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Post by NOTTHOR on May 12, 2008 18:19:34 GMT -6
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Post by GhostMod 5000 on May 12, 2008 19:20:48 GMT -6
Did this video drop today? This is the second time I have seen it, but the clip is clearly 10-15 years old. Glad to see that he is the classy professional that I always assumed he was, since he handled a major crisis like a teleprompter error during a taping with such grace an dignity.
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Post by The Bluzmn on May 13, 2008 5:36:28 GMT -6
He is a tool and will always be a tool.
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Post by Norm "racerhawk" Parker on May 13, 2008 20:35:15 GMT -6
loofah. falafel.
It's not a big shock. The guy is an enormous anus. He, and people like Mann Coulter (who is on a banner ad on this site as I write this) are tremendous leaders for the right wing. They are reactionary, hateful, bigoted people. God bless em, as they help prove an important point. Hateful reactionaries should be avoided at all costs, and approached with fear and mistrust if they are ever in a position of authority. Loofah. Falafel.
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Post by NOTTHOR on May 14, 2008 7:39:08 GMT -6
He, and people like Mann Coulter (who is on a banner ad on this site as I write this) are tremendous leaders for the right wing. To call either Mr. O'Reilly or Ms. Coulter "leaders for the right wing" shows a great deal of ignorance. They say far right things because it pisses liberals off and gets them to watch/listen to their shows. The leaders of the right are more people like Jonah Goldberg and Thomas Sowell and the fine staff of National Review. O'Reilly and Coulter are just niche personalities created to make money. |
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Post by socal on May 14, 2008 7:52:58 GMT -6
He, and people like Mann Coulter (who is on a banner ad on this site as I write this) are tremendous leaders for the right wing. To call either Mr. O'Reilly or Ms. Coulter "leaders for the right wing" shows a great deal of ignorance. They say far right things because it pisses liberals off and gets them to watch/listen to their shows. The leaders of the right are more people like Jonah Goldberg and Thomas Sowell and the fine staff of National Review. O'Reilly and Coulter are just niche personalities created to make money. You guys also have Bush - in your arsenal of "leaders from the Right"... |
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Post by NOTTHOR on May 14, 2008 7:58:45 GMT -6
Bush is a freaking fiscal lib and you know it.
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Post by bucketochicken on May 14, 2008 8:42:12 GMT -6
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Post by thunderhawk on May 14, 2008 9:23:41 GMT -6
Bush is a freaking fiscal lib and you know it. Fiscal libs tax like banshees and throw the lucre to social programs of questionable value. Bush, on the other hand, mortgages our future to China and transfers the cash to his politically connected K Street cronies. A not so subtle difference. Me, I concur with neither position. Our government seems to be unable to distinguish between "want" and "need." |
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Post by Norm "racerhawk" Parker on May 14, 2008 18:44:29 GMT -6
He, and people like Mann Coulter (who is on a banner ad on this site as I write this) are tremendous leaders for the right wing. To call either Mr. O'Reilly or Ms. Coulter "leaders for the right wing" shows a great deal of ignorance. They say far right things because it pisses liberals off and gets them to watch/listen to their shows. The leaders of the right are more people like Jonah Goldberg and Thomas Sowell and the fine staff of National Review. O'Reilly and Coulter are just niche personalities created to make money. It also might show that I can yank your chain, Napoleon. |
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Post by Norm "racerhawk" Parker on May 14, 2008 18:46:32 GMT -6
To call either Mr. O'Reilly or Ms. Coulter "leaders for the right wing" shows a great deal of ignorance. They say far right things because it pisses liberals off and gets them to watch/listen to their shows. The leaders of the right are more people like Jonah Goldberg and Thomas Sowell and the fine staff of National Review. O'Reilly and Coulter are just niche personalities created to make money. It also might show that I can yank your chain, Napoleon. btw, I don't "watch/listen" to their shows. I watch youtube clips when they get owned, and I did read the quite believable sexual harassment lawsuit against o loofah. Other than that, they're just mouthpieces for the virulent, hateful right. |
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Post by socal on May 16, 2008 18:18:21 GMT -6
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Post by iammrhawkeyes on May 16, 2008 18:52:20 GMT -6
Bush, on the other hand, mortgages our future to China Here's a good article from Walter E. Williams: www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/williams052505.aspI buy more from my grocer than he buys from me, and I bet it's the same with you and your grocer. That means we have a trade deficit with our grocers. Does our perpetual grocer trade deficit portend doom? If we heeded some pundits and politicians who are talking about our national trade deficit, we might think so. But do we have a trade deficit in the first place? Let's look at it. |
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Post by GhostMod 5000 on May 16, 2008 18:58:03 GMT -6
Bush, on the other hand, mortgages our future to China Here's a good article from Walter E. Williams: www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/williams052505.aspI buy more from my grocer than he buys from me, and I bet it's the same with you and your grocer. That means we have a trade deficit with our grocers. Does our perpetual grocer trade deficit portend doom? If we heeded some pundits and politicians who are talking about our national trade deficit, we might think so. But do we have a trade deficit in the first place? Let's look at it. I'll take false analogies for $200 Alex. |
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Post by lpcalihawk on May 16, 2008 18:58:06 GMT -6
Bush, on the other hand, mortgages our future to China Here's a good article from Walter E. Williams: www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/williams052505.aspI buy more from my grocer than he buys from me, and I bet it's the same with you and your grocer. That means we have a trade deficit with our grocers. Does our perpetual grocer trade deficit portend doom? If we heeded some pundits and politicians who are talking about our national trade deficit, we might think so. But do we have a trade deficit in the first place? Let's look at it. I pay my grocer off when I go to the store. The U.S. is racking up debt to foreign countries. I think Walter Williams doesn't have a clue if he thinks his analogy is anywhere close to what is happening. Try the analogy of borrowing from Mastercard with a 20% interest rate and not even making the minimum payment each month. |
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Post by iammrhawkeyes on May 16, 2008 19:05:31 GMT -6
I see you guys took time to read the article. Nice work. Walter E. knows his shit.
