Displaying 0 To 0 Of 0 Comments I agree, KT. They should have just reopened the theater without any fan-fair. It wasn’t the theaters fault that a crazy guy with a semi automatic weapon made it a killing zone anymore than it was Clackamas Town-center here in Portland fault that it happen there, too. The mall just reopened without celebration. However, the day the mall reopened was the same day of the Conn School tragedy. » Posted By SallyT On January 3, 2013 @ 4:17 pm KT, I doubt that Glenn Beck had $500mil+ to buy Current. And, AlJazeera has one of the highest viewing audience on the internet. It ain’t like they are nobodies. They don’t always present the US in a good light but there are times when we aren’t the good guys. Anyway, I am curious to see how they will handle Current. There are several shows that I like on there now. I did like their coverage of the debates. Gore and party never took advertising money from the oil companies and that held them back on financing. But, it also shows how much the oil companies make the other MSM do for them and buy viewing audience. It is sad that Current just couldn’t get off the ground but even sadder that no one probably can without that big corporate money. Is is all lost? » Posted By SallyT On January 3, 2013 @ 4:10 pm REPORT: Al Jazeera In Talks To Buy Al Gore’s Current TV The deal could allow Al Jazeera broader entry into US homes, by acquiring the cable group available in around 60 million American households, the report said. Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/al-jazeera-could-buy-al-gores-current-tv-2013-1#ixzz2Gs1FyPTM UPDATE: According to following article it is a done deal. Al-Jazeera buys Current TV from Al Gore Al-Jazeera has long struggled to get carriage in the U.S., and the deal suffered an immediate casualty as Time Warner Cable Inc., the nation’s second-largest cable TV operator, announced it is dropping Current TV due to the deal. http://news.yahoo.com/al-jazeera-buys-current-tv-002743216.html » Posted By SallyT On January 2, 2013 @ 5:07 pm The vote goes on, the vote goes on Fiscal cliffe was once the rage, uh huh The vote goes on, the vote goes on UPDATE: House passes bill to avoid fiscal cliff. Even Boehner voted and he voted yes. Was this the first miracle of the new year?? (Ryan voted yes and Cantor no) IT’S OFFICIAL: HOUSE APPROVES FISCAL CLIFF DEAL 257-167 Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/will-house-gop-torpedo-the-fiscal-cliff-deal-2013-1#ixzz2GmtCnpiW PRESIDENT WILL MAKE A COMMENT TONIGHT ON THIS PASSING AT 11:20 ET » Posted By SallyT On January 1, 2013 @ 7:51 pm UPDATE Per: http://thinkprogress.org/ But, watching CSpan it might be sooner than 11 pm. The vote on agreeing to the resolution is going pretty quickly. » Posted By SallyT On January 1, 2013 @ 6:28 pm 6 Things You Won’t Believe That Are In The Fiscal Cliff Bill That The Senate Passed At 2 AM While Most Americans Were Drunk So why is the bill 157-pages long? 1. There’s a provision extending a tax policy related to Puerto Rican rum. Some might think this is nefarious — that politicians see a huge bill and then sneak in all these random things. Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/whats-in-the-fiscal-cliff-bill-2013-1#ixzz2GmSLpDrJ » Posted By SallyT On January 1, 2013 @ 6:18 pm Kalima, I just came upstairs to enter that but you were faster on your toes! No doubt the creeps at FOX will think she is faking this, too. JERKS! Hope it isn’t to serious but blood clots are and must be watched closely. I am sure she is getting the best of care. Article says she will be at her desk on Monday. She is one hard working lady! » Posted By SallyT On December 30, 2012 @ 7:38 pm Nirek, I am so sorry that you had to endure that terrible experience but I am so glad that you are here now to tell of it. I had an uncle that served under Patton and he said, well never mind the name he called him, but he said he was far worst than the movie depicted. And, another uncle that served under General Bradley and he loved him and named his son after him. There are good and bad in almost everything. I am sorry you had to deal with the bad. You are more valuable than any tank! » Posted By SallyT On December 28, 2012 @ 1:46 pm Nirek, I understand your view point. My problem with him choosing a Republican is that most Republicans have been know to change once they are in position. And, the change is not for the better usually. But, as you said, I will wait and see. » Posted By SallyT On December 27, 2012 @ 8:35 pm Bito, I heard there would have been more guns turned in but they ran out of money/gift certificates. » Posted By SallyT On December 27, 2012 @ 8:31 pm I agree Nirek. I don’t care about anyone’s religious beliefs or practices. But, keep them to yourself. I don’t want to know about them and I certainly don’t want them crammed down my throat. Nirek, my people worshiped corn/maze and we makest bread and makest hay and love to dance around the camp fire. (Of course we were told we were heathens.) You are welcome to join in anytime. But, only if you want to! And, I won’t criticize your dancing or tell you that you are doing it wrong. If it makes you feel good, I will feel good with you! 