Hillary Billary Boc
Hillary Billary Boc
They stole the election clock
they fuss and they pout
but they will not drop out
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Weird Wally Doesn’t Know What to Think...
Of Course Weird Wally has been getting a lot of unwanted phone calls because he is a registered Democrat.
All Weird Wally asks is that he stops getting calls from the Hillary/Billary Democratic bullshit team because both of them have lost more respect then either of them can even imagine in his eyes.
Please get a fucking grip and let us know who the fucking hell are you?
Hillary, I have always liked you, but what the fuck are you doing now?
How cool is it to give McCain talking points against Obama even if you are lying?
Meanwhile WW lives in Denver and is considering saying "fuck you Hillary!" and not doing anything to help you out in any way shape or form. Quite frankly, you are a lot like Karl Rove. What the fuck is up with that?
You just lost love from another one who thought you may have been...somebody!
Weitd Wally
Weird Wally
Of Course Weird Wally has been getting a lot of unwanted phone calls because he is a registered Democrat.
All Weird Wally asks is that he stops getting calls from the Hillary/Billary Democratic bullshit team because both of them have lost more respect then either of them can even imagine in his eyes.
Please get a fucking grip and let us know who the fucking hell are you?
Hillary, I have always liked you, but what the fuck are you doing now?
How cool is it to give McCain talking points against Obama even if you are lying?
Meanwhile WW lives in Denver and is considering saying "fuck you Hillary!" and not doing anything to help you out in any way shape or form. Quite frankly, you are a lot like Karl Rove. What the fuck is up with that?
You just lost love from another one who thought you may have been...somebody!
Weitd Wally
Weird Wally
Friday, April 04, 2008
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JOHN MCCAIN: WRONG ON KING HOLIDAY
As John McCain heads to Memphis on the anniversary of Dr. King’s death, it’s worth noting his record on the issue of a holiday in King’s honor. When he was a Congressman in 1983, McCain voted against creating a federal Martin Luther King Holiday and his home state rescinded recognition of the holiday in 1987. While he has claimed his position has ‘evolved’ and that his original vote was ‘wrong’ his record of support for racist individuals, and his consistent votes against civil rights legislation belie that claim. And he has employed controversial individuals on his own campaign whose own nasty comments about Martin Luther King undermine McCain’s claims of inclusivity and evolution.
McCain’s Contorted Position on Federal King Holiday
McCain Voted Against Creating Martin Luther King Holiday. In 1983, McCain voted against a motion to suspend the rules and pass a bill to designate the third Monday of every January as a federal holiday in honor of the late civil rights leader, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The motion passed 89-77. [HR 3706, Vote 289, 8/2/83; CQ 1983]
McCain Said His Position Has ‘Evolved.’ During a 2000 interview, McCain compared his evolution on this issue to former Arizona Sen. Barry Goldwater. "I believe that Barry Goldwater, to start with, regretted his vote on the 1964 Civil Rights Act," McCain said. "I think that Barry grew, like all of us grow and evolve. In 1983, when I was brand-new in the Congress, I voted against the recognition of Dr. Martin Luther King. That was a mistake, OK? And later I had the chance to ... help fight for ... the recognition of Dr. Martin Luther King as a holiday in my state." [ www.salon.com 4/18/00; Accessed 4/2/08]
Arizona Governor Rescinded Martin Luther King Jr. Day. In 1987, One of newly elected Governor Evan Mecham’s first acts in office was to rescind Arizona’s recognition of the Martin Luther King Holiday. “Mecham strikes many voters as a simpleminded ideologue who is giving a bad name to the nation's second-fastest-growing state. After rescinding the Jan. 19 holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr., Mecham defended the use of the term "pickaninnies" for blacks.” [Time 11/9/87]
McCain Said He Thought Governor Was Correct in His Decision According to the Huffington Post, “In 1983, McCain voted against passing a bill to designate the third Monday of every January as a federal holiday in honor of King. Four years later, then-Arizona Governor Evan Mecham rescinded Martin Luther King Day as a state holiday, saying it had been established through an illegal executive order by his Democratic predecessor. McCain said he thought Mecham was correct in his decision.” [Sam Stein, Huffington Post, 4/1/08]
McCain: Wrong on Key Issues for People of Color
McCain Consistently Voted Against The Civil Rights Act Of 1990. In 1990, McCain voted against a bill designed to address employer discrimination at least 4 times. According to the Washington Post, the “Civil Rights Act of 1990 is designed to overturn several recent Supreme Court rulings that made it much more difficult for individual employees to prove discrimination. The legislation, being fought by business, also would impose new penalties on employers convicted of job discrimination.” [S 2104, Vote #304, 10/24/90; Vote #276, Vote #275, 10/16/90; Vote #161, 7/18/90; Washington Post, 7/9/90]
McCain Avoided Directly Answering Question on Affirmative Action, Finally Said He Opposed Quotas. While appearing on Hardball, McCain was asked about his views on affirmative action. After criticizing teachers’ unions, McCain said, “I want to test voucher programs. Cindy and I have chosen to send our 15-year-old daughter to a Catholic school, because we think that's the best.” He added that he’d ensure that, “Every school and library in America is being wired to the Internet… But, no, I do not support quotas, and have seen the results of it.” [NBC, “Hardball,” 2/9/00]
McCain Would Not Support Affirmative Action for College Admissions. In a 2004 questionnaire, Senator McCain indicated he would not support affirmative action policies in public college admissions. [2004 National Political Awareness Test- Senator McCain]
