. Harry Reid's resignation as majority leader over racial remarks he made about Barack Obama say yes ? that Reid should be held to the same standard as former GOP Sen. Trent Lott, whose own racial gaffes cost him the Senate leadership in 2002.
Democrats say no, that Reid's comments ? while unfortunate ? were nothing like Lott's.
Reid apologized to Obama and a handful of black political leaders after a new book reported that he was favorably impressed by Obama during the 2008 presidential campaign and, in a private conversation, described the Illinois senator as a "light-skinned" African-American "with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one."
Obama, who tries to steer clear of the political thicket of race and politics, accepted the apology and said he wanted to close the book on the episode. Republicans were eager to keep it open Sunday, comparing Reid's remarks to those that cost Trent Lott the Senate leadership in 2002 and questioning why there was different reaction now.
Lott had cheered the 1948 presidential campaign of Strom Thurmond ? a segregationist Democrat opposing President Harry Truman ? during a 100th birthday tribute to Thurmond, by then a longtime Republican senator.
Lott, R-Miss., eventually apologized but resigned nearly two weeks later after a growing number of Republicans questioned his effectiveness, especially after he told Black Entertainment Television he supported affirmative action, no longer opposed the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, and would back programs aimed at minorities. He resigned from the Senate in 2007.
In Reid's case, at least so far, Democrats have been content to chide the Nevada Democrat and cast his remarks as inappropriate and, as Obama said, "unfortunate."
"There is this standard where the Democrats feel that they can say these things and they can apologize when it comes from the mouths of their own," Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele, who is black, said Sunday. "But if it comes from anyone else, it's racism."
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, said in a statement that Reid should step down, calling his comments "embarrassing and racially insensitive."
"It's difficult to see this situation as anything other than a clear double standard on the part of Senate Democrats and others," Cornyn said.
Former Rep. Harold Ford, an African-American who is chairman of the Democratic Leadership Council, called Reid's remarks "an unusual set of words."
But in an interview Monday on NBC's "Today" show, Ford said "I don't believe in any way Harry Reid had any racial animus. I think there's an important distinction between he and Trent Lott."
Ford, who is considering challenging Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., in his party's primary this year, also said he thinks no Democrats have called for Reid's ouster because "I think he has a (civil rights) record you can point to."
For his part, Reid has no intention of stepping down as majority leader and is "absolutely running for reelection," his spokesman, Jim Manley, said.
"The Republicans are saying this because they know they can't beat Harry Reid," Manley said in an e-mail. "The only way to get him is to try to push him out. Sen. Reid stands by the president and will continue his life's work to improve people's lives."
Democratic Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island rejected comparisons to the Lott episode.
"I think that's a totally different context. Harry Reid made a misstatement," Reed said. "He owned up to it. He apologized. I think he is mortified by the statement he's made. And I don't think he should step down."
Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus, released a statement saying, "Senator Reid's record provides a stark contrast to actions of Republicans to block legislation that would benefit poor and minority communities ? most recently reflected in Republican opposition to the health bill now under consideration."
In their book "Game Change," Time magazine's Mark Halperin and New York magazine's John Heilemann report that Reid "was wowed by Obama's oratorical gifts and believed that the country was ready to embrace a black presidential candidate, especially one such as Obama ? a 'light-skinned' African American 'with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one,' as he later put it privately."
Steele appeared on "Fox News Sunday" and NBC's "Meet the Press." Reed spoke on the Fox program.
By DOUGLASS K. DANIEL, AP
3 hours ago
WASHINGTON ? A double standard? Republicans seeking Sen. Harry Reid's resignation as majority leader over racial remarks he made about Barack Obama say yes ? that Reid should be held to the same standard as former GOP Sen. Trent Lott, whose own racial gaffes cost him the Senate leadership in 2002.
Democrats say no, that Reid's comments ? while unfortunate ? were nothing like Lott's.
Reid apologized to Obama and a handful of black political leaders after a new book reported that he was favorably impressed by Obama during the 2008 presidential campaign and, in a private conversation, described the Illinois senator as a "light-skinned" African-American "with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one."
Obama, who tries to steer clear of the political thicket of race and politics, accepted the apology and said he wanted to close the book on the episode. Republicans were eager to keep it open Sunday, comparing Reid's remarks to those that cost Trent Lott the Senate leadership in 2002 and questioning why there was different reaction now.
Lott had cheered the 1948 presidential campaign of Strom Thurmond ? a segregationist Democrat opposing President Harry Truman ? during a 100th birthday tribute to Thurmond, by then a longtime Republican senator.
Lott, R-Miss., eventually apologized but resigned nearly two weeks later after a growing number of Republicans questioned his effectiveness, especially after he told Black Entertainment Television he supported affirmative action, no longer opposed the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, and would back programs aimed at minorities. He resigned from the Senate in 2007.
