tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post4691961021772496606..comments2023-10-17T08:19:58.196-04:00Comments on FreeThinke: FreeThinkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comBlogger125125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-11047908687691452242014-08-28T23:39:07.958-04:002014-08-28T23:39:07.958-04:00PS: I think you may be guilty of "straining o...PS: I think you may be guilty of "straining out gnats while swallowing camels," m'self. FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-81808409063268777862014-08-28T23:37:10.036-04:002014-08-28T23:37:10.036-04:00My Goodness, Miss Shaw! I feel immensely flattered...<br />My Goodness, Miss Shaw! I feel immensely flattered that you are monitoring my blog even more closely than I. I wish I could summon up such concern for minute details, myself, but vision problems –– and a determination to focus on more positive, less vexing, enervating things -- such as writing verse and listening to music -- gets in the way.<br /><br />Incidentally, I correctly stated that no one from the Obama administration attended the funeral of MARGARET THATCHER. I never mentioned General Greene, and I don't know who did.<br /><br />The point is that the president, apparently, holds the death of Michael Brown in considerably higher regard than that of far more important figures such as Mrs. Thatcher OR General Greene for that matter. Michael Brown rated THREE high officials, poor General Greene only got Chuck Hagel. (:-c<br /><br />It's the obvious DISPORPORTIONALITY of the thing that offends PLUS the Obama administration's patently obvious bias AGAINST the police in Ferguson and FOR Mr. Brown. President Obama's use of the sad event as a political football is as tasteless as it is ill-advised and unjust.<br /><br />Until we are in possession of ALL the FACTS, we should just SHUT UP about Ferguson. That goes for the White House along with the rest of us.<br />FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-62296070972279757232014-08-28T22:34:21.518-04:002014-08-28T22:34:21.518-04:00"In contrast, there was not a single represen...<br />"In contrast, there was not a single representative from the Obama administration at the recent burial of Major General Greene at Arlington National Cemetery."<br /><br />That is not true.<br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Right-wing media outlets criticized the Obama administration over news that three administration officials planned to attend shooting victim Michael Brown's funeral, citing the myth that the White House failed to send representation to the funeral of Maj. Gen. Harold Greene, who was killed in Afghanistan -- In reality, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel attended the two star general's service.</b>Shaw Kenawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-87729231363883367072014-08-24T18:59:01.759-04:002014-08-24T18:59:01.759-04:00Cascara Segrada said
I'm all in favor of pre...<b>Cascara Segrada said</b><br /><br /><br />I'm all in favor of preventing the government from getting its filthy hands on ANYONE'S PRIVAtE resources, even if the owners of private resources -- in the words of the immortal Scarlett O'Hara "have to lie cheat steal or kill" to protect what is rightfully theirs.<br /><br />The GOVERNMENT is the biggest CROOK in the Universe, the most vicious thief, the most ruthless extortionist, the most violent vandal, the cruelest murderer.<br /><br />If we were able to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse in government, government would probably shrink to less than ONE TENTH its present size.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-32869300590990989392014-08-24T14:28:37.840-04:002014-08-24T14:28:37.840-04:00More, if you're interested.
Companies are hol...<a href="http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2013/01/why-are-corporations-holding-so-much-cash/" rel="nofollow">More</a>, if you're interested.<br /><br />Companies are holding twice the cash (as a %) than they did a decade ago.Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-33282277631230199882014-08-24T14:18:31.171-04:002014-08-24T14:18:31.171-04:00Maybe with a nice dividend check in hand, local Fe...Maybe with a nice dividend check in hand, local Ferguson shopkeepers and homeowners could afford to hire a few enterprising young men not looking for handouts.<br /><br />...of course, they'd have to give up all their SNAP payments and Obamaphones...Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-85675711746858522182014-08-24T14:14:06.414-04:002014-08-24T14:14:06.414-04:00There are "profits" not being repatriate...There are "profits" not being repatriated AND CASH being hoarded...<br /><br /><i>A small pool of corporations is hoarding increasing amounts of unspent cash in its coffers, a factor that economists say could slow down the global economic recovery.<br /><br />According to a new study by Deloitte, reported on by the Financial Times, approximately one third of the world’s largest non-financial companies on the S&P Global 1200 index is stockpiling most — 82 percent — of the $2.8 trillion in the index’s non-financial corporations’ cash holdings. Those companies are hoarding equity at the highest levels seen since at least 2000.<br /><br />Non-financial companies include corporations like Apple (which has about $150 billion in cash reserves), Google and Exxon Mobil.