Displaying 0 To 0 Of 0 Comments [img]http://www.truthdig.com/images/cartoonuploads/clay_bennett_romney_fundraiser.jpeg[/img] » Posted By SallyT On August 9, 2012 @ 9:02 pm Kes, looks like the Buckeye State is not warming up to the Romney. Also, that blonde newscaster has the same hairdo that one of my girlfriends had in high school back in 1968! 🙂 » Posted By SallyT On August 9, 2012 @ 8:59 pm Wow, talk about shooting yourself in the foot…. ROUBINI: ‘The London Olympics Are An Economic Failure As London Is Totally Empty’ Economist Nouriel Roubini is tweeting doom about the London Olympics this morning. -The Olympics are an economic failure as London is totally empty:hotels, restaurants, streets. They scared all off with crowd excess warnings -By scaring every1 to stay out of London with warnings about too many people coming here it turns that London is totally empty, a zombie city Meanwhile London retailers are begging the transport system to stop warning about congestion problems, according to Telegraph’s Graham Ruddick. London taxi drivers have reported a 20-to-40 percent drop in income this month, with industry representative Steve McNamara calling the Games “a complete and utter disaster.” » Posted By SallyT On August 5, 2012 @ 6:22 am And here is an issue that has been blissfully ignored or underplayed by the MSM…. Mexico Dissolves Their FBI And Moves To Legalize Drugs, by hard-hitting Chriss Street. Mexico Dissolves Their FBI And Moves To Legalize Drugs moved to dissolve the Agencia Federal de Investigación (AFI). Modeled after the United States FBI, the AFI was founded in 2001 to crack down on Mexico’s pervasive government corruption and drug trafficking. Two days after the election, President-elect Pena came to the U.S. to announce that he would “welcome debate on the issue of drug legalization and regulation in Mexico.” In an interview by PBS News Hour, President-elect Pena clearly stated: “I’m in favor of opening a new debate in the strategy in the way we fight drug trafficking. It is quite clear that after several years of this fight against drug trafficking, we have more drug consumption, drug use and drug trafficking. That means we are not moving in the right direction. Things are not working.” These are “code words” to signal the PRI intends to cut a profitable deal with the cartels to legalize drugs in exchange for collecting tax revenue on drug sales. The month before, Congressman James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) had called a Congressional hearing to accuse Pena Nieto of advocating “a reversion” back to the old PRI policies of “turning a blind eye to the cartels” as long as they weren’t perpetrating grisly violence. President-elect Pena’s announcement of the PRI’s new cozy relationship with the drug cartels, directly followed President Obama’s announcement of his “Dreamer” Executive Order curtailing deportations of “undocumented” aliens. These actions have caused major alarm among rank and file border agents that the Sinaloa Federation and Los Zetas are now unrestrained to flood into the United States with drugs and violence. In a joint union press conference by the customs agents and the border patrol unions, Chris Crane, President of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Council (ICE) warned: “It‘s impossible to understand the full scope of the administration’s changes, but what we are seeing so far concerns us greatly,”…“There is no burden for the alien to prove anything.” » Posted By SallyT On August 5, 2012 @ 5:59 am AB, yelp, its whats behind me that tips my scale every time…..unfortunately its attached to me! 🙄 » Posted By SallyT On August 4, 2012 @ 11:45 pm Well, that is the only way I ever win, hot temperature or if a high number in weight wins. » Posted By SallyT On August 4, 2012 @ 8:51 pm Funkie, hot enough for you today? 100 here in Portland. If I had a camera or I knew how to use the one on my new phone I would give you a picture of Mt Hood from my balcony. You can see if better through my neighbors tree in the winter, tho. You look like you have a beautiful view there! Enjoy it, we have waited so long! 🙂 » Posted By SallyT On August 4, 2012 @ 8:32 pm [img]http://0.tqn.com/d/politicalhumor/1/7/C/d/4/Romney-Tax-Plan.jpg[/img] » Posted By SallyT On August 4, 2012 @ 3:20 pm [img]http://media.caglecartoons.com/media/cartoons/29/2012/07/27/115925_600.jpg[/img] » Posted By SallyT On August 4, 2012 @ 3:14 pm [img]http://media.caglecartoons.com/media/cartoons/205/2012/08/03/116332_600.jpg[/img] » Posted By SallyT On August 4, 2012 @ 3:12 pm [img]http://media.caglecartoons.com/media/cartoons/95/2012/08/03/116344_600.jpg[/img] » Posted By SallyT On August 4, 2012 @ 3:08 pm PERFECT!!!! » Posted By SallyT On August 4, 2012 @ 3:05 pm Harry Reid Goes All-In On His Theory About Mitt Romney’s Tax Returns » Posted By SallyT On August 3, 2012 @ 2:50 am Stewart has been doing some back handed attacks on the President’s campaign of late and the liberals. I am still a fan but as of late I personally think that Stewart needs to trade places with Colbert. » Posted By SallyT On August 3, 2012 @ 2:19 am /KQ, I agree with you on this. Stewart attacked Reid for being aggressive on Romney’s tax hiding. With all the crazies on the Republican side, let one Democrat take it to the street and Stewart calls him terrible, oh no, it was really really terrible. How many times have they called for the Presidents birth certificate? And, Romney