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Massage therapists may be good with their hands, but most also have a knack for business. You're likely to work for yourself, and your success depends largely on how many clients you bring in, so you'll need to market yourself well and develop a rapport with repeat customers. Many massage therapists work part time in several locations, including spas, hospitals, cruise ships, and sports centers.
Massage therapy uses touch to treat injuries, sooth tired or overworked muscles, reduce stress, and promote general health. Treatment comes in many varieties, including Swedish massage, deep-tissue massage, reflexology, and sports massage, and most therapists specialize in one or more. In most states, massage therapists need a license to practice.
The outlook:
As massage therapy becomes more popular, employment is expected to grow faster than average—19 percent between 2008 and 2018, according to the Labor Department. Although this industry certainly hasn't been spared the wrath of the recession, more spas and massage clinic franchises are popping up to meet increased demand for massage services, creating new openings for therapists. Massage therapists held about 122,400 jobs in 2008, and more than half were self-employed. Many more practice massage therapy as a secondary source of income.
Of those who are self-employed, most own their own businesses or work as independent contractors. Others find employment in personal care services establishments, the offices of physicians and chiropractors, fitness and recreational sports centers, and hotels. Employment is concentrated in metropolitan areas, as well as resort and destination locales.
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There are plenty of electronic coupon sites these days, but Larky is a new, free app that lets you know when you can save money without a coupon -- simply because you have a membership perk.
From AARP to college alumni groups, members often get discounts on a wide variety of products and services. But who can remember all of them? Gregg Hammerman and Andrew Bank developed Larky as an automated reminder.
Over 120 million Americans are members of at least three paid organizations like alumni groups and museums that provide some type of perk. And they aren't confined to membership organizations.
"If you have health insurance, if you've got a credit card, you've got perks," Hammerman said. "You don't necessarily have to be a member of particular groups or organizations to have them."
Credit card perk
American Express cardholders, for example, can save every time they rent a vehicle.
"When you rent a car and you're standing at the car rental counter and they ask you if you want the collision insurance in case something happens while you're driving the car, that can be a big extra charge," Hammerman said. "If you're paying with an American Express card, American Express has you covered. You don't have to pay the extra $20 a day for that."
A personal experience set Larky in motion. Hammerman was traveling with his family in Florida and was visiting a children's museum in Miami. He went to the counter and asked what it would cost for his family to enter.
"It was a nice museum so the price was going to be $60 for my entire family," Hammerman said. "But then I remembered that we were members of the children's museum back home in Michigan. When I told them that they said, 'Oh, it's free.'"
Because of a reciprocity agreement between the museums, Hammerman saved $60, but only because he happened to remember to ask. Most of the time, consumers forget to ask.
Automatic reminder
"That's what I want Larky to do, I want Larky to pop up when I walk into a place where I've got a discount and remind me of the deal."
Larky's mobile app for the iPhone -- an Android app is in the works -- does exactly that. First, you enter all the memberships, credit cards and insurance you have -- just general information, no numbers or sensitive information. For example you might enter Visa, America Express, Aetna, AAA, AARP, etc. Larky does the rest.
"Once you tell us what things you are a member of we put together a dashboard that you can either browse through or check by category, asking what restaurants will give you a discount," Hammerman said. "Or you can do it by geography, saying 'I'm going on a trip to Washington, DC, what do I have there?' You'll pretty quickly see what hotels will give you a discount, where you can save money at restaurants and what museums or attractions will provide a discount."
Discounts large and small
The discounts can add up. If you ate at restaurants that gave you a 10% or 15% discount, that's a small savings. But a lot of alumni associations have discount arrangement with car companies. Savings there can be substantial.
"If you are a member of the University of Michigan Alumni Association you get a discount on Ford cars that's equivalent to about $1,500 off a car," Hammerman said.
Hammerman said his research showed only about 100 people took advantage of that discount in 2011, suggesting a lot more either forgot or never knew. But when you download Larky and walk into a Ford showroom, the app will automatically notify you that you can get a discount.
What are some other perks you have but might not know about? According to Larky, AARP members get $10 off their bill for 20 months when they sign up for DIRECTV; AAA gives you a discount on sports equipment at Dunhams, MC Sports and other national sporting goods stores; Blue Cross Blue Shield members get discounts at Reebok.com and most alumni associations provide members with discounts of 20 to 25% on prescriptions.
It can add up to significant savings, as long as you can remember to use them. Hammerman says his app will remember for you.

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completed my 8 week stay at
St Gregory Retreat today.
the Life Process program used
here was designed by Dr.
Stanton Peele. I read his book
"The Truth about Addiction &
Recovery" a year ago, and was
impressed by his approach.
I have to admit I learned more
about recovery in these 8 weeks
than all my trips to rehab and
subsequent years in aa.
the major difference involves
not viewing substance abuse as
a disease nor declaring powerlessness.
without getting into a DSM-IV debate,
the practical elements of these views
are eliminating the "crutch" associated with
the disease concept, and realizing we have
the power within ourselves to identify and
correct the habits and behaviors that lead
to addiction.
I now understand the value of exercise,
socializing, performing community service
and goal setting, when seeking recovery.
there is so much more than just staying
away from a drink or drug; it's living
up to one's potential, remaining
responsible, accountable and reliable.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
a new perspective
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010
drug & alcohol antics
latest headlines from About.com/Alcoholism;
Pamela Bach Sentenced 90 Days in DUI Case
Pamela Bach, ex-wife of actor David Hasselhoff, has been sentenced to 90 days in jail after pleading no contest to a drunken driving charge from November. She received 60 of those days in jail because she was on probation for a previous DUI offense when she was arrested in November with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.14.
Cameron Douglas Sentenced to Five Years
Facing an alleged 10-year "mandatory" sentence of 10 years in federal prison for trafficking large amounts of methamphetamine and cocaine, Cameron Douglas, son of actor Michael Douglas, was sentenced to only five years by U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman. The sentence came after many of Douglas' famous relatives wrote letters supporting a lesser sentence.
Corey Dillon Arrested For Drunk Driving
Corey Dillion, former New England Patriots running back, was arrested in Malibu, California on suspicion of drunk driving. Police said when they stopped him for driving too slow, Dillion exhibited "multiple symptoms of being under the influence."
Mexican Drug Kingpin Sentenced in Oregon
The Mexican leader of one of the biggest methamphetamine-producing organizations in Oregon has been sentenced to 30 years behind bars. Jorge Ortiz-Oliva, 40, was the boss behind three meth "super labs" and dozens of marijuana grow operations, according to investigators.
Different Sentences for Repeat Drunk Drivers
An Indiana judge may have some explaining to do concerning two recent sentences he handed down. A male driver with five previous convictions was given four years in jail, while a female defendant with three previous drunk driving convictions, was given probation and had her charge reduced to a misdemeanor.
Liquor Commissioner Charged With Drunk Driving
Richard Simard was charged with drunk driving after he was stopped by police for driving erratically and he failed a field sobriety test. Simard, who refused to take a breath test, is one of New Hampshire's state liquor commissioners.
Previous HeadlinesWillie Nelson's Band Members Face Charges
Saying famous people are not above the law, a North Carolina prosecutor is pursuing charges against six members of Willie Nelson's band on drug and alcohol offenses. The charges stem from a search of the band's bus in January in which police seized substances which are being tested at the state crime lab. Nelson was not on the bus at the time.
Girlicious Singer Pleads Not Guilty to Cocaine Charge
Natalie Nicole Mejia, a member of the pop music group Girlicious, has entered a not guilty plea to charges of possession of cocaine with intent to sell. Mejia was arrested in March with a dozen bags of cocaine in her purse during a traffic stop. She claimed she didn't know how the drugs got into her Gucci bag.
Kentucky Assistant Coach Charged With DUI
For University of Kentucky assistant basketball coach Rod Strickland, failing several roadside sobriety tests after being stopped for running a red light was not a new experience. It turns out Strickland has had three previous drunk driving arrests. He was also charged with failure to maintain insurance and improper registration.
Drunk Granny Wrecks Car With Kids in Backseat
A Tennessee woman is facing nine different charges after she crashed her car in Memphis. The problem for Sharon Kimbrough was not that she wrecked her car, but she was drinking and had three grandchildren - ages 3, 2 and 1 - unbuckled in the backseat at the time.
Third-Grader Gives Out Heroin at School
Police have arrested the mother of an 8-year-old who had 80 bags of heroin in his backpack at school. Police may not have found the small baggies, stamped with the words "Trust Me" on them, except the third-grader was handing them out to his friends at school.
