Displaying 331 To 360 Of 4,429 Comments Cher, I look at those ads differently. There was such a hoopla made over the government loans to GM and Chrysler that I think the auto companies’ ads are trying to soften the criticism by saying “Americans make great cars at American Auto Companies” or something close to that. Notice Ford commercials remind people that they didn’t need the loan! The ads that get to me are the Toyota ads thanking people for being loyal to the brand. That reminds me – Does anyone actually know anyone who got a new car with a big red bow on it for Christmas? » Posted By javaz On December 23, 2010 @ 3:21 pm Wow, B’ito – 😆 And here I thought this was peculiar – http://www.gadling.com/2007/03/28/manneken-pis-brussles-pissing-boy/ We bought the Christmas ornament from Brussels and he is “hanging” on our tree! » Posted By javaz On December 23, 2010 @ 1:08 pm Hi Alpha Pup and welcome to the Planet! » Posted By javaz On December 22, 2010 @ 3:49 pm B’ito, the Sisters who work at the hospital shall be able to continue. Hunt said her hospital will not alter its mission, change its name or remove the statue of St. Joseph, father of Jesus, which sits in front of the building. “Nothing is really changing at St. Joseph’s,” she said. “We will be steadfast in fulfilling our mission of care.” St. Joseph’s was founded by the Sisters of Mercy, a Catholic religious order. It is the oldest hospital in the Valley and, for more than 100 years, was the only Catholic hospital in the Phoenix area until CHW built and opened Mercy Gilbert in 2006.
Check out this site, but more, check out the comments. http://wdtprs.com/blog/2010/12/the-phoenix-hospital-conflict-and-the-magisterium-of-nuns/ » Posted By javaz On December 22, 2010 @ 3:12 pm Why do politicians always wait until they are leaving office before telling the truth? Outgoing Senator Arlen Specter used his farewell speech on Tuesday to attack the Supreme Court’s two newest conservative members, suggesting they had “eroded” the separation of powers. “The Next Congress should try to stop the Supreme Court from further eroding the constitutional mandate of separation of powers,” the Republican-turned-Democrat said. “The recent decision in Citizens United is illustrative. Ignoring a massive congressional record and reversing recent decisions, Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Alito repudiated their confirmation testimony given under oath and provided the key votes to permit corporations and unions to secretly pay for political advertising, thus effectively undermining the basic democratic principle of the power of one person, one vote.” http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/12/sen-specter-blasts-roberts-alito-eroding-separation-powers/ » Posted By javaz On December 22, 2010 @ 2:52 pm President Obama became the first Democratic President in history today to have an arms-control treaty ratified on his watch. http://thinkprogress.org/2010/12/22/new-start-passage/ Such a stupid move by Republicans. Then again, being on the wrong side of history for DADT and then blocking the Dream Act are other examples in a long list of Republican stupid moves. » Posted By javaz On December 22, 2010 @ 1:56 pm St. Joseph’s Hospital in Phoenix is no longer a Catholic Hospital. On the day Phoenix Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted declared St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center can no longer call itself Catholic, hospital officials vowed to provide patient care the way they always have, saying they could not ethically and legally comply with the bishop’s demands. Saw Bishop Olmsted on the television this morning and he came off as such an arrogant, egotistical controlling man. After seeing this play out, I would be very hesitant to enter a Catholic hospital. » Posted By javaz On December 22, 2010 @ 1:51 pm
» Posted By javaz On December 22, 2010 @ 12:04 pm Obstinate arses – LOL – I like that term. Do you think Kyl is gearing up to run for prez? He’s always been an arse, but he’s really outdoing himself. » Posted By javaz On December 22, 2010 @ 11:50 am B’ito, I’m impressed with how much is getting done at this time with all the obfuscation. We’re stocking up on popcorn, because next year should be quite entertaining. Here’s some good news – Senate Reaches Agreement On Passage of 9/11 Bill http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/12/911-bill-to-pass-unencumbered.php?ref=fpa » Posted By javaz On December 22, 2010 @ 11:27 am Has anyone seen the movie – “The Other Guys”? The closing credits are something that I’ve never seen before and hope that more and more movie-people place credits like that in the future. Throughout the credits, graphics and text are shown describing many things, such as the comparisons between CEO salaries and their employees, various fraud schemes and how much they paid out, etc. