Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Who gives a Flying Bag Of Frosted Fuck Nuts....

While they were trying to bail out their pals on Wall St....

http://www.911blogger.com/node/17995



Congress Ends 9/11 Workers' Health Care BillBy: NY1 News9/29/2008


Congress has abandoned legislation to provide billions of dollars in health care for September 11th recovery workers.
The program would have provided long term care for workers who were at the World Trade Center on or shortly after September 11, 2001 at an estimated cost of at least $5 billion.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg strongly objected to a part of the bill that would have forced the city to pay for 10 percent of the program, saying it would place an undue burden on city taxpayers.
In addition, the legislation would have reopened the federal September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, adding around $6 billion to the plan.
The legislation had the backing of several New York congressmen but was overshadowed by negotiations surrounding the financial bailout.
http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/86428/congress-ends-9-11-workers--health-care-bill/Default.aspx


"Do you see this? Do you see it? Make sure you look at it REALLY hard. The FealGood Foundation went through the trouble of making a movie called "Save The Brave" for the purposes of influencing our elected officials in Washington D.C. so they pass a bill to make sure they get the help they need.
Instead, they cared more about bailing out the Wall Street "fat cats," than helping our heroes at a time when they need us. Just as we needed them.
That is unforgivable. But what should we expect from a Congress that cares more about the corporations than the people?
Please give anything you can. $1, $5, $1,000,000.00 (I'm looking at you Rosie, and Charlie). Either do it through this fund-raiser, or do it by directly contacting the FealGood Foundation. Please just give something.
Thank you.
One of the responders in the film died not long ago. His name was Greg Quibell. This fund-raiser is dedicated to he and his family. Rest in peace Greg.
All proceeds minus the paypal % will be donated to the FealGood Foundation."

Jon Gold...

Monday, September 29, 2008

Double Fucking Standards...

The More Things Change...

...The More They Stay The Same.

The United States Dollar Is DEAD....

http://www.opednews.com/articles/-The-US-Banking-Collapse-w-by-Amy-de-Miceli-080926-104.html

Dennis Kucinich... Cuttin' Through The Bullshit

The Rich Are Staging a Coup...

http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/message/index.php?id=235



Monday, September 29th, 2008The Rich Are Staging a Coup This Morning ...a message from Michael Moore