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Post by iammrhawkeyes on May 17, 2008 14:36:23 GMT -6
Hey Cali, I think it would help you understand the concept provided by Walter E. if you substitute "weed dealer" for "grocer". Give it a shot. Anyways, here's another good article that deals with this. www.ncbfaa.org/files/images/carmanessay.htmThinking Beyond Bilateral Trade: The U.S.-Chinese trade imbalance is more than an issue of bilateral trade. As opposed to more developed economies, such as that of Japan, the Chinese economy is not vertically integrated to the point that products are manufactured from start to finish in China. Further, most products manufactured within China are manufactured by foreign firms; according to Chinese government statistics, foreign firms produce over half of Chinese exports (Morrison, 5). One might think of China as a sort of global production platform, in which intermediate parts from neighboring Asian nations are assembled to make finished products. In 2003, these intermediate parts amounted to 24% of Chinese imports. In fact, there is a striking correlation between the growth of China's trade deficit with East Asia and the growth of its trade surplus with the U.S.: as China's trade deficit with East Asia roughly tripled between 2000 and 2003 (growing from $39 billion to $130 billion), China's trade surplus with the U.S. also approximately tripled (growing from $90 billion to $250 billion) (Hale, 62). It is not that Chinese corporations have harnessed an unfairly weak yuan to bolster trade, but rather that foreign firms have taken advantage of relatively low wages by outsourcing labor to China, making the nation the final link in many global production chains. In fact, many U.S. corporations have done the same, generating roughly 27% of Chinese exports (Hale, 58). With this in mind, it becomes clear that there is more to China's trade surplus than country of origin labels may suggest. The Mutual Hostages: Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz has characterized the nature of U.S.China economic relations as having "an element of mutual hostage," and with good reason (258). While China's large trade surplus with the U.S. fuels its export-driven economy, Chinese investment in U.S. bonds has made possible the U.S.'s vast deficit spending. Just as China needs the U.S. as a market for its goods, the U.S. needs China as a source of capital inflows. The U.S. faces a chronically low savings rate, coupled with a high demand for consumption and investment. The U.S. has become dependent upon foreign investment as a source of capital inflows, and China has been its primary investor. Although a substantial increase in the yuan's value would decrease these imports and loans from China, the U.S. would simply have to find another country to borrow from unless it reduced consumption and investment in kind. It is a rule of thumb that a net importer of capital from abroad is also a net importer of goods; foreign investment enables that nation to consume more than it would otherwise (including imports) (Sanford, 2-3). Thus, although the U.S. cries foul when faced with what it perceives as an unfair Chinese trade advantage, U.S. investment and consumption is reliant upon the existence of the very trade deficit many perceive as an economic threat. Any appreciation of the yuan will not create a U.S. trade surplus, but will rather create a trade deficit with a different nation. |
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Post by Norm "racerhawk" Parker on May 17, 2008 17:56:10 GMT -6
I think that the global economy, and the complex inter-related scenarios between nations is sometimes difficult to really understand. However, I strongly agree with the concept that all of us "need" each other in some way. China desparately needs the US as well, and we certainly need them. We are all connected now, and it is, for better or worse, the companies global success that may determine how things go for us here.
My big fear for our future is the competiton for innovation and intellect. Our students are not as hungry, and aren't as good at math and science. As Indian and Chinese college start really cranking out masters-prepared science folks, our own college grads may be out of jobs, as companies are now truly global and can choose from any labor force.
