February 28, 2005
YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR
COUNT DOWN TO THE RELEASE OF MARTHA STEWART
COULD THE OSCARS BE ANY WORSE
Well Michael Powell got what he wanted. The dullest Awards show in history. They had Chris Rock muzzled...not ONE BLEEP. The best part, the funniest part was from a dead guy...Johnny Carson. They showed clips of some of his past performances on the Awards show.
The only good thing I can say about the show last night is the choices for the main categories went the way I wanted them, with Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman and Jamie Foxx all winning. I've got to say the more I see this Hilary gal talk the more respect I have for her. She is not full of herself.
*** SOCIAL SECURITY FOR DUMMIES ***
Today we cover the TRUST FUND. Just like your local bank, when you make a deposit to your account the bank says it will pay you back. You don't worry about it you just know that they will. Remember there are a lot of countries around the world that have bought these bonds. Japan and China to name two. We have never missed paying these bonds off...never, ever. How safe is that?
How does the Trust Fund work? When excess money is generated, Social Security is required by law to invest the money in U.S. Treasury Bonds, considered the safest investment on the planet. They are issued by the U.S. Government, who has never defaulted on them. These bonds are supposed to be cashed in later when extra money is needed.
So, Social Security's Trust Fund is a big collection of bonds, and the U.S. Government gets the cash. What does the Government do with this money? It spends it. That is theoretically okay if the intention is to pay it back later, but that is not Bush's intention.
In 2003, the Bush Administration ran a deficit of $536 billion. Social Security ran a surplus of $156 billion. (The Postal Service also ran a surplus of $5 billion.) So, the Bush Administration reported a deficit of $380 billion instead of $536 billion, ignoring the fact that that money is supposed to be earmarked for future bond redemptions.
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When cloning just goes wrong
February 27, 2005
CONTINUING WITH SOCIAL SECURITY
COUNT DOWN TO THE RELEASE OF MARTHA STEWART
CONTINUING WITH HOW SOCIAL SECURITY WORKS
As you can see from yesterdays entry Social Security is designed to be a pay as you go system. So now we start talking about the TRUST FUND and how it’s supposed to work and what it does.
*** SOCIAL SECURITY FOR DUMMIES ***
To make up for this, we have years where we generate more in payroll taxes than we need to spend on beneficiaries. This excess goes into a Trust Fund. The Trust Fund grows each time there is a yearly surplus.
Later, when there are years where the beneficiaries require more money than the payroll taxes provide, we can take money from the Trust Fund to make up the difference.
Since 1970, there have been 11 different years where we have had to do that, and it's worked fine.
PRETTY GOOD JOKES When cloning just goes wrong...
February 26, 2005
TIME TO LISTEN UP
COUNT DOWN TO THE RELEASE OF MARTHA STEWART
A GRAPHICAL LOOK AT HOW SOCIAL SECURITY WORKS
Today I start a new series on Social Security. It's basic stuff but it's also important. In the end you will see that there is NO PLAN by Bush to fix Social Security and you need to tell him that.
Yes I could point out that it has worked for 70 years and that is true. But is it in crisis... NO it just needs some adjustments. Just like they have done over the past 70 years. You don't tear down the house because you have a sink that is leaking. YOU FIX IT.
*** SOCIAL SECURITY FOR DUMMIES ***
Social Security is funded by a payroll tax. When we make wages, 6.2% is taken out of our paychecks to go to Social Security. An additional 6.2% is matched by our employers. This stops after the first 90k of income for each person.
In a perfect year, the Social Security beneficiaries would need exactly as much money as we pay in taxes. However, most of the time, the amounts are unequal. When the baby boomers retire, they will require more money than the payroll tax generates.
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February 25, 2005
ONLY THE GOVERNMENT CAN DO IT
COUNT DOWN TO THE RELEASE OF MARTHA STEWART
Medicare prescription drug benefit gone amuck...
Expenditures are expected to exceed $720 billion over the next 10 years, rising to more than $100 billion a year in 2014. Just last week CAGW chided Medicare for announcing it would cover impotence drugs when "medically necessary."
Medicare must have taken an overdose of Viagra, because the cost of the program has now been enlarged by 80 percent since it was first passed by Congress.
Medicare officials reassure the public that small measures like Viagra coverage will not significantly affect cost, but the history of Medicare suggests otherwise.
Hey I just bought a new pair of hearing aids for over $5000. Neither Medicare or my Health insurance gave me a dime. Yet Medicare will cover Viagra. I don't get it. Maybe they just don't want people to HEAR what's going on in the bedroom.
Speaking of being screwed...Starting tomorrow I'm starting a "SOCIAL SECURITY FOR DUMMIES" series that I picked up from the Internet. It'll show graphically how the program works and how Bush SAYS it's working. Stay tuned.
