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• First KBR gives our troops contaminated water and now... - Marmann
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    • Yes, I did see the movie- and you are absolutely correct!! - westcoastMT
    • That's interesting. (sm) - Marmann
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    • I know. It's heartbreaking. My ex-boyfriend's... - Marmann
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    • Bush is the Commander-in-Chief. (sm) - Marmann
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                • There is no oversight when it comes to them. sm - LVMT
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            • Should be posted in reply to jm. - nm
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Look it up.  People who recieve food stamps are poor.  Money in the hands of the poor and lower class means that they will SPEND it, whether it's in the form of money or food stamps.  That's why it has the best return for the dollar.  The tax cuts the pubs are proposing are for the wealthy (not the average American) and will be less likely spent. 

As I've said NUMEROUS times on here, we have tried tax cuts again and again and again, and it has yet to be effective in stimulating the economy.  It's like trying to run through a brick wall.  I've tried it 3 or 4 times, have a serious concussion, but hey, lets try it again. 

The whole problem with the economy right now (besides the housing and banking issues) is that people either do not have the money to spend or are not spending the money they have.  That means we have a SPENDING deficit.  So yes, food stamps are a very effective and quick way of getting that spending started again, unlike tax cuts.

On top of that, all the economists I have seen talk about this have already said they think the whole stimulus package, if anything, needs to be larger.  So, what do pubs do?  They take out spending (which is the whole point of the bill) and replace it with tax cuts, thereby making the spending portion of the bill SMALLER.  This is nothing but partisanship from the pubs.  They are so determined to have a say in this thing and stick to their Reaganomics philosophy (which has been proven to be ineffective) that in the process they are doing nothing but crippling the effectiveness of a package meant to help the American people. 

If this thing passes as it is now with about half of it being tax cuts, don't be surprised when we have to turn around and do it again because the bill didn't have enough spending in it.

The UN is definitely weak. It could be because of some of the countries that belong to it have the same ideas as Iran and NK.

I wonder when the UN is going to pay up on their lease for the NY building they occupy. Probably never because they think they are above reproach.

Citizen Ruth (1996) Starring Laura Dern   In this satirical look at the abortion issue, Ruth Stoops (Laura Dern), an unfit mother of four, discovers while in jail that she's pregnant again. The judge charges her with endangering the fetus, but tells her in confidence that he'll reduce the charges if she has an abortion. When word of this gets out, Ruth gets caught in the middle of a tug-of-war between Pro-Lifers and Pro-Choicers who want to use Ruth to get their messages across.

If you have a good sense of humor you will definitely enjoy this movie.!

http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/last_man_out_of_wtc_regionalnews_philip_recchia.htm

Alex Jones at the White House:  Come out with your hands up.

I haven't seen the movie yet, but it comes out on DVD on October 30th, and I will definitely be renting it.  Here is the trailer.

http://noendinsightmovie.com/

it should be No End In Sight.  I started a thread below about the movie, but that was before it had come out on DVD, and I had not seen it yet.  I watched it tonight, and it was beyond informative.  It features interviews with "high ranking officials such as former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage, Ambassador Barbara Bodine (in charge of Baghdad during the Spring of 2003), Lawrence Wilkerson, former Chief of Staff to Colin Powell, and General Jay Garner (in charge of the occupation of Iraq through May 2003) as well as Iraqi civilians, American soldiers, and prominent analysts."

I learned so much that I have never seen featured on any news program, and the information is coming directly from the "horse's mouth."  I don't believe that even the most die-hard Bush supporter will find much in the way of inaccurate facts, as much of the information is coming directly from people who were actually a part of the Bush Administration.  If you are at all interested, I urge you to click on the link below, which is the site for the movie.  Then click on "MEDIA" to the right of your screen to see some very eye-opening clips from the movie.

This is enough the scare the you know what out of me.  If Obama wins you can expect more rallies like this.  BTW - Farrakhan calls Obama the messiah.  Warning - very creepy (almost like someting I'd see in a horror movie)

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=OowxMcVTjTE

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However, my post topic was literally just a couple posts below yours and it seemed unlikely that you would have not noticed the duplication in monikers.  This board may indeed be available world-wide, however, there is a fairly small group of folks who routinely post.

My point was simply that your posting may have erroneously led folks to believe that I was posting both pro and anti-liberal messages within a few posts of each other.  That would be rather confusing to say the least and it would be thoughtless to confuse and/or mislead anyone who might be using this board, whether in the U.S. or outside of the U.S. 

By george you are right!!!  EVERY SINGLE POSTER ON THIS BOARD IS ME!!!!!!  Except for Observer, of course, and a few old American Girl postings!  I admit it, I am guilty, you have caught me.  I have authored every single post you read on here.  It keeps me very very busy but it's worth it!!!

There I have "fessed up and I feel sooooooooo much better.  Whew!  Thank you Observer for helping me to do the right thing.

assuming that she and her husband aren't working their butts off....at least she isn't living beyond her means regardless of how many hours she works.  At least she doesn't want a handout from the government and money given to her that she hasn't earned.  There are people making as much as she does a year and are well beyond their means with toys, cars, homes, etc.  Crying that they are victims and requesting a handout. 

The most disgusting thing that I have ever seen was during Christmas.  Every year my church does an angel tree.  Every year I would take names of children and their ages and their interest and go out and buy them gifts so they would have something for Christmas.  I wanted to help.  What kid doesn't deserve a nice Christmas....ya know.  So I went out and spent a lot of money on these kids.  Come to find out....these kids weren't poor.  Their parents drove newer and more expensive cars than I drove.  The parents were only out for a free handout....and that sickens me.  I felt used.  I so wanted to help people who really needed help.  Not people who were just looking for a free handout come Christmas time. 

Unions don't have any clout anymore thanks to the Reagan years.  Without the ability to strike, what can they do?  While my husband, as a retiree, has excellent benefits, it is something that is not available to workers retiring now and in the future.  Fact is, we are worried that his benefits may be cut.  They have raised the retirement age and will have to pay more for their medical insurance.  Why?  Because they have lost members.  People who worked at CF with my husband and weren't of retirement age for the most part had to take non-union jobs which paid far less causing many of them to lose their homes and file bankruptcy.  Did anyone hear about them?  I guess not.  That was in 2001 and truckers are worse off today than they were then as are most American workers.

People have let the unions that people fought for go down the tubes.  American workers bought into the "unions have outlived their usefulness, aren't needed any more" from the Reagan years.  Unhuh and we see how much the employers care about their employees now.  Unions are no different than politics.  They are no better or worse than the people who support them.  Basically the clout of the unions came from people that had the fortitude to stand up for their rights and stand together.  Unfortunately we don't have that any more, it's more like, "I've got mine, sorry about you."

Unfortunately, since McCain says Reagan is his hero, I expect if he is elected the American workers can expect to be further shafted.  JMO of course.