For Borat Obama and Attorney General Holder.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Luzerne County Corruption Yuhas, Payne, and Martinelli Style
I wrote about twister and Bobby getting health insurance courtesy of the county for nigh on four years. It was reported in the local papers today that none other than AJ "I Need AA" Martinelli signed off on it for them.
I can't even keep track any more of all the elected dems and appointed dems that have been or are about to be indicted in Luzerne County. Lord knows one would be too many but we seem to have a slew of them. For the record, Martinelli was appointed by Pennsylvania's Gov. Fast Eddy Rendell D-ouche. That's right folks, another coup for the democrats. It seems those pesky lefties just have a lock on the corruption around here.
Keep voting them in, it makes writing this so much easier!!!!!!!!!!
I can't even keep track any more of all the elected dems and appointed dems that have been or are about to be indicted in Luzerne County. Lord knows one would be too many but we seem to have a slew of them. For the record, Martinelli was appointed by Pennsylvania's Gov. Fast Eddy Rendell D-ouche. That's right folks, another coup for the democrats. It seems those pesky lefties just have a lock on the corruption around here.
Keep voting them in, it makes writing this so much easier!!!!!!!!!!
Monday, March 30, 2009
The Tax Increase on Tobacco
Our glorious Chairman, Obama, has raised the tax on tobacco. While this soft tax hike will only affect about one in five adult Americans, care to guess who will be most affected by it? Yep, the poor and middle class. I can actually hear your thoughts as I sit and type this. Screw them, they shouldn't be smoking anyway. It's bad for people!!! The sanctimonious non-smokers should be careful what they wish for. Just because smoking isn't your particular vice, don't be so sure that your vice won't be taxed next.
I think it is a very safe bet that alcohol will be the next vice to have a significant tax increase. You know what will happen then? The non-smokers and the tea drinkers will say "Good, they shouldn't be drinking anyway".
So I am going to jump on the Obamination Taxation band wagon. As I am not obese and rarely eat fast food, I want them to put a 100% tax on fast food, junk food, and candy. Lord knows being over weight is just as much a health risk as any other vice. Picture it, Big Macs 4 bucks a pop. KFC family meal for four, fifty bucks!! Snickers bar, two fifty. Large bag of potato chips six fifty. etc, etc, etc. The government might raise enough to pay for some of Obama's record setting deficits.
Why is Obama raising all these soft taxes? To fund his programs of course. He told us all that he was only going to raise taxes on the "rich". Well guess who's taxes he is raising? yep, all of ours.
Don't worry if you don't fall into any of the above categories, you're still going to get an anal probing when the chosen one's 100% tax increase on utilities passes. If you haven't seen the full page ads in every major paper in the country, that is exactly what Zero has planned. For those that voted for him, I hope he is living up to what you wanted.
I think it is a very safe bet that alcohol will be the next vice to have a significant tax increase. You know what will happen then? The non-smokers and the tea drinkers will say "Good, they shouldn't be drinking anyway".
So I am going to jump on the Obamination Taxation band wagon. As I am not obese and rarely eat fast food, I want them to put a 100% tax on fast food, junk food, and candy. Lord knows being over weight is just as much a health risk as any other vice. Picture it, Big Macs 4 bucks a pop. KFC family meal for four, fifty bucks!! Snickers bar, two fifty. Large bag of potato chips six fifty. etc, etc, etc. The government might raise enough to pay for some of Obama's record setting deficits.
Why is Obama raising all these soft taxes? To fund his programs of course. He told us all that he was only going to raise taxes on the "rich". Well guess who's taxes he is raising? yep, all of ours.
Don't worry if you don't fall into any of the above categories, you're still going to get an anal probing when the chosen one's 100% tax increase on utilities passes. If you haven't seen the full page ads in every major paper in the country, that is exactly what Zero has planned. For those that voted for him, I hope he is living up to what you wanted.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
More Luzerne County Corruption
Two more very connected and powerful Democrats get caught with their hands in the cookie jar.
The Times leader reported today that two former members of the prison board, Wister Yuhas and Robert Payne, have been getting health insurance paid for by the county for close to 4 years and they had absolutely no right to get that coverage. These two Super Dems were appointed by the infamous Conahan and Ciavarella so it really shouldn't come as a surprise.
They are quoted as saying they thought they were supposed to get the coverage. I just want to ask a few questions;
1. To Twister and Bobby, do you know of many part time jobs that you only work 3 or 4 hours per month that have that kind of benefit? Do you realize just how fooking stupid you sound by claiming that you thought it came with the job? Do you really think the taxpayers believe you?
2. To all the big shot democrats at the courthouse, do you really think that by saying you didn't know, it happened before I was on the job, I had no knowledge of that, etc, etc, that you are hiding your complicity?
3. Will the democrat controlled county government demand restitution from them?
Kudos to Steve Urban for catching this. The troubling thing is just how many more at corruption central are getting thousands of dollars per year worth of benefits that they have no right to?
The Times leader reported today that two former members of the prison board, Wister Yuhas and Robert Payne, have been getting health insurance paid for by the county for close to 4 years and they had absolutely no right to get that coverage. These two Super Dems were appointed by the infamous Conahan and Ciavarella so it really shouldn't come as a surprise.