In the meantime here is an interesting little stat. Read the full story and see the backgrounds of the various "EXPERTS" that are leading the discussion from both sides.
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February 24, 2005
LET THE COUNT DOWN BEGIN
COUNT DOWN TO THE RELEASE OF MARTHA STEWART
INTERESTING...VERY INTERESTING...
As of February 22, none of the five largest U.S. newspapers* (USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post) had devoted an editorial on any aspect of the recent revelation that former Talon News Washington bureau chief and White House correspondent Jeff Gannon (aka James D. Guckert) was permitted to attend White House press briefings under an alias and despite having no credentials as a journalist. By contrast, numerous smaller newspapers -- ranging in size from the Houston Chronicle and Minneapolis Star-Tribune to several college newspapers -- have examined the issue in editorials.
The BLOGGERS are taking a lot of heat because they DUG a little to deep into this guys background, maybe so but where was the main street press...sleeping I guess.
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February 23, 2005
CAN WE TALK
TALK ABOUT POOR LOOSERS
A Washington state Sen. Bob Morton (R) wants to create a NEW state east of the Cascade Mountains. If he has his way, he'll soon be a resident and lawmaker in the 51st state of the United States.
The Republican is the prime sponsor of a measure that asks for a new state to be created east of the Cascade Mountains, using 20 of the current state's 39 counties.
Morton argues that Eastern Washington has its own distinct culture, lifestyle and agriculture-driven economy. And he says growth development restrictions and other regulations imposed by Western Washington politicians and bureaucrats put a stranglehold on his area.
"It's not sour grapes. It's common sense," he said. "People who think alike should be united."
"We elected Rossi. King County elected Gregoire," said Republican state Sen. Bob McCaslin.
Using his logic it seems to me that half the country would need to split off because they didn't vote for Bush.
Thank God they don't have any issues in Olympia to deal with like roads, teacher pay, education, health care the budget to name a few. What does this say about the quality of our legislature. MORE THAN YOU WANT TO KNOW!!!
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February 22, 2005
MORE OF THE SAME
HERE WE GO AGAIN
Well we had Sponge Bob Square Pants, Postcards from Buster, and now The Simpson's. These religious nuts just don't give up. For some reason they hate cartoons.
I wonder if they know they have an ON/OFF switch on their TV.
THE MORE I KNOW THE LESS I LIKE
What is the role of journalism? That is a question I'v been thinking about for sometime. I listen to a lot of talk radio and watch cable news read news papers and serf the net to try get to the bottom of various issues. For example the Swift boat Vets for Truth, Social Security, this Gannon news reporter that was allowed into the White House news conference, to name a few.
In the case of the Swift boat story I felt that much if not all of it had been proven wrong yet even today some still say it is true. As recently as yesterday Robert Novak said on Crossfire that they were honest and truthful...BULL.
Social Security is a big issue at the moment and it's like the folks that are for the changes are all reading from the same piece of paper. They say the same thing that SS is bankrupt, it's not. They site a poll that says 20 to 30 year olds believe in UFO's more than if SS will be there for them. The say that the IOU's in SS are worthless...well if that is true so is every other obligation made by the US.
Why did it take BLOGGERS to discover this Gannon guy. Where were the reports sitting right next to him in the press briefings?
I wonder if it's possible to get to the truth.
For a good story on the role of journalism click here AP/IPSOS POLL: Think it's NOT the role of the US to spread democracy.
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GERMANY - 78%
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BUSHISM: "I don't want nations feeling like that they can bully ourselves and our allies. I want to have a ballistic defense system so that we can make the world more peaceful, and at the same time I want to reduce our own nuclear capacities to the level commiserate with keeping the peace." - Des Moines, Iowa, Oct. 23, 2000
February 21, 2005
MORE HOLIDAY STUFF
AND THE OSCAR GOES TO...
I'm betting on Jamie Foxx. Take a look at the clip below and tell me that isn't OSCAR material. Click here to see the video.
IS THERE A CONNECTION... NAHHHHH
Man with a friend like this Doug Wead guy, president Bush doesn't need Michael Moore. And isn't it funny how just before the guys new book is about to be published these tapes surface. I saw an interview yesterday on Goodmorning America where he said "He didn't do it for the money". Gee that sounds about right. First he secretly records the conversation (saying that he only did so in states that it was legal...yea sure). Second the tapes come out just as his book is about to be published...so he sure is not looking for publicity. He's this weeks biggest jerk...
February 20, 2005
ENOUGH SAID
February 19, 2005
THE SATURDAY MORNING NEWS
TELLING THE TRUTH…DOES IT MATTER?
HERE WE GO AGAIN
Have we heard this before?
