Displaying 901 To 930 Of 1,432 Comments It would be nice if nobody worked for them – not even for money! » Posted By Truth On March 25, 2011 @ 9:41 am I guess The Beatles thought the same… Have you seen the little piggies Have you seen the bigger piggies In their styes with all their backing Everywhere there’s lots of piggies » Posted By Truth On March 25, 2011 @ 1:02 am I’m really terribly sorry to insult the animals so badly, but I thought the Koch brothers look way more like this: [img]https://planetpov.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/pigs-in-mud.jpg[/img] » Posted By Truth On March 25, 2011 @ 12:54 am AdLib, here’s an entirely different topic, in case you’re around I would like to ask you whether you know where nellie went? She used to be around a lot as I have seen in the archives and then suddenly vanished. » Posted By Truth On March 25, 2011 @ 12:46 am That sounds very promising, KQuark, and “tax reform” is a good term. » Posted By Truth On March 24, 2011 @ 10:55 pm ParadisePlacebo74 posted this earlier, but nobody seems to have noticed this must-read: Koch And Native-American Reservation Oil Theft Even the brother of Koch Industries owners David and Charles Koch called the company an “organized crime” operation: William Koch, brother of company owners David and Charles, called the company an “organized crime” operation: —-It’s nice that he said that, but maybe he should have DONE something back then! » Posted By Truth On March 24, 2011 @ 10:46 pm Extreme, Paradise! I’m going to repost this on the top of the thread since people don’t seem to have noticed. Possibly you could also do a full fledged post out of it, would be worth it! » Posted By Truth On March 24, 2011 @ 10:43 pm Very beautiful, Killgore, and much appreciated. » Posted By Truth On March 24, 2011 @ 10:22 pm The Mother Jones link would be this: [img]https://planetpov.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/inequality-page25_actualdistribwithlegend.png[/img] » Posted By Truth On March 24, 2011 @ 7:29 pm http://motherjones.com/politics/2011/02/income-inequality-in-america-chart-graph » Posted By Truth On March 24, 2011 @ 7:25 pm Exactly! » Posted By Truth On March 24, 2011 @ 1:19 pm Bill, I agree with Cher. Moreover several people tried to bring their POV to that issue across, and you either don’t listen or don’t understand and I start to become angry! » Posted By Truth On March 24, 2011 @ 1:05 pm Huh, that Obama can’t be so bad after all…. You see there is an advantage in a press with higher standards than the US and yes, again, with a couple of reasonable media laws. » Posted By Truth On March 24, 2011 @ 12:17 pm Posting a video like that IS a statement. Without any further explanation from you it is impossible to know what you think or what exactly you want to convey. » Posted By Truth On March 24, 2011 @ 12:03 pm “Do they not sound like what many religions teach, have as their creed, doctrine and belief systems based upon?” —No, they don’t. They sound fundamentalist and extreme, and I don’t find this video representative for what I saw from you so far. In fact, I found this video utterly offensive and insulting, and this is not how I perceived you. » Posted By Truth On March 24, 2011 @ 11:55 am Bill, you haven’t answered my question below. And I strongly disagree with this: “By offering up a video that has within it some basic elements of many true believer’s understanding of who or what God is and why you should obey… ” –IMO those who believe what this video says are fundamentalists like Mme Palin. True believers are those who live next door and just do what is right. And they don’t have extremist views as depicted in this video. **Edit: oops, I got a mail and noticed you answered my question right now, I have to go and read it » Posted By Truth On March 24, 2011 @ 11:49 am Escribacat just sent me this mail (thanks, e’cat!): March 24, 2011 Dear Ms. Huffington, As you know, many of your contributors have decided they will no longer write for free for The Huffington Post. When The Newspaper Guild urged other writers to honor the digital picket line, your spokesman Mario Ruiz said, “We stand squarely behind The Newspaper Guild’s mission of ensuring that media professionals receive fair compensation.” We invite you to demonstrate this commitment by sitting down with the Guild to begin a dialog about the future of journalism. We would like to discuss the values that we share, and build upon them to meet the rapid changes and demands taking place in the industry. Like you, we believe that for journalism to survive it must adapt to the digital age. One of the misunderstandings regarding this campaign is that The Newspaper Guild opposes anything but a conventional model of print. This couldn’t be further from the truth. We launched our campaign to address the revolution taking place in journalism. We applaud your creative use of new technology to build a successful business. We urge you to apply that same creativity to build a vibrant future, one that provides a seat at the table not only for corporate media giants, but for the working writers who dedicate themselves to fostering an informed citizenry. New technology should not make a worker’s paycheck obsolete. You have championed the plight of workers in this country, which is why we are calling on you to demonstrate that commitment by meeting with us. We look forward to hearing from you. Most sincerely, Bernie Lunzer FAQ about HuffPost Freelance Campaign What is the Guild asking? The Newspaper Guild asks unpaid writers, cartoonists, photographers and videographers to withhold their work from Huffington Post until the company agrees to discuss some form of compensation system for contributors. What exactly is this? A strike? A boycott? An informational picket? Like other freelancers and independent contractors, bloggers for HuffPo aren’t a traditional workforce, so traditional definitions don’t apply. It probably doesn’t matter what you call it: Workers are organizing to seek change from an employer, in this case Huffington Post. We hope the labor community will, as it always has, stand in solidarity. Why HuffPo? Writers and journalists see HuffPo as a priority. More than 1,000 have signed on as fans of a Facebook page started by our Guild freelancers unit, “Hey Arianna, Can You Spare a Dime?” And earlier this month, writers from Visual Art Source announced a strike against HuffPo. In the larger picture, Huffington Post is built on a progressive point of view that has long championed working people. Change at this highly successful company could create a new model for