🙂 » Posted By SallyT On December 23, 2012 @ 3:33 pm Tell them, KT, only if we can deport Rupert Murdoch and everything he owns and everyone that works for him! They are dumb asses and get dumber every day! Sure glad we ain’t one of them! » Posted By SallyT On December 23, 2012 @ 3:13 pm Hey, Huckaberry (Huckabee), how do you explain this one. She wasn’t praying in church loud enough while she was decorating the church for Christmas???? Pennsylvania Cops Still Have No Idea Why A Gunman Killed A Woman In A Church And 2 Others Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/motive-unknown-for-pennsylvania-shooting-2012-12#ixzz2Fpj9TKgL » Posted By SallyT On December 22, 2012 @ 5:18 pm Are you kidding me! This guy gets a boner and the woman gets fired?!? These must be the same judges that think how a woman dresses justifies rape. Ridiculous! The woman had worked for him for 10 years and because he can’t control his lower head, she loses her job! Here is your “Right to Work” guys in action! Because of family values? Whose family? His only? Isn’t this why Islamic men make women wear burkas? I am telling you that these far right Christian men are closet Muslim of the worst kind. In other words, ladies, if the guy can’t control himself, whether you are sexy or not, you get fired. Don’t think dressing down will work. He might just be the guy that gets turned on by pleaded long wool skirts, knee high thick colored socks, Oxford shoes, buggy loose sweaters, horn rimed glasses, and your hair in a tight bun! (Gee, friends, I am on one this weekend. Sorry!) An All-Male Court Said It’s Cool For Bosses To Fire Sexually ‘Irresistible’ Workers The court ruled unanimously that bosses can sack employees they see as an “irresistible attraction”, even if the employees have not engaged in flirtatious behaviour or otherwise done anything wrong. An attorney for dentist James Knight, from Fort Dodge, said the decision, the first of its kind in Iowa, is a victory for family values because Dr Knight, 53, fired Melissa Nelson, 32, who worked for him for 10 years, in the interest of saving his marriage, not because she was a woman. Justice Mansfield said the decision was in line with state and federal court rulings that found workers can be fired for relationships that cause jealousy and tension within a business owner’s family. Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/iowa-court-sided-with-dentist-2012-12#ixzz2FpgZCPry » Posted By SallyT On December 22, 2012 @ 5:11 pm You tell him, Mr. President! The Most Comprehensive Account Of How Fiscal Cliff Talks Crumbled This Week The WSJ details one meeting early in the week: At one point, according to notes taken by a participant, Mr. Boehner told the president, “I put $800 billion [in tax revenue] on the table. What do I get for that?” “You get nothing,” the president said. “I get that for free.” Boehner also became frustrated earlier in negotiations at the White House’s request to permanently lift the debt ceiling and demanded reform to Medicare and other programs. “You’re asking me to accept Mitt Romney’s tax plan. Why would I do that?” Obama said. ….spurring Boehner to move to “Plan B,” which he ultimately failed to bring to a vote. Obama insisted on $1.2 trillion in new tax revenue and would not commit to an additional $100 billion in spending cuts. Boehner held a meeting with other Republican leaders. His lieutenants made clear they preferred Plan B to the one Mr. Boehner was trying to broker. The speaker called the president with news the House would move ahead with the backup bill, which would preserve Bush-era rates for all income below $1 million. The president was incensed. On Thursday, Boehner failed to earn enough broad Republican support to bring the bill for a vote. On Friday evening before flying to Hawaii, Obama said he was still optimistic about a comprehensive deal, but he urged Congress to pass at least a scaled-back deal that held off planned tax increases and some spending cuts while extending unemployment benefits. » Posted By SallyT On December 22, 2012 @ 4:07 pm Nirek, I wrote Senator