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STAND UP FOR PBS
I want to voice my support for KCTS and ALL of PBS. I know that they have taken a lot of heat on some of it’s programming as have other networks by a small group that seems to carry a big stick.
The most recent of which is Postcards From Buster. I had TIVO’d it and watched it later. I found it a great story and show. I’m 68 years old and my children are all grown up and have children of their own now. This show would not be harmful in any way for there kids. The fact is the little girl in the show was fine with the fact that she had a mom and a “step mom” as she said. I found that to be very sweet.
I’m not a conspiracy nut but I find it interesting how these various groups and talk shows on radio and cable TV all seem to have the same talking points, all slamming the same shows. Postcards is just the most recent.
It’s also funny that some of the people and shows that slam these shows see NOTHING wrong with lying, taking things out of context and using very CREATIVE EDITING to make their point. Some even denying that they did even when confronted with the truth.
You figure it out.
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David Letterman had Roseanne Barr on last night. She’s doing a standup show which I thought was pretty darn good. She’s looking good and it’s nice to see her back on TV. Below are a few of her one liners.
I didn’t think they would convict Martha Stewart. “It kinda made me lose faith in the whole judicial system when money no longer works…what the hell is there left to believe in.
I’m really glad Bush has decided to make Social Security more faith based.
It’s not really Bush’s fault that he’s bankrupting our country and everything…he has attention DEFICIT disorder.
February 18, 2005
FACTS IS FACTS
HE HAS FAITH BUT WON’T BELIEVE TRUTH AND FACTS
On Crossfire the other day they were talking about how Brit Hume of FOXNEWS was taking quotes from the three principles of social security for our old people that FDR expressed to Congress on January 17, 1935. Not all the quotes, mind you, just some of them, and out of context at that (see yesterdays BLOG entry).
Paul had reported that on Keith Olbermann show James Roosevelt Jr wanted an apology or resignation from Brit Hume. The Rev. Jerry Falwell on Crossfire said to Paul Bagala; “Paul I don’t know what president Roosevelt really said or did and I have difficulty believing Keith Olbermann and James Roosevelt Jr. because both of them are anti Bush men”
Oh my god, they don’t like Bush so they are lying about saying that Brit Hume was lying and making things up. See for your self by clicking the below link or looking at my BLOG entry yesterday.
Visit Media Matters web site here.
HERE COMES DA JUDGE
Also in the news is this crap about not giving Bush’s judges a fair vote. Below are the nominations sent to the congress, the number confirmed and the percentages. Seems to me Bush has gotten most of what he wanted. More that his father and president Clinton.
Oh by the way…the republicans control both houses and the presidency.
Judge Nom/Conf
Reagon 403-/-375 93%
Bush Sr 242-/-192 79%
Clinton 443-/-372 84%
Bush 225-/-204 90%
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Subject: Corporate Geniuses -- and Other Male factors
Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value." -- Marecha Ferdinand Foch, Professor of Strategy, Ecole Superieure de Guerre.
February 17, 2005
CREATIVE EDITING
SAY WHAT???
An example of “CREATIVE EDITING” at it’s worst. I got it from Al Franken Show web site and Media Matters below. You got to love that FAIR and BALANCED FOX network.
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As Media Matters noticed: here's Brit Hume, the Fox News Channel's top news anchor, on February 3:
In a written statement to Congress in 1935, Roosevelt said that any Social Security plans should include, quote, "Voluntary contributory annuities, by which individual initiative can increase the annual amounts received in old age," adding that government funding, quote, "ought to ultimately be supplanted by self-supporting annuity plans.
Hume's claim is that FDR wanted to replace Social Security with private accounts. Hume is lying. Here's the FDR statement (IN CONTEXT) that Hume is misquoting:
In the important field of security for our old people, it seems necessary to adopt three principles: First, non-contributory old-age pensions for those who are now too old to build up their own insurance. It is, of course, clear that for perhaps thirty years to come funds will have to be provided by the States and the Federal Government to meet these pensions. Second, compulsory contributory annuities which in time will establish a self-supporting system for those now young and for future generations. Third, voluntary contributory annuities by which individual initiative can increase the annual amounts received in old age. It is proposed that the Federal Government assume one-half of the cost of the old-age pension plan, which ought ultimately to be supplanted by self-supporting annuity plans.
So, FDR was proposing three things: a temporary "old-age pension," for seniors who wouldn't have time to pay into the Social Security system; a compulsory-contribution annuity--meaning, Social Security as we know it today--which would become a "self-supporting system," and, third, voluntary individual accounts. Ultimately, the old-age pensions would be supplanted by the self-supporting annuity system (meaning, Social Security.)