Friends,
Let me cut to the chase. The biggest robbery in the history of this country is taking place as you read this. Though no guns are being used, 300 million hostages are being taken. Make no mistake about it: After stealing a half trillion dollars to line the pockets of their war-profiteering backers for the past five years, after lining the pockets of their fellow oilmen to the tune of over a hundred billion dollars in just the last two years, Bush and his cronies -- who must soon vacate the White House -- are looting the U.S. Treasury of every dollar they can grab. They are swiping as much of the silverware as they can on their way out the door.
No matter what they say, no matter how many scare words they use, they are up to their old tricks of creating fear and confusion in order to make and keep themselves and the upper one percent filthy rich. Just read the first four paragraphs of the lead story in last Monday's New York Times and you can see what the real deal is:
"Even as policy makers worked on details of a $700 billion bailout of the financial industry, Wall Street began looking for ways to profit from it. "Financial firms were lobbying to have all manner of troubled investments covered, not just those related to mortgages. "At the same time, investment firms were jockeying to oversee all the assets that Treasury plans to take off the books of financial institutions, a role that could earn them hundreds of millions of dollars a year in fees. "Nobody wants to be left out of Treasury's proposal to buy up bad assets of financial institutions."
Unbelievable. Wall Street and its backers created this mess and now they are going to clean up like bandits. Even Rudy Giuliani is lobbying for his firm to be hired (and paid) to "consult" in the bailout.
The problem is, nobody truly knows what this "collapse" is all about. Even Treasury Secretary Paulson admitted he doesn't know the exact amount that is needed (he just picked the $700 billion number out of his head!). The head of the congressional budget office said he can't figure it out nor can he explain it to anyone.
And yet, they are screeching about how the end is near! Panic! Recession! The Great Depression! Y2K! Bird flu! Killer bees! We must pass the bailout bill today!! The sky is falling! The sky is falling!
Falling for whom? NOTHING in this "bailout" package will lower the price of the gas you have to put in your car to get to work. NOTHING in this bill will protect you from losing your home. NOTHING in this bill will give you health insurance.
Health insurance? Mike, why are you bringing this up? What's this got to do with the Wall Street collapse?
It has everything to do with it. This so-called "collapse" was triggered by the massive defaulting and foreclosures going on with people's home mortgages. Do you know why so many Americans are losing their homes? To hear the Republicans describe it, it's because too many working class idiots were given mortgages that they really couldn't afford. Here's the truth: The number one cause of people declaring bankruptcy is because of medical bills. Let me state this simply: If we had had universal health coverage, this mortgage "crisis" may never have happened.
This bailout's mission is to protect the obscene amount of wealth that has been accumulated in the last eight years. It's to protect the top shareholders who own and control corporate America. It's to make sure their yachts and mansions and "way of life" go uninterrupted while the rest of America suffers and struggles to pay the bills. Let the rich suffer for once. Let them pay for the bailout. We are spending 400 million dollars a day on the war in Iraq. Let them end the war immediately and save us all another half-trillion dollars!
I have to stop writing this and you have to stop reading it. They are staging a financial coup this morning in our country. They are hoping Congress will act fast before they stop to think, before we have a chance to stop them ourselves. So stop reading this and do something -- NOW! Here's what you can do immediately:
1. Call or e-mail Senator Obama. Tell him he does not need to be sitting there trying to help prop up Bush and Cheney and the mess they've made. Tell him we know he has the smarts to slow this thing down and figure out what's the best route to take. Tell him the rich have to pay for whatever help is offered. Use the leverage we have now to insist on a moratorium on home foreclosures, to insist on a move to universal health coverage, and tell him that we the people need to be in charge of the economic decisions that affect our lives, not the barons of Wall Street.
2. Take to the streets. Participate in one of the hundreds of quickly-called demonstrations that are taking place all over the country (especially those near Wall Street and DC).
3. Call your Representative in Congress and your Senators. (click here to find their phone numbers). Tell them what you told Senator Obama.
When you screw up in life, there is hell to pay. Each and every one of you reading this knows that basic lesson and has paid the consequences of your actions at some point. In this great democracy, we cannot let there be one set of rules for the vast majority of hard-working citizens, and another set of rules for the elite, who, when they screw up, are handed one more gift on a silver platter. No more! Not again!
Yours,Michael MooreMMFlint@aol.comMichaelMoore.com
P.S. Having read further the details of this bailout bill, you need to know you are being lied to. They talk about how they will prevent golden parachutes. It says NOTHING about what these executives and fat cats will make in SALARY. According to Rep. Brad Sherman of California, these top managers will continue to receive million-dollar-a-month paychecks under this new bill. There is no direct ownership given to the American people for the money being handed over. Foreign banks and investors will be allowed to receive billion-dollar handouts. A large chunk of this $700 billion is going to be given directly to Chinese and Middle Eastern banks. There is NO guarantee of ever seeing that money again.
P.P.S. From talking to people I know in DC, they say the reason so many Dems are behind this is because Wall Street this weekend put a gun to their heads and said either turn over the $700 billion or the first thing we'll start blowing up are the pension funds and 401(k)s of your middle class constituents. The Dems are scared they may make good on their threat. But this is not the time to back down or act like the typical Democrat we have witnessed for the last eight years. The Dems handed a stolen election over to Bush. The Dems gave Bush the votes he needed to invade a sovereign country. Once they took over Congress in 2007, they refused to pull the plug on the war. And now they have been cowered into being accomplices in the crime of the century. You have to call them now and say "NO!" If we let them do this, just imagine how hard it will be to get anything good done when President Obama is in the White House. THESE DEMOCRATS ARE ONLY AS STRONG AS THE BACKBONE WE GIVE THEM. CALL CONGRESS NOW.

