Palin…go away!
Seriously, I don’t care that you have a new book….I don’t care that you have a tattered relationship with your daughter’s “baby daddy“…and I find absolutely nothing of this fascinating in the least. It’s all over TV, she’s been on every talk show on earth….all for what? To increase exposure for a possible presidential run in 2012?
People, the woman quit her job as governor of Alaska…and she is now suddenly viable to be President? I typically love juicy stories in the media but this woman, no matter left or right wing, just doesn’t do it for me. The circumstances are boring and it’s just another public person with a normal dysfuctional family (we all have dysfunction).
I just don’t find her’s real interesting…
Sweet Jesus, Sarah Palin is awesome – Wait what are they doing to that turkey
Honestly there is not much that needs to be said about this clip, but I do worn you that turkeys get killed and Sarah Palin, well is Sarah Palin. Wow…. Photo opportunity that slightly misses the mark (At least I think it does, but I am not her base).
I am really not sure what to do now, Turd Blossom and I agree on something
I think its really spooky and could just be a Halloween trick, but I just watched a video that relates to another post about Sarah Palin going over the edge and I was making all kinds of bullet points that help prove my point when I saw it.
Karl Rove agreed with me. At 2:23 it happens. He says sure it might be a good tactic but its way too late in the process to try to Obama’s ‘known associations’ against him now. I’m in a state of shock and denial.
Oh yeah, and that latest known associate Palin tried to turn into a rally point? McCain helped fund an organization for which Khalidi was a (known) founder. I wonder if someone forgot to tell her or she just thought it was good to get Obama’s known relationship out there. That again goes to my point to stick to the talking point this late in the game.
For reference on McCain’s known involvement with this questionable person of interest, check out the group, on which McCain sat on the Board of Directors, The International Republican Institute’s financial statement, page 14, line item West Bank, CPRS. Yes, that is over $400,000 given to that group.
The best yard sign I have seen – relevant to both sides
The other day we were driving around a pretty affluent area, and much to my surprise (and happiness) there were a TON of Obama/Biden signs. Yea! But, there was one giant house with several signs in the yard for the Democratic candidate for Senate, a few judges etc, and right there in the middle was the best handwritten sign:
YOU STEAL MY OBAMA SIGN = I HAVE TO GET A NEW ONE = I BUY NEW SIGN = MORE MONEY GOES TO THE OBAMA CAMPAIGN
(I would have taken a photo, but its so creepy to have someone stand in your yard taking photos of the front of your house.)
Rather than going out to get revenge and stealing the neighbors McCain/Palin sign, they made their own genius sign. It’s so true – both sides listen up! When you vandalize or steal a sign, you’re just putting more money into the campaign as the act of stealing/vandalizing is so polarizing that the majority of the victims of these actions will want to go bigger and better.
Yard sign been taken? Get your replacement ones here
A discussion on policy and how it affects different people
Upfront, I’ll be honest this may not initially be much of a multi-lateral discussion as much as it is a narrative of a discussion that I had that best drives home my view of how policy directly affects lives of Americans.
A few weeks ago, I was in a bar (shock) and had a discussion with a gentleman, that quickly escalated to an argument. The initiation of this discussion was his remark touting Sarah Palin’s experience of being a great woman therefore insinuating that she is the right person for the job. I told him that my mom is a great woman, but I really wouldn’t think she’s a great fit for VP. The conversation quickly turned to economics.
This gentleman is not a professional economist, but has an extensive background in finance – both in big business and small business – and has made a nice living doing so. I’m not qualified to speculate on his income, but lets just say he’s doing better than OK. He quickly begins badgering me about Obama’s (and apparently, therefore all democratic) economic policies. He points out, using very large financial terms that I’m sure I studied in macro and micro economics in college 20 years ago that are way beyond my scope of comprehension now, that the worst possible thing a government can do in troubled economic times is to raise taxes. He explained, again using terms relevant to people who know what they mean, cyclical events that when coupled with higher taxes mean less jobs and an even worse economy. I wholeheartedly apologize to him for not remembering the points he was making, I’m sure they were validly used to prove his point.
