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Smart enoungh to never attempt to cook my own Thanksgiving. That's what Honey Baked Ham Co. is for.
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IKR?
She had short blonde hair. I didn't bother looking it up, because I really don't care.
Just wondering if it was Ms. Crowe Sounds like it was the first one.
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His wife was in on it. She made the statement that they even kept the enchancing drugs in the butter in the frig.
Heard it on TV.
Which wife?
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Armstrong was the best cheater in a field full of cheaters. The French were pissed that he turned their premier event into a kids bike ride for 7 years and have gone after him while ignoring the others. Somehow they have enough influence to get other groups involved as well.
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I wish the guys that do F1 racing coverage would pick up Nascar, you want to talk about great race coverage.
Can't stand Fox or DW. Much prefer ESPN...but I think it mostly has to do with the Dale Jarrett vs. DW
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Has nothing to do with his ability to run our Country, next.
lets not get carried away. there are a lot of things that have NOTHING to do with running the country that we judge these folks on. Relgion, Their wives and familys, where they got their degrees, etc. etc. etc.
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I have a friend of mine that worked for Home Depot that used to go to China a good bit too. He now works for one of the vendors he was going to China to see.
that happens ALL the time.
It amazes me how many people believe the entire world lives at the same standards we do.
Tell me about it. If a nation doesn't have the same standard of living, or the same standard of gov't they MUST be converted. I've often thought a great political campaign for a President would be that he promised to conver the whole world to our way of life....like Bush and Ronnie did. (I kid)
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How did Romney feel? Do you want to know based on USA standards of living, or Chinese?
More importantly, I want to know how do the workers feel? Do they feel oppressed and abused, or are they happy to have a job where they get room and board, probably better living conditions than they have a home, and the ability to save money for their futures?
The biggest problem I see with people judging factories in other countries is they do so based on our standards.
Living in a small room with 3 level bunk beds sounds terrible until you realize many probably lived in a one room house with their family, with no running water and with a only a fire place to heat the place. At home, they would have to work the fields to bring home enough food to eat.
In other cases, we hear about young teenagers working in factories, and it sounds terrible. The problem is they often do not have the option of school at that age and they would be roaming the streets, but having the job means they can help feed their family.
I have been to several factories in China for my previous job at Home Depot. Most of the workers are no different then American factory workers and enjoy their jobs as best they can. What this report doesn't include is that they get 3 weeks off at a time during various parts of the year (including their biggest holiday the new year) and don't pay for their room or food when they are living on site. They also are not required to live on site if they have means to get back and forth to work everyday and be on time. HOWEVER, due to the location of the factories compared to where they live and the over population of the country stressing the road ways that is all but impossiable. This is much to do about absolutly nothing.
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I am interested in how Romney felt about what he saw.
I personally know so many people that desperately want a job. Their unemployment has run out.
What kind of opportunity did Romney see when he saw that factory? - As a business man a chance to make money I would hope otherwise why did he waste his time going to visit it?
Do most people in this country that are employed make to much money? - That doesn't make since, how and who determines what is "too much money"
Do working people live better than they should? - See above, how and who defines better then they should?
Should we all make a little less money and live at a lower standard so there are more jobs to go around. - Workers making less money woudl not create jobs, demand for product creates jobs. If you only need 100 workers to keep up with demand you aren't going to hire another 20 just because they take a pay cut.
We know union workers make too much money, who exactly deserves what they get paid and who doesn't? - We do? Based on what? The BS stories that have been put on the news? Tell me you actually don't believe this, Ask a member of the grocery or teachers union if they make to much money.
Should full time workers be able to make ends meet? or should they be penalized for unskilled labor by having to share housing and expenses. - you are contradicting yourself. You claim they make to much and now want to make sure they make ends meat, which is it? Do you want them to be non-union working in Kia factories for 10 bucks an hour or union and making a living wage?
I am always curious about how people picture things in a realistic manner. There are a lot of bullets flying around, a lot of little sayings repeated, but it is hard for me to grasp what people are picturing when they see them or repeat them.
I have ask many times what poverty should look and feel like in America.When I think of poverty I see depression pictures, dirty skinny people. Of course they were never blamed, leaders were blamed.
Is it different now? I know there are poor people, with the exception of the people living under the over passes in Atlanta I never see dirty skinny people.
Do people think that unskilled minimum wage earners should be skinny, dirty, and homeless?
We are hating on them because our taxes supplement their living.
Actually many of the lower income folks I have known are chubby from the cheap starch they live on.
I want to know how Romney felt about these people, that is the most important thing to me. Did he feel sorry for they way they were force to live, or did he see it as a way to make a lot of money? did he jump all over the opportunity to profit from the situation?
How much we he like to see big business profiting from something like this in America?
I would like to see him answer these questions in an interview.
LPPT I consider you pretty smart but this post has my head spinning in circles. You are aware this factory wasn't in the US right?
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I think you are right , but I also think it works both ways. The fence keeps people in as well as out.
Here is out of context, below. Notice how context is gathered to suit the whole video, from different sections of Obama's speeches. .