Sanders the other day with a question about all this and to thank him for all his work and dedication. I’ll let you know if he answers. I won’t hold it against him if he doesn’t. After all he is busy and I am sure I am not the only one hitting him with questions. » Posted By SallyT On December 22, 2012 @ 3:37 pm Nirek, I guess I got carried away but this guy got under my skin! An IDIOT is what he is! » Posted By SallyT On December 22, 2012 @ 12:10 pm Nirek, I know that Senator Sanders is looking out for us. I listen for what he has to say when it comes to Social Security. He is on our side. » Posted By SallyT On December 22, 2012 @ 12:07 pm Well, this comes as no surprise! NRA calls for armed police officer in every school “The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun,” the group’s top lobbyist, Wayne LaPierre, said at a Washington news conference. “How many more copycats are waiting in the wings for their moment of fame from a national media machine that rewards them with wall-to-wall attention and a sense of identity that they crave, while provoking others to try to make their mark,” LaPierre said. “A dozen more killers, a hundred more? How can we possibly even guess how many, given our nation’s refusal to create an active national database of the mentally ill?” He blamed video games, movies and music videos for exposing children to a violent culture day in and day out. “In a race to the bottom, many conglomerates compete with one another to shock, violate, and offend every standard of civilized society, by bringing an even more toxic mix of reckless behavior and criminal cruelty right into our homes,” LaPierre said. LaPierre announced that former Rep. Asa Hutchison, R-Ark., will lead an NRA program that will develop a model security plan for schools that relies on armed volunteers. Gee, you mean it isn’t lack of prayer in the school? Its lack of guns!! Armed volunteers? Sure because we don’t have the money to pay our police forces and they are too busy arresting pot smokers. Besides they are over paid and want pensions! Our police don’t have the weapon power that a NRA volunteer would have anyway. And, no one could sneak up and shoot a volunteer or the volunteer accidentally shoot a child or an innocent person. (even the trained police have made that mistake) I bet we could get volunteer teachers if we just let them carry a gun instead of having a teachers union to protect their rights as a teacher! Oh, and won’t that make the kids feel safe going into school with Billy’s dad standing in front of the school with his big loaded gun. Billy’s dad who you saw drunk, yelling, and screaming at Billy and his wife the other night at his house. More guns! Oh and blame the video games, movies, and the media! Isn’t that like shooting the NRA’s golden goose? I mean, isn’t that advertising the product and making the gun nuts want more of those things they see or a kid wanting to be able to have that and do that when he grows up with all those things your gun manufacturers make? Don’t get me wrong, I do think there is too much violence in the games and movies. But, the NRA blaming that is like Betty Crocker blaming the flour and sugar for making her recipes fattening and wanting it because someone else put the beautiful color picture of the cake on the front of the box or advertised it in the TV ads not that she manufacture it and makes sure it is available for consumption. Cakes don’t kill people, it the people eating the cake coming out of the oven! More guns! Oh, oh,oh and its the governments fault because there is no national data base for the mentally ill! I mean its the nations fault that they can’t tell if the nut they are selling a gun to is just a nut or a mentally ill nut! I mean the government should take care of the mentally ill so they can handle our guns better! Or maybe volunteer nurses with guns can handle those mentally ill patients for us? More guns! I’ll stop now…… http://news.yahoo.com/nra-calls-armed-police-officer-every-school-162851713.html » Posted By SallyT On December 21, 2012 @ 9:58 am Bito, that is the way I usually have it here, too, and there have been times when not even that. » Posted By SallyT On December 20, 2012 @ 10:56 pm Kes, our cats have been batting at a few of the ornaments but haven’t climb the tree as of yet. I am glad you got your lights up. Kes, I haven’t had these decorations out in over 6 years! My illness usually has me knocked down around this time of the year (weather and all) but this year I have felt pretty good and thought I would get them out. Some haven’t even been used because they are some I bought at those after Christmas sales