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Romney chooses far right zealot who wants to end Medicare
Original post made by swing voter, Barron Park, on Aug 11, 2012
Paul Ryans plan replaces Medicare as we know it with a coupon voucher.
Once Romney said this week that his fired workers should movee to Massachuttsetts to get RomneyObamaCare, Romney had to buckle to the fringe to get them back.
EtchASketch rides again.
Romney loses swing voters.
Game over. Mid_September polls will have Romney down 8 points after both conventions have their bounces.
Comments (74)
a resident of Green Acres
on Aug 11, 2012 at 8:55 am
Isn't Ryan the guy who worships the Russian atheist, Ayn Rand, the free market libertarian oddity? How many years did Paul Ryan work in the private sector before siphoning off at the public trough?
Be interesting to watch the Romney/Ryan team work out their differences - Ryan thought Romneycare was communism and does Romney want to replace Medicare with vouchers?
Both Romney and Ryan give massive tax breaks to the wealthy at the expense of the middle class, and raising the deficit upward.
Why did ROmney swing even farther into tea party land? From Laura Ingraham on her show Friday:
"I might be the skunk at the picnic but I'm going to say it. I'm going to say it clear. Romney's losing."
Finally, the conservatives are checking out the polls, the totality of the polls, both head to head nationally and the swing states where Obama is killing Romney by 100 electoral votes.
a resident of Green Acres
on Aug 11, 2012 at 9:03 am
Before the objections about Romney losing at this point flow in, here's three other conservative outlets that know Romney is not just losing, but sliding at a fast rate:
*** National Review - AUGUST 10, 2012 5:15 P.M. "Don't Panic" By The Editors
Translation: Panic.
*** Washington Examiner (the Moonie conservative oracle): "At this point, the question is not if Romney is losing, but why he is losing. In the paragraphs below, I explain what currently is a failing Romney campaign."
*** Henry Decker: "For Romney, the most troubling finding of the polls is his damaged reputation. While Obama's favorable/unfavorable spread is +14 in the CNN poll and +12 in the Fox News poll, Romney's is just -1 and +1, respectively. The CNN poll shows that 48 percent view Romney unfavorably, up six points from last month. His unfavorable rating in the Fox News poll is at 45 percent, up five points from last month. This suggests that Obama's string of negative ads attacking Romney are resonating with voters, and should be a major concern for the Romney campaign."
Where are those ads running? The swing states, which explains Obama's 100 point electoral vote lead according to poll composites.
Be an interesting 3 months - for conservatives. Polls will show a small bump for Ryan, a small bump for the convention, and then will settle back down to Obama's lead. Then the panic starts.
a resident of Palo Verde
on Aug 11, 2012 at 9:25 am
Not a bold pick. Defensive, Wall St Journal and big donors demanded Ryan be picked last week.
No spine.
a resident of Palo Verde
on Aug 11, 2012 at 9:27 am
But it does make Ryan the clear frontrunner for 2016. Interesting choice when viewed thru that lens.
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Aug 11, 2012 at 9:29 am
Romney is essentially giving up on the election. Ryan will help him bring in extremist campaign donors, but he will alienate more voters. Votes win elections, not money. Romney knows he is going to lose this election and just wants to spend money to slime Obama.
a resident of Midtown
on Aug 11, 2012 at 9:30 am
The election will be determined by 3 issues
2-The National Debt
3-The Economy-GDP growth is now down at 1.3%
Independent swing voters will determine this election-they care about The Economy-not about the "culture wars"
On Foreign Policy the key issue is our Domestic US Economy
Our biggest threat today isn't Syria, or even Iran, or Russia or China.
Our biggest threat today is our own US economy.
America cannot continue to be strong diplomatically, politically, and militarily and be weak economicall.Our biggest threat today isn't Syria, or even Iran, or Russia or China.
Our biggest threat today is our own US economy.
We cannot continue to be strong diplomatically, politically, and militarily and be weak economically,
Romney/Ryan have the competence and experience to turn the US economy around and make America strong
-the Independent Voters understand the strengths and competence of the Romney/Ryan Team and will vote for them.
Excellent choice of VP candidate!
a resident of Green Acres
on Aug 11, 2012 at 9:44 am
Sharon "Romney/Ryan have the competence and experience to turn the US economy around and make America strong"
No, they don't. And Romney's been getting killed in the polls on his so called "business experience" which is why he is pivoting away from Bain and his failed governorship to be a race about dismantling the social safety net.
Ryan has ZERO experience in building the economy - public or private.
Ryan is loved by the tea party, but will drive away the independents who like Medicare, who like America rebuilding and getting strong.
Ryan is a slasher who will cut jobs and growth to be able to support his plan of tax cuts for billionaires.
Sharon is right about one thing - Romney Ryan will avoid any foreign policy discussion because as a team they have ZERO foreign policy experience - just look at Romneys disastrous overseas trip.
Obama - bin Ladin is dead and General Motors is alive
a resident of Stanford
on Aug 11, 2012 at 10:36 am
Ryan is justanother Borrow and Spend republican in the Bush mode.
Ryan was the DECIDING VOTE on the unfunded Medicare Part D vote.
Ryan voted for TARP and the GM bailout.
Wants to drive the deficit into the ditch with more tax cuts for millionaires.
a resident of Green Acres
on Aug 11, 2012 at 11:07 am
ABC's report:
- THE RISK IS OBVIOUS: This race is now fought on territory that has long been favorable to Democrats. Voters trust Democrats more on issues relating to entitlement programs and are inherently suspicious of Republicans on the issue.
- THE REWARDS ARE LESS CLEAR: In picking Ryan, the Romney campaign is gambling that a debate on substance is thing that voters are hungry for. It is also an acknowledgement that a campaign fought on the terrain and issues that it has been for the last few weeks is not one that they can win."
Romney has tacitly abandoned his ability to run on Bain because he was getting trounced on it and his tax returns.
Romney's behind and he made a panic pick based on the polls the last couple weeks, plus the hideous numbers his internal polls showed, just to shore up the base.
Every time a campaign that was behind and made a REACH pick, it hasn't worked, they ended up losing a lot worse than they were behind at the time of the pick:
- MacCain picking Palin
- Gore picking Lieberman
- Dole picking Kemp
This is a desperation pick. In fact, it is Obama's favorite choice, with the possible exception of Palin, all just to support Romney far right base at the expense of the middle.
a resident of Midtown
on Aug 11, 2012 at 11:40 am
Romneys choice of Ryan underscores his best line of the campaign so far,
"It's the economy – and we're not stupid!"
Through nominating Ryan, Romney has signaled that his campaign is going to be about the economy, the economy, and, yes, you guessed it, the economy (with health-care thrown in as an aspect of the economy).
It is not going to be about immigration, marriage, the legalization of marijuana, whether candidates cause cancer, who has a dog on his car, or even who was born where.
It's going to be about the one thing America is obsessed with, the one thing that if we don't correct nothing else is possible….
Okay, I won't say it again, but you certainly know.
-The Economy+Jobs+The National Debt Crisis
Web Link
a resident of Green Acres
on Aug 11, 2012 at 12:28 pm
Romney Ryan End Medicare 2012 will not focus on the economy, because they are on record supporting the Bush Cheney policies that got us into this mess, and have numerous bush Cheney team members working for them.
Obama took the Bush Cheney recession from 800,000 jobs lost per month in January 09 to our current 28 consecutive months of private sector job growth creating 4 million new jobs.
Look at the Bush Cheney job Chart and obama's positive job growth and tell us how Romney Ryan End Medicare 2012 differs from Bush Cheney
Web Link
Sharon will not comment on the chart, because to acknowledge the chart concedes the economy debate to Obama over bush/Romney
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Aug 11, 2012 at 1:16 pm
Mckayla is not impressed: Web Link
a resident of Downtown North
on Aug 11, 2012 at 3:50 pm
Paul Ryan supported Scott Walker in Wisconsin, a very smart thing to do. Scott Walker also supports Paul Ryan, another smart thing to do.
Remember, Walker defeated the leftists in WI, especially the public sector unions. WI was a bastion of failed socialist policies, and Walker (and Ryan) told the truth about them...and won, which sent the lefties into a panic.
