The Audacity of Hype with which Sen. Barack Obama presents himself is amazing.
Time and again he's allowed to use numbers and mention policies that just don't add up.
Go to http://wire.factcheck.org/ or http://www.factcheck.org/ to see how his campaign is wrong.
(This objective site lists how McCain is wrong too.)
I'm watching the debate and here's Obama talking like he's JFK--let's double the size of the Peace Corps and get off oil in 10 years, likening it to going to the moon, even mentioning JFK by name.
He's the first AfricAnglimerican to get the nomination from a major party. It's a shame he's the first; bringing in race--talking about: "Oh, and by the way, he's black" and such in a speech warning his followers of what others might say.
Obama says 95% of Americans will not be affected by his tax raises. The number's much lower than that--see FactCheck.org for details. Don't take my word for it. See a source that lists the sources.
Iraq does not have a 79 billion dollar surplus, Obama! Way off!
Showing posts with label politics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label politics. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Puro Palin
How do y'all think Gov. Palin did in the debate? It was Sen. Biden's debate to lose.
How is it that these legislators, McCain included, are talking about their plans for this and plans for that as if they haven't been in a position to propose such budgetary issues--Congress (not the president) being charged with passing a budget?
In 2000 and 2001, Pres. Bush (as the pres.-elect and thereafter) proposed hydrogen fuel cell technology for vehicles. The Democrats in Congress, first in the minority, then as the majority, refused to allow discussion on the topic until very recently. The Democratic leadership has been so adamant about making Bush look bad, not giving him any success whatsoever, the American people be damned. They don't care, Pelosi and Reid, about America. They want Bush to look bad and are dying to have a Democrat in office to make him look good. In the meantime, they have been anti-Bush for the sake of being anti-Bush and not for the sake of arguing the topic and letting the American people and our representatives decide.
How is it that these legislators, McCain included, are talking about their plans for this and plans for that as if they haven't been in a position to propose such budgetary issues--Congress (not the president) being charged with passing a budget?
In 2000 and 2001, Pres. Bush (as the pres.-elect and thereafter) proposed hydrogen fuel cell technology for vehicles. The Democrats in Congress, first in the minority, then as the majority, refused to allow discussion on the topic until very recently. The Democratic leadership has been so adamant about making Bush look bad, not giving him any success whatsoever, the American people be damned. They don't care, Pelosi and Reid, about America. They want Bush to look bad and are dying to have a Democrat in office to make him look good. In the meantime, they have been anti-Bush for the sake of being anti-Bush and not for the sake of arguing the topic and letting the American people and our representatives decide.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Mortgage Crisis--One True Cause Ignored
The mortgage crisis that is actually not much of a crisis if measured by foreclosures--about 1%--and is a crisis if measured by people that were screwed into non-fixed mortgages--ARMs (adjustable-rate mortgages)--and are in danger of losing their investment--was caused by all sorts of greed. But let's take a look at what that means, for real.
In Texas, visit http://www.sml.state.tx.us:8080/mblolookup/search.jsp and type in your Texan city or county of choice. (After it loads, use the arrow to view results on same page.) This page is part of the Texas Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending: http://www.sml.state.tx.us/ and will list all of the tons of unlicensed (and very few legitimate ones who are) mortgage brokers, loan officers, entity mortgage brokers, mortgage bankers and financial services who advertise themselves as all of the above and shamelessly have their licenses expired, or never got a license, but applied.
Where the hell's the regulation? Where's the attorneys general across the state and country doing simple searches in their own jurisdiction and going after these greedy SOBs who are falsely advertising themselves as legitimate mortgage and loan purveyors, some of them even publishing their license numbers, expired as they know they are, etc.? Where's the advertising departments of newspapers and real estate guides publishers doing their homework and making sure the "lenders" are licensed? This lack of effort by publishers is one reason for loss of newspaper readership.
Even folks from Lending Tree.com, etc., are guilty of this. Some person in their company at one point was licensed and that's supposed to be enough?
Yes, the large companies that buy up these contracts--the same ones that offer bonuses to these primarily unlicensed lenders for jacking up the annual percentage rates (APR) on the folks buying houses out there--are largely responsible. Let's go after them. But let's not ignore these, our neighbors and friends who, being local, and knowing the locals, are screwing their own neighbors.
Time and again the local and national news media, attorneys general, and legislators have been ignoring this core issue. It's easy to identify, easy to prove, easy to prosecute, easy to stop.