and just threw in the closet but never got them back out. So, even though I am complaining it feels good to be doing it because I can! » Posted By SallyT On December 20, 2012 @ 10:53 pm Oh Bito, that is funny. I meant to put on here earlier but got off doing something that I saw on the TV someone interviewing someone in Australia at 12:10am there and all was well. Nothing trembling or shaking. Gee, I am sorry I didn’t get that on here before. Damn Christmas Decorations! » Posted By SallyT On December 20, 2012 @ 10:47 pm I don’t know about the rest of you but I am still trying to get all my Holiday decorations up just in time to take them down! Mansion doesn’t care much for the animated Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus although he does try to sing along with them. And as for the Christmas tree, well, Moondozer is so happy that he now has indoor plumbing….so he thinks! What would I do without my dogs? I don’t want to know! 🙂 » Posted By SallyT On December 20, 2012 @ 8:15 pm KT, was that a fart she let go? Did you see her comment on President Obama being chosen as Person Of The Year? She is so stupid but she got this one right when Time picked her! Sarah Palin Picks on ‘Time’ as Irrelevant for Picking Obama as Person of the Year She told Greta on FOX: I mean consider their list of the most influential people in the country and the world, some who have made that list — yours truly! that ought to tell you something right there regarding the credence we should give Time magazine and their list of people. http://news.yahoo.com/sarah-palin-picks-time-irrelevant-picking-obama-person-150231812.html » Posted By SallyT On December 20, 2012 @ 8:03 pm DOW FUTURES PLUNGE AFTER FAILED VOTE [img]http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/50d3c161eab8ea2e0f00000a-557-351/screen%20shot%202012-12-20%20at%208.54.16%20pm.png[/img] » Posted By SallyT On December 20, 2012 @ 7:31 pm Yah, Bito, FreedomWorks was for it before they were against it. This was done on the day DeMitt is leaving? Hummmm? Is there something stinky going on? A show of power? Hummmm? » Posted By SallyT On December 20, 2012 @ 6:16 pm Bito, did you see Cantor’s face as he was leaving tonight? I think he is checking right now how his butt will fit in the Speaker’s chair. Also, do you think this is just show and drama to take it all down to the wire? I sometimes wonder…….. » Posted By SallyT On December 20, 2012 @ 5:59 pm 8:01 PM | Boehner’s statement on the failed vote. “The House did not take up the tax measure today because it did not have sufficient support from our members to pass. Now it is up to the president to work with Senator Reid on legislation to avert the fiscal cliff. The House has already passed legislation to stop all of the January 1 tax rate increases and replace the sequester with responsible spending cuts that will begin to address our nation’s crippling debt. The Senate must now act.” UPDATE NEW Update The President’s main priority is to ensure that taxes don’t go up on 98 percent of Americans and 97 percent of small businesses in just a few short days. The President will work with Congress to get this done and we are hopeful that we will be able to find a bipartisan solution quickly that protects the middle class and our economy. » Posted By SallyT On December 20, 2012 @ 5:08 pm Now the weirdos of the Republicans fringe want to see the medical report on Hillary Clinton to see if she is faking illness to avoid their question on Benghazi. She may have her faults but I don’t see Sec. Clinton running from questions from the Repugs. That is one animal she won’t need a chair and a whip to address. Maybe a spray bottle with water. That is how I make my great dane settle down. U.S. News “You know, every foreign service officer in every foreign ministry in the world knows the phrase I am about to use — when you don’t want to go to a meeting or conference or an event, you have a ‘diplomatic illness,'” Bolton said. “And this is a ‘diplomatic illness’ to beat the band.” » Posted By SallyT On December 20, 2012 @ 3:55 pm I don’t think I can find fault with the POTUS as of yet because there isn’t even a plan. This is all negotiating and chess playing. But, it is sure good to know that there is someone out there watching out and will speak up if there is a problem or even a fault should there be one. However, I don’t think Boehner can even get his Plans A-Z off the ground. » Posted By SallyT On December 20, 2012 @ 2:25 pmComments Posted By SallyT
The Times said that if the deal is completed, Al Jazeera would create a new channel instead of using its existing English-language channel Al Jazeera English.