They are quoted as saying they thought they were supposed to get the coverage. I just want to ask a few questions;
1. To Twister and Bobby, do you know of many part time jobs that you only work 3 or 4 hours per month that have that kind of benefit? Do you realize just how fooking stupid you sound by claiming that you thought it came with the job? Do you really think the taxpayers believe you?
2. To all the big shot democrats at the courthouse, do you really think that by saying you didn't know, it happened before I was on the job, I had no knowledge of that, etc, etc, that you are hiding your complicity?
3. Will the democrat controlled county government demand restitution from them?
Kudos to Steve Urban for catching this. The troubling thing is just how many more at corruption central are getting thousands of dollars per year worth of benefits that they have no right to?
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Obama's Prime Time News Conference
The wizard of uhhs was in fine form last night. Thank god I wasn't playing the drinking game where you have to take a swig every time Barry says Uhh, Err, or Hmm. Just think if that was coupled with having to take a swig every time he said that he inherited all the problems facing our country!! Anybody playing would've been loaded inside of twenty minutes!!! He should have let TOTUS handle the questions, at least then he wouldn't have sounded like such an idiot. I thought Bush was a terrible public speaker but Obama has easily taken his title away from him.
Even though I wasn't playing, I am having a hard time recalling if he answered a single question directly or at all. The change he promised on the campaign trail doesn't resemble the changes he is making in our country. His administration is wiping their ass with our constitution and preparing to flush it down the toilet. The new power he wants his administration to have is frightening at the very least. Can you imagine if any other president said that he wants the power to seize businesses??? If you hated the Patriot Act, how do you feel about this?
Bush, who in fact was a RINO, spent our tax dollars like a drunken sailor. Chairman Zero is spending it like a crack whore that won the lottery. Worse still, he is proud of it. I ask you, what is the logical conclusion of the rampant growth of our government and national debt?
Even though I wasn't playing, I am having a hard time recalling if he answered a single question directly or at all. The change he promised on the campaign trail doesn't resemble the changes he is making in our country. His administration is wiping their ass with our constitution and preparing to flush it down the toilet. The new power he wants his administration to have is frightening at the very least. Can you imagine if any other president said that he wants the power to seize businesses??? If you hated the Patriot Act, how do you feel about this?
Bush, who in fact was a RINO, spent our tax dollars like a drunken sailor. Chairman Zero is spending it like a crack whore that won the lottery. Worse still, he is proud of it. I ask you, what is the logical conclusion of the rampant growth of our government and national debt?
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Friday, March 20, 2009
Which President Cut Taxes The Most For Wealthy Americans
A little test for the weekend.
Which Pres. cut taxes the most for the wealthiest Americans?
A. Ronald Reagan
B.William Clinton
C. George W. Bush
If you get this wrong, please refrain from voting for the rest of your life.
Which Pres. cut taxes the most for the wealthiest Americans?
A. Ronald Reagan
B.William Clinton
C. George W. Bush
If you get this wrong, please refrain from voting for the rest of your life.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
AIG Bonuses
We need to remember that this is a very complicated issue and should extend some leeway to the Obama administration. I mean really, can you imagine trying to sort out that contract when you're trying to read it through 632,000 distractions? It has to be the most difficult job in the world.
While it is absolutely no surprise that they are using tax dollars to pay bonuses, it is inconceivable that we are even remotely shocked by this. This pattern of behavior is long established by none other than our own government. That's right, our congress and presidents for more years than I care to think about, have consistently rewarded themselves regardless of how poorly they perform in their job. Yet those same jerkoffs are now scraping the sand from their collective vaginas over these bonuses and who knew what and when. You want to know who knew what and when? They all knew and they have known about the bonuses for quite some time. What they aren't telling us is that just about every entity that is getting bailout money is going to use some of it to pay bonuses. That is a fact.
Will our outrage lose some steam as more and more of these bailout queens do the exact same thing as AIG? I think so. After all, it's hard to stay upset about what has become the "norm".
In case you're wondering what the 632,000 distractions are, that is the amount donated to the Obama campaign by AIG and its executives. What I really want someone to offer me is that same deal. I give you $632,000 and you hand me back $170,000,000. Any takers?
While it is absolutely no surprise that they are using tax dollars to pay bonuses, it is inconceivable that we are even remotely shocked by this. This pattern of behavior is long established by none other than our own government. That's right, our congress and presidents for more years than I care to think about, have consistently rewarded themselves regardless of how poorly they perform in their job. Yet those same jerkoffs are now scraping the sand from their collective vaginas over these bonuses and who knew what and when. You want to know who knew what and when? They all knew and they have known about the bonuses for quite some time. What they aren't telling us is that just about every entity that is getting bailout money is going to use some of it to pay bonuses. That is a fact.
Will our outrage lose some steam as more and more of these bailout queens do the exact same thing as AIG? I think so. After all, it's hard to stay upset about what has become the "norm".
In case you're wondering what the 632,000 distractions are, that is the amount donated to the Obama campaign by AIG and its executives. What I really want someone to offer me is that same deal. I give you $632,000 and you hand me back $170,000,000. Any takers?
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Happy St. Patrick's Day
An Irish man went to confession in St. Patrick's Catholic Church. 'Father', he confessed, 'it has been one month since my last confession. I had sex with Nookie Green twice last month.' The priest told the sinner, 'You are forgiven. Go out and say three Hail Mary's.'