Man Sets Home Ablaze With Pot Bong
If you want to clean your marijuana bong, you might not want to do so by soaking it with alcohol and setting it on fire. That was what a New Mexico man tried when he set his mobile home on fire. He was arrested when an off-duty deputy saw him driving away from the burning trailer
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Sunday, April 25, 2010
Monday quotes
Don't let anyone steal your dream. It's your dream, not theirs.
Dan Zadra
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Lend yourself to others, but give yourself to yourself.
Michel de Montaigne
It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself.
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, learning from failure.
Colin Powell
A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.
Mark Twain
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain.
Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting
Elizabeth Bibesco
Efficiency is doing things right. Effectiveness is doing the right things.
Peter Drucker
There is nothing more genuine than breaking away from the chorus to learn the sound of your own voice
Po Bronson
God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say "thank you?"
William A. Ward
Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.William Arthur Ward
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Saturday, April 24, 2010
cognitive-behavioral therapy
from behavioralassociates.com;
the method of treatment that focuses on
helping someone learn and use new
thinking skills to modify negative behavior.
it is comprised of both cognitive
(pertaining to the mental processes of
perception, memory, judgment, and reasoning),
and behavioral factors.
the stratagies of the therapy are to uncover
irrational and problematic thinking modes
that often accompany psycholgical distress.
basically, how you think is how you feel.
the goal is to challenge and change negative,
self-defeating thoughts.
behavioral techniques work along the premise
that maladaptive behavires are learned, and
can be unlearned as well.
the tools used are training in assertiveness,
relaxation and desensitivation to feared objects.
together, cognitive and behavioral strategies
create a balanced approach to understanding
and treating common life problems.
by examining how we view ourselves and
our enviornment, the goal is to effect positive
and lasting change through modification of
maladaptive thoughts or behaviors.
our feelings are influenced by the ways we
view life events.
by changing these thoughts, one can change
resulting feelings as well.
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Friday, April 23, 2010
Friday questions
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Wednesday, April 21, 2010
behavior pyramid
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Monday, April 19, 2010
online help
found an interesting online site;
Drinkaware.co.uk, based in England
complete with features, facts, tips
and questions about alcohol
just one of many available sources of
useful information . whatever the medium,
be it press, tv or internet, there is always
a fresh perspective on the issues of addiction
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Thursday, April 15, 2010
king baby 3
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Tuesday, April 13, 2010
April is...
alcohol awareness month-
initially geared toward teens and young
adults at prom and graduation time,
alcohol awareness is expanding to
other groups as well
getting the message to pregnant
women who still may be unaware
of the risks involved even with
moderate drinking, is crucial.
senior citizens are becoming an
increasing group who are much
more difficult to identify and
address by health care workers.
professionals and white collar
workers who may be developing
patterns of abuse without even
realizing it.
the most obvious group is college
students. dealing with peer pressure
and what's become almost a rite
of passage and is expected.
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Sunday, April 11, 2010
Monday quotes
* I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward.
Thomas Alva Edison
Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it, and virtue is doing it.
David Starr Jordan
Learn the richness of solitude and quiet. That "still small voice" is yearning to be heard.
Susan Jeffers
Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought.
Henri Bergson
You have achieved success if you have lived well, laughed often and loved much.
Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking of yourself as a success.
Dr. Joyce Brothers
Defeat is simply a signal to press onward.
Helen Keller
If you have made mistakes, even serious ones, there is always another chance for you. What we call failure is not the falling down, but the staying down.
Mary Pickford
* Happiness is something that comes into our lives through doors we don't even remember leaving open.
Rose Lane
What happens to a man is less significant than what happens within him.
- Louis L. Mann
Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.
- Soren Kierkegaard
Luck is when opportunity knocks, and you answer.
- Anonymous
The miracle is this – the more we share, the more we have.
- Leonard Nimoy
Our lives improve only when we take chances - and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.
- Walter Anderson
You can't do anything about the length of your life, but you can do something about its width and depth.
- Shira Tehrani
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the now
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Saturday, April 10, 2010
cost of alcohol abuse
an eye-opening article from The Marin Institute
lists the far reaching and costly effects of over-
consumption of alcohol.
25 to 40% of all hospital beds filled due
to alcohol related complications
total annual health care costs for alcohol
related problems--175.9 BILLION
untreated alcohol related problems waste
184.6 BILLION in health care, business
and criminal justice costs and cause
more than 100,000 deaths
total cost of underage drinkers, due to
crashes and crime; 52.8 BILLION
alcohol is the #1 killer of teens;
and is associated with homicides,
suicides and drownings--the next 3
leading causes of death among youths.
sad and staggering stats about the
devastation caused by this legal substance.
Posted by Fireman John at 7:09 PM 1 comments
Friday, April 9, 2010
...the other side of our inventory
anyone in traditional 12 step
programs, has made one or several
lists of character flaws and defects.
helpful yes, to a point.
for many years I had never been
encouraged to list and call upon
my assets and resources, as a
means of addressing addiction.
we all have life resources that
should be drawn from when
dealing with any addiction.
inventory what you have, what
might be improved and what you
might acquire.
among these are; skills & talents,
family & friends, social skills,
self-management, sports &
recreation and spiritual pursuits.
we have all been made well aware
of our shortcomings-
isn't it time to examine the positive
side our inventory?
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Thursday, April 8, 2010
the rules for being human
1. you will receive a body-
you may like it or hate it, but
it will be yours for the entire
period of this time around
2. you will learn lessons-
you are enrolled in a full-time
school called life. each day in this
school you will have an opportunity
to learn lessons. you may like them
or think them irrelevent and stupid
3. there are no mistakes, only lessons-
growth is a process of trial and
error; experimentation. the failed
experiments are as much apart of
the process as the one that
ultimately works
4. a lesson is repeated until learned-
a lesson will be presented to you
in various forms until you have
learned it. when you have learned it,
you can then go on to the next lesson
5. learning lessons does not end-
there is no part of life that does
not contain its lessons. if you are
alive, there are lessons to be learned
6. "there" is no better than "here"-
when your "there" has become
a "here", you will simply obtain
another "there" that will again look
better than "here'
7. others are merely mirrors of you-
you cannot love or hate something
about another person unless it reflects
something you love or hate about yourself
8. what you make of your life is up to you-
you have all the tools and resources
you need. what you do with them
is up to you. the choice is yours
9. your answers lie inside you-
the answers to life's questions lie
inside you. all you need to do is
look, listen and trust
10. you will forget all this
11. you can remember it whenever
you want
Posted by Fireman John at 8:24 AM 2 comments
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
tip for today
think positive
it can be said, "you are what you think"
see the glass as half full
don't sweat the small stuff
remember the little engine that could;
"I thnk I can, I think I can"!
Posted by Fireman John at 12:49 AM 1 comments
Monday, April 5, 2010
Monday quotes
Alice Walker: Expect nothing, live frugally on surprise
.Anais Nin: Dreams pass into the reality of action. From the actions stems the dream again; and this interdependence produces the highest form of living
.Benjamin Franklin: Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that the stuff life is made of.
Buddha: If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change
.Carl Jung: There are as many nights as days, and the one is just as long as the other in the year's course. Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word 'happy' would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness.
Eleanor Roosevelt: I think somehow we learn who we really are and then live with that decision.
Franklin P. Jones: Love doesn't make the world go 'round; love is what makes the ride worthwhile.
Henry James: Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.
Joan Baez: You don't get to choose how you're going to die. Or when. You can only decide how you're going to live.
.John F. Kennedy: As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.
Marcus Aurelius: The universe is transformation; our life is what our thoughts make it.
Norman MacEwan: Happiness is not so much in having as sharing. We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.
Robert Byrne: The purpose of life is a life of purpose.
Robert Louis Stevenson: To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end of life.
