Monday, February 21, 2011
Another example of rampant Libspeak.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has declared war on state workers, almost literally.
First, he proposed a state budget that would cut retirement and healthcare for workers like teachers and nurses, and strip away nearly all of their collective bargaining rights. But even more significantly, he announced last Friday that he had alerted the National Guard to be ready for state workers to strike or protest, an unprecedented step in modern times. ["modern times"? What's the definition? I suspect it's just a way of making the behavior seem archaic and therefore, bad, out-dated, and unintelligent.]
This would be the first time in nearly 80 years that the National Guard would be used to break a strike by Wisconsin workers, and the first time in over 40 years that the National Guard would be used against public workers anywhere in the country. The last time was the Memphis sanitation strike in 1968, just before Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. [Right... and how is this emotionally highly-charged incident relevant? Did his assassination somehow cause any action by the National Guard?]
The outrage [as if Libs have any other emotion (except, of course, for fear] was immediate [This is probably just an estimate as opposed to an actual, scientific, measurement of time] across [unspecified, unbiased :D] labor message boards, [unspecified] Twitter and [unspecified] Facebook pages. Over the last two days, [probably] tens of thousands have protested in front of the capitol building in Madison in defiance [yet another heroic descriptor] of the governor, some [some=one, but "some" seems like more, so...] even camping overnight.
To understand the visceral, emotional nature of this outcry, you have to understand the history of the National Guard and the labor movement [ONLY from our perspective, of course] -- and what this means for the relationship between labor and the state today.
During the late 1800s and early 1900s, governors often mobilized the National Guard during strikes. Sometimes the Guard was genuinely neutral, assigned to buffer the dangerous zone between strikers and their employers. Other times, the Guard was explicitly charged with breaking the strike. During these instances, violence often erupted between strikers and soldiers with terrible, bloody results [This would be my first indicator to not argue with any military organization... until I was ready].
National Guard soldiers clashed with strikers [and unprepared strikers clashed with "soldiers" too but you know what we meant] in Buffalo, N.Y., Birmingham, Ala., Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, Salt Lake City and Telluride, Colo., at the turn of the 20th century. In just two years, between 1911 and 1913, the militia [Oops! Did we do that again? *blushes*] was mobilized against coal miners in West Virginia, textile workers in Massachusetts, textile workers in New Jersey, and copper miners in Michigan. During an infamous bloodbath in 1914, soldiers killed striking coal miners and their families in Ludlow, Colo., including at least six men, two women and 12 children [Listen, if it happened in 1914, it's likely that we have an exact death count by now, right? Also, how come they don't mention the fact that these striking coal miners put themselves and their families at mortal risk? I don't know about the rest of you, but I learned to pick my battles a LONG time ago... way before I had a wife and children about whom to be concerned].
During the 1934 Auto-Lite strike in Toledo, a battle raged for five days between 6,000 strikers and 1,300 members of the Ohio National Guard, leaving two strikers dead and more than 200 injured [Okay, I might be beating a dead horse here but if you outnumber your "enemy" more than 3 to 1 and you lose, you're bringing a knife to a gunfight. Furthermore, the only reason you didn't fare worse was that the National Guard was trying like hell not to kill or hurt any of you. Of course, 2 plus "more than" 200 of you insisted on having it their way.] Three years later, during the famous occupation of General Motors in Flint, Mich., the governor ordered thousands of soldiers to the factory, as the [slow learner] workers swore to resist them by force.
And in Wisconsin, Gov. Albert Schmedeman used the National Guard to disrupt a 1933 strike by dairy farmers, sometimes with bayonets and tear gas, when they tried to raise the price of milk. [Ever-credible, reliable, and again, unspecified] Newspapers reported that he was preparing for a "bona fide war" [War- you know- the last thing a newspaper wants]. The Guard mobilized again the next year during a strike by the United Auto Workers. It was the last time the National Guard would be used during a strike in Wisconsin. Until, possibly, now.