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1386588/ It’s a funny movie and worth the dollar price from Red Box or Blockbuster kiosks. There are some truly hilarious moments, especially the one of Mark Wahlberg and his ‘incident’ with the Yankees. Good movie for a sick day, except be careful of coughing fits when laughing out loud! » Posted By javaz On December 21, 2010 @ 1:20 pm B’ito, here’s what I found on TPM – Lacking the votes to overcome a key procedural hurdle facing the tax cut bill, Dems have pulled the Rule laying the groundwork for debate off the House floor. The move was a result of the defection of a number of House progressives who were upset with the terms of the debate, and with the tax cut bill itself. Because it’s a procedural vote that reflects virtually no input from the minority, Republicans opposed the rule, meaning Democrats had to put together a majority among their own members, a majority of whom appose the underlying legislation, and want more opportunities to amend it. A Dem leadership aide tells me this is likely a temporary setback. http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/12/dems-pull-tax-cut-test-vote-off-house-floor.php What do you all think about this article concerning Social Security? » Posted By javaz On December 16, 2010 @ 11:00 am I’m not sure that this appropriate, my dearest Kalima, but your description of what’s happening in Japan brought back memories of when 9/11 happened here in the states. I don’t know if it’s comparable, and it’s probably not, as what Japan is going through is so much worse, so forgive me for my comparison. But it is the not knowing about those who are missing, and all the fear and confusion that reminded me of 9/11, and I remember, even where I live, how everyone stayed in and I had to go out for milk and besides the few workers in the grocery store, that I was the only customer and there were no cars on the roads to the store. Your descriptions of what you’re experiencing in Japan reminded me of that, and I know it’s not the same, but it is enough to make me think about all the people in Japan. We’ve sent a donation through the Red Cross, and I’m pretty sure that millions of people from around the world have done the same. Other than sending money, I don’t know what else to do other than pray, and we’ve been praying for Japan. Gosh, this post seems so trite, but I don’t know what else to do. God bless you, Kalima, and your loved ones, and your cats and birds, and you and your husband and cats and birds are in my thoughts and prayers. I wish that I could do more than pray. » Posted By javaz On March 19, 2011 @ 5:17 pm Kalima I’ve been so worried about you, and my heart breaks with what you are forced to endure. We are sending what we can financially, but more, we are praying. We’re sending good thoughts and sympathy your way. Just remember that you have friends and people who love you from America. If there was anyway that we could help more, we would, but you, Lady Kalima, and all the Japanese people, we are praying for you all and sending monetary help your way. My God. I love you. » Posted By javaz On March 14, 2011 @ 5:55 pm I agree with everything you’ve said, but I’d like to ask you to read my reply right before yours. I’d really like your opinion or anyone else that might read it. I truly believe that news people are lazy, and they rely on the Internet What I am suggesting is for left wing blogs to stop reporting on the right-wing-crazy, and start reporting on the victories on the left and focusing on progressive legislation – We’ve had some very major victories – the end of DADT is very BIG. We should be concentrating on Representatives who are working for the middle class and poor. » Posted By javaz On January 22, 2011 @ 4:11 pm LMFAO! Okay, so that might be wrong of me, but what makes laugh about this, was reading a diary on DailyKos, and how the diarist was writing while crying. I have sworn off from blogging anymore, because I’ve pretty much have nothing more to say after 8 years of blogging. It’s all so redundant. It’s all the same bullshit day after day, and I am so done with it all. Yet here I am yet again blogging. We don’t do cable or Dish TV, because we’re cheap, but we have actually ordered the Arizona Republic to be delivered daily, and it hasn’t started yet. I do not know KO at all, except for what I’ve read about him online, and seen him when he did Sunday Night Football on NBC. I do know from Marion’s articles that KO never votes, so that right there was a BIG turn off for me. My husband and I