<br /><br />Economists fear that underinvestment in assets that could stimulate growth could slow the economic recovery. Companies have held increasing amounts of cash since the financial crisis, and a record 67 percent of fund managers polled by the Bank of America Merrill Lynch said they were “underinvesting” their assets. </i><br /><br />Corporations are hoovering trillions of dollars out of the economy. Is it any wonder that black teens can't get a job?<br /><br />US GDP in 2013 was $16t. That's 17%, just sitting on the sidelines.... mainly because CFO's are seeking to avoid paying taxes on it. They should declare a tax holiday for those corporations who would distribute these funds directly to shareholders, and let the shareholders pay income taxes on their stock dividends.Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-28672979362901140202014-08-24T14:01:24.643-04:002014-08-24T14:01:24.643-04:00Foreign profits held overseas by U.S. corporations...<i>Foreign profits held overseas by U.S. corporations to avoid taxes at home nearly doubled from 2008 to 2013 to top <b>$2.1 trillion</b>, said a private research firm's report, prompting a call for reform by the Senate's top tax law writer.<br /><br />"The new numbers ... certainly highlight what is one of the key challenges for tax reform. I do think there need to be some reforms in this area," Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden told reporters on Tuesday on Capitol Hill.<br /><br />Under U.S. law, corporations do not have to pay income tax on most of their overseas profits until they are brought into the United States. These earnings can be held offshore for years if they are classified as indefinitely invested abroad.<br /><br />Research firm Audit Analytics said in a report issued last week that the total of such earnings was up 93 percent from 2008 to 2013, citing federal financial filings for companies listed in the Russell 1000 index of U.S. corporations.<br /><br />Conglomerate General Electric Co had the biggest pile of earnings stored abroad, at $110 billion, the firm said.<br /><br />Next were software maker Microsoft Corp, with $76.4 billion; drugmakers Pfizer Inc, with $69 billion, and Merck & Co Inc, with $57.1 billion; and high-tech group Apple Inc, with $54.4 billion, it said.</i>Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-14352879650355979942014-08-24T13:08:17.198-04:002014-08-24T13:08:17.198-04:00Not helping!
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CBS interviewed three youn...<a href="http://youtu.be/JN-5VmZHll0" rel="nofollow">Not helping!</a><br /><br />Excerpt:<br /><br /><i><b>CBS interviewed three young men in Ferguson, Missouri this week.<br /><br />One protester Gunny warned officials:<br /><br /> “To be honest, if they don’t come and restore these neighborhoods for these people, like when you gotta go travel miles to Walmart and to get gas and stuff like that, it should be right here. If they don’t restore this community for people who stay here it’s gonna be hell to pay…"<br /><br />A second protester chimed in:<br /><br /> "Yeah, that’s why people looting, because they can’t get no jobs." </b></i>Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-744091991977236522014-08-24T10:13:22.114-04:002014-08-24T10:13:22.114-04:00This is especially bad when done by the enemedia w...<i>This is especially bad when done by the enemedia who SHOULD by LAW be REQUIRED to print ONLY verifiable FACTS and to present ALL sides EQUALLY.</i><br /><br />They are. People who are harmed need to sue the reporters for libel.-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745768408538827278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-52679866477016145072014-08-24T10:04:07.713-04:002014-08-24T10:04:07.713-04:00The police officer was treated in a medical facili...The police officer was treated in a medical facility. It is quite likely that there ARE official x-rays. That someone forged a set, and put them out there is immaterial to the argument, except as to the actual "extent" of the officer's very REAL facial injuries.-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745768408538827278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-88968989731562989372014-08-24T10:01:47.275-04:002014-08-24T10:01:47.275-04:00This business of only believing what we WANT to be...<i>This business of only believing what we WANT to believe and trumpeting abroad our wishful thinking as "the truth" MUST stop.</i><br /><br />Except that in the "official" police press conference, injuries to the officer's face were reported. To now pretend that the "official" record doesn't exist would be foolish, especially since the "unofficial" statements of witnesses have been front and center for weeks.-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745768408538827278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-82079159077124048332014-08-24T08:07:03.486-04:002014-08-24T08:07:03.486-04:00FT,