Soon thereafter, another Irish man entered the confessional. 'Father, it has been two months since my last confession. I've had sex with Nookie Green twice a week for the past two months.' This time, the priest questioned, 'Who is this Nookie Green?' 'A new woman in the neighborhood ,' the sinner replied. 'Very well,' sighed the priest. Go and say ten Hail Mary's .
At mass the next morning, as the priest prepared to deliver the sermon, a tall, voluptuous, drop -dead gorgeous redheaded woman entered the sanctuary. The eyes of every man in the church fell upon her as she slowly sashayed up the aisle and sat down right in front of the priest. Her dress was green and very short, and she wore matching, shiny emerald-green shoes. The priest and the altar boy gasped as the woman in the green dress and matching green shoes sat with her legs spread slightly apart, but enough.
The priest turned to the altar boy and whispered, 'Is that Nookie Green?'
The bug-eyed altar boy couldn't believe his ears but managed to calmly reply, 'No Father, I think it's just a reflection from her shoes'
Soon thereafter, another Irish man entered the confessional. 'Father, it has been two months since my last confession. I've had sex with Nookie Green twice a week for the past two months.' This time, the priest questioned, 'Who is this Nookie Green?' 'A new woman in the neighborhood ,' the sinner replied. 'Very well,' sighed the priest. Go and say ten Hail Mary's .
At mass the next morning, as the priest prepared to deliver the sermon, a tall, voluptuous, drop -dead gorgeous redheaded woman entered the sanctuary. The eyes of every man in the church fell upon her as she slowly sashayed up the aisle and sat down right in front of the priest. Her dress was green and very short, and she wore matching, shiny emerald-green shoes. The priest and the altar boy gasped as the woman in the green dress and matching green shoes sat with her legs spread slightly apart, but enough.
The priest turned to the altar boy and whispered, 'Is that Nookie Green?'
The bug-eyed altar boy couldn't believe his ears but managed to calmly reply, 'No Father, I think it's just a reflection from her shoes'
The Economic Stimulus Payment
This year, taxpayers will receive an Economic Stimulus Payment. This is a very exciting new program that I will explain using the Q and A format:
Q. What is an Economic Stimulus Payment?
A. It is money that the federal government will send to taxpayers.
Q. Where will the government get this money?
A. From taxpayers.
Q. So the government is giving me back my own money?
A. Only a smidgen.
Q. What is the purpose of this payment?
A. The plan is that you will use the money to purchase a high-definition TV set, thus stimulating the economy.
Q. But isn't that stimulating the economy of China ?
A. Shut up.
Below is some helpful advice on how to best help the US economy by spending your stimulus check wisely:
If you spend that money at Wal-Mart, all the money will go to China.
If you spend it on gasoline it will go to the Arab countries.
If you purchase a computer it will go to India.
If you purchase fruit and vegetables it will go to Mexico, Honduras, Chile and Guatemala (unless you buy organic).
If you buy a car it will go to Japan.
If you purchase useless junk it will go to Taiwan.
If you pay your credit cards off, it will go to bank management bonuses and they will hide if offshore. Same with stock investment.
Instead, you can keep the money in America by spending it at yard sales, going to a baseball game, or spending it on beer and wine (domestic ONLY) or tattoos, since those are the only American businesses still operating in the US.
Q. What is an Economic Stimulus Payment?
A. It is money that the federal government will send to taxpayers.
Q. Where will the government get this money?
A. From taxpayers.
Q. So the government is giving me back my own money?
A. Only a smidgen.
Q. What is the purpose of this payment?
A. The plan is that you will use the money to purchase a high-definition TV set, thus stimulating the economy.
Q. But isn't that stimulating the economy of China ?
A. Shut up.
Below is some helpful advice on how to best help the US economy by spending your stimulus check wisely:
If you spend that money at Wal-Mart, all the money will go to China.
If you spend it on gasoline it will go to the Arab countries.
If you purchase a computer it will go to India.
If you purchase fruit and vegetables it will go to Mexico, Honduras, Chile and Guatemala (unless you buy organic).
If you buy a car it will go to Japan.
If you purchase useless junk it will go to Taiwan.
If you pay your credit cards off, it will go to bank management bonuses and they will hide if offshore. Same with stock investment.
Instead, you can keep the money in America by spending it at yard sales, going to a baseball game, or spending it on beer and wine (domestic ONLY) or tattoos, since those are the only American businesses still operating in the US.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Americans With No Abilities Act
Washington, DC - (Dateline February 26, 2009)
President Barack Obama and the Democrat controlled Congress are considering sweeping legislation that will provide new benefits for many Americans. The Americans With No Abilities Act (AWNAA) is being hailed as a major legislative goal by advocates of the millions of Americans who lack any real skills or ambition.
"Roughly 50 percent of Americans do not possess the competence and drive necessary to carve out a meaningful role for themselves in society," said California Senator Barbara Boxer - Democrat. "We can no longer stand by and allow People of Inability (POI) to be ridiculed and passed over. With this legislation, employers will no longer be able to grant special favors to a small group of workers, simply because they have some idea of what they are doing."
In a Capitol Hill press conference, House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi – Democrat, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid – Democrat - pointed to the success of the U..S. Postal Service, which has a long-standing policy of providing opportunity without regard to performance. Approximately 74 percent of postal employees lack any job skills, making this agency the single largest U.S. employer of Persons of Inability.
