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What's wrong with this:
A city official sent an e-mail that suggested that America follow the sentiments of former Australian Prinme Minister John Howard, who said Muslims who want to live under Sharia law should get out of the country.
"Maybe if we circulate this among ourselves, American citizens will find the back bone to start speaking and voicing the same truths. If you agree, please send this on," the e-mail urged.
http://www.southtownstar.com/news/1105325,081308ruffweb.article
Of course, the Muslim leaders are upset. They spun the message to this:
"Ruff has not only crossed us but he has betrayed the Constitution of the United States. I'm offended, and my community is offended. Maybe he needs to re-read the constitution," he said.
So Muslims are angry at Ruff because he does NOT want the U.S. to support or endorse Sharia law (he was probably irritated at those Muslim women who wanted tax dollars spent to keep a public pool open longer, with a privacy fence and female life gaurds so as not to break Sharia law).
Those Muslim leaders need to re-read the Constitution themselves. They haven't a clue.
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As long as we read only that with which we agree, we learn nothing. - Chester Dolan
Los Angeles want's to give up 1.6 Million bucks on a Book Fair in MEXICO. Nice!
http://mayorsam.blogspot.com/2008/08/city-to-spend-16-million-on-book-fair.html
BTW - They want to do this even though funding for local libraries is low and in need of new books. Way to prioritize American tax dollars.
I can tell you're winning the argument by your rapidly decaying use of proper grammer and additional cursing. LOL! Whatever you say.
I still wonder how much time you've spent in Africa though. I won't ever be able to convince you that your views are truely racist towards blacks. Even after posting the definition of racism for you. You still can't comprehend that it is a racist belief that only blacks, out of all other cultures and races in the U.S., can't transcend past wrongs without the help of another mixed race of people.
Man, you have it all. The American dream of owning your own business and worth more than a million bucks! Wow. Turning down a recording deal worth millions! Amazing. Ihub has it's own P-Diddy posting here (course, he's a billionaire). I believe all that! However...
It looks to me that you've backed away from your assumptions a little bit now that you're seeing the light. You're not quite as willing to commit fully to a point because you're finding they are flawed. For example, you seemed upset that the Jews were given land that was not their's. I did assume you were referring to Palestinians because that's what most anti-semantic people do. If you weren't referring to that, maybe you could be more clear then as to what you are whining about regarding what the Jews received and how. But man, you haven't a clue the history of that area and the MULTITUDE OF CONQUERERS. Let me help you out:
http://www.zionism-israel.com/zionism_timeline.htm
Before anyone bashes the source, timeline, or info therein, please don't waste that post without supporting links, etc.
http://www.mideastweb.org/timeline.htm
http://www.afsc.org/israel-palestine/learn/timeline.htm
http://www.doublestandards.org/pales_time.html
Last free post. Laters.
Hilarious:
Where are you getting this.. just talking out your ass!!
I said nothing of the sort. So you don't need reparations to transcend past wrongs? It's a binary argument. Either you argue for them or against them. You are clearly arguing for them. Why? Because as you stated, racism is the root of all problems of blacks. That pretty much fits my assertion of your racist posts. In fact, it's your words.
Fuck Jesse Jackson, he want to be like me, but you can hold a candle to the sun. I have no idea what you just posted here.
As for your edit.. it sounds like what happened to blacks in America up until 1970, when then a movement was being made in the right direction. Thanks for making my agruement. Go read some more and come back with your ignorant spin! No, actually I pointed out that it isn't only the Jewish conspiracy (to whatever degree you believe) hurting the Palestinians as you seem to focus on. People like you tend to not look at all facts but only those spoon fed to you. The lazy way out. Now you know but you'll still only name the Jews when whining about Palestinians being displaced. You would refer to yourself as ignorant here, yes?
Good call. The race warlords in the U.S. will try to align themselves with anyone that claims wrongs, such as the sex slave trade you mentioned. The sex slave trade will be washed over here. Just Watch.
