In a statement made on Sunday morning Palin agrees with Obama that we should be hunting Osama into Pakistan instead of ending the train in Iraq.
The McCain campaign has said she didn't really mean this and she shares his position on our military efforts.
"...sticking a microphone while conversations are being held, and then all of a sudden that's—that's a person's position… This is a free country, but I don't think most Americans think that that's a definitve policy statement made by Governor Palin."
Also, please note: We should not take anything a candidate SAYS seriously. What they write down in pamphlets and on their website is their TRUE policy, not what they straight talk off the cuff.
Here's an interesting article from over at Daily Kos. Seems like the video of Pastor Muthee has resurfaced after being scrubbed from the internet for so long. I guess he doesn't just ask God to make Palin Governor, but also for him to rip the wealth from the Israelites. WHAT!?
So Obama's preacher speaks the truth (sorry, but I take no issue with a black man saying the white man has done him wrong and that 9/11 was provoked) and the white media flips out. Palin's blessed by an anti-Semite & anti-pagan and that's okay? I'm really, really confused.
This makes a hell of a lot of sense. Lets face it, Voodoo economics has not worked. It's time to bail out the people, not the business that put us here.
THIS SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT PLAN TO ME. WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Sounds crazy but sounds good.
The Birk Economic Recovery Plan We Deserve It Dividend
I am against the $85,000,000,000.00 bailout of AIG. Instead, I am in favor of giving $85,000,000,000 to America in a We Deserve It Dividend.
To make the math simple, let's assume there are 200,000,000 bonafide U.S. Citizens 18+. Our population is about 301,000,000 +/- counting every man, woman and child. So, 200,000,000 might be a fair stab at adults 18 and up. So divide 200 million adults 18+ into $85 billon that equals $425,000.00. My plan is to give $425,000 to every person 18+ as a We Deserve It Dividend. Of course, it would NOT be tax-free. So let's assume a tax rate of 30%.
Every individual 18+ has to pay $127,500.00 in taxes. That sends $25,500,000,000 right back to Uncle Sam. But, it means that every adult 18+ has $297,500.00 in their pocket. A husband and wife have $595,000.00. What would you do with $297,500.00 to $595,000.00 in your family?
* Pay off your mortgage - housing crisis solved. * Repay college loans - what a great boost to new grads. * Put away money for college - it'll be there. * Save in a bank - create money to loan to entrepreneurs. * Buy a new car. * Create jobs. * Invest in the market - capital drives growth. * Pay for your parent's medical insurance - health care improves. * Enable Deadbeat Dads to come clean - or else.
Remember this is for every adult U S Citizen 18+ including the folks who lost their jobs at Lehman Brothers and every other company that is cutting back. And of course, for those serving in our Armed Forces.
If we are going to re-distribute wealth let's really do it...instead of trickling out a puny $1000.00 ("vote buy") economic incentive that is being proposed by one of our candidates for President. If we are going to do an $85 billion bailout, let's bail out ever y adult U S Citizen 18+!
As for AIG - liquidate it. Sell off its parts. Let American General go back to being American General. Sell off the real estate. Let the private sector bargain hunters cut it up and clean it up.
Here is my rationale. We deserve it and AIG doesn't. Sure it's a crazy idea that can "never work." But, can you imagine the Coast-To-Coast Block Party! How do you spell Economic Boom?
I trust my fellow adult Americans to know how to use the $85 Billion We Deserve It Dividend more than the geniuses at AIG or in Washington DC.
And remember, The Birk plan only really costs $59.5 Billion because $25.5 Billion is returned instantly in taxes to Uncle Sam. Ahhh...I feel so much better getting that off my chest.
Kindest personal regards, & nbsp;Birk T. J. Birkenmeier, A Creative Guy & Citizen of the Republic
PS: Feel free to pass this along to your pals as it's either good for a laugh or a tear or a very sobering thought on how to best use $85 Billion.
***UPDATE*** The large amount of fuzzy math in this article has been called to my attention. But a deal out of that magnitude is still amazing.
We are not attacking Bristol Palin, I actually applaud her for choosing to keep the child. We're saying that the Republicans (the party of family values) have no right to attack Jamie Lynn Spears or any of the countless other teens who have stories like Bristols. It's the hypocrisy not the "crime" that is important.
Maybe she thinks that the media is being biased against Obama and is upset that they have not talked about this new website. Since her party is repetitively trying to soundbite Obamas's achievements into oblivion, I think she lies in order to call attention to everything that Obama HAS done in Washington.
He's done so much already, she must be exhilarated about all the amazing things he'll do when he's in the oval office. He's going to cut taxes like crazy and change the oval office carpet back!
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Antonia Juhasz Date: Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 1:54 PM Subject: Watch CNBC's "Hunt for Black Gold" oil docu (with Antonia) 9/24 To: dcassard@gmail.com
Dear Friends,
I am excited to appear in this hour-long CNBC oil documentary airing Wednesday night.
Watch the promo video on You Tube!
and please circulate this announcement.
From CNBC's website...
CNBC's "The Hunt for Black Gold" will premiere on Wednesday, September 24th at
9PM EST
10PM PST
Check local listings for air time where you live.
"The Hunt for Black Gold" hosted by Maria Bartiromo follows the flow of oil from the moment it comes on line, into the supertankers, into the refineries and finally pumped into the consumer's gas tank. Bartiromo's special moves from Alaska's North Slope all the way to the Gulf of Mexico - critical areas in the national oil debate.
Bartiromo asks tough questions of the men who run the most profitable companies in the history of the United States: Why there was such a dramatic and historic spike in gas and oil prices over the past year? Do the American oil giants feel responsible for the ripple effect of staggeringly high prices? And what the American consumer can expect down the road?
Bartiromo's special addresses the issue of global thirst: which countries consume the most crude --- you might be surprised. "The Hunt for Black Gold" also looks at the peak oil theory: How much oil is left? Is the planet running dry? Some of the foremost experts say yes.
In a rare sit down with one of the highest paid men in the oil business, ConocoPhillips CEO James Mulva, Bartiromo asks about feeding global thirst, finding oil in troubled spots around the globe and delicately balancing the relationships with leaders in Venezuela, Russia, Iran, Libya and China and what's at stake when those relationships fail.
And finally, the alternatives. The special looks around the corner at renewables. Which ones are viable and how are the oil giants positioned to deal with the inevitable transformation?"