Hume turns this completely on its head. He pulls two unrelated bits out of the FDR quote, and adds the words "government funding" between them. Because it's so carefully done, it's clear that it's deliberate. And it's a nasty form of dishonesty. Hume is manipulating Americans' trust of FDR in order to build support for dismantling FDR's legacy.
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Subject: Corporate Geniuses -- and Other Male factors
"Louis Pasteur's theory of germs is ridiculous fiction." Pierre Pachet, Professor of Physiology at Toulouse, 1872
February 16, 2005
NOT MUCH GOOD NEWS TODAY
German shorthaired pointer wins at Westminster
Posing like the very symbol of the Westminster Kennel Club, a German shorthaired pointer called Carlee became America's top dog Tuesday night
IT’S ABOUT THE MONEY
Jose Canseco… does anyone care what he has to say?
The guys he points a finger at say he’s lying. Yea right.
Major League Baseball has sure stepped up to the plate. More BS from them.
THIS IS SO SAD
Mary Kay Letourneau, 43, plans to marry the former sixth-grade pupil Vili Fualaau, 22, with whom she had two children. Who cares.
A FIX WAITING TO HAPPEN
Tent City in Seattle-King County area is moving again. Rather than fix the problem they just move it. That’s the ticket.
WHERE HAS ALL THE MUSIC GONE…LONG TIME PASSING…
The Grammy’s Suck.
THIS WAS A CASE OF BAD LOSERS
The recall of Secretary of State Sam Reed will not move forward. It’s about time we find some common sense in all this Election stuff.
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Got Any Grapes?
A ducks walks into a bar and asks, "Got any grapes?"
The bartender, confused, tells the ducks that no, his bar doesn't serve grapes. The duck thanks him and leaves.
The next day, the duck returns and says, "Got any grapes?"
Again, the bartender tells him that, no, the bar does not serve grapes, has never served grapes, and, furthermore, will never serve grapes. The duck, a little ruffled, thanks him and leaves.
The next day, the duck returns, but before he can say anything, the bartender begins to yell: ''Listen, duck! This is a bar! We do not serve grapes! If you ever ask for grapes again, I will nail your stupid duck beak to the bar!''
The duck is silent for a moment, and then asks, ''Got any nails?''
Confused, the bartender says no.
''Good!'' says the duck. ''Got any grapes?''
February 15, 2005
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE
SO MUCH FOR “COMPASSIONATE CONSERVATISM”
The daughter of conservative Republican Alan Keyes referred to herself Monday as a “liberal queer” and urged support for gay and lesbian young people who have been deserted by their families.
Her father, the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in Illinois last year, created a stir in August when he said during an interview that homosexuality was “selfish hedonism” and that Vice President Dick Cheney’s lesbian daughter was a sinner.
“Things just came to a head. Liberal queer plus conservative Republican just doesn’t mesh well,” she said. “That was making my life a little bit turbulent.”
One thing you can say about Alan in this case is he walks the talk. It's been reported that he kicked her out and won't pay for her schooling.
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Subject: Corporate Geniuses -- and Other Male factors
"Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?" -- H.M. Warner, Warner
February 14, 2005
Happy Valentines Day
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George Carlin Strikes Again!
I thought about how mothers feed their babies with tiny little spoons and forks, so I wondered what do Chinese mothers use? Toothpicks?
Why do they put pictures of criminals up in the Post Office? What are we supposed to do, write to them? Why don't they just put their pictures on the postage stamps so the mailmen can look for them while they deliver the mail?
If it's true that we are here to help others, then what exactly are the others here for?
You never really learn to swear until you learn to drive.
Ever wonder what the speed of lightning would be if it didn't zigzag?
If a cow laughed, would milk come out of her nose?
Whatever happened to Preparations A through G?
February 13, 2005
DO I NEED TO EXPLAIN EVERYTHING
WAY TO GO PBS CHANNEL 9
The other night PBS Channel 9 aired the controversial POSTCARDS FROM BUSTER that I talked about here on 1/29/2005. I TIVO’d the show and have now watched it.
I must say that this show in NO WAY offended me and I can not understand how anyone of any faith could think that this was sending any message other than love and respect.
The only reference to their so called life style was when the little girl that Buster was visiting showed him a picture of her Mom and what she called her “step mom”, she also said it was her favorite picture. See the video clip below.
For this to have even made the back pages of any newspaper is sad. These so called “CHRISTIAN” leaders are not my idea of what Christ and faith are all about. These folks are hurtful and in my opinion dishonest.
MEDIA DOES MATTER
Media Matters is a web site that is continuously monitoring, analyzing, and correcting conservative misinformation. I came across this site sometime ago and have been amazed at the amount of LIES and distortions that is put out by the media across the board.