McCain Voted Against Addressing The Disproportionate Number Of Minority Children In Prison. In 1999, McCain voted to table an amendment that required States to address juvenile delinquency prevention efforts and system improvement efforts designed to reduce, without numerical standards or quotas, disproportionate number of juvenile members of 'racial minority groups' who come in contact with juvenile justice system. The motion to table passed 52-48. [S 254, Vote #130, 5/19/99]
McCain Strategist Opposed King Holiday
McCain Defended Controversial Spokesman Richard Quinn, McCain's who called the MLK Holiday "Vitriolic and Profane." Richard Quinn, was a South Carolina "strategist" for McCain in the 2000 campaign. In a Partisan View column, Richard Quinn wrote, "King Day should have been rejected because its purpose is vitriolic and profane. By celebrating King as the incarnation of all they admire, they [black leaders] have chosen to glorify the histrionic rather than the heroic and by inference they spurned the brightest and the best among their own race. Ignoring the real heroes in our nation's life, the blacks have chosen a man who represents not their emancipation, not their sacrifices and bravery in service to their country; rather, they have chosen a man whose role in history was to lead his people into a perpetual dependence on the welfare state, a terrible bondage of body and soul.” Quinn has also advocated electing David Duke, and sold T-Shirts through his magazine celebrating Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. [Partisan View, Southern Partisan, Fall, 1983; Partisan View, Southern Partisan, Winter, 1989, PFAW Release, 2/17/00] [Spartanburg Herald-Journal, 12/23/05; Vanity Fair, 11/04]
JOHN MCCAIN: WRONG ON KING HOLIDAY
As John McCain heads to Memphis on the anniversary of Dr. King’s death, it’s worth noting his record on the issue of a holiday in King’s honor. When he was a Congressman in 1983, McCain voted against creating a federal Martin Luther King Holiday and his home state rescinded recognition of the holiday in 1987. While he has claimed his position has ‘evolved’ and that his original vote was ‘wrong’ his record of support for racist individuals, and his consistent votes against civil rights legislation belie that claim. And he has employed controversial individuals on his own campaign whose own nasty comments about Martin Luther King undermine McCain’s claims of inclusivity and evolution.
McCain’s Contorted Position on Federal King Holiday
McCain Voted Against Creating Martin Luther King Holiday. In 1983, McCain voted against a motion to suspend the rules and pass a bill to designate the third Monday of every January as a federal holiday in honor of the late civil rights leader, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The motion passed 89-77. [HR 3706, Vote 289, 8/2/83; CQ 1983]
McCain Said His Position Has ‘Evolved.’ During a 2000 interview, McCain compared his evolution on this issue to former Arizona Sen. Barry Goldwater. "I believe that Barry Goldwater, to start with, regretted his vote on the 1964 Civil Rights Act," McCain said. "I think that Barry grew, like all of us grow and evolve. In 1983, when I was brand-new in the Congress, I voted against the recognition of Dr. Martin Luther King. That was a mistake, OK? And later I had the chance to ... help fight for ... the recognition of Dr. Martin Luther King as a holiday in my state." [ www.salon.com 4/18/00; Accessed 4/2/08]
Arizona Governor Rescinded Martin Luther King Jr. Day. In 1987, One of newly elected Governor Evan Mecham’s first acts in office was to rescind Arizona’s recognition of the Martin Luther King Holiday. “Mecham strikes many voters as a simpleminded ideologue who is giving a bad name to the nation's second-fastest-growing state. After rescinding the Jan. 19 holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr., Mecham defended the use of the term "pickaninnies" for blacks.” [Time 11/9/87]
McCain Said He Thought Governor Was Correct in His Decision According to the Huffington Post, “In 1983, McCain voted against passing a bill to designate the third Monday of every January as a federal holiday in honor of King. Four years later, then-Arizona Governor Evan Mecham rescinded Martin Luther King Day as a state holiday, saying it had been established through an illegal executive order by his Democratic predecessor. McCain said he thought Mecham was correct in his decision.” [Sam Stein, Huffington Post, 4/1/08]
McCain: Wrong on Key Issues for People of Color
McCain Consistently Voted Against The Civil Rights Act Of 1990. In 1990, McCain voted against a bill designed to address employer discrimination at least 4 times. According to the Washington Post, the “Civil Rights Act of 1990 is designed to overturn several recent Supreme Court rulings that made it much more difficult for individual employees to prove discrimination. The legislation, being fought by business, also would impose new penalties on employers convicted of job discrimination.” [S 2104, Vote #304, 10/24/90; Vote #276, Vote #275, 10/16/90; Vote #161, 7/18/90; Washington Post, 7/9/90]
McCain Avoided Directly Answering Question on Affirmative Action, Finally Said He Opposed Quotas. While appearing on Hardball, McCain was asked about his views on affirmative action. After criticizing teachers’ unions, McCain said, “I want to test voucher programs. Cindy and I have chosen to send our 15-year-old daughter to a Catholic school, because we think that's the best.” He added that he’d ensure that, “Every school and library in America is being wired to the Internet… But, no, I do not support quotas, and have seen the results of it.” [NBC, “Hardball,” 2/9/00]
McCain Would Not Support Affirmative Action for College Admissions. In a 2004 questionnaire, Senator McCain indicated he would not support affirmative action policies in public college admissions. [2004 National Political Awareness Test- Senator McCain]
McCain Voted Against Addressing The Disproportionate Number Of Minority Children In Prison. In 1999, McCain voted to table an amendment that required States to address juvenile delinquency prevention efforts and system improvement efforts designed to reduce, without numerical standards or quotas, disproportionate number of juvenile members of 'racial minority groups' who come in contact with juvenile justice system. The motion to table passed 52-48. [S 254, Vote #130, 5/19/99]
