en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/532416 Comments by RNHunter http://www.rpsoft2000.com/912/#IDComment155400238 Oh Tim - you are so much fun! Thanks for commenting here! Mon, 23 May 2011 23:26:53 +0000 http://www.rpsoft2000.com/912/#IDComment155400238 http://www.rpsoft2000.com/912/#IDComment155395559 FINANCIAL DESK - your financial comments seem to be at least a little different than what NPR radio says - Tim Geithner Mon, 23 May 2011 23:12:39 +0000 http://www.rpsoft2000.com/912/#IDComment155395559 http://tv.breitbart.com/fiery-throw-down-on-fox-over-black-panther-case/#IDComment86596257 Gad, that was painful to watch. Megyn Kelly went up in my mind - and far. But to me, this was professional death for Kirsten. I knew Kirsten was biased, and maybe most humans are biased. But when it gets to the point where you ignore questions, the details of the subject and do not listen to logic and can only end with blaming the last admin, well, a person should not be a commentator any more. There should be some things that commentators need to do to keep credibility and expect to get paid since people want to hear them. Painful, really painful to watch. I had to write Fox and complain about Kirsten Powers and also congratulate Megyn after watching this - it seemed THAT extreme to me. Wed, 14 Jul 2010 05:49:04 +0000 http://tv.breitbart.com/fiery-throw-down-on-fox-over-black-panther-case/#IDComment86596257 http://912communique.ning.com/page/vent-20#IDComment49344474 Good points. However, I would add that the Democrats have had 3 years to fix things - which also makes them wholly liable for the recession in total also. The point is the lame duck presidency. For his last 2 years in office, Bush was a lame duck, meaning of the 536 legislators in Washington, 535 were Democratic controlled and only one was Republican. So when Obama blames everything on Bush and ignores his 535 pals who had more to do with things, he is not telling the truth. It is pretty clear to me that from 2006 on that Bush had little to do with things. Too often we forget the impact of what a lame duck presidency means. Yet, it is in fact what we hope to happen in 2010 - to tie Obama into knots his last two years. Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:03:39 +0000 http://912communique.ning.com/page/vent-20#IDComment49344474 http://912communique.ning.com/page/3397719:Page:12#IDComment31144332 I really get tired of people telling me Rush Limbaugh or Fox News has to go. First of all there is the first amendment freedom of speech. Secondarily the times I did listen to Rush I did not hear anything that sounds like a lie or distortion, but I hear lies and distortions on network news and CNN all of the time. For example, a few days back CNN saw no need to talk about our record 1.3 trillion debt or that we added $181 in July alone or about Obama firing Walpin which is against the law since 30 days were required. But instead they ran a two year old peace that Bush and Cheney fired 9 or 10 lawyers. What is wrong with that? Those lawyers serve at the pleasure of the president meaning no law possible to break and also Clinton fired 93. Telling only part of that story makes the story telling a lie. And yes I did write that to CNN for all the good it will do. Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:20:02 +0000 http://912communique.ning.com/page/3397719:Page:12#IDComment31144332 http://912communique.ning.com/page/3397719:Page:12#IDComment30604356 It is a left leaning org in disguise. While Senior Citizens could use a voice, it ain't them as seen as their kissing up to Obama while Obama plans euthanasia for AARP members. But then again, lots of lies out there. The ACLU does not give a hoot about our constitution but has communist beginnings. Google ACLU + Communism. And since when have liberals been liberal? They are anti religion, anti Republican, anti Constitution and often anti truth. Liberals have become socialist dictator wanna bes. And there is the claim of separation of church and state being in the first amendment. Actually none of those three words, separation church nor state are in the first amendment. Yet those who claim to want separation of church and state are liars. They want the state to take down mangers, ten commandments stop using the words Merry Christmas, and to shut off microphones if anyone says the word Jesus and to prohibit Religion in schools. If there truly was separation of church and state, then the police would simply say "That is a religious issue. Not my Job." Hypocrisy and lies everywhere - at least on the left. Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:52:27 +0000 http://912communique.ning.com/page/3397719:Page:12#IDComment30604356 http://912communique.ning.com/page/3397719:Page:12#IDComment30603654 Good point. That happened right the first week I was watching O Reilly, so I had no perspective at that moment. Like many, I had ignored news for years. When I did discover news and became concerned about our country, I then did an immediate change and became a news junkie - also doing research and looking up history to see if the stories matched reality - and also trying to inject logic and common sense. But this problem - was right at the start. And at that time, O Reilly for his flaws was better than the others. Now that Beck gives him competition, he looks quite weak, and he knows it. It also seems the Democrats have shifted their sites from Limbaugh and O Reilly to Limbaugh and Beck. O Reilly seems to want to have Beck on a lot. I can guess why. I think O Reilly is doing the ratings game and following the Oprah lead. Recall that Oprah has gotten good ratings but never wants to get mad or yell at anyone; she has Dr. Phil and others do that so she can look like the Loving Queen in the middle. Likewise with O Reilly. Well, ask yourself if Patrick Henry or Washington would have done that ... nope. Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:42:37 +0000 http://912communique.ning.com/page/3397719:Page:12#IDComment30603654 http://912communique.ning.com/page/3397719:Page:12#IDComment30597654 I believe the trap O Reilly falls into is the desire for ratings above all else. While that is smarter than the NY Times, MSNBC and CNN who put crazy ideology first even at the price of losing their ratings and companies it is not the best. In fact, O Reilly may now be seen as a centrist politician who has become amoral. By amoral I mean no longer concerned with right and wrong, but just go the way of being the most popular. But this is nothing new. In the past he refused to get into many hot items such as Bush firing 10 lawyers or the Valerie Plame issue even though it was on Fox's own network that Robert Novak who wrote the article on Valerie Plame and her outing said his source was Richard Armitage. Nope. The man has avoided the hot items in the past. If O Reilly were back in 1776, we would still be with King George Thu, 13 Aug 2009 02:20:48 +0000 http://912communique.ning.com/page/3397719:Page:12#IDComment30597654 http://912communique.ning.com/page/3397719:Page:12#IDComment30597252 Yeah, and yet at least yesterday zero news on CNN. And Obama says his stimulus plan is working. And Newsweek says the recession is over. Perhaps all politicians and media have lied to the people in the past. But this administration has made lies and playing rough into an art form .... as the country gets damaged. Thu, 13 Aug 2009 02:15:09 +0000 http://912communique.ning.com/page/3397719:Page:12#IDComment30597252 http://912communique.ning.com/page/3397719:Page:12#IDComment30457552 The problem with this is, even if Spector and Obama himself have good intentions, lack of money can cause the problem just as it has in UK and Canada and elsewhere. When the government runs out of money, and it already has, just no one is counting, then someone will need to ration. And the rationing will be ugly and go against the citizens. For example, the US and also California are out of money, but do they stop their charity to illegal immigrants? No, they want the Spanish vote. So California is letting 40,000 inmates out of jail while we continue to give charity to illegal immigrants and programs for sea otters and saving marine turtles - where 80% of the money goes over seas. Public health will be no more intelligent. The bureaucrats will not cut down on their salaries, hiring, jets, or statues or pensions, they will decide that they are more important than us and so what if we die waiting in lines. Wed, 12 Aug 2009 01:27:03 +0000 http://912communique.ning.com/page/3397719:Page:12#IDComment30457552 http://912communique.ning.com/page/3397719:Page:12#IDComment30456676 You of course are quite right. Daniel Hannan of the UK, a most interesting man (look him up on youtube) says that the UK bureaucrat group of health care that of course does nothing medical numbers 1.4 million. Now recall that our US situation might be larger, and then add buildings, pensions, high salaries and private jets and statues to that and one can see that the bureaucratic side is going to be enormous. Daniel Hannan says the UK non working bureaucrat group is the third largest in the world, right behind Chinas Red Army and India's railroad group. This extremely huge, non efficient group of bozos is going to cost a fortune and increase health care costs by a huge amount, and I cannot believe anyone thinks costs are going to decrease. Next, recall that capitalism, even tho liberals hate it, has some built in controls of competition - forcing costs low, customer satisfaction high and minimal profit and all controls go away when the bureaucratic government kills all competition. Add that item to the above army of bureaucrats and only a total fool thinks the costs will go down. Wed, 12 Aug 2009 01:18:32 +0000 http://912communique.ning.com/page/3397719:Page:12#IDComment30456676 http://www.the912project.com/2009/08/05/85-mommy-said-no-so-lets-ask-daddy-hes-nicer/#IDComment29740433 Good points regarding the return of the two ladies from N. Korea. One point that I suspect almost everyone missed but me. When the cameras showed Clinton getting off the plane - likely on the return - the camera also showed dirty tricks man John Podesta behind him which the news did not identify but I did. Podesta is the head of the Center for American Progress which in reality is an Obama hatchet team that attacks any person saying anything against Obama. To an extent I see him as Obama's gunman. Interesting he was on this trip - that Obama wanted his gunman to watch Clinton. Let me know if this makes you concerned. It should. Thu, 6 Aug 2009 16:50:09 +0000 http://www.the912project.com/2009/08/05/85-mommy-said-no-so-lets-ask-daddy-hes-nicer/#IDComment29740433 http://www.the912project.com/2009/08/03/83-umm-about-that-promise-that-95-of-america-will-get-tax-cuts/#IDComment29677101 This czar of disinformation