What I don’t understand is why do they do it. By that I mean why do they say and print such BLATANT LIES. Like this report: ”Wash. Times misled about attendance at Clinton library” on February 11, 2005.
Click here for complete story.
To me this is a report that can easily be Fact-Checked as Media Matters did, yet they published it anyway and good old FOXNEWS jumped on it too and repeated the lies.
The best I can figure is they know that 99% of the U.S. won’t do the fact checking that Media Matters does and so they feel they are home free.
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"The concept is interesting and well-formed, but in order to earn better than a 'C,' the idea must be feasible." -- A Yale Univ. management professor in response to Fred Smith's paper proposing reliable overnight delivery service. (Smith went on to found Federal Express Corp.)
February 12, 2005
Can we talk…
Four new ferries to replace five old ones.
Washington State Ferries is gearing up to replace five of its oldest ferries with four new ones that can carry twice as many passengers and five times as many cars, and one of them could wind up in Bremerton.
The above was on the front page of the SUN today. Is it my math or my age but something doesn’t compute. Like “Four new ferries to replace five old ones.” Why wouldn’t you replace them 5 for 5? Also I love the last line “one of them could wind up in Bremerton.” Yea sure, that’ll never happen.”
Your kidding me…right.
House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., has warned the White House that voters are not yet ready to accept fundamental changes to Social Security as wary Republicans are cautioning the president to be as vague as possible about his plan.
Well as far as I can see THAT’S JUST WHAT HE’S BEEN DOING.
Bush tries to fend off GOP Medicare revolt
WASHINGTON — In a threat aimed at preventing a Republican revolt over Medicare, President Bush warned Friday that he would veto any attempt to scale back the program's prescription drug benefit, whose costs are estimated to be much higher than many lawmakers had assumed when they approved it two years ago.
Way to go Mr Pres, the ONLY ones to make out in the Medicare drug benefit program are the drug companies not the seniors.
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"The wireless music box has no imaginable commercial value. Who would
pay for a message sent to nobody in particular?" -- David Sarnoff's
associates in response to his urgings for investment in the radio in the
1920s
February 11, 2005
QUICK TAKES FOR FRIDAY
I’m Sorry, I’m Sorry, I’m Sorry…BUT FOR WHAT?
There was a moment yesterday when Jason Giambi looked as if he might cry. He had not yet taken a question from a room full of reporters at Yankee Stadium, and he seemed to be sincerely sorry for the steroid controversy that engulfs him.
"I feel I let down the fans, I feel I let down the media, I feel I let down the Yankees, and not only the Yankees, but my teammates," Giambi said, and he turned to look into the eyes of Manager Joe Torre, who was sitting on a folding chair next to him.
Giambi could have been a child finally summoning the courage to tell the truth to his father. But he kept his composure, and continued. "I accept full responsibility for that, and I'm sorry," he said.
What he did not fully say, however, was what he was sorry for.
I’ve only seen part of this interview but what I saw just made me wonder why bother. I’ve never heard so many I’M SORRY in one news conference. What a joke.
I’m sorry I watched as much as I did!!!!
Senate Approves Measure to Curb Big Class Actions
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 - Handing President Bush a significant victory, the Senate overwhelmingly approved a measure on Thursday that would sharply limit the ability of people to file class-action lawsuits against companies.
The measure, adopted 72 to 26, now heads to the House of Representatives, where Republican leaders say it will be approved next week and sent to the White House for Mr. Bush's signature.
I think it’s about time this legislation passed. I really think that in this type of case most often the lawyer is the only one that wins. I was part of one class action and got a coupon worth $10.00 OFF the next release of the program that was the point of the class action. Who wonted it? The lawyer got $10-$15 million for their efforts.
VALUES:
A principle, standard, or quality considered worthwhile or desirable: “The speech was a summons back to the patrician values of restraint and responsibility” (Jonathan Alter).
It seems the republicans have hijacked this word just like they have some other words, But after reading the meaning of the word can anyone honestly say that it only applies to republicans?
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"This 'telephone' has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered
as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to " --
Western Union internal memo, 1876.
February 10, 2005
PUBLIC SLAMS FARE PLAN
Proposed changes to coupon books prove unpopular in first public comment meeting.
They didn't want the frequent-user discount books to expire in 30 days instead of 90. And they wanted to continue sharing the discounted rides with anyone they please.
The proposed new system would shorten the expiration time for frequent-rider books and limit their use to one individual.
The open house at John Sedgwick Junior High School in Port Orchard was the first of four public meetings the ferry system will hold in Kitsap County to explain the new tariff proposals and give the public a chance to sound off before they are made into law.
"This is all based on what we can do to help people understand the new tariff system. And the tariff proposals are not a done deal. There is a process and public comment is a part of that process, and that's where we are now," said Susan Harris-Huether, spokeswoman for the ferry system.