never has said that was out of line. And, the Affordable Care Act is equivalent to 9/11? Reid said he has it from a reliable source. The republicans don’t even have that! I think it is great that we have someone throwing it back at them. Prove him wrong, Romney. Of course he won’t because he has a lot to hide in those tax returns besides paying no taxes. I thought it pretty crappy the MSM attacking Reid for something that is probably true but they let so much of the lies from the other side just pass. » Posted By SallyT On August 3, 2012 @ 2:12 am On Rachel Maddow tonight she reported that when Romney was running for Governor of Mass he had tax troubles, too. To run for Gov of Mass you have to have lived the past 7 yrs in Mass. Romney said he had but he had been filing his Fed Inc Tax as a Utah resident. Romney said it had been a mistake and he didn’t bother to look when he signed the returns. Of course his taxes were less if he lived in Utah. This man is a real tax trickster! http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#48454163 » Posted By SallyT On August 2, 2012 @ 1:46 am KQ, if the Democrats can’t pick up some seats in the Senate and House, President Obama will have 2to4 years of getting little done of the things he is wanting. I hope we keep the Senate and pray for the House. » Posted By SallyT On August 2, 2012 @ 1:33 am Looks like a glass Air Stream. I’ll take it. » Posted By SallyT On August 2, 2012 @ 1:24 am And, President Harry Truman got the first card issued. HAPPY Birthday to us all! And, thank you, President Johnson. [img]http://ts3.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=4902667154358842&id=ca3acc0322b456cb68a5906367c73728[/img] » Posted By SallyT On July 30, 2012 @ 7:29 pm AARP Wishes Medicare a Happy 47th Birthday http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/aarp-wishes-medicare-a-happy-47th-birthday-164272096.html [img]http://media.cakecentral.com/gallery/731322/600-1284216358.JPG[/img] » Posted By SallyT On July 30, 2012 @ 7:26 pm [img]http://media.caglecartoons.com/media/cartoons/77/2012/07/30/116084_600.jpg[/img] » Posted By SallyT On July 30, 2012 @ 6:52 pm [img]http://www.truthdig.com/images/cartoonuploads/lk072712dAPR.jpg[/img] And, Palin added, “Yah, to get our guns!” » Posted By SallyT On July 30, 2012 @ 6:44 pm Romney can’t get away from his healthcare no matter how far he goes. Romney Praises Israel’s Universal Health Care System, Which Includes Individual Mandate Romney spoke favorably about the fact that health care makes up a much smaller amount of Israel’s gross domestic product compared to the United States: http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/07/30/604111/romney-individual-mandate-israel/ » Posted By SallyT On July 30, 2012 @ 6:42 pm Predatory For-Profit Colleges Pay Executives Based On Corporate Profitability, Not Student Outcomes Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD)office received documents from 13 for-profit schools, which showed just where the schools place their proirities: As ThinkProgress has documented, predatory for-profit schools rely heavily on taxpayer dollars to produce revenue, yet leave many of their students buried in debt and without the education necessary to find a good job. They engage in aggressive marketing tactics, promising students employment opportunities that never materialize. http://thinkprogress.org/education/2012/07/30/604381/for-profit-executive-pay/ » Posted By SallyT On July 30, 2012 @ 6:37 pm This is not only ridiculous but just plain wrong! Stupid people! This Idaho Billboard Compares Obama To The Aurora Shooting Suspect [img]http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/5017071e6bb3f7cd57000004-599-339/obama-holmes-aurora-idaho-billboard.png[/img] An electronic billboard has been erected in Idaho that compares President Obama to James Holmes, the man who has been charged with 12 counts of murder for the Aurora, Colorado shooting. » Posted By SallyT On July 30, 2012 @ 6:22 pm Okay, now will you believe it? I bet not. Everyone’s Talking About The Koch Brothers-Funded Study That Proves Climate Change Is Real What makes this newsworthy, according to The Guardian, is that BEST had received $150,000 from the Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation, whose namesake also runs the climate skeptic research program The Heartland Institute. Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/koch-brothers-funded-study-proves-climate-change-2012-7#ixzz229tU91FT » Posted By SallyT On July 30, 2012 @ 6:17 pm Romney Just Made The Most Reckless Mistake Of His Entire Campaign Senior Romney foreign policy adviser Dan Senor was more explicit Sunday morning, saying that “if Israel has to take action on its own” to stop Iran, “the governor would respect that decision.” Is all-but-endorsing a pre-emptive Israeli strike on Iran really a good idea for a presidential candidate? » Posted By SallyT On July 30, 2012 @ 5:59 pm KT, Mitt took a trip and succeeded at tripping up! 😉 » Posted By SallyT On July 30, 2012 @ 5:51 pm Better to squeal than pealed? 😉 » Posted By SallyT On July 27, 2012 @ 5:25 pm [img]http://media.caglecartoons.com/media/cartoons/82/2012/07/27/115946_600.jpg[/img] » Posted By SallyT On July 27, 2012 @ 4:23 pmComments Posted By SallyT
His tweets:
-UK policymakers scared so much folks before the Olympic that London is a deserted city: non-olympic tourists are away; londoners are gone!
