People Yes! Corporations No!

I understand that democrats plan to introduce a bill that will curtail the ability of corporations to make political contributions in the wake of January's Supreme Court ruling, which found that companies and unions could spend unlimited amounts of money on political candidates. Corporations have no Constitutional rights so corporations should not be permitted to contribute any money to any politician or to any cause. People can contribute all they want to of their own money but corporations should be prohibited. Constitutional rights protect the people it does not protect corporations.

 

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"Telling shoeless people to pull themselves up by their own bootstraps is not only cruel, it's also pointless."
Martin Luther King

Quotation from Larry the Cable Guy

"Even after the recent Super Bowl victory of the New Orleans Saints, I have noticed a large number of people implying, with bad jokes, that Cajuns aren't smart.  I would like to state for the record that I disagree with that assessment.  Anybody that would build a city 5 ft.below sea level in a hurricane zone and fill it with Democrats is a  genius." Larry the Cable Guy 

 

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"Telling shoeless people to pull themselves up by their own bootstraps is not only cruel, it's also pointless."
Martin Luther King

Letter to Senator Corker: Subject AARP

Recently I read where you said you would not be a member of AARP because the association does not let the country face our problems head-on.  You are rich you do not need AARP or what it provides its members and by default every person older than 50. But you miss one very important reality. Neither AARP nor any other lobby group has influence unless you and your fellow senators and representatives sell your vote. Lobby groups depend on the fact that all politicians are dishonest, immoral and unethical. You first take care of yourselves, second those who give you money and last and by all means least the voter, if it does not cost you anything.  If you do not believe it look at your senate retirement; look at your health care plan. We all see it. Why don't you? Does the culture of the senate so corrupt its members they actually believe they deserve it?

 

The AARP protects the sheep (its members) from the wolves (you and all members of government). The founders of our country never expected professional politicians. They "stood" for office because "running" for office was demeaning and degrading. Which we know is precisely what it is. So get off the back of AARP and get busy. When you and your compatriots stop selling your vote the lobby groups will be out of business.

 

Thanks Pseudo Conservatists!!

Obama will soon appoint a justice to the Supreme Court who will affect our lives for decades to come. With the 5 members to the Fed he has or soon will have appointed Obama will continue his influence. Anyone unhappy concerning these circumstances can thank conservative spokes people i.e. radio and TV talking heads who bailed on McCain because he was not conservative enough. With conservative thinking like yours conservative thinking in the United States is in trouble. Way to go, morons!

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"Telling shoeless people to pull themselves up by their own bootstraps is not only cruel, it's also pointless."
Martin Luther King

Re: 13 ways the healthcare bill changes the tax code

I have a different view:

 

Our president gets a yearly medical checkup. Former presidents' wife goes to the hospital for a few days because she is not feeling well. The rest of us muddle along the best we can. Anyone against guaranteed health care equal to or exceeding what our elected officials provide for themselves should pay for their own. Before a business of any size can pay higher than average salaries, bonuses, dividends on their stock, do any capital expenditures they should be required to pay into a fund for the health care of their employees. Otherwise the taxpayers (ME!!!) are subsidizing the business. Talk about bailouts.

 

Another result that folks will be surprised about will be what the government does to cut costs. I predict any behavior that increases the spread of sexually transmitted diseases will become criminalized because they increase the demand for health care. Any behavior that increases charges to welfare such as dropping out of school before graduation, pregnancy outside of marriage which practically guarantees the girl and baby live on welfare will also be criminalized. Smoking and failing to obey government mandates on healthy work environments will become criminalized. We may need a second revolution.

 

But every business must provide health care for their employees because if they do not I must. If the increased costs cause them to go out of business, so be it. Someone else, with a better mousetrap will replace them. The key is to cut costs and cut taxes.

 

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"Telling shoeless people to pull themselves up by their own bootstraps is not only cruel, it's also pointless."
Martin Luther King

On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 1:48 PM, Grover W. Hastings <gwh1206@comcast.net> wrote:

Grover W. Hastings

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In God We Trust

Begin forwarded message:

From: "Gwen Warren" <bb78@bellsouth.net>

Date: April 7, 2010 12:19:54 PM CDT

To: "Gwen Warren" <bb78@bellsouth.net>

Subject: 13 ways the healthcare bill changes the tax code

·         The tax on employer-provided health care benefits will start next year.  This will cause a huge increase in the taxable income of anyone who has those benefits. 