seems to have a role of ensuring disinformation. I have never seen nor ever considered that an administration like Obama's could be such blatant liars. They deny things that can be looked up so easily. They call people names when Americans know it isn't right. They are not fooling many of us at this moment. They just look like the characters that they truly are. Thu, 6 Aug 2009 06:07:24 +0000 http://www.the912project.com/2009/08/03/83-umm-about-that-promise-that-95-of-america-will-get-tax-cuts/#IDComment29677101 http://www.the912project.com/2009/08/04/84-ex-president-clinton-to-n-korea/#IDComment29676831 71% is actually a good number since many people do NOT do research on how the government is doing. By research I mean what we do - look or listen to multiple news outlets, look up historical or geographical info to back that up, use logic, think and then decide. I believe most Americans only listen to network TV and CNN which will only give them the Democratic Party talking points. I sort of called the last US election, the election by the Jay Walk all stars - you know the people that Jay Leno talks to on the streets who think the capital of the US is US city? And that Iraq is a city in Texas? So 71% is a good number. And yes of course, I wish it were higher. Thu, 6 Aug 2009 06:03:29 +0000 http://www.the912project.com/2009/08/04/84-ex-president-clinton-to-n-korea/#IDComment29676831 http://www.the912project.com/2009/08/05/85-mommy-said-no-so-lets-ask-daddy-hes-nicer/#IDComment29676533 This private jet thing upsets me - especially during a recession. I had been at a fortune 500 company one level removed from jet usage, but I hated the idea our big company had 7 jets. They were being abused like crazy. Sometimes even they were used for private usage or to go to the Super Bowl while the company laid off thousands. I hated it. Now the government is doing the same thing during a recession. They get frills and we get to lose our jobs and our businesses. So now I hate this perk more than ever. I had heard that Nancy Pelosi insists on a large jet to fly her home on weekends and that that costs the taxpayers $5.5 million per year. So we hear that congress gets $170,000 a year or so - but throw $6 million of frills on top of that - while the people starve. Thu, 6 Aug 2009 05:59:01 +0000 http://www.the912project.com/2009/08/05/85-mommy-said-no-so-lets-ask-daddy-hes-nicer/#IDComment29676533 http://www.the912project.com/2009/08/04/84-ex-president-clinton-to-n-korea/#IDComment29494418 Odd, I just said that above, and now you say it also. Yes. BIll was a do nothing president, but you know, that is a close second best to a real leader. Since I belong to neither party, I would say the last two presidents were trouble for us. Bush thought he was a militrary genius. Not everyone agrees. Obama thinks he is an economic genius and a genius at foreign relations. Not everyone agrees, and I sure the heck don't. While Clinton did little, that is not as bad as idiots who push every button, pull every lever and then tell us that WE are the arrogant ones. Wed, 5 Aug 2009 03:09:46 +0000 http://www.the912project.com/2009/08/04/84-ex-president-clinton-to-n-korea/#IDComment29494418 http://www.the912project.com/2009/08/04/84-ex-president-clinton-to-n-korea/#IDComment29494097 Well, I for one agree with you. I belong to neither party and never will. I have met Bill Clinton in person. He is quite personable. If he is arrogant, it does not show when he mixes with people. While his reign was mostly a do nothing presidency that ignored some potential issues (like Taliban and Al Qaeda training people to kill America) right now, many of us would love to have a do nothing president. Most presidents are do nothing people, and as Machiavelli predicted in the 15th century, most humans are okay with that. My rules are simple (1) I would love to have a good leader. But I dont see one now in either party (2) If I cant have a good leader, then I want someone who smiles and DOES NOT push every button near him. Wed, 5 Aug 2009 03:06:10 +0000 http://www.the912project.com/2009/08/04/84-ex-president-clinton-to-n-korea/#IDComment29494097 http://www.the912project.com/2009/08/04/84-ex-president-clinton-to-n-korea/#IDComment29493623 Excellent point Jaopfer. Now if they just forced Gitmo people to listen to reruns of Gibbs or Barney Frank, they would talk immediately. That would be too much for anyone to take. Wed, 5 Aug 2009 03:01:05 +0000 http://www.the912project.com/2009/08/04/84-ex-president-clinton-to-n-korea/#IDComment29493623 http://www.the912project.com/2009/08/04/84-ex-president-clinton-to-n-korea/#IDComment29493401 Dang! Good point! I had not thought of that ! Whose idea was it to force two women to be alone with Bill Clinton in a plane with no where to run for many hours ? Wed, 5 Aug 2009 02:58:42 +0000 http://www.the912project.com/2009/08/04/84-ex-president-clinton-to-n-korea/#IDComment29493401 http://www.the912project.com/2009/08/04/84-ex-president-clinton-to-n-korea/#IDComment29493311 Or we could trade Obama himself for the reporters in N, Korea. Recall that African American Denzel Washington whom we loved in Man on Fire who offered himself for the little girl? Obama seems more like Bin Laden - let others go into battle. He never served his country yet he wants others to serve him now. Wed, 5 Aug 2009 02:57:39 +0000 http://www.the912project.com/2009/08/04/84-ex-president-clinton-to-n-korea/#IDComment29493311