Saturday, September 27, 2008

Chinese Democracy Starts Now....

The Second Great Depression...

http://rabbitholenews.blogspot.com/2008/09/creation-of-second-great-depression.html

Cliff Burton 1962-1986...

... Hard to believe it's been 22 years

February 10, 1962-September 27, 1986




The day before he died...


"When a man lies, he murders a part of the world. These are the pale deaths which men miscall their lives. All this I cannot bear to witness any longer. Cannot the kingdom of salvation take me home?"

Cliff Burton...

Reject The Bailout....


Demand that the Bailout Legislation Be Rejected


We are witnessing a bankers' coup d'etat. In the name of saving the economy from a crisis created by their own greed and immense profits, the biggest bankers have taken a country and a people hostage.


"Give us your money and tear up what's left of your Constitution or we will sink your economy," is the message from Wall Street and the Bush Administration. "Give us the power and money we demand or you will be left jobless from a new economic depression.
"

Under the pretext of the banking crisis, the Bush Administration is changing the way this country operates. This is not simply taking trillions of dollars from the people and giving it to the richest bankers to do with as they see fit.





Congress is poised to vote to give the Executive Branch of government, and specifically the White House's political appointees in the Treasury Department, the absolute right to take our money and give it to domestic and foreign banks and corporations without any oversight of elected officials, from the courts, or from the people.


The new legislation states: "Decisions by the Secretary [of the Treasury] pursuant to the authority of this Act are non-reviewable and committed to agency discretion, and may not be reviewed by any court of law or any administrative agency." The Legislation allows the Treasury Department to appoint the same bankers who created the crisis to administer and dictate the use of trillions of our tax dollars.


We will not stand by and let the Bush Administration formalize its vision of a "government of, by and for the richest bankers.
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The new system institutionalizes theft on a grand scale. Lehman Brothers bankers will receive $2.5 billion in bonuses after their company went bankrupt last week, but the new dictatorial authority under the White House and Treasury Department has ruled out any relief for the millions of working families who are being foreclosed.


We live in a $15 trillion annual economy. Instead of taking our tax dollars and giving it to the already rich and powerful, these funds should be used provide to decent paying jobs, affordable housing, health care and a good education for our children.
There is another way!


Now is the time to hear the voice of the people. A spineless Congress authorized Bush's illegal war in Iraq and rubber-stamped the Patriot Act. Now they are being herded like sheep again to give the White House and Wall Street dictatorial control over the people's money.

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I Know This Because Big Cat Knows This....



Anarchism...





...."I shall begin with a definition.... Anarchism: The philosophy of a new social order based on liberty unrestricted by man-made law; the theory that all forms of government rest on violence, and are therefore wrong and harmful, as well as unnecessary."
"Anarchism, then, really stands for the liberation of the human mind from the dominion of religion; the liberation of the human body from the dominion of property: liberation from the shackles and restraint of government. Anarchism stands for a social order based on the free grouping of individuals for the purpose of producing real social wealth; an order that will guarantee to every human being free access to the earth and full enjoyment of the necessities of life, according to individual desires, tastes, and inclinations."


Emma Goldman...

Friday, September 26, 2008

Fuck McCain AND Obama....

Most people think there are only 2 parties...
That's what they WANT you to believe. This government was supposed to be a revolving door of new people and fresh ideas. Somwhere along the line, we stopped paying attention... Instead of voting for "the lesser of two evils", check out one of the candidates that hasn't been bought and paid for... Allow me to present...
Cynthia McKinney..





Thursday, September 25, 2008

The Warden Has Just Informed Me....

... that she doesn't need to read my blog because she lives it....

The Rules Of Fast Food....