This would tentatively be called Al Jazeera America, the report said, and produce around 60 percent of its programming in the United States and draw the rest from Al Jazeera English.
The plan could put the broadcaster financed by the government of Qatar into closer competition with CNN and other news channels in the United States, according to The Times, which noted that Al Jazeera is offered only by a handful of US cable and satellite distributors.
Current Media, founded in 2005, operates Current TV, reaches households in Britain and the United States, and a youth-focused website Current.com, where users can submit their own content.
Founded by Gore and businessman Joel Hyatt, Current has won two Emmy Awards and other honors. It reaches 71 million households worldwide, including 60 million in the US market.
But The Times said a sale was being considered because of low ratings, with an average of just 42,000 people watching the channel last year.
“Our agreement with Current has been terminated and we will no longer be carrying the service. We are removing the service as quickly as possible,” the company said in a statement.
Previous to Al-Jazeera’s purchase, Current TV was in 60 million homes. It is carried by Comcast Corp., which owned less than a 10 percent stake in Current TV, as well as DirecTV. Neither company announced plans to drop the channel.
Gavels keep pounding yeas and nays to the brain
La de da de de, la de da de da
History has turned the page, uh huh
The congress working the current thing, uh huh
Can they reach a compromised, uh huh
The House will vote on the Senate bill as written, without a spending amendment, at around 11:00 PM. The measure is expected to pass, at which point it will go to President Obama for his signature.
Because when Washington does business and passes a huge bill, there are all kinds of little other pre-existing tax things most Americans have never heard of, but which needed to be extended, that also get into the bill. It’s just how it works.
2. And a tax credit for 2- and 3-wheel electric vehicles.
3. Something having to do with Diesel Fuel:
4. An extension of some special rules for the film and television business.
5. A gift to the car-racing world.
6. Help to asparagus farmers.
The reality is more like these have been around for a while, and every time a big bill comes up about taxes expiring, they get extended too.
As Jesus said: “But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.” (CL will correct me if I have that wrong. 🙂 )
In the final months of her employment, he complained her tight clothing was distracting.
Mr. Obama repeatedly lost patience with the speaker as negotiations faltered. In an Oval Office meeting last week, he told Mr. Boehner that if the sides didn’t reach agreement, he would use his inaugural address and his State of the Union speech to tell the country the Republicans were at fault.
UPDATE (8:52PM ET):
Futures are off of there lows. But they’re still low.
Dow futures are down 182 points, and S&P futures are down 19 points.
Here’s a look at Dow futures via FinViz:
8:14 PM | Cantor’s office: ‘The House has concluded legislative business for the week.’
The House will return after the Christmas holiday “when needed.”
9:11 PM | The White House issues a statement: Obama will ‘work with Congress to get this done.’
State slams ‘wild speculation’ on Clinton
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