Funny how Soul Washer refrained from condemning slavery in Africa though expected. If the so-called black leaders had the courage of their convictions, they'd spend some time in Africa talking and asking for reparations. At least 1/10 the time they spend doing it in the U.S.
Really? All Jews went to Israel? I thought many remained in Germany. Then again, I've yet to see any "Reparations" signs being held by Jewish folks in Germany. LOL!
You do know that your arguments are quite racist towards blacks, eh?
Racism - The belief that race accounts for differences in human character or ability and that a particular race is superior to others.
So you believe that of all races and cultures here and around the world, ONLY the blacks in America can't seem to transcend past wrongs without any help from another race.
Interesting. Let us know when Jesse Jackson holds a news conference blasting you for believing that blacks are inferior to whites. I'm curious how you'd argue that. LOL!
Everyone is treated as equals all around the world for all cultures and races except for blacks in the U.S. LOL! I'll wager there are thousands of Palestinians in Saudi Arabia that would gladly trade places with blacks in America.
Edit - Here ya go, Soul Washer.
"The IJ [immigration judge] recognized, based on Ahmed’s testimony, that Palestinians in Saudi Arabia are relegated to officially sanctioned second-class status incorporated into the legal and social structure of Saudi Arabia. Ahmed sought to portray this treatment as persecution providing grounds for asylum. He testified that although his parents have lived in Saudi Arabia for 50 years and Ahmed was born in the country, neither he nor his parents have been able to obtain Saudi citizenship because Saudi Arabia reserves citizenship for people of Saudi descent. To remain in the country, Palestinians must renew their residence permits every two years for a fee of 2,000 Riyals (about $530). Palestinians must also be "sponsored" by a Saudi Arabian citizen to own real property, work, or own a business. To illustrate the harsh effects of this requirement, Ahmed related that his father had successfully operated and
expanded a grocery store for 15 years, only to see his Saudi sponsor - the de jure owner of the store - take the business away once it became profitable. Each time a Palestinian wishes to change jobs, he must change sponsors for a fee of 6,000 Riyals (about $1,600).
Ahmed testified about his experience while growing up in Saudi Arabia. He was barred from certain activities during high school and initially was not allowed to attend a university because he was an alien. Although he was able to gain admission to King Saud University in Riyadh because of his talent for soccer and the connections of a family friend, he was forced to study political and administrative science at the university because aliens could not choose their own topic of study. After graduating from the university and searching for a job for more than a year, Ahmed was hired in 1993 to sell cars. He testified that he was paid one-third as much as his Saudi counterparts and had to work significantly longer hours."
http://www.muhajabah.com/islamicblog/archives/veiled4allah/006377.php
Blame it all on the Jews though. Because apparently, Palestinians just popped up in Israel and were not forced out of neighboring Arab states. Whine.
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It could be transferred to at least a semi-private plan for EVERYONE. As we move forward, we could wean off of the government. If nothing else, privatize death benefits within Social Security. Redirect a few bucks of S.S. into a term life insurance plan that renews and will pay more than that $212 bucks when your spouse dies. That'd be a great start.
Hear, hear!
"Every American has had wrongs done against them, had set backs, unfair circumstances etc.... When do we say get over it and get on with it??!!"
As soon as the goons that make a living off inciting race hatred are out of business. Then folks will get on with it.
Where is Africa's responsibility in all this? A coin has two sides, remember? I wonder how much time you've actually spent in Africa. I mean, amongst the people helping out.
I agree. The people who feel oppressed and view the situation as you do will only perpetuate the problems in urban America as it relates to race. Waiting for the supposed oppressors to do the work for them is ridiculous at best assuming they actually believe that crap. That's like the Jews waiting for common Germans to provide jobs after WWII rather than becoming the business owners they are today.
I also wonder if you think that the Jesse Jacksons should spend more time promoting education and self responsibility than jumping on whatever political issue is available to make the front page.
Though he is pretty much a racist himself, at least Malcom X promotes self responsibility within the black community. Though he also encourged rejecting "Americanism". Wow, that helps. LOL!