Posted by Fireman John at 10:23 AM 1 comments
Sunday, April 4, 2010
coping skills
the crucial elements to addressing
social skills are key to the ability
to deal with people and life in general.
how we communicate, problem solve
and deal with down time.
important also are managing negative
emotions and resisting urges.
obviously, communication is paramount
to every relationship, be it personal or
it is the ability to recieve and present
problem solving can be difficult for
addicts. many of whom have relied
on drugs, food, shopping or sex to
cope with problems
there are ways to break these
negative cycles
keep things managable, review options,
evaluate success and know when to
continue or change approach.
acknowledge your success, no matter
how small and realize you can solve
peoblems without a substance crutch.
in my 9 years of running a sober house
the most elusive trait for many has been
the ability to be alone.
the importance of relaxation cannot
be overstated.
this centering, calming time boosts
self-esteem and confidence
Posted by Fireman John at 11:58 AM 1 comments
Saturday, April 3, 2010
starting monday we will be
identifying strengths and
despite what is repeated in
the rooms that addiction is
an "equal opportunity destroyer",
not all folks are created equal when
it comes to fighting substance abuse.
evidence shows that in the inner
city, the elements that counteract
addiction are often absent.
basically it is harder for people
with few resources to combat
the lure of drugs.
it isn't just financial;
the key assets to addressing
addictive behaviors are family,
work, interests, and coping skills.
tomorrow- identifying resources
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Thursday, April 1, 2010
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It's a battle for the ages: Kitten is a sheltered professional fighter who has been waiting for all of her eight weeks of life for this moment, but is emotionally chafing under the strict reigns of his gruff father/trainer. Meanwhile, Parrot is the scrappy underdog (underparrot?) who learned to fight on the rough streets of Baltimore, penniless and parentless, but with the undeniable fire to win. We root for both, but there can only be one MMA Sofa Champion.
Look for the soundtrack on iTunes shortly, featuring hit single "Eye Of The Tiger-Kitten-Parrot" by Survivor. And probably "Fix You" by Coldplay, since it's in everything else.
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THE ED SHOW with ED SCHULTZ
October 24, 2012
Guests: Terry O`Neill, James Hoffa, Larry Cohen, Leo Gerard
ED SCHULTZ, HOST: Good evening, Americans. And welcome to THE ED
SHOW from New York.
Thirteen days until the 2012 election, another wake-up call to women
voters. Republicans want to force rape victims to deal with God`s will?
This is THE ED SHOW -- let`s get to work.
REPORTER: Do you believe that if the pregnancy results from rape,
that God intended for that pregnancy to take place?
RICHARD MOURDOCK (R), INDIANA SENATE NOMINEE: You know, that`s a call
above my pay grade.
SCHULTZ (voice-over): Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, and the Republicans
have a brand-new problem. His name is Richard Mourdock.
MITT ROMNEY (R), PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE: This fall, I`m supporting
Richard Mourdock for Senate.
SCHULTZ: Tonight, NOW president Terry O`Neill on Romney`s favorite
Indiana candidate.
SEAN HANNITY, FOX NEWS: Governor Mitt Romney`s strong showing during
the debates has put the Obama campaign in full panic mode. The desperate
left, they`ll say anything to rebound, and once again, they are playing the
race card.
SCHULTZ: Less than two weeks before the election, the crazies are
coming out of the woodwork.
DONALD TRUMP, TRUMP ORGANIZATION: President Obama is the least
transparent president in the history of this country.
SCHULTZ: Tonight, Michael Eric Dyson on Trump, Coulter, and Palin`s
dive off the deep end.
REP. PAUL RYAN (R-WI), VICE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE: If the question is
what is best for low-income Ohioans, shouldn`t we let Ohioans make that
SCHULTZ: It`s all about the ground game in the Buckeye State. Larry
Cohen and James Hoffa lay out the game plan to deliver Ohio for President
JOSEPH BIDEN, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: I don`t blame that
baby for crying. She just realized what it means if Romney gets elected.
SCHULTZ: Good to have you with us tonight, folks. Thanks for
A Republican Senate candidate out of the state of Indiana showed
voters, especially women, exactly what is at stake in this election.
MOURDOCK: You know, this is that issue that every candidate for
federal or even state office faces. And I, too, certainly stand for life.
I know there are some who disagree and I respect their point of view, but I
believe that life begins at conception. The only exception I have for, to
have an abortion, is in that case of the life of the mother.
I just, I struggled with it myself for a long time. But I came to
realize life is that gift from God, and I think even when life begins in
that horrible situation of rape, that it is something that God intended to
SCHULTZ: Richard Mourdock is fighting in one of the most hotly
contested Senate seats in the country. Mourdock was compelled to answer
reporters` questions today about his comments on rape.
MOURDOCK: I believe life is precious. I believe that, to the mirror
of my votes. I am a much more humble person this morning, because so many
people mistook, twisted, came to misunderstand the points that I was trying
to make.
SCHULTZ: Mourdock was asked to explain his words. He claimed
REPORTER: Do you believe that if the pregnancy results from rape,
that God intended for that pregnancy to take place?
RICHARD MOURDOCK (R), INDIANA SENATE NOMINEE: You know, that`s a call
above my pay grade.
SCHULTZ: Out of the mainstream? What do you think? If you`re
wondering how a loose cannon like Mourdock wound up in a pivotal Senate
race, you can thank the Tea Party. Millions of dollars from the outside
funded Mourdock`s primary campaign against establishment Republican Dick
Lugar of some 30 years in the Senate.
The Republican Party is facing another tight Senate race, just like
the one in Missouri.
REP. TODD AKIN (R), MISSOURI: If it`s a legitimate rape, the female
body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. But let`s assume that
maybe that didn`t work or something. You know, I think there should be
some punishment, but the punishment ought to be in the rapist and not
attacking the child.
SCHULTZ: Todd Akin`s "legitimate rape" comments were just the warning
shot. He might as well have said, you know, there`s more where that came
from. Now, Republicans are forced to defend high-profile candidates with
views way outside the mainstream in this country. In fact, 83 percent of
Americans believe there should be abortion exceptions in the case of rape
and incest, 76 percent of Republicans agree.
The most recent comprehensive study of pregnancies resulting from rape
show more than 32,000 over the course of a year. No one is telling Richard
Mourdock or any other candidate what they can or cannot personally believe,
but even the Republican nominee, Mitt Romney, has given Mourdock thumbs up
and says Mourdock will legislate on major health care initiatives.
Mitt Romney filmed a television ad for Mourdock. It was released on
ROMNEY: This fall, I`m supporting Richard Mourdock for senate. As
Senator, Richard will be the 51st vote to repeal and replace government-run
health care. Richard will help stop the liberal Reid/Pelosi agenda.
With so much at stake, I hope you`ll join me in supporting Richard
Mourdock for U.S. Senate.
SCHULTZ: In light of Mourdock`s comments, the Romney camp says,
"Governor Romney disagrees with Richard Mourdock and Mr. Mourdock`s
comments do not reflect Governor Romney`s views. We disagree on the
process for regarding exceptions for rape and incest but still support
Democrats unveiled their own video, to make sure no one forgets Mitt
Romney`s support for Richard Mourdock.
ROMNEY: This is a man who I want to see in Washington to make sure
that we cannot just talk about changing things, but actually have the votes
to get things changed.
MOURDOCK: Even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape,
that it is something that God intended to happen.
ROMNEY: We`ve got to get this guy elected in the U.S. Senate.
MOURDOCK: It is something that God intended to happen.
ROMNEY: With so much at stake, I hope you`ll join me in supporting
Richard Mourdock for U.S. Senate.
SCHULTZ: For the record, Richard Mourdock is not an exception to the
rule for the Romney campaign. Romney`s running mate, Paul Ryan, co-
sponsored legislation to change the definition of rape in abortion cases.
The Republican National Convention included language in the party platform,
identical to Mourdock`s definition. "We support a human life amendment to
the Constitution and endorse legislation to make clear that the Fourteenth
Amendments protections apply to unborn children."
There`s also Romney`s own words. In an op-ed called "My Pro-Life
Pledge," Romney called Roe versus Wade bad law and bad medicine and a
misguided ruling. Romney told Mike Huckabee he wants the ruling overturned
and wants the constitution changed.
MIKE HUCKABEE, FOX NEWS: Would you have supported the constitutional
amendment that would have established the definition of life at conception?
ROMNEY: Absolutely.
SCHULTZ: Take the Republican Party at its word. They say they will
legislate their morality and their faith on the American people, if they
have the chance. I think you ought to believe them.
Compare this with the position articulated by the vice president of
the United States, Joe Biden, during his recent debate with Paul Ryan.
BIDEN: My religion defines who I am. And I`ve been a practicing
Catholic my whole life. And it has particularly informed my social
doctrine. I accept my church`s position on abortion as what we call de
fide doctrine -- life begins at conception. That`s the church`s judgment.
I accept it in my personal life.
But I refuse to impose it on equally devout Christians and Muslims and
Jews, and I just refuse to impose that on others.
SCHULTZ: Elections have consequences. I hope people who care about
women`s rights in this country realize how stunning the consequences of a
2012 election -- what they really are, if this crowd gets elected.
Now, keep in mind, there`s a big discussion in America about whether
there`s a war on women. FOX News says there isn`t.