"Newsweek" has yet again one of these "how did this happen" stories out about the background of the bailout. Yet, it's those in the arena, those who are actually signing those papers, telling the big companies that Joe Schmuckatelli in front of them has enough income to make the payments--knowing he doesn't, but jacking up the numbers, selling Joe Schmuckatelli on higher interest rates and ARMs, that is largely to blame.
Let's go after them, too. That's the damned story!
In Texas, visit http://www.sml.state.tx.us:8080/mblolookup/search.jsp and type in your Texan city or county of choice. (After it loads, use the arrow to view results on same page.) This page is part of the Texas Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending: http://www.sml.state.tx.us/ and will list all of the tons of unlicensed (and very few legitimate ones who are) mortgage brokers, loan officers, entity mortgage brokers, mortgage bankers and financial services who advertise themselves as all of the above and shamelessly have their licenses expired, or never got a license, but applied.
Where the hell's the regulation? Where's the attorneys general across the state and country doing simple searches in their own jurisdiction and going after these greedy SOBs who are falsely advertising themselves as legitimate mortgage and loan purveyors, some of them even publishing their license numbers, expired as they know they are, etc.? Where's the advertising departments of newspapers and real estate guides publishers doing their homework and making sure the "lenders" are licensed? This lack of effort by publishers is one reason for loss of newspaper readership.
Even folks from Lending Tree.com, etc., are guilty of this. Some person in their company at one point was licensed and that's supposed to be enough?
Yes, the large companies that buy up these contracts--the same ones that offer bonuses to these primarily unlicensed lenders for jacking up the annual percentage rates (APR) on the folks buying houses out there--are largely responsible. Let's go after them. But let's not ignore these, our neighbors and friends who, being local, and knowing the locals, are screwing their own neighbors.
Time and again the local and national news media, attorneys general, and legislators have been ignoring this core issue. It's easy to identify, easy to prove, easy to prosecute, easy to stop.
"Newsweek" has yet again one of these "how did this happen" stories out about the background of the bailout. Yet, it's those in the arena, those who are actually signing those papers, telling the big companies that Joe Schmuckatelli in front of them has enough income to make the payments--knowing he doesn't, but jacking up the numbers, selling Joe Schmuckatelli on higher interest rates and ARMs, that is largely to blame.
Let's go after them, too. That's the damned story!
Let All That Breathe Partake--Let Nader & Others Debate!
Dear Editor,
I am writing to demand more coverage of all independent presidential candidates. served in the United States Navy and Navy Reserves for 12 years and I think I've earned that right--to be allowed to make my own decisions on politics.I am an American, born to Mexican parents on the border of the Rio Grande Valley. I am now a public school English teacher. Yet I am not a Democrat, or Catholic, or a member of a teacher's union. I vote mostly Republican, but McCain is not the conservative that we'd have wanted to front our party and our nation. The conservatives who ran for president cancelled themselves out and now we're stuck with McCain.
As much as I disagree with Ralph Nader on many issues, I would like to at least like to hear what Nader/Gonzalez have to say. I think that including other than Democrats and Republicans in debates would help keep those "major party" candidates honest and bring in real issues into the debate. As much as Obama is promising change it's all hype. As much as McCain is promising to champion conservative ideas, it falls short. Americans are grown up enough to decide for ourselves who we'll elect. The media, by not covering Nader and other party candidates, are playing Big Brother and it's insulting. This is why cable and blogging news are gaining in popularity. Charlie Gibson calling himself Charles does not a more objective journalist make.
Let us have our say and our look at all the options out there. It's time to let third party candidates have their say and their chance to affect the policies and issues affecting our nation. We need third party candidates to gain enough votes to have an easier time getting on the ballots in the future. This is a healthy thing for America. I am a conservative, but McCain having won the Republican primary shows that our primary system is flawed--with independents in early-primary states being able to affect an entire election and dishearten true conservatives in later primaries. We need third parties to balance things out, to let us be reminded of what democracy truly is. As it is, when the news media refuses to include those on the fringe, they are forgetting that nothing is impossible.
The Giants were supposed to lose to the Patriots last Superbowl. Foreman was supposed to beat Ali in Zaire. Mark Spitz's record was supposed to last forever. Hilary was supposed to easily beat Obama. McCain was supposed to be a broke joke.
Let us see and hear the options out there. Let us decide for ourselves. Let us see more coverage of the independents out there. Let us decide whether or not they are valid.
