- OBOZO WTF -- WOLF, 05/15/12 6:37pm
1. He lied about bringing the troops home as soon as he was elected.
2. He lied about cutting the deficit in half.
3. He lied about saying he would bring all of us together.
4. He lied about fixing the economy.
5. He was part of ACORN and helped the sub-prime mortgage crisis grow.
6. In 2004 he said the Bush administration was the most fiscally irresponsible he has even seen, yet he is on pace to double George W's spending.
7. He is focusing on social issues in stead of fixing the real issues (economy, debt, war).
8. He abused his power and made appointments when Congress wasn't truly out of session.
9. He is attacking the Constitution with the NDAA and the extension of the Patriot Act.
10. He still blame's George W for not being able to get anything done even though he has extended many of his policies.
Your time is through, Mr. President. The American people certainly deserve better than a deceitful, socialist president.
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- The Real Reason Republicans Have Been Sabotaging America -- No name, 05/21/12 8:10am
It's not so much that Obama is black. That is a factor, of course, but that's not the biggest issue.
The real reason Republicans have been trying to sabotage Obama and the country is humiliation, personal humiliation. Their man, George W. Bush, was president for eight years, and their party also held majorities in Congress for most that time. And the result? Well, to put it mildly, they basically peed their pants on live TV with the world watching. Republicans cheered Bush as he cut taxes. They whistled and applauded when he strutted around on the deck of that aircraft carrier in the full flight suit. They were riding high.
And then everything went horribly, horribly wrong. All on their watch. All in broad daylight. Afghanistan fell apart as Bush's unnecessary, ill-conceived, and falsely motivated war in Iraq dragged on. Osama was on the loose. Bush made a complete ass of himself in every news conference. And the whole country came apart at the seams in 2008. Republicans were wrong, and it was obvious. The whole Republican ideology was caught like a bug in a skillet, and they had nowhere to turn to avoid humiliation.
Now, they could have just backed off and taken a second look at their policies. Maybe tax cuts for the wealthy don't solve everything. Maybe someone should keep an eye on what the scamps in Wall Street do with the matches they seem to like to play with so much. Maybe war wasn't cheap and easy. Maybe going after Osama Bin Laden was worthwhile. In short, Republicans could have looked at revising their playbook.
Not these folks. The first thing these Republicans did was get angry. Like assholes in the wrong always do, they looked for any out they could find. Introspection? Reflection? Yeah, right.
It is important to remember that this humiliation was personal. It was not just an organizational failure. Individual Republicans across the country had been gushing and fainting over Bush since his first term began. These were real people with real families. How were they going to explain to their children and grandchildren? Their party, their president, their Congress had wrecked the country. They themselves had laughed while people at their convention wore purple band-aids, mocking duly awarded military medals. They had swooned over George W. Bush in his cowboy hat as he drove his pickup around "the ranch." Republicans, in short, had made complete asses of themselves.
Enter the Tea Party. After finally and belatedly waking up at the economic switch and discovering that they had caused a catastrophe, the Republicans lost the election in 2008. The Republican Bush Fan Club—essentially their entire party—suddenly decided that Bush wasn't a Republican after all. In fact, neither were they. No one was a Republican. You say you are looking for the Republicans who caused all of this horrible damage to the country? Well, said the Republicans, we don't know this party of which you speak. What are Republicans? We are the Tea Party. We aren't responsible for what Republicans did. Who's George W. Bush?
The Tea Party dodge helped to throw off the bloodhounds, but then the Republicans had another problem. The Republican party still existed. It was their whole infrastructure. The Tea Party didn't have a single building, no checking accounts, no donor list, no elected officials under its banner. It was just a few travel trailers and some Founding Father kitsch provided by the Koch Brothers. Sooner or later Tea Partiers were going to have to be Republicans again.
It is kind of beautiful when you think about it. The most incompetent, most blameworthy, most idiotic Republicans dodged their identity as Republicans to become Tea Partiers. Then they came back and "took over" their party again. It wasn't the old Republican Party that had done all of those bad things to the country anymore, though. All that sin was washed away by the name change and the Uncle Sam costumes. The Republican party rose phoenix-like from the ashes. And all the old, bad ideas were now new and worse.
But they needed one more thing. They needed Obama to fail, and it was not because he was black. Republicans needed Obama to fail because Republicans had themselves failed so badly. America lost horribly under their leadership, and the were not about to let America win under someone else. It is as ugly and simple as that.
Rush Limbaugh said it clearly. He wanted Obama to fail. Mitch McConnell said it only slightly less clearly. Job number one for the Republicans was to make sure Obama was a one-term president.