The Tariff Policy Committee announced the proposals last month. They are meant to help the ferry system recoup 80 percent of its operating revenue at the farebox. While there are several policy changes suggested, it's the reduced expiration date on the frequent user discount and the ending of the longstanding practice of sharing discounted tickets that has rankled people.
Is there anyone that attends these “PUBLIC COMMENT MEETINGS” really believe they will change these fare plans. Sure they say “the tariff proposals are not a done deal” but they are. I saw it in the debate over the Bremerton Tunnel. And that proposal had to go to court and as a last resort the State stepped in and “remembered” that it was really their project anyway and there by taking all control away from the city.
Stay tuned.
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George Carlin Strikes Again!
11. Why isn't the number 11 pronounced onety one?
12. If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn't it follow that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted, cowboys deranged, models deposed, tree surgeons debarked, and dry cleaners depressed?
13. If Fed Ex and UPS were to merge, would they call it Fed UP?
14. Do Lipton Tea employees take coffee breaks?
15. What hair color do they put on the driver's licenses of bald men?
16. I was thinking about how people seem to read the Bible a whole lot more as they get older; then it dawned on me... they're cramming for their final exam.
February 09, 2005
SO MUCH TALK
CU prof's essay sparks dispute: Ward Churchill says 9/11 victims were not innocent people
By John C. Ensslin, Rocky Mountain News
January 27, 2005
A University of Colorado professor has sparked controversy in New York over an essay he wrote that maintains that people killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks were not innocent victims.
Click here for complete story.
I must say that I agree that this professor Ward Churchill is a jerk and perhaps crazy or at the very least loony.
But…
What is so surprising to me in all of this is all the TALK on radio and Cable TV (mostly by the right) that has kept this story alive and gave it legs.
If they had just ignored this jerk who would have know about him? Better still who would have cared.
It’s calling for his job that I think worry most people because they see it as the first steps down a slippery slop. There is no question that this guy is a loon but I think there is a bigger issue here. That is why we are dying in Iraq. It’s called FREEDOM and LIBERTY… at least that’s what president Bush said the other night.
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February 08, 2005
IT’S JUST BUSINESS
MORE MORAL VALUES
I’m thinking we all are being spun so much that when we stop spinning we don’t know. It’s like “Night is day and day is night”, “Up is down and down is up”, and “White is black”.
Last night on the news they did a report on XXX PORN. Turns out that PORN is BIG BUSINESS on Cable TV and isn’t it interesting that these same Big Companies (COMCAST and ADELPHIA) are the same ones that make hefty political contributions to those who stand for “MORAL VALUES” (the Hot Buzz Word for 2005).
COMCAST gave $851,000 to the Republican Party. They gave Bush $109,000.
ADELPHIA gave $166,000 to the Republicans and $12,000 to RICK SANTORUM – one of the MOST conservative members in the senate.
When asked about the contribution good old Rick would not comment. So much for “WALK THE TALK”. Can you say Hypocrite?
hypocrite
one who puts on a mask and feigns himself to be what he is not; a dissembler in religion. Our Lord severely rebuked the scribes and Pharisees for their hypocrisy (Matt. 6:2, 5, 16). "The hypocrite's hope shall perish" (Job 8:13). The Hebrew word here rendered "hypocrite" rather means the "godless" or "profane," as it is rendered in Jer. 23:11, i.e., polluted with crimes.
I’m guessing it’s ONLY the BLUE States that are looking at these movies right.
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Be sure you lock your doors and windows at home!
A New Jersey man was found dead in his home over the weekend.
Detectives at the scene found the man face down in his bathtub.
The tub had been filled with milk, sugar, and cornflakes.
A banana was sticking out of his butt.
Police suspect a cereal killer.
February 07, 2005
I'm running late today
Hmmmmmmm
Seems to me that a Bank does just exactly what Social Security does…they don’t keep my deposits in the vault…they loan it out.
So why is Social Security any different?
My Oh My, Mr. Rossi would accept the Governorship...if it was handed to him…even after saying the only way he would accept it was with a revote . Does that surprise anyone.
George Carlin Strikes Again!
1. Ever wonder about those people who spend $2.00 apiece on those little bottles of Evian water? Try spelling Evian backwards: NAIVE
2. Isn't making a smoking section in a restaurant like making a peeing section in the swimming pool
3. OK... so if the Jacksonville Jaguars are known as the "Jags" and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are known as the "Bucs", what does that make the Tennessee Titans?