I wonder why the Chinese aren't looking for reparations as to how they were treated when they were helping to build the west.
What do you mean you have no idea what the answer is? In that same post, you answered it:
"One thing for sure is that Blacks will have to take more responsibility for the problems they face."
There. Debate over.
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As long as we read only that with which we agree, we learn nothing. - Chester Dolan
I haven't really looked but thought it would become obvious by now. Anyone know where China stands regarding this conflict? China and Russia are pretty tight. I'd hate for any nation including the U.S. to have to go against both countries if it came to war.
Hopefully, we can convince China that what Russia is doing is wrong and keep them neutral. But then again, China made somewhat the same moves against Taiwan.
I don't like where this is heading and Soul Washer's going to have to put the whole racism issue on the back burner for a while.
Tommy, you use solely charts to pick your entries/positions?
BTW - Nice calls. Looks like your TRA is moving back up as well. Thoughts on that one?
I don't think there will be an excuse on his part not to show up. He has them believing that he doesn't need to show up for the stock to do well. By now, he has convinced most on that board that even if CSHD and Rufus fail, it won't be his fault. His plan succeeded. Some will be upset. But others like H2omd will accept it and blame a corrupt system rather than the scam artist. That's what my crystal ball tells me. LOL!
Debunking myths about off-shore drilling. I know, I know, we need alternative energy. No one disagrees. Alternative means are coming regardless if we allow the drilling. 10 years from now, we won't magically see all gas power engines disappear:
· Drilling is pointless because the United States has only 3 percent of the world's oil reserves. This is a misleading because it refers only to known oil reserves. According to the Interior Department's Minerals Management Service (MMS), while there are an estimated 18 billion barrels of oil in the off-limits portions of the OCS, those estimates were made using old data from now-outdated seismic equipment. In the case of the Atlantic Ocean, the data were collected before Congress imposed a moratorium on offshore drilling in 1981. In 1987, the MMS estimated that there were 9 billion barrels of oil in the Gulf of Mexico. By 2006, after major advances in seismic technology and deepwater drilling techniques, the MMS resource estimate for that area had ballooned to 45 billion barrels. In short, there could be much more oil under the sea than previously known. The demand for energy is going up, not down. And for a long time, even as alternative sources of energy are developed, more oil will be needed.
· The oil companies aren't using the leases they already have. According to the MMS, there were 7,457 active leases as of June 8. Of those, only 1,877 were classified as "producing." As we pointed out in a previous editorial, the five leases that have made up the Shell Perdido project off Galveston since 1996 are not classified as producing. Only when it starts pumping the equivalent of an estimated 130,000 barrels of oil a day at the end of the decade will it be deemed "active." Since 1996, Shell has paid rent on the leases; filed and had approved numerous reports with the MMS, including an environmentally sensitive resource development plan and an oil spill recovery plan that is subject to unannounced practice runs by the MMS; drilled several wells to explore the area at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars; and started constructing the necessary infrastructure to bring the oil to market. The notion that oil companies are just sitting on oil leases is a myth. With oil prices still above $100 a barrel, that charge never made sense. - The anti-drilling crowd never made sense on this point.
· Drilling is environmentally dangerous. Opposition to offshore drilling goes back to 1969, when 80,000 barrels of oil from an offshore oil well blowout washed up on the beaches of Santa Barbara. In 1971, the Interior Department instituted a host of reporting requirements (such as the resource development and oil spill recovery plans mentioned above) and stringent safety measures. Chief among them is a requirement for each well to have an automatic shut-off valve beneath the ocean floor that can also be operated manually. According to the MMS, between 1993 and 2007, there were 651 spills of all sizes at OCS facilities (in federal waters three miles or more offshore) that released 47,800 barrels of oil. With 7.5 billion barrels of oil produced in that time, that equates to 1 barrel of oil spilled per 156,900 barrels produced. That's not to minimize the danger. But no form of energy is perfect or without trade-offs. Besides, if it is acceptable to drill in the Caspian Sea and in developing countries such as Nigeria where environmental concerns are equally important, it's hard to explain why the United States should rule out drilling off its own coasts.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/11/AR2008081102145.html
Obama get's more props... from "Communist Party USA". LOL!
http://www.cpusa.org/article/articleview/975/1/27/
In case there was any question of what the left wing, long term agenda is.