What does it mean when the majority of the people in this country
don`t see it their way? What do you call that? The mainstream? I think
Get your cell phones out. I want to know what you think. Tonight`s
question: does Richard Mourdock speak for the Republican Party? Text "A"
for yes, text "B" for no to 622639. You can always go to our blog at
Ed.MSNBC.com. We`ll bring you the results later on in the show.
I`m joined tonight by Terry O`Neill, president of the National
Organization for Women.
Terry, great to have you with us tonight.
Thirteen days out from the election. This is a blockbuster story for
women in this country and women`s rights. Does this elevate the
conversation at a very important time for women?
TERRY O`NEILL, NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN: Yes, Ed, I think that
it makes very, very clear to women where Mitt Romney and his soul mates,
Paul Ryan, Todd Akin, Richard Mourdock, actually stand on women`s rights.
Look, we put out a statement saying that Richard Mourdock is Mitt
Romney unmasked. And what we mean by that is Mitt Romney, when the cameras
were not on him, back when he was a lay bishop in the Mormon Church, he
actually pressured a woman whose blood clots were making her pregnancy life
threatening to her, what he said to her was this -- why should you get off
so easy? Other women don`t get off that easy. And he wanted her to
continue the pregnancy, even though it was threatening her life.
Her parents were frantic. Her father actually threw Romney out of the
house and said, don`t you ever come back and talk to my daughter that way.
They actually cared about women`s lives, that woman`s life, in a way that
Mitt Romney doesn`t even conceive of caring for women`s lives.
So let`s be very clear. Richard Mourdock told the truth about what
the Republican Party now wants to do to women. It is a terrible shame for
the Republican Party.
The Republican Party used to be run by people who were responsible. I
didn`t agree with them much of the time, but right now, what we have is a
radical fringe in control of the Republican Party and the policies. And
Mitt Romney is right in the thick and the middle of that fringe, and very
unpopular with the American people.
SCHULTZ: So your message to women tonight, across the country, who
may be undecided, is that this could be a benchmark election when it comes
to women`s rights, and you are convinced -- I don`t want to put words in
your mouth -- that this crowd, if they have the power, they will overturn
Roe v. Wade?
O`NEILL: There`s no question in my mind, Ed. I think that`s
absolutely right. They will do everything they can to overturn Roe versus
Wade. Mitt Romney does -- will support personhood amendment that
criminalizes all abortion, in all cases.
Look, I think you mentioned earlier, over 32,000 pregnancies in the
United States every year result from rape. Another statistic that a lot of
people don`t know is that 31 states actually still give rapists father`s
rights. So access to the child, that was a product of rape, and therefore
access to the rape survivor. We are working very hard to change these
state level laws, but they do exist.
And so this makes it all the more important that rape survivors have
complete control over their own futures, over that pregnancy, to prevent
the pregnancy, they need E.C., emergency contraception, and if a woman
becomes pregnant through rape, she must have the absolute decision making
power as to whether to continue that pregnancy or not. It cannot be up to
men like Richard Mourdock and Paul Ryan.
SCHULTZ: Do you think this will affect women? The clock is ticking.
Less than two weeks. Can it an impact on the election?
O`NEILL: You know, I think it can. And I think what is a real
problem is that women voters and many other people, I think opinion
leaders, have a very hard time wrapping their brain around the reality of
the danger to women that is posed by these men. I don`t blame them for
having a hard time wrapping their brains around this.
This is way outside the norm. It is something that you want to say,
that can`t possibly be true. The sad reality, it is all too true. And
these men are that close to taking power and to imposing the most
draconian, truly misogynistic, truly women-hating policies on this country.
And you know, my organization and women`s organizations all around the
country we`re partnering with, we`re doing everything we can to defeat
these men. And I think we will. But it is hard for people to really,
really grasp how dire this threat is.
SCHULTZ: Well, they`re crystal clear on where they stand on the
issues, no doubt.
Terry O`Neill, thank you for joining us tonight on THE ED SHOW.
Remember to answer tonight`s question there at the bottom of the
screen. Share your thoughts on Twitter and @EdShow and on Facebook. We
always want to know what you think and get your comments.
Coming up, when is enough enough? Will Richard Mourdock`s comments be
a real wake-up call to Republican moderates? Susan del Percio and Krystal
ball weigh in with commentary and more discussion when we come back.
SCHULTZ: Coming up, the GOP`s extreme views on abortion are now out
in the open and it`s a wake-up call for women voters. Will it matter?
Will it affect the election? Susan del Percio and Krystal Ball join me
Then, the right-wing rhetoric turns ugly. Michael Eric Dyson will
weigh in on Sarah Palin and Ann Coulter`s comments and Donald Trump`s
latest stunt.
And Bain Capital, this is a story we covered last Friday, it has
intensified. Bain Capital plans to close the Sensata plant ahead of
schedule if workers continue protesting the company`s outsourcing plans.
We`ll have the latest from Freeport, Illinois.
Share your thoughts with us on Facebook and on Twitter using #EdShow.
We are coming right back.
SCHULTZ: Welcome back to THE ED SHOW. Thanks for watching tonight.
Well, Republicans say that there is no war on women, yet every time
they open their mouths on abortion, on health care, on pay equity, they
prove that they don`t have women`s best interests in mind.
Indiana Senate candidate Richard Mourdock`s remarks on rape should be
a real wake-up call to women. His comments should also be a real wake-up
call to Republican moderates, if there`s any left. Right-wing extremists
have taken over the party.
Mitt Romney says he supports abortion in cases of rape, incest, or
when the life of the mother is in danger. His running mate says he
supports Romney`s views, but Paul Ryan`s record tells us differently. He
introduced the term "forcible rape" in congressional legislation.
As a young congressman, Ryan attacked legislation that allowed an
exception to save a woman`s life.
RYAN: The health exception is a loophole wide enough to drive a Mack
truck through it. The health exception would render this ban virtually
SCHULTZ: Ryan`s PAC gave Mourdock`s campaign a $5,000 boost during
this election cycle. So far, Romney and Ryan are ignoring the Mourdock
But some Republicans are running away from Mourdock. Senator Scott
Brown of Massachusetts is disavowing Mourdock`s comments. Senator Kelly
Ayotte of New Hampshire canceled, canceled plans to campaign with Mourdock
just today.
Yet the GOP leadership -- well, they continue to embrace Mourdock and
his controversial stance. Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial
Committee, John Cornyn, called the outrage over Mourdock`s comments
"irresponsible and ridiculous".
While Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell blamed Democrats, "We`re
at the end of an election season here, and I understand each side is
looking to make hay out of every comment, but sharing the views of millions
of Americans that life begins at conception is Richard`s deeply held
personal belief that shouldn`t be misconstrued by partisans to imply
something it does not."
That`s at the heart of the issue.
Let`s bring in Krystal ball, co-host of "THE CYCLE" here on MSNBC and
Susan del Percio, Republican strategist and MSNBC contributor.
Great to have both of you with us tonight.
KRYSTAL BALL, "THE CYCLE" CO-HOST: Thanks, Ed.
SCHULTZ: Mitch McConnell`s comment cuts to the heart of it here.
Republicans, do they want to legislate their personal beliefs on the
American people, no matter where the majority of people stand?
Susan, you`re somewhat of a moderate on this issue. Will this make a
difference, if they push this issue?
SUSAN DE PERCIO, MSNBC CONTRIBUTOR: It absolutely will. There has to
be room for different opinions within the Republican Party on this issue.
There`s no doubt about it. You have to allow for that.
Look at Scott Brown. (INAUDIBLE) He happens to be pro-choice.
We heard from Christie Todd Whitman saying how she -- you know, the
life of the Republican Party is on the line if we don`t start expanding it
to include. And we did see leadership like Kelly Ayotte take a stand and
decide not to campaign.
But it is also -- I was listening to your introduction, it is also
worth noting that the person running against Mourdock is also pro-life, who
signed on to the forcible rape amendment as well. So while it`s, yes,
mostly a problem for the Republicans --
SCHULTZ: But that`s not the position of the party.
DEL PERCIO: No, I understand.
SCHULTZ: And that`s a big difference. And I think the difference
here is that here you have Mitch McConnell and John Cornyn, who are really
in the leadership positions, are saying that, yes, we want this man in the
Senate and they`re standing behind him.
DEL PERCIO: I`m just saying that we did -- it did come up in your
introduction, and there are people within the Democratic Party who have
certain beliefs as well that would be deemed conservative and somewhat
extreme, even by their own party.