Private-sector industries with good records of non-discrimination against the Inept include retail sales (72%), the airline industry (68%), and home improvement warehouse stores (65%). At the state government level, the Department of Motor Vehicles also has an excellent record of hiring Persons of Inability (63%).
Under AWNAA, more than 25 million mid-level positions will be created, with important-sounding titles but little real responsibility, thus providing an illusory sense of purpose and performance.
Mandatory non-performance-based raises and promotions will be given so as to guarantee upward mobility for even the most unremarkable employees. The legislation provides substantial tax breaks to corporations that promote a significant number of Persons of Inability into middle-management positions, and gives a tax credit to small and medium-sized businesses that agree to hire one clueless worker for every two talented hires.
Finally, the AWNAA contains tough new measures to make it more difficult to discriminate against the non-abled, banning, for example, discriminatory interview questions such as, "Do you have any skills or experience that relate to this job?"
"As a Non-abled person, I can't be expected to keep up with people who have something going for them,"said Mary Lou Gertz, who lost her position as a lug-nut twister at the GM plant in Flint , Michigan , due to her inability to remember rightey tightey, lefty loosey."This new law should be real good for people like me," Gertz added. With the passage of this bill, Gertz and millions of other untalented citizens will finally see a light at the end of the tunnel.
Said Senator Dick Durbin (Democrat-IL), "As a Senator with no abilities, I believe the same privileges that elected officials enjoy ought to be extended to every American with no abilities. It is our duty as lawmakers to provide each and every American citizen, regardless of his or her inadequacy, with some sort of space to take up in this great nation and a good salary for doing so."
Special thanks to Kar for sending this to me.
President Barack Obama and the Democrat controlled Congress are considering sweeping legislation that will provide new benefits for many Americans. The Americans With No Abilities Act (AWNAA) is being hailed as a major legislative goal by advocates of the millions of Americans who lack any real skills or ambition.
"Roughly 50 percent of Americans do not possess the competence and drive necessary to carve out a meaningful role for themselves in society," said California Senator Barbara Boxer - Democrat. "We can no longer stand by and allow People of Inability (POI) to be ridiculed and passed over. With this legislation, employers will no longer be able to grant special favors to a small group of workers, simply because they have some idea of what they are doing."
In a Capitol Hill press conference, House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi – Democrat, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid – Democrat - pointed to the success of the U..S. Postal Service, which has a long-standing policy of providing opportunity without regard to performance. Approximately 74 percent of postal employees lack any job skills, making this agency the single largest U.S. employer of Persons of Inability.
Private-sector industries with good records of non-discrimination against the Inept include retail sales (72%), the airline industry (68%), and home improvement warehouse stores (65%). At the state government level, the Department of Motor Vehicles also has an excellent record of hiring Persons of Inability (63%).
Under AWNAA, more than 25 million mid-level positions will be created, with important-sounding titles but little real responsibility, thus providing an illusory sense of purpose and performance.
Mandatory non-performance-based raises and promotions will be given so as to guarantee upward mobility for even the most unremarkable employees. The legislation provides substantial tax breaks to corporations that promote a significant number of Persons of Inability into middle-management positions, and gives a tax credit to small and medium-sized businesses that agree to hire one clueless worker for every two talented hires.
Finally, the AWNAA contains tough new measures to make it more difficult to discriminate against the non-abled, banning, for example, discriminatory interview questions such as, "Do you have any skills or experience that relate to this job?"
"As a Non-abled person, I can't be expected to keep up with people who have something going for them,"said Mary Lou Gertz, who lost her position as a lug-nut twister at the GM plant in Flint , Michigan , due to her inability to remember rightey tightey, lefty loosey."This new law should be real good for people like me," Gertz added. With the passage of this bill, Gertz and millions of other untalented citizens will finally see a light at the end of the tunnel.
Said Senator Dick Durbin (Democrat-IL), "As a Senator with no abilities, I believe the same privileges that elected officials enjoy ought to be extended to every American with no abilities. It is our duty as lawmakers to provide each and every American citizen, regardless of his or her inadequacy, with some sort of space to take up in this great nation and a good salary for doing so."
Special thanks to Kar for sending this to me.
Friday, March 13, 2009
Ted Kennedy's Memoirs
In honor of the distinguished Senator's memoirs being published, I humbly submit this for the book jacket.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Breaking News on the Luzerne County Judicial Corruption Case
Judge Toole is next in line to take a very hard fall from grace. He has hired an attorney to represent him and charges are said to come out any day. The amount of kickback dough is said to be far less than what Ciavarella and Conahan got but apparently it's enough.
Stay tuned.
Stay tuned.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
The Democrats Really Do Want to Take Our Guns With H.R.45
House bill H.R. 45 is flying under the radar and many if not most people, including gun store owners are not aware of it. If the loony left gets there way, and let's face it, who's to stop them, they will pass this as fast as they did the ridiculous stimulus package. WE MUST MAKE SURE THEY ARE STOPPED!!!!!!!
Basically this would make it illegal to own a firearm - any rifle with a clip or ANY pistol unless:
1. It is registered.
2. You are fingerprinted.
3. You supply a current Driver's License.
4. You supply your Social Security #.
5. You will submit to a physical & mental evaluation at any time of their choosing.
6. Each update - change of address or ownership through private or public sale must be reported and costs $25 - Failure to do so you automatically lose the right to own a firearm and are subject up to a year in jail.