The use of the National Guard against workers is supposed to be a relic of the past ["supposed to be"? According to whom? It seems to me that or as long as civilians behave civilly, there's no need for "clashes" with the National Guard. Let's face it, ALL of us at one point in our lives wanted to get up in the face of some velvet rope bouncer but only those of us who were also in need of a beating ever did. Sure it's unfair. Sure it sucks. But that doesn't change the fact that you're still not going to win so spare yourself the humiliation/pain.], nearly unimaginable to us [That unimaginability is exactly the reason you people keep repeating the same mistakes expecting different results. Einstein said that repeating the same behavior and expecting different results is the definition of insanity. I say it's the definition of slow learning. Libs and their incessant repetitively insistent behavior reminds me of nothing more than a fly trying to penetrate a plate glass window and wondering if maybe this time it'll work.]. That's because of an uneasy understanding, evolved over time, between citizens and the state over the use of state force against civilians [as if they didn't try anything else first]. In her excellent book "Army Surveillance in America, 1775-1980," historian Joan Jensen argued that this understanding "maintained restraint, sometimes precariously, in using the army to defend the government from the domestic population."
In other words, Jensen argues that the concept of voluntary restraint by the executive branch -- as opposed to codified legal restraint -- is still largely the governing principle at work when deciding whether to mobilize a domestic military force. So Gov. Walker's action is significant because it is an expanded interpretation of the power of the executive office. This would introduce once again the idea that a governor could use the military to impose his personal, political will on a state. [Which is exactly why we need the 2nd amendment. Of course Libs don't believe in guns and that's why this is all so cataclysmic for them.]
The cultural and historical significance of Gov. Walker's action can't be ignored. When he proposes using the National Guard to break a strike, he conjures a period of American history in which labor and capital were locked in violent, terrible struggle, when income inequality had reached epic heights, and workers had to bleed to organize. This is a step backward, not forward, in the march of American progress. [And so are unions but that goes completely unmentioned in this article.]
Link to article here.
The comments are also interesting although they vary widely with sources being from both extremes. As always though, there are a few interesting and rational comments that really shed light on the issue. Here's one of them:
First, he proposed a state budget that would cut retirement and healthcare for workers like teachers and nurses, and strip away nearly all of their collective bargaining rights. But even more significantly, he announced last Friday that he had alerted the National Guard to be ready for state workers to strike or protest, an unprecedented step in modern times. ["modern times"? What's the definition? I suspect it's just a way of making the behavior seem archaic and therefore, bad, out-dated, and unintelligent.]
This would be the first time in nearly 80 years that the National Guard would be used to break a strike by Wisconsin workers, and the first time in over 40 years that the National Guard would be used against public workers anywhere in the country. The last time was the Memphis sanitation strike in 1968, just before Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. [Right... and how is this emotionally highly-charged incident relevant? Did his assassination somehow cause any action by the National Guard?]
The outrage [as if Libs have any other emotion (except, of course, for fear] was immediate [This is probably just an estimate as opposed to an actual, scientific, measurement of time] across [unspecified, unbiased :D] labor message boards, [unspecified] Twitter and [unspecified] Facebook pages. Over the last two days, [probably] tens of thousands have protested in front of the capitol building in Madison in defiance [yet another heroic descriptor] of the governor, some [some=one, but "some" seems like more, so...] even camping overnight.
To understand the visceral, emotional nature of this outcry, you have to understand the history of the National Guard and the labor movement [ONLY from our perspective, of course] -- and what this means for the relationship between labor and the state today.
During the late 1800s and early 1900s, governors often mobilized the National Guard during strikes. Sometimes the Guard was genuinely neutral, assigned to buffer the dangerous zone between strikers and their employers. Other times, the Guard was explicitly charged with breaking the strike. During these instances, violence often erupted between strikers and soldiers with terrible, bloody results [This would be my first indicator to not argue with any military organization... until I was ready].