SCHULTZ: But they want to overturn Roe v. Wade. They`re on the
record saying that. The Democratic Party does not want to do that.
Krystal, where does this take the election?
BALL: Well, I think that`s absolutely right. And this reminds voters
too, that Romney may well have, if he is president, one or two Supreme
Court nominations. And there is no question that he would nominate Supreme
Court justices who were opposed to Roe v. Wade. And that could very well
spell the end of Roe v. Wade.
You see how deeply uncomfortable women are with how far to the right
the Republican Party has moved on this. It is -- it is not just Richard
Mourdock here. He is not an outlier. Their platform is no abortions, no
exceptions, including rape and health of the mother.
So they have totally gone off the rails with this issue. And it`s
already damaged them electorally.
SCHULTZ: What`s it do to suburban women?
BALL: Well, I think it really makes them uncomfortable. And frankly,
between that and the hard-line stance on immigration, I think those are the
two things that are really keeping Romney from actually being in a position
to win this race, because women, they may feel like the economy isn`t where
they want it to be, they may feel like they`d maybe like to try something
different, but they`re so uncomfortable with the extremism on this issue.
SCHULTZ: Susan, how can this be a winner for the Republicans at this
point? Thirteen days out, this is a story that Mitt Romney didn`t need.
DEL PERCIO: It`s horrible! It`s not a winner at all. It`s a
horrible situation for the Republican Party right now, both at the
presidential level and down ballot races. There`s no doubt about it.
That`s why you saw Scott Brown come out so quickly saying, you know,
Mourdock`s comments were appalling.
So this is not what Republicans wanted right now, by a long shot.
SCHULTZ: So, is this going to really affect Ohio? I mean, Ohio, as
the whole map breaks down, how is this going to play out? And could it
turn a state or a swing state really against Mitt Romney?
DEL PERCIO: It depends on how you look at the numbers. If you
believe that the gap is an eight-point gap with Romney and the president,
which I think it`s probably greater, it`s probably in the double digits,
will it be the final straw? I don`t think so. I don`t think that`s what`s
going to cause the election to turn towards Obama.
SCHULTZ: Pretty damaging tape there, that Mitt Romney is standing up
emphatically, supporting Mourdock. In fact, he is the only Senate
candidate that Romney has done that. A self-inflicted wound? How does he
-- and they can`t back away from it, they`re caught.
BALL: Right. They`re caught. It`s the only Senate candidate that
Mitt Romney has cut an ad for. So he is on tape saying, vote for Richard
Mourdock. It`s a major problem.
And I`ve lived in both Ohio and Virginia, and I actually think more of
Virginia, where the polls are as tight as they can be right now. I think
suburban, northern Virginia women are going to be reminded of Todd Akin,
reminded of the Supreme Court nominees, and very uncomfortable.
SCHULTZ: So, Susan, doesn`t this play into the hands of the Obama
campaign? Because all along, they have said that this is an election about
choice. You know, priority -- I mean, I`m serious. Where do you stand on
taxes, where do you stand on health care?
And here, ironically, we`re talking about just that in almost the 11th
DEL PERCIO: This is a self-inflicted wound. Make no mistake about
it. It wasn`t that the Obama campaign played it so well.
I mean, this has become a national story that is going to hurt
Republicans. There`s no doubt about it.
SCHULTZ: OK, Krystal Ball, Susan del Percio, great to have to have
you with us tonight. Thanks so much.
BALL: Thanks, Ed.
SCHULTZ: The race card in this election is unfortunately alive and
well. Michael Eric Dyson will join me.
And then find out why cars are becoming so critical in the final
stretch to the White House.
Stay tuned. We`re right back.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: He`s a -- he`s an Arab. He is not --
SEN. JOHN MCCAIN (R), ARIZONA: No, ma`am. No, ma`am.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: No?
MCCAIN: No, ma`am. No, ma`am. He`s a -- he`s a decent family man,
citizen, that I just happen to have disagreements with on fundamental
issues. And that`s what this campaign is all about. He`s not. Thank you.
SCHULTZ: And we are back here on THE ED SHOW tonight. That was
Senator John McCain in 2008, responding to a supporter who said Barack
Obama was an Arab. Since then, we`ve suffered through four years of people
trying to paint President Obama as "the other."
And it has sometimes come from Republican office holders or Tea
Partiers. And much of it is racist. Whether you like it or not, it is.
With two weeks until the election, here`s the latest run: Sarah Palin
offered an opinion about the Benghazi embassy attack. In a Facebook post,
she said, "Obama`s shuck and jive ends with Benghazi lies."
And Ann Coulter reacted to the third presidential debate tweeting, "I
highly approve of Romney`s decision to be kind and gentle to the retard."
Coulter didn`t back down. She used Obama`s joke about Romnesia as an
excuse to do it again. She tweeted, "Obama, stage 3 Romnesia, because
cancer references are hilarious. If he`s the smartest guy in the room, it
must be one of the retarded room."
Then there`s birther in chief, Donald Trump, who has been
appropriating his big game-changing announcement for days. Trump`s big
announcement was an offer to give $5 million to President Obama`s favorite
charity if the president would release all of his college and passport
records. The announcement was so lame an online gambling firm refunded
$500 in bets. Donald Trump has recently appeared at two more fund-raisers
for the Romney campaign.
Let`s turn to MSNBC political analyst, Michael Eric Dyson, professor
of sociology at Georgetown University.
Professor, good to have you with us tonight.
MICHAEL ERIC DYSON, MSNBC POLITICAL ANALYST: Thank you.
SCHULTZ: Referring to the president, using the term "shuck and jive".
Break it down for us. What is it?
DYSON: Well, you know, back in the days of slavery, when slaves were
shucking corn, they were also engaging in certain forms of hilarity,
frivolity, laying, exaggeration, and teasing.
SCHULTZ: To keep their attitudes good.
DYSON: To keep their attitudes good, to keep them from killing the
people who were oppressing them. So they were shucking corn and jiving,
having fun. This is an unmistakable racial reference.
And plus, notice the rhyme scheme of Miss Palin as well. So she`s not
only shucking and jiving, Benghazi lies, shuck and jive. So now she`s
trying to have a rhyme scheme that really is a direct assault upon Barack
Obama as a black man.
SCHULTZ: Ann Coulter, obviously, offended special needs people with
her Tweets. But is there more to it when she applies it to an African-
American president? Particularly in a campaign season where John Sununu
has called President Obama "lazy."
DYSON: Right. And that`s a very careful distinction you made there.
You know, on its face, of course it isn`t. But in the context -- and I`m
very surprised at Ann Coulter. Even though I disagree with her vigorously,
she and I have had many conversations where her intelligence and her point
of view have been presented and she hasn`t descended into this valley of
name calling.
But this is ridiculous. We can`t help but see a racial element here,
because, again, it`s about his intelligence. African-American
intelligence, suspect. This is the era of the bell curve, not 15, 20 years
ago. So the suspicion about black intelligence prevails. To call Barack
Obama a retard in the context of John Sununu`s statements is to continue a
trajectory of questioning black intelligence.
SCHULTZ: Questioning black intelligence? That`s how you take that?
DYSON: Oh, well, obviously it`s an assault upon black intelligence.
When you say "retard," first of all, you`ve insulted the special needs
family. And then beyond that, what you have tried to imply is that Barack
Obama lacks the mental skills and the capacities to exercise his job. It`s
an insult in a double way.
SCHULTZ: Back to the shuck and jive, do you think Sarah Palin knew
the reference and the historical perspective that you just put on it?
DYSON: Absolutely not. What she understand -- she understood the
racial signification. She didn`t understand the intellectual justification
for it.
SCHULTZ: What about Donald Trump? He says if President Obama
releases his college records, it will end the question and the anger of
many Americans. Is he race baiting by saying that?
DYSON: Absolutely. Again, this is a question about black
intelligence, also black performance. And it`s the implication of
affirmative action here. This guy got a handout he didn`t deserve to get
into Harvard. He didn`t deserve to get into Columbia, so we don`t trust
him, we don`t believe him, so we need more people. We need more records.
We need to show that he indeed did as well as his teachers said he did.
And of course being the editor of the Harvard Law Review doesn`t suffice
for Mr. Trump. It`s just ridiculous.
SCHULTZ: But there`s a relationship here between the higher-ups in
the Republican party, even the nominee, and these visible Republicans who
are going around saying and doing this kind of stuff. In fact, Trump just
recently held fund-raisers for Romney, and then he comes up with this
SCHULTZ: Oh, of course. Look, if you`re being silent and you`re not
saying about Donald Trump and these other people, look, they`re wrong, they
don`t represent our views, these are reprehensible expressions of an
intolerable racial viewpoint that we find outmoded, but you haven`t heard
that -- you`ve heard silence.