There is a prarie fire of freedom infecting this country right now. Ryan is a good choice as VP, because he understands this, and is a leader who has promoted it. Independents and Reagan Dems will vote for Romney/Ryan, with the support of Walker.
The desperate charges from the left serve to display their own panic. Extremists on the left cannot support private freedom...agaisnt their religion. They will even push Granny over the cliff to purge their angst.
Watching lefties squirm provides some political humor for me. Let the good times roll!
a resident of Green Acres
on Aug 11, 2012 at 4:25 pm
"The desperate charges from the left"
Look at the polls... the desperation is ENTIRELY in the Romney camp!
Swing state composite polls have Obama up by 75-100 votes, nearing McCain landslide territory. head to head polls for the last moth:
*** CNN/Opinion Research Aug 7 Obama +7%
*** FOX News Aug 5 Obama +9%
*** Reuters/Ipsos Aug 2 Obama +7%
*** Pew Research July 26 Obama +10%
*** NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl July 22 Obama +6%
Desperation, thy name is Gary, trying to paint a rosy picture from fantasy colors, not based in reality at all.
Romney was getting slaughtered in all the full polls (excludes the dailies and Rasmussen.) Romney's internal polls told him to throw a hail mary to make the Sharron's and Gary's of the world happy. Guaranteed to drive off middle of the roaders.
a resident of Green Acres
on Aug 11, 2012 at 4:29 pm
Now that Romney stupidly chose the author of the Republican Budget, it lassos the Budget vote around every republican house member, making it super easy to hang both Romney and the GOP house in one ad blitz. Watch GOP house members running from their vote by September. Losing the race to Obama was already almost a sure thing, losing the House with it is....
The single best move to give Pelosi a chance at taking back her gavel.
Thanks, Mitt!
a resident of Downtown North
on Aug 11, 2012 at 4:48 pm
>Romney was getting slaughtered in all the full polls
So was Walker, accordig to the press and polls. What happened? Walker stood his ground and crushed the left. Ryan supported Walker, which shows his leadership.
This is somewhat reminiscent of the 1980 election, when the press and polls said that Reagon stood no chance. There was even one infamous quote from from a crazy leftist woman columnist in the New York Times, who, expressing her shock at Reagan's election said, "I don't know anyone who voted for him!". Leftist blindness is legendary.
Keep it coming, I am enjoying this!
a resident of Barron Park
on Aug 11, 2012 at 6:33 pm
Reagan led from May through the election.
Walker was up from January through thebelection.
Gary is lying about both. Deflecting from Romneys sorry campaign and being behind.
a resident of Downtown North
on Aug 11, 2012 at 6:50 pm
>Reagan led from May through the election.
Walker was up from January through thebelection.
In the minds of the people, but not in the minds of the media. The polls were spun by the press (tools of the left) to suggest that Reagan and Walker were toast. Then came the election for Reagan and the re-election for Walker.
The Wisconsin voters are leading a new day in America. I know it is shocking to the lefties, but their old comrades are no longer in power. The Walker re-election is a watershed event. This is very good for Romney/Ryan. It is also very good for our country.
a resident of Green Acres
on Aug 11, 2012 at 6:53 pm
Gary is just relaying the lies he reads on far right wing sites.
Truth Squad was correct - Reagan led from mid May on to the election in 1980. From the book - The Timeline of Presidential Elections: How Campaigns Do (and Do Not) Matter
Web Link
You can find some polls that show Carter ahead for part of the time, but the composite polls show Reagan taking the lead in may and not releasing it. The Gallup has Reagan leading mid June to mid august and then neck and neck the rest of the way. Put all the polls into composite and Reagan was ahead since May.
Gary: "when the press and polls said that Reagon stood no chance." WRONG. ***Never*** trust the claims of Gary and Sharon, always assume they are just lies from the far right echo chamber and do the research yourself.
Never trust Gary's claims and falsehoods. He just wants to deflect from how bad Romney and Ryan are.
a resident of Midtown
on Aug 11, 2012 at 7:01 pm
With the RR, Romney Ryan ticket
The ground upon which the campaign was being played has shifted significantly.
The election will now be about something important — two very different visions for the future of America.
1-Will it be Romney/Ryan's belief in an expansive, opportunity-driven economy based on free-market principles and a smaller role for government?
2-Or will it be Obama's "investments" in the middle class, a culture of dependency, and diminished living standards?-a European/Greek future?
This is no longer just about the incompetence of the Obama administration.
It is now about a vibrant vision for Americans moving forward with R/R at the helm.
The Romney message is-
"It's about the economy – and we're not stupid!"
Independent Swing Voters like that message as do the Regan Democrats.
We also understand and agree with his view on foreign policy
which is-
1-2Our biggest threat today isn't Syria, or even Iran, or Russia or China.
2-Our biggest threat today is our own US economy.
3-America cannot continue to be strong diplomatically, politically, and militarily and be weak economicall.
4-We cannot continue to be strong diplomatically, politically, and militarily and be weak economically,
The issue is Jobs-Current 8.4%+ Unemployment Rate+The Massive National Debt+The Economy with current disastrous 1.3% GDP growth rate
Time for competence and change-no more hype and false hope
a resident of Midtown
on Aug 11, 2012 at 7:06 pm
Sharon and Gary repeat the same comments over and over, without providing any facts. Repetition of a claim does not make it true. B Mac is correct about Gary.
a resident of Green Acres
on Aug 11, 2012 at 7:18 pm
Sharon: "The ground upon which the campaign was being played has shifted significantly. "
Yes, Sharon, it had to because Obama was kicking Romney's behind and Romney had to go for broke with an extreme pick in Ryan. Everyone finally got it with the polls. Even Mitt.
Rmoney is re-launching his whole campaign with the convention. Mitt can't run on Bain. Can't run on the Olympics. Can't run on his failed governorship.
Romney can't even show his tax returns.
Obama has created 4 million new jobs over the last 28 months.
Sharon - what do you think of the monthly jobs chart?
Web Link
EVERYONE - every time brings up the unemployment rate, ask her about the month to month job chart
Web Link
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Aug 11, 2012 at 7:23 pm
Middle class taxesgo up under Romney
Under Romney Ryans plan, mitts taxes DROP FROM 13%
BILLIONAIRES love romney ryan and will try to buy this election with any amount of money cuz they make it back with mitts tax plan
a resident of Midtown
on Aug 11, 2012 at 7:50 pm
Claiming that 100,000 of temporary census worker jobs are real jobs is a fraud.
The debates will reveal the fraud and voodoo jobs scam.
The facts are that
-We have a GDP growth rate of 1.3%-that is a disaster
-We have an unemployment rate of 8.4 % which is increasing
-among young people it is now 23% among young Blacks it is 38%
-We face a financial cliff face re the Nation Debt in January 2013
-California is heading for a complete Greek financial meltdown in January 2013.
We need financial/economic competence and change-
-not more socialist hype and propaganda-in Palo Alto, California or America-this dog don't hunt-time for a real change
a resident of Community Center
on Aug 11, 2012 at 9:03 pm
The month by month jobs chart
Shows our recovery from Bushs millions of jobs lost
Obamas 4 million jobs created
Why won't sharon comment on the chart?
Or why Romney Ryan want to end medicare while giving tax cuts to billionaires
a resident of Midtown
on Aug 11, 2012 at 9:21 pm
We will comment on your fake job chart
It is a fraud-
The R/R proposal for Medicare/ SS does would not apply to anyone who is now under 55 yrs old-
Clearly the socialists are desperate and futilely trying to change the topic--keep it up
The main concern of Independent Swing Voters and Regan Democrats is-
"It's the economy – and we're not stupid!"
Time for a competent team to lead an economic turn around.
RR will bring real change and economic growth for all
Obama was a good public speaker-but he failed to deliver in his promises to the American voters
Enough is enough
a resident of Charleston Gardens
on Aug 11, 2012 at 9:39 pm
Perhaps Sharon can provide a link to an authentic jobs chart since she claims it is a fake and a fraud.
a resident of Midtown
on Aug 11, 2012 at 9:42 pm
The R/R proposal for Medicare/ SS does would not apply to anyone who is now OVER 55 yrs old-
The issue will be negotiated
RR both support high tax rates for billionaires 50-75 % unless they invest their wealth in new enterprises
The lies of the socialists continue-
-they would have Palo Alto, California and the USA end up like Greece
Enough is enough
a resident of East Palo Alto
on Aug 11, 2012 at 10:38 pm
Romney ryan raise taxes on middle class and cut medicare for tax cuts for the super rich
Sharons a tool
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Aug 11, 2012 at 11:04 pm
I find it less than interesting that very similar comments from probably the same people have shown up on community forums throughout the bayarea.
a resident of Downtown North
on Aug 12, 2012 at 9:08 am
Same person
More info or links would be nice.