7. There is a child provision clause on page 16 section 305 stating a child-access provision. Gun must be locked and inaccessible to any child under 18.
8. They would have the right to come and inspect that you are storing your gun safely away from accessibility to children and fine is punishable for up to 5 yrs. in prison.
Please contact your elected reptiles, I mean Representatives and let them know your feelings.
Maybe this is part of what Chuck Norris is talking about with the upcoming revolution. While in general I think Mr. Norris is off his rocker with the secession rhetoric, I think it will come a whole lot faster if Congress passes this. There are literally millions of gun owners in America. The government simply does not have the resources in country to deal with that. The government would be wise to be cognisant of that fact.
Below is a link to the entire text of the bill. Please read it and see if I'm not telling you the whole truth.
http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h45/text
Basically this would make it illegal to own a firearm - any rifle with a clip or ANY pistol unless:
1. It is registered.
2. You are fingerprinted.
3. You supply a current Driver's License.
4. You supply your Social Security #.
5. You will submit to a physical & mental evaluation at any time of their choosing.
6. Each update - change of address or ownership through private or public sale must be reported and costs $25 - Failure to do so you automatically lose the right to own a firearm and are subject up to a year in jail.
7. There is a child provision clause on page 16 section 305 stating a child-access provision. Gun must be locked and inaccessible to any child under 18.
8. They would have the right to come and inspect that you are storing your gun safely away from accessibility to children and fine is punishable for up to 5 yrs. in prison.
Please contact your elected reptiles, I mean Representatives and let them know your feelings.
Maybe this is part of what Chuck Norris is talking about with the upcoming revolution. While in general I think Mr. Norris is off his rocker with the secession rhetoric, I think it will come a whole lot faster if Congress passes this. There are literally millions of gun owners in America. The government simply does not have the resources in country to deal with that. The government would be wise to be cognisant of that fact.
Below is a link to the entire text of the bill. Please read it and see if I'm not telling you the whole truth.
http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h45/text
A Great Letter to the President of GM
First, here is Troy Clarke's letter:
Dear Employees & Suppliers,Congress and the current Administration will soon determine whether to provide immediate support to the domestic auto industry to help it through one of the most difficult economic times in our nation's history. Your elected officials must hear from all of us now on why this support is critical to our continuing the progress we began prior to the global financial crisis.. ......................As an employee or supplier, you have a lot at stake and continue to be one of our most effective and passionate voices. I know GM can count on you to have your voice heard. Thank you for your urgent action and ongoing support.
Troy Clarke
President General Motors North America
Response from:Gregory Knox, Pres.Knox Machinery Company Franklin , Ohio
Gentlemen:In response to your request to contact legislators and ask for a bailout for the Big Three automakers please consider the following, and please pass my thoughts on to Troy Clark, President of General Motors North America.Politicians and Management of the Big 3 are both infected with the same entitlement mentality that has spread like cancerous germs in UAW halls for the last countless decades, and whose plague is now sweeping this nation, awaiting our new "messiah", Pres -elect Obama, to wave his magic wand and make all our problems go away, while at the same time allowing our once great nation to keep "living the dream"... Believe me folks, The dream is over!
This dream where we can ignore the consumer for years while management myopically focuses on its personal rewards packages at the same time that our factories have been filled with the world's most overpaid, arrogant, ignorant and laziest entitlement minded "laborers" without paying the price for these atrocities...this dream where you still think the masses will line up to buy our products forever and ever. Don't even think about telling me I'm wrong. Don't accuse me of not knowing of what I speak. I have called on Ford, GM, Chrysler, TRW, Delphi, Kelsey Hayes, American Axle and countless other automotive OEM's t hroughout the Midwest during the past 30 years and what I've seen over those years in these union shops can only be described as disgusting.
Troy Clarke, President of General Motors North America, states: "There is widespread sentiment throughout this country, and our government, and especially via the news media, that the current crisis is completely the result of bad management which it certainly is not."You're right Mr. Clarke, it's not JUST management....how about the electricians who walk around the plants like lords in feudal times, making people wait on them for countless hours while they drag ass...so they can come in on the weekend and make double and triple time...for a job they easily could have done within their normal 40 hour work week. How about the line workers who threaten newbies with all kinds of scare tactics...for putting out too many parts on a shift...and for being too productive. (We certainly must not expose those lazy bums who have been getting overpaid for decades for their horrific underproduction, must we?)
Do you folks really not know about this stuff? How about this great sentiment abridged from Mr. Clarke's sad plea: "over the last few years we have closed the quality and efficiency gaps with our competitors." What the hell has Detroit been doing for the last 40 years? Did we really JUST wake up to the gaps in quality and efficiency between us and them? The K car vs. the Accord? The Pinto vs. the Civic? !? Do I need to go on? What a joke!
We are living through the inevitable outcome of the actions of the United States auto industry for decades. It's time to pay for your sins, Detroit .I attended an economic summit last week where brilliant economist, Alan Beaulieu, from the Institute of Trend Research , surprised the crowd when he said he would not have given the banks a penny of "bailout money". "Yes, he said, this would cause short term problems," but despite what people like politicians and corporate magnates would have us believe, the sun would in fact rise the next day... and the following very important thing would happen...where there had been greedy and sloppy banks, new efficient ones would pop up...that is how a free market system works...it does work....if we would only let it work...