1.The speaker is motion or heat activated. Not voice activated. You do not need to say “hello?” You’re only going to look like a douche bag to the people inside the restaurant.
 We fucking hear you…. Don’t worry.
Going “ um, HELL-LOOO???” makes employees want to kick you in the testicles. If we don’t respond immediately, we are probably busy. But, make no mistake, we are aware of your presence. And we aim to serve you as soon as humanly possible. Honest.
Also… when you pull up to the speaker, we are TRAINED to respond IMMIDIATELY.” Welcome to _____ How can I help you?”
If you aren’t sure what you want, decide quickly, or POLITELY ASK for a moment to decide. If cars are behind you…HURRY THE FUCK UP.(more on that in a minute) Do NOT under any circumstances yell “CAN YOU GIVE ME A MINUTE???!!!!" We’re just doing our job…
We’re very sorry to inconvenience you, but come on, pal, let’s go. When we say, “Sure, just let me know when you’re ready!” this means we are going to try to multitask and maybe help our fellow employees.
This does NOT mean we play the “hello” game again. We’re still here. And we CAN still hear you. This also means that we could be away from the register while we wait for your indecisive ass, so don’t just start blurting out shit…. Tell Us That You Are Ready… ( politely). When we say “go ahead” or “OK” that is your cue. You are not at the Olive Garden. You do not have a table and a menu. We did not ask you if we could start you out with some drinks and the people behind you do not want to give you a minute to decide. FAST food….get it?

2.The speaker in a drive thru is an INTERCOM system. I realize that the intercom is a relatively new invention.
If you are unaware of how this system works, I will be delighted to explain:
Inside that little box is a microphone. You speak calmly and politely into this microphone, and the people inside wearing “headsets” can hear you quite clearly. The headsets ALSO have microphones attached to them. And we, in turn have the ability to communicate with you the very same way. It is not a hole or a tube into the building. Really. You don’t have to yell. Inside voices, please.
And while I’m at the whole volume thing… Diesel engines: when you pull up to the speaker, SHUT THEM THE FUCK OFF. You want to know what it’s like? You’re going to need a partner for this exercise. Put your television on a channel where it’s nothing but static. Good. Now turn the volume all the way up. Excellent. Put your ear against the speaker…..now have your partner go ahead and whisper a bunch of random food items to you. From across the room. Write them on a piece of paper. Difficult? Uncomfortable? Now you know. Turn off the truck, asshole.