Sharon - why not comment on the monthly jobs figures? What are yourunning from?
a resident of Barron Park
on Aug 12, 2012 at 9:16 am
You claim that the Ryan pick focuses the election on jobs and the current economy. Actually, it doesn't. It now focuses the election on the future course of entitlements. I'm not saying that it's better or worse, but it's flat out wrong for you to assert that it re-enforces Romney's strategy up until now. It's actually a significant pivot.
a resident of Midtown
on Aug 12, 2012 at 9:38 am
Sharon falsely claims the monthly job chart that proves her Obama claims are specious, is a fraud.
The chart lists jobs created for July at 160,000, which is corrrect.
It lists Bush monthly job LOSSES. At about 800,000 jobs lost in January 2009, also correct.
Sharon, I know this is a useless queation, but will you please prove your false claim that BLS numbers are somehow dalse in the monthly job chart?
Obama has created 4 million jobs in the last 27 months.
a resident of Midtown
on Aug 12, 2012 at 5:47 pm
Incisive interview with R&R today on CBS 60 minutes which answers the concerns of Swing and Independent Voters-like ourselves.
Web Link
Hopefully the left will continue their futile efforts to try and change the topic from Obamas record on-
-Real Jobs-8.4% unemployment and the worst statistics in 60 years
-The National Debt Cliff-face,
-The Economy- with a disastrous 1.3% GDP growth rate
The 60 minute interview focused upon the issues of concern to Swing and Independent voters
Watch the interview on the link above
a resident of Barron Park
on Aug 12, 2012 at 7:46 pm
"Hopefully the left will continue their futile efforts to try and change the topic from Obamas record"
But Romney already did that by nominating Ryan. Now, it will be about entitlement change.
a resident of Downtown North
on Aug 12, 2012 at 8:19 pm
8.3% unemployment, with no end in sight.
Time to put some adults in charge. RR
a resident of Midtown
on Aug 12, 2012 at 8:24 pm
You are confusing issues-
The issue for Palo Alto-according to Levy and most of the City Counsel-is about entitlement change for PA City employees.
The issue for Romney is to turn around the US economy
-lower the national debt
-enable REAL job creation and to save the US from from its path to the fate of Greece.
The left is desperately trying to change the topic from the Economy
The distractions ain't working -but keep it up-if it makes you feel better
a resident of Midtown
on Aug 12, 2012 at 10:09 pm
Sharon - to set the casual reader straight - thinks Palin was qualified to be president.
Says it all, doesn't it?
She claims romney will reduce the debt when in fact he will drive deficits higher with tax cuts for millionaires and corporations and higher defense spending, while raising taxes on the middle class.
Ryans budget plan runs deficits for THIRTY YEARS &ECAUSE OF INCREASED SPENDING AND TAX CUTS FOR MILLIONAIRES.
a resident of Barron Park
on Aug 13, 2012 at 9:11 am
Look at all the Ryan-will-lose-Florida headlines in the FLA papers this morning. Romney should have picked Rubio.
With obama winning by 7 points in Ohio, Florida clinches the deal for Romney.
Game over. Obama wins.
Stupid pick, just to hold the base for the worst nominee ever.I could cry. And I probably will in November. I hate the beltway elite that control my party. I will join any conservative 3rd party for 2016. Romney stinks. So smarmy.
a resident of Barron Park
on Aug 13, 2012 at 9:14 am
my name is Sherry, not Sherrt
a resident of Barron Park
on Aug 13, 2012 at 9:39 am
Romney and Ryan stump together until its time to visit Florida and Mitt tells Ryan to get lost - they hate Ryans budget in Florida.
Romney just lost Florida. The polls in Florida will go south on Romney as the Ryan ads hit TV, losing a couple points a month up to the election.
Romney went to Florida and lied about the phony medicare cuts in obamacare. Not one senior lost anything from obamacare. Ryan included that part of obamacare in his budget, so even ryan voted for the same program, along with everyHouse republican!
Romney lies again.
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Aug 13, 2012 at 11:05 am
I don't get it. Paul Ryan's plan has been scored by the CBO and doesnot balance the budget for at least 30 years.
30 years of red ink. Why bother to vote Republican? Maybe Clinton was right after all with his balanced budgets.
Was Clinton the most fiscally conservative president in our lifetime?
Yes. A couple balanced budgets prove it.
Holy mackeral. Who cares about interns, bring Clinton back. Romney can't win anyway.
a resident of Nixon School
on Aug 13, 2012 at 11:45 am
Clinton was the best president in decades. Balancedbudgets. 23 million new jobs. No stupid wars. Raised taxes on the top 2 percent. Cut spending in every part. Of federal government. Let's go back to Clinton rates and Clinton job creation. Romney will explode the budget just to cut his own taxes. Dude is a mess. Can't even be honest with his taxes.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Aug 13, 2012 at 12:14 pm
My guess is Romney couldn't get anyone else to run with him. The Governors mentioned as prospective running mates for Romney don't want to be associated with a looser because they have to think of their reputations post-election. Remember Sarah Palin!!! She was the only running mate John McCain could get because everyone knew he was going to lose the election.
The moral of this story is: "Don't get tied to a loser!!!"
Paul Ryan is thinking 2016 not 2012 when he'll be the front runner for the Conservative Republicans - God help us all!!!!
a resident of Downtown North
on Aug 13, 2012 at 12:47 pm
>The moral of this story is: "Don't get tied to a loser!!!"
How amusing! Similar things were said about Scott Walker. The leftists are very nervous, now, as they should be. Keep it coming, lefties, this is REALLY fun!
a resident of Green Acres
on Aug 13, 2012 at 1:00 pm
" The leftists are very nervous" WRONG, as usual from Gary and Sharon. It's the far right thats getting hysterical about Romney.
Going into this weekend, Obama was near Obama/McCain landslide territory of +80 to +100 electoral votes in the composite swing state polls, outright winning in Ohio and Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Michigan, Wisconsin, etc..., along with numerous head-to-head polls showing everything from a tie to an 8 point margin for Obama.
Obama was killing Romney. The republican conservative base forced Ryan on Romney to try to mobilize the lethargic base that detests Romney. Note that Gary won't address the midle class tax hikes to pay fro tax cuts for millionaires.
Romney will get a small Ryan bump, and another from his convention. Obama then gets his convention bump and will widen his lead in October, leading to more hysterics from the Gary Sharon crowd. Notice that Sharon thnsk we should be talking about jobs, but Ryan can't so that because he voted against the American Jobs act which would have created 2 million new jobs by now.
ALWAYS ignore Sharon and Gary unless they can provide PROOF of their silly claims.
Then ask them to comment on the BLS jobs data put into chart form: Web Link
Obama creates 4 million new private sector jobs in the last 28 months after Bush has consecutive months of 800,000 jobs lost. Romney Ryan have promised to implement Bush Cheney policies.
a resident of Midtown
on Aug 13, 2012 at 1:53 pm
Re "Voodoo" job claims
President Obama, and the Myth About 4.5 Million New Jobs---
" Obama's claim of creating 4.5 million jobs that he reiterated again on Thursday is simply wrong.
Not only do we have fewer jobs in the U.S. today than when Obama first became president, nothing has been done for the 8 million additional working age people.
By anyone's definition, this is not a "recovery."
Since the recovery started in July 2009, the working age population has grown by 213,000 people on average each month.
Normally about 60 percent of the working age population is working. Thus, it would have been necessary to add about 128,000 jobs each month just to keep the share of the working age population employed from falling.
That means that a minimum of a little over 4.7 million jobs had to be created during the recovery just to keep us treading water.
That growth wouldn't have done anything to make up for the huge job losses that we had suffered up to that point.