discussed the why of Republicans always being on free-TV shows, and we concluded that it’s because the Republicans are so totally childish and insane, and that’s newsworthy. But it’s also because the left pays so much attention to the right. The left are much better at blogging, and the MSM is lazy, and gets their news from the Internet. The left pays more attention to the right than anything else. We do not watch the national news, we’re pretty much ignorant in that regard, but I read far too many left wing sites for news, and while reading the left wing sites, I know more about Sarah Palin than we get from our local news. We have come to the conclusion that the left is part of the game, in that the left concentrates too much about the right and Teaboogers, and that’s what powers the news. It’s all about ratings. Sarah Palin gets far more coverage from the left, so maybe it’s time for us on the left, to start focusing on Reps and legislation and left-wing candidates and the things that really matter. We can’t fall into the corporate trap when it comes to news. There are far more left wing blogs, and we should stop focusing on all the insanity from the right, and start focusing and blogging about things that matter. » Posted By javaz On January 22, 2011 @ 3:50 pm When I first read the things that the killer wrote online – he wrote anti-government and about gold in relation to our money – and my first thought was – “He’s quoting Glenn Beck”, and I stand by that. When it comes to crazy or insanity, well, that scares the hell out of me because crazy runs in my family and runs in me. I do not say that lightly. The thing that really gets to me though, if this was a black person or Hispanic, or any person not white – would we even be having this discussion into the killer’s psyche? John Hinkley, is that his name? Tried to kill Reagan, and he was ruled insane, but remember, his family had money. He gets out regularly for visits with his family for holidays and special occasions. He was the guy that tried to take out a president to gain the attention of a movie star. This kid, and he’s only 22 years old, is very much a kid. The “Phoenix New Times” in Arizona has published photos of this killer from the time when he was a small boy, and the article’s author says that the photos are chilling and creepy. http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2011/01/jared_loughner_yearbook_photos.php I disagree. I look at the photos of a young boy and think what a cute, handsome little boy, and what happened to him to make him change into a monster. I know that it’s wrong of me to pity the monster, and I question myself if I would do that if the perpetrator was not white, and my heart and mind aches. This is such a tragedy on so many levels, but I wonder if I’d be struggling so with trying to understand had he been black or Hispanic, and that is what I struggle with the most. Do you know what I am trying to say? Does it make sense? And am I a bad person for having these thoughts? » Posted By javaz On January 14, 2011 @ 3:49 pm Friday Music Thread– In Memory I’m impressed, Sue, but not surprised. You so impress me, because you are doing something to make a stand. My husband did that, back in the 60’s and against the Vietnam War, and I was too young back then, but not too young to understand, especially when my 3 brothers all got DRAFT notices. I would love to get more active, but my husband – not so much. I’m going to try to get to California on January 30th. I think we can do that. » Posted By javaz On January 14, 2011 @ 4:44 pm Patsy, And it’s good to see you, too, and I wish you a very Happy New Year! » Posted By javaz On January 14, 2011 @ 4:37 pm Gosh darnit, Sue! You’ve got to remember that we cannot view the youtubes, and it would be beneficial if you typed in the song and the artist or band. Man, I cannot express how very happy it all is – to see you! LOL » Posted By javaz On January 14, 2011 @ 4:32 pm The funny thing about losing my mother, who was my best friend, was that she absolutely hated the song ‘Amazing Grace’ because it was so sad and about death. Before our daughter died, a very good friend of hers was killed and she played a song on the guitar at his funeral – a song that we taught her to play and by the way, she became a much better guitar player than either of us could aspire – but the song that she played for her friend was the Eagles –