SCHULTZ: Does this motivate the base to get out and vote?
DYSON: Well, their base, of course. It`s the kind of race baiting
going on there -- again, what you`ve brilliantly done consistently on this
show, you`ve shown that they`ve tried to portray Barack Obama as the other.
This is the last-ditch effort to show that he is the ultimate un-American,
therefore we`ve got to put him out of office.
SCHULTZ: Michael Eric Dyson, great to have you with us tonight.
Thanks so much.
There`s a lot more coming up in the next half hour of THE ED SHOW.
Stay with us.
ROMNEY: I`m a son of Detroit. I was born in Detroit. My dad was
head of a car company. I like American cars.
SCHULTZ: Mitt Romney really loves cars. Next, I`ll show you how Mitt
Romney might have personally profited from the auto loan rescue.
In Wisconsin, Tammy Baldwin releases a new commercial hammering Tommy
Thompson for profiting off 9/11.
And American workers who are about to have their jobs shipped to China
are fighting for free speech tonight. Leo Gerard with the latest on Mitt
Romney`s dark vision for America.
ROMNEY: My dad was head of a car company. I like American cars. And
I would do nothing to hurt the U.S. auto industry.
SCHULTZ: Well, we`ll see about that. Welcome back to THE ED SHOW.
One thing is becoming crystal clear in this election. The candidate who
wins Ohio will probably win the election. Now, if you want to win Ohio,
you need to prove yourself on the side of the automobile industry; 850,000
jobs depend on the automobile industry in Ohio.
In fact, one out of every eight jobs in the state is linked to the
automobile industry in some way. But cars are becoming a real problem for
Mitt Romney. During Monday night`s debate, Romney claimed he never opposed
the automobile rescue. But he did. In 2008, he wrote an op-ed of "the New
York Times," saying that the government should let Detroit go bankrupt.
Romney now insists he wanted a managed bankruptcy. Instead -- by the
way, Romney`s not talking about the automobile industry on the campaign
trail lately, but President Obama is.
OBAMA: If you sit on stage in a nationally televised debate saying
how much you love cars -- you`re a car guy, except you wrote an article
titled, "Let Detroit Go Bankrupt," then you almost certainly have Romnesia.
SCHULTZ: Romney not only opposed the policy which saved the
automobile industry and more than a million jobs, he actually -- listen to
this, folks -- profited off of it. That`s right. "The Nation" magazine
reports that Romney, he had invested in Delphi. It`s a major supplier of
General Motors. And it was in serious financial trouble back in 2009.
Delphi ended up getting, what? Billions of taxpayer dollars to get
out of debt. It cut pensions for salaried workers and gutted their health
care. It shut down 25 plants in the United States and shipped the jobs
overseas. And in the end, Romney reportedly earned at least 15 million
dollars from the Delphi deal.
Now Romney is trying to convince workers in Ohio that, you know what,
he`s got your back, he`s all about the middle class. Four new polls have
come out in the last few days. And tonight, President Obama has a two-
point lead. Romney might be having car trouble.
Joining us tonight here on THE ED SHOW, I`m joined by James Hoffa,
general president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Also with
us tonight Larry Cohen, president of the Communications Workers of America.
Gentlemen, great to have you with us.
Mr. Hoffa, you first. Is Romney in his personal life the kind of
president he would be? Is he a threat to jobs?
JAMES HOFFA, PRESIDENT, INTERNATIONAL TEAMSTERS UNION: He is a threat
to jobs, because he actually believes this stuff. He actually believes
that tax cuts for the rich will help rebuild the economy. He actually
believes this, we should get rid of the minimum wage, we should get rid of
unions. He basically thinks that workers are the problem.
He went to China and he said, that`s what we need, basically coolie
labor. And that`s what he believes. He is a threat. And if he ever gets
in there, he would basically implement this, from national right to work to
all these different of things.
So he`s a threat. So he goes on there and he`s trying to back pedal
right now about this thing about the cars. He came to Detroit and said, I
love cars. I`ve got two Cadillacs. That didn`t play very well. And in
Detroit, with the auto capital where I`m from, he comes in and says -- you
know, he basically tries to back away from this idea that he said, Let
Detroit Go Bankrupt. That didn`t sell too well in Detroit.
SCHULTZ: I brought that subject up today on my radio show with Bob
King, who`s the head of the United Auto Workers, and asked him if it`s
correct, that Mitt Romney had the solution for the car industry.
BOB KING, UNITED AUTO WORKERS PRESIDENT: All the unions have got a
great ground effort. There`s all kinds of phone banking going on. There`s
door knocking going on. There`s rallies at workplaces. Everybody really
stressing how tremendously important it is that people get out and vote
early, people make sure they vote.
SCHULTZ: And of course, Bob King was telling us that there`s no doubt
that Mitt Romney had nothing to do with the automobile recovery and he did
not have the correct model for it. As for the ground game, Mr. Cohen, how
intense is it in Ohio?
LARRY COHEN, PRESIDENT, COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA: It`s
intense. Between the Sherrod Brown campaign and the Obama campaign, 5,000
volunteers not just knocking on doors and phone banks, but at work, folks
on break rooms, talking up this election. Three years ago, Ohio had 10
percent unemployment. Now it`s seven percent. Between the auto -- the
auto bailout work that the president supported and Sherrod Brown supported
and the attacks on jobs moving to China, there is rising employment in
Ohio. It is related to the car industry.
But everybody, whether they`re in telecom or manufacturing, understand
the difference between going backwards into fairy tale capitalism, as you
just described it, and Jim did, from the 19th century, with everything
deregulated, and workers just become another unit of production, or going
forward in this 21st century, where we need partnerships between working
Americans and government and management, to figure out how we keep and
build jobs in America and build plants in America, and invest in America,
so that we can bring back a higher standard of living.
And that`s what`s going on in Ohio today.
SCHULTZ: And that simply is not Mitt Romney`s economic model. Mr.
Hoffa, when you look at this, how can you lose Ohio? I mean, how can this
message not get to lunch bucket Democrats who are going to make a big
difference in that state?
HOFFA: Well, we`re making sure it`s delivered. All of labor is
crisscrossing Ohio. I`ve had rallies. Other unions have had rallies.
SCHULTZ: What are they saying on the ground?
HOFFA: Basically they`re out saying they`re all out there for Obama.
We`ve got to make sure we get people to the polls. We`re using early
voting, which is a great thing in Ohio. We`re getting more and more people
-- I think at least one third or half the people have already voted. I go
to rallies, I say, raise your hand if you`ve already voted. Half the
people raise their hands.
That`s a good sign. And they`re also out there because they realize
that he`s a threat to their livelihood. He`s a threat to their unions that
are basically the things that are saving them right now and putting them in
the middle class.
SCHULTZ: Mr. Cohen, are you concerned about the integrity of the
vote? We know that there have been shenanigans in the past in Ohio.
You`ve got boots on the ground. Both you gentlemen do. How intense is it
from that standpoint, paying attention to the integrity of the vote?
COHEN: All the volunteers as of election day, thousands will shift to
that. And obviously, the other side has constantly tried to suppress
voting in Ohio by passing laws, et cetera. But, again, I think the
enthusiasm will overcome the cynicism. And the thousands of volunteers
will overcome the 50 million dollars that Mandel is spending alone, and
that we will see Sherrod Brown, Barack Obama win on election day by
significant margins in Ohio, because working Americans won`t be fooled,
know the difference. Nobody`s going to keep them from voting, and those
votes will count.
Every vote will count. We need that enthusiasm going into election
SCHULTZ: All right, James Hoffa and Larry Cohen, great to have you
with us on THE ED SHOW tonight. Thanks so much.
Coming up, 9/11 takes center stage in the Senate race in Wisconsin.
I`ve got the latest ad in the ugly battle between Congresswoman Tammy
Baldwin and former Republican Governor Tommy Thompson. Stay with us.
SCHULTZ: Welcome back to THE ED SHOW. Now the Wisconsin Senate race
is one of the most expensive in the state`s history. It is the most
expensive, excuse me. And it`s probably the ugliest as well. Last night,
I refused to air the deciding attack ad put out by the former Republican
governor, Tommy Thompson. It`s pretty gross, which accuses Congresswoman
Tammy Baldwin of voting against honoring the victims of 9/11.