National Guard soldiers clashed with strikers [and unprepared strikers clashed with "soldiers" too but you know what we meant] in Buffalo, N.Y., Birmingham, Ala., Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, Salt Lake City and Telluride, Colo., at the turn of the 20th century. In just two years, between 1911 and 1913, the militia [Oops! Did we do that again? *blushes*] was mobilized against coal miners in West Virginia, textile workers in Massachusetts, textile workers in New Jersey, and copper miners in Michigan. During an infamous bloodbath in 1914, soldiers killed striking coal miners and their families in Ludlow, Colo., including at least six men, two women and 12 children [Listen, if it happened in 1914, it's likely that we have an exact death count by now, right? Also, how come they don't mention the fact that these striking coal miners put themselves and their families at mortal risk? I don't know about the rest of you, but I learned to pick my battles a LONG time ago... way before I had a wife and children about whom to be concerned].
During the 1934 Auto-Lite strike in Toledo, a battle raged for five days between 6,000 strikers and 1,300 members of the Ohio National Guard, leaving two strikers dead and more than 200 injured [Okay, I might be beating a dead horse here but if you outnumber your "enemy" more than 3 to 1 and you lose, you're bringing a knife to a gunfight. Furthermore, the only reason you didn't fare worse was that the National Guard was trying like hell not to kill or hurt any of you. Of course, 2 plus "more than" 200 of you insisted on having it their way.] Three years later, during the famous occupation of General Motors in Flint, Mich., the governor ordered thousands of soldiers to the factory, as the [slow learner] workers swore to resist them by force.
And in Wisconsin, Gov. Albert Schmedeman used the National Guard to disrupt a 1933 strike by dairy farmers, sometimes with bayonets and tear gas, when they tried to raise the price of milk. [Ever-credible, reliable, and again, unspecified] Newspapers reported that he was preparing for a "bona fide war" [War- you know- the last thing a newspaper wants]. The Guard mobilized again the next year during a strike by the United Auto Workers. It was the last time the National Guard would be used during a strike in Wisconsin. Until, possibly, now.
The use of the National Guard against workers is supposed to be a relic of the past ["supposed to be"? According to whom? It seems to me that or as long as civilians behave civilly, there's no need for "clashes" with the National Guard. Let's face it, ALL of us at one point in our lives wanted to get up in the face of some velvet rope bouncer but only those of us who were also in need of a beating ever did. Sure it's unfair. Sure it sucks. But that doesn't change the fact that you're still not going to win so spare yourself the humiliation/pain.], nearly unimaginable to us [That unimaginability is exactly the reason you people keep repeating the same mistakes expecting different results. Einstein said that repeating the same behavior and expecting different results is the definition of insanity. I say it's the definition of slow learning. Libs and their incessant repetitively insistent behavior reminds me of nothing more than a fly trying to penetrate a plate glass window and wondering if maybe this time it'll work.]. That's because of an uneasy understanding, evolved over time, between citizens and the state over the use of state force against civilians [as if they didn't try anything else first]. In her excellent book "Army Surveillance in America, 1775-1980," historian Joan Jensen argued that this understanding "maintained restraint, sometimes precariously, in using the army to defend the government from the domestic population."
In other words, Jensen argues that the concept of voluntary restraint by the executive branch -- as opposed to codified legal restraint -- is still largely the governing principle at work when deciding whether to mobilize a domestic military force. So Gov. Walker's action is significant because it is an expanded interpretation of the power of the executive office. This would introduce once again the idea that a governor could use the military to impose his personal, political will on a state. [Which is exactly why we need the 2nd amendment. Of course Libs don't believe in guns and that's why this is all so cataclysmic for them.]
The cultural and historical significance of Gov. Walker's action can't be ignored. When he proposes using the National Guard to break a strike, he conjures a period of American history in which labor and capital were locked in violent, terrible struggle, when income inequality had reached epic heights, and workers had to bleed to organize. This is a step backward, not forward, in the march of American progress. [And so are unions but that goes completely unmentioned in this article.]