"But for some nondescript reason we are now deciding that the rest of the world is right and that capitalism doesn't work - that we need the government to step in and "save us"...Save us my ass, Hell - we're nationalizing...and unfortunately too many of our once fine nation's citizens don't even have a clue that this is what is really happening...But, they sure can tell you the stats on their favorite sports teams...yeah - THAT'S really important, isn't it...
Does it ever occur to ANYONE that the "competition" has been producing vehicles, EXTREMELY PROFITABLY, for decades in this country?... How can that be? Let's see... Fuel efficient... Listening to customers... Investing in the proper tooling and automation for the long haul... Not being too complacent or arrogant to listen to Dr. W. Edwards Deming four decades ago when he taught that by adopting appropriate principles of management, organizations could increase quality and simultaneously reduce costs. Ever increased productivity through quality and intelligent planning... Treating vendors like strategic partners, rather than like "the enemy"... Efficient front and back offices... Non union environment...Again, I could go on and on, but I really wouldn't be telling anyone anything they really don't already know down deep in their hearts.
I have six children, so I am not unfamiliar with the concept of wanting someone to bail you out of a mess that you have gotten yourself into - my children do this on a weekly, if not daily basis, as I did when I was their age. I do for them what my parents did for me (one of their greatest gifts, by the way) - I make them stand on their own two feet and accept the consequences of their actions and work through it. Radical concept, huh... Am I there for them in the wings? Of course - but only until such time as they need to be fully on their own as adults.
I don't want to oversimplify a complex situation, but there certainly are unmistakable parallels here between the proper role of parenting and government. Detroit and the United States need to pay for their sins. Bad news people - it's coming whether we like it or not. The newly elected Messiah really doesn't have a magic wand big enough to "make it all go away." I laughed as I heard Obama "reeling it back in" almost immediately after the final vote count was tallied..."we really might not do it in a year...or in four..." Where the Hell was that kind of talk when he was RUNNING for office.
Stop trying to put off the inevitable folks ... That house in Florida really isn't worth $750,000... People who jump across a border really don't deserve free health care benefits... That job driving that forklift for the Big 3 really isn't worth $85,000 a year... We really shouldn't allow Wal-Mart to stock their shelves with products acquired from a country that unfairly manipulates their currency and has the most atrocious human rights infractions on the face of the globe...That couple whose combined income is less than $50,000 really shouldn't be living in that $485,000 home... Let the market correct itself folks - it will. Yes it will be painful, but it's gonna' be painful either way, and the bright side of my proposal is that on the other side of it all, is a nation that appreciates what it has...and doesn't live beyond its means...and gets back to basics...and redevelops the patriotic work ethic that made it the greatest nation in the history of the world...and probably turns back to God.
Sorry - don't cut my head off, I'm just the messenger sharing with you the "bad news". I hope you take it to heart.
Gregory J. Knox, PresidentKnox Machinery, Inc.
Franklin , Ohio 45005
By the way, in order to check out the website and validity of the letter and this guy and his company…
Here’s the link for the company:
http://www.knoxmachinery.com/index.html
Dear Employees & Suppliers,Congress and the current Administration will soon determine whether to provide immediate support to the domestic auto industry to help it through one of the most difficult economic times in our nation's history. Your elected officials must hear from all of us now on why this support is critical to our continuing the progress we began prior to the global financial crisis.. ......................As an employee or supplier, you have a lot at stake and continue to be one of our most effective and passionate voices. I know GM can count on you to have your voice heard. Thank you for your urgent action and ongoing support.
Troy Clarke
President General Motors North America
Response from:Gregory Knox, Pres.Knox Machinery Company Franklin , Ohio
Gentlemen:In response to your request to contact legislators and ask for a bailout for the Big Three automakers please consider the following, and please pass my thoughts on to Troy Clark, President of General Motors North America.Politicians and Management of the Big 3 are both infected with the same entitlement mentality that has spread like cancerous germs in UAW halls for the last countless decades, and whose plague is now sweeping this nation, awaiting our new "messiah", Pres -elect Obama, to wave his magic wand and make all our problems go away, while at the same time allowing our once great nation to keep "living the dream"... Believe me folks, The dream is over!
This dream where we can ignore the consumer for years while management myopically focuses on its personal rewards packages at the same time that our factories have been filled with the world's most overpaid, arrogant, ignorant and laziest entitlement minded "laborers" without paying the price for these atrocities...this dream where you still think the masses will line up to buy our products forever and ever. Don't even think about telling me I'm wrong. Don't accuse me of not knowing of what I speak. I have called on Ford, GM, Chrysler, TRW, Delphi, Kelsey Hayes, American Axle and countless other automotive OEM's t hroughout the Midwest during the past 30 years and what I've seen over those years in these union shops can only be described as disgusting.
Troy Clarke, President of General Motors North America, states: "There is widespread sentiment throughout this country, and our government, and especially via the news media, that the current crisis is completely the result of bad management which it certainly is not."You're right Mr. Clarke, it's not JUST management....how about the electricians who walk around the plants like lords in feudal times, making people wait on them for countless hours while they drag ass...so they can come in on the weekend and make double and triple time...for a job they easily could have done within their normal 40 hour work week. How about the line workers who threaten newbies with all kinds of scare tactics...for putting out too many parts on a shift...and for being too productive. (We certainly must not expose those lazy bums who have been getting overpaid for decades for their horrific underproduction, must we?)