My hope is that our youn-uns can compete in the market for innovation in the future. I see that as possibly the biggest hurdle, given the interconnecteness of markets for labor and the like. thanks.
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Post by NOTTHOR on May 18, 2008 10:32:52 GMT -6
I pay my grocer off when I go to the store. The U.S. is racking up debt to foreign countries. I think Walter Williams doesn't have a clue if he thinks his analogy is anywhere close to what is happening. Try the analogy of borrowing from Mastercard with a 20% interest rate and not even making the minimum payment each month. Mr. Williams' analogy is far more apt than yours. What is everybody pissed about, the budget deficit or the trade deficit? When I buy something from China, I pay for it right then. Most other Americans do too, so the trade deficit isn't what's responsible for the Chinese owning US Treasury Securities, out of control government spending by virtually everyone who is sent to DC with orders to extract the most for their district from the federal trough is the cause. US Treasury Securities are as far from a 20% MasterCard you can get. The US government has the power to (i) confiscate as much money as it wants from its citizens, (ii) set the discount rate which will drive down the yields on new debt that it issues and (iii) print as much money as it wants. Treasuries are yielding around 2% for 3 year paper and less than 4% for 10 year paper. I wouldn't buy at those rates because after taxes those rates probably won't surpass inflation, so more power to the furn'ers who think those bonds are a good deal. |
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Post by Ginger on Apr 19, 2022 20:04:07 GMT -6
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Post by socal on Apr 19, 2022 20:16:46 GMT -6
Beat me by 11 minutes. However was going to rightfully post in the Karen thread. |
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Post by thunderhawk on Apr 19, 2022 20:57:11 GMT -6
Beat me by 11 minutes. However was going to rightfully post in the Karen thread. Why would the counter clerk get fired over a flight delay? That doesn't even make sense, Bill-O |
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Post by NOTTHOR on Apr 20, 2022 7:34:42 GMT -6
Jesus fuck. Look, I'm not one to advocate for an Orwellian surveillance state and more government, but I wouldn't complain if airlines had sophisticated camera and audio equipment at all counters and we had a panel, run by me of course, that could dole out suspensions of flying privileges to people who are genuine shitbags. 3 months, 6 months, a year, two years, five years and lifetime. Process would work like this - airline employee files complaint, airline can come in and state their case, passenger gets a chance to state their case, some things can mitigate punishment like if you're a lady flying without your husband and you have 3 kids under 6 with you for a flight from Australia to Birmingham, AL and you are 19 hours into the trip and the youngest kid has a diaper blowout and then the airline comes and tells you they have to split up your seats and you flip out, I might give some "mitigation points" for that. But if you're retired and you're traveling for vacation and you make a scene like O'Reilly, go ahead and sign up for NetJets for 5 years, bud, because you just got on the list. The whole notion of "customer is always right" shit has completely ruined people. Running an airline is like a delicate ballet and if one thing goes wrong, it has reverberations throughout other parts of the system. I don't understand why retards cannot understand this and think that some poor schlub running a fucking counter at the airport has any control over whether the de-icing truck in Cincinnati breaks down and fucks up schedules for 62 planes which then ripples through the whole god damned system for a day. |
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Post by socal on Apr 20, 2022 8:19:38 GMT -6
Jesus fuck. Look, I'm not one to advocate for an Orwellian surveillance state and more government, but I wouldn't complain if airlines had sophisticated camera and audio equipment at all counters and we had a panel, run by me of course, that could dole out suspensions of flying privileges to people who are genuine shitbags. 3 months, 6 months, a year, two years, five years and lifetime. Process would work like this - airline employee files complaint, airline can come in and state their case, passenger gets a chance to state their case, some things can mitigate punishment like if you're a lady flying without your husband and you have 3 kids under 6 with you for a flight from Australia to Birmingham, AL and you are 19 hours into the trip and the youngest kid has a diaper blowout and then the airline comes and tells you they have to split up your seats and you flip out, I might give some "mitigation points" for that. But if you're retired and you're traveling for vacation and you make a scene like O'Reilly, go ahead and sign up for NetJets for 5 years, bud, because you just got on the list. The whole notion of "customer is always right" shit has completely ruined people. Running an airline is like a delicate ballet and if one thing goes wrong, it has reverberations throughout other parts of the system. I don't understand why retards cannot understand this and think that some poor schlub running a fucking counter at the airport has any control over whether the de-icing truck in Cincinnati breaks down and fucks up schedules for 62 planes which then ripples through the whole god damned system for a day. I'd sign up for that. However, you talk the shit, but do not believe you know how to wield the ban hammer. NOTTHOR |
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