In fact, only 2.7 million jobs have been added over that time period
- 2 million jobs short of what we needed just to keep from falling further behind.
Web Link
a resident of Green Acres
on Aug 13, 2012 at 2:02 pm
Sharon claims that BLS.gov data is "voodoo"; the vary term George Bush used to describe Reagan and the ridiculous Laffer curve. That's funny.
Here's the BLS data that answers Sharons false claim right here: Web Link To use Sharon's selective chart Web Link just look at the massive Bush job losses that bled over to Obama's term before his policies took effect and lead to job growth of 4 million jobs in the last 28 months.
Just remember when reading Sharon, she's the one who thinks Sarah Palin (pointed out above) was supremely qualified to be president. Laughable, isn't it?
Donal Trump loves the Ryan pick - here's what Sharon's favorite millionaire says about Ryan: "Trump spent several minutes plainly questioning the political chops of Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and declaring, with characteristic conviction, that the Ryan budget would be an abject disaster for Romney.
"It is catastrophic what he's done," Trump told CNBC. "If they lose, it will be the single biggest reason why the Republicans lost: the Ryan plan."
"I think the worst thing [Romney] can do is strongly embrace that budget if he wants to get elected," he said. "This will be the single worst move in the Republican Party for many years. This is going to be catastrophic."
a resident of Downtown North
on Aug 13, 2012 at 3:29 pm
The lefties are still at it, of course. Scott Wlaker crushed them, in WI, despite all the attacks, like we are hearing now from leftie camps vs RR.
Very amusing! Lefties are losers, and on the wrong side of history. Keep it coming!!
a resident of Midtown
on Aug 13, 2012 at 3:42 pm
Watching the 60 Minutes interview, neither of them answered the questions, they just changed the subject to criticize Obama. Didn't fool anybody.
I wonder what Mr. Sharon will say when it becomes more public that Ryan's prosperous little hometown has benefited from a number of FEDERAL grants. I guess he'll just change the subject.
a resident of Midtown
on Aug 13, 2012 at 5:22 pm
Injection of reality
Romney is running for POTUS, Ryan is running for VP.
Ryan will run for POTUS after the next 8 years of a Romney administration.
Obama today talks as if he is running against Ryan for President-
-very flattering to Ryan--we suppose-
What does Joe Biden think about that?
Where is Biden by the way?
Under a bus?
The desperate attempt to change the topic from the key issues for Independents and Blue Dog Democrats-
-The National Debt
-The Economy
Is not working-but is hilarious-keep it up!
So far Romney has been accused of murder, felony tax evasion and dog abuse- by the Democrats-
-Hilarious-what will be the next desperate attempt at changing the topic from the US economy?
a resident of Green Acres
on Aug 13, 2012 at 5:40 pm
Sharons big three - LOSERS for Ryan/Romney:
1. Jobs - Obama's American Jobs Act was voted down by Ryan and the republicans - it would have added 2 million jobs. Please note Ryan/Romney have no jobs plan except tax cuts for millionaires. Obama has added 4 million jobs in the last 28 months
2. The National Debt - Ryan's budget has been scored for THIRTY years by the CBO and it never once balances the budget because, like Mitten's plan, it gives away our tax dollars to millionaire and billionaires and corporations, and increases defense spending
3. The Economy - Ryan and Romney will follow Bush Cheney policies and drive our economy into the ditch. Bush had a negative 8 percent GDP when Obama took over. It has been between 1 and 3 percent since - good progress but needs to be better. Ryans cuts to the economy will trigger a double dip recession.
Source: Mitt Romney (his "I won't cut a trillion" quote)
Romney has defaulted to Ryan. On Saturday he said he was using his plan, by Monday the honchos told him he's using Ryans budget busting, kill Medicare plan.
"Mitt Romney: Well, I have my budget plan as you know that I've put out. And that's the budget plan that we're going to run on."
As Donald Trump said: "It is catastrophic what he's done," Trump told CNBC. "If they lose, it will be the single biggest reason why the Republicans lost: the Ryan plan."
a resident of Meadow Park
on Aug 13, 2012 at 6:03 pm
So the next futile strategy is to declare "class warfare"
Good luck with that-
The jobs myth is demolished by this
Web Link
Again-Ryan is the VP candidate
Romney is the POTUS candidate
BTW-Donald Trump enthusiastically endorsed both Romney and Ryan on CNN this evening-so much for that attempted distraction
Next futile attempt at changing the topic?
Bring it on
a resident of Greater Miranda
on Aug 13, 2012 at 6:18 pm
All I can do is laugh at the attempt to characterize Ryan as "far right"....after he and Widen ( a "far left" Senator) propose a way to save Medicare from bankruptcy in Dec 2011! The "far left" is truly hilarious.
Either we change Medicare and Social Security so that there is still a "there, there" in 20 years, or we keep rolling off the cliff so nothing is "there" in 20 years.
I choose some fiscal sanity. Even if it is true that it will take 30 years to "balance a budget" as the left is trying to argue and also somehow say this is "bad"...it is a heckuva lot better than the current way of the Democrats, which is no budget for 4 years, and keep borrowing at an exponential rate until we collapse in a few years a la Greece.
Most younger folks know that if we don't turn and turn fast, we are going to keep going "forward" right off the cliff, into a bankrupt Medicare and Social Security system, with absolutely nothing left for anyone under 55. Most folks know that if we have a chance of handing the next generation anything resembling the opportunities we had in the older generation, with any degree of social security and medicare left, we have to limit our government, free our enterprise, and reform our Medicare system.
a resident of Green Acres
on Aug 13, 2012 at 6:26 pm
"Even if it is true that it will take 30 years to "balance a budget" as the left is trying to argue"
The Congressional Budget Office is not "the left".
They scored it, and Ryan's budget is a disaster for everyone who isn't a corporation, a millionaire or above.
Sharon's own jobs chart link shows how Obama turned around the Bush losses into 4 million jobs created in the last 28 months!!!
Web Link
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a resident of Greater Miranda
on Aug 13, 2012 at 6:37 pm
BMAC, you miss the point. Even if it is true that the budget would take 30 years to balance all the way, at least it is moving in the right direction, vs now, where it is falling off the cliff. It is sort of like when we were all yelling about the 500 billion/year deficit the last 4 years of Bush...and Obama said that was wrong, unpatriotic even, to borrow off the backs of our kids, and some of us were saying that the only stop was the Veto pen of a Republican POTUS like Bush finally found, and that Obama would remove all stops and spend wildly..then he went on to triple the deficit. We all agree that the debt and deficit are unsustainable. Any plan to reverse it is better than what we are doing now, which is running right into a Greece Wall.
a resident of Midtown
on Aug 13, 2012 at 8:55 pm
the left is spinning out of control in their futile attempts to change the topic from our disastrous economic strategy
MSNBC drags in Jimmy Hoffa-son of the concrete shoes Hoffa gangster to make the democratic s case
The attempt to incite a "class war" turns off the Independents and Swing Voters-big time
The last class warfare-- in 1917 had a very unhappy ending-20+ million killed in the purges and gulags
Try another distraction from the US economic crisis
a resident of Green Acres
on Aug 13, 2012 at 9:28 pm
Perspective: We can balance the budget in a couple years by going back to Clinton tax rates and Clinton spending. Ryan Romney doesn't want to balance a budget anymore than Bush Cheney wanted to keep the Clinton balanced budgets. Ryan Romney want to give huge tax cuts to millionaires and billionaires.
As far as you yelling about Bush deficits, show us a link to any of your posts with you "when we were all yelling about the 500 billion/year deficit the last 4 years of Bush"
Sharon: you keep bringing up "class warfare". Is that the latest Fox talking point? Bringing in the Russian revolution? What planet do you live on?
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Aug 14, 2012 at 7:44 am
Sharon and the cons are spinning out of control to not address-
Paul Ryan wants to slash spending and end Medicare as we know it, just to be able to give taxbreaks to the ultra wealthy.
Everyone sacrifices so the billionaires can get richer.