Today, the Baldwin campaign fired back with its own ad. And I want
you to see this one. Here it is.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Tommy Thompson`s ad is a disgrace. The truth:
time and again, Tammy Baldwin has supported honoring victims of 9/11. And
Tommy Thompson, he got a government contract to provide health care to 9/11
first responders. But Tommy took advantage, leaving them without the care
they were promised. Tommy Thompson personally made over three million
dollars off the deal.
Tommy Thompson should be ashamed.
SCHULTZ: Let`s break it down. Tommy Thompson served as the health
and human services secretary under George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005. So it
raised a few eyebrows when in June of 2008, Thompson`s company, Logistics
Health Incorporated, won an 11 million dollar contract from the federal
government to treat 9/11 responders living outside the New York area. The
company was criticized for its handling of the contract, with some patients
complaining it took months to receive care.
Despite all that, Thompson did eventually profit. Thompson`s
financial disclosure shows that he made over three million dollars in the
sale of Logistics Health. Profiting and politicizing, a perfect example of
Bush cronyism. And Thompson had the nerve to claim Tammy Baldwin doesn`t
support victims of 9/11?
Today Baldwin sat down with the "Milwaukee Journal Sentinel" and had a
chance to respond.
REP. TAMMY BALDWIN (D), CANDIDATE FOR SENATE: You know, I was in
Washington on 9/11. And I joined my colleagues on the steps of the Capitol
that night, bipartisan basis, holding hands and singing "God Bless
America." And the idea that anybody would question my commitment to going
after the terrorists, honoring the victims and their families, supporting
the first responders is outrageous.
SCHULTZ: And of course, the great thing about all of this is that
you, the voter, get to be the judge. People of Wisconsin, be sure to vote.
The race is in your hands.
Tonight in our survey, I asked does Richard Mourdock speak for the
Republican party? Ninety seven percent of you say yes; three percent of
you say no.
Coming up, an unbelievable story. Executives at Bain Capital, they
are not happy with the protests at Bainport. You won`t believe what
they`re doing to try to silence these workers. Leo Gerard of the
Steelworkers will tell us when we come back. Stay with us.
SCHULTZ: And in the big finish tonight, the situation is reaching
fever pitch at the Sensata Factory in Freeport, Illinois. Not only is Bain
Capital shipping these jobs to China, now they`re trying to crush the
workers` First Amendment rights, their voice.
Bain Capital is threatening to close the plant immediately if workers
continue to protest their jobs being outsourced. Right now, the plant is
slated to be closed in December. Top Bain Capital executives came to
Freeport themselves on Tuesday and made the threat to the mayor of the
They didn`t have the guts to tell the workers to their face. When
workers were informed of the threat, they immediately filed charges against
Sensata with the National Labor Relations Board. The filing accuses the
company of illegally punishing employees engaged in legal protests. The
threats from Bain Capital have only strengthened the workers.
Bainport is still up and running at this hour. And earlier today, 14
protesters, including the Reverend Jesse Jackson, were arrested at the
Sensata factory for demanding just to meet with management. It`s important
to remember Mitt Romney`s role in all of this and what would happen if the
country is directed by this man, Mitt Romney.
Mitt Romney created Bain Capital and the model it uses today. He
believes in outsourcing. And he`s done nothing to help the workers of
Freeport. Romney also has eight million dollars worth of Bain funds, so
when Bain profits off of outsourcing, so does Mitt Romney.
Meanwhile, Sensata has released their third quarter financial
statement, not the second. Now the third quarter statement is out. We
told you about the second quarter on Friday night. Well now the third
quarter shows they`re doing just fine. Sensata made more than 470 million
dollars in net revenue during the third quarter of this year, 2012.
Unfortunately, this number isn`t good enough for the vultures over at
Bain Capital. They`re still shipping the Sensata jobs to China, to the
folks who will make maybe about a dollar an hour.
Joining me tonight is Leo Gerard, president of the United Steelworkers
International. Mr. Gerard, good to have you with us tonight.
The threats that are being made by the management of Bain, they
actually came from the east coast and went to Freeport, Illinois, and met
with the mayor and the police department and told them, this is the law of
the land, is the way we see it. Is this crossing the line?
LEO GERARD, UNITED STEELWORKERS PRESIDENT: It absolutely is crossing
the line. But let`s not remember -- let`s not forget, this isn`t the Bain
model. This is the Mitt Romney model, to try to bully people, to put your
hand up and say, let me finish, to try to have their own way. The bunch of
people that got arrested today, some of them are our members. One of them
is our retiree who wanted to go in and meet with the company and say, what
can you do to save our jobs?
Instead they got arrested. The company has made the threat that
they`re going to close the plant instantly if that happens. So far, they
haven`t done it, which also looks like Mitt Romney, say one thing, do
another. The reality is, Ed, that Mitt Romney is making all kinds of money
off of government support in Delphi, as you mentioned earlier, and of
moving workers offshore to other plants.
We`re talking about now about Sensata, as we should. But let`s not
forget that he has 10 other investments. And I want to make one other
point. When he was running against Ted Kennedy back in the `90s, he said,
oh, the blind trust, that`s just an old ruse. You can still direct your
blind trust to do whatever you want it to do.
So I`m challenging Mitt Romney to tell his blind trust not to move
that plant to China. I`m challenging Mitt Romney to tell his blind trust
not to make any other investments in China. Prove that you care about
American workers. Make your blind trust invest in America. And I don`t
think he`ll do that.
SCHULTZ: Is there a moral component here? A company that makes 470
million dollars net profit in a quarter, still feels compelled to take the
jobs out of an American community and put them in China?
GERARD: Absolutely, there`s a moral component when they`re showing
that the ultimate greed -- they`re showing -- again, this is the Bain
model. This is the Mitt Romney model. When he says he`s a job creator,
he`s not. He`s been a wealth manipulator. He`s made all kinds of wealth
by destroying jobs and moving jobs offshore.
I came to remind you that he started a company with his own money in
1998 in China, learned how to run that company in China for three years.
And then he came back and Bain Capital consulted, explaining to other
companies how to move their plants to China. The guy is a hypocrite.
SCHULTZ: And Mr. Gerard, what do we know about the severance packages
for the workers at Freeport, Illinois?
GERARD: Right now, the severance packages, quite frankly, are meager.
They`re not going to take care of people`s health care. The people are
going to lose their jobs. Mitt Romney doesn`t give a darn that when you
lose your job in America, you lose your health care. So he says he is also
going to oppose Obamacare. Well, if you had Obamacare, those workers would
be able to get health care.
He`s going to destroy their jobs. Some of them will lose their homes.
They`ll lose their health care. Some of their kids won`t go to college.
And again, he doesn`t give a darn. The reality is, this is pure and simple
greed. Mitt Romney has eight million dollars invested in this. And
Sensata is 51 percent owned by Bain Capital.
So he said a blind trust is just a ruse. He said that. I didn`t say
it. And he said it in the Ted Kennedy debate. So now he ought to step up
and do the right thing. And we ought to make sure every American knows
this is what to expect if Mitt Romney was to become the president,
SCHULTZ: Mr. Gerard, United Steelworkers International president,
good to have you with us tonight on this story. Thanks so much.
That`s THE ED SHOW. I`m Ed Schultz. "THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW" starts
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Creating a Lisp File
Now that you have created the nibfile that defines your application's user interface, it's time to create the Lisp source file that defines its behavior. When you work with Objective-C, as in Apple's tutorial, you use Apple's XCode application to create and manage projects, to edit Objective C source files, and to build the final application. In this HOWTO, the Clozure CL application takes the place of XCode. The Lisp project structure is much simpler than the XCode project structure: to build the Lisp application we need only the nibfile created in the previous section, and a single Lisp source file.
Double-click Clozure CL to launch it. Clozure CL displays a Listener window:
Choose "New" from the "File" menu to create a new Lisp source window. Save it with the name "CurrencyConverter.lisp" into the same "currency-converter" folder where you saved your nibfile in the earlier section. You should now have a "currency-converter" folder that contains a "CurrencyConverter.lisp" item and a "CurrencyConverter.nib" item.
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Lowrance isn't big in the automotive GPS business, but if you're a boater, you know them. Yesterday they launched the Endura Sierra, Safari and Outback: Sturdy, touchscreen handhelds that take outdoor maps of all kinds.