LOL! Done with ignorance? Then stop the race baiting and focus on people like this guy:
http://contentdm.lib.uidaho.edu/hampton_collection/bio.html
To hear you talk, you've never left the south. No one's going to pretend bigotry doesn't exist in some areas today. No one's going to say slavery was a good thing... errrr... except in some African nations of course.
Instead of Malcom X's 100k man march on Washington, how bout visiting some of these: http://www.blackpast.org/?q=aaw/african-american-museums-west
Instead of breaking a brick over a white man's head during a riot in retaliation of a criminal being beaten by white cops (extreme, I agree but...), use it as an example to put away said white cops and leverage the opportunity to show that blacks are NOT a violent people.
Violence = Ignorance. God I'd hope you are done with it.
Oh, struck a nerve eh? I have one to counter your massacre of 75 years ago. LOL!
Did you hear what happened in New Orleans after Kitrina just a few years ago? Yeah, spin the responsibility off the offenders. Do the same thing over and over again expecting the same result of less bigotry.
Geeeee, how on earth did the Jews ever get over the holocaust from 65 years ago and prosper not only in Germany but around the world?
Oppression of blacks nor slavery existed on the West Coast. In fact, there were towns built and named by Black people. Oh, here's one: http://www.blackpast.org/?q=aaw/boley-oklahoma-1903 So explain the racism out West, please. As a white person, I wouldn't walk alone through Compton day or night. Strange that, eh? Probably wouldn't be as bad if we didn't have some race warlords making a living off convincing some blacks that they really are being oppressed today.
One more item of note. In the U.S., YOUR story is called a massacre and the sight is historical. Just think. If only they would have been in Africa. The numbers killed would be multiplied by at least 10, the sight would be owned by the murderers and you MIGHT read about it in National Geographic magazine being referred to as one of many ethnic cleansings. Isn't African heritage the culture you're trying to get the U.S. closer to for blacks? No thank you. In the U.S., contrary to African heritage, violence is considered wrong. Black Africans made a lot of trade off slavery. Wonder when they'll offer up the proverbial apology. Wonder when they'll even be asked to do so.
LOL! Please, get over yourself.
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As long as we read only that with which we agree, we learn nothing. - Chester Dolan
I'm an idiot? LOL! Whatever dude.
I'd rather be in the midst of an idiot that stands on his own two feet than a race war lord that thinks the root of all the problems blacks face today lies in slavery over 100 years ago.
An idiot by definition is one that has a mental disorder and unable to learn. There is reason here.
What you preach is about and for people whom are ABLE to learn but won't due to the slavery crutch by their own admission and will propagating laziness and an endless supply of excuses why they must rely on "the man" just to get ahead in life. There is no reason here but just a pitiful excuse to be non-achievers.
Good luck with that approach to the poverty among blacks.
It won't be much longer before people start blogging about Obama's lack of experience and how we would handle the whole Russia/Georgia issue if he were in charge.
IMO, Russia invading Georgia was also detrimental to Obama's hopes of winning the Presidency.
Like I've posted before several times. If I were a registered Democrat, I would be one pissed off voter due to the DNC offering up Obama as the candidate. He hasn't a chance.
The Nancy Pelosi type Democrats are going to find out once again, that their politics are far from the mainstream... errrr... reality for that matter.
Because there are no MM's making a market for this POS. Only matched trades. It goes to .0001 when people want to take the loss and there's someone else willing to buy at that price. Ditto for whatever price it's at today.
IF this wasn't delisted to the grey sheets coupled with this on-going investigation, make no mistake that the MM's making a market in this would bring it to your .0001 range. And not because of some conspiracy but because people would be dumping this hard.