While trying to keep my eyes from glazing over and flipping back in my head, I tried to explain to him that the only micro economics on which I can truly base my views is that \displayed to me in my online bank account. Selfish? Youbetcha, but the speculation of the downturn of the cycle marginally affected by a potential downturn in the creation of the dollar against the…whatever is totally foreign to me and in my position right now, I’m more into self preservation.
He is more than upset that Obama is presenting a plan that raises taxes for someone who makes more than $250K a year (which tells me he makes more than a quarter of a million dollars a year.) I told him my old line of “I sure would feel proud of myself and consider myself lucky to be in that tax bracket”. He was very upset with that attitude. His point of view was that for people (I assume people like him?) that have risked everything to start a business and succeed, why should he be taxed more for attempting to bring more money to the economy, bring more jobs, etc. They shouldn’t be punished, he said, for taking a risk.
That comment immediately sent me over the edge. What he didn’t know in all his self righteousness is that I have been a small business owner. I have employed several people, paid their health insurance premiums, paid taxes and risked everything for that American dream. That small business had to shut down because we were forced out of business by a patent troll. This company didn’t have a product similar to ours, but they had applied for and been given a patent for a process that was similar to a process used in our product. (and by the way, probably a ‘process’ you use every day too). They sued us for patent infringement, and because we didn’t have a legal team nor the resources to fight it we had to simply close our doors and let our portion of the American dream go down the drain.
We took a chance, we took a risk. We never made more than $250K doing any of it. But when it didn’t work out (like the vast majority of small businesses, unfortunately) we were left broke, in debt up to our ears, trying to live on one moderate working class level income. We were in need of social services such as supplemented health care for our children, among others.
I took extreme exception to this man’s generalization. He sees that this proposal for increasing taxes on those in his tax bracket is punishing the business owners for taking a risk – but what about those business owners who tried but circumstances forced them into dire straits? For those who don’t make a quarter of a million dollars a year - We NEED the tax break just to pay bills. It seems that any increase in taxes on investments, high income, etc wouldn’t cripple those who have those high earnings, whereas not receiving a tax break or even a change in the outlook would bring people like me to our knees.
Congratulations Joe, you’re rich. (McCain during the debate 10/15)
Maybe because I’m in the financial bracket far below them, I see those like this guy in the bar as smug and greedy. If you’re lucky enough to have that kind of income, please do not make those who do not into the “little guy”. Remember Joe the Plumber from the debate? He obviously makes more than a quarter of a million/year- which according to the AP puts him in with the wealthiest 3% of Americans.
We (as democrats) are not trying to tell you how to spend your hard-earned money. There are many programs put in place that helped these “rich” people get the money they have, paid for by our taxes or managed by an agency for which web pay. Can you take yourself from (what is perceived by us lower class people to be) the ivory tower you’re in and realize that the government in place right now (one that has been very pro upper-income people) have driven up the daily operating costs of this great nation which has provided you a homebase from which you were able to build? Our country’s burn rate needs to be paid for somehow.
Is this concept not a fundamental of economy? There are a ton of factors that go into why taxes get raised. We have over $10B/mo tab in Iraq alone. We have a $700B bailout package. Not to mention all the other wonderful outsets of cash. These things need to be paid for.
The discussion of economic policy seems to be only two conversations, the rich don’t want to be taxed and the middle class have no more to give. Why can we not look at this issue through a realist’s view.? Would those upper 3% still have the same view if they only made $38,000/year?
(On a gross income, someone with a $250,000 salary [nothing else included] brings home nearly $21,000/month. On a gross income, someone with a $38,000 salary [nothing else included] brings home nearly $3,166/month)
Palin is hot hot hot
She is good looking. I am not sure why the thought of a good looking V.P. appeals to me, but it does. It would be nice if she wasn’t insane, but I don’t want to be too picky.
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