McCain Strategist Opposed King Holiday
McCain Defended Controversial Spokesman Richard Quinn, McCain's who called the MLK Holiday "Vitriolic and Profane." Richard Quinn, was a South Carolina "strategist" for McCain in the 2000 campaign. In a Partisan View column, Richard Quinn wrote, "King Day should have been rejected because its purpose is vitriolic and profane. By celebrating King as the incarnation of all they admire, they [black leaders] have chosen to glorify the histrionic rather than the heroic and by inference they spurned the brightest and the best among their own race. Ignoring the real heroes in our nation's life, the blacks have chosen a man who represents not their emancipation, not their sacrifices and bravery in service to their country; rather, they have chosen a man whose role in history was to lead his people into a perpetual dependence on the welfare state, a terrible bondage of body and soul.” Quinn has also advocated electing David Duke, and sold T-Shirts through his magazine celebrating Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. [Partisan View, Southern Partisan, Fall, 1983; Partisan View, Southern Partisan, Winter, 1989, PFAW Release, 2/17/00] [Spartanburg Herald-Journal, 12/23/05; Vanity Fair, 11/04]
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
How Might Bill and Hillary Vote?
With all the praise that the Clinton's have heaped upon John McCain of late, Weird Wally can't help but wonder who might Bill and Hillary vote for if it came down to McCain vs. Obama. After all, Bill and Hillary can't seem to praise McCain enough. Perfect sound bites for for a McCain media blitz, thank you very much Bill and Hillary.
So, Bill and Hillary; which box might you check?
A: Democrat Barack Obama
B: Republican John McCain
And as for Barack, Weird Wally is starting to tire of the races to come together card. WW needs to know where you stand on health care, tax cuts, the Iraq occupation, the Bear Sterns bailout, outsourcing of our government functions, outsourcing everything, ignoring individual home owners and feeding the big banks.
BTW, is anyone reading this post besides the FBI, CIA and various local law enforcement agencies?
Please let me know,
Weird Wally
With all the praise that the Clinton's have heaped upon John McCain of late, Weird Wally can't help but wonder who might Bill and Hillary vote for if it came down to McCain vs. Obama. After all, Bill and Hillary can't seem to praise McCain enough. Perfect sound bites for for a McCain media blitz, thank you very much Bill and Hillary.
So, Bill and Hillary; which box might you check?
A: Democrat Barack Obama
B: Republican John McCain
And as for Barack, Weird Wally is starting to tire of the races to come together card. WW needs to know where you stand on health care, tax cuts, the Iraq occupation, the Bear Sterns bailout, outsourcing of our government functions, outsourcing everything, ignoring individual home owners and feeding the big banks.
BTW, is anyone reading this post besides the FBI, CIA and various local law enforcement agencies?
Please let me know,
Weird Wally
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Is Weird Wally (WW) Ready to go off the Deep End...
A few days ago, Weird Wally was willing to hold his nose and vote for Hillary under any circumstances.
But the more WW sees of Hillary’s behavior, the more he would rather hold his nose and vote for Ralph Nader.
Hillary, WW loves you, but he does not like what you are doing.
Fact of the matter is, if you run in 2008, WW might just vote for Ralph Nader and if you run again in 2012, he just might hold his nose and vote for Ralph Nader again.
Weird Wally does not like stinking thinking, but he is not sure who stinks the most; Hillary Clinton or Ralph Nader
Trust me,
Weird Wally
Friday, March 21, 2008
Weird Wally got this post from a good friend who is often very close to the edge. On the other hand, WW also realizes that the edge is where things are happening.
Wonder why so many kids are having so many health problems?
As a result, WW makes this post with strong instinct and no comment.
You have probably heard all about lead in children's toys, but did you know many children's PVC toys contain additional harmful chemicals such as phthalates? Phthalates have been linked to birth defects in baby boys, testicular cancer, liver problems and early onset of puberty in girls-a risk factor for later-life breast cancer. What's worse, when children play with and chew on their toys, they can be exposed to potentially dangerous levels of these harmful chemicals.
We have an opportunity to prevent harm and get these nasty chemicals out of our children's toys, and need your help today to make it happen. U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein has introduced an amendment to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Reform Act, WHICH would ban phthalates in children's toys.
What can you do to help right now? Take action! Please contact your senators today and urge them to prevent harm by supporting a ban of phthalates in children's toys by voting yes on S.2663 and to oppose any amendments which would weaken this all too important bill. A sample letter and talking points are found below.
Don't know how to contact your Senators? Look up your Senator by going to http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
American children are at risk simply by playing with their toys. This is unacceptable in our country! The European Union and 14 other countries, including Japan, Argentina and Mexico, have already banned these toxic chemicals from their children's toys. In October 2007, California became the first state in the nation to enact a statewide ban on the manufacture, sale or distribution in commerce of children's toys and child care articles that contain phthalates. In addition, approximately a dozen states have introduced - or are considering introducing legislation - to ban phthalates in toys and other consumer products.