Link to article here.
The comments are also interesting although they vary widely with sources being from both extremes. As always though, there are a few interesting and rational comments that really shed light on the issue. Here's one of them:
the real truth
Maybe if you realized that the workers only paid less than 8 % of their salary for benefits while you and I pay upwards of 25% or more for bennies- you all would not be stating that the governor is threatening something. Sorry- pay up. Nothing is free anymore and it is time that unions either go away or realize that they will have to pony up just like the rest of us. For way too long these unions have bullied people, politicians and layed the heavy hand in favor of the free handouts given to them by the democrats- FINALLY SOMEONE IS STANDING UP AND SAYING ENOUGH. I do not feel sorry for these workers, I do not feel sorry that they have to pay a little into their pensions. Open 401Ks like the rest of us, pay into your healthcare plan- these unions are one of the big reasons why states and cities are broke- sadly- all I can say is tough.And here's another although I'm not sure the commenter thinks of this as a good thing. But seriously, what union isn't Dem friendly?:
Rachel is right
Rachel Maddow nailed it on last night's (2/17) program. What is happening in Wisconsin is a partisan strike at ultimate destruction of the Democratic Party by eliminating a major source of its support and funding, i.e., a Dem friendly union. This is not the first effort in this direction and it will not be the last.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
SLASH -- SLASH AND BURN THE BUDGET!!!
Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) insisted on an “open process,” in which lawmakers were allowed to offer unlimited amendments to the base bill.
After whittling down more than 500 amendments submitted to the measure, the House voted on nearly 70 amendments and rejected just over 50.
On Friday, the House held a series of lightning-round votes on the scores of amendments – approving items that would defund the president’s healthcare law, portions of the Environmental Protection Agency, Planned Parenthood and other federal programs. More here:
Well, well, now. I like the cuts to defund the healthcare law. I LOVE the cuts to the EPA. They also voted deep cuts in NPR & PBS, aka the media wing of the "Democratics." Ha, the EPA/NPR/PBS ... Suck it, asshats.
Excerpts from a related article:
Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.), chairman of the Republican Policy Committee, said Saturday in the GOP's weekly radio address. "To help create a better environment for job creation in America, the spending binge has got to stop."
Republicans have vowed to make much sharper cuts in their 2012 budget proposal, including provisions targeting Social Security, Medicare and the other entitlements – programs largely ignored in the CR and the Obama budget.
"More cuts and more reforms are on the way," Price vowed.
More here:
Yes, more cuts on the way. From what I understand, Obama-the-dumbass is trying to add a kazillion over 5,000 IRS agents but the GOP has proposed some steep cuts to the IRS so, yes, let's hope the cuts keep coming fast and furious. This is why the American people elected Republicans last election. Now LET'S GET WITH THE CUTTIN' BOYS!!!
Friday, February 18, 2011
The Evolution of Math.
Last week I purchased a burger at Burger King for $1.58. The counter girl took my $2 and I was digging for my change when I pulled 8 cents from my pocket and gave it to her. She stood there, holding the nickel and 3 pennies, while looking at the screen on her register. I sensed her discomfort and tried to tell her to just give me two quarters, but she hailed the manager for help. Why do I tell you this?
Because of the evolution in teaching math since the 1950s:
1. Teaching Math In 1950s
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price. What is his profit ?
2. Teaching Math In 1960s
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price, or $80. What is his profit?
3. Teaching Math In 1970s
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is $80. Did he make a profit?
4. Teaching Math In 1980s
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is $80 and his profit is $20. Your assi gnment: Underline the number 20 ..
5. Teaching Math In 1990s
A logger cuts down a beautiful forest because he is selfish and inconsiderate and cares nothing for the habitat of animals or the preservation of our woodlands. He does this so he can make a profit of $20. What do you think of this way of making a living? Topic for class participation after answering the question: How did the birds and squirrels feel as the logger cut down their homes? (There are no wrong answers, and if you feel like crying, it's ok.)