3.(part one)…Drive thru is the equivalent of the “express lane” @ the supermarket or department store. Ever go into WAL-MART to get a package of toilet paper and some gum? You’re in a real hurry. The game is on in 10 minutes and you just need Toilet Paper and some Bubblelicious. You have to stop and get gas on your way home. Every line is backed up so you say to yourself “ it’ll probably be much faster to use the express lane”.
There is some 53 year old bingo all star with 3 carts full of shit in front of you, and she pays for everything 12 ITEMS AT A TIME???….”Oh, wait I have a coupon for that”
Sound familiar?
Does that piss you off?
 Would you ever dream of becoming upset with the cashier or, better yet, the manager at WAL-MART because of this inconsiderate Yenta?
Yes?
In this age of the “customer is always right” corporate mindset, it is extremely unlikely that this cashier, who probably makes $7-8 an hour is going to jeopardize her/his employment by enforcing the 12 item rule. Not likely that she’s jeopardizing her job, you say?
NEWS FLASH: These places are owned by giant corporations.
 Regardless of what their advertising may tell you, they only care about one thing: MAKING. MONEY. They are FIRM believers that if a customer has a bad experience, they will tell 15 people and that person will tell 15 MORE people and so on. This affects the bottom line, therefore it is unacceptable.
Lets imagine the cashier says “ excuse me ma’am, but I’m afraid you’re going to have to get in another line. This line is for customers who are purchasing 12 items or less. I apologize for any inconvenience”. “OH. MY. GOD.” This selfish, old, arrogant, fucking cunt thinks to herself. “a cashier just told me that I can’t do something. HOW. DARE. HE/SHE.
She then proceeds to raise Holy Hell.
She gets the manager and demands at the top of her lungs that she be compensated (in merchandise, or gift certificates or SOMETHING) because this poor cashier was “rude” to her. She writes down the cashier’s name and the managers name. The manager, who just wants to give this lady whatever the hell she wants just so she’ll leave the building with a smile on her face,( because when it’s time for the manager’s review, they take into account how many customer complaints they received in the designated period since that managers last review) offers her the god damn keys to the fucking store.
She aims her nose back in the air, and walks out the door.
She goes home , feeds her 72 cats and picks up her telephone.
She dials the 800 number for the corporate office and tells them how horribly mistreated she was. How she got into the line with 13 items and the cashier told her to put an item away or “get in another fucking line”… she tells them there was no one behind her, so she can’t understand why they couldn’t “bend” the rule this one time. She was scared for her safety because the cashier was using such foul language, so she attempted to politely get the attention of the manager on duty. She tells them that the manager “ignored” her. She ran home crying and she will NEVER step foot in another WAL-MART again.
Of course, the customer service agent with whom she spoke has no idea that this bitch is full of shit. When calls such as this one are received, a protocol is to be followed. The CSA does his/her job. The area supervisor is alerted to the “customer relations issue” at this particular store and the cashier and manager are disciplined. Maybe even fired, because managers can easily be replaced by cashiers with initiative and no criminal record, and a cashier can be replaced by any 16 year old that can pass a drug test. Starting to get it, yet?
3.(part 2) Let me start by saying, it is our goal to make every customer happy. We want you to feel as though you are the most important person on Earth. The only person on Earth. We REALLY do. But don’t fucking push it. The point is: Our operation is specifically designed to be FAST.
Drive Thru is our express lane.
I would say that an example of an acceptable order in DT would be 2 “value meals” or "Combos".
 That’s it.
6 Items. Not 5 cheeseburgers, 2 chicken sandwiches, a chicken salad , a giant western super-burger, 4 large fries, a kids meal with chicken nuggets for a boy with a chocolate shake, a hamburger kids meal with a diet cola for a girl, 2 fudge sundaes and 6 apple pies. Oh, and a bottled water and a medium cola.

If you have your family with you, that’s great! If it’s lunch time and you’re getting lunch for everyone at the office, super. COME INSIDE. The person in the car behind you just wants a double cheeseburger and a small fry.
They’re in a hurry.
Have some Common Fucking Courtesy.
Guess who they’re going to get pissed off at if we take too long. Not you…. Us. “ I only ordered 2 things” they’ll think, “what is taking so long?”
 It’s time for someone to say it. Most of the time, the reason the service at a fast food restaurant is slow : The Customers.
When you order that much stuff in DT, it drastically reduces our ability to serve each of our valued customers in the 2 minutes or so we aim to serve them in. And while you are miles away, stuffing your fat face, we are getting in trouble. The guy behind you is treating us like we are incapable of doing our jobs and we are all minimum wage retards because the 3 cars ahead of him all ordered $38 worth of food apiece in DT. We can only go so fast. We want to make your day, so please, don’t make ours miserable.



4. Once it’s made, or we hand it to you… YOU FUCKING OWN IT!!!!!!
If you do not want it, throw it away yourself. This includes, but is not limited to: Cup Carriers/ Drink Trays. Receipts, etc.
Once again, I say, YOU ARE NOT the only customer we have. The purpose to the drink tray is not entirely for your convenience. If you order more than one drink, we are trained to put your drinks in a carrier. Can you guess why?
If you answered SPEED, dingdingding!!! You win!
Instead of us wasting time handing each drink out one by one, they are placed in a carrier and handed out all at once. If you order only two drinks, sometimes we hand them out individually, but we’re not supposed to. When we hand out the tray, take it. Do not, under any circumstances, try to give it back. We don’t want it. If YOU don’t want it, there are trash receptacles located around the parking lot. USE THEM. You take the time to hand this shit back to us, yet you don’t take the time to examine the contents of your fucking bag to make sure everything that’s supposed to be there is, in fact, there.
Then you call us 45 minutes later to complain that you’re missing shit. Get your priorities straight.
You want all the food you paid for, or do you want to save the planet one cup carrier at a time?