Interesting. Seems the WH is having a meeting on that Tea Partier that went ballistic in Colorado today.
I don't think he's been proven to be a tea partier.
Interesting. Seems the WH is having a meeting on that Tea Partier that went ballistic in Colorado today.
Interesting. Seems the WH is having a meeting on that Tea Partier that went ballistic in Colorado today.
I don't think he's been proven to be a tea partier.
Tea Partier thing is debunked.
Talking politics with my wife and we got into the discussion of who we were going to vote for, she took my information about Romney better than I expected. She, like many Mormons who are ignorant of politics thinks that he is some awesome, honest, inspired guy. I told her I am probably going third party and she thought that was alright. As long as I don't vote for President Obama, I will be fine![]()
Edit: you guys think if I make a Bain/Bane/Romney joke in the other thread, I'll get banned?
They've been really ban-happy in that thread (for obvious reasons), so yes.Edit: you guys think if I make a Bain/Bane/Romney joke in the other thread, I'll get banned?
I respect sales but I consider it a more unique area that doesn't necessary require college education. But most people are not cut out for sales and it definitely wouldn't provide the jobs needed for people that aren't cut out for college.retail sales, this job as of 2009, but I have been doing sales in one way or another (founding member Sales-Age at Best Buy back in 2000) for the better part of 12 years. I am not saying this job was easy to get or maintain, but having a degree was inconsequential. Working my way up through the ranks of crappy retail to today is making me better money than what my future degree will ever give me.
Compounded with a lot of public trade schools being de-funded, it's making the situation worse. Like I said in another thread, a lot of the teachers that used to teach at public trade schools got picked up by private ones. Those private ones can cost thousands of dollars for a certification program and many times they are predatory.
I wanted to do a ASE auto mechanic certification program for fun and to gain some experience and training and maybe a job meanwhile I gain some experience in the auto industry (my goal being to end up writing for something like Motor Trend). But the public trade schools have been so underfunded that they don't offer the same amount of training as they did maybe ten years ago.
This is in Los Angeles by the way. Also, some community colleges have started to offer more technical training but classes and locations are limited.
Some versions of the AR-15 assault rifle that police said was one of three guns James Holmes carried into the movie theater massacre were outlawed for civilian sale under the federal assault weapons ban that expired in 2004. Since then, all versions have been legal for sale and possession in the U.S.
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) said Friday that the shootings that took place in an Aurora, Colo. movie theater hours earlier were a result of "ongoing attacks on Judeo-Christian beliefs" and questioned why nobody else in the theater had a gun to take down the shooter.
During a radio interview on The Heritage Foundation's "Istook Live!" show, Gohmert was asked why he believes such senseless acts of violence take place. Gohmert responded by talking about the weakening of Christian values in the country.
"Some of us happen to believe that when our founders talked about guarding our virtue and freedom, that that was important," he said. "Whether it's John Adams saying our Constitution was made only for moral and religious people ... Ben Franklin, only a virtuous people are capable of freedom, as nations become corrupt and vicious they have more need of masters. We have been at war with the very pillars, the very foundation of this country."
"You know what really gets me, as a Christian, is to see the ongoing attacks on Judeo-Christian beliefs, and then some senseless crazy act of a derelict takes place."
You'd think that he'd be laying low after that Bachman fiasco, which he was a part of.
Which is disturbing that people will continue to reelect these nut bags.Why? His constituency will elect him no matter what.
Why did the shooter have tear gas, an AR-15, a Remington 12-gauge, 2 glocks, tear gas, and full riot gear?So Rep. Louis Gohmert has some stuff to say:
Indeed, sir.
Obama for America raised a total of $45.9 million alone in the month of June while Romney for President raised a total of $33 million.
Obama for America reports having a much larger financial war chest than the Romney campaign; OFA ended the month with $97.5 million cash on hand, while Romney for President ended the month with $22.5 million.
Romney can't properly raise for the general election until he is officially nominated
Actually can't he already fundraise but just not use the money? Somebody correct me if I'm wrong.Romney can't properly raise for the general election until he is officially nominated
? You can already donate to the General Election fund for him.
So Rep. Louis Gohmert has some stuff to say:
Indeed, sir.
I recall there being some rule applied, but I forget specifically what it is.
Of course in the atheist countries like Scandinavia, such atrocities almost never occur.So Rep. Louis Gohmert has some stuff to say:
During a radio interview on The Heritage Foundation's "Istook Live!" show, Gohmert was asked why he believes such senseless acts of violence take place. Gohmert responded by talking about the weakening of Christian values in the country.
Indeed, sir.
Ya Relatable Romney is a new meme on reddit.