Same ol same ol republicans.
a resident of Greater Miranda
on Aug 14, 2012 at 10:07 am
BMAC: You are really joking, aren't you? Do you have any idea what would happen if we went back to "Clinton spending" levels? Cutting, precipitously, 1.5 trillion dollars from our spending (ifp) memory serves right, we were about 2 trillion in spending, but I have no time to look it up), would mean chaos in our society. Yes, we have to cut spending, trust me I am in absolute agreement!! But unfortunately we are now up to what, 3.7 trillion in spending per year, and "cold turkey" slashing back to 2 trillion ( heck, I would be delighted with "just" spending 2.7 trillion!!) would send us into a spin. It has to be gradually decreased, in concert with policies that encourage private business to grow to help pick up the slack by hiring folks, and to increase tax revenues. Combined with a gradual inflation managed by the Feds, and we can, with pain but not death-spiraling pain, bring our economy back into balance.
a resident of Greater Miranda
on Aug 14, 2012 at 10:13 am
But, BMAC, I would really,really really support us going back to Clinton taxes if we also went back to Clinton spending..ANYTHING to cut our debt!!..but it simply ain't gonna happen.The screaming about "cuts" would drown out any good sense.
a resident of Green Acres
on Aug 14, 2012 at 10:54 am
Clinton tax and spend, as opposed to republican borrow and spend, gave us balanced budgets. Clinton's budgets, in broad strokes, equals today's budget less:
- the doubling of DoD and DHS spending since 2001 (because of 19 men with boxcutters)
- stop the wars
- fund or remove Medicare Part D (never paid for)
- rescind the Bush tax cuts, including capital gains (never paid for)
That's most of it right there.
Which party is most likely to move in that direction? Clinton's Democrats, who have done it, only a dozen years ago?
Or Ryan and Romney, who have said that doubling Bush's tax cuts is their first priority, over the fiscal health of our great country?
a resident of Greater Miranda
on Aug 20, 2012 at 8:42 am
Ryan voted for all of Bush's stimulus bills.
Ryan sais stimulus created jobs and growth, and supported borrowing for unemployment and healthcare for the unemployed in 2002.
Ryan voted against Obama's Stimulus.
Ryan requested millions from Obama's Stimulus.
Ryan is a hypocrite, pure and simple. He is the perfect Etch-a-Sketch pick for the Etch-a-Sketch candidate Romney
a resident of Midtown
on Aug 20, 2012 at 10:04 am
Niall Ferguson's widely quoted article on Obama's flagging campaign summarizes the problem in one sentence.
The current election, Ferguson says, is not about 2008.
It is about whether the winner of 2008 has done anything in the interim.
"And the sad truth", Ferguson concludes, "is that he has not."
Then he twists in the knife.
In his inaugural address, Obama promised "not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth." He promised to "build the roads and bridges, the electric grids, and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together." He promised to "restore science to its rightful place and wield technology's wonders to raise health care's quality and lower its cost." And he promised to "transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age." Unfortunately the president's scorecard on every single one of those bold pledges is pitiful.
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a resident of Green Acres
on Aug 20, 2012 at 10:14 am
4 million private sector jobs created in the last 27 months, after taking over from Bush, who had 800,000 jobs lost in January 2009.
Sharon is so full of it, she can't see straight. Sharon refuses to comment on any monthly jobs chart:
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PLEASE look at the monthly jobs chart and see how Obama has guided America out of the Bush jobs disaster, without any help form republicans who have blocked every effort to stimulate job growth the same way Bush and Reagan stimulated job growth (though Bush's efforts failed.)
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Nor will Sharon comment on Ryan's hypocrisy in supporting Keynesian stimulus while under Bush, but refusing to help Americans while Obama is President; and then Ryan lying about not requesting stimulus money fro his district.
a resident of South of Midtown
on Aug 20, 2012 at 10:39 am
No wonder Sharon likes Ferguson--he plays fast and loose with the facts just like our Midtown pundit does
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a resident of Barron Park
on Aug 20, 2012 at 10:42 am
Interesting monthly jobs chart. Does Sharon contest the facts or just wear blinders?
Her ferguson article is noise. Much rhetoric, for example: the claim that Obama hasn't improved thr grid is false. The stimulus had 90 billion for clean energy and grid improvement.
Simple fact checking is Sharon's downfall. The downfall of the fringe zealots on both sides.
a resident of Green Acres
on Aug 20, 2012 at 11:04 am
The Ferguson article is being fact checked and decimated by almost all major media outlets, with calls for a Ferguson firing for all his lies and misrepresentations.
Newsweek admitted they did NOT fact check Ferguson - a major black eye.
The Atlantic has a good summary of the lies, and there are lots of them: Web Link
"It would have been worthwhile for Ferguson to explain why Obama doesn't deserve re-election in this real world we actually live in. Instead, we got an exercise in Ferguson's specialty -- counterfactual history."
Coincidentally, that is Sharon's specialty as well -- counterfactual history.
a resident of Stanford
on Aug 20, 2012 at 12:13 pm
1. Fringe right winger finds story in echo chamber and posts here, loudly
2. Thinking adults refute story with facts and links
3. Fringe right winger changes rhetoric
4. Rhetoric is dispatched with facts
5. Fringe goes away
6. Echo chamber comes up with another ridiculous story
Repeat step 1.
a resident of Midtown
on Aug 20, 2012 at 4:58 pm
Niall Ferguson is one of the worlds preeminent economists and historians.
He is a tenured faculty @ Harvard.
His game changing article is incisive and compelling.
He makes an evidenced based argument with no personal attacks.
Obama made clear promises in 2008 about what he would achieve in 4 years in
1/ Jobs-we now have 8.3% unemployment
2/ The Economy-we now have a GDP growth rate of 1.3%-a disaster
3/ The National Debt is now spiraling out of control
Obama has not delivered on any of his promises.
Any CEO with a similar performance gap would be fired before 12 months.
Niall Ferguson is clear and convincing in his evidence and argument
Web Link
a resident of Green Acres
on Aug 20, 2012 at 5:25 pm
"Niall Ferguson is one of the worlds preeminent economists"
He is NOT an economist... he is a historian. Paul Krugman, Nobel prize winning economist takes Ferguson's cover story apart.
And all his points in your link have been debunked as FALSE.
See the MULTITUDE of links showing the lies in Ferguson's Newsweek story in the posts above.
Note Sharon never talks about the monthly JOBS CHART
Web Link
a resident of Midtown
on Aug 20, 2012 at 6:18 pm
1/Ferguson completely rebutted Krugmans criticism of a small part of his argument re health care
2/ No one has refuted Ferguson case re Obamas failure on
B/The Economy,
C/The National Debt.
3/ Re jobs
President Obama, and the Myth About 4.5 Million New Jobs---
" Obama's claim of creating 4.5 million jobs that he reiterated again on Thursday is simply wrong.
Not only do we have fewer jobs in the U.S. today than when Obama first became president, nothing has been done for the 8 million additional working age people.
By anyone's definition, this is not a "recovery."
Since the recovery started in July 2009, the working age population has grown by 213,000 people on average each month.
Normally about 60 percent of the working age population is working. Thus, it would have been necessary to add about 128,000 jobs each month just to keep the share of the working age population employed from falling.
That means that a minimum of a little over 4.7 million jobs had to be created during the recovery just to keep us treading water.
That growth wouldn't have done anything to make up for the huge job losses that we had suffered up to that point.
In fact, only 2.7 million jobs have been added over that time period
- 2 million jobs short of what we needed just to keep from falling further behind.
Web Link
a resident of Midtown
on Aug 20, 2012 at 6:44 pm
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a resident of Green Acres
on Aug 21, 2012 at 9:11 am
Sharon is just copying and pasting her old lies (note that her web link was just a paste of the words 'Web Link')
With all that noise and bluster, Sharon won't address the FACTS: the month by month JOBS CHART that show Obama crating 4 million jobs in the private sector over the last 27 months.
The difference?
Sharon wants to use the Bush job losses in January 2009 (Bush lost 800,000 jobs that month) and the months after as Obama's numbers, even thought Obama's growth policies obviously took a few months to be implemented.
See the monthly jobs chart: Web Link
Sharon's argument and falsehoods fall apart in the face of facts.
America cannot afford to return to the Bush/Cheney economic policies in the form of Romney/Ryan.
American women should not be forced to live under the Paul Ryan/Todd Akin's mentality of "personhood": no hormonal birth control, forced to carry their rapist's baby, forced governmant trans-vaginal ultrasounds, etc..
