Saturday, October 31, 2015
Empowered
I suspect the issue is that people are more likely to listen instead of locking them up in solitary?
If only blah people had known to call a legislator, how to advocate. Everything would have been different!
“Because the demographic of people affected are more white, more middle class, these are parents who are empowered,” said Michael Botticelli, director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, better known as the nation’s drug czar. “They know how to call a legislator, they know how to get angry with their insurance company, they know how to advocate. They have been so instrumental in changing the conversation.”
If only blah people had known to call a legislator, how to advocate. Everything would have been different!
Friday, October 30, 2015
The Communists Of CNBC
Republican candidates have all learned that pitching a hissy fit at your "enemies" - especially the libturd media - is how you gain votes. Pissing off libturds, and reacting to supposed slights of libturds, is basically what it means to be a conservative now. Yes no tax dollars for blah people and no abortion for the slutty sluts, but mostly just pissing off libturds.
It's pretty funny, really, other than the "they might run the country" part.
It's pretty funny, really, other than the "they might run the country" part.
Accustomed To
It's not our fault for not paying people enough, it's the fault of people who paid them too much before!!!!
Laughing all the way to the bank, as will William Shitehead for the rest of his life.
We do love our children.
The Cherry Hill-based firm was awarded a two-year, $34 million contract to manage substitute services beginning in September.
It promised to have filled 75 percent of vacancies by the first day of school and 90 percent by January; it filled 24 percent of sub jobs Thursday, leaving 505 classes without teachers.
Initially, Source4Teachers officials said Philadelphia substitute pay rates had been artificially high. But many per-diem teachers who had worked in city classrooms opted not to work for Source4Teachers, citing the pay.
"It's not surprising to see a fair amount of criticism directed at the pay rates," said Owen Murphy, Source4Teachers spokesman. "We inherited a situation where the sub talent pool in some cases had become accustomed to higher rates."
Laughing all the way to the bank, as will William Shitehead for the rest of his life.
We do love our children.
Some Of Us Were Alive In The 90s
I'll admit to being pretty clueless about gay rights issues in my younger days. I was shockingly old before I knew my first out gay person (Out to me, at least. There were people I knew who were gay but they weren't out to me. That distinction matters, as while it wasn't their job to educate me, not having conversations about this stuff, not having gay people just being a "normal" part of life, made it easier for me to be clueless.)
But even clueless me knew DOMA was bullshit, and less clueless me knows that justifications, 19 years later, for DOMA are even more bullshit.
But even clueless me knew DOMA was bullshit, and less clueless me knows that justifications, 19 years later, for DOMA are even more bullshit.
How Did People Become Such Assholes
Anecdote is not data, but sometimes the lack of empathy among my fellow Americans shocks even cynical me. I would have thought having kids would cure that a bit, but people seem to be happy to sentence The Kids Today to a horrible life. I don't have kids, but jesus take my tax money to pay for their education.
It's Fun To Kick Them When They're Down
I'm not going to waste my beautiful mind feeling sorry for Jeb Bush, but it's been interesting watching the discourse shift. All the cool kids in the press now mock the Jebster. He's gone from being the inevitable frontfunner to being the nerd the bullies pick on.
Thursday, October 29, 2015
The Good Old Days
Maddening that the olds don't know - or pretend not to know - that life for The Kids Today is much more expensive.
Rubiomentum
It amuses me how the press manages to agree on the clown car debate "winner" every time. I'm so old I remember when Carly Fiorina was SURGING. You kids are probably too young, but old guys like me remember what happened two weeks ago. She nailed it! And was the new frontrunner! Those were good times. This week apparently it's Rubio, whose boyish bad looks and boyish bad demeanor and boyish boyishness will charm everybody who really likes boyishness. Or something. I don't know. They're all weirdos to me, but the "establishment" has decided that Trump and Carson must be vanquished.
Afternoon Thread
Did you know that "afternoon" refers to a time that is "after noon." That is, a time that is later than 12 o'clock PM, the noon time. If the little hand has crossed the 12, and it is still light outside, there's a pretty good chance that it is indeed afternoon. As in, after noon! Language can be so clever!
Open Carry For Some, Summary Execution For Others
There's no doubt that open carry laws are just open carry for some, and excuse to execute others. The right kind of people will be allowed to carry guns, the scary kind of people will be shot for having them. And this will all make sense to gun lovers, because they know who the good guys with guns are and who the bad guys with guns are. Hint: white people versus blah people.
Things We Can Afford
Even aside from the fact that they don't work, I'm pretty sure these blimps aren't something we "need" even by the logic of the national security state, except to the extent that the logic is "pay your friends as much money as possible for stupid things."
On the bright side, they're less deadly than most of the stupid things we pay for, so I guess that deserves a cheer.
On the bright side, they're less deadly than most of the stupid things we pay for, so I guess that deserves a cheer.
Grrr
Note to Sanders' campaign team: When you explain your "strategy" to the press, it ceases to be a strategy.
Some of us are old enough and smart enough to remember how we shuddered every time we saw the name "Stephanopoulos" in the newspapers. No one is going to forgive you if you turn this campaign into another "We're the Clever Boys" show.
Do not talk to the press about your strategy. You can only harm your candidate by doing it, so just stfu.
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