·         This year tanning beds, next year McDonald's.  Once "Big Brother" determines it's unhealthy, they can tax it, and you can't stop it.  But, by golly, those sex change operations are a necessity and will be fully funded.

·         Raising the deductibility of out-of-pocket healthcare costs places a giant tax burden on the elderly and the sick.  What a terrible target group.  My own 95-year old father will now have to pay taxes because not all of his current $68,000  a year in medical expenses will be deductible.

·         Employers are penalized for not joining the national healthcare system and staying in the private sector.  Drink the kool-aid, people.  It's really good for you.

 

And you thought the healthcare bill was about healthcare . . . really?!

 

 

Gwen Warren

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Women's NCAA Basketball National Champion?

A basketball national champion that can be held to 12 points in a half? The best woman's basketball team ever? Sets women's sports back 50 years. Apparently it just goes to show girls should stick to girl sports like field hockey and maybe jogging a mile. Stanford was no better. Sponsors should be furious. Embarrassing!

 

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"Telling shoeless people to pull themselves up by their own bootstraps is not only cruel, it's also pointless."
Martin Luther King

Bullies and Bullying

The police cannot protect you. Parents cannot protect their children. School administers and teachers will not protect you. The courts cannot protect you. Talking will not stop the bullies. When one is being bullied one must take steps to protect themselves. Otherwise no one will correct the situation. Acquire a weapon and shoot on sight. I for one, if on the jury will never vote to punish the victim of bullying or battering. We have turned into a society where the only way to settle problems the officials will not settle is to terminate with extreme prejudice. As a parent it is up to you to take the corrective actions to protect your child. If you do not like my idea what is your idea?

 

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"Telling shoeless people to pull themselves up by their own bootstraps is not only cruel, it's also pointless."
Martin Luther King

Narrow Thinking Now Producing Fruit

I heard recently president Obama will soon have appointed 5 members to the Fed. There is a good chance he will appoint 3 or 4 justices to the supreme court. He will soon via executive order define certain aspects of the Health Care Plan. Anyone who is unhappy concerning these circumstances can thank Ron Paul, conservative spokes people and radio and TV talking heads who bailed on McCain because he was not conservative enough. We do not have Conservatives in the William Buckley mold. We have complainers. Hopefully they will wake up for the November elections.

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"Telling shoeless people to pull themselves up by their own bootstraps is not only cruel, it's also pointless."
Martin Luther King

Government Bailouts for Everyone

Our president gets a yearly medical checkup. Former presidents' wife goes to the hospital for a few days because she is not feeling well. The rest of us muddle along the best we can. Anyone against guaranteed health care equal to or exceeding what our elected officials provide for themselves should pay for their own and just be quiet. Before a business of any size can pay higher than average salaries, bonuses, dividends on their stock, do any capital expenditures they should be required to pay into a fund for the health care of their employees. Otherwise the taxpayers are subsidizing the business. Talk about bailouts.

 

 

 
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"Telling shoeless people to pull themselves up by their own bootstraps is not only cruel, it's also pointless."
Martin Luther King

Do not be surprised. . .

Concerning vandalism, violence and threats of violence in response to the vote on Health Care.

 

I do not condone violence. I do not condone rape. But women who dress provocatively and put themselves into compromising situations with men who are morally starved should not be surprised when the reaction is something they do not want. They are not asking for it. They do not deserve it but they should not be surprised.

 

Same with our government officials. As we showed in our Revolutionary War the populace will only take so much of government riding roughshod over the people. Check with King George of England to get his reaction to his colony rising up and destroying his army. The officials do not ask for it nor do they deserve it but they should not be overly surprised when they get a reaction they do not want.

 

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"Telling shoeless people to pull themselves up by their own bootstraps is not only cruel, it's also pointless."
Martin Luther King

Amen!

I have no idea who said it but I will give him or her an Amen!

 

The danger to  America is not Barack Obama but a citizenry capable of entrusting a man like him with the presidency. It will be easier to limit and undo the follies of an Obama presidency than to restore the necessary common sense and good judgment to an electorate willing to have such a man for their president. The problem is much deeper and far more serious than Mr. Obama, who is a mere symptom of what ails us. Blaming the prince of the fools should not blind anyone to the vast confederacy of fools that made him their prince. The republic can survive a Barack Obama. It is less likely to survive a multitude of fools such as those who made him their president."    