ethical, responsible online news production and aggregation. (…) » Posted By Truth On March 24, 2011 @ 9:50 am Mild Bill, huh? How do you connect a loving, caring and Omnipotent God to this stuff? » Posted By Truth On March 24, 2011 @ 8:48 am Thanks, bzb. Here’s what Color of Change responds: We agree that civil, honest dialogue is important — which is exactly why the Huffington Post should not elevate someone like Breitbart, who consistently lies and undermines honest debate. This isn’t about Breitbart being a conservative, or whether the Huffington Post allows him to post on their site; it’s about the decision of its editors to give him top billing, while he repeats falsehoods that have been debunked. This is about whether or not the Huffington Post considers itself a credible news outlet that chooses to adhere to any basic editorial standards when it decides what to elevate. The Huffington Post claims to have a policy about posts being subject to removal for being untruthful — but they haven’t applied that to Breitbart. Andrew Breitbart has repeatedly twisted the truth and used deceptively edited videos to take down black leaders and institutions on false premises — as was the case with Shirley Sherrod, the NAACP, and ACORN. And when caught, he doesn’t apologize — he attacks those who seek to hold him accountable. For black Americans, this man is dangerous — not on his own, but when treated as legitimate by organizations like the Huffington Post that some have come to trust. This lack of judgement by the Huffington Post harms them as a reputable source of information. Their apparent decision to validate and elevate someone who has repeatedly sought to harm our community using lies is deeply disappointing. Arianna Huffington has sought to create “HuffPo Global Black” and is now at the helm of AOL Black Voices — if she is willing to frontpage Andrew Breitbart, how can she be trusted to oversee either of these properties? » Posted By Truth On March 23, 2011 @ 11:15 pm KT, I noticed what you said about the pics too and it would be interesting to make a collection of the photos they chose. » Posted By Truth On March 23, 2011 @ 9:45 pm KT, the headlines were designed to upset people as well as to rile them up against each other. Drama brings clicks = money after all. And moreover imo there is also an agenda to weaken the left. » Posted By Truth On March 23, 2011 @ 9:31 pm Thanks, e’cat and thanks for alerting me by mail too. May well have overlooked this one. » Posted By Truth On March 23, 2011 @ 9:26 pm 😀 …… enjoy! » Posted By Truth On March 23, 2011 @ 10:10 am Abby, glad that I picked the dolphins! I was searching for something to cheer you up a bit, and I like dolphins a lot too. Since you love them so much I recommend a dolphin video cure for you until you feel better… » Posted By Truth On March 23, 2011 @ 8:48 am Abby, I guess HE doesn’t think so…. (but admittedly he will also steer clear of politics) [img]https://planetpov.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Dolphin.jpg[/img] » Posted By Truth On March 23, 2011 @ 8:26 am BDM, [img]https://planetpov.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Elizabeth-Taylor.jpg[/img] » Posted By Truth On March 23, 2011 @ 8:16 am Well debated, AdLib, I envy your patience and probably should try to emulate you in that respect. And this is very much to the point: Elections will still continue to come and go without those who choose not to participate, the course of the nation will be affected accordingly and those not participating are leaves blown around by the wind around them, not the wind itself. » Posted By Truth On March 23, 2011 @ 1:09 am Foxisms, for example exactly what you were trying to bring across at the MB. I guess that was not the best place, and well, maybe it’s not the right time for a post like this. But on the other hand, a positive attitude helps in every situation, even if you have lost everything. Yet you probably should take extreme circumstances into consideration too, otherwise it may come off as insensitive, like kes has pointed out. I think it’s rather difficult to lose family members, children, parents to a calamity like the one in Japan. For any other post I don’t know you well enough, but maybe there is something you would like to share with us? » Posted By Truth On March 23, 2011 @ 1:03 am Adonai: Obama/Biden Presidency: More war, more drilling, more tax cuts for the wealthy, less transparency —Excuse me to be that blunt, but this is 100% bullshit you’re talking here. With such a dumb statement you don’t give me the impression that you take responsibility or do your best. You don’t even bother if what you say is factual or not! It’s a picture you created in your head, and I think you use it as an excuse for your own unwillingness to bring real change about. » Posted By Truth On March 22, 2011 @ 11:39 pm 😀 —- I found it while I was searching for the Voltaire quote for Adonai….. Are you going to write a post on The Planet, foxisms? I saw kes suggested that to you, and I think that’s a good idea! » Posted By Truth On March 22, 2011 @ 11:33 pmComments Posted By Truth
Crawling in the dirt
And for all the little piggies
Life is getting worse
Always having dirt to play around in.
In their starched white shirts
You will find the bigger piggies
Stirring up the dirt
Always have clean shirts to play around in.
They don’t care what goes on around
In their eyes there’s something lacking
What they need’s a damn good whacking.
Living piggy lives
You can see them out for dinner
With their piggy wives
Clutching forks and knives to eat their bacon.
Koch says that Koch Industries engaged in “(o)rganized crime. And management driven from the top down.”
“It was – was my family company. I was out of it,” he says. “But that’s what appalled me so much… I did not want my family, my legacy, my father’s legacy to be based upon organized crime.”
I too told you that I found the posting of this video offensive and insulting.
The least I expect is that you acknowledge our points of view, but you don’t. You insist that you’re right and that you are oh – so -loving while in reality you are perceived as trampling around with a sledgehammer, lashing out at whomever you encounter, while blissfully muttering “I love you, I love you”.
At least this is how I perceive you right now.
President
The Newspaper Guild-CWA
Here’s a small correction: the series I mentioned is called Rashomon, not Roshomon,
If you take a look at esbribacat’s Roshomon series you are going to detect that even Drudge had a higher opinion of President Obama.
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