In Reid's case, at least so far, Democrats have been content to chide the Nevada Democrat and cast his remarks as inappropriate and, as Obama said, "unfortunate."
"There is this standard where the Democrats feel that they can say these things and they can apologize when it comes from the mouths of their own," Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele, who is black, said Sunday. "But if it comes from anyone else, it's racism."
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, said in a statement that Reid should step down, calling his comments "embarrassing and racially insensitive."
"It's difficult to see this situation as anything other than a clear double standard on the part of Senate Democrats and others," Cornyn said.
Former Rep. Harold Ford, an African-American who is chairman of the Democratic Leadership Council, called Reid's remarks "an unusual set of words."
But in an interview Monday on NBC's "Today" show, Ford said "I don't believe in any way Harry Reid had any racial animus. I think there's an important distinction between he and Trent Lott."
Ford, who is considering challenging Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., in his party's primary this year, also said he thinks no Democrats have called for Reid's ouster because "I think he has a (civil rights) record you can point to."
For his part, Reid has no intention of stepping down as majority leader and is "absolutely running for reelection," his spokesman, Jim Manley, said.
"The Republicans are saying this because they know they can't beat Harry Reid," Manley said in an e-mail. "The only way to get him is to try to push him out. Sen. Reid stands by the president and will continue his life's work to improve people's lives."
Democratic Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island rejected comparisons to the Lott episode.
"I think that's a totally different context. Harry Reid made a misstatement," Reed said. "He owned up to it. He apologized. I think he is mortified by the statement he's made. And I don't think he should step down."
Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus, released a statement saying, "Senator Reid's record provides a stark contrast to actions of Republicans to block legislation that would benefit poor and minority communities ? most recently reflected in Republican opposition to the health bill now under consideration."
In their book "Game Change," Time magazine's Mark Halperin and New York magazine's John Heilemann report that Reid "was wowed by Obama's oratorical gifts and believed that the country was ready to embrace a black presidential candidate, especially one such as Obama ? a 'light-skinned' African American 'with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one,' as he later put it privately."
Steele appeared on "Fox News Sunday" and NBC's "Meet the Press." Reed spoke on the Fox program.
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Charlie Daniels Suffers Mild Stroke;
Keep Him In Your Prayers
By NB Staff | January 20, 2010 - 12:18
Country music legend and NewsBusters contributor Charlie Daniels
recently suffered a mild stroke while vacationing in Colorado, CMT.com
reported minutes ago:
Charlie Daniels suffered a mild stroke on Friday (Jan. 15) while
snowmobiling during a vacation in Colorado. Daniels was treated at a
medical center in Durango, Colo., after the stroke and was then airlifted
to a Denver hospital, where he was released on Sunday (Jan. 17).
He is recovering at his home in Colorado, where he has been on vacation
since Dec. 27.
No concert dates are expected to be canceled, according to his publicist.
Please keep Charlie Daniels in your thoughts and prayers.
Read more: http://newsbusters.org/#ixzz0dBWvDcdf
Charlie Daniels Suffers Mild Stroke;
Keep Him In Your Prayers
By NB Staff | January 20, 2010 - 12:18
Country music legend and NewsBusters contributor Charlie Daniels
recently suffered a mild stroke while vacationing in Colorado, CMT.com
reported minutes ago:
Charlie Daniels suffered a mild stroke on Friday (Jan. 15) while
snowmobiling during a vacation in Colorado. Daniels was treated at a
medical center in Durango, Colo., after the stroke and was then airlifted
to a Denver hospital, where he was released on Sunday (Jan. 17).
He is recovering at his home in Colorado, where he has been on vacation
since Dec. 27.
No concert dates are expected to be canceled, according to his publicist.
Please keep Charlie Daniels in your thoughts and prayers.
Read more: http://newsbusters.org/#ixzz0dBWvDcdf
Don't start none...won't be none.
What those kids were doing at a dive like that underage is beyond me.
However, I dunno Zep... It's like some young people possess no value for
human life anymore.
Not a clue.
This story's pretty alarming too:
http://www.foxnews.com/search-results/m ... beaten.htm
All this guy did was hold the door for a couple of thugs. They have video
of the idiots. I hope they get what they got comin' to 'em.
However, I dunno Zep... It's like some young people possess no value for
human life anymore.
Not a clue.
This story's pretty alarming too:
http://www.foxnews.com/search-results/m ... beaten.htm
All this guy did was hold the door for a couple of thugs. They have video
of the idiots. I hope they get what they got comin' to 'em.
Don't start none...won't be none.
You and me both, brother.YYZ30 wrote:Healthcare reform passed - any news site will talk about it so I won't link you.
My signature states EXACTLY what I feel.
I would personally like to thank all those in Congress that ignored the
voices of the American people, and effectively ended their political
careers in November...Especially "San Fran Nan."
The "dims" are going to rue their abuse of power come November.
Don't start none...won't be none.