4. If 4 out of 5 people SUFFER from diarrhea...does that mean that one enjoys it?
5. There are three religious truths:
a. Jews do not recognize Jesus as the Messiah.
b. Protestants do not recognize the Pope as the leader of The Christian faith .
c. Baptists do not recognize each other in the liquor store or at Hooters.
6. If people from Poland are called Poles, why aren't people from Holland called Holes?
7. Do infants enjoy infancy as much as adults enjoy adultery?
8. If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled?
9. Why do croutons come in airtight packages? Aren't they just stale bread to begin with?!
10. Why is a person who plays the piano called a pianist but a person who drives a racecar not called a racist?
PRETTY GOOD JOKES
February 06, 2005
RETURN TO SENDER
SUPER BOWL SUNDAY
Click here to see the GoDaddy ad that didn't get on TV
I wrote the following letter to the Editor of the Sun today.
I’ve read with interest about the transferring of the Clearwater Casino property into a trust status and thereby exempt the Tribe from paying $450,000 plus in annual taxes. I got the impression that if Kitsap County objected they would lose.
OK, for every problem there is a solution so here is mine.
I think Kitsap County should build TOLL BOOTHS at each road entrance that is used to exit this “PROTECTED” property ( on the county side of course ) and charge a ROAD USE tax. This toll would be charged until the $450,000 plus all operating costs were collected at which time toll collection would be suspended until the following year.
Problem solved. Have a great day.
GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Bill Gross, manager of the world's largest bond fund, is criticizing President Bush's plan to privatize part of Social Security.
Gross, managing director at Pimco, called the argument about the solvency of Social Security "silly" and said it was an example of the president not focusing on more important issues, such as the budget deficit.
See my BLOG entry on 2/4/5...now only if I got paid as well as he does.
Click here for complete story.
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HERE'S A GOOD Bush regime joke-besides the Iraq election:
Q: How many Bush Administration officials does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: None. There is nothing wrong with the light bulb; its conditions are improving every day. Any reports of its lack of incandescence are a delusional spin from the liberal media. That light bulb has served honorably, and anything you say undermines the lighting effect. Why do you hate freedom?
February 05, 2005
WHAT'S IN A WORD OR TWO
SOMETIMES JUST A FEW WORDS ARE ENOUGH.
Personal Accounts rather than Private Accounts
Estate Tax vs. Death Tax
Clear Skies Initiative
No child Left Behind
Patriot Act
They name things...they don't do anything right. Bill Maher on Hardball
DO NO HARM
We need to start listening to each other. People of all ages have something useful to say and contribute. We must have a sense of Social Responsibility as well as a viable Social Security system.
SEEN ON THE WEB
How I’ve come to hate Bill O’Reilly and still love the war…hate might be to strong a word but man the guy is a jerk.
Sweet Jesus, I hate Bill O'Reilly
PRETTY GOOD JOKES
TOP 10 REASONS FOR BEING NORWEGIAN:
1. You get to pay the highest taxes in the world.
2. You can kill baby seals and eat Rudolf the Reindeer.
3. You live in total freezing darkness half the year and get 24 hour ozone-hole radiation the other half.
4. You can get capital punishment for smoking dope.
5. You can go skiing in your knickers.
6. You get to hate the Swedes and beat the Brazilians in football.
7. You have to be a woman to get anywhere.
8. You don't need to worry about land prices rocketing - its fairly spacious.
9. When abroad you can impress people you meet with stories about killing polar bears and shagging penguins - and they believe you.
10. You can actually get bored with blondes.
February 04, 2005
Bush's State of the Union: Social Security "Bankruptcy?"
FROM FACT CHECK: Summary
In his State of the Union Address, President Bush said again that the Social Security system is headed for "bankruptcy," a term that could give the wrong idea. Actually, even if it goes "bankrupt" a few decades from now, the system would still be able to pay about three-quarters of the benefits now promised.
Bush also made his proposed private Social Security accounts sound like a sure thing, which they are not. He said they "will" grow fast enough to provide a better return than the present system. History suggests that will be so, but nobody can predict what stock and bond markets will do in the future.
Bush left out any mention of what workers would have to give up to get those private accounts -- a proportional reduction or offset in guaranteed Social Security retirement benefits. He also glossed over the fact that money in private accounts would be "owned" by workers only in a very limited sense -- under strict conditions which the President referred to as "guidelines." Many retirees, and possibly the vast majority, wouldn't be able to touch their Social Security nest egg directly, even after retirement, because the government would take some or all of it back and convert it to a stream of payments guaranteed for life.
It’s a damn shame that it’s more important to sell the product than it is to tell the truth. What’s really behind this BS. When we have REAL PROBLEMS like the $7.6 trillion National Debt that wasn’t even mentioned in the address.
Click here for complete story.