Senator Feinstein is planning to offer her toxic toys legislation as an amendment which is expected to be voted on by the full Senate as early as today or tomorrow. Senator Feinstein's amendment (S.2663) would ban six types of phthalates from children's toys and childcare articles, reducing kids' unnecessary exposure to these toxic chemicals. In addition, manufacturers would be required by law to replace the banned phthalates with the "least toxic" alternative and are prohibited from replacing phthalates with chemicals known or suspected of causing cancer, reproductive harm or birth defects.
Thank your for your help in preventing avoidable harm from coming to our children.
Sincerely,
Mike Schade, PVC Campaign Coordinator
Center for Health, Environment and Justice
***Sample Letter***
Dear Senator:
I am writing to urge your support of Senator Feinstein's amendment (S. 2663) to the Consumer Product Safety Commission Reform Act which would treat phthalates as a banned hazardous substance under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act and prohibit their use in children's toys and child care articles. I also urge you to support this amendment and oppose any weakening amendments of this important measure.
The CPSC Reform bill will do much to improve the safety of children's toys. However S.2663 is needed to additionally ban six very harmful chemicals from children's toys and child care articles. This is a common sense approach that prevents avoidable harm from coming to our children simply by playing with their toys. American children need your support on this bill to protect them.
All six substances belong to a family of industrial chemicals called phthalates (pronounced "THA-lates"). Phthalates are used in many soft, plastic toys like rubber ducks, teething rings and bath books and can leech out of these toys when children chew on them. Scientists worldwide have linked phthalates to birth defects in baby boys, testicular cancer, liver problems and early onset of puberty in girls-a risk factor for later-life breast cancer.
The European Union and 14 other countries including Japan, Argentina and Mexico have already banned these chemicals from children's toys, and in October 2007 California passed a measure to ban these six phthalates from toys sold in the state. Moreover, nearly a dozen other states have introduced - or are considering introducing - legislation that would ban phthalates from toys and personal care products for kids. All American children deserve the same protection and truly comprehensive reform for product safety.
These chemicals have no place in our children's toys, especially when safe alternatives exist and are being used by Brio, Chicco, Evenflo, First Years, Gerber, and Safety 1st. Additionally, Wal-Mart and Toys-R-Us have stated that they will begin phasing out children's toys containing phthalates in the coming months.
Government must be proactive in providing protections for our children today and for generations to come. In considering major reform of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, I urge you to include a ban on phthalates in the final version of legislation.
I applaud Senator Feinstein's leadership on this issue and urge you to support her amendment - and oppose any weakening amendments - that would provide comprehensive protections for our children's health.
Sincerely,
Wonder why so many kids are having so many health problems?
As a result, WW makes this post with strong instinct and no comment.
You have probably heard all about lead in children's toys, but did you know many children's PVC toys contain additional harmful chemicals such as phthalates? Phthalates have been linked to birth defects in baby boys, testicular cancer, liver problems and early onset of puberty in girls-a risk factor for later-life breast cancer. What's worse, when children play with and chew on their toys, they can be exposed to potentially dangerous levels of these harmful chemicals.
We have an opportunity to prevent harm and get these nasty chemicals out of our children's toys, and need your help today to make it happen. U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein has introduced an amendment to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Reform Act, WHICH would ban phthalates in children's toys.
What can you do to help right now? Take action! Please contact your senators today and urge them to prevent harm by supporting a ban of phthalates in children's toys by voting yes on S.2663 and to oppose any amendments which would weaken this all too important bill. A sample letter and talking points are found below.
Don't know how to contact your Senators? Look up your Senator by going to http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
American children are at risk simply by playing with their toys. This is unacceptable in our country! The European Union and 14 other countries, including Japan, Argentina and Mexico, have already banned these toxic chemicals from their children's toys. In October 2007, California became the first state in the nation to enact a statewide ban on the manufacture, sale or distribution in commerce of children's toys and child care articles that contain phthalates. In addition, approximately a dozen states have introduced - or are considering introducing legislation - to ban phthalates in toys and other consumer products.
Senator Feinstein is planning to offer her toxic toys legislation as an amendment which is expected to be voted on by the full Senate as early as today or tomorrow. Senator Feinstein's amendment (S.2663) would ban six types of phthalates from children's toys and childcare articles, reducing kids' unnecessary exposure to these toxic chemicals. In addition, manufacturers would be required by law to replace the banned phthalates with the "least toxic" alternative and are prohibited from replacing phthalates with chemicals known or suspected of causing cancer, reproductive harm or birth defects.
Thank your for your help in preventing avoidable harm from coming to our children.
Sincerely,
Mike Schade, PVC Campaign Coordinator
Center for Health, Environment and Justice
***Sample Letter***
Dear Senator:
I am writing to urge your support of Senator Feinstein's amendment (S. 2663) to the Consumer Product Safety Commission Reform Act which would treat phthalates as a banned hazardous substance under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act and prohibit their use in children's toys and child care articles. I also urge you to support this amendment and oppose any weakening amendments of this important measure.
The CPSC Reform bill will do much to improve the safety of children's toys. However S.2663 is needed to additionally ban six very harmful chemicals from children's toys and child care articles. This is a common sense approach that prevents avoidable harm from coming to our children simply by playing with their toys. American children need your support on this bill to protect them.