America cannot afford Ryan/Romney.
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I should hopefully pass my Security+ this Saturday and next plan to start reading towards my CEH. I am in no rush to pass this certification, but have noticed that on the eccouncil website you must complete the CEH Exam Eligibility Form beforehand. I know this is a stupid question, but I like to be absoultely certain for peace of mind... Do i really need to fill this form out, or can I just book an exam? I have gone onto the Prometric site, gone through the steps and it does seem I am able to book the exam. My only concern is I would pass the exam WOhooo, but then fail as I havent filled, sent and been accepted to sit the exam. Or even worse, pass and never receive my certificate That would suck big time!
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Then came the fun part - sliding down the mountain in the snow!!! Class. We all strapped on our nappies and walked a short distance to the first of our descent points. A huge slide. What was very had work going up was gonna be so much fun going down. What better way to get down a volcano than to slide down on your arse wearing a thing they call a nappy. At one stage me and Lou were going that fast we had to shout at the guide to get out of our way or he was gonna get two size 45 boots in the ass. On the fastest of the slides the guides asked for a volunteer and up stepped speedy Byrne. I threw myself onto it and before I knew it I couldn`t see a thing as I was covered in snow hurtling down the mountain laughing and choking at the same time. I had to wait a minute when I got to the bottom and over the crest came Lou burning up the track, arms in the air laughing and screaming the whole way. We can`t think of any better way to get down a mountain without a parachute. 6 hours up and 20 minutes down. We had a short walk to the bus before heading back to the Hostel for a shower and a siesta before dinner. The best thing about going so early was that we got home at 2pm and had the rest of the day to enjoy even though we were wrecked. Later that night we headed out with Yvonne, Jurgen and Gavin for drinks and sleepy here fell asleep on a couch in the bar for about a half hour waiting on the rest to finish their drinks.
Pucon was a great way to finish our South America trip before heading to Santiago for our flight to NZ.
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C. An ALOPS or SSSG group member who has been recuperating ashore and is declared "Fit for Duty" while the ship is at sea will remain covered under the wage provisions of V-B (1) until the ship reaches its next port. An ALOPS or SSSG group member in this situation may be asked to work for the Institution in another capacity.
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A. Vacation: Each group member will earn vacation at the rate designated by the Institution based on length of service (see Paid Absences).
B. Shore Leave: The purpose of shore leave for sea-going personnel is to allow paid time off from assigned duties for rest and recuperation.
Each non-exempt ALOPS or SSSG group member will be credited with 16 hours of shore leave following the first seven consecutive days of duty while assigned to an Institution owned or operated vessel designated as in Extended Voyage status and, thereafter, prorated Shore Leave will be accrued for each consecutive full day worked. Exempt employees (e.g. Alvin pilots) with less than six consecutive years of service will be credited with 22 hours of shore leave for each seven consecutive days of duty (prorated as necessary). After six consecutive years of service these exempt employees will be credited with 28 hours of shore leave for each seven consecutive days worked, prorated on a daily basis.
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D. The Payroll Office will prepare a report of accrued vacation hours and "banked" shore leave dollars. This report will be sent to the ship periodically.
E. While still in a probationary status, the employee should charge desired leave time as outlined in VI-C. If this is not adequate, a limited amount of vacation time may be advanced by the group manager if requested by the employee.
F. Leave requests will be reviewed by the ALOPS or SSSG group managers in relation to the operations schedule and manpower requirements. Every attempt will be made to grant leave at the times requested by the employee assuming staffing and workload permit.
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B. Travel expenses to or from Woods Hole or equivalent will be paid by ALOPS or SSSG for any Group member taking leave from the support vessel, at the rate of one round trip per four-month period (120 days) aboard ship for graded employees; one round trip per 90 days worked for step 1 exempt employees, and one round trip per 60 days worked for final step exempt employees (as defined in VI B).. At the discretion of the group manager, these expenses may be paid as much as two months before being fully accrued but, if they are not accrued later, the Group member will be required to repay these expenses on a proportional basis. The Group member may request transportation for his/her spouse to join him/her in lieu of transportation for himself/herself when taking a vacation.
C. Operational Group members taking leave from the support vessel may elect to receive compensation in an amount equal to round trip airline tickets to Woods Hole. Such compensation is considered wages and is subject to normal taxation. Compensation in the amount of $500 (for a full rotation) will be paid to a Group member automatically if more than six months aboard ship have elapsed since the last travel reimbursement or compensation payment. A Group member who receives compensation in lieu of travel expenses and later requests the Institution to furnish travel to rejoin the vessel must reimburse the Institution for the travel cost.
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I based this solely on need and considering nothing but talent.
1. alec ogeltree, LB,,,,,, I know his history but this is based on need and talent.
2. tank carradine, DE ,,,,,, injury could cause him to fall.
3. tyrann mathieu, CB/S ,,,, he is small but his play making ability is undeniable, love him or hate him.
4. sylvester williams, DT ,,,, nice depth and an intriguing prospect, could go higher.
5. reid fragel, OT ,,,,another nice piece from a solid program.
6. zac stacy, RB ,,,, hard nosed runner who led the sec in YPC in 2011.
7. dustin hopkins, K ,,,, time to start grooming a young buck although he could be gone by now.
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1. xavier rhodes CB ...big ang physical just like the giants like em.
2. arthur brown LB ..." the judge"best all around LB in the draft,,probably an OLB in the giants system.
3. tank carradine, DE ,,,,,, injury could cause him to fall.
4. sylvester williams DT ...nice depth and an intriguing prospect.
5. reid fragel OT ...another nice piece from a solid program, OL project
6. michael mauti LB ...LB from LB U, has some injury concerns but could be a steal.
7. rontez miles S...Hard hitter, good against the run, great personal story.
7. zac stacy RB led the SEC in YPC in 2011, an all around back a la ahmad bradshaw.


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I want the guys arguing against gays to go back into the thread and replace every instance of "not wanting to associate with gays" with "blacks." and see how hateful you look.
I want the guys arguing against gays to go back into the thread and replace every instance of "not wanting to associate with gays" with "blacks." and see how hateful you look.
So gay boys shouldn't be allowed to go to school with straight boys? After all, the teacher is there to teach math and science. Not sexual orientation.
Or is it only the sleeping arrangements part that is bothering you? Because boys and girls never go camping together without orgies breaking out
It's the same thing when you allow a homosexual young boy and a heterosexual young boy to sleep together overnight alone in a tent.
You are asking for trouble.
Not entirely true, but to be fair neither is saying that such a situation would NEVER cause a problem. As with everything else, it depends on the individuals involved because (as shocking as it may be) homosexuals aren't having sex, or even seeking sex 24/7/365.
Many of them, myself included, have lifelong heterosexual male friends.
it would be inappropriate- and I know right from wrong.
The BSA has every right to change this policy, or not change it, as they see fit. If they do change it, no doubt they will likely take measures to help alleviate such situations.
I can foresee one glaring disadvantage right out of the gate being that churches will either discontinue support for scout troops altogether, or religous parents will not allow their children to participate...meaning that the money stream that is vital to keep scouts alive dries up.
Well, their policies have been shutting them out of using public school facilities for meetings and recruitment, so thats a different vein of support and revenue that was drying up under the status quo.
The Boys Scouts is a heterosexual father/son bonding experience.
It's the same thing when you allow a homosexual young boy and a heterosexual young boy to sleep together overnight alone in a tent.
We want to spend all of our time teaching the boys survival skills such as how to swim, how to fish, how to cook on a fire, etc. and we want the boys to spend all of their time learning those survival skills.
When I was a Webelo scout, I spent several weeks assisting a Cub Scout Den Leader whose son was in his den. The Den Leader was a funny guy and was very active in scouting. And he bonded with his son.
Three years later, the same Den Leader was an outed gay man. So to say Scouts is only a heterosexual father/son bonding experience is simply not true, even if that's what it was meant to be.
Is the gay 10 year old going to rape the straight 10 year old?
WTF dude?
You are comparing a straight boy and a straight girl (who are both attracted to each other) to a gay boy and a straight boy (who are not BOTH attracted to each other).
They are 2 totally different things.
Gay boys have no interest in swimming, fishing, cooking on a fire?