 

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"Telling shoeless people to pull themselves up by their own bootstraps is not only cruel, it's also pointless."
Martin Luther King

Jobs

The King of England had a Grooms of the Stool. These were groomsmen paid to thoroughly wipe the King of England's rear and then inspect the stool for signs of illness. While the job seems like a good argument for overthrowing the monarch it was an enviable position in that day. 

Also among the members of his court were Flatulists. They were comedians who pass gas in a musical or otherwise entertaining manner. King Henry II of England kept a flatulist in his court who could supposedly blow out candles with his own wind while tooting musical numbers at the same time. Classy? It was not.

Israel Cannot Help Us

If we want to make fun of, laugh at, make jokes about, insult, embarrass and otherwise mistreat our Vice President and President that is our privilege. When Israel does we should let them go it alone for a while. The only friend we need in the Middle East is Iran. Iran can support us with oil and with an army. Israel cannot help us.

 

Understanding Derivatives, for Dummies

Stupid

The Dayton Ohio police officers who got drunk for a training exercise are morons. Why not a snort of cocaine or smoking a little maryjane?

Blame Both Coach and Skater

The disqualified skater is as much to blame as the coach. Both should have known the correct lane. Both were not paying attention. If the skater had already changed lanes he should have yelled back to the coach "I've already changed lanes!!!!" Both made an error that will probably destroy both. That's the breaks. As Forrest says, "Stupid is as stupid does."

No Accountability

Toyoda says their emphasis on safety may have relaxed. May have? He is not accepting responsibility. Aren't Japanese people supposed to commit suicide when they have been dishonored? He says he is responsible. That means he is dishonored. Grandson of the founder usually destroys the company.

Firing all the teachers at that school was not drastic. You had a school that students were not learning, which means teachers were not teaching but all the employees were getting paid and the students receiving a degree. That school should have been shut down long ago. Any teacher applying to be rehired must answer the question Why did you leave your last job?

Accountable or Not Accountable, That is the Question.

Individuals must accept accountability for their actions. Trust is something that is easy to lose and very difficult to regain. In the long run all one has is their reputation. An individual is seen as reliable or not. If individuals will just do what they say they will do they will be head and shoulders above 99.9% of the people.

When we think of the leaders of GSMCOC do we see them as reliable? Can they be trusted to do what they say they will do? Do they accept accountability for their actions? Jesus told people to "Let what you say be simply 'Yes' or 'No'. . ." I understand that to mean we are to live so that whatever we say will be accepted as the truth; our character and life will give affirmation to what we say. Others should be satisfied to take our statements at face value.

If I understand the discussions in the Men's meeting concerning getting men to participate in the assemblies some or many are not reliable, cannot be trusted to do what they have agreed to do and will not inform the responsible individuals. The lack of response to the sound equipment training supports that conclusion.

As individuals and as a congregation will we be accountable for our actions? We have no choice. If we do not we cannot be trusted. Can anyone believe what we say?

Toyota Going Down

It is reasonable to presume the owner's of Toyota models experiencing the problems reported in the news were and are willing to risk their lives and the lives of the members of their families hoping for a big lawsuit. Anyone concerned should have parked the vehicle until the problems are resolved. Instead they whine how the federal government doesn't protect them. Mr Toyoda accepts the responsibility how about a little contrition? How about a resignation or a suicide. Don't Japanese people kill themselves to avoid being dishonored? Too late for Mr Toyoda.

Passed Time for a Change

Recently I read an article comparing the results of the Clinton administration with the results with Bush43's administration. During the Clinton years, for whatever reasons, jobs grew from 90.8 billion to 111.6 billion. During W's years jobs reduced from the 111.6 billion to 110.9 billion. The number of private sector jobs created in the Clinton years were more than the Reagan and Bush41 lumped together. Clinton inherited a $290 billion budget deficit and by the end of his administration we had a$236 billion surplus. He also had 2 balanced federal budgets the first in 40 years. Bush43 inherited the $236 billion surplus and when he left office he left the country with a $1.4 trillion deficit. When Clinton left office China held $73 billion in U.S. debt. When Bush43 left office China's holdings had increased to $746 billion.

Times have changed. Neither the Democrats nor the Republicans are friends of the people.