The corporate headquaters I worked at in Atl. had a fence, with barb wire, and the parking deck at security controlled gates. My Dads office at GM does too. Sorry postman but this article is pure bullcheeze.
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Folks need to understand how these factories work over there. The fences are not to keep the workers in but to protect them. They live there because the country is so over populated and the factories are so far away from the city they have no choice but to live on site. Back in the day this was common in the US to. Kohler even had tunnels for employees that lead from their apartment buildings to the factory built under the road. This is being taken WAY out of context.
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People with large families.
And I think the tax is yearly not monthly. I would love to only pay $1300 a year for healthcare.
Which is their plan all along.
As would I, but I pay no where close to that much a month, more then 1300 a year but not that much that is insane. That is more then Cobra runs for a family of four.
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Who pays 1,300 a month for employer provided health care. I have had some really cheezety plans in my life and never come close to that number.
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Best burger I have had was called a sunrise.
2/3 Angus Beef on texas toast with a sunny side up egg, thick cut bacon, 'mater and raw red onion. I little spicy ketchup for kicks. AWESOME.
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I agree with Smoke....it ain't a national holiday.
Really not that shocking he won. He is a good driver on fast tracks and with the new surface none are faster then MIS. Now, the real test is can he win another THIS YEAR...other then the Aug race at MIS.
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I disagree. I am not talking about secondary addresses. I am saying that there are many people out there that will do a change of address with the U. S. Postal Service when they are out of the area temporarily and do a change of address back to their permanent residence when they return.
And I certainly don't think this issue alone could qualify someone as being a "moron." Very sad that some would have that mentality.
Disagree all you want, you are wrong.
....when you buy a mailing list you can request them to add how long someone has been at the adress....so in my case when it says THREE YEARS its a pretty good clue it isn't a temp adress. You can also request the residents previous adress in several formats. In this case I would ask for their previous state. SOOOOO when my adress comes up THREE YEARS under the time at column, and then under previous says KY not GA I would filter that out of my mailings.
....and yes, if you can't do something this simple as part of your job you are a moron....but hey what do I know, I only have to do these twice a month for my job - and manage to do them correctly.
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Actually if you know what to ask for you can determine if it is a secondary adress. I do mass mailings as part of my job. Also this is my SECOND adress in Ky. (the county changed our house number and street name) Something that is also noted when you buy mailing list, IF you know what to ask for. The guy running this part of his campaign is a moron.
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Just got my 3RD flyer for him all the way up here in Ky. I know one thing his campaign manager ain't very smart. If I buy a mailing list for a local election I most likely would filter all the OUT OF STATE adresses out of it. Just saying.
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I talk to these candidates all the time donations are way down. If you don't believe me check the signs in town. Way less signs.
Mr. Carruth's war chest looks good now, but we are talking way back on the trip.
All well and good but I'm calling bullcheeze. I looked into running for office once. The cost are insane. If you can't afford to run - DON'T! It's that simple. If your personal budget is so tight that a small business trip is going to break you, you can't afford to run. Period.
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As far as I know Bill Carruth was invited to go on a trip to Washington DC to meet with some folks that a group of our local politicians and business people were meeting with. We actually have the story on here somewhere, (maybe Pubby can find it).
I think the question was whether he paid his own way, part of it, or if the county picked up the entire tab.
I believe it may have had to do with getting the money to move the reservoir project forward and since Bill was on the DNR he could answer many of the questions and knew the people in DC that assist with these projects.
I am a voter, I pay taxes just like everyone else, I don't want to be taken advantage of.
I know that very often when I need help from someone I am accommodating to them, as in buy them lunch for the hour or so of their time while I ask their advice.
If Mr. Carruth was needed to explain the county's position and needs to the federal Government to help us. You can't very well expect him to foot the entire bill.
Mr. Carruth has seen some hard financial times like the rest of us the last few years, he may not have had the funds to make the trip.
I hope Mr.Carruth is not offended by me saying this about his personal finances, but folks things aren't always what they seem.
I know we took a trip to DC a few years ago, It was horribly expensive to stay in safe hotels, the public transportation was hot with long rides and walks. The one time we took a cab I had sticker shock for 2 people to go 5 miles.
I may be wrong about some of this, but this is my understanding of the credit card issue.
If you can't afford a trip to DC you can't afford to run for office in the first place.
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So this idiot mailed me a flyer (all the way in Kentucky) to vote for him and he may not even be on the ballot. I feel sorry that these are the folks you guys have to pick from.
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Just finished a book called Gold Diggers. It's about the Alaskan gold Rush and how that part of the country really hasn't changed much since those days.
Up next is Say It Ain't So, Joe!: The True Story of Shoeless Joe Jackson by Donald Gropman and Alan M. Dershowitz
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Careful, don't let your friends see you agreeing with a "liberal"
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Only fools represent themselves in court and vote themselves more taxes.
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5 Reasons not to Stuff That Turkey
in THOUGHTS FOR FOOD
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My mom does NOT stuff the bird, because no one in the family likes the way the stuffing turns out. It's all soggy and greasy. When my grandfather was alive she would stuff the bird because that is how he preferred it.