All six substances belong to a family of industrial chemicals called phthalates (pronounced "THA-lates"). Phthalates are used in many soft, plastic toys like rubber ducks, teething rings and bath books and can leech out of these toys when children chew on them. Scientists worldwide have linked phthalates to birth defects in baby boys, testicular cancer, liver problems and early onset of puberty in girls-a risk factor for later-life breast cancer.
The European Union and 14 other countries including Japan, Argentina and Mexico have already banned these chemicals from children's toys, and in October 2007 California passed a measure to ban these six phthalates from toys sold in the state. Moreover, nearly a dozen other states have introduced - or are considering introducing - legislation that would ban phthalates from toys and personal care products for kids. All American children deserve the same protection and truly comprehensive reform for product safety.
These chemicals have no place in our children's toys, especially when safe alternatives exist and are being used by Brio, Chicco, Evenflo, First Years, Gerber, and Safety 1st. Additionally, Wal-Mart and Toys-R-Us have stated that they will begin phasing out children's toys containing phthalates in the coming months.
Government must be proactive in providing protections for our children today and for generations to come. In considering major reform of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, I urge you to include a ban on phthalates in the final version of legislation.
I applaud Senator Feinstein's leadership on this issue and urge you to support her amendment - and oppose any weakening amendments - that would provide comprehensive protections for our children's health.
Sincerely,
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Weird Wally Freaks-Out
Until recently, Weird Wally has been in hog heaven cuz all of us real Americans; those who don’t hate (or try not to) have been blessed with two candidates who might get elected and change our depressing and hateful lives...
But something happened. If Obama is the Democratic Candidate, Hillary has given the McCain folks the perfect sound bite for national elections when she said that John McCain was more qualified to be president then Barack Obama.
And then, a person very close to Hillary said that were Obama not black, he would not be running for president. As an African American, I am very much offended by what your very close friend said. It’s like I don’t deserve anything I might have accomplished because I am African American and I got a few beaks?
Hillary, I am getting to know you via your words and deeds as you run for world leader. And I don’t like what I see and hear.
Please understand that Barack Obama is not a neo-con (neocon) Republican and means you no personal harm.
Until recently, Weird Wally has been in hog heaven cuz all of us real Americans; those who don’t hate (or try not to) have been blessed with two candidates who might get elected and change our depressing and hateful lives...
But something happened. If Obama is the Democratic Candidate, Hillary has given the McCain folks the perfect sound bite for national elections when she said that John McCain was more qualified to be president then Barack Obama.
And then, a person very close to Hillary said that were Obama not black, he would not be running for president. As an African American, I am very much offended by what your very close friend said. It’s like I don’t deserve anything I might have accomplished because I am African American and I got a few beaks?
Hillary, I am getting to know you via your words and deeds as you run for world leader. And I don’t like what I see and hear.
Please understand that Barack Obama is not a neo-con (neocon) Republican and means you no personal harm.
So why are you acting like such a shit?
Trust me on this,
Weird Wally
Trust me on this,
Weird Wally
Friday, March 07, 2008
Saul Alinsky is Alive, Well and Kicking Ass!
Weird Wally recently decided to take a break from renting old Star Trek re-runs via Netflix and rented a DVD of the off beat documentary category.
Initially, WW thought it was just a documentary about some gay guys showing off. But after a few more minutes he realized that the “Yes Men” were taking some light-hearted approaches to serious situations. The Yes Men and their DVD
WW, if the truth be told, is highly envious of "The Yes Men". As adults, they are acting like children and having a lot of fun. The most recent thing WW remembers about having that kind of fun was as a middle school student. Whenever he knew that the English teacher was going to sing praise to Kipling, WW would always stop at a friends house before going to school cuz his mom usually had an extra bean and egg burrito or two to share for breakfast.
The smelly farts were a blast and the English teacher tended to keep his bullshit short!
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
Hillary...Who the Hell Are You?
After all, WW still doesn’t understand why Hillary favors the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and all the other free trade agreements around the world। Why are free trade agreements, the WTO and other international agreements that favor big corporations and businesses good for America and the rest of the world?
As time moves on, Hillary is going to have to explain that shit and WW looks forward to hearing what she has to say. She might even make sense of it all, but then again, she might not.
Stay tuned...
Weird Wally
3-5-08
As time moves on, Hillary is going to have to explain that shit and WW looks forward to hearing what she has to say. She might even make sense of it all, but then again, she might not.
Stay tuned...
Weird Wally
3-5-08
Sunday, March 02, 2008
John Coltrane -' My Favourite Things'
Despite all of the political clashes; things like universal health care and, taking care of our own and helping others beyond our immediate tribes, might someday take hold...don't ya think?!
Three Trillion Dollars...Holy Cow!!!
Whenever Weird Wally hears anyone from the Bush Cheney administration insist that all Americans must “support our troops,” WW wants to scream. Although WW supports our troops, he does have problems supporting Halliburton and the many no-bid private contractors who actually get most of the money.
Perhaps, “Support our private war contractors,” might be closer to the truth. Unlikely that anyone would want to hear that kind of talk. But then again, there was a lot that WW and the rest of us weren't told when we first got roped into this mess.
For more on the little known facts of how the Iraq Occupation affects our economy, view the Amy Goodman interview with Joseph Stiglitz.