6. Teaching Math In 2000s
If you have special needs or just feel you need assistance because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, childhood memories, criminal background, then don't answer and the correct answer will be provided for you. There are no wrong answers.
7. Teaching Math In 2011
Un hachero vende una carrtada de madera para 100 pesos. El costo de la producciones es 80 pesos. Cuanto dinero ha hecho?
From an email from a friend.
Because of the evolution in teaching math since the 1950s:
1. Teaching Math In 1950s
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price. What is his profit ?
2. Teaching Math In 1960s
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price, or $80. What is his profit?
3. Teaching Math In 1970s
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is $80. Did he make a profit?
4. Teaching Math In 1980s
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is $80 and his profit is $20. Your assi gnment: Underline the number 20 ..
5. Teaching Math In 1990s
A logger cuts down a beautiful forest because he is selfish and inconsiderate and cares nothing for the habitat of animals or the preservation of our woodlands. He does this so he can make a profit of $20. What do you think of this way of making a living? Topic for class participation after answering the question: How did the birds and squirrels feel as the logger cut down their homes? (There are no wrong answers, and if you feel like crying, it's ok.)
6. Teaching Math In 2000s
If you have special needs or just feel you need assistance because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, childhood memories, criminal background, then don't answer and the correct answer will be provided for you. There are no wrong answers.
7. Teaching Math In 2011
Un hachero vende una carrtada de madera para 100 pesos. El costo de la producciones es 80 pesos. Cuanto dinero ha hecho?
From an email from a friend.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Atlas Shrugged Movie
As all are aware, I'm an Ayn Rand and "Atlas Shrugged" fan. This trailer for the upcoming movie seems disingenuous to the novel. I'll have to watch (Part One) of the movie to be sure.
Peace Loving Libs
Andrew Breitbart immersed himself in a crowd of Code Pink protesters and gathered video footage of some of the most hate-filled morons ever to be birthed spewing violent rhetoric that goes above beyond anything the left has ever falsely accused the Tea Party of being responsible for. Assassination, lynching, dismemberment, and a return to slavery were all part of the love-in at the recent “Uncloaking the Kochs” rally in Palm Springs.
"I pack Glock." Sheesh.
"I pack Glock." Sheesh.
Walmart Heroes Fired
Walmart Heroes Fired: "
In a nation shell-shocked by endless lawsuits, no act of heroism goes unpunished:
Four Wal-Mart employees have been fired after management said they violated company policy by disarming an alleged shoplifter who had pulled a gun inside the store.
Lori Poulsen, Justin Richins, Shawn Ray and Gabriel Stewart were all longtime workers at Wal-Mart's Layton, Utah, store. Poulsen was an asset protection coordinator, Richins and Ray were asset protection associates, and Stewart was an assistant manager.
On Jan. 13, employees allegedly witnessed a man identified as Trent Allen Longton take a netbook computer out of the package and stuff it under his shirt. When Longton attempted to leave the store, he was confronted by Poulsen, who escorted him to a nearby office. The two were joined there by Ray, Richins and Stewart, Salt Lake City's Deseret News reported.
Inside the office, Longton allegedly pulled out a loaded handgun and ran toward the office door, which was blocked by Ray, Richins and Stewart. Longton then allegedly grabbed Stewart and shoved the gun into his back. Concerned for their safety, the workers reacted forcefully and disarmed Longton.
In the police incident report, the investigating officer noted that the Wal-Mart employees acted in the 'best interest and safety' of those around them. Longton, as it turned out, was a convicted felon who was prohibited from possessing a firearm.
Wal-Mart managers, however, disagreed. The following week, the four workers were fired for violating the company's 'Investigation and Detention of Shoplifters Policy.' The policy instructs employees to retreat if an individual brandishes a weapon.
Passivity first, last, and always. Otherwise, someone will get sued. It's all part of our transformation from a nation of heroes into a nation of victims and their lawyers.