Suppose to be 92 here tomorrow and maybe I sweated away a pound or two today.
I have another problem with Stewart. I had a young voter tell me the other day that he probably wouldn’t vote. When asked why, he said that they are all liars and crooks. I asked him where he got that from and he said he watches Stewart and he shows you that they are. Of course I said that Stewart is a comedy show not the news but I have never heard Stewart tell people to vote or give any encouragement in that direction. Maybe his brother is getting to him.
If you have time, watch the video, it is very interesting.
“Do you realize what health care spending is as a percentage of the G.D.P. in Israel? Eight percent,” he said. “You spend eight percent of G.D.P. on health care. You’re a pretty healthy nation. We spend 18 percent of our G.D.P. on health care, 10 percentage points more. That gap, that 10 percent cost, compare that with the size of our military — our military which is 4 percent, 4 percent. Our gap with Israel is 10 points of G.D.P. We have to find ways — not just to provide health care to more people, but to find ways to fund and manage our health care costs.”
Israel spends less on health care because of a universal health system that requires everyone to have insurance. Every Israeli citizen has the obligation to purchase health care services through one of the country’s four HMOs since government officials approved the National Health Insurance Law in 1995. People pay for 40 percent of their HMO’s costs through income-related contributions collected through the tax system, and the state pays the remaining 60 percent. And by many standards, Israelis are getting better health care than U.S. citizens.
The documents obtained during the course of this investigation indicate that the single most significant measure for determining executive compensation at these schools is corporate profitability, including factors such as operating income, earnings, profits, operating margins, earnings per share, net cash flow, and revenue. Companies use various combinations of these factors to determine the majority of executive compensation.
As discussed below, some companies provided no documents demonstrating links to student achievement when determining executive compensation, other companies provided documents with vague references to student achievement, and other companies provided documents that included specific compensation percentages linked to student performance measures. In all cases, however, the majority of compensation paid to company executives is based on measures relating to corporate profitability rather than student achievement.
Meanwhile, CEOs of for-profit colleges make 26 times more in compensation than the heads of traditional universities. For instance, Strayer University CEO Robert Silberman was paid $41.9 million in 2009.
The political poster juxtaposes photos of Holmes and Obama and respectively reads, “Kills 12 in a movie theater with assault rifle, everyone freaks out…Kills thousands with foreign policy, wins Nobel Peace Prize.”
From Muller’s op-ed:
“…our record is long enough that we could search for the fingerprint of solar variability, based on the historical record of sunspots. That fingerprint is absent. Although the I.P.C.C. allowed for the possibility that variations in sunlight could have ended the “Little Ice Age,” a period of cooling from the 14th century to about 1850, our data argues strongly that the temperature rise of the past 250 years cannot be attributed to solar changes. This conclusion is, in retrospect, not too surprising; we’ve learned from satellite measurements that solar activity changes the brightness of the sun very little.”
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“How definite is the attribution to humans? The carbon dioxide curve gives a better match than anything else we’ve tried. Its magnitude is consistent with the calculated greenhouse effect — extra warming from trapped heat radiation. These facts don’t prove causality and they shouldn’t end skepticism, but they raise the bar: to be considered seriously, an alternative explanation must match the data at least as well as carbon dioxide does. Adding methane, a second greenhouse gas, to our analysis doesn’t change the results.
What now? As a scientist, Muller can only cross his fingers.
“I hope that the Berkeley Earth analysis will help settle the scientific debate regarding global warming and its human causes. Then comes the difficult part: agreeing across the political and diplomatic spectrum about what can and should be done.”
Romney is being reckless: If Israel attacks Iran, says Martin Longman at Booman Tribune, much of the world will blame the United States, as we give Israel a huge amount of foreign aid. So it’s downright “dangerous and irresponsible” for Romney to openly bless such a strike, especially with no conditions. That not only slaps at President Obama’s foreign policy, it undermines it: “We are trying to prevent a war and Romney is urging Israel to start one.” Besides, rather than making Romney look strong on defense, this “makes him look weak,” as it appears that he’s playing second fiddle to Netanyahu.
“Iran rhetoric makes Romney look weak”
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