I am writing to demand more coverage of all independent presidential candidates. served in the United States Navy and Navy Reserves for 12 years and I think I've earned that right--to be allowed to make my own decisions on politics.I am an American, born to Mexican parents on the border of the Rio Grande Valley. I am now a public school English teacher. Yet I am not a Democrat, or Catholic, or a member of a teacher's union. I vote mostly Republican, but McCain is not the conservative that we'd have wanted to front our party and our nation. The conservatives who ran for president cancelled themselves out and now we're stuck with McCain.
As much as I disagree with Ralph Nader on many issues, I would like to at least like to hear what Nader/Gonzalez have to say. I think that including other than Democrats and Republicans in debates would help keep those "major party" candidates honest and bring in real issues into the debate. As much as Obama is promising change it's all hype. As much as McCain is promising to champion conservative ideas, it falls short. Americans are grown up enough to decide for ourselves who we'll elect. The media, by not covering Nader and other party candidates, are playing Big Brother and it's insulting. This is why cable and blogging news are gaining in popularity. Charlie Gibson calling himself Charles does not a more objective journalist make.
Let us have our say and our look at all the options out there. It's time to let third party candidates have their say and their chance to affect the policies and issues affecting our nation. We need third party candidates to gain enough votes to have an easier time getting on the ballots in the future. This is a healthy thing for America. I am a conservative, but McCain having won the Republican primary shows that our primary system is flawed--with independents in early-primary states being able to affect an entire election and dishearten true conservatives in later primaries. We need third parties to balance things out, to let us be reminded of what democracy truly is. As it is, when the news media refuses to include those on the fringe, they are forgetting that nothing is impossible.
The Giants were supposed to lose to the Patriots last Superbowl. Foreman was supposed to beat Ali in Zaire. Mark Spitz's record was supposed to last forever. Hilary was supposed to easily beat Obama. McCain was supposed to be a broke joke.
Let us see and hear the options out there. Let us decide for ourselves. Let us see more coverage of the independents out there. Let us decide whether or not they are valid.
Monday, July 21, 2008
Nader/Gonzalez Southern Tour includes Austin, TX
Ralph Nader is starting his southern tour this weekend. Please help us promote these upcoming events in South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, and Texas by forwarding this email to your friends, family, and any organizations in your area or in the area of the event that you think might support our efforts. Ralph Nader's Vice Presidential running mate Matt Gonzalez, a native of McAllen, Texas, will be joining Ralph for the Texas events in Houston and Austin. Please volunteer to make these events successful by calling our local coordinators below:
Nader for President 2008 Speech in Austin, TXWith both Presidential Candidate Ralph Nader and VP Candidate Matt Gonzalez.
Sunday, July 27th 7:30pm
Trinity United Methodist Church
600 East 50th Street
Austin, TX 78571
More Info Contact Debbie: (512) 573-6194
Suggested contribution: $10/$5 student
Nader takes on the issues that corporate candidates, Obama/McCain, refuse to address. The Nader/Gonzalez campaign promotes:
Single-payer, Canadian-style national health insurance
Rapid and comprehensive military and corporate withdrawal from Iraq
Crackdown on the corporate welfare and crime that cost Americans their pensions and jobs
Labor law reform and repeal of the anti-union provisions of the Taft-Hartley Act
Overturning the Patriot Act
Solar-based sustainable energy
Single-payer, Canadian-style national health insurance
Rapid and comprehensive military and corporate withdrawal from Iraq
Crackdown on the corporate welfare and crime that cost Americans their pensions and jobs
Labor law reform and repeal of the anti-union provisions of the Taft-Hartley Act
Overturning the Patriot Act
Solar-based sustainable energy
Nader/Gonzalez Southern Tour includes Houston
Ralph Nader is starting his southern tour this weekend. Please help us promote these upcoming events in South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, and Texas by forwarding this email to your friends, family, and any organizations in your area or in the area of the event that you think might support our efforts. Ralph Nader's Vice Presidential running mate Matt Gonzalez, a native of McAllen, Texas, will be joining Ralph for the Texas events in Houston and Austin. Please volunteer to make these events successful by calling our local coordinators below:
Nader for President 2008
RallyWith both Presidential Candidate Ralph Nader and VP Candidate Matt Gonzalez.
Sunday, July 27th 2pm
The Hilton at the University of Houston
4800 Calhoun Suite 207
Houston, TX 77204More Information John: (804) 432-1611
Suggested Contribution: $10/$5 students
Nader takes on the issues that corporate candidates, Obama/McCain, refuse to address. The Nader/Gonzalez campaign promotes:Single-payer, Canadian-style national health insuranceRapid and comprehensive military and corporate withdrawal from IraqCrackdown on the corporate welfare and crime that cost Americans their pensions and jobsLabor law reform and repeal of the anti-union provisions of the Taft-Hartley ActOverturning the Patriot ActSolar-based sustainable energy
Saturday, July 19, 2008
It's Hot Out Here For A Pimp!