Do you folks really not know about this stuff? How about this great sentiment abridged from Mr. Clarke's sad plea: "over the last few years we have closed the quality and efficiency gaps with our competitors." What the hell has Detroit been doing for the last 40 years? Did we really JUST wake up to the gaps in quality and efficiency between us and them? The K car vs. the Accord? The Pinto vs. the Civic? !? Do I need to go on? What a joke!
We are living through the inevitable outcome of the actions of the United States auto industry for decades. It's time to pay for your sins, Detroit .I attended an economic summit last week where brilliant economist, Alan Beaulieu, from the Institute of Trend Research , surprised the crowd when he said he would not have given the banks a penny of "bailout money". "Yes, he said, this would cause short term problems," but despite what people like politicians and corporate magnates would have us believe, the sun would in fact rise the next day... and the following very important thing would happen...where there had been greedy and sloppy banks, new efficient ones would pop up...that is how a free market system works...it does work....if we would only let it work...
"But for some nondescript reason we are now deciding that the rest of the world is right and that capitalism doesn't work - that we need the government to step in and "save us"...Save us my ass, Hell - we're nationalizing...and unfortunately too many of our once fine nation's citizens don't even have a clue that this is what is really happening...But, they sure can tell you the stats on their favorite sports teams...yeah - THAT'S really important, isn't it...
Does it ever occur to ANYONE that the "competition" has been producing vehicles, EXTREMELY PROFITABLY, for decades in this country?... How can that be? Let's see... Fuel efficient... Listening to customers... Investing in the proper tooling and automation for the long haul... Not being too complacent or arrogant to listen to Dr. W. Edwards Deming four decades ago when he taught that by adopting appropriate principles of management, organizations could increase quality and simultaneously reduce costs. Ever increased productivity through quality and intelligent planning... Treating vendors like strategic partners, rather than like "the enemy"... Efficient front and back offices... Non union environment...Again, I could go on and on, but I really wouldn't be telling anyone anything they really don't already know down deep in their hearts.
I have six children, so I am not unfamiliar with the concept of wanting someone to bail you out of a mess that you have gotten yourself into - my children do this on a weekly, if not daily basis, as I did when I was their age. I do for them what my parents did for me (one of their greatest gifts, by the way) - I make them stand on their own two feet and accept the consequences of their actions and work through it. Radical concept, huh... Am I there for them in the wings? Of course - but only until such time as they need to be fully on their own as adults.
I don't want to oversimplify a complex situation, but there certainly are unmistakable parallels here between the proper role of parenting and government. Detroit and the United States need to pay for their sins. Bad news people - it's coming whether we like it or not. The newly elected Messiah really doesn't have a magic wand big enough to "make it all go away." I laughed as I heard Obama "reeling it back in" almost immediately after the final vote count was tallied..."we really might not do it in a year...or in four..." Where the Hell was that kind of talk when he was RUNNING for office.
Stop trying to put off the inevitable folks ... That house in Florida really isn't worth $750,000... People who jump across a border really don't deserve free health care benefits... That job driving that forklift for the Big 3 really isn't worth $85,000 a year... We really shouldn't allow Wal-Mart to stock their shelves with products acquired from a country that unfairly manipulates their currency and has the most atrocious human rights infractions on the face of the globe...That couple whose combined income is less than $50,000 really shouldn't be living in that $485,000 home... Let the market correct itself folks - it will. Yes it will be painful, but it's gonna' be painful either way, and the bright side of my proposal is that on the other side of it all, is a nation that appreciates what it has...and doesn't live beyond its means...and gets back to basics...and redevelops the patriotic work ethic that made it the greatest nation in the history of the world...and probably turns back to God.
Sorry - don't cut my head off, I'm just the messenger sharing with you the "bad news". I hope you take it to heart.
Gregory J. Knox, PresidentKnox Machinery, Inc.
Franklin , Ohio 45005
By the way, in order to check out the website and validity of the letter and this guy and his company…
Here’s the link for the company:
http://www.knoxmachinery.com/index.html
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Luzerne County Meet the Candidates
Is tonight at the Republican Party HQ on the square in Wilkes-Barre at 7:00. I think most of the people running for office in the county will be there.
Hope to see you there!!!!!!
Hope to see you there!!!!!!
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Why Obama's Economic Stimulous Will Not Work
Our economy is a house of cards and the tornado is here.
Never mind that the notion of fixing an economic problem brought on by bad debt by piling more debt on top is retarded at best. Never mind that Obama's (not Bush's, he isn't pres. any more) first budget deficit is stated as being 1.75 trillion dollars but that figure relies on a grossly unrealistic rate of growth of 3.2% in the economy making it more likely to be around 3 trillion dollars.
The real problems have yet to become fully evident.
Over 3 trillion dollars of real wealth has evaporated since Obama was elected. That money that has disappeared into the ether could've and would've provided jobs, investment, security, etc. That is now lost. The eat the rich crowd may be crowing now but I think when they realise just how dramatically that will change their own lives they will be singing a different tune. New businesses opening? Nope. Businesses that may have been able to weather this crisis? Nope. Companies keeping their employees on? Nope. That all is just as lost as all that wealth. Sorry to tell the class warfare crowd but poor people do not provide jobs.