Magellan, Garmin and plenty of other companies have outdoor GPS, but Lowrance's focus here was building one set of devices that could be used in all kinds of activities including hiking, hunting, off-roading, skiing, and of course boating. The key is map openness: On land, it can use maps from Accuterra, Navionics and others. On the water, it takes Navionics, Fishing Hotspots and more. And for in-car use, you can load up a Navteq database. Needless to say, the openness is extended to community maps and trail guides in the Open GPX format.
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|appearance = Slender tan Bloodhound dog, long floppy chocolate ears, large brown spot on his back, each small brown spot on his both legs, white muzzle, front and back paws, underbelly and tail tip, black nose, brown circles around his eyes, blue collar (as an adult)
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Tod's sidekick (until becoming serious foes for a little while, then friends again right after the apparent death of the grizzly bear)
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Copper is a Bloodhound and the deuteragonist in Disney's 1981 feature film, The Fox and the Hound and its 2006 midquel. He becomes best friends with Tod the fox, despite the fact that the two should be natural enemies.
Copper is loosely based on a hound dog with the same name that appeared in the novel The Fox and the Hound by Daniel P. Mannix. Besides the major changes between the book and the film, the original Copper was an older dog threatened by a younger dog named Chief (the film seemingly switches the two roles).
In the film, Copper is a Bloodhound. His body is light brown with dark brown ears and a dark brown spot on his back. He also has a white muzzle and belly, and four white paws. As an adult, he wears a blue collar.
As a puppy, Copper is fairly curious. He has an excellent sense of smell, which makes him prone to wandering off, following various scents. One of these instances led to him befriending Tod, being unaware that the two were natural enemies. However, he could be slightly cautious, especially around his owner and the older Chief.
As an adult, he is much more serious, having been trained as a hunting dog. However, he does not initially go for Chief's theory that a hunting dog must be nasty, preferring to simply track and smell out a game. His training leads him to break off his relationship with Tod. However, he spares his friend out of past friendship until Chief is injured in an accident, at which time he becomes focused on revenge. However, their friendship would be rekindled, in a distant manner, when Tod saved him and his master from a rampaging bear. Copper would later repay his friend's brave efforts by keeping his still-mad boss from shooting Tod.
The Fox and the Hound
He is introduced as a cute small puppy that Amos Slade had recently obtained. Amos Slade intends to train the puppy as a hunting dog, and instructs his older dog Chief to look after him. One day, Copper wanders off, intent on following an unusual scent and ends up meeting Tod the fox kit. The two play together and become good friends, not realizing the two are natural enemies. Copper must keep his friendship secret, and often sneaks off to play with Tod. Copper's owner, Amos, is an avid hunter while Chief is a trained hunting dog, and the two would certainly kill Tod if given the chance. Eventually, Amos grows tired of Copper running off and ties the puppy to his doghouse to keep from running away. Tod comes over to see why Copper isn't coming to play. When he sees that Copper is tied up, the fox kit attempts to play there, but Copper worries that Chief will awaken. Chief awakens after smelling Tod and chases him across the woods with his house still attached. Amos chases after them trying to shoot Tod, believing the fox kit was harassing his chickens. Much to Copper's relief, Tod is able to escape successfully.
Soon after, Copper is taken on a long hunting trip with Slade and Chief. During the winter, Copper grows into an adult and becomes a skilled hunting dog. When spring arrives, Copper returns, having helped Amos obtain a lot of animal skins. That night, an adult Tod comes over to see Copper, but Copper tells Tod that they can no longer continue their friendship. Copper is now a hunting dog, and Tod is a fox. Suddenly, Chief and Amos catch Tod on their property and Copper is forced to track his former friend. Copper doesn't want to see Tod killed, and so he lets the fox get away. However, Chief notices Tod and chases him onto a railroad bridge. When a train comes, Tod is able to escape, but Chief ends up being hit by the train and is severely injured, though not killed. Copper, believing that Tod intended for Chief to get injured by the locomotive, immediately regrets letting Tod go and furiously swears revenge on him.
When Amos and Copper realize that Tod's owner, Widow Tweed has released Tod into the game preserve, the two decide it is the perfect opportunity to get revenge. They are able to track Tod to a den, where he is staying with Vixey, a young female vixen. After Tod quickly escapes the bear traps, Amos and Copper chase him and Vixey. Copper is suddenly stopped by Tod, both growling at each other while being distracted. Copper tries to attack Tod, but the brave fox quickly dodges his teeth and fights back, then sprints away to rejoin Vixey. Copper continues to chase Tod and tries to thrash and claw his way through the fox hole, but Tod drives him out of the burrow, yet Copper continues to dig furiously. Amos sets traps along their path, but the two foxes are able to avoid them. Setting a fire near one den entrance, Copper and Amos wait at the other entrance. Both are shocked when Tod is able to escape the flames and avoid them, and Copper gives chase.
Copper and Amos chase the foxes up the cliff when Copper picks up a new scent, and a look of horror dawns on his face when he realizes what it is. Amos catches up to Copper and aims his gun at the foxes, when suddenly, a huge grizzly bear appears from the bushes. While trying to escape from the bear, Amos is caught into one of his own traps, dropping his gun slightly out of reach. Copper fearlessly lunges at the huge bear to protect his master, but he is no match for it as the bear easily overpowers him, giving him a powerful swipe, knocking the dog to the ground. Copper lets out a loud yelp that reaches Tod's ears. Tod turns and is horrified to see his childhood friend getting nearly killed. Against his better judgment, Tod quickly intervenes to save his friend. Tod is able to defeat the bear but is immensely hurt as well, leaving the fox collapsing at the riverbank. Copper approaches, amazed that Tod--the very fox he tried to track down--saved his life, despite everything that had happened, and now feels genuinely remorseful for what he's done to him. When Amos arrives to kill Tod, Copper stands in the way of the gun, refusing to move away, and Amos eventually lowers his gun, sparing Tod's life. With their friendship restored, Tod and Copper share one last smile before parting. Copper returns home with Amos, fondly remembering his friendship with Tod.
The Fox and the Hound 2
Copper is one of the main characters of the midquel, which takes place prior to Copper going hunting with Amos Slade. In the film, Copper feels he is unable to do a lot of things right, whilst Tod tries to list things he can do, however, realizes that at the time of the movie, Copper wasn't even house trained yet. He and Tod later slip away to a country fair, where they encounter a group of stray dogs who formed a band known as the "The Singin' Strays". They find out that the band is preparing to perform, and that a talent scout for the Grand Ole Opry would be in attendance. After the band loses a member, Cash, Copper is recruited to perform after the band hears him sing. Impressed, they offer him a position, which Copper accepts after promising he is a stray. However, his friendship with the band causes him to forget a promise to watch fireworks with Tod.
Tod would later reveal to one of the band members, Dixie, that Copper was not a stray. The two formed a plan to get Copper to leave by leading Amos Slade to the fair. However, the resulting chase ruins the band's performance, resulting in the talent scout leaving and Copper's removal from the band.
Copper and Tod would later admit their mistakes and work to reunite the band. Copper uses his tracking skills to find the talent scout, and he and Copper work to trick the band, including Cash, into coming. Copper helps the band work out their differences, leading to the band performing their song. The talent scout notices the group and is impressed, so he arranges to let them perform at the Opry. However, Copper chooses to leave the band to return home with Tod.
House of Mouse
Copper and Tod appear briefly in the episode "Dining Goofy", running out of the club with other Disney dogs and cats when Goofy spreads a rumor about the club being infested with fleas.
Once Upon a Time
Copper doesn't appear on the show. However, he appeared in the canonical novel Red's Untold Tale. In this version, he was also the hunter's bloodhound, initially unnamed, that belong to Amos Slade, specialized in wolf hunt. After that Amos was slain during a wolf attack, Peter became his new owner and decides to name him Copper.
- In Spain, Brazil and Italy, he is named "Toby".
- Some of Copper's growls when he fights the bear and tries to attack Tod and Vixey in their burrow are recycled from Old Yeller when Old Yeller was fighting the wolf.
- Copper's revenge on Tod is somewhat similar to Zira's revenge on Kovu. Both stay angry and explain about their family relationship's avenging (in Copper's case, Chief falling off the train track and in Zira's case, Nuka getting crushed by a log), but Copper is a hero while Zira is a villain and Chief was Copper's foster father and Nuka is Zira's son.
- It is never explicitly stated if Copper realized that Tod never intended for Chief to fall off the train track, although he might have guessed it when Tod saved him from the giant bear.
- In the book of the same title, Copper is said to be a Coonhound/Bloodhound mix.
- Also in the book, Copper is more like Chief in that he is the older, more experienced hound, and hates Chief (who is younger and less experienced, yet is favored by the Master).
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