Why does their sexual orientation matter AT ALL? They arent going to a sex ed class where now the BSA has to change the way they teach. Nothing would change if gay kids are suddenly allowed to join. There are plenty of gay men who are much more athletic and "macho" than you are who enjoy hunting, fishing, etc.
So let the twisted men who are more macho than me who know how to hunt, fish, etc. start their own Twisted Scouts organization
Then the twisted men and the twisted boys can have a bonding experience with each other.
Both the straight boy and the straight girl may not be attracted to each other but one of them may be attracted to the other and take advantage of the situation just like the twisted boy may take advantage of the situation with the straight boy.
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With 12 regular-season games and the Pacific-12 Conference Tournament, what are USC's goals for the rest of the season?
Does USC harbor postseason hopes in the National Invitation Tournament or another lower-tier tournament?
"To be honest I'd be lying if I said we thought about anything more than game-to-game," point guard Jio Fontan said.
With a ratings-percentage index ranking of 138, Fontan is probably wise not to think of anything else. USC (8-11, 3-3) must play six of its next eight games on the road and must go on a hot streak to finish the season above .500.
A split this week seems like a tall task considering USC plays at Arizona State (14-4, 3-2) tonight and at No. 6-ranked Arizona (16-1, 4-1) on Saturday.
"We're 3-3 and lost close games to Cal and Colorado,' USC interim coach Bob Cantu said. "We're not happy with those losses, though."
Shooting guard Byron Wesley said he is curious to see what USC can accomplish in the second half of the season.
"We have grown chemistry-wise and we're more comfortable with each other," he said. " We're not too pleased but we've got to move on. We want to see how good we can be."
Wesley has always been good at breaking down defenses, but he does not always do it in games. However, Wesley made an effort against Oregon State and scored 19 points against the Beavers.
"I told Byron, 'You're a great driver. I want you to penetrate," Cantu said. "That's what he's good at."
One of the biggest disappointments this season is the shooting of Fontan, who is currently making only 32 percent of his shots. He took only two shots against Oregon State on Saturday but made both.
"I think I'm getting there," Fontan said.
Fontan believes he is starting to shoot better and compared his progress to two years ago, when he sat out the first half of the season after transferring from Fordham.
"It was around this time (that season) I was getting more comfortable," Fontan said.
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The content of SASA"s monitoring is based on States" responsibilities to provide guidance and support to LEAs and schools based on the requirements of the ESEA. Monitoring States" implementation of programs administered by SASA means closely examining State policies, systems, and procedures to ensure LEA and school compliance with statutes and regulations.
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Monitoring the implementation of Federal programs and the use of Federal program funds is an essential function of the U.S. Department of Education (ED). This document, designed for the 2010-2011 school year, describes the purpose, rationale, and process used by the Student Achievement and School Accountability Programs (SASA) office in monitoring the use of Title I, section 1003(g) School Improvement Grant (SIG) funds by State educational agencies (SEAs), which are interchangeably referred to as "SEAs" or "States" throughout this document. For fiscal year (FY) 2009, $3.5 billion was (appropriated or available) to States for SIG, and $545 million was provided for FY 2010.
The SIG program, authorized under section 1003(g) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, as amended, provides grants to SEAs that States use to make competitive sub-grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) that demonstrate the greatest need for the funds and the strongest commitment to use the funds to provide adequate resources in order to raise substantially the achievement of students in their lowest-performing schools. Under the final requirements published in the Federal Register in October 2010, SIG funds are to be focused on each State"s "Tier I," "Tier II," and "Tier III" schools.


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Former spice addict speaks out
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Memorial Hospital reports that after a surge of cases in August, the number of overdoses due to the street drug spice has dropped in recent weeks. But it's still a dangerous drug. A Springs man that we're calling "Darren" knows that all too well.
He seems like a normal person when you talk to him, but inside of him is a demon. He minces no words when it comes to this demon.
"It's the Spice that's killing your insides," he said.
Spice is the name for a number of street drugs with names like Black Mamba and K2. It's become popular because of what it doesn't do.
"It didn't pass through the UA's," Darren said.
That means that commonly administered drug tests don't pick up the chemicals that go into making Spice.
But while drug tests get fooled, the body is not fooled. Darren tells us what happens when he was high on the drug.
"You get paranoid, you hallucinate," he said.
And once Spice gets its hooks into a new addict, they really get hooked. Darren found himself needing the drug more and more.
"Smoking 10 grams a day sometimes. Spending hundreds of dollars...I probably spent $100,000 on the stuff," he said.
He says that he gave up everything for Spice.
"I ruined relationships, relationships with my family. I burned every bridge I could to get it...I stole from my mother."
He's clean now, but it took wrecking his brother's car to get there.
"I wrecked his car and nearly killed a woman," he said.
Now he's dedicating his life to warning kids about spice. He's hoping that others learn from his example and learn to stay away from Spice.
The Colorado Springs police tell us that posessing Spice is a misdemeanor and selling or distributing it is a felony. But they concede that it is easy to get.


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Take Half-Life 2, for example. It's a game which nearly everyone would agree is well-made, decently written, fun and fast to play through. Now cast your mind back to the first scene in Kliener's lab, where Gordon is first properly introduced to his allies, where the plot is given its first proper push and where you're gifted with the HEV suit again. It's a busy sequence; lots to do, lots to take in. You'd expect most players to pay close attention, at least the first time around.
Instead, every single player I know spends most of the time jumping around. Sometimes they try to jump on the scenery or knock over objects, other times they just leapfrog around the room when a simple stroll would suffice.


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O'Connor is better than Connor.. I think?!?
O'Connor is better than Connor.. I think?!?
Sarah Connor?
"You killed my family, and I don't like that kind of thing."
Both top Notre Dame picks will not be in NYC to be there in person for the draft.
I'd rather have Bostic, Brown or Ogletree over T'eo.
What about the thought that the giants are showing fake interest so the bears would jump them by trading up with Cowboys who need more picks/


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Do the bees keep the mite count down with out treatment?
Any other info would be appreciated, i.e., mean/gentle, good producers, fast build up, etc.
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Today's Google Doodle features a frame-by-frame sketch of Brazilian footballer Leonidas da Silva performing a 'bicycle kick' on what would have been his 100th birthday.
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Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1913, the player was seen as the inventor of the bicycle kick after first using it in a 1932 match between his club Bonsucesso and Carioca. The unusual move caught on and was most notably used during his time playing for São Paulo in a 8-0 victory over Juventus.
He played for Brazil's national team 19 times, scoring 21 goals and continued to delight spectators with his acrobatic displays on the pitch until his retirement from the game in 1950.
In his later years he managed São Paulo before quitting football to become a radio reporter. He died in 2004 after complications arising from Alzheimer's disease.
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The Aguilas Cibaenas defeated the Gigantes del Cibao, 4-2, in the Dominican Winter League's lone contest on Thursday.
After Aguilas plated two runs in the top of the ninth inning, sidearming right-hander Johan Yan worked a 1-2-3 bottom of the ninth to earn his second save.
Yan, who was recently re-signed to a minor league deal by the Rangers, has a 1.93 ERA in 18 appearances during the winterball campaign. Over 14 innings, he's yielded 11 hits, walked three, and struck out 23.
Designated hitter Hanser Alberto batted second for Cibao and went 2-for-4 with a double. Leury Garcia, playing at third base, went 0-for-2 but walked twice, drove home a run, and stole his sixth base in seven attempts.
The 20-year-old Alberto began his offseason by appearing in 17 games at the Arizona Fall League, where he went 25-for-63 (.397) at the plate. He's now hit safely in each of his four Dominican Winter League contests, going 5-for-14 with a pair of doubles.
La Guaira lefty reliever Joe Ortiz (4.50 ERA/.250 BAA) earned the victory after he tossed a shutout inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.
Ortiz's Tiburones club defeated Wilfredo Boscan's Aguilas del Zulia. Boscan, who was traded to the Padres on Thursday, yielded three runs in three innings, raising his ERA to 1.53.
Aragua second baseman Yangervis Solarte (.280/.361/.411) extended his hitting streak to nine games by going 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and an RBI. Through 29 games this season, the 25-year-old Solarte is 30-for-107 (.280) with eight doubles and two home runs. He's drawn 14 walks and struck out 11 times.