This is the first and probably last time I'll ever ask for a link to reddit.
Y'know... In a perfect world, comments like this should be considered political suicide, but nope. Just another Friday for the GOP and Tea party.
Nobody give him the link
Oh I've visited before. Every time I think to myself "hm, some of my friends browse reddit, maybe I should get into it" this enormous apathetic "meh" eclipses my mind.
This is the first and probably last time I'll ever ask for a link to reddit.
Lol some of that stuff is good.
Lol some of that stuff is good.Here, a collection of some of the better ones:
http://qkme.me/3q60tv
http://qkme.me/3q63x5
http://qkme.me/3q63g5
http://qkme.me/3q69gr
I would go 6.8 points lower. In fact, I'd have the government pay you to go to grad school.
Here, a collection of some of the better ones:
http://qkme.me/3q60tv
http://qkme.me/3q63x5
http://qkme.me/3q63g5
http://qkme.me/3q69gr
The best one was the one I posted earlier, I'm not going to crap up the thread with a bunch of them which is why I just linked to them.
Political news came to a standstill with the tragedy in Colorado, so not much to talk about at the moment.
I think we could hash out some reasonable restrictions on gun ownership while still preserving the second amendment, too bad the gun fetishists don't ever want to negotiate.Political talk is literally deadlocked by both sides fear of the gun lobby. Republicans know it's evil and shut the fuck up out of some modicum of taste. Democrats are afraid of the money and the base. I don't know which is more venal and pathetic. This country has a serious gun problem and the NRA is a bigger problem than the weapons.
My main problem with gun control is that while yes, Japan has low gun violence and all that, but it's a COMPLETELY different culture and mindset than us.
Yeah, we do what Japan does, cool. But criminals here will ALWAYS find a way to get a weapon, always, always, always. Now I'm not saying, yeah, concealed weapons fuck yeah! But still, I'm not entirely sold on the idea that we should just use Japan as our model for gun laws
I don't think anyone needs assault weapons for self defense.
I don't see any good by laws/loopholes that allow selling of guns at gun fairs without proper background checks.
The US first and foremost has a crime and mental health problem.Political talk is literally deadlocked by both sides fear of the gun lobby. Republicans know it's evil and shut the fuck up out of some modicum of taste. Democrats are afraid of the money and the base. I don't know which is more venal and pathetic. This country has a serious gun problem and the NRA is a bigger problem than the weapons.
Most people own them because they enjoy shooting them.assault rifles have no use for civilians, unless they intend to massacre random people.
For example, I worked at a grocery store for about 5 years. After college and having to repay my loans and stuff I really wanted to move up. I wasn't getting lucky in my field, so I wanted to move up in the company I was with. I tried everything. I put in resumes and applications to almost every opening higher up in the company. In the end they were just confused.
The US first and foremost has a crime and mental health problem.
It's true that we don't spend enough on mental health, furthermore there is a stigma attached to talking to a psychiatrist, which is total bullshit.
This student loan discussion is why I'm very pessimistic about the future of our country. No one seems to care that we're loading up the future (and current) drivers of our economy with a huge ball and chain right out of the gate. There are no signs of this practice slowing.
But you said this was after college; didn't you have a degree?
A friend of mine was an assistant store manager at Albertsons for about a year after college. He said that since he had a degree, he could have become a store manager after some time. He ended up getting hired on at a tech startup, but the opportunity was there.
I had a discussion with my dad about this the other day.
He went right into the vanilla conservative "Well they knew what they were signing, didn't they? No one forced them to take out those loans?" argument. After that, he moved on to "What's the answer? Having the taxpayers subsidize it?"
As with many other problems, one of the biggest challenges in getting anything done about the cost of education in the U.S. is the extremely simplistic, two-dimensional mindset that many conservatives bring to the debate.
You know the mindset I'm talking about. On tax policy: "He worked for that money; it's his. Why should the government get to confiscate it?" On the Catholic hospital birth control debate: "Why should the government get to tell a religious organization what they have to cover if it goes against their beliefs?" On national healthcare: "I've always taken care of myself. Why can't other people do the same?"
It's an unwillingness or inability to understand that millions of people making individual decisions can have a massive deleterious effect on the nation as a whole.
This whole student loan discussion is really depressing. I finished my Associate's and is looking to transfer to a 4 year school next Spring. I'm beginning the process of seriously researching what schools to go to. The last thing I want is to get out of school loaded with $10s of thousands of dollars in debt, so I'm looking at the cheapest schools in my area and applying for every scholarship and grant I can find that I'm eligible for. Even then, I'm afraid I'm going to have to make some kind of student loan.