Now would good Americans fail their country and then deliberately try to make sure no one else could succeed? Would good Americans take the country's economy hostage and play chicken with our national creditworthiness? Would good Americans put down American economic gains and business environment at every opportunity? I don't think so. Good Americans wouldn't do that.
Republican politicians would though. And, by the way, they want to run the country again.
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- GOP steps up the War on Women -- No name, 05/12/12 8:47am
Nebraska court: Woman must testify in rape case
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- The Nebraska Supreme Court says a Kansas woman can be sent to jail for refusing to testify against the Nebraska man she has accused of sexual assault.
The woman had refused to testify, saying it would shame her and her family. But a Nebraska judge ordered her last year to take the stand or face 90 days in jail, saying her testimony was important to the case.
The Associated Press does not name victims of sexual assault.
The state's highest court upheld the judge's decision Friday, saying a state law that allows witnesses to decline to testify when they would be shamed or publicly disgraced doesn't apply in criminal cases.
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- WTF OBOZO -- WOLF, 05/14/12 8:20pm
According to Edward Klein in today’s New York Post, then-Senator Barack Obama’s political campaign tried, through back channels, to bribe Rev. Jeremiah Wright not to speak during the 2008 election cycle. The price: $150,000.
According to Wright, “one of Barack’s closest friends” directed an offer to Wright through a member of Wright’s church. Obama also asked to meet with Wright “in secret, in a secure place.” They met one-on-one. Here’s what happened at the meeting, according to Wright:
“Barack said, ‘I’m sorry you don’t see it the way I do. Do you know what your problem is?’ And I said, ‘No, what’s my problem?’ And he said, ‘You have to tell the truth.’ I said, ‘That’s a good problem to have. That’s a good problem for all preachers to have. That’s why I could never be a politician.’
“And he said, ‘It’s going to get worse if you go out there and speak. It’s really going to get worse.’
“And he was so right.”
Apparently, then, Obama never disowned Wright’s views. He just disowned him publicly, and tried to pay him off to keep quiet.
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/nationa...l3fUF0cb7LpcNM
He really didn't need to bribe anybody! The Lame Street Media covered up everything quite well!
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- President Obama: War savings should be devoted to middle class, debt -- No name, 05/ 5/12 8:26am
In his weekly video address, President Barack Obama said money saved from winding down the war in Afghanistan should be used, in part, to "strengthen the middle class."
Highlighting his trip to Afghanistan and the partnership agreement signed between the two countries earlier in the week, the president said, "It is time to focus on nation building here at home."
"As a new greatest generation returns from overseas, we must ask ourselves, what kind of country will they come back to?" Mr. Obama asked. "Will it be a country where everyone gets a fair shot, everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same set of rules - a country with opportunity worthy of the troops who protect us?"
"I don't think we should prioritize things like more tax cuts for millionaires while cutting the kinds of investments that built a strong middle class," said the president.
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- Rick -- mr dick, 02/ 7/12 4:57pm
I m back, and got lots of new blood and new parts ,so look out
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- Conservative vs Lieral Belives -- WOLF, 05/ 3/12 11:04pm
Since these labels mean different things at different times, and in different contexts,
what is it that most agree on?
via "google" search of "liberal vs conservative", this site popped up first:
Conservative vs. Liberal Beliefs
LIBERALS – believe in government action to achieve equal opportunity and equality for all. It is the duty of the government to alleviate social ills and to protect civil liberties and individual and human rights. Believe the role of the government should be to guarantee that no one is in need.Liberal policies generally emphasize the need for the government to solve problems.
CONSERVATIVES – believe in personal responsibility, limited government, free markets, individual liberty, traditional American values and a strong national defense. Believe the role of government should be to provide people the freedom necessary to pursue their own goals.Conservative policies generally emphasize empowerment of the individual to solve problems.
Except for the stance on terrorism "Terrorism poses one of the greatest threats to the U.S",
i'd agree with all of the conservative views.
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- OBAMA"S ACCOMPLISHMENTS -- WOLF, 04/10/12 7:59am
OBAMA ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
-- HIGHEST number of unemployed Americans IN HISTORY.
-- HIGHEST number of poverty level Americans IN HISTORY.
-- HIGHEST budget deficits IN HISTORY.
-- HIGHEST national debt IN HISTORY.
-- HIGHEST rate of increae of national debt IN HISTORY.
-- WORST depression in 70 years.
-- WORST housing market in 70 years.
-- WORST job market for African Americans IN HISTORY.
-- Most divisive political climate in 150 years.
-- Unprecedented Chicago thug-like bullying and threats against the Judicial Branch.
-- Most arrogant, snobbish Marie-Antoinette-style First Family IN HISTORY..
Congrats Barry... you really did "fundamentally transform" the U.S.... toward becoming one of those Third World cesspools that formed your character as you grew up.