On a tip from Jimbo.
"Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Socialism Summed Up in Two Pictures
Socialism Summed Up in Two Pictures: "
Here's how Zimbabwe's socialist dictator Robert Mugabe lives:
Here's how his subjects live — if living is even the word for it:
Zimbabwe's predecessor Rhodesia was a wealthy country, known as the Breadbasket of Africa. But then came social justice. Whites were abruptly removed from power, and their farms were confiscated. Now the country is starving, with 95% unemployment and an inflation rate involving numbers too large to comprehend. But Mugabe still makes out great, thanks to foreign aid from the same moonbat do-gooders who pressured Rhodesia to slink submissively into its grave.
More pictures can be found at Reaganite Republican, who asks:
Can you imagine the horror of living in a country where — in a headlong rush to correct long-standing injustices overnight — almost unchecked power is forked-over to an anti-democratic communist who admires the Soviet Union… a narcissist and vengeful racist control-freak who's economically clueless… dangerous… and unqualified for the job…?
That would be pretty scary, wouldn't it?
"Sunday, February 13, 2011
Yet Another Truth Stranger Than Fiction Story
I had not heard this one before, if it's old news (which it actually is) I apologize.
Some may wonder what William A. Bartron was thinking when he repeatedly fired a nail gun into his skull in an apparent attempt to relieve the pain of a severed hand.
Rest of the story here.
Some may wonder what William A. Bartron was thinking when he repeatedly fired a nail gun into his skull in an apparent attempt to relieve the pain of a severed hand.
Rest of the story here.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
I was wondering so I looked it up
How did the San Francisco Giants get their name?
1883
John B. Day and Jim Mutrie, owners of the American Association's New York Metropolitans, form a National League team called the New York Gothams.
1885
Jim Mutrie becomes the manager of the Gothams, and he and John Day move some of the star players from the pennant-winning Metropolitans over to the National League franchise. The Gothams become known as the Giants during the season.
On May 1, they play their first game at a field once used for polo matches at 110th Street and Sixth Avenue. With six future Hall of Famers on the roster, the Gothams recorded the highest winning percentage in franchise history (.759, 85-27). Pitchers Tim Keefe and "Smiling Mickey" Welch combined for an astounding 76 victories, while slugging third baseman Roger Connor (who would hold the career home runs record until Babe Ruth came along) batted .371 as one of four players to hit over .300 for the team that season.
On June 3, after a rousing extra-innings victory over Philadelphia, manager Jim Mutrie was so overcome with emotion that he supposedly blurted out a description of his team that immediately became the franchise's new nickname. He called them his Giants.
Despite that spectacular season, the Giants still finished two games behind Chicago, losing two late-season games to the pennant-winning White Stockings.
White stockings --- are you kidding me? ROFL.
The Mets? We know that one. Yankees? Yep. Nets? Yep. Jets? (I'm guessing they used this one just to rhyme with the rest.)
Friday, February 11, 2011
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Truth - Always Funnier Than Fiction
Fort Wayne, Indiana held a poll on its website to decide the name for a new government center.
Not surprisingly, popular mid-century Republican mayor Harry Baals -- pronounced as you might think -- won by a landslide, according to the Journal Gazette. Baals won three times as many votes as the next competitor, Eugene Johnson.
But the government refuses to let this happen.
Deputy Mayor Beth Malloy told the Journal Gazette it is "probably not" going to happen: "We love Fort Wayne, too. We're not going to make any decisions that look bad."
I heard this on Rush's show.
Not surprisingly, popular mid-century Republican mayor Harry Baals -- pronounced as you might think -- won by a landslide, according to the Journal Gazette. Baals won three times as many votes as the next competitor, Eugene Johnson.
But the government refuses to let this happen.
Deputy Mayor Beth Malloy told the Journal Gazette it is "probably not" going to happen: "We love Fort Wayne, too. We're not going to make any decisions that look bad."
I heard this on Rush's show.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Monday, February 7, 2011
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