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Posts Made By: david elosser

October 28, 2009 09:47 PM Forum: Politics

President Obama-Nobel-Peace-Prize-Winner...

Posted By david elosser
...is violating international laws:
"The problem with the United States is that it is making an increased use of drones/Predators (which are) particularly prominently used now in relation to Pakistan and Afghanistan," UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Executions Philip Alston told a press conference.

"My concern is that drones/Predators are being operated in a framework which may well violate international humanitarian law and international human rights law," he said.

And Obama's killing civilians with his bombing too:
"US strikes with remote-controlled aircraft against Al-Qaeda and Taliban targets in Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan have often resulted in civilian deaths and drawn bitter criticism from local populations."

"...you have the really problematic bottom line that the CIA is running a program that is killing significant numbers of people and there is absolutely no accountability in terms of the relevant international laws," Alston said."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091028/wl_afp/unpakistanafghanistanusmissilerights

Gee, I wonder if the Nobel committee is having second thoughts???
8O

David E

October 29, 2009 05:17 PM Forum: Politics

I'll bet y'all thought...

Posted By david elosser
...that the cash for clunkers only cost taxpayers $4500 per car. Okay, there had to be administrative fees and such, so $5500, maybe $6000 per car, max. Right?
http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Investing/Dispatch/market-dispatches.aspx?post=1341914&_blg=1,1341914

And you libs want the government to run our health care. smile

David E

October 29, 2009 05:27 PM Forum: Politics

Breaking news! Emergency at the Capitol!

Posted By david elosser
"The West side of the Capitol - the area where President Barack Obama was inaugurated - is traditionally open to the public. But the entrances were blocked off Thursday morning by metal fences, with Capitol police officers standing next to staff members..."

From the Washington Times: (copy and paste into your web browser)

tinyurl.com/Capitol-Emergency

David E

October 31, 2009 11:39 AM Forum: Politics

160 grand, or 92 grand?

Posted By david elosser
The White House is claiming that over 600,000 jobs were "created or saved" by the Stumulus Package. Perhaps as high as one million. Taking that high number, one million, and since 160 billion dollars of stimulus money has been spent so far, ABC pointed out that it works out to costing the taxpayers $160,000 per job. Jared Bernstein, the senior economic adviser to VP Joe Biden says, no, that figure actually is closer to $92,000. Obviously Mr Bernstein is a product of our public education system. I think our tax dollars would be better spent on giving our public officials like Mr Bernstein some remedial math courses.

Of course, which ever figure is correct, 160 grand or 92 grand, it still comes out to a huge waste of our money.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/10/160000-per-stimulus-job-white-house-calls-that-calculator-abuse.html

David E

October 31, 2009 02:57 PM Forum: Politics

Holy Liberal Republican Batman!

Posted By david elosser
"Republican Dede Scozzafava has suspended her bid in next Tuesday’s NY 23 special election, a huge development that dramatically shakes up the race."

Basically, (for those of you not following this campaign) this opens the door very wide for the Conservative candidate, Doug Hoffman, who has said that he would vote and work with Republicans if elected. Although Dede has not endorsed any candidate, she has released her staff and supporters to go to whichever candidate they want. Dede Scozzafava is a liberal, about as liberal as the Democrat candidate. It's interesting that Republican voters appear to have jumped ship to the conservative candidate, according to the polls, which prompted Dede's exit from the race.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/scorecard/1009/BREAKING_Scozzafava_drops_out_of_NY_23.html

David E

November 1, 2009 12:39 AM Forum: Politics

Promises promises

Posted By david elosser
That's all you ever get!

"Attorney General Eric Holder says a lawsuit in San Francisco over warrantless wiretapping threatens to expose ongoing intelligence work and must be thrown out. In making the argument, the Obama administration agreed with the Bush administration's position on the case but insists it came to the decision differently. A civil liberties group criticized the move Friday as a retreat from promises President Barack Obama made as a candidate..."The Obama administration has essentially adopted the position of the Bush administration in these cases, even though candidate Obama was incredibly critical of both the warrantless wiretapping program and the Bush administration's abuse of the state secrets privilege," said Bankston.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j9n5u8khGqNQT6DTlcKGV6ouKqfQD9BLULIG2

David E



November 5, 2009 07:50 PM Forum: Politics

The party of "No!"

Posted By david elosser
"Senate Democrats have blocked a GOP attempt to require next year's census forms to ask people whether they are a U.S. citizen."

You just gotta love one of their reasons: "Critics said Vitter's plan... would be hugely expensive. "

Gee, Nurse Nancy's $trillion+ health care overhaul is not hugely expensive?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091105/ap_on_go_co/us_congress_counting_immigrants_1

David E
(Of course Democrats in Washington will be exempt from being counted anyway as none of them have any census. wink grin )

November 6, 2009 03:08 PM Forum: Politics

Obamanomics marches on.

Posted By david elosser
"The Labor Department said Friday that jobless rate rose to 10.2 percent, the highest since April 1983, from 9.8 percent in September. The economy shed a net total of 190,000 jobs in October,"
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Jobless-rate-tops-10-pct-for-apf-563122944.html?x=0&.v=8

In the article, Christopher S. Rugaber, AP Economics Writer wrote:
"Nearly 16 million people can't find jobs even though the worst recession since the Great Depression has apparently ended." This man is an idiot, telling 16 million people there's no jobs for them but the recession is over? Not one month since Obama-Nobel took office has the private sector created a net increase in jobs but everything's hunky-dorey? "The net loss of jobs occurred across most industries, from manufacturing and construction to retail and financial." he writes. Man, what a recovery! "Economists say the unemployment rate could climb as high as 10.5 percent next year because employers remain reluctant to hire." Yep! The economy's rebounding at full steam. ""It's not a good report," said Dan Greenhaus, chief economic strategist for New York-based investment firm Miller Tabak & Co. "What we're seeing is a validation of the idea that a jobless recovery is perfectly on track."" Excuse me Mr Greenhaus, what dentist did you get your "toothless dentures" from? 8O "Counting those who have settled for part-time jobs or stopped looking for work, the unemployment rate would be 17.5 percent, the highest on records dating from 1994." Yep, it's pedal to the metal for our rebounding economy!

David E

November 6, 2009 04:40 PM Forum: Politics

Time to go back to school...

Posted By david elosser
Now, I attended many a University study while at UNC-G in the seventies, but never one like this! shocked
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g8IeyP6edVq0D2prS77ffpRk2p8AD9BQ1L4O0

I wonder who wrote this line: 8O
"A spokesman for Duke said the sex-toy party project went through the peer review process." grin

David E

November 6, 2009 06:12 PM Forum: Politics

Obama's reaction

Posted By david elosser
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33712858/ns/us_news-tragedy_at_fort_hood
"We don't know all the answers yet. And I would caution against jumping to conclusions until we have all the facts," Obama said in a Rose Garden statement.

Excuse me Mr Nobel Piece Prize Winner, but just who are you to be lecturing me on not jumping to conclusions? :S
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32092715/

David E

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