EXCLUSIVE–The Three Trillion Dollar War: Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz and Harvard Economist Linda Bilmes on the True Cost of the US Invasion and Occupation of Iraq
One week after President Bush rejected charges the war in Iraq has hurt the US economy, a new book puts a conservative estimate of the war’s cost at $3 trillion so far. In their first national broadcast interview upon their book’s publication, Nobel laureate and former chief World Bank economist, Joseph Stiglitz, and co-author Linda Bilmes of Harvard University say the Bush administration has repeatedly low-balled the cost of the war—and even kept a second set of records hidden from the American public. [includes rush transcript]
Whenever Weird Wally hears anyone from the Bush Cheney administration insist that all Americans must “support our troops,” WW wants to scream. Although WW supports our troops, he does have problems supporting Halliburton and the many no-bid private contractors who actually get most of the money.
Perhaps, “Support our private war contractors,” might be closer to the truth. Unlikely that anyone would want to hear that kind of talk. But then again, there was a lot that WW and the rest of us weren't told when we first got roped into this mess.
For more on the little known facts of how the Iraq Occupation affects our economy, view the Amy Goodman interview with Joseph Stiglitz.
EXCLUSIVE–The Three Trillion Dollar War: Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz and Harvard Economist Linda Bilmes on the True Cost of the US Invasion and Occupation of Iraq
One week after President Bush rejected charges the war in Iraq has hurt the US economy, a new book puts a conservative estimate of the war’s cost at $3 trillion so far. In their first national broadcast interview upon their book’s publication, Nobel laureate and former chief World Bank economist, Joseph Stiglitz, and co-author Linda Bilmes of Harvard University say the Bush administration has repeatedly low-balled the cost of the war—and even kept a second set of records hidden from the American public. [includes rush transcript]
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Your Money and the Price of Oil (from English Aljazeera)
It doesn’t take an economist to figure out that our future looks pretty bleak and that some of the new words coming into American consciousness are bad news: subprime, hedge funds, debtor nation and a host of others.
Weird Wally has tried to understand all of it, but the articles about current economic trends always seem to involve a lot of numbers and graphs and since WW is not a numbers kind of guy (they actually give WW a headache), he gets it but does not understand it.
This morning however, WW came across a piece on English Aljazeera that seems to explain a very complicated situation in such a way that even WW caught a glimpse of understanding.
NEWS BUSINESS
Oil prices continue surge
Investors bought futures believing interest rates will fall, weakening the dollar and feeding demand। Oil futures have briefly pushed past $101 a barrel after the US Federal Reserve lowered its forecast for US economic growth this year, convincing energy investors that the central bank will slash interest rates further. The contract for March delivery of light sweet crude, which was expiring later on Wednesday, rose 73 cents to settle at a record $100.74 on the New York Mercantile Exchange after earlier rising as high as $101.32, a new trading record.
That is just below the $101.70 peak, adjusted for inflation, hit in April 1980, a year after the Iranian Revolution, according to the International Energy Agency.
On Tuesday, the contract had jumped $4.51 a barrel.
The Federal Reserve said damage from the housing slump and problems in the credit markets will slow economic growth to between 1.3 per cent and 2 per cent this year, down from a previous forecast for GDP growth of between 1.8 per cent and 2.5 per cent.
Oil investors often react by selling on concerns that the economy - and thus demand for oil, is cooling – or as they did on Wednesday, by buying on the prospect that interest rates will fall, weakening the dollar and feeding new buying of oil futures.
Phil Flynn, an analyst at Alaron Trading Corp in Chicago, said "the Fed was ... the catalyst to get us going here".
Falling rates tend to weaken the dollar, and crude futures offer a hedge against a falling dollar.
In the moments after the Federal Reserve released its forecast, oil prices spiked sharply.
Cooling US economy
Two new economic reports on Wednesday suggested the US economy is cooling.
The labour department said its consumer price index, a measure of inflation, rose by 0.4 per cent last month, more than economists expected.
The commerce department said construction of new homes and apartments rose by 0.8 per cent in January, but that applications for building permits, an indicator of future activity, fell by 3 per cent.
The reports come a week after the Energy Department, the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries and the International Energy Agency all lowered their oil demand growth forecasts for this year.
But the prospect that the Federal Reserve will reduce rates proved too strong on Wednesday, feeding a new buying frenzy, analysts said.
There are concerns that high oil prices – and the higher petrol and heating oil prices they spawn – are sowing the seeds of their own destruction by contributing to the economic slowdown.
"The price gains raise questions about their sustainability in the face of eroding fundamental strength," said Antoine Halff, an analyst a Newedge USA LLC in a research note.
On Tuesday, the contract had jumped $4.51 a barrel.
The Federal Reserve said damage from the housing slump and problems in the credit markets will slow economic growth to between 1.3 per cent and 2 per cent this year, down from a previous forecast for GDP growth of between 1.8 per cent and 2.5 per cent.
Oil investors often react by selling on concerns that the economy - and thus demand for oil, is cooling – or as they did on Wednesday, by buying on the prospect that interest rates will fall, weakening the dollar and feeding new buying of oil futures.
Phil Flynn, an analyst at Alaron Trading Corp in Chicago, said "the Fed was ... the catalyst to get us going here".
Falling rates tend to weaken the dollar, and crude futures offer a hedge against a falling dollar.
In the moments after the Federal Reserve released its forecast, oil prices spiked sharply.
Cooling US economy
Two new economic reports on Wednesday suggested the US economy is cooling.