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- Look what the 986 employees got paid in 2011 -- No name, 04/20/12 12:35pm
Local_986,_2011_LM-2.pdf
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- Don't complain too much about our Union......... -- No name, 04/20/12 7:18pm
It could actually be worse. It could be like the Local 831 Decorators Union. Here is a Union where veteran Journeymen sit home while relatives and new hires work every day. And they have no protection. They never file grievances. That Union is the absolute worst and one to be ashamed of. It is just bilking the members out of their dues money because they have no withdrawal card and must continue to pay dues even when they are layed off. Tell me that doesn't suck.
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- Statement by President Obama on the Buffett Rule -- No name, 04/19/12 5:55am
"The Buffett Rule is common sense. At a time when we have significant deficits to close and serious investments to make to strengthen our economy, we simply cannot afford to keep spending money on tax cuts that the wealthiest Americans don't need and didn't ask for. But it's also about basic fairness – it's just plain wrong that millions of middle-class Americans pay a higher share of their income in taxes than some millionaires and billionaires. America prospers when we're all in it together and everyone has the opportunity to succeed."
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- Contract Agreement -- No name, 04/ 1/12 1:43am
This Question is for anybody & everybody that attended & participated in the ratification / Contract Vote meeting last week. ...... With whom did Teamsters Local 986 enter into a Collective Bargaining Agreement with?
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- Proposal Meeting? -- No name, 03/19/12 7:08pm
Why did we even have one? Not one of our proposals was voted on.
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- Santorum suggests that re-electing Obama would be better than a Romney presidency -- No name, 03/23/12 5:38am
Rick Santorum suggested Thursday that re-electing President Barack Obama would be better than electing Republican rival Mitt Romney, a statement that is arguably his toughest criticism of Romney to date.
"You win by giving people a choice. You win by giving people the opportunity to see a different vision for our country, not someone who's just going to be a little different than the person in there," Santorum told supporters in San Antonio. "If you're going to be a little different, we might as well stay with what we have instead of taking a risk with what may be the Etch A Sketch candidate of the future."
Santorum was referring to Romney, whose campaign strategist said recently that they would be able to "reset" the campaign when they transition to the general election "like an Etch A Sketch."
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- Tom Murphy passed away -- No name, 01/10/12 2:51am
On Saturday. Waiting to hear about a funeral or memorial. We will miss Tom. He was a great guy.
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- REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBERS TO VOTE ON CONTRACT -- COURIOUS MEMBER, 01/ 4/12 2:57pm
THIS IS A DIRECT QUESTION FOR WES TRENT OR ANDY PERRY. WILL ALL UNION MEMBERS BE ABLE TO VOTE ON UPCOMING CONTRACT & IF SO, WHAT REQUIREMENTS WILL THOSE MEMBERS HAVE TO FULFILL?
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- Romney, Who Has Two Harvard Degrees, Says Obama Spent ‘Too Much Time At Harvard’ -- No name, 04/ 7/12 3:51pm
Speaking at his Pennsylvania campaign headquarters this morning, Mitt Romney attacked President Obama as out of touch for spending too much time at Harvard, where the president went to law school. “We have a president, who I think is is a nice guy, but he spent too much time at Harvard, perhaps,” Romney said.
Unfortunately for Romney, his attack is undermined by the fact that the GOP presidential hopeful has twice as many degrees from Harvard as Obama. Romney earned a combined JD/MBA from the elite Cambridge, Massachusetts university. That means Romney spent an extra year at Harvard, getting the combined degree in four years, compared to Obama’s three for the JD alone. Indeed, Romney thrived at Harvard by all accounts.
Romney has previously attacked Obama for taking advice from the “Harvard faculty lounge,” even though one of Romney’s top economic advisers is Harvard professor Greg Mankiw.
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Any contract news ??? -- KJ13 (B-)), 10/ 7/11 7:40pm
All other unions (Decos, nurses, markets, U name it...) have turned down their first contract offer from the powers that be. I guess we expect change to happen through many more years of doing nothing.
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- B Shop Steward -- No name, 12/ 9/11 4:13pm
I think all the B's and C's should vote a S/S soon, or let Wes help us out. What do all you Teamsters think
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- Union Meeting Notice -- jb, 02/28/12 9:40pm
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- IHRSA time lapse link -- No name, 03/30/12 12:17pm
Watch how fast we all work.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1Ix34k8jpk
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- Union -- No name, 12/17/11 3:32pm
Union's are good Carpenter's Union, Painter's Union Teamster's Union Soviet Union
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Re: Rick -- MR T, 05/ 3/12 1:01am
Re: B Shop Steward -- Moving Target, 12/25/11 6:34pm
Re: Union Meeting Notice -- No name (LOL), 03/10/12 10:20am