Look at college savings accounts. People that thought they had funded their children's educations are literally weeping when they look at those account statements. While I realise that money is part of the 3 trillion in lost wealth I have mentioned, you must also realise that if they want to send their kids to college, that money has to be made up. This means that disposable income will drop dramatically. Less disposable income = less spending,less spending means that this crisis will spiral downward even faster. Whether you like it or not, our economy is fueled by people spending money not the government throwing it out the window. What do you think this will cost?
Look at the pension funds that are backed by our government. Typically, a pension fund will sell bonds and pay interest to those that buy the bonds. The problem here is the rate of return on the money they took in from selling the bonds is now but a fraction of what they are obligated to pay in interest. This digging massive holes in every pension fund out there and the cost of bailing them out is about, eyp you guessed it, a trillion dollars. Not to worry though, these are government backed so Obama will just print more money to cover it right???
To read an in depth article on this click this link;
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=alwTE0Z5.1EA&refer=home
Do you still think pork laden spending is going to fix this crisis??????
Let me put something in perspective for you; A million seconds is just over 11 days. A trillion seconds is about 32,000 years. Keep that in mind as you listen to our illustrious leader and his minions as they bandy about spending trillions of dollars.
Never mind that the notion of fixing an economic problem brought on by bad debt by piling more debt on top is retarded at best. Never mind that Obama's (not Bush's, he isn't pres. any more) first budget deficit is stated as being 1.75 trillion dollars but that figure relies on a grossly unrealistic rate of growth of 3.2% in the economy making it more likely to be around 3 trillion dollars.
The real problems have yet to become fully evident.
Over 3 trillion dollars of real wealth has evaporated since Obama was elected. That money that has disappeared into the ether could've and would've provided jobs, investment, security, etc. That is now lost. The eat the rich crowd may be crowing now but I think when they realise just how dramatically that will change their own lives they will be singing a different tune. New businesses opening? Nope. Businesses that may have been able to weather this crisis? Nope. Companies keeping their employees on? Nope. That all is just as lost as all that wealth. Sorry to tell the class warfare crowd but poor people do not provide jobs.
Look at college savings accounts. People that thought they had funded their children's educations are literally weeping when they look at those account statements. While I realise that money is part of the 3 trillion in lost wealth I have mentioned, you must also realise that if they want to send their kids to college, that money has to be made up. This means that disposable income will drop dramatically. Less disposable income = less spending,less spending means that this crisis will spiral downward even faster. Whether you like it or not, our economy is fueled by people spending money not the government throwing it out the window. What do you think this will cost?
Look at the pension funds that are backed by our government. Typically, a pension fund will sell bonds and pay interest to those that buy the bonds. The problem here is the rate of return on the money they took in from selling the bonds is now but a fraction of what they are obligated to pay in interest. This digging massive holes in every pension fund out there and the cost of bailing them out is about, eyp you guessed it, a trillion dollars. Not to worry though, these are government backed so Obama will just print more money to cover it right???
To read an in depth article on this click this link;
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=alwTE0Z5.1EA&refer=home
Do you still think pork laden spending is going to fix this crisis??????
Let me put something in perspective for you; A million seconds is just over 11 days. A trillion seconds is about 32,000 years. Keep that in mind as you listen to our illustrious leader and his minions as they bandy about spending trillions of dollars.
Monday, March 2, 2009
The Luzerne County Republican Party
As a life long Republican, I have to tell you that I am very excited about the direction the County Party is moving in. There is excitement and purpose that have been lacking for decades. The sheer numbers of people showing up for candidate announcements alone is exciting.
We all know that in the past, the county party lacked leadership and wasn't exactly open to new faces (Ha!! that puts it mildly). With Terry Casey at the helm and Renita Fennick directing, the change is obvious. People from all walks of life are coming out to events and frankly, that is a good thing. I have read at some other local blogs that it is just the same as it was in times past. That couldn't be farther from the truth!!
I encourage all to come to this Thursday's Lincoln day to meet the candidates. Some of the local boys have been writing that only registered Republican candidates can address the audience. While that is true, I would bet that every single person running for judge will be there and I think everybody should come out to meet them and get a sense of who you will be voting for. More importantly, I'd like you to come out and talk to the people in attendance. You will see that it is not the "Old Rich Man's Club" that you have been led to believe. The people that will be there will be your neighbors, co-workers, and gasp, maybe even your friends.
I will be there and hope to see you there.
We all know that in the past, the county party lacked leadership and wasn't exactly open to new faces (Ha!! that puts it mildly). With Terry Casey at the helm and Renita Fennick directing, the change is obvious. People from all walks of life are coming out to events and frankly, that is a good thing. I have read at some other local blogs that it is just the same as it was in times past. That couldn't be farther from the truth!!
I encourage all to come to this Thursday's Lincoln day to meet the candidates. Some of the local boys have been writing that only registered Republican candidates can address the audience. While that is true, I would bet that every single person running for judge will be there and I think everybody should come out to meet them and get a sense of who you will be voting for. More importantly, I'd like you to come out and talk to the people in attendance. You will see that it is not the "Old Rich Man's Club" that you have been led to believe. The people that will be there will be your neighbors, co-workers, and gasp, maybe even your friends.
I will be there and hope to see you there.
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