What I was referring to was that there is no possible way to tax a corporation's revenue, income, profit, whatever the case may be. Of course public companies post profits to boost their stock. Exxon missed estimates but still made a 10.9 Billion profit 1st qtr this year. That is referred to by some in power as "windfall" profits that should be taxed.
Does anyone here really think that Exxon would simply accept that 10.9 billion to be decreased by whatever % due to taxes? Hell no. Why? Because their profit margin goals will remain the same and investors wouldn't tolerate it being lowered. They won't lower their targets because of Congress. They'll just raise the price a bit. And that's what I mean when I say that corporations simply collect taxes to pass along to the government. They do not PAY taxes themselves. A tax increase on corporations is a tax increase on you and I.
And there's your inflation, folks. Well, part of it. FORGET ABOUT TAXING CORPORATIONS.
Corporations don't pay taxes. They "collect" taxes and pass them on. A tax increase on corporations only means increased inflation for the consumer.
That's why we should go to the National Retail Sales Tax.
You want the ultra-rich (billionaires) to pay their fair share? Get them when they buy that Boat, Helicopter, Jet, Mansion and multiple cars. Get them when they fill said mansions up with furniture.
You want the black marketeers to pay their fair share? Get them when they purchase legal goods from the spoils of their criminal activity.
Won't block illegal immigrants? Fine, we'll get them when they go to the mall with a fist full of cash.
Make no mistake. Just because some political joker works to raise taxes on corporations, said corporations will NOT adjust their profit margins accordingly. They will earn the same.
So you believe that Gorbachev would have ended the Cold War without Reagan or someone using Reagan's policies. Got it. LOL! But what I specifically said was military spending as a result of the Cold War ending decreased by around 100 billion big ones. That happened over a period of a few years and helped Clinton's balancing of the budget.
I don't know enough about Georgia/Russia history to have an opinion on what a response should be. But off the top of my head, here's what I would do:
I would go the UN with some cease fire resolutions. Get other countries like France and Germany on board. And then not offer a single dime or soldier to enforce whatever resolution passes. I would, however, help Georgia with financial aid for reconstruction when this is over.
LOL! It adds up doesn't it. Ummm. You left that out of your diatribe. On Iraq, you know the next president is going to enjoy balancing the budget once we're out of that one, ya know? Kinda like Clinton enjoyed the major decreases in military spending as a result of Reagan's ending the cold war.
But you won't give Reagan credit, will you?
You presume to know my opinions on Russia to confirm for yourself that someone that doesn't sway your way thinks 180 degrees the other. Hard to argue a centrist, eh? LOL! Well, I guess I do lean more to the right.
Obama has Democrats worried about his budget plan which draws from Bush's bookkeeping methods:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/09/AR2008080901860.html/
When Democrats are worried about spending and the budget coming from their own, I'm worried. LOL!
I'll leverage this post to show a little something about Canada's Universal Health care:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080809.wtumour09/BNStory/National/home
The woman was told to wait 4 weeks to have a tumor removed... a tumor that doubled in size within 2 weeks! She packed her bags and came to the U.S. to have it removed immediately at a cost of 78k.
Note that Canada does NOT have the same illegal immigration problem we have. When I have to take one of my kids to the emergency room, I wear an INS T-shirt just to clear the place out else we're waiting for at least 4 hours. I live just north of Atlanta.
There's a solution but it must include removing the illegal immigration problem FIRST. Then you can talk about Universal health care. However, removing the illegal immigration issue may prove to lower costs of our current system to a more tolerable level anyway.
Let's spend 51 million to fly illegals back to Mexico. We'll do this because we find about one dead Mexican per day around the border from heat exhaustion (insert insensitve comment here). On top of that, let's use a Mexican airline to do the work. Yes, that will deter illegal immigration.
http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/252028
Let's not talk about our deficit any more.
LOL! Let's give 500k to a think tank to encourage global warming awareness among blacks:
http://sayanythingblog.com/readers/entry/500k_to_inform_african_americans_on_global_warming/
I don't ever want to hear another Democrat say a thing about our deficit in the U.S. Ever.