The labour department said its consumer price index, a measure of inflation, rose by 0.4 per cent last month, more than economists expected.
The commerce department said construction of new homes and apartments rose by 0.8 per cent in January, but that applications for building permits, an indicator of future activity, fell by 3 per cent.
The reports come a week after the Energy Department, the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries and the International Energy Agency all lowered their oil demand growth forecasts for this year.
But the prospect that the Federal Reserve will reduce rates proved too strong on Wednesday, feeding a new buying frenzy, analysts said.
There are concerns that high oil prices – and the higher petrol and heating oil prices they spawn – are sowing the seeds of their own destruction by contributing to the economic slowdown.
"The price gains raise questions about their sustainability in the face of eroding fundamental strength," said Antoine Halff, an analyst a Newedge USA LLC in a research note.
Weird Wally Wants to Know
What is the best possible sound bite for a situation such as this?
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Al Jazeera Partners With NBC...is that cool..uncool or what?
NEWS AMERICAS
Obama and McCain win in Wisconsin...
McCain easily defeated Huckabee in Wisconsin [EPA]
Barack Obama and John McCain have chalked up more victories in the US presidential race.
Obama won the Wisconsin primary for the Democratic nomination on Tuesday night, his ninth straight triumph over Hillary Clinton, while McCain easily won the Republican contest, Al Jazeera's US broadcast partner NBC projected.
Republican and Democratic voters flocked to the polls in Wisconsin despite bad weather conditions. Obama cut deeply into Clinton's political bedrock, splitting the support of white women almost evenly with the former first lady and running well among working class voters in the Midwestern state, according to polling place interviews.
McCain easily dispatched Mike Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor, and edged closer to the 1,191 delegates needed to clinch the party's nomination.
Obama's words
"I will fight every moment of every day in this campaign to make sure that Americans are not deceived by an eloquent but empty call for change," the Republican nominee-in-waiting said in a thinly veiled attack on Obama.
In focus
In-depth coverage of the US presidential election His words seemed to echo Clinton's, who all but conceded Wisconsin even before the release of results.
Addressing supporters, Clinton never mentioned her Wisconsin loss and instead attacked Obama's oratorical talent as empty and meaningless.
The primary campaign "is about picking a president who relies not just on words but on work - on hard work to get America back to work", she told a Youngstown, Ohio, rally on Tuesday night, adding that the "best words in the world are not enough" unless they are matched with action.
Obama began the evening with eight straight primary and caucus victories, a remarkable run that has propelled him past Clinton in the overall delegate race and enabled him to chip away at her advantage among elected officials within the party who will have convention votes as "super delegates".
Clinton, who was hoping to blunt some of Obama's momentum, will have to win next month in Ohio and Texas to salvage her presidential campaign.
Democrats in Hawaii, where Obama was born and is a heavy favourite, also voted on Tuesday, as did Republicans in Hawaii and Washington state.
Source: Agencies
NEWS AMERICAS
Obama and McCain win in Wisconsin...
McCain easily defeated Huckabee in Wisconsin [EPA]
Barack Obama and John McCain have chalked up more victories in the US presidential race.
Obama won the Wisconsin primary for the Democratic nomination on Tuesday night, his ninth straight triumph over Hillary Clinton, while McCain easily won the Republican contest, Al Jazeera's US broadcast partner NBC projected.
Republican and Democratic voters flocked to the polls in Wisconsin despite bad weather conditions. Obama cut deeply into Clinton's political bedrock, splitting the support of white women almost evenly with the former first lady and running well among working class voters in the Midwestern state, according to polling place interviews.
McCain easily dispatched Mike Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor, and edged closer to the 1,191 delegates needed to clinch the party's nomination.
Obama's words
"I will fight every moment of every day in this campaign to make sure that Americans are not deceived by an eloquent but empty call for change," the Republican nominee-in-waiting said in a thinly veiled attack on Obama.
In focus
In-depth coverage of the US presidential election His words seemed to echo Clinton's, who all but conceded Wisconsin even before the release of results.
Addressing supporters, Clinton never mentioned her Wisconsin loss and instead attacked Obama's oratorical talent as empty and meaningless.
The primary campaign "is about picking a president who relies not just on words but on work - on hard work to get America back to work", she told a Youngstown, Ohio, rally on Tuesday night, adding that the "best words in the world are not enough" unless they are matched with action.
Obama began the evening with eight straight primary and caucus victories, a remarkable run that has propelled him past Clinton in the overall delegate race and enabled him to chip away at her advantage among elected officials within the party who will have convention votes as "super delegates".
Clinton, who was hoping to blunt some of Obama's momentum, will have to win next month in Ohio and Texas to salvage her presidential campaign.
Democrats in Hawaii, where Obama was born and is a heavy favourite, also voted on Tuesday, as did Republicans in Hawaii and Washington state.
Source: Agencies
Monday, February 18, 2008
Yes We Can vs. No, You Can't -- NO SE PUEDE.
The Republican music video: The obvious answer to, "yes we can," is, "no you can't!"
What is Jungle Capitalism?
Weird Wally came across the following post on Scholars and Rouges and was really impressed with what the author had to say. Seems like the big corporations created a "culture of greed," and fucked over us American citizens. Now, a lot of citizens are saying, "fuck you," back to the corporations and walking away from their debts. WW wonders of the Law of Karma might be manifesting itself. After all, what goes around comes around.