Yesterday I heard that once the grand jury has...FT,<br />Yesterday I heard that once the grand jury has returned a bill one way or the other, the evidence which the grand jury heard will be released to the public.<br /><br />The grand jury is expected to conclude investigation this week.<br /><br />We do know from every media source that three representatives from the White House will attend Brown's funeral tomorrow. I think that at least one of those representatives went to school with Michael Brown's mother back in high school. <br /><br />In contrast, there was <b>not a single representative from the Obama administration</b> at the recent burial of Major General Greene at Arlington National Cemetery.<br /><br />PS: Al Sharpton is scheduled to speak at Michael Brown's funeral. Not helpful!Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-33872620277478234322014-08-24T07:57:19.472-04:002014-08-24T07:57:19.472-04:00Unless and until we get absolute proof from offici...Unless and until we get absolute proof from official hospital records and sword testimony from the medics who attended him that Officer Darren Wilson suffered a broken eye socket at the hands of Michael Brown, it's best to reserve judgment, and not go off half-cicked in ANY direction.<br /><br />This business of only believing what we WANT to believe and trumpeting abroad our wishful thinking as "the truth" MUST stop.<br /><br />This is especially bad when done by the enemedia who SHOULD by LAW be REQUIRED to print ONLY verifiable FACTS and to present ALL sides EQUALLY.<br /><br />I don't believe the sainted First Amendment should be "interpreted" to mean we have a right to practice libel, slander and malicious vilification in support of a political AGENDA without being subject to at least a full year in JAIL.FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-968480783532140452014-08-24T06:41:18.313-04:002014-08-24T06:41:18.313-04:00Thersites,
There are official x-rays of injury to ...Thersites,<br />There are official x-rays of injury to the police officer?Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-25293394156945394352014-08-24T06:40:30.405-04:002014-08-24T06:40:30.405-04:00Dr. Baden was on Judge Jeanine last night. Did an...Dr. Baden was on <i>Judge Jeanine</i> last night. Did anybody else here in this thread catch that show? Dr. Baden stated that all the shots fired appeared to have been from the front. Nevertheless, various lawyers kept screaming that Michael Brown was shot in the back. Pffffft.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-44843225042399704032014-08-24T06:27:31.363-04:002014-08-24T06:27:31.363-04:00ps - there was more than one "cocktail" ...ps - there was more than one "cocktail" in the video montage presented.Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-6414682242536910532014-08-24T06:25:05.398-04:002014-08-24T06:25:05.398-04:00Now who is believing in stories, ducky?
The offic...Now who is believing in stories, ducky?<br /><br />The official statememts have all disclosed facial injuries to the police officer. That YOU haven't seen the "official" xrays is NOT my problem, ducky.Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-83909069862882575922014-08-23T21:03:38.123-04:002014-08-23T21:03:38.123-04:00Now your Mea Culpa, Farmer<a href="http://crooksandliars.com/2014/08/gateway-pundit-jim-hoft-spins-tall-tales" rel="nofollow">Now your Mea Culpa, Farmer</a>Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-24219978778384470472014-08-23T20:48:42.548-04:002014-08-23T20:48:42.548-04:00@Farmer --
Skeptical/(not gullible) right winge...@Farmer -- <br />Skeptical/(not gullible) right wingers buying into stories want to know.<br /><br />______<br />Gateway Pundit?<br /><br />Are you freaking kidding?<br />Don't be a sucker.Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-43741428809622500672014-08-23T20:47:07.968-04:002014-08-23T20:47:07.968-04:00Yes, mea culpa. There is one photo that indicates ...Yes, mea culpa. There is one photo that indicates a Molotov was thrown.<br /><br />I knew the convenience store was torched the first night but it isn't clear how.<br /><br />So congratulations, Farmer, you've got a photo of someone throwing a Molotov and that absolves the police to take whatever measures necessary.<br /><br />It still stands tht the Ferguson police couldn't have done much more to make this appear to be a coverup.<br /><br />Looks like Fox was right about it all. <br /><br />Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-75922181053599530022014-08-23T19:33:08.865-04:002014-08-23T19:33:08.865-04:00@ 0:39 above.... "Hey duck, got a match?"...@ 0:39 above.... "Hey duck, got a match?"<br /><br />Skeptical/(not gullible) right wingers buying into stories want to know.Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-75187111031631764462014-08-23T19:29:42.261-04:002014-08-23T19:29:42.261-04:00Molotov's? What Molotov's?Molotov's? What <a href="http://youtu.be/4U2404DhJWo" rel="nofollow">Molotov's</a>?Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-65234879422850269352014-08-23T19:22:52.599-04:002014-08-23T19:22:52.599-04:00The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire!The roof, the roof, the roof is <a href="http://youtu.be/nS2l2JTKrP4" rel="nofollow">on fire</a>!Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-2003954850698535462014-08-23T19:17:55.957-04:002014-08-23T19:17:55.957-04:00Those lying police bastards. No Molotov cocktails...Those lying police bastards. No <a href="http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2014/08/17/Breaking-Molotov-Cocktails-Again-Being-Thrown-at-Police-in-Ferguson" rel="nofollow">Molotov</a> cocktails were thrown. The duck <a href="http://cdn.breitbart.com/mediaserver/Breitbart/Big-Government/2014/08/16/ferguson-rioter-tear-gas-AP.jpg" rel="nofollow">has spoken!</a><br /><br />As for eye socket fractures, <a href="http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2014/08/now-there-are-four-sources-officer-darren-wilson-suffered-fractured-eye-socket/" rel="nofollow">we'll see</a>.<br /><br />ps - It's a shame that they shot the "innocent" black "child" in the back, eh, ducky? "Hands up, don't shoot!"Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.com