Lara's Guilder Rodriguez appeared as a late-inning defensive replacement in left field and singled in his only plate appearance. In 29 games this winter, Rodriguez has seen action at second base, shortstop, third base, left field, center field, and right field. In other words, everywhere but first base, pitcher, and catcher.
Magallanes shortstop Elvis Andrus, batting eighth on Thursday, went 0-for-4 and committed two throwing errors in the field. The 24-year-old Andrus is without a hit in his first eight official at-bats over three games.
The 29-8 Caracas club swept a doubleheader against the Bravos on Thursday afternoon in Guacara. Four Rangers prospects appeared in the first game: 2B Santiago Chirino, C Tomas Telis, SS Edwin Garcia, and RHP Richard Alvarez.
Chirino led the offense in the first game, going 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Telis (1/5) and Garcia (1/4) both singled once.
On the mound, the righty starter Alvarez (2.13 ERA/.209 BAA) worked six innings and allowed two runs. He gave up four hits while walking three and striking out three.
Garcia was the only Rangers farmhand to appear in the second game, and he went without a hit in his two trips.
Tiburones first baseman Jhonny Gomez (.375/.464/.539) doubled for his only hit in four at-bats. He also had an RBI. La Guaira left fielder Alex Gonzalez was 3-for-4 with a walk and a run batted in.
Aragua left-hander Felix Carvallo worked a scoreless inning for his club on Thursday. The 19-year-old Venezuela native made his professional debut this past season with the DSL Rangers, posting a 3.35 ERA in 21 relief appearances. Over 45.2 innings, he yielded 44 hits, walked 13, and struck out 47.
Caimanes leadoff man and centerfielder Diego Cedeno added a single and a walk in five trips.
No Rangers appeared in Mexico on Thursday.
Ponce earned its second consecutive victory with the help of strong offensive performances from Rangers farmhands Jared Hoying, Zach Zaneski, and Alex de la Cruz.
Hoying, who batted second and played in left field, went 2-for-5 with a double and a walk. He scored three runs, drove home one, and stole his first base. Zaneski, batting sixth and playing behind the plate, singled twice and walked once in five trips.
The right-handed reliever de la Cruz earned his first victory after he tossed 2.1 innings of no-hit, shutout relief. He walked one and struck out one.
The Rangers signed de la Cruz, a Puerto Rico native, as a non-drafted free agent this past June. After performing well in the Dominican Summer League, the 21-year-old hurler has continued his strong performance against more mature competition in winterball––9.2 ip, 7 h, 1 r, 1 bb, 7 k.
As usual, the Australian Baseball League is taking the midweek off before returning to action on the weekend.
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Jared Evan, one of the most exciting up-and-coming artists in hip hop today, rocked The Viper Room back in September and now fans who missed the show, or those who want to relive it, can check out Jared's larger-than-life performance of "Miracle" on Bloginity – see the video below.
If you thought that ambient music couldn't be accessible, then you're in for a surprise. The Sky Life has perfected the fusion of airy, atmospheric sonic experiences with straight-ahead rock on the its sophomore effort, Roots and Wings. Even the name of the album seems to reflect the band's ability to unite soaring instrumentals with solid, grounded and catchy rhythms and lyrics.
GQ has released its Men of the Year list, giving a nod to five individuals who contributed to society (or at least entertainment) during 2010. In the pictures below, you can see the GQ Men of the Year: Drake, Steven Colbert, James Franco, Jeff Bridges and…Scarlett Johansson. Yes, Scarlett Johansson made the Men of the Year list as the "babe of the year," which seems a bit confusing.
Being Kanye West's media trainer could be one of the most difficult positions in all of media. Kanye West is at the top of the rap game, knows it, and doesn't have qualms about letting everyone else know, too. In a word, West can be blunt, which doesn't always go over well, and is often the reason that West is misunderstood.
When you release a song called "F*ck You," you're bound to get a lot of attention for your upcoming album. Of course, for a musician of Cee Lo Green's stature, getting attention shouldn't really be an issue.
In his latest appearance on MTV, Kid Cudi stated that he no longer gets as much of a thrill as he once did from rapping. The passion once there is fading, and been for a while, Kid Cudi said. The (former?) rapper went on to say that he has a "new-found love" in playing guitar and song writing. He explained that he's been doing both for several months behind the scenes and unveiled the name of his new rock group, Wizards. Kid Cudi said this would be his main project as he takes a hiatus from rapping.
Lady Antebellum, who performed the hit "Hello World" at the CMA Awards, have received a lot of praise for the song, which has a hopeful message and displays an appreciation for the little things. While the "Hello World" lyrics are rather straightforward, Lady Antebellum shared the story behind the lyrics, and you can read all about it below.
Jared Evan, best known (for know) for the tight single "In Love With You," which fuses in-your-face guitar and rocking hip-hop, is giving fans a unique look into his upcoming album and an exclusive preview of the new song "Amazing" in the video below.
No, you're not reading that incorrectly. This is another Weezer release, mere weeks after Hurley hit stores. Weezer's Death To False Metal is a b-side collection, but anyone who is familiar with Weezer's history (or just remembers tracks like "Waiting on You," "Devotion" and "Tragic Girl") knows that what doesn't make a Weezer album is often as excited as what does. In the case of Death To False Metal, this is true – Weezer shows a wide variety of sounds on this album.
Gregory Isaacs, known for his smooth, distinctive reggae sound, died after a year-long battle with liver cancer. He was 59. Isaacs passed at his home in London surrounded by family.
O'Spada has a poppy, upbeat sound, but this band is a lot different from your average pop act. Unlike most of the manufactured musical acts dominating the airwaves today, O'Spada packs an intense level of passion into each song, and the difference is obvious.
Ari Up, who led the innovative British punk band the Slits, died Wednesday at 48. According to John Lydon of the Sex Pistols, Ari Up – real name Arianna Forster – had been battling a serious illness for some time.
In a surprising turn of events, there is a pending musical plagiarism lawsuit that doesn't involve Coldplay. This time, it's Red Hot Chili Peppers who may be suing Diana Vickers, as her song "My Wicked Heart" is said to bear too much of a resemblance to the RHCP classic "Under the Bridge." Are the songs too similar? You can check them out in the videos below.
The indie music scene lost one of its brightest stars today, as Eyedea, real name Michael Larsen, was found dead by his mother this morning. Eyedea was well known throughout the Twin Cities area and beyond for his work as a Rhymesayer, lyricist and singer. Eyedea video and downloads are below.
Although T.I. is set to release King Uncaged, an album titled to reference his freedom from jail, the rapper will likely be back in jail upon its release. T.I. was sentenced to 11 months for a probation violation in September, during which he was arrested on suspicion of possessing ecstasy.
When Kanye West talked about sending out e-mails with pictures of his manhood in the song "Runaway" (download here), we thought he was just being poetic. Turns out he was telling the truth. Radar Online claims to have seen the photos, though the website has (thankfully) not yet posted the nude Kanye West pictures.
Our music editor catch up with Bruno Mars to discuss the origin of some of his songs, talk musical inspiration, creative writing, and his passion for the music industry.
It seems like every time Kanye West hits the studio he brings along an entire posse. This time, for the track "Lord Lord Lord," which you can download free here, Kanye hooked up with Mos Def, Raekwon, Swizz Beatz and Charlie Wilson.
Kelis has just been featured on the cover of Trace magazine and is featured with never-before-seen illustrations and pictures throughout. The pictures come shortly after the release of Kelis' latest album, Flesh Tone. You can download Kelis music here and see the Kelis pictures below.
For someone who just released an album, Tamar Kaprelian is surprisingly grounded. And perhaps that is also why Tamar's music has an undeniable sense of honesty and sincerity. The talented singer introduces a flurry of emotion on Sinner Or A Saint, but whatever the mood, it never feels manufactured or forced. In this Bloginity exclusive interview, Tamar discusses her album as well as her inspirations, and divulges some secrets about her personal life.


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I never knew, until I looked it up today, the name of the very distinctive P.A. announcer at Parc Jarry.
John Boccabella was probably his most famous call. I remember the delight he took in the French names too, like Bruce Boisclair.
I want to know more about this man: origins, Expos career, life afterward.