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TOP 10 REASONS FOR BEING AMERICAN:
1. You can have a woman president without electing her.
2. You can spell color wrong and get away with it.
3. You can call Budweiser beer.
4. You can be a crook and still be president.
5. If you've got enough money you can get elected to do anything.
6. If you can breathe you can get a gun.
7. You get to be really obese.
8. You can play golf in the most hideous clothes ever made and nobody
seems to care.
9. You get to call everyone you've never met "buddy".
10. You can think you're the greatest nation on earth.
February 03, 2005
MORE DOUBLE SPEAK
In his State of the Union address last night president Bush said:
And we will make sure this plan is fiscally responsible, by starting personal retirement accounts gradually, and raising the yearly limits on contributions over time, eventually permitting all workers to set aside four percentage points of their payroll taxes in their accounts.
Personal retirement accounts should be familiar to federal employees, because you already have something similar, called the Thrift Savings Plan, which lets workers deposit a portion of their paychecks into any of five different broadly based investment funds.
I’m a retired federal employee and indeed we did and do have a Thrift Savings Plan but the difference is…
It was IN ADDITION to my regular retirement plan NOT INSTEAD OF. In other words I paid into both plans, they didn’t take a chunk out of my current plan to invest in the Thrift Saving Plan. To me that’s a good idea.
But I’m afraid the president is misleading people with this plan.
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TOP 10 REASONS FOR BEING FRENCH:
1. When speaking fast you can make yourself sound gay.
2. Experience the joy of winning the World Cup for the first time.
3. You get to eat insect food like snails and frog's legs.
4. If there's a war you can surrender really early.
5. You don't have to read the subtitles on those late night films on
Channel 4.
6. You can test your own nuclear weapons in other people's countries.
7. You can be ugly and still become a famous film star.
8. Allow Germans to march up and down your most famous street humiliating
your sense of national pride.
9. You don't have to bother with toilets, just **** in the street.
10. People think you're a great lover even when you're not.
February 02, 2005
WHO SETS THE PRIORITIES
WORD OF THE DAY: PRIVATE ACCOUNT (hear it used tonight on the State of the Union talk)
GETTING IT UP
Sexual performance drugs such as Viagra will be covered in Medicare's new prescription drug program, a lifestyle rather than lifesaving benefit that conservatives and watchdog groups say the government shouldn't provide.
The new prescription coverage begins next Jan. 1 and is expected to cost more than $500 billion over the next decade.
"The law says if it's an FDA-approved drug and it is medically necessary, it has to be covered," said Gary Karr, spokesman for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which administers the health insurance program for older Americans.
Pfizer's Viagra, Bayer's Levitra and Eli Lilly & Co.'s Cialis are used primarily to treat erectile dysfunction.
I just bought a Hearing Aid that is not covered by my Insurance so I covered the full cost myself. I’ll tell you honestly at my age I’d rather have my hearing back than a little romp in the sack. I’m sure the drug companies are looking forward to that $500 billion payday.
Can’t we get anything right in this country?
HAVE A LITTLE FUN WITH THE RIGHT WING WACKO’S
Visit this site and hear the RUSH GROUP do their thing.
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TOP 10 REASONS FOR BEING IRISH:
1. Guinness.
2. 18 children because you can't use contraceptives.
3. You can get into a fight just by marching down someone's road.
4. Pubs never close.
5. Can use Papal edicts on contraception passed in second Vatican Council of 1968 to persuade your girlfriend that you can't have sex with a condom on.
6. No one can ever remember the night before.
7. Kill people you don't agree with.
8. Stew.
9. More Guinness.
10. Eating stew and drinking Guinness in an Irish pub at 3 in the morning after a bout of sectarian violence.
February 01, 2005
HOW CAN THEY KEEP DOING IT.
OPEN LETTER TO Bill O’Reilly,
Looks like you “MIS-SPOKE” again Bill, when you told the 2 callers on 1/20/5 and 1/26/5 that Sen. Boxer used the word Troops and NOT the word Truth during the Senate Hearings. Below is what she actually said right out of the TRANSCRIP. I’ve also provided you a link.
My question is why don’t you do any Fact Checking when people challenge what you say? I know people can misspeak, we all do it. But it seems to me you just dismiss people that challenge you and then don’t do any follow up. Why is that?
For other misstep by Mr. Bill click here.
THE BOXER TRANSCRIP
Sen. Barbara Boxer on “TROOPS” vs. “TRUTH”
And I personally believe -- this is my personal view -- that your loyalty to the mission you were given, to sell this war, overwhelmed your respect for the truth. And I don't say it lightly, and I'm going to go into the documents that show your statements and the facts at the time.
Click here for complete story.
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TOP 10 REASONS FOR BEING WELSH:
1. You've got to be having a laugh, haven't you?