Welcome to the jungle How "gatcha capitalism" has destroyed the American Social contract
In order for a disparate group of individuals to band together into a workable community, there have to be rules, both implicit and explicit. There are laws that people agree to follow to preserve the good of the whole, and there are social constructs developed that the members adhere to. “Don’t screw your friends.” “Play fair.” “You get what you pay for.” Basic principles that everyone (at least overtly) respects, thus maintaining the even keel of the group.
But we’ve seen over the last thirty years a slow, deliberate erosion of those sort of rules, replaced with the glorification of the individual self as paramount. Nothing else matters but you and what you get for yourself. As long as you profit and make out okay, fuck everyone else. This has led to deliberately hostile, antagonistic moves between the buyer and seller in almost every kind of financial transaction imaginable, and many other social obligations besides. The name of the game is to screw the other guy, before he screws you.
MSNBC reporter, columnist, and author Bob Sullivan has explored the erosion of the social contract through the lens of what he smartly calls “gotcha capitalism”–how big businesses use inscrutable agreements, hidden fees, and “gotcha” penalties to wring extra profit from the consumer in everything from credit cards to cable TV contracts, taking advantage of nonexistent regulatory oversight to work their will. As Sullivan writes:
Fundamentally, “Gotcha Capitalism” is a story about the death of the price tag, about the constant bait-and-switch tactics that layer on fees and surcharges long after we’re in a position to bargain over them. It’s about rampant false advertising, about the explosion of small print and asterisks and about the seeming disappearance of federal authorities working to keep our marketplaces fair. It’s about a threat to our economic system, which was designed to reward good companies with innovative products, low prices and smart employees, but now benefits cheating companies who hire the best liars and create the most misleading ads and confusing fine print.
You can see Sullivan’s theory (described at length in his excellent book of the same name) play out in decisions like that of Bank of America, which recently decided to hike the interest rates of many of its cardholders for literally no reason–at least no reason it would name, but in truth to help shore up its losses from exposure to the collapsed mortgage market. Essentially, the bank made a huge number of bad deals and is literally punishing its good customers in order to protect itself. By any standard, this is not playing fair.
Speaking of mortgages and not playing fair, Sullivan’s theory manifests again in a withering editorial by Elliot Spitzer, former Attorney General and current Governor of New York. Spitzer blasts the Bush Administration for actively opposing states’ efforts to combat predatory lending, even going so far as to pass federal regulations that blocked states from bringing suits against subprime lenders.
The social contract has been broken. Businesses use every trick in the book, from mandatory arbitration to universal default, to screw consumers over. Our areas of redress in government have not only diminished to insignificance, but often actively assist corporations in screwing us over. Is it any wonder, then, that citizens no longer feel an obligation to uphold their own social contracts, and do things like walk away from homes buried in debt?:
In recent years, we have also become aware of shifting social attitudes: debt is no longer viewed as a “moral” obligation, a binding social contract between consenting parties, but as an adversarial relationship between borrower and lender. Therefore, as conservative businesspeople we must also account for a higher probability that borrowers will walk away from their debts, if it suits them.
(This phenomenon requires a discussion all by itself. In brief, I believe it is ultimately the product of leadership failure, the placing of inordinate emphasis on “free” markets and individualism instead of regulation and the development of cohesive social structures. Let me put it in this - admittedly extreme- way: in the jungle no one owes anything to anyone.)
The glorification of the individual as the ultimate center of the universe brings with it a concurrent lack of shame or guilt. If you are all that matters–if you are everything there is–then you feel no remorse about anything you do. We’ve seen this abhorrent behavior made manifest in the every action of our so-called “leader” for the past eight years, but even Bush is just a symptom of the larger trend. And as a commenter on Sudden Debt notes, that lack of shame has spread from corporations down to individuals, who no longer care about the consequences of defaulting on loans or their mortgages:
I believe the shift in attitude re debt is due to the adversarial attitude taken by lenders. Anyone who’s ever had a debt collector after them can attest to that. Consumers have finally figured out the game. Defaulting on debt has always been a business decision, but the consumer has baggage of shame and guilt. The cut-throat attitude of lenders in getting consumers to borrow, and then collecting the debt has finally taken its toll. Consumers have woken up, and did the only thing they can - refuse to pay.
In order for a society to function, there have to be rules that everyone adheres to. If no one follows the rules, then it really is every man for himself. And if we don’t stop glorifying the self as the ultimate–if we don’t stop treating citizens like criminals and patsies to be played and bilked at every turn–if we don’t reinvest our common government with the power to protect its people–then we’ll have no society.
Welcome to the jungle.
UPDATE: I would be remiss if I didn’t include a link to Sean-Paul Kelley of the Agonist, who communicated very similar sentiments last week, and quoted from the always-excellent Mish Shedlock in the doing.
(Special thanks to Open Left for tipping me off to the Sudden Debt blog।)
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Sam Cooke a change gone come[IN SIGNLANGUAGE]
Happy Monday.
A few lucky people have today off and for others, it's just another Monday.
And the best thing to focus on, on a Monday morning is, "change gone come."
We all live in interesting times and are blessed.
Trust me,
Weird Wally
Saturday, February 16, 2008
What Does English Aljazeera Have to Say?: Inside Iraq - Iraq in US politics - 08 Feb 08 - Pt 1
A new kind of news report...not mush available in U.S.A. mainstream media.
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