» Posted By javaz On January 14, 2011 @ 3:09 pm The First Obama – Palin Debate Sarah Lee Harasser! Are you putting less salt in your baking? LMAO » Posted By javaz On January 14, 2011 @ 5:02 pm LOL Cher! Exactly. And do you know the meaning of ‘SNARK’? » Posted By javaz On January 14, 2011 @ 4:21 pm LOL Are you supposed to be Sarah Palin? Could you tell us the newspapers that you read? Could you tell us the books that you’ve read in the last 6 months? Would you tell us your plans to bridge the differences and reach across the aisle? Do you believe that President Obama is a United States citizen? Do you think that the lame-stream media never gives you the chance to tell the country your plans on bringing back JOBS? Do you think that Social Security and Medicare need to be ended to save the deficit? Do you believe in a minimum wage? Do you support more tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations? Do you think that the USA must go to war with North Korea? » Posted By javaz On January 14, 2011 @ 4:11 pm Sarah who? Isn’t she a ‘Reality TV’ person? Why should we care what Reality TV Sarah Palin thinks? Did anyone ask Snookie her opinion? Snookie also wrote a book, but thank you very much, I’ll pass on spending money to buy that book. » Posted By javaz On January 14, 2011 @ 3:18 pm Mid-Atlantic Trip Part 14: For Art’s Sake Khirad! We have dial-up. I could let this download, but our Internet times out at 4 hours. I’m voting for you anyway when it comes to that category! » Posted By javaz On January 4, 2011 @ 5:00 pm American People are US. You’ve lost your American, Marion. I do understand that, having lived in France for 2 years, because I was also under the illusion that everything American wasn’t quite as good as being European. Let me remind you what being an American means. It means the belief, right or wrong, that we can survive and accomplish anything that we aspire. And we do aspire. I mean no offense, but you’ve forgotten what it means to be an American. There are so many Americans working to make America great – http://techcrunch.com/2010/10/08/eplace-styrofoam-musrooms/ – and we Americans do not even realize or acknowledge the younger people striving to help the world. It’s an easy thing to put down your country for politics, or religion, but there are thousands of younger people who have the vision to make it all better. I get that you are an ex-pat, and understand your beliefs now, but caution you to never forget Americans. We are not going away, and regardless of the belief that Americans are fat and stupid – we are here to stay. » Posted By javaz On January 4, 2011 @ 4:46 pm Happy Anniversary, Oh Planet Plenipotentiary! I know! Here I took the time to download the youbtubes, to make sure it was just the right message – and here I thought that I was doing a good thing to pay homage to a person that I love so much. Love you, B’ito 😆 » Posted By javaz On January 4, 2011 @ 5:19 pm B’ito –
» Posted By javaz On January 4, 2011 @ 5:27 am Happy New Year to you, Cher, and wishing you and yours the very best for the new year! » Posted By javaz On December 31, 2010 @ 12:42 pmComments Posted By javaz
Reminding people that the bail-out saved American jobs.
Forget that Toyota has problems with faulty brakes, just be loyal to the brand!
Or even a new car without a red bow for Christmas?
According to the article –
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“We are the same hospital as we were yesterday and will be tomorrow,” she said. “The Sisters of Mercy are still here, and we will still follow the directives as well as we can.”
Seems lots of good Catholics believe the woman should have died in order for doctors to ‘try’ to save her baby.
The New START Treaty was approved in the Senate by a vote of 71-26. Thirteen Republicans, a quarter of the Republican caucus, broke with Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ). This is the first time an arms control treaty has ever passed without the support of the minority leader. As Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) said yesterday, “In today’s Senate, 70 votes is yesterday’s 95.”
I’m just very uncomfortable having health issues decided by church tenets.
Or is hoping to be VP?
You’re talking about Republicans, remember, and there simply is no logical reasoning.
(if you can, read the comments, especially the one from a person blaming all boomers)
The silence from no airplanes flying above was eerie.
I didn’t bother reading the entire thing.
And yeah, it’s a totally right-wing reichstag paper, but we want to read what’s going on locally.
He’s been there and he’s done that.
I LOVE Mahalia Jackson!
We not only have her on CD, but we actually have an old album – it’s not playable.
Is it good to see you.
And my one brother that took over and planned her funeral, and that brother is deceased last year, was that he had that song played at her funeral, and I didn’t have the heart to tell him how much my mom hated that song.
and
Iran
Have a heart.
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