LOL! And to your point, that "decisions will still be made, words will still be spoken and actions will still be considered .. "
I find it interesting that whatever actions take place, the support for said actions come from the decider's (whoever that may be at any given time) constituents.
Have a good evening!
LOL! Apparently, you do hence the post. But, let's noodle out the difference between what the U.S. and Russia have done:
We attacked Iraq having approved UN resolutions.
Russia attacked Georgia having NO approved UN resolutions even after requesting such.
You can argue the rest all you want but there's your two major differences on the surface.
You weren't kidding:
Looks low enough to where I could average down some tomorrow and make up some of today's loss. Hate those early entries.
Thanks for the chart and heads up. I'll watch my IBM holdings closely.
.IBMIE IBM SEP 125 Calls
I'm betting that IBM will help the DOW's increase! LOL! Let's see.
I have an uncle in Louisiana that worked for the gas company. He mentioned back in May that there was no reason for Nat Gas to follow oil. He felt that Nat Gas was priced too high.
FWIW, anyway. LOL! He doesn't control the market though. Hehehe
Either way, it will be interesting to see what happens to oil in the long run (3 months or so).
In this case, are you playing a straddle on oil or anything like that?
My point is that hypocrisy runs rampant on both sides of the argument regarding the Iraq war and terrorism for that matter.
LOL! I just remembered. Someone posted a comparison to Israel and Iran. They posted since Iran is an ally of Russia in light of today's tensions, what we the U.S. would think if Russia attacked Mexico.
We may find out except it isn't Mexico that was attacked but Georgia. However, I doubt we get involved too much there. WAY too risky, IMO.
IMO, I wouldn't call support for oil above $100. There's so much negative press on the price of oil now days, coupled with no supply issues (even though PR's come out with a "Supply Worries" headline time to time). Oil's going right back to under $100, IMO. Not much lower than that but I see it in the mid $90's when all's said and done.
Speculators didn't want to get caught long in the negative publicity so they took their dough to invest elsewhere.
As I agree with 99% of what you posted, I don't agree that it's part of a governmental plan. As long as we go from a Republic to a Democracy where core groups CAN and WILL vote your property away for distribution, the welfare zones CAN and WILL do it. It's not the government's fault or plan. It's the fault of those that believe the government is supposed to monitor and distribute wealth.
If we were to distribute wealth evenly amongst every American, we'd each have about 40 million bucks. I think you'll agree where most of that wealth would be after 10 - 20 years and what groups would have squandered it over the same period.
The lower achievers will always be controlled. That's what makes them happy being low achievers. And they'll continue to vote accordingly.
Sounds like you've identified a group of people unable to control their own bodies and look to clinics to repair irresponsible behavior.
Of course, welfare zones aren't really known for their ability to make good decisions. LOL!
You're also suggesting that "welfare zones" are more populated by blacks than any other race of American people. Yet, another problem that needs attention.
IMO, we need more leaders from the black community to address these issues. Anyone else that brings up the facts are referred to as "racists". Until the government form of coddling stops, these problems will remain.
RBL's % is about right on looking at 95' numbers and was actually in line with total race numbers in America as %'s:
http://www.abortionfacts.com/statistics/race.asp
I would be interested in seeing the current statistics though.
What a hypocrite:
Putin earlier Monday compared the actions of Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili to war crimes perpetrated by deposed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
"Saddam Hussein, of course, needed to be hanged for destroying several Shiite villages," Putin said. "But (not) the current Georgian leadership, which in less than an hour drove tanks through children and old people, burned people alive in their homes. These leaders need to be protected!"
All I remember Putin doing is trying to stop the U.S. from enforcing UN resolutions against Saddam. Wow.
What? Not even close. The Russia/Georgia thing is about territory and who controls it.
Israel attacked Lebanon because they support Hezbollah and performed an incursion into Israel killing some soldiers and kidnapping two others. Israel didn't keep any land over it and no more Hezbollah guerrillas have attacked out of Lebanon since then.
LOL! Go Israel! Kill the Islamic terrorists. Kill them all with excessive force.