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Old 07-27-2012, 12:48 PM
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if that's success, i'd hate to see failure.
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if that's success, i'd hate to see failure.
Something like that?



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Old 07-27-2012, 01:42 PM
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Meanwhile, in provocative graphics that really say little of value:

Interesting how unemployment levels have decreased despite the reduction in government jobs.

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it's all relative.






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Old 07-27-2012, 08:35 PM
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it's all relative.
No, it's not. There are a lot of very important jobs done by government employees and a lot of very important jobs done by private sector employees. There are also a lot of shitbags employed by both the public and private sector.


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Originally Posted by Scrappy Jack
No, it's not. There are a lot of very important jobs done by government employees and a lot of very important jobs done by private sector employees. There are also a lot of shitbags employed by both the public and private sector.

One big difference--shitbags in the private sector can get fired. Of course the huge military draw-down is where we see the government rolls shrinking.

Personally, one would think the country with with the highest productivity in the world wouldn't require a government to take 25% of GDP to operate effectively. 10% perhaps?
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nah we're fine.

we can print 1's and 0's. Debt per capita.

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Black wedding banned by Baptist church

I found this stunning. I mean, wut? In this day and age? I also found the following quote rather informative from the article...

The United ----- College Fund provides funding for HISTORICALLY Black colleges to provide scholarships. At these Historically Black Colleges, White students are eligible to receive full ride scholarships to encourage diversity. Guess where this funding comes from? The United ----- College Fund. White students are recipients of money put into the UNCF. Second the pastor admitted it was a racial issue. He also admitted that he himself had no problem with the ceremony being held there and wanted it to be held there, but that certain members of the congregation disagreed. So it wasn't a problem of membership.
I never knew they provided funding to all races, I always had thought it was just blacks and no one else. Huh.

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One big difference--shitbags in the private sector can get fired. Of course the huge military draw-down is where we see the government rolls shrinking.
lolol@the idea public sector employees can't be fired.
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Originally Posted by blaen99
Black wedding banned by Baptist church

I found this stunning. I mean, wut? In this day and age? I also found the following quote rather informative from the article...

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I never knew they provided funding to all races, I always had thought it was just blacks and no one else. Huh.
Sadly, that's not far from here. "In this day and age" is a bit of a silly comment -- there are racists in all ages and all areas. My issue is with the pastor. There's no excuse for his actions.
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its crazy because 90% of black people are baptist. but ive never been to a more racist place than when i was in Birmingham.
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How can the American Jews consistently vote against the interests of their group by supporting liberals? Do they know that Obama favorability is in single digits in Israel?

Pelosi: Republican Jews 'Being Exploited' | The Weekly Standard
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I could have sworn we already had this conversation...

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I could have sworn we already had this conversation...
That is obviously horribly biased and completely incorrect information because it contradicts the GOP talking points, Scrappy!
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it is biased.
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it is biased.
It certainly is. And further to that, I was vociferously and actively against Bush for his growth of government (even though it was in line with GDP growth) and his refusal to veto budgets that grew the deficit.

And now we find that Bush was a rank amateur regarding both.
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it is biased.
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It certainly is.
How so?
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How so?
Scrappy, you have to understand bro. Things like this article Daily Kos: Obama did not go on federal spending binge. Pace of increase now lowest it has been in decades are horribly biased and cannot possibly be true, because they contradict the GOP talking points - the facts be damned bro.
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Scrappy, you have to understand bro. Things like this article Daily Kos: Obama did not go on federal spending binge. Pace of increase now lowest it has been in decades are horribly biased and cannot possibly be true, because they contradict the GOP talking points - the facts be damned bro.
Braineak has already answered this. Twice. And in great detail. The term "tone deaf" comes to mind.

And besides, Scrappy voted for Ron Paul AND John McCain! He would NEVER troll the halls of Kos.
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