It’s Hot Out Here For A Pimp
I am looking for a good hoe.
I am looking for a thin, strong, long, clean, lean hoe.
A solid hoe.
A smooth hoe.
An inexpensive but not cheap kinda hoe to meet my needs.
A reliable hoe.
A sturdy hoe.
An easily-accessible hoe.
Not one of those fancy, high-maintenance hoes.
A working-class hoe.
An everyday hoe.
A ready-to-go kinda hoe.
I am looking for a hoe that’s sharp
A well-rounded hoe.
A nicely-shaped hoe.
A curvaceous hoe.
A not-too-big, not-too-small kind of hoe.
A go-with-the-flow kinda hoe.
I do not want a broken down hoe.
A rusty, dusty, crusty hoe,
A nasty hoe.
A cut-up hoe.
A toothless hoe.
A good-for-nothing hoe.
I mean, that would be pointless.
I am looking for a hoe
To shape the field of my dreams and my desires.
A hoe to take off the edge,
A hoe that’s not afraid to get down to the nitty gritty kinda hoe.
I am looking for a hoe that I can just
Tear it up with kinda hoe.
A hoe that is not afraid to get down and dirty kinda hoe.
A hoe that I can just manhandle.
And just MMM.
Just take out my frustrations on kinda hoe.
But good hoes are hard to find.
See, the only hoe that I can get with my Amerian dough
Are those cheap-ass
Made in China
Kinda hoes.
Meanwhile the face of my vegetable garden
Will continue frowning
‘Til I can till the soil with an All-American hoe.
See, Chinese steel might be a steal,
But it just ain’t the real deal.
The Chinese government is a totalitarian Communist regime
Where children’s lives are burning in the hoe factories,
And the Barbie Doll factories,
And lead-based painted toy factories.
Yet the Olympic torch . . . is burning.
Tibet . . . is burning.
Freedom . . . is burning.
All I want is a good, clean hoe,
But Wal-Mart and Target and K-Mart and Sears and H-E-B and
The U.S. Department of State
Are nothing but a bunch of pimps
For Chinese hoes
And it’s getting hot out here for a pimp!
© 2008 by Daniel García Ordaz
I am looking for a good hoe.
I am looking for a thin, strong, long, clean, lean hoe.
A solid hoe.
A smooth hoe.
An inexpensive but not cheap kinda hoe to meet my needs.
A reliable hoe.
A sturdy hoe.
An easily-accessible hoe.
Not one of those fancy, high-maintenance hoes.
A working-class hoe.
An everyday hoe.
A ready-to-go kinda hoe.
I am looking for a hoe that’s sharp
A well-rounded hoe.
A nicely-shaped hoe.
A curvaceous hoe.
A not-too-big, not-too-small kind of hoe.
A go-with-the-flow kinda hoe.
I do not want a broken down hoe.
A rusty, dusty, crusty hoe,
A nasty hoe.
A cut-up hoe.
A toothless hoe.
A good-for-nothing hoe.
I mean, that would be pointless.
I am looking for a hoe
To shape the field of my dreams and my desires.
A hoe to take off the edge,
A hoe that’s not afraid to get down to the nitty gritty kinda hoe.
I am looking for a hoe that I can just
Tear it up with kinda hoe.
A hoe that is not afraid to get down and dirty kinda hoe.
A hoe that I can just manhandle.
And just MMM.
Just take out my frustrations on kinda hoe.
But good hoes are hard to find.
See, the only hoe that I can get with my Amerian dough
Are those cheap-ass
Made in China
Kinda hoes.
Meanwhile the face of my vegetable garden
Will continue frowning
‘Til I can till the soil with an All-American hoe.
See, Chinese steel might be a steal,
But it just ain’t the real deal.
The Chinese government is a totalitarian Communist regime
Where children’s lives are burning in the hoe factories,
And the Barbie Doll factories,
And lead-based painted toy factories.
Yet the Olympic torch . . . is burning.
Tibet . . . is burning.
Freedom . . . is burning.
All I want is a good, clean hoe,
But Wal-Mart and Target and K-Mart and Sears and H-E-B and
The U.S. Department of State
Are nothing but a bunch of pimps
For Chinese hoes
And it’s getting hot out here for a pimp!
© 2008 by Daniel García Ordaz
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