There is speculation Hinckley may soon be released as having been
rehabilitated. Consequently, you will appreciate the following letter
from Nancy Reagan to John Hinckley:
To: John Hinckley
From: Mrs. Nancy Reagan
My family and I wanted to drop you a short note to tell you how pleased
we are with the great strides you are making in your recovery.
In our country's spirit of understanding and forgiveness, we want you to
know that we bear no grudge against you for shooting President Reagan.
We are fully aware that mental stress and pain could have driven you to
such an act of desperation. We're confident that you will soon make a
complete recovery and return to your family to join the world again as a
healthy and productive man.
Best wishes,
Nancy Reagan & Family
P.S. While you have been incarcerated, Barack Obama has been banging
Jodie Foster like a screen door in a tornado. You might want to look
into that
rehabilitated. Consequently, you will appreciate the following letter
from Nancy Reagan to John Hinckley:
To: John Hinckley
From: Mrs. Nancy Reagan
My family and I wanted to drop you a short note to tell you how pleased
we are with the great strides you are making in your recovery.
In our country's spirit of understanding and forgiveness, we want you to
know that we bear no grudge against you for shooting President Reagan.
We are fully aware that mental stress and pain could have driven you to
such an act of desperation. We're confident that you will soon make a
complete recovery and return to your family to join the world again as a
healthy and productive man.
Best wishes,
Nancy Reagan & Family
P.S. While you have been incarcerated, Barack Obama has been banging
Jodie Foster like a screen door in a tornado. You might want to look
into that
Happy 2015!
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Hiya! I have a few thoughts on healthcare that can best be summed up by this piece a friend sent to me;
This morning I was awakened by my alarm clock, powered by electricity generated by the public power monopoly regulated by the US Department of Energy. I then took a shower in the clean water provided by the municipal water utility. After that, I turned on the TV to one of the FCC regulated channels to see what the National Weather Service (of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration) determined what the weather was going to be like (using satellites launched by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration). I watched while eating my breakfast of US Department of Agriculture inspected food and taking the drugs which have been determined as safe by the Food and Drug Administration.
At the appropriate time as regulated by the US Congress and kept accurate by the National Institute Standards and Technology and the US Naval Observatory. I get into my National Highway Traffic Safety Administration approved automobile and set out to work, on the roads built by the local, state AND federal Departments of Transportation, possibly stopping to purchase additional fuel of a quality level determined and tested regularly by the Environmental Protection Agency, using legal tender issued by the Federal Reserve Bank. On the way out the door, I deposit any mail I have to be sent out via the US Postal Service and drop off the kids at public school.
After spending another day not being maimed or killed at work thanks to the workplace regulations imposed the Department of Labor and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, enjoying another two meals which again so not kill me because of the USDA, I drive my NHTSA car back home on the DOT roads, to my house which has not burned down in my absence thanks to state and local building codes, fire marshal's inspections during government-overseen construction (and possibly since), and the vigilant watch of my city and county Fire Departments. I find my home has not been plundered of all of its valuables thanks to the cooperation of the city, county and state Police Department.
I then log on to the internet (which was developed by the Defense Research Projects Administration) and post on freerepublic.com and Fox News Forums about how government involvement in healthcare is SOCIALISM which is BAD because the government can't do anything right
This morning I was awakened by my alarm clock, powered by electricity generated by the public power monopoly regulated by the US Department of Energy. I then took a shower in the clean water provided by the municipal water utility. After that, I turned on the TV to one of the FCC regulated channels to see what the National Weather Service (of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration) determined what the weather was going to be like (using satellites launched by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration). I watched while eating my breakfast of US Department of Agriculture inspected food and taking the drugs which have been determined as safe by the Food and Drug Administration.
At the appropriate time as regulated by the US Congress and kept accurate by the National Institute Standards and Technology and the US Naval Observatory. I get into my National Highway Traffic Safety Administration approved automobile and set out to work, on the roads built by the local, state AND federal Departments of Transportation, possibly stopping to purchase additional fuel of a quality level determined and tested regularly by the Environmental Protection Agency, using legal tender issued by the Federal Reserve Bank. On the way out the door, I deposit any mail I have to be sent out via the US Postal Service and drop off the kids at public school.
After spending another day not being maimed or killed at work thanks to the workplace regulations imposed the Department of Labor and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, enjoying another two meals which again so not kill me because of the USDA, I drive my NHTSA car back home on the DOT roads, to my house which has not burned down in my absence thanks to state and local building codes, fire marshal's inspections during government-overseen construction (and possibly since), and the vigilant watch of my city and county Fire Departments. I find my home has not been plundered of all of its valuables thanks to the cooperation of the city, county and state Police Department.
I then log on to the internet (which was developed by the Defense Research Projects Administration) and post on freerepublic.com and Fox News Forums about how government involvement in healthcare is SOCIALISM which is BAD because the government can't do anything right
(((((((((((((((all'a you)))))))))))))))
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